Sunday, September 27, 2009

ELECTROACOUSTICS mixtape



Some music that blends electronic/digital characteristics with acoustic elements (whether performed/recorded or sampled) in interesting ways. It's a pretty good cross-section of the stuff I've been listening to at work, as of late.



(Image: Sigma Bluetribe Bluetooth Headphones

Note: audio widget won't show on RSS readers.


-Juan

Saturday, August 22, 2009

done done done done DONE not done





Triangulation
21" x 24"
Acrylic on masonite



Indecisively teetering between drawing and painting...

Update: Brian convinced me that I'm too scared to do anything else to this, and that that's not a good reason to call a painting "finished".
I'm trying other stuff out, so it'll probably be a bit before I jump back on this.

-Juan

Wednesday, July 01, 2009

Photoshop CS3 Icon Pillow!

This stupid thing deserves a post of its own, and that's final.


Photoshop CS3 Icon Pillow!


This is, of course, the computer icon for Adobe Photoshop, part of their Creative Suite 3 line:

CS3 Icons

...in pillow form.

Just bought one from Craftsquatch's Etsy Store... and in doing so, I have unabashedly breached a new threshold of geekiness.

I mean, I love Photoshop. Haven't YOU ever wanted to hug Photoshop? Seriously.

-Juan

Monday, June 15, 2009

sampled to ribbons


sampled to ribbons(Click for image)


Gescom - Megamix
(or if that link is dead, Bleep lets you hear it 30 seconds at a time...)

I'm excited for tomorrow - I've enrolled in a weekly art class. I guess I felt like hitting the charcoal again. We'll see how it goes.

-Juan

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Bjork vs. Frou Frou



I'm pretending to be cool enough to submit content to Vimeo. Shh, not so loud! They might kick me out if they find out.

Bjork vs. Frou Frou from Juan Suarez on Vimeo.


A simple audio/visual comparison/juxtaposition to reveal a connection.
Top: Frou Frou's "The Dumbing Down of Love"
Bottom: Bjork's "Unravel"
(Click to listen individually)

Besides subtle volume adjustments, both tracks are completely unedited. I'm playing them simultaneously to highlight their similarities:
-same key
-share the exact same chord progression
-similar mood
-very similar overall structure (verse/chorus/solo/etc.)
-both exactly 52bpm! They line up beat-for-beat!
-both apparently co-written by Guy Sigsworth...

I really can't see this as a coincidence, but I don't even think of it as copying/plagiarism - they're both well-written songs by the same person (at least in part).

Beats and measures are numbered at the top, and song sections are labeled.

All credit obviously goes to the respective artists. I'm just here to illustrate a point.

-Juan

Thursday, May 07, 2009

Sweets Catalog


Sweets Catalog.

Sweets Catalog

Helping your interns glue your topography layers since 1996.

*ding*


-Juan

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Your Life in Wireframe

your life in wireframe(Click for image)



-Juan