Christian Kolos // Design Blog

Sounds of Earth // Website of the day

Auf Sounds of Earth findet ihr einen drehbaren Globus, auf dem ihr Ambient Natur Sounds aus unterschiedlichen Ländern abspielen könnt. Ideal als entspannende Hintergrundbeschallung zum Arbeiten, Lesen, Meditieren, Whatever. Sounds of Earth grew out of a personal need to create a collection of ambient sounds of nature to help me relax or meditate and raise awareness for the protection and restoration of our ecosystems. We need to protect and restore our environment so that future generations can also enjoy the natural sights and sounds that we take for granted. So please support your local environmental projects or the curated ones on this website.

One for the night // alt-J: Get Better

Offizielles Video für „Get Better“ von alt-J. Das neue Album „The Dream“ gibt’s ab 11. Februar. Concept by Joe Newman Director: Stefanie Grunwald https://moer.tel https://instagram.com/moer.tel

Luxury Hotel // kostenloses HTML template

LuxuryHotel ist ein kostenloses HTML & CSS Website Template mit zahlreichen innovativen Features und einem klaren, minimalistischem Design. Die Website Vorlage kann sicherlich nicht nur für Hotel Websites verwendet werden. Live Demo gibt’s hier, Download direkt bei Untree.

One for the night // ÂME – Dream House : A Strollology (Mixed)

In einer Zeit, in der spazieren gehen die gefühlt einzig verbleibende Freizeitaktivität ist, kommt der neue „Dream House: A Strollology“ Mix von ÂME für Highsnobiety gerade richtig. Dafür muss man auch nicht unbedingt auf den Straßen Berlins flanieren. Highsnobiety Soundsystem · ÂME – Dream House : A Strollology (Mixed) [For Highsnobiety Presents Berlin, Berlin] ÂME —undeniably one of Berlin’s most beloved DJ duos — are back with a 47-minute mix “Dream House: A Strollology” made exclusively for Highsnobiety’s „BERLIN, BERLIN“ exhibition, designed to soundtrack solitary lockdown walks in the streets of Berlin. ~~ TRACKLIST ~~ 00.00 HELLICONIA 07.35 QUEEN OF TOYS 10.50 BLIND EYE (FEAT. PLANNINGTOROCK) 16.47 DEADLOCKED (FEAT ROEDELIUS) 23.11 POSITIVLAND 29.36 FUTURO ANTICO 35.40 NO WAR 41.32 THE LINE (FEAT MATTHEW HERBERT) » via Highsnobiety

It’s been a while // Short Movie

IT’S BEEN A WHILE –– Short Film from Brett Cramer on Vimeo. Kate calls her ex for the first time in three years. DIRECTOR / EDITOR / CINEMATOGRAPHER / PRODUCER: Brett Cramer WRITTEN BY: Ryan Sheppard FEATURING: Meg Cashel CREW: Evan Littman George Smith

Blob Opera by David Li // Google Arts & Culture

Blob Opera ist ein AI Experiment von David Li für Google Arts & Culture. Die vier Blobs lassen sich dabei auch ohne Musikkenntnissen steuern um Bass, Tenor, Mezzo-Soprano und Soprano zu singen. Eure Kunstwerke lassen sich dabei aufnehmen und teilen – und für ein bisschen Weihnachtsstimmung gibt’s noch den Tannenbaum-Switch oben drauf! Create your own opera inspired song with Blob Opera – no music skills required ! A machine learning experiment by David Li in collaboration with Google Arts & Culture This experiment pays tribute to and explores the original musical instrument: the voice. Play four opera voices in real time. No singing skills required! We developed a machine learning model trained on the voices of four opera singers in order to create an engaging experiment for everyone, regardless of musical skills. Tenor, Christian Joel, bass Frederick Tong, mezzo‑soprano Joanna Gamble and soprano Olivia Doutney recorded 16 hours of singing. In the experiment you don’t hear their voices, but the machine learning model’s understanding of what opera singing sounds like, based on what it learnt from them.

One for the night // IDLES: Grounds

Das dritte IDLES Album „Ultra Mono“ erscheint wie heute bekannt gegeben am 25.09. Nach Mr. Motivator hier die neue Single Auskopplung Grounds. Passt wie von IDLES gewohnt aktuell wie die Faust auf’s Auge. Lyrics:  You will not catch me staring at the sun Not sucking on a dum dum Not turning round to run No Hallelujahs and no kingdom comes So you will not catch me staring at the sun Do you hear that thunder? That’s the sound of strength in numbers Fee fee fi fi fo fo fum I smell the blood of a million sons A million daughters from a hundred thousand guns Not taught by our teachers On our curriculum Do you hear that thunder? That’s the sound of strength in numbers I am I Unify Not a single thing has ever been mended By you standing there and saying you’re offended Go ahead, tell them what I’ve intended I’ll say what I mean, do what I love And fucking send it Do you hear that thunder? That’s the sound of strength in numbers There’s nothing brave and nothing useful You scrawling your aggro shit on the walls of the cubicle Saying my race and class ain’t […]

One for the night // Ambient: gorilla vs. air mix

Genau das Richtige gerade – ein 90 Minuten Ambient Mix von Gorilla vs. Bear featuring Malibu, Alice Coltrane, Grouper, DJ Healer, Daniel Lopatin, Burial, Julianna Barwick und andere… Tracklist:  01 PALMBOMEN II | peter accepts death (0:00) 02 BURIAL | loner (1:35) 03 MALIBU | held (2:30) 04 MICA LEVI | love (8:40) 05 DANIEL LOPATIN | back to roslyn (13:31) 06 KAREEM LOTFY | fr3sh (15:20) 07 GROUPER | she loves me that way (18:50) 08 ALICE COLTRANE | rama katha (27:12) 09 ANA ROXANNE | I’m every sparkly woman (38:54) 10 THE KLF | 3am somewhere out of beaumont (41:00) 11 MONIC | deep summer (burial remix) (42:11) 12 CLINT MANSELL | endless summer (43:07) 13 MALIBU | one life (45:28) 14 THE CARETAKER | I feel as if I might be vanishing (52:10) 15 JOHN BELTRAN | childhood memories (53:40) 16 SUFJAN STEVENS | redford (for yia-yia & pappou) (59:29) 17 JULIANNA BARWICK | one half (1:01:16) 18 BURIAL | endorphin (1:04:25) 19 KENJI YAMAMOTO + DAVID WISE | donkey kong country aquatic ambience (1:07:07) 20 DJ LOSTBOI | the voyager (1:09:24) 21 LUCY GOOCH | my lights kiss your thoughts every moment (1:12:01) 22 GROUPER | labyrinth (1:13:58) 23 BURIAL | shell of light (1:17:27) 24 ONEOHTRIX POINT NEVER | love in the time of lexapro (1:18:31) 25 HIROSHI YOSHIMURA | sleep (1:22:19) 26 DJ HEALER | gone (1:28:08) » via Gorilla vs Bear

Urban Isolation – Skateboarding In A Global Pandemic // Short Movie

Russel Houghten’s Kurzfilm wurde bereits 2014 gedreht und zeigt Skateboarder in einem utopischen, von Menschen verlassenen Los Angeles. Das Ganze hat in Zeiten von COVID-19 durch die eindrucksvollen Bilder eine unheimliche Faszination. With quarantines and „shelter-in-place“ becoming the new normal, leave it to skateboarders to find the silver lining in this situation. Russell Houghten’s winning film entry for our 2014 REDirect project imagined a bizarro Los Angeles where traffic and pedestrians were non-existent; his eerily prescient ‚Urban Isolation‘ is a must-watch while you are cooped up this week. Please stay safe and healthy, and we hope to see you on the streets again soon! Credits:  » Russel Houghten: Website » Russel Houghten: Vimeo » Russel Houghten: Instagram » via Urban Shit

The Last Video Store // Short Movie

Wunderbare Kurz-Doku über 20th Century Flicks in Bristol – der inzwischen ältesten Videothek der Welt. Ein kleines, familiäres Team, welches die inzwischen wohl größte Sammlung von DVDs und VHS Tapes verwaltet, und ihrem Kampf gegen Streaming-Dienste und Downloads. „It’s an ode to the video shop experience and a bygone way of watching movies. With studios like Disney launching their own streaming services and joining industry kingpins such as Netflix and Hulu, we have an almost endless flow of entertainment available at the click of a button. It’s amazing to me that a little independent video store can survive the Netflix cull and even outlive Blockbuster. Drop into the shop next time you’re in Bristol for a dose of movie nostalgia, have a chat about film and go home with a VHS rarity and a bag of popcorn.“ – Director, Arthur Cauty