MetaFilter posts tagged with distortion

Lou Reed on Lou Reed's 'Metal Machine Music' performed by Zeitkratzer and himself live in 2002

y2karl — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 10:53:55 -0800

Even if Lou Reed had dropped out of music after the break-up of the Velvet Underground, his name would still be forever etched in the history of rock music. Yet his solo career, filled with eccentric detours and radio-ready rockers in equal measure, remains one of the most fascinating canons in all of rock music. Metal Machine Music, however, is a unique entity in itself, proudly pushing at the very boundaries of what pop music is capable of. Zeitkratzer’s performance not only makes the original album ripe for critical re-evaluation, but it’s a performance that stands on its own ground...

Why Does the Music Have to End?: An Interview with Lou Reed regarding how he came to play Metal Machine Music live in 2002.

Produce aisle freak show

hydrophonic — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 11:24:40 -0800

Mutatoes is a photographic collection by artist Uli Westphal of non-standard fruits and vegetables found at Berlin groceries and farmers' markets. The distorted, the discolored, the bumpy, the stumpy, the coiled and the conjoined all get star treatment. (Flash site)

Les Petites Planètes

Robot Johnny — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 21:54:35 -0800

Wee Planets. 360° panoramas warped to look like small planets. The perfect vacation destinations for the Little Prince.

Yay! Let's make a big deal about genres!

Mach3avelli — Sun, 06 Aug 2006 23:09:42 -0800

"Anyone who tells you music is dead just hasn't been listening to the right stuff." (some links NSFW) -some additional links-