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A Bizarre Collection of Antiques and Curios

paleyellowwithorange — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 16:57:06 -0800

Richard Wright & Pink Floyd - Keyboard, synthesizer & electronics equipment [pdf]. A comprehensive, detailed and readable analysis of the keyboards, synthesizers and assorted electronics used by Rick Wright, the other members of Pink Floyd and assorted studio and live accomplices. This 38 page pdf begins with a brief chronological overview of the different equipment, followed by an album-by-album breakdown. Next is 10 pages of detailed description and analysis of each piece of equipment, which unexpectedly ends up providing an interesting perspective on the history of Pink Floyd. The document closes with 22 pages of photos, illustrating the various machines. Recommended for Pink Floyd fans and keyboard boffins alike! If 38 pages is too long, here's the tl;dr version (which is still quite lengthy - just less so).

What The Future Sounded Like

mhjb — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 18:23:09 -0800

What The Future Sounded Like (1 2 3) is an excellent documentary about the birth of electronic music. "Documentary about the the people of EMS (Electronic Music Studios) a radical group of avant-garde electronic musicians who utilized technology and experimentation to compose a futuristic electronic sound-scape for the New Britain. Comprising of pioneering electronic musicians Peter Zinovieff and Tristram Cary (famed for his work on the Dr Who series) and genius engineer David Cockerell, EMSs studio was one of the most advanced computer-music facilities in the world. EMSs great legacy is the VCS3, Britains first synthesizer and rival of the American Moog. The VCS3 changed the sounds of some of the most popular artists of this period including Brian Eno, Hawkwind and Pink Floyd."

"Man down"

scrump — Tue, 20 Jun 2006 13:24:03 -0800

At approximately 9:20 PM (ET) on January 6th, David E. Rosenbaum, a longtime reporter for the Washington bureau of the New York Times, was found lying on a sidewalk in Washington, DC. He was disoriented. He was bleeding from the head. He was vomiting. And, as it turned out, he had been assaulted and robbed. [more inside]

titboy — Wed, 09 Oct 2002 18:47:33 -0800

Since Genetically Modified Organisms are a big no-no in Europe, some scientists are now focusing their efforts on TILLING (Targeting Induced Local Lesions in Genomes), a novel technology for rapid selection of a mutation in any gene from mutant plant, through the use of a mutagen, Ethyl Methanesulfonate (EMS). Will this method be seen as less dangerous than Genetic Engineering à la Monsanto? During my search on this topic, I stumbled on this entertaining story about DIY genegeneering.