tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84589669933351877692011-07-08T08:49:44.112-07:00The Now Wavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11554438810226946099noreply@blogger.comBlogger31100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458966993335187769.post-55316891802067477702009-10-06T04:14:00.000-07:002009-10-06T04:38:05.624-07:00It is only right that I, The Now Wave, should be a disciple of the mighty Beardyman. The beatbox/looper/comedian/vocalist/entertainer/performer has a highly strung bow. Here's a digest of my favourite Beardyman vids<br /><br />Camp Bestival - straight up dred-bass tent rock<br /><br /><object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/gUtc_zxFewQ&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/gUtc_zxFewQ&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object><br /><br />Doing a thing - a nice free jam... loose and wandering<br /><br /><object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Ux2dF84qSHk&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Ux2dF84qSHk&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object><br /><br />Headspace - cool collaboration with Reggie Watts for Channel 4<br /><br /><object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/i18_4jZbrQ4&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/i18_4jZbrQ4&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object><br /><br />Clouds - the dark (or at least lesser seen) side of the beard<br /><br /><object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/UGrPl8dWz-4&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/UGrPl8dWz-4&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8458966993335187769-5531689180206747770?l=thenowwave.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Now Wavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11554438810226946099noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458966993335187769.post-89121050299087245422009-10-01T14:11:00.000-07:002009-10-06T04:01:10.798-07:00<object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/9rCAtOXhcA8&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/9rCAtOXhcA8&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object><br /><br />After a show in Seattle, Splatinum showed up with their mobile bike rave station, so off we went... and look who showed up.<br /><br />Edit: Here's the original track, courtesy of the Splatinum dudes :)<br /><br /><object height="81" width="100%"><param name="movie" value="http://a1.soundcloud.com/player.swf?g=wi&url=http%3A//soundcloud.com/splatinum/we-are-splatinum"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="http://a1.soundcloud.com/player.swf?g=wi&url=http%3A//soundcloud.com/splatinum/we-are-splatinum" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><span><a href="http://soundcloud.com/splatinum/we-are-splatinum/">WE ARE SPLATINUM</a> by <a href="splatinum">SPLATINUM</a></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8458966993335187769-8912105029908724542?l=thenowwave.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Now Wavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11554438810226946099noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458966993335187769.post-65508329774713510852009-09-13T06:38:00.001-07:002009-09-17T02:53:49.340-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.myspace.com/timexile" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 332px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ETxJcg2ow6s/Sq_dPdQh5TI/AAAAAAAAAC8/afMLL1n4k2s/s400/Plastic+people+tim+portrait.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381763337352766770" /></a> <br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">The Finger is not so much a release as an explosion. It's a </span><a href=#EP>4-track live EP</a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> with </span><a href=#videos>videos</a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> of the tracks being performed and it's a </span><a href=#software>playable live effects software</a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> for producers, performers or anyone else who wants to get their dutty hands on the sound. </span> <br /> <br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Tim Exile has straddled the producer, songwriter, performer and inventor/programmer roles for years. The Finger is a mission statement of how things are gonna be in future... bringing this all together to open up the future of instruments and performance and connect with the now wave.</span> <br /><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" > <br /><a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;" name="EP">THE EP</a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"> <br /></span> <br /> <br /><object height="200" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsoundcloud.com%2Fthe-now-wave%2Fsets%2Ftim-exile-the-finger-ep&amp;show_comments=true&amp;auto_play=false&amp;show_playcount=true&amp;show_artwork=true&amp;color=ff00a7"> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"> <embed allowscriptaccess="always" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsoundcloud.com%2Fthe-now-wave%2Fsets%2Ftim-exile-the-finger-ep&amp;show_comments=true&amp;auto_play=false&amp;show_playcount=true&amp;show_artwork=true&amp;color=ff00a7" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="200" width="100%"></embed> </object> <br /> <br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">All 4 tracks are taken from live performances by Tim, using his own live setup and </span><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=8458966993335187769&amp;postID=6550832977471351085#software">The Finger software</a></span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" >. Some of the tracks have been remixed &amp; rearranged in the studio. Tim writes songs or tracks on his instrument as performances where every single sound is performed, not just played back... like songwriters write songs on a guitar. The performance, the vibe, the action, comes first... the recording comes later.</span> <br /><span style="font-size:100%;"> <br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"> <br /></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" ><a name="videos">THE VIDEOS</a></span> <br /> <br /><object style="font-family: verdana;" height="300" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/r5SVhGg5UV8&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/r5SVhGg5UV8&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="300" width="500"></embed></object> <br /> <br /><object width="500" height="300"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/UGT1tZT9C1o"> </param> <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/UGT1tZT9C1o" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="500" height="300"> </embed> </object> <br /> <br /></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" ><a name="software">THE SOFTWARE</a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"> <br /></span> <br /> <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.native-instruments.com/#/en/products/producer/powered-by-kore/the-finger/overview/" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 0px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 259px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ETxJcg2ow6s/Sq_aMYc2mQI/AAAAAAAAAC0/h-w88g0VPpA/s400/NI-TheFinger_packshot.png" border="none" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381759985987787010" /></a> <br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">The Finger is brought to you with Native Instruments, the music technology company whose motto is aptly 'The Future Of Sound'. You can get it <a href="http://www.native-instruments.com/#/en/products/producer/powered-by-kore/the-finger/overview/" target="_blank">here</a>. </span> <br /> <br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Watch this vid of Tim explaining it.</span> <br /> <br /><object width="500" height="300"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/wrj6pkQloJM&hl=de&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/wrj6pkQloJM&hl=de&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="500" height="300"></embed></object> <br /> <br />Tim Exile photo courtesy of Josh MG.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8458966993335187769-6550832977471351085?l=thenowwave.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>The Now Wavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11554438810226946099noreply@blogger.com13