http://www.chromedecay.org/blog Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:15:59 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I’m pleased to present a nice piece of art from the Vimeo community. Charlie McCarthy, whose videos we’ve been enjoying for some months now, has used an excerpt from Bill Van Loo & J. Schnable’s “Raindays” in one of his latest videos on Vimeo. Last Sunday around 10am from Charlie ... http://www.chromedecay.org/blog/2008/09/15/chromedecay-music-on-vimeo/ Summer arrived with much anticipation of working on lots of music, but it didn’t materialize quite to expectations yet. above: working on beats in full summer mode Still, some music has been worked on, and a lot of guitar has been played (bringing with it a new appreciation for the instrument and ... http://www.chromedecay.org/blog/2008/08/01/summer-music-progress-lazy-but-enjoyable/ CHROMEDECAY SPRING SALE! As spring slowly arrives, the overflowing shelves of chromedecay releases needs to get cleaned out. For a limited time, you can now pick up any two chromedecay releases for $15! Check out our sale page here: Spring 2008 Sale! NEW DIGITAL RELEASE: BUBBLEGONE - RECORD OF MEMORY I’m very pleased to announce ... http://www.chromedecay.org/blog/2008/04/09/spring-sale-new-digital-release-and-video-photos-from-sync08/ On Friday, March 14, Bill Van Loo & J. Schnable will be playing a new music & video set entitled “memory, intention & evidence” at the Sync08 Festival in Ann Arbor, MI. The show starts at 7PM and is FREE! The show will feature new music from the duo and ... http://www.chromedecay.org/blog/2008/03/03/friday-march-14-2008-bill-van-loo-j-schnable-at-sync08/ I’ve been doing some work in Processing over the last few months, and was especially inspired after getting the Processing book by Ben Fry and Casey Reas for Christmas. Here’s a sketch from tonight’s work, exploring the rotate() and translate() commands. processing sketch: rotations v3 from chromedecay on Vimeo. http://www.chromedecay.org/blog/2008/02/04/new-processing-sketch/ I’m please to present two new videos, now available on both Vimeo and YouTube. The first is a full 40-minute performance from bill van loo & j. schnable at the Sync07 festival last year. The second is a short piece of timelapsed footage, with an ambient guitar soundtrack. Enjoy! bill van ... http://www.chromedecay.org/blog/2008/01/27/new-videos-available/ I’ve been doing a lot of work in the studio lately on various project. I thought it would be good to post about a few of the things I’ve been working on. First, I’m really pleased to show off a new video that I made, demonstrating a technique I use a ... http://www.chromedecay.org/blog/2008/01/06/studio-work-in-progress/ I am selling a large quantity of used records. All records are 12″ singles unless otherwise noted. All are used, many were used in DJing and some are more worn than others. Everything I’m listing plays fine; if you get it and there’s a problem, I’ll make sure you’re satisfied. ... http://www.chromedecay.org/blog/2007/06/24/records-for-sale/ As promised in my last post (”Goodbye old Powerbook, Hello Intel MacBook!“), here are some further thoughts about the transition to my new laptop. First off, my new MacBook arrived much earlier than I expected. I paid for 2-3 day shipping, and it arrived in two days, even though the FedEx ... http://www.chromedecay.org/blog/2007/06/15/intel-macbook-setup-and-first-impressions/ Well, it finally happened: the faithful Apple Powerbook that I’d been using for 4 1/2 years finally died last week. It took me through countless gigs, travelled with me all over the US and Canada, and was my main tool for all of my artistic output. Now that it’s dead (bad ... http://www.chromedecay.org/blog/2007/06/12/goodbye-old-powerbook-hello-intel-macbook/