Archives: March 2008

• 9 Essential Studies on Music, Audio & Soundwaves

  March 31, 2008 · Words: Martin S · 0 Comments
  

  “Various sound frequencies were sent through the tube which caused the styrofoam balls to align in different patterns.” Photo by Skippy13.
  Minimalist, post-minimalist, rhythm, melody, ambience, abstract, polyphonic, sound-art, counterpoint… the list goes on and on. The world of music study is vast and expansive, ranging from the mathematical to the spiritual, and today’s noise-makers are [...]

  
  



• Urciuoli Sabato / Glyph.

  March 28, 2008 · Words: Martin S · 0 Comments
  

  Above: Packaging and t-shirt from the Glyph range
  Woah, what is Glyph.
  Turns out it’s a hypernym for the goings-on of a creative group of European graphic designers, artists, illustrators and beat programmers, who banded together to form the experimental Glyph. collective.
  The group is lead by by the bold vision of type-obsessed Italian graphic designer Urciuoli Sabato, [...]

  
  



• Custom Threads: Urban Tailor

  March 24, 2008 · Words: Martin S · 1 Comment
  

  “If you look at most people on the street you will recognize patterns. Some fashion trends nobody can really escape, because even the fashion buyers of big mall or retail chains buy clothing because of trends.” So says Jay Uhdinger, one half of the duo behind Urban Tailor, a new clothing label which “offers individual [...]

  
  



• Music: Last Braintax LP

  March 21, 2008 · Words: Martin S · 2 Comments
  

  “Real People” by Braintax, produced by Colin Emmanuel; Download MP3
  BRAINTAX, the man behind cult UK hip-hop label Lowlife, is bowing out of the scene he helped flourish, but not before releasing one final record. The release, titled “My Last and Best Album”, will be the last in the label’s vast discography of British hip-hop produce, [...]

  
  



• Art: Christine Nguyen

  March 21, 2008 · Words: Martin S · 3 Comments
  

  T-B: “Flying Boats” & “Volcanic Love Entwined with the Stratosphere” by Christine Nguyen
  Wow. I just found out about the artist Christine Nguyen through the myspace page of Familiar Trees and I’m blown away by the delicacy and substance of her pale, atmospheric drawings. Here is a quote from the LA-based artist’s website:
  My work draws upon [...]

  
  



• MWM Graphics

  March 20, 2008 · Words: Martin S · 0 Comments
  

  MWM Graphics is a pseuodnym for the collected work of Matt W. Moore, a web designer for Burton Snowboards, and design freelancer who has worked for Nike SB, Tank Theory, and ROJO Magazine to name a few.
  He is pretty handy with spraypaint, canvas, and is a self-confessed “all around MacGyver type when it comes to [...]

  
  



• Podcast: Brightblack, Coltrane, Glowworm, more

  March 19, 2008 · Words: Martin S · 0 Comments
  

  Photo: Brightblack Morning Light, by mittenmaker
  I put together this mix in the sunshine- allbeit still pretty cold outside, it is good to see spring creeping slowly over the horizon. I was partly inspired by Bobby at Kitsune Noir’s awesome Deep Blue Sea mixtape which he posted up on Friday- if you get the chance go [...]

  
  



• WIN: Music by Glowworm!

  March 18, 2008 · Words: Martin S · 10 Comments
  

  AUDIO: “The Captive”, and “Contrails” By GLOWWORM.
  Both taken from the album The Coachlight Woods
  It’s dark and misty on them there hills and the only sound is that of mother nature, pounding and tearing her way through the forests and the valleys. Old trees creak and crack in the wind as all living things hide themselves [...]

  
  



• Interview with THUNDERwhip Design Collective

  March 17, 2008 · Words: Martin S · 2 Comments
  

  It’s pretty common when running Earz Mag for me to fire off an e-mail deep into the cyber-aether of space and time. Musicians, bloggers, artists- they all get it- a message asking if kindly they’d like to check out my website, or how would you feel about discussing your work for feature on my zine. [...]

  
  



• Artist Profile: Ciah-Ciah

  March 11, 2008 · Words: Martin S · 3 Comments
  

  What’s your name / age/ location?
  My nick name is Ciah (or Ciah-Ciah), it’s a common Polish saying when you have to finish something very quickly…usually it’s written with “ch”, but this way it also reminds me the sound of scissors… I’m 24 and live in Poland.
  How did you become involved in the world of street-art?
  Probably [...]