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it's pouring rain on the gold coast, so we're watching cricket and playing board games. i've also been learning to use ableton live and making music with propellerheads reason and record.
here's a 1 minute track called "christmas in the rain" made in 'record' using soft synths and some treated guitar (brought the telecaster on holidays). it's sort of moby-meets-all-india-radio. (listen with headphones for the full effect....)
i'm on holidays and playing with the demo of XiLS 3 software synthesizer, a remarkable emulation of the EMS VCS3 analogue synthesizer. This early experimental synth was use by Pink Floyd for "Dark Side of the Moon" and The Who on "Baba O'Reilly" and "Won't Get Fooled Again", Yes and others, and used today by Radiohead, Aphex Twin and others. the software version has had great reviews.
it has a step sequencer and I'm finally understanding a bit about how these bands made their remarkable sounds.
I have posted preciously about one of the inventors, Peter Zinovieff, and his music teaching and retirement here in Adelaide. the synth was featured in the australian documentary "what the future sounded like". watch the trailer here.
now who'd like to give it to me as a late Christmas present?
had my first ever visit to a physio today. i've told yvonne that i need massages more often... (but not the electrodes - that was very science fiction)
we're about to head off on holidays to sunny queensland and then canberra so we can see the french impressionists (no, not the liberal party....)
the front lounge is now painted, thanks to the rest of the family. it just makes us realise how much everything else needs painting. but such a difference! what can't painting be easier. isnt that a problem of science worth solving?
maddy had a really great first year of high school with excellent results. she's just made a felt stuffed Tardis for a friend, bought a new bed from IKEA with her savings (as we drove up she said 'look, its a ray of hope'....) she's giving up horse-riding in order to add a second dance class. her piano teacher said she has aptitude but needs to practice more.. she is currently measuring up the repainted front lounge for her new furnishing ideas. the world is her oyster and we hope that year 9 won't crack the shell too much!
Here's the flyer for our annual training weekend coming up next May 14-16. We've taken the theme of Being a Mission-Shaped Church" and are delighted to have Rev Dr Stephen Burns as our keynote speaker and one of the leaders of the nine learning streams.
Download Grow and Go 2010 Brochure (754 kb PDF)
(It felt wrong to announce that steve had already left his church when in fact he's still there, but its meant to last into 2010.)
