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Last night I took a mini break from my duties in the motion graphics industry and attended a concert of Berlin-Düsseldorf-based band To Rococo Rot at Munich’s Rote Sonne promoting their forthcoming album “abc 123” (wich will be released on Domino Records in October). Not only was the music highly enjoyable but I also got the chance to get close to their brand new TENORI-ON, Yamaha’s über-cool ‘visible music’ instrument which they've obviously got only a few days ago.
Bring your stainless steel scissors and the organic glue: Berlin based company Basteltüte presents us a wonderful collection of papercrafts that let you build your very own little shrine of Berliniana. Their sets include every important aspect of the city from the Fernsehturm to the Döner shops and recently even got blessed with the introduction of the brand new Berliner Tussen – a collection of our beloved stereotypes of native girlies.
I’m glad Russia is finally on it’s way to become a nation less troubled. For starters they now have “The Matrix Goggles”, a device to electronically layer one of seven filters, from ASCII to solarization, onto your reality so decay and despotism look much neater. And if anyone might think to disagree with their ways they will now be coming after them with “The Father Of All Bombs”, one wonderful, radiation-free super nuke that will ensure this country will not be mistaken for a random banana republic by anyone.
Here’s about giving something to the community: Gizmodo feat. the usual suspects presents us with the first working free iPhone software unlock. So apart from running dozens of additional apps you are now free to choose your own carrier, and maybe even hook the little one up to the etherwaves in good old Europe. (World peace to follow soon.)
If you’re in Berlin this week you might consider paying a visit to the Illustrative Berlin 07. This exhibition in the Villa Elizabeth showcases a variety of illustration artists from all over Europe, and as can be expected you’ll encounter the full spectrum from beautiful, sophisticated drawings to outright tacky pixel bombardment.
Just a short reminder that the Gilbert & George exhibition in Munich’s Haus der Kunst will end on Sunday, 9 September. So get yourself out of the house and have a look at the art while it’s still in town.
Getting literally paralyzed by the abundance of brain-damaging ringtones on the internets and in the real world around me, I was pleased to hear about toneShared.com – a library of fantabulous soundbits created by musicians and artists from the electronic alternative music scene. And not only are these tones so much less annoying than commercial ringers, but also they are given away completely for free. So there’s little excuse not to get some decent sounds pronto.
This as bad as it gets for a proper post: how could someone just come up with the idea of implanting iPod controls into a pair lederhosen? Obviously Berlin is much closer to Bavaria than anybody would openly admit, or how else could this strangely concoction turn up at the IFA 2007?
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