version3.0

This is a bumper edition of the guide to the Interneat to celebrate version 3.0 being resuscitated. Enjoy!

• I am loving some of the gems that Letters of Note uncovers. The presidents address that would have been delivered by Richard Nixon in the event of the Apollo 11 mission being a disaster is fascinating (as is some of the discussion about the note itself).
• Wicked little spot for Smart from those clever clogs at Buck. Love the style of this one.
  
• The work of illustrator Ryan Snook is fantastic. I am particularly digging this ‘whale driver’.
  
• Scottish trials mega freak Danny MacAskill has a new short flick, Way Back Home, shot beautifully in his home country. Danny does stuff that almost no one else in the world can on a bike. Red Bull sure know how to do sponsorship and branded content right.
  
• Forget Avatar. The best use of 3D so far: 3DD - a book of three dimensional boobs. Probably not safe for work if your boss doesn’t like boobs. It’s art, ok.
• An exhibition of incredible wallpaper that is made up of three different patterns in red, yellow & blue from Carnovsky. You can view the patterns individually by viewing through a filter.
  
  
  (via designboom)
• Mattias Adolfsson has some of the most fantastic sketchbooks that I have ever seen. There is an incredible amount of detail & imagination in his sketches.
  
  (via bumbumbum)

• All round smart/creative/talented dude Evan Roth has created the Public Domain Donor system. Donate your ideas to the public domain on your death so that they may live on. Just print one out and stick it on your license.
  
• My favourite infographic designer Nicholas Feltron whipped up this awesome caffeine monitor dashboard for the Build Conference.
• The Underbelly project is an exhibition of street art from 103 artists that was 18 months in the making. Even more interestingly it was held in an abandoned part of the New York underground transport network. Would love to check it out for myself.
  
  (via designboom)
• Brush & Spoke is a sweet blog dedicated to cycle related art. It can be a bit hipster tattoo & fixie fixated, but some really beautiful stuff in there.
• I have a soft spot for stupid puns. The Narc-whal (from Iain Burke) hits that soft spot with a giant bat.
  
  (via Laughing Squid)
• Floating DJ desk made from Lego. I want one.
  
• Aussie sampling wiz kid Pogo has whipped up a couple of new tunes with accompanying videos. Crimson, which samples Dexter, is my favourite.
  
  (via the fox is black)
• I have a new favourite stupid thing on the Internet: CAPTCHArt. Terribly drawn comments incorporating the all pervasive CAPTCHA phrases that everyone knows & loves.
  
  (via Rhizome)

It has been a long time coming, but it is time for another installment of killer tunes from talented (& generous) dudes. This edition is a bit of grab bag of tunes that I have been feeling over the past couple of months, perfect to set you up for & get you through the weekend.

All of these tunes come from the great RCRD LBL – signing up for their newsletter is well worthwhile.

Shigeto – And We Gonna (Samiyam Chopsticks Remix)

Deerhunter – Helicopter (Diplo & Lunice Remix)

Kanye West – Monster (feat. Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Bon Iver & Nicki Minaj)

Laws – Laws & The Hypnotic Brass Ensemble – Never (feat. Dave Young)

Shy FX – Raver (feat. Kano, Donae’o & Roses Gabor) (MJ Cole Remix)

Spank Rock – What It Look Like (Todd Edwards Remix)

Martyn is one interesting producer. I first came across him through his beautiful (but slightly left field) drum & bass, much of which was right at home on Marcus Intalex’s experimental Revolve:r imprint. Tunes like Cloud Convention & I Wonder Why were among the highlights for me. From his early releases he very evolved his sound into really interesting dubstep, and launched his own label 3024 (as well as getting releases on a handful of dubsteps more interesting labels).

More recently he has been touted as one of the leaders of producers and DJs refusing to be confined by genre. This mix (recorded for the excellent XLR8R podcast series) is a pretty good representation of that eclectic sound. Drawing on classic house & techno, along with a bit of dubstep-ish stuff, hip hop and even some Prince for good measure.

His excellent Fabric 50 mix CD is well worth picking up if you dig this sound.

Martyn – XLR8R Podcast #125

1. Washed Out “Get Up” (Mexican Summer)
2. Lukid “Veto” (Werk)
3. King Midas Sound “Lost” (Hyperdub)
4. Rotating Assembly “Orchestra Hall” (Sound Signature)
5. Anthony Shakir “Shake it Up Dub (Remix)” (KMS)
6. Robert Owens “Bring Down the Walls” (Trax)
7. Lone “Once in a While” (Werk)
8. Jacob Korn “Grosskariert” (Permanent Vacation)
9. Joy Orbison “The Shrew Would Have Cushioned the Blow (Actress remix)” (Aus)
10. Prince “When Doves Cry” (Warner Bros)
11. Dez Williams “Abandoned Emotions” (Cheap)
12. DJ Duke “Future Blast” (Music For Your Ears)
13. Glass Domain “Interlock” (Clone)
14. Drexciya “Lost Vessel” (Tresor)
15. The Future “Daz” (Black Melody)
16. Aardvarck “Tulti” (Eat Concrete)
17. Motor City Drum Ensemble “Raw Cuts #5″ (Faces)
18. Basic Soul Unit “Hopy Unity Vision” (New Kanada)
19. Adonis “No Way Back” (Trax)
20. K-Alexi “Vertigo” (Transmat)
21. J Dilla “Nothing Like This” (Stones Throw)

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