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New Rubber Tiles could help with Soundproofing bass
Now Yang and his team have developed soundproof panels made of latex and plastic buttons, that will do the job (Applied Physics Letters, DOI: 10.1063/1.3299007). ... By stacking five membranes together, each tuned to a specific band, you can create a soundproof panel that works in the range from 70 to 550 hertz.Read more . . . →Subscribe →Weekly digestOne email per week with the tracks worth your time. No spam, no Coldplay. -
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The XX vs Alan Fitzpatrick & Reset Robot - Silicone Shelter - King Unique
Read more . . . →I've been listening to this for a long time now, and I really love this song. Here's proof that our future is not becoming less free.
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The History of the Boombox
The speakers in early boxes had extra-large magnets to push all that air around, and they were housed in heavy metal casing to deal with the vibrations from all the bass. ... “So these boxes were so heavy that some cats that would carry their boxes all the time, they would develop massive forearms and biceps.”Read more . . . →Subscribe →Weekly digestWhat you missed this week, minus the corporate emo. -
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Merry Christmas from Little Boots
Read more . . . →Little Boots records a special merry christmas song. I love how she made a Christmas video specially for the Internet. Awww
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Laser Synth!
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PvD pulls a dirty trick by cancelling ATB at Planet Love 2009
According to the myspace and Twitter account of trance DJ ATB, Paul Van Dyk told the organizers that he would refuse to play if ATB was on stage before him. ... The reality is, that the organizers just told me and my manager one our ago at the festival, that Paul van Dyk told them, that when I play (my contracted playtime was 10-12 PM) my set right before his set 12-2 AM, he will not play!Read more . . . →Get the tee →Support the blogIf you wear this and someone hugs you, that's a real friend. -
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Deadmau5 "For Lack of a Better Name Tour" Ottawa September 23, 2009
Read more . . . →In four weeks Ottawa clubs are getting a revolutionary change; deadmau5 returns! Often found in the creative lab known as the ‘deadmau5 disco den of despair and inequity’ this creative genius is comparable to no other. For the last two years his releases have steadily GROWN from the first time I heard him featured by Tiesto. deadmau5's magnificent stylings have a captured an audience that moves with him and his sounds. Ranging from electro to progressive one thing has become synonymous with deadmau5; consistent quality. Currently working with the group 24twentyfour, the future is powered by the sounds of deadmau5....
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Sebastien Leger - The People (Pryda Friends)
Read more . . . →Here is a fairly new track from Leger. It's an interesting mixture between the alternative metal version from the 90's and a solid pumping house track. My favourite part is how it manages to retain the feel of the original while still bringing something new in the way of production technique. "The Beautiful People" is a song from Marilyn Manson's second full length album, Antichrist Superstar, released as a single in September, 1996. An alternative metal hit written by Marilyn Manson and Twiggy Ramirez, and produced by Trent Reznor, Dave Ogilvie and Manson, its lyrics discuss two major themes: what...
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Damn I need content
Read more . . . →Well if I had the cash, I would be hiring writers, but I currently don't. . . but that all may change shortly. This site might become a major source of news info over the next six months.
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