28 posts tagged with music by quin.
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"This is free. I want the poorest children to take part in this."

In Paraguay, there is a special place named Catuera. It is remarkable for several reason, first is that it is the main trash dumping area for the country. The second is that there are about 10,000 people living there, making a living scavenging and reselling parts that they find. Third, they have an amazing orchestra. [more inside]
posted by quin on Jun 25, 2015 - 11 comments

Let's Get Together and Feel All Right

Bob Marley's One Love - The Official Fan-Made Video [more inside]
posted by quin on Dec 13, 2014 - 8 comments

10 Centuries of Music in 4 Minutes

A cappella group Pentatonix offers us the Evolution of Music in four minutes. [playlist]
posted by quin on Oct 16, 2014 - 61 comments

The Ultra Heavy Beat

Legendary industrial music pioneers, KMFDM's 30th anniversary this year, saw the release of a live album and tour called "WE ARE". Sascha Konietzko took some time to provide insights about his friendship with Ministry's Al Jourgensen as well as the last thirty years, and his philosophy on making music. [more inside]
posted by quin on Sep 20, 2014 - 35 comments

KMFDM, Ministry, Thrill Kill Cult, Underworld, Front 242, Frontline A...

Not only is Wax Trax! Records being reborn as a label, but the famed Chicago record store will return next month, too — for one day only.
posted by quin on May 6, 2014 - 47 comments

Oh my but that big country elephant can play!

12 Bar Blues – A piano duet with Peter the Elephant. [via]
posted by quin on Oct 17, 2013 - 11 comments

It's amazing how quickly you will acclimate to the changes.

Over four thousand photographs of three hundred and fifty people were used to create this amazing stop-motion(ish) music video "Young" by Australian band The Paper Kites [via] [more inside]
posted by quin on Oct 15, 2013 - 17 comments

Fact Man Says: Learn an Instrument, Because It's Fun.

Journey of the Guitar Solo, The Instrumentals bring guitar history in six minutes. [slyt | via]
posted by quin on Oct 3, 2013 - 35 comments

"...you can stop it. You don’t have to watch it."

The Doubleclicks, of geek-girl anthem "Nothing To Prove" [previously], have just released a "A Love Song for Internet Trolls" to kick off the start off their weekly song Wednesday project. [via]
posted by quin on Sep 26, 2013 - 5 comments

"What Does The Fox Say?"

Norwegian animators Twintrash have created the animated short "What Does The Fox Say," based on "The Fox" music video by Ylvis. [previously | via] [more inside]
posted by quin on Sep 25, 2013 - 22 comments

Turning Weapons Into Instruments

Mexican artist Pedro Reyes newest project "Disarm" consists of robotic musical instruments made out of dismantled firearms which were confiscated by the authorities. It is a follow-up to his previous piece "Imagine". [via]
posted by quin on Sep 16, 2013 - 2 comments

Dueling Geniuses

Steve Martin and Kermit the Frog perform Dueling Banjos.
posted by quin on Aug 22, 2013 - 61 comments

I was into Kitty Metal way before it got all mainstream...

Drawing on inspiration from Andrew Huang's highly entertaining Alphabetical 26 Genre Song [previously], Nick Galvan has given us the Alphabetical 26 Genre Metal Song. [via]
posted by quin on Aug 20, 2013 - 20 comments

The answer, surprisingly, is awesome.

Sometimes you have to deal with those big, eternal questions, like what would happen if you put polka music over video of German industrial dance. [slyt | previously | via]
posted by quin on Jun 6, 2013 - 41 comments

Are you crazy to follow your dreams?

Little Octopus Climbing Over That Rock! [slyt] [via]
posted by quin on Feb 8, 2013 - 28 comments

"She's a rock 'n' roll chick and she's looking like a star"

Gloria, the first video from the fantastic Dutch musician Junkie XL's new album Synthesized, is a deadpan love letter to the cheesy music videos of the late '80s, early '90s. [more inside]
posted by quin on Dec 3, 2012 - 19 comments

#13 - business in the front, party in the back

Nikolaij Lund is a cellist and a photographer who takes whimsical portraits of classical musicians. [more inside]
posted by quin on Aug 17, 2012 - 13 comments

...smashed-trashed-bashed-mashed-muzzy-fuzzy-dizzy-merry-screwed-and-glowing-and-nuked-and-blowing-a-two...

Ali Spagnola's Synonyms for Drunk is a remarkably catchy song featuring 91 words for "Drunk" in less than one minute. [slyt]
posted by quin on Jul 7, 2012 - 20 comments

Angry Melting Zombie Face with Worms. Spinning. Also: Snakes.

Ghosst(s) is a disturbing and intriguing animated video short by French artistic collective Lorn. [via]
posted by quin on Jun 15, 2012 - 7 comments

The Sounds of Gaming

A Brief History of Video Games - A music video made using the audio from games. [slyt]
posted by quin on Jun 14, 2012 - 11 comments

A Brief Introduction On Dubstep Production

Dubstep Class - An Animated Guide [slyt] [via]
posted by quin on Jun 12, 2012 - 47 comments

Visualizing the Most Sublime Noise

Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony as a scrolling graphical score showing the contribution of each type of instrument. [slyt]
posted by quin on Jun 5, 2012 - 47 comments

"Who needs to try when things are meant to be"

29/31 by Garfunkel and Oates (the sensational Riki Lindhome and Kate Micucci), a song about the same woman from a perspective two years apart. (some NSFW language) [previously 1, 2] [via]
posted by quin on Jun 2, 2012 - 40 comments

"Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, wiggle, wiggle yeah, yeah"

Musician Noah does an amazing acoustic cover of LMFAO's Sexy and I Know It.
posted by quin on May 13, 2012 - 44 comments

Thou shalt not disturb Alan Rickman whilst he drinks tea..

Epic Tea Time with Alan Rickman [SLYT]
posted by quin on May 12, 2012 - 55 comments

Stop-Motion Waveform

For his video "I Will Never Change", London-based musician Benga used 960 records to create a stop-motion waveform of the song. [more inside]
posted by quin on Apr 20, 2012 - 14 comments

Instruments from the Inside

Näher an der Klassik (Closer to the Classical) is an advertising campaign for the Berlin Philharmonic which features macro photographs that turn the inner spaces of musical instruments into lovely, cathedral-like spaces.
posted by quin on Mar 23, 2012 - 9 comments

"I am in that sense a sculptor, but I have only a 5000th of a second to build my sculpture."

Martin Klimas, an artist best known for his work in the medium of "temporary sculptures" [previously], is now trying to illustrate what music looks like. [more inside]
posted by quin on Feb 17, 2012 - 2 comments

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