ALIAS EMPIRE http://www.aliasempire.com/blog Sun, 18 Oct 2009 18:48:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 en hourly 1 iDAFT updates http://www.aliasempire.com/blog/?p=82 http://www.aliasempire.com/blog/?p=82#comments Sun, 18 Oct 2009 18:37:28 +0000 ALIASPHIL http://www.aliasempire.com/blog/?p=82 Following on from a previous post. There are some new features at dothedaftdotcom. Along with the Harder Better Faster Stronger soundboard they’ve added a Technologic one and a game based on the eighties classic Simon!
FunFunFun
IDAFT

Enjoy.

AE

]]> http://www.aliasempire.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=82 It comes from tomorrow but it’s here today! http://www.aliasempire.com/blog/?p=80 http://www.aliasempire.com/blog/?p=80#comments Mon, 07 Sep 2009 11:52:37 +0000 ALIASPHIL http://www.aliasempire.com/blog/?p=80

]]> http://www.aliasempire.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=80 AE303 http://www.aliasempire.com/blog/?p=75 http://www.aliasempire.com/blog/?p=75#comments Sun, 28 Jun 2009 21:30:53 +0000 ALIASPHIL http://www.aliasempire.com/blog/?p=75 Recently theres been lots of tweaking of 303’s in the empire and anyone who saw us at Whelans last friday would have heard some results.
In amongst the tweaks and the search for some decent emulators I came across the Hobnox Audiotool.

Hobnox Audiotool

The Hobnox Audiotool is an online music workstation application powered by flash. It features 2 tb303’s, an 808, a 909, loads of stomp boxes, the ToneMatrix (Inspired by Yamaha’s Tenori-On) and it even has a record fuction.
Its one of the most impressive uses of flash ive seen for donkeys and I found it extremely addictive. Have fun making your own “Acid tracks“.
Check it out here.
AE

]]> http://www.aliasempire.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=75 AE on Phantom http://www.aliasempire.com/blog/?p=72 http://www.aliasempire.com/blog/?p=72#comments Mon, 22 Jun 2009 22:52:37 +0000 ALIASPHIL http://www.aliasempire.com/blog/?p=72 AE
acoustic live session????
Phantom FM
new track
Waves On Repeat
laid back version
ENJOY

]]> http://www.aliasempire.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=72 How a montage cost me 200 euro. http://www.aliasempire.com/blog/?p=64 http://www.aliasempire.com/blog/?p=64#comments Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:51:03 +0000 ALIASPHIL http://www.aliasempire.com/blog/?p=64 Amongst recording, rehearsing, gigging and preparing for the UK release of Unexpected Falls, we’ve also recently been working on an animated video for one of the new tracks we’re recording. We had the idea to possibly include an 80’s style montage in the video. Going through countless video clips I stumbled across this gem…
and then i got completely sidetracked…….

which lead me to this Rolling Stone cover from 1983…….

i think thats a panasonic platinum boombox Darth Vader’s holding. Heres the original ad…

gotta love earth, wind & fire

i love vocoders and talk boxes.
mmm…i’ve always wanted to own a talk-box, and this is where things started to go a bit pear-shaped.

www.ehx.com/products/voice-box(some pretty cool videos up there of the machine in action)
and from there on to thomann with credit card out…
Shit.

You should also check out OnePixelOut’s new blog design. I especially love her RSS & Twitter icons.
Genius.

]]> http://www.aliasempire.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=64 Objectified : A Documentary http://www.aliasempire.com/blog/?p=58 http://www.aliasempire.com/blog/?p=58#comments Wed, 03 Jun 2009 00:19:08 +0000 ALIASPHIL http://www.aliasempire.com/blog/?p=58 Earlier we went to check out a special screening of Objectified at the IFI, which was introduced by director Gary Hustwit.
The documentary takes an indepth look into the manufactured objects we surround ourselves with, and the people who make them.
It examines our releationship with everyday objects and the concepts designers use to develop and improve them.

Highlights include interviews with Jonathan Ive (Design Chief at Apple, California), and Dieter Rams.
A post screening Q&A with Hustwit was equally engaging, discussions on topics such as how designers would be suited to applying their methodology to other areas such as medicine and politics.

It’s a great follow up to his first film, Helvetica, and the director commented on his plans for a final installment in his design documentary trilogy.

Here’s the trailer.

If you haven’t seen Helvetica yet, here’s some clips.

]]> http://www.aliasempire.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=58 3 is the magic number http://www.aliasempire.com/blog/?p=53 http://www.aliasempire.com/blog/?p=53#comments Mon, 27 Apr 2009 23:10:28 +0000 ALIASPHIL http://www.aliasempire.com/blog/?p=53 Some great sites we use for you check out….

AUDIO SAMPLES
http://samples.kb6.de/downloads.php
http://blips.hit.bg/
http://www.rhythm-lab.com/

GRAPHIC STUFF
http://ffffound.com/
http://www.bittbox.com/
http://www.vectorvault.com/index.php

]]> http://www.aliasempire.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=53 Preparing for Our Upcoming Live Shows http://www.aliasempire.com/blog/?p=46 http://www.aliasempire.com/blog/?p=46#comments Fri, 03 Apr 2009 23:50:26 +0000 ALIASDEREK http://www.aliasempire.com/blog/?p=46 We may have been a bit quiet of late but I can assure you all that we’ve been hard at work behind the scenes rehearsing and working on music and visuals for our upcoming live shows which kick off on Wednesday the 15th at Antics @ Crawdaddy. I’ve just discovered a great sound/midi reactive visual program called Isadora (Thanks Roberto!). It’s a bit like Max/MSP but with less headache. I’ve been having some fun with it! Enjoy…

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]]> http://www.aliasempire.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=45 IDAFT….I(’m)Daft http://www.aliasempire.com/blog/?p=40 http://www.aliasempire.com/blog/?p=40#comments Tue, 17 Mar 2009 15:07:21 +0000 ALIASPHIL http://www.aliasempire.com/blog/?p=40 St Patricks Day…day offf work…should be doing something productive…but instead came across this and have wasted probably one too many hours…as im sure you will too.
IDAFT

Enjoy.

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