Sixth Sense Technology

Ran across this article today.... It showcases some new technology that makes digital interaction seem natural and relevant. And it's using things that are here today to do it... watch the video... (you may want to fast forward to about the 3:00 mark to start into the demo stuff..)

Signs by Bloc Party

Ok, dude... so seriously, I can't get enough of this song. I happened to have the tv show Chuck on in the background last night and as soon as I heard the bells, I was immediately torn from my conversation with my wife and fixated on the music. I listened for a bit to make sure it wasn't just a portion of the song that I liked and I ran to the computer and found it. Great, great song... And for it having such a great driving beat to it, it's a rather depressing song due to the subject matter - the death of his girlfriend... well, it doesn't actually say girlfriend, so more precisely, a girl he slept with. At some point. Ago. Anyways, it's so friggin good...

Mayday by The Icarus Account

So I'm sort of excited I finally figured out how to host mp3s (on a free server) and link to them. It saves me the hassle of trying to find the song and the right version of it on YouTube. And besides, half of the imagery that is posted on YouTube ruins the song to begin with... so now i can post my favorites and you can simply listen without bias... If I get enough feedback, I can change the link to enable you to download it as well. Enjoy... This one is a slow electronic number that is fairly minimalistic in instruments and synthesizes the voice (which Seema hates). I find that it has a lot of emotion in it....

Imogen Heap's "The Song That Never Was" Experiment

So check it...

(from Twestival.fm)
A short time ago, Imogen Heap took a few days out from making her new album to write a track that was supposed to feature at the end of a TV program. She wrote the song and recorded all the vocals, leaving the music for the composer who was writing the rest of the score so she could get on with her much anticipated new album. For one reason or another the song wasn’t used and so the track never got completed. But their loss is Twestival’s gain as she’s excitedly donated the aforementioned vocals for ‘The Song That Never Was’ experiment.

Here are the individual tracks she recorded for people to download and compose their own melodies and musical interpretations:



And here are the submitted entries thus far... some are bizarre and some are quite amazing. My personal favorites are #133 and #123. Take a listen...