SOUNDTRACK TO LIFE

Soundtrack To Life

“I pressed the button, and suddenly we were floating. It was an incredible feeling to realise that I now had the means to multiply the aesthetic potential of any situation." - Andreas Pavel

How far we have come. If your iPod is of the Nano persuasion, kudos to you. If you’re packing 6G’s, you rock. iTouch? Awesome. iPhone? Spectacular. Anything electronic that has pinching, flicking and caressing as standard operating procedures deserves all accolades.

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Categories Design Music Endeavour Tags andreas pavel creativity Design determination Imagination iPod stereobelt walkman

By on 16/4/08

MORE SOUL IN IMPERFECTION

More Soul In Imperfection

As the digital age makes everything faster, cleaner and more and more perfect, who from time to time doesn’t crave a little imperfection in their lives? A 12” in their hand, not an MP3 on their pod; the unpredictability of a Moog, rather than the coldness of digital uniformity; or just the crackle of a film reel rather than clips viewed on a handheld screen?

Digital’s good. Analog’s good. Combine the two, and what do you get? Lots of things actually, among them the various creations of 45 iPod, an inventive little company that transforms old vinyl and cassettes into protective cases for both Classic and Nano iPods. The inspiration came from the realisation that the centre hole on a record matches the dimensions of the Classic touchwheel exactly, and so old vinyl is thus contorted into the shape of an iPod holder, with the centre hole framing the wheel exactly. They do a similar thing with old cassette tapes for the Nano. It’s analog meets digital in the truest sense.

 

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Categories Design Music Tags Apple iPod Music

By on 15/2/08

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