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Watch: Fjögur píanó by Alma Har’el (Music by Sigur Ros)

A couple months ago, a rather odd (viral) film emerged out of the Icelandic ashes of one Valtari* (XL; 2012), the latest soundtrack-friendly album by Sigur Ros — one of the seminal pre-millennial disestablishmentarian tilrauninas (Icelandic for “experimenters”) that helped define and shape the very landscape of what many music connoisseurs affectionately refer to as “post rock.”

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Roland SH-201 versus SH-01 Gaia (via Jim Atwood in Japan)

Good coverage on a comparison of the Roland SH-201 and the SH-01 Gaia.

Roland SH-201 versus SH-01 Gaia Roland SH-201 versus SH-01 Gaia.  I own both of these synthesizers and here's what I think. First, I bought the Roland SH-201 used for $500 bucks over a year ago, so I definitely got it much cheaper than paying full price for the Roland SH-01 Gai … Read More

via Jim Atwood in Japan