Goldfish – We Come Together (OFFICIAL) from Goldfish live on Vimeo.

An amusing 8bit / retro take on the latest single from Goldfish.

Benoit Mandelbrot, the creator of fractal geometry died at the age of 85 this week. Fractals are a visual representation of an equation that is self-similar and based on recursion, and just so happen to mimic an incredible array of natural processes and formations, from mountain ranges to coral reefs, and interestingly, as the above video explains, explains not only the way branches of a tree are differentiated but how trees in a forest differentiate themselves. Pretty hot.

Mandelbrot Set featuring the song “Mandelbrot Set” by Jonathan Coulton

Here is a zoomed Mandelbrot fractal set to a song aptly entitled “Mandelbrot Set.”

Mr. Mandelbrot also did a lovely TED talk, which you can watch above.

For the geek boutique I run, Fractalspin (namesake obvious), I designed a paper toy called “Mandelbot” named after the man himself. You can download the PDF, print it out and assemble it for free.

RIP Benoit, and thank you for adding to our collective understanding.

Syl Kougai _OpVern_HiRes version from sarge grafX DIGITAL_ART on Vimeo.

Beautiful IDM and beautiful video

Here is a goofy character sketch by my friend Kenny that I recorded and edited. Two interesting characters meet at a techno afterhours, Antonio Caldwell (Boatman) and Curtis Filmore (Beatman). Antonio is always on the hustle trying to get people to rent “his” boat that’s docked in Chicago. Curtis is a DJ from Detroit who splits his time between Chicago and the D, depending on where the cool techno party is at. He is also a huge Richie Hawtin fanboy.

Music is a DJ Mix by me, Liz Revsion. You can grab it here: Liz Revision: “March Mixness”

“Two Birds in One Flight” Boatman quote T-Shirts are available here.

Antonio’s website: RENT MY BOAT CHICAGO BOAT RENTALZ.
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