Sony Walkman just announce their new media player to Japan in the dopest possible way.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hdViona6Dw[/youtube]

Taeji Sawai, with a light controlled audio video sequencer.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PusSVnRh3sw[/youtube]

Atsuhiro Ito and the Optron, channeling the sounds of a flouro light through a pedal controlled effects generator.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjZFKf3dv8Y[/youtube]

Taeji Sawai and Atsuhiro Ito combining the light controlled sequencer with the Optron

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYdvqe1B9Qs[/youtube]

Fuyuki Yamakawa and a bone conduction microphone, special.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjlbwX0hZKU[/youtube]

Fuyuki Yamakawa and Atsuhiro Ito jamming.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KccIGRldAcc&feature=related[/youtube]

DJ Tucker, multi talented musician and master of the loopstation, check him out as he messing around in the kitchen, the sound of bacon is the sound of awesomeness.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpEql1JVFgk[/youtube]

Tinman precussionist Tomo Yamaguchi

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOzwABOaGiQ[/youtube]

Tomo Yamaguchi and Tucker jamming.

Check the other youtube links for a load more collabs and videos of these guys at work. Really mad.

After several years of experimentation where he devoted serious energy into exploring the iconography of his own youth, Swift has developed a truly unique slant on British Pop art and what POP means to him.

Through his ID as Swifty Typografix, he has long maintained a global following for his innovative escapades in design. He is an Apple Mac pioneer and an unrepentant acolyte of the post hip hop sampling generation.

However, his own works have seen him tackle a more personal trajectory. He likes to get hands on and messy. He effortlessly switches from hi-tech to lo-fi and is a true believer in practical skills.

His small, exclusive runs of silkscreen prints, etchings and aquatints have already attracted fans and buyers both locally and through the Art Car Boot Sale in Brick Lane where he shared a stall with Scrawl Collective, alongside Sir Peter Blake.

His latest work maintains his Northern, down to earth outlook but is inevitably phunky and humourous. It highlights the artist’s love of the process, and his fascination with different techniques but it’s his  exploration of the so called mundane, through his growing collection of  nostalgia, that engages the viewer to reveal hidden layers of meaning.

As this is first time he will be exhibiting his work outside the UK, Swifty has done original art specially for this show as well as doing a ‘live’ art piece at the gallery’s opening night. Futhermore, there will limited editions of his iconic prints and other exlusives available at the opening night of the show, so don’t miss it!

Swifty, the British master of camouflage and typography will arriving in Melbourne next week to launch his debut solo exhibition on our burning shores. Here’s a sneak preview of the show which will be launching at No Vacancy on the 5th of March.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDX2o9VMhj8[/youtube]

Extensive interview will be posted next week so keep watching this space.

I’m back in NYC for a little while working. It’s been hard for me to get out during the week, but on the weekends I get to explore. What’s better than exploring? Exploring with Sutu (NiceProduce.com designer, and the guy behind Nawlz.com). Dope.

I’ve been too busy to keep up with what’s going on, but Sutu had the hookups. The photo above is Sutu shooting the Graffiti Hall of Fame (currently up on 106th and Park Ave). I’ll show you some more details once I get the join up together. We were planning to head out to 5 Points but by the time we finished all our beer, the sun was going down, so we decided to hit up Harlem instead.

So we hit Harlem for some soul food (currently the best meal I’ve had in the city, though probably not the healthiest). Harlem was at time warp. Current fashion craze is 80’s hip-hop, Spike Lee flick, DeLaSoul and Run DMC hits. It truely has got it going on. I will go back with my camera and show you all what it’s all about.

The other 2 shot above are from a spot in China Town. Totally bombed. It’s great to be back in a city with dirty walls. Stockholm (where I live) is clean as a whistle and has a zero tolerance for graffiti. There is a law (if you can call it that) that says if there is graffiti on your walls or on the train, then it must be removed within 24 hours. While NYC is a lot cleaner than the last time I was here, there’s definitely character and the charm of it’s graffiti history on every block.

I’ll be serving more updates as time goes on. This week I’m hitting up Krink’s studio for a chat and shoot for an upcoming interview. Sneak peaks only found on Grassroots, bitches.

Peace.

Jeff Soto just posted a time lapse video from the creation of “The Corruption of Mankind” from his Riverside Art Museum exhibition titled “Turning in Circles”

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOQoLZuEM58&eurl=http://jeffsotoart.blogspot.com/2009/02/making-movies.html&feature=player_embedded[/youtube]

Nice Produce brings you Krink’s premier Australian show.
27th March, Dont Come Gallery. Interview coming coon.

One of those rare occasions when the far corners of a cities underbelly converge, Last fridays launch of Suit Up saw the art Illuminati along side the jungle and drum and base crew of yesteryear together to celebrate the most ambitious show of the year. Curator Sean Kelly was half of the driving force behind ye old industrial sound parties, KrachMacher.

A deck of cards designed by 19 artists, with each suite divided up into definitive styles. With curators Sean Kelly, now known through his alternative news network and online store bucket’o’thought.com and LoungeKat providing the jokers.

Cards will be available online shortly.

Artists Sheldon, Childerhouse, Drew, Nior, Nate. Two, Sean, Loungekat and Cladio Mantuano. Are more than comfortable with nerdhood.

SPADES
Kid Zoom, Simon Childerhouse, TwoOne, Itch
HEARTS
Dylan McCrae, Karl Kwansy, Sam McKenzy, Sheldon Vella
DIAMONDS
Reka, Phibs, Meggs, Sync
CLUBS
Yok, Noir, Drew, Claudio Mantuano
JOKERS
Sean Kelly, LoungeKat

Simon Childerhouse

TwoOne

Skull Scuptures by French artist Jim. Check more of his work here.

Japanese graphic designer Kentaro Nagai (Graflex Directions) / On display until the 15th of Feb at the Japan Media Arts Festival, Tokyo.

Lets take the time to appreciete what an complete and utter head fuck these would of been to make.

Boar

Rooster

Sheep

Rat