From: owner-alloy-digest@smoe.org (alloy-digest) To: alloy-digest@smoe.org Subject: alloy-digest V6 #19 Reply-To: alloy@smoe.org Sender: owner-alloy-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-alloy-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk X-To-Unsubscribe: Send mail to "alloy-digest-request@smoe.org" X-To-Unsubscribe: with "unsubscribe" as the body. alloy-digest Thursday, January 25 2001 Volume 06 : Number 019 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Alloy: Thomas @ MidemNet in Portugese ["Robin" ] Re: Alloy: Thomas @ MidemNet in Portugese ["Keith Stansell" ] Re: Alloy: Thomas @ MidemNet in Portugese [Robin Thurlow ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 10:34:58 -0500 From: "Robin" Subject: Alloy: Thomas @ MidemNet in Portugese okay, here it is - the only coverage I've found so far of Thomas' conference @ Cannes are in Portugese, but it's fairly easy to understand if you know a little Spanish..! xxxxx Robin T O Futuro da Mzsica Esta nos Telefones Segunda-feira, 22 de Janeiro de 2001 Enquanto ainda se discute como comercializar mzsica em linha, ja se avangaram outros cenarios de futuro no MidemNet. O artista Thomas Dolby veio apresentar a sua zltima invengco, a aplicagco Beatnik, que se destina a revolucionar o universo sonoro dos telemsveis. Este software permite o emprego de sons polifsnicos para sinalizar as varias fungues dos telemsveis e, inclusive, possibilita ao utente compor a mzsica que pretende ouvir. Um japonjs veio em seguida mostrar um telemsvel com um leitor tipo MD incorporado, ja comercializado no seu pams, mas a explicagco do dispositivo nco foi facilitada por ser gago e falar um ingljs macarrsnico... As outras grandes novidades apresentadas respeitam a tecnologia das bandas largas ("broadband"), que pretendem substituir as linhas de telefone analsgicas, mas por enquanto ss ganharam expressco no mercado alemco como via de acesso mais rapido ` Net. A empresa californiana Sonicbox publicitou um novo produto que da acesso em linha a 600 radios dos quatro cantos do planeta atravis da frequjncia iM e que se pode pri-programar com a mesma facilidade que o radio de um carro. Tal como o frigormfico musical da MP3, a iM dispensa a ligagco ao computador gragas ` tecnologia de banda larga, estando a Sonibox a langar com a Philips um monovolume chamado FW-i1000 que da acesso directo `s tais 600 estagues. and a 'snip' from a longer article - Internet em destaque no Midem de Cannes Virar a Casaca ` Mzsica Por LUMS MAIO, em Cannes Sabado, 20 de Janeiro de 2001 ..... Trinta dos principais executivos da indzstria musical animarco as conferjncias, que vco contar com cerca de mil assistentes em representagco de 560 companhias. Como nco poderia deixar de ser, algumas estrelas da mzsica mais afectas ` Internet ja confirmaram a sua presenga e havera comunicagues de Peter Gabriel, Herbie Hancock e Thomas Dolby. O MidemNet sera rematado por uma cerimsnia de atribuigco de primios aos melhores "sites" ligados ` mzsica e, entre os artistas nomeados, estco David Bowie, Depeche Mode, Madonna e Snapcase. A discussco da mzsica em linha nco se ficara pelo MidemNet, mas constituira de algum modo o tema central da presente edigco desta feira musical. Para os restantes dias do evento estco agendadas mais doze conferjncias. Temas como o lugar dos criadores numa ipoca de vertiginosa corrida aos contezdos e o papel da mzsica classica no comircio em linha serco abordados numa edigco em que a prspria Comissco Europeia decidiu meter a colherada, preparando um debate sobre a marginalizagco das independentes face `s ameagas de monopolizagco do mercado da mzsica na Internet. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 09:04:04 -0700 From: "Keith Stansell" Subject: Re: Alloy: Thomas @ MidemNet in Portugese AltaVisa Babel Fish translation: The Future of the Mzsica This in the Telephones Monday, 22 of January of 2001 While still it is argued as to commercialize mzsica in string, ja if avangaram other cenarios of future in the MidemNet. The artist Thomas Dolby came to present its zltima invengco, aplicagco Beatnik, who if destines to revolutionize the sonorous universe of the telemsveis. This software allows the job of polifsnicos sounds to signal varies them fungues of the telemsveis and, also, it makes possible to the usuary to compose the mzsica that it intends to hear. One japonjs came after that to show one telemsvel with a reading incorporated type MD, ja commercialized in its pams, but explicagco of the device nco was facilitated by being stammering and to say one ingljs macarrsnico... The other great presented new developments respect the technology of the broad bands (" broadband "), that they intend to substitute the analsgicas strings of telephone, but for the time being ss had gained expressco in the market alemco as way of access more rapido ` Net. The Californian company Sonicbox publicitou a new product that of the access in string the 600 radios of the four atravis cantos of the planet of the frequjncia iM and that if can pri-program with the same easiness that the radio of a carriage. Such as the musical frigormfico of the MP3, iM excuses ligagco to the computer gragas ` technology of broad band, being the Sonibox to langar with the Philips a called monovolume FW-i1000 that of the direct access `s such 600 estagues. and ' snip ' from to longer article - - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robin" To: Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2001 8:34 AM Subject: Alloy: Thomas @ MidemNet in Portugese > > okay, here it is - the only coverage I've found so far of Thomas' conference @ > Cannes are in Portugese, but it's fairly easy to understand if you know a > little Spanish..! > > xxxxx > > Robin T > > > > O Futuro da Mzsica Esta nos Telefones > Segunda-feira, 22 de Janeiro de 2001 > > Enquanto ainda se discute como comercializar mzsica em linha, ja se avangaram > outros cenarios de futuro no MidemNet. O artista Thomas Dolby veio apresentar > a sua zltima invengco, a aplicagco Beatnik, que se destina a revolucionar o > universo sonoro dos telemsveis. Este software permite o emprego de sons > polifsnicos para sinalizar as varias fungues dos telemsveis e, inclusive, > possibilita ao utente compor a mzsica que pretende ouvir. Um japonjs veio em > seguida mostrar um telemsvel com um leitor tipo MD incorporado, ja > comercializado no seu pams, mas a explicagco do dispositivo nco foi facilitada > por ser gago e falar um ingljs macarrsnico... > > As outras grandes novidades apresentadas respeitam a tecnologia das bandas > largas ("broadband"), que pretendem substituir as linhas de telefone > analsgicas, mas por enquanto ss ganharam expressco no mercado alemco como via > de acesso mais rapido ` Net. > > A empresa californiana Sonicbox publicitou um novo produto que da acesso em > linha a 600 radios dos quatro cantos do planeta atravis da frequjncia iM e que > se pode pri-programar com a mesma facilidade que o radio de um carro. Tal como > o frigormfico musical da MP3, a iM dispensa a ligagco ao computador gragas ` > tecnologia de banda larga, estando a Sonibox a langar com a Philips um > monovolume chamado FW-i1000 que da acesso directo `s tais 600 estagues. > > > > and a 'snip' from a longer article - > > Internet em destaque no Midem de Cannes > Virar a Casaca ` Mzsica > Por LUMS MAIO, em Cannes > Sabado, 20 de Janeiro de 2001 > > ..... > > Trinta dos principais executivos da indzstria musical animarco as > conferjncias, que vco contar com cerca de mil assistentes em representagco de > 560 companhias. Como nco poderia deixar de ser, algumas estrelas da mzsica > mais afectas ` Internet ja confirmaram a sua presenga e havera comunicagues de > Peter Gabriel, Herbie Hancock e Thomas Dolby. O MidemNet sera rematado por uma > cerimsnia de atribuigco de primios aos melhores "sites" ligados ` mzsica e, > entre os artistas nomeados, estco David Bowie, Depeche Mode, Madonna e > Snapcase. > > A discussco da mzsica em linha nco se ficara pelo MidemNet, mas constituira de > algum modo o tema central da presente edigco desta feira musical. Para os > restantes dias do evento estco agendadas mais doze conferjncias. Temas como o > lugar dos criadores numa ipoca de vertiginosa corrida aos contezdos e o papel > da mzsica classica no comircio em linha serco abordados numa edigco em que a > prspria Comissco Europeia decidiu meter a colherada, preparando um debate > sobre a marginalizagco das independentes face `s ameagas de monopolizagco do > mercado da mzsica na Internet. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 09:19:50 -0800 (PST) From: Brian Clayton Subject: Re: Alloy: Thomas @ MidemNet in Portugese Heh, I love Babel Fish translations! Here's to revolutionizing the sonorous universe of the telemsveis! BC ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 12:32:03 -0500 (EST) From: CRACKERS Subject: Re: Alloy: Thomas @ MidemNet in Portugese On Wed, 24 Jan 2001, Keith Stansell wrote: > avangaram other cenarios of future in the MidemNet. The artist Thomas Dolby > came to present its zltima invengco, aplicagco Beatnik, who if destines to > revolutionize the sonorous universe of the telemsveis. This software allows I've been saying for decades that Thomas Dolby is destined to revolutionize the sonorous universe. And I'm ready to take up arms when he's ready to wave the banner bold. CRACKERS (Today Berlin, tomorrow Telemsveis from hell!!!) ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 14:02:30 -0500 From: Robin Thurlow Subject: Re: Alloy: Thomas @ MidemNet in Portugese Some of the Babel Fish translations read like poetry... listen: "the 600 radios of the four atravis cantos of the planet of the frequjncia" as well as: "the musical frigormfico of the MP3" Isn't 'frigormfico' that corn-looking stuff they were eating at the end of "Twin Peaks - Fire Walk With Me"? Speaking of translations, in Thomas' Gallery there's an article referring to his "meesterplan"... I think the language might be Icelandic? judging from some of the phrases on Bjork's page at least..! Robin T ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 22:49:14 +0000 From: Slarvibarglhee Subject: Re: Alloy: strange Dolby reference Robin Thurlow wrote: > While scanning around for any coverage of the MidemNet conference > (hoping to find reference to Thomas' appearance there... you never > know!) one of my searches snagged this for me: > > http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/0,,58-59449,00.html > > from the London Times, December 29th. Check out question #2. I have no > idea what they're talking about, except that maybe it has something to > do with Oxford University (?) > Me neither. > > Also, what is a "public school" in England - someone told me it's the > same as a "private school" in the US (??) > Yes, the English Public School is where the rich and aristocratic kids go, you know, Eton, Harrow and the like. And I have no idea why they're called 'public.' ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 22:58:18 +0000 From: Slarvibarglhee Subject: Re: Alloy: Thomas @ MidemNet in Portugese Brian Clayton wrote: > Heh, I love Babel Fish translations! > > Here's to revolutionizing the sonorous universe of the telemsveis! > > BC Yes, but only 'if can pri-program with the same easiness that the radio of a carriage' and 'commercialized in its pams,' not forgetting 'explicagco of the device nco was facilitated by being stammering' which sounds like a terrible affliction, unless it's intentional DIGITAL stammering which rather sounds like a new fangled type of digital delay device. I'm with you as far as those Babelfish translations are concerned, Brian. They make far more interesting reading than the usual conference reports in English. You know, the more I look at this, the more I think it could be the beginning of the next installment of 'The Emeritus Professor.' Makes at least as much sense as the stuff we wrote ..... I think. Slarv ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 22:57:02 +0000 From: Slarvibarglhee Subject: Re: Alloy: What a very odd week this has been. Chris Cracknell wrote: > Well.... an ex-girlfriend (who I have never met and don't know nor even > spoken or e-mailed with) of a friend of mine e-mailed me a suicide note > last weekend. Nothing too odd about that, she's done it before. > Erm, if you never met and didn't know, her why did she send YOU suicide notes? Maybe it'd be better not to know. > But on the goodnews side of this week. I now have a "real" internet > account. No more lynx text only browsing on a shell account for me. > Nope. Now I have a DSL line. Woohoo! Finally I can download stuff > and now have to leave the room. Really. It must be UNBELIEVABLY spectacular if you can't be there to see it. Or did you mean 'not.' I think I prefer the image of 'now.' > > The best thing though to happen through Napster is that I have FINALLY > found a copy of "Leaping Lesbians" from the album Lesbian Concentrate. > On old, rare, obscure album from the 70s which I have desperately searched > for. The bad news is even Napster fails to turn up any recordings by > "The Brothers In Law". It looks like I'll have to fix my record player and > burn my own damn CD. (Am I the only "Brothers In Law" fan in the world?) > Just a minute, I'll check ............... ............. yep, you're the only registered one. Slarv ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 23:57:35 -0500 From: "Melissa R. Jordan" Subject: Alloy: The Sonorous Universe I think that's a marvelous title for something. Wherein, the Talented Mr. Dolby takes on the Sonorous Universe. :-) The magazine that was to have featured my paid debut as a travel writer has folded, just as the first issue with my work was to go to print. I had to hunt the publisher down to find this out - she wasn't even planning on sending out info to her subscribers - or writers. I'm pretty heartbroken about this. I really felt this could have been my big writing break - I would have clips to take to larger market magazines that won't take an unpublished writer. The editor who was working on my pieces, was, obviously, let go, and I am concerned, as she worked from home, has my work in her possession, and is not returning phone calls or e-mail. Any suggestions - I'm scared of opening a magazine and seeing my stuff under the name of a disgruntled editor... Disappointed, but still enjoying the Sonorous Universe, Melissa P.S. I think Nostradamus made some reference in his works to "the 600 radios of the four atravis cantos of the planet" ;-) - -- Melissa R. Jordan Director, Compass Rose Consulting International (http://www.askcrc.com) Owner/Artist, Compass Rose Studios (http://www.crstudios.com) ------------------------------ End of alloy-digest V6 #19 **************************