Tom Ellard

My bullshit equipment list is better than AFX’s bullshit equipment list

Eclectic Integrator with Phlogiston Gauge.Opposable Mitts with Felt Innards.Mid Range Pneumatic Foklift (n.b. not Forklift).Hot Pockets, Meat Lovers, Frozen.Tyrants (x7)One small Bowl of Tepid Squid Bites in Springwater.12 meters of…

September 7, 2014RantingNo Comments

Ranting

Musicians lie about their inspiration

Musician interviews inevitably arrive at naming one’s inspiration. The formula involves picking your own genre, then rewinding to decide whoever was the coolest shit in that genre when you were…

September 3, 2014RantingNo Comments

Severed Heads

Slab Horror and the President of SONY

Given all that technical guff in the last post you would expect that I would be doing similar things for the re-pressing of City Slab Horror, also happening this year.…

December 31, 2013Severed HeadsNo Comments

Severed Heads

The Ballad of 80’s Cheesecake.

I’m surprised that cassettes are still ‘a thing’. The meaning they had back when there were few alternatives is different to the meaning they have now, where they are used…

December 24, 2013Severed HeadsNo Comments

Ranting

Five reasons why I’m not an ‘artist’

1. When I worked in advertising I was surprised to meet people who didn’t do anything. They are called ‘art directors’. People like myself that perform the actual tasks are…

June 29, 2013RantingNo Comments

Ranting Technology Critique

bloody Education bloody Technology

Hey! It’s the inter-sessional break! You know, that period of about 5 weeks which looks like you are going to get so much done while you’re not teaching, only to…

June 23, 2013Ranting, Technology CritiqueNo Comments

Man Cave

There’s reasons why we don’t use tape recorders any more

About a month ago I bought a ZOOM multi track as a portable loop machine for live performance; if you care you can read more about that in an earlier…

June 12, 2013Man CaveNo Comments

Uncategorized

Arting

You are no doubt enjoying the quiet. Sorry this won’t take long. I am arting quite a bit, exceedingly arting right now and this alongside the tedious administration at work,…

May 23, 2013UncategorizedNo Comments

Man Cave

Zoom Zoom

I’ve been asked to review my new ZOOM. Your wish is my command. What is it? It’s a portable 24 track sound recorder made by ZOOM, best known for their…

May 5, 2013Man CaveNo Comments

Ranting

Walking Through the Biggest Book

I recently attended a lecture by Professor Lewis Lancaster in which he described his collaboration with what he calls ‘Long Data’. Best if I first quote from a 2011 paper…

April 28, 2013RantingNo Comments