Manila producer, Eyedress aka Idris Vicuña makes his rough around the edges punk-electronics at home on a PC handed down to him by his father, and he does it pretty damn well. His forthcoming debut album, which currently has the working title of Astral Traveling Man, is due Spring 2015.
Walkie Talkie “4 Luv” [♬]
•December 3, 2014 • Leave a CommentThe Digital Love Industry & Smart Porn [NSFW]
•December 3, 2014 • Leave a CommentThis is an incredibly thorough exposé into the future integration of tech and sexual stimuli. Tactile motion is one thing, but going from an explicit to a tacit acceptance of artificial sexual devices that are digitized in real-time is definitely going to play a part in shaping how we interact with our tech in the near future. This was awesome, VICE!
We investigate the future of love and sex in the digital age—including the
evolution of the porn industry, “teledildonics,” and the very real possibility of virtual romances:
Soon, virtual reality is going to crash into our lives in a way we never even imagined. Though dating and masturbating have long been commandeered by the web, it’s only been as a kind of middleman. Now we’re nearing the possibility of falling in love with your computer, as meeting your dream partner could be as easy as slipping on Oculus Rift—the most advanced virtual reality headset in the world.
In Digital Love, VICE investigates how love and sex is faring in the digital age, starting with technology’s notorious bedmate, the adult entertainment industry. We make a pilgrimage to LA’s “Porn Valley” to witness firsthand how virtual reality is scarily close to creating fully interactive porn before heading to Europe’s sex capital, Amsterdam, where the Dutch enthusiastically enlist the use of “teledildonics” to enhance their long-distance relationships.
Along the way we pick apart the digital world’s grip on today’s relationships. Apps and the rise of social media have revolutionized dating, while virtual affairs end real-life romances and online role-playing games have gone X-rated. Finally, we takes a look at a very modern taboo and ask: Can man’s relationship with machine ever translate into real-life intimacy?
I also loved how that video featured Quantic Dream’s “KARA” and Is Tropical’s “DANCING ANYMORE” (Forewarning: the music video below features disproportionate, naked 3D women servicing a highly imaginative young man):
If you liked that, you may also like Dems’ “DESIRE” (FATHER Remix) music video, that puts a Kinect into loving use:
Was My Tuesday Better than Yours?
•December 2, 2014 • Leave a Comment
Photo taken by Rebecca Coleman–Smith of Duchess DeBerry
Yes. Thank you ladies of Dr. Sketchy for a fun night. I learnt that, well, I didn’t really learn anything, except that things that are incredibly frustrating in real life — such as tinsel — are also frustrating trying to draw. And I mean that from an artistic perspective and not because it happened to obscure my line of sight to her butt, I mean pose.
Photos taken by Moppie Andrew.
Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions
•December 2, 2014 • Leave a CommentThe Geometry Wars series is the closest anyone’s come to making a modern arcade game, with slick but simple gameplay and relentless leaderboard chases. Battle through waves of enemies on 3D grids in this frenetic arcade shooter. Experience the next evolution in the award-winning Geometry Wars franchise:
Bruce Riley — Psychedelic Resin Painter
•December 1, 2014 • Leave a Comment
Blu’s All-seeing Mural in Rome
•November 30, 2014 • Leave a Comment
Italian street artist, Blu, recently finished transforming two sides of this building in Rome into a beautifully intricate, 27 multicolour-faced mural, utilizing nearly 50 windows on the outer face of the building walls to create their surreal eyes:
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