tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28154988.post6279561982886048235..comments2024-03-26T01:59:52.206-04:00Comments on Just outside: Brian Olewnickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08567239067604835372noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28154988.post-83985838799383685012009-03-05T21:19:00.000-05:002009-03-05T21:19:00.000-05:00Well spotted.The "extra" letters are basically oth...Well spotted.<BR/><BR/>The "extra" letters are basically other wooden tiles turned over with the required letter hand-drawn onto the blank reverse side by myself, ruining the set in the process! the things we do for our art...<BR/><BR/>The "c" in Michael is the most obvious one.Richard Pinnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00168522717135806763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28154988.post-86995736114498138912009-03-05T21:07:00.000-05:002009-03-05T21:07:00.000-05:00If you mean the overabundance of certain letters, ...If you mean the overabundance of certain letters, like "C", bien sur.<BR/><BR/>btw, I had no problems with that cover; actually thought it a refreshing change from the normal, more monochromatic eai covers (not that monochromaticism is a bad thing)Brian Olewnickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08567239067604835372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28154988.post-65512686819151106802009-03-05T20:27:00.000-05:002009-03-05T20:27:00.000-05:00Brian, while we are on the subject, did you notice...Brian, while we are on the subject, did you notice anything unusual about that Scrabble photo?Richard Pinnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00168522717135806763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28154988.post-17356332055291314572009-03-05T20:08:00.000-05:002009-03-05T20:08:00.000-05:00Banal?Banal, adjective - So lacking in originality...Banal?<BR/><BR/><I>Banal, adjective - So lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring</I><BR/><BR/>Are there really that many album covers that feature details of circus carousels and scrabble boards?<BR/><BR/>FWIW that cover has been better received than any other I have ever designed. I'm not sure why as I think I've done better but there you go. Once you put something out into the world varying people see it in different ways I guess.Richard Pinnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00168522717135806763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28154988.post-77287234073001014992009-03-05T13:29:00.000-05:002009-03-05T13:29:00.000-05:00Interesting, I'll have to re-listen; I did pick up...Interesting, I'll have to re-listen; I did pick up a good bit of quiet rumbling but I don't think it was as strong as you described. Incidentally, Adam informed me that, in fact, no field recordings or processings were used, just a no-input mixing desk. Shows what my ears know.Brian Olewnickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08567239067604835372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28154988.post-54519857800748046392009-03-05T12:53:00.000-05:002009-03-05T12:53:00.000-05:00I got all of these a few weeks ago and enjoyed the...I got all of these a few weeks ago and enjoyed them to varying degrees. <I>Buoy</I> and the Sonderberg were the best of the lot IMO as well but I found <I>Roman Tics</I> to have been a lot better then I expected (I think it was the horrible name and the banal (sorry Richard) cover that led to that expectation. The Wastell I thought nice enough, it could serve fine as background music, but thin with zero depth. <BR/><BR/>Anyway what I really wanted to post about was the first track on the Sonderberg disc. It isn't really all that silent at all, it has incredibly low end tones running through it. These completely, and I mean completely disappear when I've listened to it on my small stereo or on headphones that don't reproduce that low. But on my primary stereo it is amazing and rich. Really a great effect, I was really surprised when I listened to it one headphones at work and it just sounded like a few pops and clicks in an ocean of silence.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com