courier new where are you?

For some reason i can't use me favourite 'courier new' font in this blog anymore. So the blog loses its 'trademark' look. Ohh well.

Electronic music seems to be a popular pass-time with young artists in Dunedin. I attended a birthday party/gig for a member of TFF recently and most if not all acts performed cutting edge electronic work . Performing live with music software like the old favourite Fruity Loops is akin to gaming. It was fresh, futuristic and urban - the open source software movement has allowed people of the remote provinces to produce music of a truly world class. That night there was at least 6 different acts that played truly exciting digital music. At the last Alt Music show two Dunedin based electronic acts supported Finnish act Tomutontuu .

Tillakaratne performed a set of soothing and civil ambient. But it was Rotor+ who proved himself worthy as the king of experimental electronic that night. His musical innovations were impeccably produced. A blend of arcane drones and staccato percussive explosions. Crisp. Drenched in radio frequencies. Super. Best electronic in town. In the fricken country.

Who knows what the future may bring. An incremental rise in the price of food perhaps. In other news : I found Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's UN speech fascinating. The Iranian clerical elite actually use deception in their dealings with each other by default.

And how bout that pack of US soldiers in afghanistan.

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