Altered States
Max Richter Announces Eight-Hour Album SLEEP
Audience at world premiere will be given beds, not seats By Evan Minsker June 17, 2015 Photo via Instagram The German-born British composer Max Richter has announced his latest endeavor—one of the longest single pieces in the history of classical music. Richter… Continue Reading
Matmos’s Ganzfeld EP: electronica meets ESP
David Pescovitz at 10:52 am Mon, Nov 5 Matmos – Very Large Green Triangles from Thrill Jockey Records on Vimeo. The Ganzfeld effect is a kind of sensory deprivation caused not by cutting off stimulation like in an isolation tank by… Continue Reading
The Tao Lab
A 3 HOUR FULLY IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE + Modern Ceremony + Ritual Health Practice + Longevity Alchemy + Elixir Formulation + Conscious Movement + Meditative Training + Sonic Healing Journey + Thoughtform Restructuring Be sure to attend this rare and unique event. The Tao Lab
Timothy Leary’s 1985 software Mind Mirror
Here is bOING bOING patron saint Dr. Timothy Leary explaining Mind Mirror, the software he created in 1985 with Bob Dietz and Peter Van den Beemt. Published by Electronic Arts, Mind Mirror was a pop psychology role playing game where… Continue Reading
We Actually ‘Become’ Happy Vampires or Contented Wizards When Reading a Book
ScienceDaily (May 10, 2011) — Bad news for 'muggle' parents! A new study by psychologists at the University at Buffalo finds that we more or less "become" vampires or wizards just by reading about them. The good news is that,… Continue Reading
Alejandro Jodorowsky
"With his infamous cult films Holy Mountain, El Topo and Fando y Lis (which caused a riot upon its premier) Chilean-born Alejandro Jodorowsky altered the visual language and philosophy of cinema. Breaking from conventional approaches to filmmaking, Jodorowsky worked with… Continue Reading
Space Chair
Since the USSR astronaut Gagarin stepped into the space in 1961, the space tourism has been a long-cherished dream to almost everyone and it’s still a privilege reserved to those fat cats even in the technologically advanced society. But now… Continue Reading
Salle Des Departs
RadioLab’s Epsiode, Salle des Departs
Surfing the 4th Dimension
Surfing the 4th Dimension from Don Whitaker on Vimeo. Further experiments in slit-scan style video, sometimes called time slicing.