Pogo

Gemini Cricket · 06-14-2010, 05:44 PM

Alex · 06-14-2010, 05:51 PM

I've looked at several of his pieces in the last week because they're using some of his stuff in the Glow thing going on at DCA.

I must acknowledge the dedication, skill, and impressiveness of the result.

However, rarely before have I seen dedication, skill, and impressiveness combine to produce something I find so annoying. Every piece gives me a headache and I bail before it is over. It reminds me of a 90 minute white noice "concert" done by an avant garde computer I had to attend back in college when my first wife was taking a music appreciation easy A course.

Gemini Cricket · 06-14-2010, 06:05 PM

I have the complete opposite response. I love his stuff. Total earworms for me.

Alex · 06-14-2010, 06:16 PM

I know, AVP and I talked about him last week for a bit since we so completely disagree. Like I said, I can see the skill that goes into making it. But I can also appreciated the skill that would go into Mike Tyson punching me in the nose.

But I feel like I've been audibly assaulted. When I tune away it is just such a sense of relief that the noise has stopped. Interestingly (or coincidentally anyway) that's the second time in a week that's happened since I've had the same response to the vuvuzelas during what little World Cup I've watched.

Alex · 06-14-2010, 06:17 PM

Question, what role do you think the accompanying visual plays? If that were to just play on the radio would you respond differently?

Gemini Cricket · 06-14-2010, 07:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Alex

Question, what role do you think the accompanying visual plays? If that were to just play on the radio would you respond differently?

Good questions. I was just listening to it now without the video playing while I was working on an Excel project. I like it without. But I wonder if it's because I watched the video first. So, I guess the answer is the video is important. I don't think I would like it if I just heard it first without the visual. But I guess the draw of his stuff is knowing what he made the audio from...
I don't know if that makes any sense...

Ghoulish Delight · 06-14-2010, 06:23 PM

Something about either the way they're being used in South Africa or the ABC/ESPN audio setup is making the vuvuzelas even more annoying than the usual horn/whistle drone of soccer matches.

Pogo's hit and miss for me. Love the Alice one, and the Up one. Most of the others don't really captivate me.

Chernabog · 06-14-2010, 06:29 PM

Eh, Bjork did it way better in 2004's Medulla album. But I'm biased like that

flippyshark · 06-14-2010, 08:09 PM

And here I thought we were going to have a thread about Walt Kelley's classic comic strip.

I enjoy this stuff more without looking at it. I find that sort of redundant visual staccato stultifying, but the sounds are pretty cool.

I did something a bit like this with tape loops about 24 years ago, and I used samples from Snow White in a very naughty way. I've lost the result somewhere along the way.

Gemini Cricket · 06-17-2010, 03:08 PM

Pogo presents Toyz Noize.
The footage looks like it's only TS1 and TS2 so no TS3 I think. But it has been awhile since I've seen those two films...

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Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	I've looked at several of his pieces in the last week because they're using some of his stuff in the Glow thing going on at DCA. I must acknowledge the dedication, skill, and impressiveness of the result. However, rarely before have I seen dedication, skill, and impressiveness combine to produce something I find so annoying. Every piece gives me a headache and I bail before it is over. It reminds me of a 90 minute white noice "concert" done by an avant garde computer I had to attend back in college when my first wife was taking a music appreciation easy A course.
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Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	I have the complete opposite response. I love his stuff. Total earworms for me.
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Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	I know, AVP and I talked about him last week for a bit since we so completely disagree. Like I said, I can see the skill that goes into making it. But I can also appreciated the skill that would go into Mike Tyson punching me in the nose. But I feel like I've been audibly assaulted. When I tune away it is just such a sense of relief that the noise has stopped. Interestingly (or coincidentally anyway) that's the second time in a week that's happened since I've had the same response to the vuvuzelas during what little World Cup I've watched.
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Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Question, what role do you think the accompanying visual plays? If that were to just play on the radio would you respond differently?
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Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	Something about either the way they're being used in South Africa or the ABC/ESPN audio setup is making the vuvuzelas even more annoying than the usual horn/whistle drone of soccer matches. Pogo's hit and miss for me. Love the Alice one, and the Up one. Most of the others don't really captivate me. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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flippyshark Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 2,852	And here I thought we were going to have a thread about Walt Kelley's classic comic strip. I enjoy this stuff more without looking at it. I find that sort of redundant visual staccato stultifying, but the sounds are pretty cool. I did something a bit like this with tape loops about 24 years ago, and I used samples from Snow White in a very naughty way. I've lost the result somewhere along the way.
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06-17-2010, 03:08 PM	#10
Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	Pogo presents Toyz Noize. The footage looks like it's only TS1 and TS2 so no TS3 I think. But it has been awhile since I've seen those two films...
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