Hard News by Russell Brown

I have been thrashing that Spanky Wilson cover on 7" for a while, always goes down well in a dj set. Heres a reggae take, from the legendary Jackie Mittoo...

Stoked to see Simon's project finally official. Good on that man.

In updated AirPlay news, the fact that AirPlay is now built into the operating system will finally induce me to upgrade to Mac OS X Mountain Lion.

I think we've had this discussion before haven't we?

anyway, it's still Ella all the way for mine...

and just found this on a b-side, summer's a-coming...

Stand back. I am about to share a Spotify link for the first time ...

Arch Hill act Ghostwave's quirky, groovy Flight Mode mixtape.

I have since realised that finding a cheap active sub is not at all easy. Any tips?

Trademe? Secondhand?
It takes a bit of fiddling to get the xover frequency right And better to use the speaker cable in and outs not run a line level input to them. But do what you want...

Your NEIGHBOUR wired in an active sub outlet for your back yard? You, sir, have accomodating neighbours. In my hi-fi past I was always a fan of something smaller in an active sub for music systems (rather than h/t) - usually 10", max 12". But then I was never looking to install one outdoors where I expect the infinite room size would demand something heftier.

I still think AirPlay is one of the best things Apple has done (btw does the OS-level work across all machines? I know the video mirroring only works on the latest hardware). I recently found a post I wrote in April 2010 describing the wonders of wireless streaming my Airport Express had provided and chuckled at this:

I searched intensively but am yet to find what I believe would be the ultimate stereo for this - an optical-in DAC/power amp combo in a Bose SoundDock form. You could just plug one in at each room with an Airport Express and voila, multiroom audio with house-wide remote control ability (on your iPhone or just buy an iPod Touch for it). Hell, someone could potentially get Apple to let them licence the Airport Express trickery and build that into the unit as well. “Here millions of people what have iTunes, an iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad and a wifi network - plug one of these $699 units into a powerpoint in any room you want music in and you’re done” seems like a hell of a sales pitch.

I continue to await my royalties cheque from Bob Mansfield - don't make me enter the patent war Bob!

Thank you @dubdotdash. Love your work.

SCan it with your phone while passing and it gets you a free Bailter Space download:

Works if you scan your monitor too. I like QR code, you can have a lot of fun with it T-Shirts?

Dock and Roll...

....they’re heavy and bulky and they have to
be brought in whenever it rains

that's why they are nicknamed Wharfies...

bass desires...

I have since realised that finding a cheap active sub is not at all easy. Any tips?

Why not close in the under deck and feed the bass straight into that space, be like sitting on a coupla W-Bins...
of course ya may end up with love-struck whales on the beach at Pt Chev if ya play any Bailterspace at full volume...

I like QR code

create your own QR codes here...

STOKED that Spanky Wilson cover has download enabled! Bit gutted when my brother reclaimed his 7" copy and took it all the way to Brooklyn...

Aw man, I liked those lovely old Wharfedale speakers on your deck of an evening....

This is what's been bending my bass bins for the last few weeks:

And this is my kind of dubsteppin..

Subwoofers: the bane of urban life. My next door neighbours have their hooked up to an Xbox or similar, for random booming all day. And those upstairs must be skyping with theirs on: far more irritaing than good ol' music.

the bane of urban life.

haha I bet.
Well better not put these under your deck.

And the Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards Critics Choice prize run-off at the King’s Arms next Wednesday, featuring 30-minute sets by Loui the Zu, Watercolours and Beach Pigs.

Ah, so that's what I'm going to. Will try get some shots.

This is working for me today.

Saint Lou Lou - Maybe You (Good Night Keaton)

Speaking of subwoofers, that Julia Deans track has very nice lower frequencies. It'll be worth the hunt.

Nice work by the way Simon. Look forward to the results.

This is what’s been bending my bass bins for the last few weeks:

Is that the one you tweeted me about? I must investigate.

Loving that, Peter.

Subwoofer: A mate picked up some cheapo drivers used for adding thump to video games (the sort where you sit in a chair) and wired them under his lounge floor just under the sofa -- seriously fast and powerful bass! You could maybe do similar under the deck? You don't get notes as such, just a decent thump, but then that's the case with most cheapo subs anyways...

Is that the one you tweeted me about? I must investigate.

Yup, any friend of Prince Fatty will be liking that album.

Once the sub is in, give this a blast.
Dub Terminator & Ras Stone - Give Praise
(hat tip: DJ Dubhead ... again!)