OUT FROM THE BOX

We already knew it, some italians are genius. Although it's not common to find really inspired projects over there, mainly because many talented people left the country due to restrictions and awful laws. Said that, when you find something like the Milan based bunch Recipient, it's worth a hundred of other average "seen before" things. Their aim is to experiment the interctions between new technologies and new forms of art, with an eye on what could emerge from the collision of these two worlds.

The results are crazy cobinations like historical architechture being melted toghether with futuristic motion graphics through an unusual projection mapping session, or the analog world going digital in a pythagorean device (aka Rube Goldberg machine).

Stay hungry, stay foolish someone said... well we're sure these guys will.

The Pistolshrimp's projection below is inspired by the tarot, a set of cards used for games and fortune-telling. Commissioned in the 15th century, the Visconti-Sforza tarot deck is the first one to include major arcana and one of the oldest known to exist.

SUN-DRENCHED

After several dreamy singles and eps, Tycho finally dropped his masterpiece Dive, and the wait has been well worth it.

For getting his latest mix, though, neither waiting nor paying is required.

Tycho x Heathered Pearls - Dazed Mag Mix by Tycho

Tycho is the music project of San Francisco artist and producer Scott Hansen. As Tycho, Hansen blends swirling melodies into vaguely triumphant arcs that crisscross between stuttering beats and vocal samples, creating rolling sonic landscapes that extend into the horizon. Known in the design world as ISO50, Hansen is famed for his bucolic, sun-drenched design style, which serves as a backdrop and mirror for his musical output.

STAR-SPANGLED

Get some starlight and witness some quality slo-mo action from Orlando, where the 2012 NBA All Star week-end just took place.
Every year the All Star Game doesn't just entertain the entire world but it also gives us a good hint about who's probably going to rule the second part of the season and the playoffs. I think after last frustrating defeat in the finals it's finally the time to shine for Miami.

THE REDEEMER POV

In the last two years we have seen tons of tilt shift videos and pictures, and when something gets so quickly overused it also gets old really fast. Nonetheless checking out what's going on in Ipanema or Copacabana and than having a tour in the Rio de Janeiro carnival parade is quite an experience, especially when you do it from a god's point of view.

Captured during Carnaval of 2011

Made by Jarbas Agnelli and Keith Loutit
Music by Jarbas Agnelli

PLANET KIT

"Those Words" is the latest music video from the dark soundscapes of Paris based band KIT.

As it is all about retro futurism we are about love. The music perfectly and oddly fits on footages taken from "Wild Wild Planet" (original title: I Criminali della Galassia) a 1965 italian low-budget sci-fi movie directed by a Antonio Margheriti, a master of special effects and a real pioneer of the genre.

Closing gaps has never felt so nice.

THE MAGIC BEAN

Chicago has never been so wonderfully enlighted. Visual art masters Luftwerk managed to transform Millenium Park in a light reflection playground with an amazing interactive installation that bathes Cloud Gate and its surrounding plaza in a dynamic web of images and sounds.

ph: Peter Tsai, Craig Sinclair

FPT

Today a new gaming genre is born: The First person tetris, also known as FPT-

*WARNING: the following content may cause eye bleeds or death.

SHANTI TRICKS

Visualtraveling presents 'Holy Cow' a short ten minute piece summarizing a month long journey through the chromatic & chaotic countries of South Asia.

Pushing and on board were Walker Ryan, Laurence Keefe, Michael Mackrodt and Kenny Reed.

Directed, filmed & edited by Patrik Wallner.

I HAVE SEEN THE LIGHT

What about 55.000 led lights assembled together to form an unreal colorful cathedral?

That is named "Luminarie De Cagna" and it was recently built for the 2012 Light Festival in Ghent, Belgium.

The festival featured almost 30 exhibitions including a lot of projection mapping, fields of luminous flowers, and even a glowing phone booth aquarium. However, with its mystical and psychedelic appeal, the Luminarie De Cagna seems to have stolen the show.

photos by: Stijin Coppens, Sachavanhecke

WE'LL ALWAYS LOVE YOU

Sony decided to celebrate the loss of one of the greatest voices of all times by raising the price of "The Ultimate Collection" from 4.99 to 7.99.

Well, this is our way to say goodbye. Spreading our passion for real music, real singers, real people. Feel free to download, share and enjoy this soothing mashup by DJ Bahler one thousand times. The best things in life are always free.

You Said Forever [Ratatat + Gotye + Whitney Houston + Broke For Free + Bloc Party + The Shins] by DJ BAHLER

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