new mainpage for EKLEKTRO.NET

well its about time.... (i guess winter's a good time for web design):
we've finally got a new look happening on Eklektro.net,
with better links to the road-videos, via Revver.com
and some announcements on the way... soon...
so in the meantime...
eklektro.net

other / inner pages still need updating
to reflect the mobile broadcasting initiative (for the spring)...
yeah, we're working on it!
cheers,
G

Any desert parties happening Nov 10 to Dec 10?

Hey all, there's a European film crew coming over to do a documentary on the American desert, and they contacted me to help them find out about any events happening in the SoCal desert. (Of course i'd put the film makers directly in touch with the event organizers, so they could judge for themselves whether filming would be appropriate). I know the next FMG is rumored to be Dec, and that might be a little late for their schedule. Anything happening in Nov, or early Dec? Events don't necessarily have to be music-related, and any info appreciated. Thanks much, Greg
ekg@eklektro.net

Since Tribe seems to be dying (?), find me on FaceBook (regrettably)

Well friends, i'm not a fan of FaceBook, but i haven't really gotten my head around MySpace yet...
So in case Tribe soon goes down for good, maybe its time to connect on FaceBook, so all our cool data links won't be lost...

here's a link to my profile, so we could connect as friends:
www.new.facebook.com/profile.php

and here's the "Eklektro" group i started (if Tribe goes down, this might be the temporary home for the former "Laptop Swap" tribe...
though the tribe is mainly set up for a mobile music-streaming project starting next summer)
www.new.facebook.com/group.php

and if you're violently opposed to FaceBook (and i can't blame you), then hit me up on MySpace:
www.myspace.com/eklektro

Yeah, connectivity can be confusing at times... but what are the alternatives? Smoke signals!

cheers
G

Perpetual Apollo? BM tix on sale soon

would like to say i'm definitely going this year...
but i'm not going without the prospect of collaborating and building something new...
more than an Art-Car, more than a Solar RV:
maybe a new semi-mobile towable "staging ground"... and dinosaur-fuel-free?
(time to buy a stripped out Airstream?)
well for those who haven't already seen eklektro.net/perpetual_apollo/
(rough draft from 2005) i think we gotta build it....
Perpetual Apollo = never-ending music, solar-sonic streaming...
mischievous media... gone green (!) your feedback please?)

well for now enjoy the vision, and maybe time to buy your ticket!

ek> G

ekg@eklektro.net

Video Blog episode(s) seeks assistance, associates and/or Eklektro inspirations...

Hey all, my video blog eklektro.blogspot.com is on the verge of getting some funding! Nothing to quit my non-dayjob over just yet, but a nice start. They just wanta see what they'd get if i had the funding in place. And so for what i'm envisioning, the blog would be moving from its mostly-solo hap-hazarded adventures, to a true mobile episodal experience, and homing in on the live-musical element of it all!

So... this could go a number of directions, but right now (like tomorrow), me and the blog are looking for creative individuals of ALL persuasions... all angles and skill levels... especially amongst those of you electrified friends with works in progress needing assistance... ie) I'm dying to drum for somebody's trip hop track, and i really need somebody to hold the cam while i do so... get it? Meanwhile somebody's got another manifesto brewing on deck... and so when in doubt, just shoot... take turns directing, and in the process we get a gathering of out-takes that could easily become its own creation... then apply some quick-cut editing, date and time and titling.. and then boom, blog, there's another episode.

So with the help of a character or few, that's what i'm shooting for this weekend... Eventually moving on up to a more organized "electronic drum circle" format that i've been patiently waiting to fully incorporate into Eklektro (while the RVs have seemed to have grabbed the focal point of the project the past few years)! Adventures notwithstanding, the mobility is supposed to be the means to the end! and of course the best stories never get captured for the camera, let alone edited. But i have a feeling these many false starts are soon to be part of a nostalgic past. I mean, i'd say we DO have the technology to put on a full-time video blog that would rival any viral video of stupid human tricks... There's NO END to the interesting underground cyber-stuff in and around LA.... We've always just needed people to man the battlestations...

So i guess that's the underlying flavor of Breakbeat of the Week.. open to interpretation. But who wants to do production when you can just "star" in it? Well, Eklektro by definition demands multi-tasking; and as a mostly solo videoblogger, i've been grateful whenever anybody wants to take time out of their life, meet up, put on any of several caps and help me hash out an episode. Of course Paolo, Brian Naoism, Derek Lotek and the Cactusland Mesh-Up come to mind. We've certainly had our upstarts. And for me, as a nomad, despite beachside/bedside proximity to the world's best sunrises and sunsets, i've learned that synchronicity (between 2 or more personalities) is 3 times as challenging when you're mobile... yet over 7 years i've also learned my way over (or around) most any type of hurdle... great training for the day i finally became semi-stationary (this past summer)... and still always at least semi-nomadic... able to fluctuate at will, and to the weather! www.weather.com/outlook/tr...ay/USCA0660

Lest i get ahead of myself here, the new SilverLake studio is still surely rough around the edges, but its finally functional (and may be available for very affordable winter sublet). very private for something so urban. The RVs are literally surrounded by vines... Interesting shooting possibilities during the right kinda daylight... the juxtaposition of high technology and earthen magic.. and a 5 minute walk to Cafe Tropical whenever we need to take a break. I've got a lot of gear here, just need another couple pairs of eyes, some semi-experienced hands on the cam, at least someone to tend to the tripod, lighting, check audio mix with headphones, capture Final Cut Pro... So the cam wanders around looking for point counterpoint, segueways into each other's stories... or cameos of real-time digitized instrumentation / creation.... whatever works at the moment, and with the minimum number of hours elapsed before its blogged unto the subscriber-sphere...

So the Eklektro Breakbeat of the Week video blog is syndicated... its searchable on iTunes, and most important, right now the Eklektro blog has some influential eyes on it, waiting for what might churn out this weekend. I have Saturday (or Sunday) in Silverlake and Sunday (or Monday) Malibu in mind.... Best times to shoot in Silverlake are early-day, which means morning set-up or night before... Malibu the same, as well as sunset and especially with a solar-charged boombox at the Dume itself...
What do you think, yo? Don't let the infinite possibilities intimidate.
Email me any wild ideas or pragmatic offers...
thanks for reading!
cheers!
G
eklektro.net/blogs/ekg_blogger_bio.mov

a new techie Tribe for Apple Mac laptop shoppers, traders and upgraders

Welcome to "Laptop Swap" !
tribes.tribe.net/laptop-swap
At the prompting of my tribe friend Jewel, i started a tribe dedicated to getting your tech world up to snuff. As a part-time biz, I'm always posting deals on used, refurb or open-box retail Mac laptop computers; and so rather than litter my friend's mailboxes with mac spam, here's a designated place where you can check in and see what's hot, and of course post your own deals or "wanted" list. The best deals come and go really quick, so you might want to subscribe to the tribe.
One caveat to my friends, though i can often give a quick word on fixes and opinions of specific systems, please bear in mind that i get dozens of techie calls a week, and 90% of these calls are free to my friends (burning up cell minutes); and i can't really keep up this kind of pace... as my laptop swapping is barely a 'business' to begin with. So for techie questions, I'd suggest the very-established Mac OSX tribe for these kinds of issues (there's a knowledge base of like 2000 users there to help you!), or search XLR8yourmac.com, or a good old Google search (where i get most of my answers anyway...); but of course if you hit a dead-end you can always try me. Direct email is better than Tribe messaging, so try me at ekg@eklektro.net. Happy browsing, shopping and swapping! Greg

a BLOG about my VLOG: Eklektro - Breakbeat of the Week... updated

greetings renegade media lovers!

well I'm making up for missing some weeks of posts...
Some funny new stuff... check out Cyber EZ Ryder especially...
eklektro.blogspot.com/
(you'll need the latest quicktime plug-in).
Once you're on my blog page, you can subscribe via your choice of format...
or else search "eklektro" on iTunes, FireAnt, Yahoo...
and i'm even starting to add a few clips to YouTube
(but half under protest though... 'cause YouTube disses the vlogging community by being a closed network)
(so given a choice, please dig your media elsewhere!)
anway, enjoy!
eklektro.blogspot.com/
cheers,
Greg

MayDay Eklektro Audio Podcast: Daily Manifesto

eklektro.blogspot.com

back in LA after the last batch of travel, perspective...
and so a bit of philosophy and politics... 16 minutes:
best loaded to your iPod for offline listening...

peace-out
ek>G(reg)

Eklektro... Amazon!

hey friends and nomads!
I'm writing from the banks of the Amazon river right now, and will be back in LA
in just a few days... and yes, what a trip! and a good bit of electronic art-work too:
Breakbeat of the Week has actually been MORE than weekly since mid-Feb... posting 12
videos in 7 weeks, while mobile... as well as a new beta "channel" design... Check it
out, or subscribe via iTunes, or any aggregator... download the archives... and
why? Techo travel, alternative energy and collaborative music... Eclectic electronics
everywhere! And just getting started.
So one more Amazon episode after this one, and maybe something from Rio on the way
out...
Though i'll miss Brazil, it'll be great to get back to my usual hemisphere... and
orbiting LA... the spaceship awaits.
And while i've been on the road, special thanks to contributors Cactusland, Danny
N, Tiago and lots of Brazilian friends! Next year?!
For now: the channel, the blog, the iTunes and the Amazon!
eklektro.net/breakbeatweek.html
eklektro.blogspot.com
phobos.apple.com/WebObject...iewPodcast
breakbeatoftheweek.com/blogs/...zon.mov
collaborative feedback always welcomed (as long as you remember that this is vlogging
and NOT film-making!)
enjoy... and over and out!
gReg

Talking Dread: 7 minutes of Eklektro

Well we had to go and do it...
Now that we've entered the world of syndicated video blogging and have our first few dozen subscribers
(auto-downloading our weekly movies) it was time to put the cam on the tripod
and do one of those conventional "talking head" video blogs! (in this case "talking dread")
eklektro.blogspot.com
Long overdue, you might get a kick out of this, 'cause i take the opportunity to explain
(for the first time viewer) exactly what Ek-Lek-Tro is all about!
Electronic music? RVs? Solar Power? ummm... Random world travel and vague video?
Well, i can certainly ramble, but hey, you can load it onto your video iPod for later consumption...
And so if you give it a good listen, then i think you'll come to understand exactly
what's going on here in the world of Eklektro... 'cause its just the beginning!
(And yes, we ARE looking for contributors and like-minded bloggers for our video channel)
eklektro.net/breakbeatweek.html
At the bottom of this URL's page, there are links to subscribe to Eklektro Breakbeat of the Week
via iTunes, Yahoo, Feedburner, Fireant and more...
Thanks to Derek Lotek and Brian Naoism for quick knob-tweaking appearances and PA graphics in this episode...
Sorry for any messy editing, bad lighting, noisy bits and what-not,
but hey, this isn't "film-making"... This is vlogging!
Enjoy!
Greg