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new mainpage for EKLEKTRO.NET

ekg_greg — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 07:40:11 GMT

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... http://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?

ekg_greg — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 17:13:44 GMT

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)

ekg_greg — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 18:21:34 GMT

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: http://www.new.facebook.com/profile.php?id=705225583 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) http://www.new.facebook.com/group.php?gid=6992229961 and if you're violently opposed to FaceBook (and i can't blame you), then hit me up on MySpace: http://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

ekg_greg — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 16:47:07 GMT

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 http://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...

ekg_greg — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 21:02:05 GMT

Hey all, my video blog http://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! http://www.weather.com/outlook/travel/businesstraveler/tenday/USCA0660?locid=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 http://eklektro.net/blogs/ekg_blogger_bio.mov

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

ekg_greg — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 20:34:24 GMT

Welcome to "Laptop Swap" ! http://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

ekg_greg — Sun, 04 Jun 2006 00:51:03 GMT

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... http://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! http://eklektro.blogspot.com/ cheers, Greg

MayDay Eklektro Audio Podcast: Daily Manifesto

ekg_greg — Tue, 02 May 2006 16:28:40 GMT

http://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!

ekg_greg — Sun, 09 Apr 2006 01:26:49 GMT

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! http://eklektro.net/breakbeatweek.html http://eklektro.blogspot.com http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=135148607&s=143441 http://breakbeatoftheweek.com/blogs/eklektro_amazon.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

ekg_greg — Sun, 26 Mar 2006 00:32:20 GMT

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") http://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) http://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

Eklektro Breakbeat of the Week video blog, from Brazil!

ekg_greg — Mon, 20 Mar 2006 22:48:53 GMT

hey all, somehow i've become a bit more organized on the road (!) and so we're managing a bit more regular delivery of fresh video finally... and some is pretty damn crazy if i say so myself! check the Carnaval footage, straight from Salvador Bahia... and the contributions from Cactusland and crew... you're sure to dig :) http://eklektro.net/breakbeatweek.html or go straight to the video blog and subscribe for automatic downloads whenever we post... aka video podcast. http://eklektro.blogspot.com enjoy! and if anybody else out there has any cool clips along the lines of: techno travel, alternative energy and collaborative music... drop me a line and we'd be happy to feature your stuff.. thanks! Greg ekg@eklektro.net

Carnaval in Brasil: street video from Salvador Bahia, Phat Tuesday!!

ekg_greg — Tue, 28 Feb 2006 21:41:30 GMT

footage from 2 nights ago... quick-edited and compressed for iPod vod-cast, but you can view it if you have the latest quicktime driver... http://eklektro.net/ek_breakbeatweek.html or cut straight to the clip: http://eklektro.net/vid/salvador1.html enjoy! gReg

BM theme 06: Hope and Fear? i'm afraid not.

ekg_greg — Thu, 29 Dec 2005 03:55:38 GMT

yes, the BM vibe has changed quite a bit (IMHO) since the rad days of '99, when you felt shit could just go OFF any minute... and it did... all fucking week long, with the wild-eyed optimism of a fresh rocket launch spewing jet fuel and G forces... yeeooww!! i knew i was a late-bloomer with much to learn... in awe of what BM must've been like all those pioneering years i missed; and i was changed forever by one mere week-long experience. then 2000? a survival-fest with instant comraderie 'tween freaky peeps, due to extreme weather and drugs... and 2001? just plain blistering heat by day, dark and sexy as the deepest dust storm by night (note: 9-11 came just a week after that particularly dark burn)... 2002 was kinda Disney on Acid with the oceanic theme... visceral still, but slowly losing its ethereal grip... but 2003's when things really began to smell fishy, like TV-money ($250 ticket) and BM started to resemble a tattoo and dreads episode of "Friends"... So though it was nice and nostalgic to return in 05 after missing 04... (and i tried not to snore), but in retrospect and from my now 'jaded' perspective(?)... Last year it seemed like most of the place was just goin thru the motions... while cruising cops ensured that any rare pockets of real revolution be kept under wraps... 2005 was a booze-fest for the scenesters in furry hats... and now, this year? 2006? i think i'll give it a miss, based on this: http://www.burningman.com/art_of_burningman/bm06_theme.html "As an art style, Deco stands as the West's last commonly held vision of a utopian future. Today, of course, this art form represents a retro-future: one that never came to be. The principle problems of post-modern life do not concern how we'll employ our endless leisure. Robots do not wait upon us hand and foot, nor do we jet from place to place in private rocket ships. Along the road to a utopia, these science fiction fantasies gave way to traffic jams. The future, it begins to seem, ran out of gas." sounds kinda hope-less and fear-full: perhaps I had secretly 'hoped' that some new ecstatic vibe might shine through upon the announcement of a bold new theme this year... as a punk proclamation/inspiration... to be the burningman of old: to be a step ahead, and to INSTIGATE the sign of the times... (but seems the Man's as uncertain as anyone... and perhaps Katrina's timing had something to do with this sentiment? helplessness...)... So now i 'fear' its all porta-potties and beer, a festival after all... won't change the world, and can do no harm.. so maybe 'odd' years i'll jump the fence, hit the burn to see some friends... and then the 'even' years...? how 'bout fear and loathing at umm... Knot's Berry Farm?

BM theme 06: Hope and Fear? i'm afraid not.

ekg_greg — Thu, 29 Dec 2005 03:51:58 GMT

yes, the BM vibe has changed quite a bit (IMHO) since the rad days of '99, when you felt shit could just go OFF any minute... and it did... all fucking week long, with the wild-eyed optimism of a fresh rocket launch spewing jet fuel... yeeooww!! i knew i was a late-bloomer with much to learn... in awe of what BM must've been like all those pioneering years i missed; and i was changed forever by one mere week-long experience. then 2000? a survival-fest with instant comraderie 'tween freaky peeps, due to extreme weather and drugs... and 2001? just plain blistering heat by day, dark and sexy as the deepest dust storm by night (note: 9-11 came just a week after that particularly dark burn)... 2002 was kinda Disney on Acid with the oceanic theme... visceral still, but slowly losing its ethereal grip... but 2003's when things really began to smell fishy, like TV-money ($250 ticket) and BM started to resemble a tattoo and dreads episode of "Friends"... So though it was nice and nostalgic to return in 05 after missing 04... (and i tried not to snore), but in retrospect and from my now 'jaded' perspective(?)... Last year it seemed like most of the place was just goin thru the motions... while cruising cops ensured that any rare pockets of real revolution be kept under wraps... 2005 was a booze-fest for the scenesters in furry hats... and now, this year? 2006? i think i'll give it a miss, based on this: http://www.burningman.com/art_of_burningman/bm06_theme.html "As an art style, Deco stands as the West's last commonly held vision of a utopian future. Today, of course, this art form represents a retro-future: one that never came to be. The principle problems of post-modern life do not concern how we'll employ our endless leisure. Robots do not wait upon us hand and foot, nor do we jet from place to place in private rocket ships. Along the road to a utopia, these science fiction fantasies gave way to traffic jams. The future, it begins to seem, ran out of gas." sounds kinda hope-less and fear-full: perhaps I had secretly 'hoped' that some new ecstatic vibe might shine through upon the announcement of a bold new theme this year... as a punk proclamation/inspiration... to be the burningman of old: to be a step ahead, and to INSTIGATE the sign of the times... (but seems the Man's as uncertain as anyone... and perhaps Katrina's timing had something to do with this sentiment? helplessness...)... So now i 'fear' its all porta-potties and beer, a festival after all... won't change the world, and can do no harm.. so maybe 'odd' years i'll jump the fence, hit the burn to see some friends... and then the 'even' years...? how 'bout fear and loathing at umm... Knot's Berry Farm?

back in LA! Perma-Temporary

ekg_greg — Tue, 08 Nov 2005 01:00:30 GMT

Los Angeles is my favorite city to come back to... AND my favorite place to get the hell out of from time to time. Just did 2 and half months in the bay area, with an interesting warehouse to spread out, explore opportunities, make some money... but was i really thinking of "relocating"? Well wow, for a little while it was a definite maybe, while my RV and I effectively sat out the 2 scary months of $3 gasoline. And now i'm back to my untethered and most-often Malibu scenery... a bit more solar-sunny than San Francisco. Yes, a brief flirtation with establishing an actual earth-address (or in other words... grounding. Tried it on for size and its not quite "me"...), and so the future? Tech-nomadic living involves few stringent plans, rather ongoing data feed... infinite weighing of probabilities... and its certainly a seasonal thing (who wants to tough out the beach in a motorhome when its rainy?)... So this year, winter wanderings are screaming "RV-free" again... travel lightly, maybe Brazil by January...

LA/SF: Tale of 2 Cities: seeking semi-permanent parking

ekg_greg — Wed, 26 Oct 2005 17:18:53 GMT

I wanna live in los angeles... just park my RV that is.... but jeeezus, real estate bein' what it is.... you'd think i was asking for the Taj Mahal with valet parking! I'm looking for a driveway... near an electric outlet just to supplement my solar-power, perhaps with a spare shed and some security, ideally a gate i can lock when i wanna go out in my 30mpg car instead of my 8mpg motor-HOME... or even better bike or walk, and that's why i'm here at this warehouse in the East Bay until something breaks back "home"... and why i can better handle Oakland as in relation to San Fran... better than i can otherwise handle someplace like East LA in regards to commuting all the way to the coast, Venice... Too much LA traffic via RV is guaranteed to drive you insane, take it from me... and location IS everything, at least these days. So $3 gasoline and real-estate gentrification keeps me miles away from my friends again, unless i wanna give up the RV (not!), or unless i want to live in the streets.... like i essentially have, 6 of the past 7 years, yo (so give me a medal, hey?) Sure its all made for a crazy story i'll be the first to say (a book and new music impending), but I wanna LIVE in LA... and if $600 could get someone a modest apartment, couldn't $300 provide some secure bit of driveway? and since i'm often gone for weeks at a time... in exchange for holding my space... how 'bout barter-trade? My RV serves as a solar-powered studio, an awesome office, and time-share could be fine by me; But bottom-line today, compared to this $200/month-to-month Oakland palacial warehouse RV estate, I don't exactly think over $300 is something i should have to pay, even in LA (let alone a lease)... unless of course we're talking apartment-like amenities... or my designated chunk of some warehouse space. In which case, just try me, and i'm open to most anything. Please forward to your friends, and many thanks! certainly a finder's fee... Thanks for lookin' out for me... Tech-nomadically, ek>G aka Greg http://eklektro.net

ekg_greg — Tue, 13 Sep 2005 08:44:45 GMT

Nomadic, take it or leave it...

ekg_greg — Tue, 13 Sep 2005 08:39:42 GMT

I think i'm getting bugged by a new phenomena: that of the "Fair Weather Nomad". Of course if you wanna take the weather angle literally, a well-organized nomad can utilize their mobility factor to plan ahead and maximize their weather environment, like wintering in Mexico, summering in San Fran... cool. But by "Fair Weather Nomad", i'm pointing out the casual kind of wanderer, who's more of a "fair weather friend". An uncommitted or part-time 'nomad' is more often than not a source of distraction or trouble to those who stick to it through the thick and thin. The fair weather nomad is there to cash-in on the good times, and is gone with the wind when there are problems to figure out, or when there's true work to be done. I can't fault anyone their choices, can't deny them their creature comforts or lifestyle, but hey, let's not glom onto the "nomadic" label and pretend to be something we're not, OK? For the past few years, I've been trying to inspire electronic artists to free themselves from day-jobs and pursue their art full-time, by minimizing expenses... living "rent-free" on the road in a solar-powered studio RV, something like what i've done for the past 6 years. yeah, I kinda laid some groundwork for adventurous types who might like to try this lifestyle, and overall i think i've been quite generous with sharing info and solar secrets.... and acting as pathfinder... to new areas to camp, congregate or caravan. But at some point i imagined there would be some strength in numbers... some collective movement... some outward expression of what we were accomplishing. Stick-to-it-ness itself would magnify the experiences shared, leading to a unique and particularly hardcore form of art. So goes the theory. Unfortunately, any nomad with a "safety net" will never fully get it... will never grasp that certain priceless magic found only by putting yourself totally out there, pushed to the limit, staying 'hungry', staying true (by NOT working for 'the man')... You can't compartmentalize your experiences and then still fully integrate them... nor draw the same energy from them. (Its like the difference between living a solid week vs. partying 2 days at Burningman). So the point of my rant: Latest karavan destination: We had a good thing going here for all of 3 days, at a warehouse on the east bay (W. Oakland)... 3 RVs and a 4th on the way. Studios were being set up inside, and RV hook-ups outside.... just starting to enjoy things. Then some gunfire in the ghetto adjacent gave everybody a bit of a scare... some gang member was shot dead. hmmm... Shit happens. I've never lived in a warehouse where gang violence wasn't a periodic factor... You just stay mindful and vigilant and go about your business... (perhaps i've become too much a pirate?) its just the price of having a huge warehouse at an affordable price, and as long as your property is gated, cool. But such events affect different people in different ways. Especially the part-time nomads in this case: Instead of organizing and staying the course, some people are gonna flee... back to the safe bosom of dayjob and conventional apartment. And so i guess i'm fascinated more than i am disappointed. And once again i'm free. San Francisco almost seduced me. But without collaboration happening, i might as well be solo-writing somewhere else... Santa Cruz, or back to LA? or back out to the desert? or pack it all in and go back to Thailand. The movement may still be ahead of its time... riding a fine line. The alternative fuels are now essential to the survival, and i'm still a bit short of funds to finance the conversion. And so perhaps the RVs will sit this winter out, while i take off somewhere tropical to go write about it:: objective of the book: to forecast the ecstatic potential:: Earth Address Optional: Tales of the Tech-Nomadic. and it never ends... these are the relentless rhythms of the road....

Next Nomadic Stage, from Nao til Spring

ekg_greg — Sat, 27 Aug 2005 00:23:43 GMT

Hey, I moved to San Fran yesterday... to an amazing warehouse in W. Oakland actually... and for a nomad you might think "moving" is no big thing.... just start up your engines and leave. Well, for me and my mobile studio RV... juggling gear and vehicles... the past few days were excruciating; and so after landing and seeing the new warehouse, i'm feeling the jet lag. And yet i'm operating on auto-pilot out of pure excitement. This warehouse is pretty amazing. Its got all the RV amenities that i just couldn't find for all the time i've been searching in LA! And there's lots more space for interested artists... both interior studio-wise (starting at only $130/month, live-in a bit more) and room for perhaps even one or 2 more RVs. So hey, the time is NOW, 'cause its temporary... leases are only good till March, when they convert the place to condos. So seems likely i'll be back in LA (if i had to call one place "home") in the Spring. But time to buckle down for fall and winter here in lovely W. Oakland (and a trip to Burningman is impending by the way). 3 weeks ago i wouldn't've believed you if you told me... A new nomadic chapter begins today! e>k>g

To burn or not to burn?

ekg_greg — Sat, 20 Aug 2005 19:52:17 GMT

decisions, decisions... experience and future visions, spiritual analysis of what is perhaps the world's most dynamic "event", as opposed to "the scene"; here's Burningman, according to me, and if you want to delve deep, you gotta dig for this doctrine... http://eklektro.blogspot.com/

Everybody Needs a Spaceship (retro Eklektro, written in Mexico)

ekg_greg — Sat, 20 Aug 2005 02:40:33 GMT

For those soon heading out on inspirational road-trips... Burningman perhaps? a quick reflection while preparing for lift-off, rootlessness, weightlessness... ecstasies, G-forces and tech-nomadic destinies... Time to get dusty again; and to do it right you gotta karavan, escape Babylon under cover of night... follow your headlights... and Marley sang it right from the opening line "Exodus... the movement of Jah People... So here's something chosen from my blogger archives, written under the influence of high fever, Mexico '04, enjoy: The road just goes and goes... and all the more so with this... solar-studio the things i've seen.... the things i've come to know the things that.. fell out of the sky... just landed in front of my lens, totally un-contrived now burned onto hard-drive... if i could transcribe this never-ending storyline for the ears and the eyes, in a quest for real-time the cosmic intention; and at the core of the creation, for simple life-support and/or full-time inspiration: Everybody Needs a Space-Ship (!) to best draw in the divine intervention of the muse And the mission? to find the art of life the interplanetary search for vital bits of light why NOT migrate... to where it seems near everything is... improvised(?) and somehow sustainable, as this jungle beach has more than satisfied... ((solar-sonic)) with the electrolyte, the circuitry, and the bio-rhythms that have become me: REVELATIONS this is a wake up call for those who see a studio as something stationary for those who see recording as an industry or energy only-in-terms of a commodity, as something finite. your dinosaur days are as numbered as the common copyright. e>k>g more at http://eklektro.blogspot.com/ or video blog: http://eklektro.net/ek_breakbeatweek.html

Solar-Sonic 7/19:: Sun Shines thru at The Dume!

ekg_greg — Tue, 19 Jul 2005 18:22:57 GMT

The early summer phenomena of coastal cloud-cover in southern California can be a real bitch for those dependant upon solar power to run their studios. "June Gloom" has extended into mid-July this year, and has been especially unrelenting... often not burning off until 2pm, if at all... which translates into having to run my RV's gas-powered generator for a couple-few hours each night... or even often changing nomadic plans for the lesser of 2 evils: sometimes literally driving inland to catch solar rays and recharge batteries... until TODAY! I woke to 7am sunshine, unbelievably. 10am and i'm getting 10amps of solar-electric... and rising. Gotta hope the clouds stay away. So if you want to hear some sun-powered live electronic drumming, check out the audio blog i started last week:: (still beta, but workin' out the kinks!):: http://eklektro.net/ek_audioblog.html And BTW: my long-time friend Derek Lotek finally freed himself of eastcoast drudgery, relocated, arrived in LA last week (!) and is embarking upon the insane agenda of integrating his live electronic musical life-style into an RV. Now the karavan really begins. e>k>G!

Warehouse700?

ekg_greg — Thu, 30 Jun 2005 22:15:54 GMT

hey yeah, hard to believe i've been on wheels 6 years nomadic, dig it: recently ranchin' it a hundred miles from LA on and off the past 6 months, with thai-tropical and migrational (mexico) winters in between, and all those malibu summers (my location today!); now feeling some kinda return more towards to the city center: or to set something up proper: ie) super cyber time-share; and my ad might look like this maybe: 2 solar-sonic refugees seek number three for pooled talents and resources towards the next big thing: a warehouse collaborative formed on digital doctrine, drum jams and free-wheeling dreams: seeking part or full-time bandmember and warehouse partner, who's well versed in tribal ultra-barter: share expenses, space and RVs... help procure and develop the ultimate cyber studio (the necessary ying to the yang of traveling): terra firma urbana: easy in-out access (big 10' or higher roll-up doors for RVs). yeah, as a full-time nomad i'd hate to assume some lease and not be able to trip out so easily overseas (for one or 2 persons its a big liability); and so Derek Lotek and me (EKG) say: Alternating Sublettors Incorporated seek other sound and vision-aries and one cool landlord (and we'll sit down and draw up the legalities, multi-lease, sub-lease, security deposit, etc...) effective immediately: Seeking a certain kinda bat-cave... w/radical security, space and a negotiable mix of other amenities (the RVs are otherwise self-contained, allowing great flexibility). The modular dividend for everybody would be fully integrating the studios inside the drive-in RVs for multiple scenarios: whether home-base, live production or for your remote mobile recording. in the meantime shoot a solar energy-meets-art documentary, finance converting both of these rigs over to propulsion by propane, and perhaps some new matching paint to turn the 2 rigs into a "fleet",... and the warehouse? like that sit-com "Taxi"... like a pit-stop garage on the never-ending techno-band's Gran Prix. interactive, changing drivers, picture this: (2) RVs in side to side bays means 5-1 surround sound dimensional recording possibilities, stereo video projections: immersion theatre:: electronic drum circles: sacred geometry: sound sculpture: satellite pods: and full-band broadcasting... and all that shit its been kinda hard to do the past 5 years outdoors. sacred mobility shouldn't have to be a trade-off: enter CyberRVpark.com.. still in hiding, the desert, at a distance, still in theory (part of the book i've been stuck writing while waiting for friends to get their wheels): and uploading teaser movies: Breakbeat of the Week... tribing spontaneous mostly solo on the beach... and everybody seems about to catch up, and so well wouldya' please VIDEO BLOG me?: whether PatriotReacting or just blowing off steam: Are you ready? Are you set? (or are you settled... or already sold-out?) Well, we've got whole new airwaves: and Representing has whole new meaning when i see more and more chicks with bitchin laptops, mixing trax: a kinda millennial feeling for real... five years later maybe? So now, with the upcoming road-collaborations of my friend of 8 years and 100,000 bumper stickers: Lotek! newly-freed, ie) east to west coast in 2 weeks finally, like that psychedelic brunch of 7 years ago, taking a tab from the TinFoil man: our ideas are overdue: and inside this story there's a screenplay or two: Kerouac, Kesey... umm...Morrison, motorhomes, keep your eyes on the road and your hands upon the wheel... and your URLs tuned to me. I've never been so brash as to suggest that the cameras train full-time on me, but well... how else do your start a techno talk show... but from the pirate ship's captain's chair... and my cyber tribal friends.... taking turns telling stories... In other words all this shit i've been talking about all these years couldn't be more serious... if you know me, and if i had even half-jokingly once and/or in a roundabout way proposed some kinda collaboration... drum or video session, or helping throw a party... if we had at least that much in common, and knowing how busy everyone is in LA and doing their own thing. Well, well... group dynamics have to start with a dedicated 2, and i studied communication in college, and i'm still experimenting: so start in the middle: media: reality: meet once a week for drums... and dancing? streaming commentary? change the government by changing media...punk it out... become cyber-legendary... or die laughing... and begins with a warehouse... and the core: one or 2 partners: and to some extent we'll have to sign each other's "non-compete". Ideas tested-out trial-run solo-scale have been one big investment with lots of non-aimless wandering to develop a strategy, and yet certain media ideas and corresponding attitudes are still in their infancy.. in other words the UNDERground might not even be ready for the likes of you and me, let alone the mainstream; and so we'll have to try a whole buncha approaches out.... and when in doubt, its called punk. Join our team and have access to sound-system, projection, lighting and 2 studio-RVs... as well as solar expertise. yes, we're proposing takin on some terra firma (urbana) in order to be better geared up for the next level: the ultra-mobile self-sufficiency symbol: Perpetual Apollo: and the techno house-band, and an attorney to help us determine the public limits to which we can take this.. .and did i mention mobile internet radio jam and talk show? 5 years of development: Eklektro.net!