chris_c_i_n *(trokd): March 2008

Wednesday, 26 March 2008

Sunday, 23 March 2008

Xylodrone.

http://www.zshare.net/download/93987408b6b696/

You'd be surprised at what you can do with a battered acoustic guitar £1.99 kids Xylophone, cushions, a tape measure and sound editing software!

Jamie Lidell - Little bit of feel good (CL mix) was made whilst in a good mood.

Saul Williams - Break (CL broke 2) was made whilst in an extremely bad mood.

Compare and Contrast

Finally- Nine Inch Nails:10 Ghosts III/19 Ghosts III/26 Ghosts III/31 Ghosts IV/35 Ghosts IV

I remixed all idividually using the multi-track files. I tried to stay true to the original recording method. Quick and to the point. I then merged all five remixes into one ambient piece.

Here is the link to what I've named - Ghosts 124
http://www.zshare.net/download/9399669fdaf472/

Friday, 21 March 2008

Today I have been using the below instruments to remix the below sleeved track. Much to the chagrin of Lisa, Kirsty, & Elizabeth

Click to enlarge

And it's going quite well.........................

Thursday, 20 March 2008

Tuesday, 18 March 2008

Thomasland (a new rip-off from Drayton Manor Park)

On Monday, we took Elizabeth to Thomasland, which is housed within Drayton Manor Park, who bill Thomasland as "the only Thomas the Tank Engine theme park outside of Japan".

Drayton Manor Park should feel ashamed of themselves. First up, they charge a lower price or adults and toddlers in term time, which is wise as me and Lisa were not up for taking Elizabeth on storm force 10, G-Force, or Apocalypse. For a smaller fee, we can take our toddler daughter into a theme park designed for toddlers, yes?

No. Lisa OR myself could take Elizabeth in, but the second parent has to pay FULL PRICE admission, the price set so that you can enjoy all of Drayton Manor Park's rides, along with Thomasland rides. This is unfair, and I told them so. Last time I checked children mainly have two parents. Of course, there are single parents which is fine, but a lot of families still have two parents, and in an act of sheer greed, Drayton Manor Park know this, and have set their charges to accommodate their financial needs. It's only a four pounds difference, but it's not the point. If they had dropped the price so that it was the same for BOTH parents (and any lone parents, and perhaps the virgin Mary), then we would've been in a better mood once inside the park. We may have bought some food and drink each. That would have cost us around £10, but we wouldn't mind, we're having a nice day out. We maybe would have bought a toy and a teddy for Elizabeth. Again, it would have cost us, and made Drayton Manor Park another £10 thereabouts, but again, we wouldn't mind as we're having a nice day out.
By sharing more for one parent than another, purely to make £4, just shows you how desperate Drayton Manor Park are for cash.

Thomasland itself was, quite frankly, rubbish. I know we may be slightly biased due to feeling a little bitter over the entry 'rules', but seriously, Thomasland was TINY. What was in there was barely adequate for a £8 cover charge, let alone the £14/£18 they charged us. At least four of the 'handful' of rides have been there for ages and have merely been redecorated to fit in with the Thomasland aesthetic. Elizabeth, 2, was bored rigid and wanted to go home by 1p.m. a mere three hours after our arrival. We shan't go again, even with the heavily discounted ticket vouchers we received inside the park. Shame on Drayton Manor Park.

Walsall

We followed up our visit to Cosford with a quick trip to Walsall new art gallery, which the kids love.

The Royal Air Force Museum - Cosford.

This weekend I took the kids to the Royal Air Force museum at Cosford, near Telford. It was free to get in, due to Lottery Funding. Turned out that the kids loved it, I merely expected them to 'put up' with it, despite the fact that Elizabeth loves aeroplanes!