Download little-scale and Poppi Doser: Antia (2010) for Free!

Poppi and I really hope that you enjoy this one. It's a release of mine that I've been particularly happy with, and I think that Poppi brings something really special to the collaboration. Thanks for your patience!



"A recent project saw little-scale collaborate with electronic music composer and researcher Poppi Doser. Antia - the resultant eight track EP - is best described as ambient and smooth sonic landscapes, interrupted by harsh and rhythmically complex lo-fi beats.

A work of contradiction, Antia manages to create a convincing merger of various stylistic elements. Poppi provides field recordings, plays piano and sings, and little-scale is on the SEGA Mega Drive and Atari 2600."

Download here: http://milkcrate.com.au/antia/little-scale_and_poppi_doser-antia_(2010).zip

Fisherman's Wharf

Video Footage from Lyndon Gray's "The Burrow"

Trash80 Joins Lazerscale

No, that's not a typo. Trash80 has joined the Lazerscale2010 project!

Dot Matrix Printer Controlled Using Launchpad

Well, how does the Launchpad map to the printer? The first two rows each represent the sixteen characters of the ASCII table starting with "!". These characters can be either strung together into 'phrases' that are printer out all at once, or they can be triggered so that each character is printed individually. The third row contains predefined 'macro phrases' with specific rhythms. The first button of the fourth row controls whether the first two rows print immediately or are strung together as phrases to be printed together.

Dot Matrix Printer Synced and Controlled from Ableton Live

Controlling A Dot Matrix Printer Directly with Arduino

Lyndon Gray's 'The Burrow' calls for a dot matrix printer. However, my BAS120 printer module is broken. So I had to program an Arduino board to speak to the printer directly. Luckily, the protocol is very straightforward. I spliced the Centronics printer cable and soldered a header so I could easily breadboard the connections.

The Centronics connector is a 36-pin connection. Pin 1 is the 'strobe' signal (active low). Pins 2 to 9 are the data bits. Pin 11 is the 'busy' signal. Pin 33 is ground. The 'busy' signal is polled by the Arduino to see whether or not the printer is currently printing. If the printer is not printing, data can be set on the eight data pins. The strobe is then momentarily held low to send the data to the printer.

I then made a Max/MSP patch that takes data and sends it to the printer via a serial USB connection.

Digital Counter for 'The Burrow'

I have made a digital counter as part of the preparation for the upcoming concert series of Lyndon Gray's 'The Burrow'. It's basically a very simple Max/MSP patch that has a full-screen counter that is displayed on a separate LCD screen that all five performers can see. Certain sections of the work are timed out to the second, and Lyndon will be able to trigger the start points of these sections through the Max/MSP patch and a MIDI controller. Simple yet (hopefully) effective.

Inside Out Fist (Noise Jam) - In Fifteen Parts

David Gustafsson: Tanbur

Tristan Louth-Robins: Guitar and iPod Touch

Sebastian Tomczak: Laptop

Lyndon Warren: Guitar

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Carcass (Music Made From A Game Boy Kick Drum Sound)

'Summertime' Video By XXiirii

Video artist XXiirii has created a short video using a track of mine as music. The visuals are wonderful, with beautiful colours and a nice sense of rhythm. Please enjoy!

The Burrow Poster

Poppi Doser and little-scale Live At Delusions of Grandeur

Poppi and I will be playing a live set on Saturday, October 9th as part of the Foundation Front Delusions of Grandeur event. The evening will also include performance art, visual art and mixed media art as well as other musical acts.

When: Saturday, October 9th, 7.30 pm +

Venue: The Rhino Room, Frome St, Adelaide

Cost: $5

Poppi Doser and little-scale on Radio Adelaide (101.5 FM) This Thursday

Poppi and I will be interviewed this Thursday somewhere from 10am - 12 noon live on air at Radio Adelaide. Antia in it's entirety will also be played. Tune in to 101.5 FM if you're in metropolitan Adelaide. If not, listen live on the stream.

Aussie Chipmusic Directory Updated

I have been updating the Aussie Chipmusic Directory (here: http://aussiechip.milkcrate.com.au/) with releases from 2010 and new artists. If you have any information that should be added / changed, please do share...

Lazerbeat's Speech for the End of Blip Festival Tokyo

Mitaka Cicadas

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Photos from Blip Festival Tokyo (Both Nights / Most Acts)

little-scale Live At Blip Festival Photos

Some pictures from my set last night including a few tracks with the wonderful Coova on Game Boy, featuring the amazing No Carrier on visuals. More photos here - all of which are by Lauren Tomczak (many thanks!). I hope that people had a good time.

Blip Festival Tokyo - This Weekend!

Blip Festival Tokyo kicks off this Saturday with a fantastic lineup. I am playing on the Sunday night. Please come along if you're in the area, and feel free to have a chat afterward.

More info / schedule etc: http://tokyo.blipfestival.org/