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| Autechre Gantz Graf (good quality) |
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According to the director, the music video
for "Gantz Graf" reached a cult status in
underground computer-generated imagery art
circles.[citation needed] The video features
an abstract object (or an agglomeration of
objects) synchronized to the sounds in the
music as it morphs, pulsates, shakes, and
finally dissolves. The visuals contain the
same amount of richness and detail as the
soundtrack does, having a visual counterpart
to every little sound or frequency range in
the song. Alex Rutterford (who had previously
created an unofficial video for the Tri
Repetae track "Eutow" as part of the Channel
4 music programme Lo-Fi in 2001) claims the
idea for the "Gantz Graf" video came during
one of his LSD trips
Tags : autechre alex Rutterford LSD Warp Vision |
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Affichage : 59368
Durée : 235 s |
| Autechre - Gantz Graf |
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The music video for "Gantz Graf" reached a
cult status in underground computer-generated
imagery art circles. The video features an
abstract object (or an agglomeration of
objects) perfectly synchronized to the sounds
in the music as it morphs, pulsates, shakes,
and finally dissolves. The visuals contain
the same amount of richness and detail as the
soundtrack does, having a visual counterpart
to every little sound or frequency range in
the song. Alex Rutterford (who had previously
created an unofficial video for the Tri
Repetae track "Eutow" as part of a Channel 4
music programme in 2001) claims the idea for
the "Gantz Graf" video came during one of his
LSD trips.
Tags : Autechre Gantz Graf LSD Warp Alex Rutterford |
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Affichage : 223648
Durée : 236 s |
| The Graf Zeppelin |
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The Graf Zeppelin ruled the uncluttered skies
like no other monarch could. The sight of the
silver ship gliding over head brought crowds
of people streaming from their houses and
into the streets. No other aircraft in
history , with the possible exception of the
Spirit of St. Louis, has been the focus of so
much admiration by so many people. The Graf
Zeppelin was Dr. Eckner's crowning
achievement in the concept of the zeppelin.
Even though the Hindenburg and the Graf
Zeppelin II would be technologically superior
to the Graf Zeppelin, no other air ship would
be so loved by nearly all the world.
The size of the Graf was dictated only by the
inner dimensions of the construction hanger.
When completed, the airship was 100 feet in
diameter, and 110 feet high including the
gondola bumpers, bringing her within TWO FEET
of the rafters of her shed. Many new
innovations were incorporated into the Graf
Zeppelin during her construction in Factory
Shed number II in Friedrichshafen. The most
revolutionary of the innovations was the
inclusion of a new fuel system for the
engines. Previously, all airships had used
engines that burned either gasoline or diesel
fuel. The main problem with using a liquid
fuel was that as you burned off the gas or
diesel, you lost weight, and as you lost
weight, you had to vent off hydrogen to keep
from floating up. This had been a problem
that had plagued zeppelins since the
beginning, but was solved in the building of
the Graf. The Graf had special gas cells
installed below the gas cells that housed the
lifting hydrogen gas. These new cells
comprised approximately 1/3 of each bay
within the ship and each cell was filled with
a new fuel called "Blau gas". Invented by Dr.
Hermann Blau, this gaseous fuel would account
for 750,000 cubic feet of the volume of the
Graf, which had a total volume of 3,707,550
cubic feet. The wonderful thing about the
blau gas was that it weighed about as much as
air and so did not hamper the ship with the
weight that liquid fuel would, also,as the
fuel burned in the engines of the ship, no
weight was lost by its consumption and
therefore no hydrogen would be vented.
Even with all her new design innovations and
the excitement of the German people, the Graf
Zeppelin was slowed by of lack of money. It
had taken a plea to the German people by Dr.
Eckener to raise most of the money to have
her built and more arm twisting in the
government to get enough to finish the ship,
now he needed money to keep her flying. That
money was found in the hands of an American
business man and airship supporter named
William Randolph Hearst. Hearst would make a
business deal with Dr. Eckener that would
appeal to both the Zeppelin Company and
Hearst's newspaper companies. Hearst would
put up the money for a global flight of the
Graf Zeppelin that would be the gain her the
publicity she would need to form a solid
reputation for dependability and he would get
exclusive U.S. rights to the story. Dr.
Eckener, having been a journalist and writer
before working for the Count VonZeppelin,
knew how to make the most of this publicity
and did so at every opportunity. The global
flight would begin in Friedrichshafen and
proceed to Lakehurst, New Jersey. Lakehurst
would then mark as the official starting
point of the journey as stipulated in the
contract drawn up by Hearst. From Lakehurst
back to Friedrichshafen, to Tokyo and then to
San Francisco, Los Angeles and back to
Lakehurst. Although the Graf was not the
first aircraft to circle the globe, it was by
far the fastest. What took months for a
British military, heavy bomber to do, with
many breakdowns and hardships, the Graf did
in 12 days and 11 minutes in comfort and
style with a full passenger load over much
previously uncharted land. The trip was a
complete success and the world, particularly
the U.S., caught Zeppelin Mania. Once safely
moored at Lakehurst, Dr. Eckener was treated
to a ticker-tape parade in his honor in New
York City and the news papers would dub him
the "Magellan of the Air".
Length - 776 feet / 236.53 meters
Diameter - 100 feet / 30.48 meters
Gas Volume - 3,700,000 cu. feet / 111,000 cu.
meters
Engines - Five 550 hp Maybach engines
Maximum Speed - 80 mph / 128 km/h
Lifting Gas Type - Hydrogen
Tags : Graf Zeppelin air ship dirigible aviation history |
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Affichage : 22643
Durée : 616 s |
| Hugh Laurie - I'm in Love with Steffi Graf |
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A musical number from "A Bit of Fry &
Laurie."
Gotta love Hugh's lisp.
Lyrics (as I hear them...):
She's got eyes like diamonds,
Hair like twisted gold.
When she looks up to me,
I feel my blood run cold
Now, I don't care if people laugh
(A-ha)
I'm in love with Steffi Graf
I watched her all last summer;
I watched her every day
She knew that I was with her,
She didn't have to say
She can run, but she can't hide
She knows I feel deep down inside..
That Steffi is an angel
But she folds her wings
And walks like you and me
She's extremely good at tennis
On any kind of surface there might be
Clay or grass
She'll flay your ass
And when she hits that topspin second serve
I think I know the meaning of love
Eastbourne never was a favorite
The outside courts were damp
She had a hamstring problem
And recurring muscle cramp
But she dug deep and won it just the same
My angel never lost a service game
But now, a shadow in the distance
A girl with ponytails
Sixteen and full of hunger
The end of Steffi's trail
I can't wait for her defeat
I fetch a knife and take my seat
'Cause Steffi is a goddess
My love for her, it knows no bounds
I'd kill to make her happy,
Or just to get her through the early rounds
Kill or maim
It's just a game
But if I had another life, I'd chose
To come back as one of Steffi's shoes
'Cause Steffi is an angel
But she folds her wings
And walks like you and me
Tags : boffle stephen fry hugh laurie steffi graf tennis music video |
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Affichage : 399072
Durée : 204 s |
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