Stereophonic Sound Library

Our first gig

2007-12-05T00:37:00.000-08:00

We had our first gig (Mojo Rising, see the previous post for more info) this Saturday! We had great weather, just perfect, not too warm not too cold. At first it looked like it was going to rain and we feared the worst, but guess what? It started raining just after the gig was finished!

We got lots of people asking what music we were playing and that they really liked it :-)

I was supposed to film the gig and take many pictures, but I was too busy! There is more work involved then you'd expect :-)

Mojo Rising

2007-11-11T22:21:00.000-08:00

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Upcoming Gig

2007-11-08T22:39:00.000-08:00

Our first gig is going to be in the Buddha Bar, Byron Bay, on Saturday the 1st of december! Check for updates soon…

Monstrous Movies: Beware! The Blob

2007-10-31T22:23:00.000-07:00

Beware! The Blob

Unlike most monsters of the period, the Blob has no humanoid element. It has a will—to consume flesh—and it moves in search of victims; that is what passes for the Blob’s character, and the simplicity of the concept makes the Blob an especially formidable and memorable Thing. It came from the stars. It dissolves flesh on contact. As it absorbs people, it gets bigger and turns red with their blood. It can flow under or around any obstacle. It can’t be killed. It is a monster of appetite: an absolute consumer, voracious, growing. And it hates cold.But despite the Blob’s singular nature, there is as at least one cinematic rule it does obey: that of the First Victim. The First Victim is a standard figure in many genres, including the thriller, science fiction, and horror. If there is a deadly threat, this person is the first to know—too much—about it. A bit like Eva and Pandora, the First Victim ventures, intentionally or not, into dangerous territory and is punished forever. He or she knows—and often is used as a vehicle to show—that a killer is loose or the ancient curse still works or the funny-looking plant eats people. In The Blob, elderly First Victim Olin Howlin finds a meteorite and prods it with a stick. It cracks open, revealing a sphere of goop. He gets the glob on his stick and watches it drip like mucous in the starlight. When the stuff gets too close, he turns the stick over, but instead of dripping back down it lunges up and surrounds his hand. That’s when he and we discover that the Blob is alive and hostile. Howlin is so effective at conveying the pain in his hand that we are allowed to imagine the pain of being engulfed entirely. His death prefigures all the others, and it is his curiosity about nature—trusting to gravity, and with it the known world—that reveals the unnatural thing from a world unknown.

What is this blog about?

2007-10-30T00:46:00.000-07:00

Our blog has been born today and still a teeny tiny baby. We could tell you all sorts of boring stuff, but instead we'll tell a bit about our future events. In the nearby future we are going to host retro dance events in Brisbane, Byron Bay and surroundings. This involves groovy lounge music, soul and other retro music. Not only will we be playing music, we will also offer theatrics. What that is going to be we'll let you know soon!