Da Vinci's New Writeups

Love Park (place)

2005-07-02T19:12:26Z

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Roland JP-8000 (thing)

2005-07-01T03:41:18Z

The JP-8000 is a keyboard manufactured by Roland in 1996/97 as one of its first entries into the "virtual analog" synthesizer era. Its trademark is the "supersaw" waveform, which gave birth to the chart topping Dutch Trance sound that continues to define the genre in the eyes of mainstream society today. Yes, that definitive "Trance" synth sound that most people know about owes itself almost entirely to the JP-8000, and although dated by today's production standard, it is still sought after (rather overzealously) as "the holy grail of Trance production" by its own devoted cult following.

The Era of Virtual Analog Synthesis

It sounds like a hollow marketing term, and although it was at the time, as more producers have come to accept the idea, it has become the distinguishing mark of the current generation of equipment. The idea was simple; to create a modern day digital equivalent of the behemoth…

Hip Hop production (idea)

2005-06-26T06:51:25Z

"Choco, bang that shit." -- The RZA, You'll Never Know

An Introductory Recipe for Concocting Beat Chemistry

Mmm, phat beats.

Their taxonomy includes the old school (808s, and samples of the legendary "Amen, My Brother," "When the Levee Breaksâ ," and "Funky Drummer" breaks), the vinyl fetishist soul beats of New York (along the lines of Wu-Tang), and most recently "crunk" (which is nasty on the high end and is notorious for its use of eurotrash synth clap sounds and detuned saws resembling the likes of those in hardcore techno). It's a hobby that has really taken off in popularity in the last few years, with more underground Hip Hop artists "cutting" records in their basements than ever before.

So, you're a would be producer. You have your programs (or drum machine, sampler, whatever), your inspiration, and probably a few really good ideas. The presets in your…

Death From Above 1979 (thing)

2005-06-24T22:57:19Z

Interviewer: "How do you make the bass sound like an electric guitar?"
"You've obviously never heard a bass played properly." -- DFA1979, 01/12/05Â¹

This Canadian duet of Jesse F. Keeler (bass and synth) and Sebastien Grainger (vocals and drums) met in prison and currently live in a funeral parlor in Toronto. The genre of this project is essentially noise rock tailored for the dance floor. Recently making appearances on MTV2 with their single "Romantic Rights" during the course of off-primetime programs exploring "indie" music, this band represents yet another induction of the "two man wrecking crew" philosophy into the limelight. Other recent examples include the likes of the Black Keys and the White Stripes.

My attempt at describing the sound might be a signature distorted electric bass tone rough enough to peel the stucco off a wall syncopated over a cymbal heavy…

blumpkin (thing)

2005-06-24T13:02:37Z

"Well, a blumpkin is receiving oral sex while you're sitting on a toilet bowl if you're a man. You're sitting a toilet bowl and uh, while you're evacuating you receive your oral." -- Howard Stern, WKRK FM, Detroit, MI (July 26th, 2001)

This peculiar sex act, which involves receiving oral stimulation in the form of a blow job from either a female or another male while defecating, was popularized in CanadaÂ¹. Moreover, its popularity is underestimated due to the illegality of pornography depicting the act in the United StatesÂ².

The first discourse regarding it in the mainstream media was in 2001 on the Howard Stern show, an airing which would cost Infinity Broadcasting $27,500 in finesÂ³. Most frequently, this act is practiced by homosexual men, and solicited by phone numbers and meeting times left in the restrooms of upper class business establishmentsâ . It is generally done by otherwise classy people who want to indulge in their…