Recently, I found producer Hard Mix on Myspace and immediately became a fan after hearing his track "Memories" which I used in my Playlist-23 mix. His style to me is like chillwave-pop with some interesting use of backward vocals and samples with his synthesized-laden jams.

Yesterday, I was made aware by Dovecote Records that Hard Mix was generously giving away his new Defaults LP. In order to get yourself a copy you have to become a fan of Hard Mix on Facebook first, which you can do on Dovecote blog post. After that, a box will appear and bam! You will have some new music to fill your ears.

I personally have been jamming out to this album since yesterday. It's basically been on repeat and I'm still enjoying it while I type up this post. So show support and get your copy today! I also added a video below that gives you a little insight into who Hard Mix is.

Peter Root who had 40 hours on his hands took 100,000 staples and made the Ephemicropolis. His city of staples covered a floor area of 600x300cm. The stacks of staples were broken into varying sizes from full stacks about 12cm high down to single stapes. Then placed in various stacks. I could only imagine the patience you needed to take the time to stack them and take them apart and arrange them. If you want check out more of his work on his site.

This vacation home which is only accessible by boat is located near a small island on Lake Huron in Canada. Desgined by MOS architects, the floating house floats on steel pontoons which allow it to fluctuate along with the lake when water levels change. The island house, which has been described as a “necklace” of buildings strung around the island – a main cottage with an integrated boathouse and dock, and a series of separate cottages to accommodate the many overnight guests that clamber to spend summers here. The timber cottage blends with its surroundings, which appear untouched, providing the perfect getaway. The interior, just 1,250 sq. ft., is also wood-clad – walls, ceilings, floors, and even the bathroom fixtures. I personally wouldn't mind staying here for a nice summer getaway. See more pictures at Trendir






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Welcome to Playlist-23 Mixed by Damion. It is has been a while since The Collective Loop has mixed a playlist and thought it was about time. In this playlist I wanted to try and mixed together some interesting indie tracks and see what happens. So have a listen and let me know what you think. All great artist. So go ahead and have listen or if you want share this mix.


Cover Art by: Damion Schweizer

Tracklist

1. Golden Cage (Fred Falke Remix) by The Whitest Boy Alive
2. Grande Comore by Southern Shores
3. Memories by Hard Mix
4. Neon Signs
5. Heart by Blood Diamonds
6. Ensoniq-Funk by Chad Valley
7. If You Want It by TV Girl
8. Brothers by Mux Mool
9. Apollo Throwdown Star Slinger by The Go! Team
10.Kisses by Kisses
11.Ungirthed by Purity Ring
12.A Gentleman's Harvest (Teen Daze Space Disco Love Remix) by The Magician & The Gates of Love

In art of design concepts the use of environmental sounds solutions are on the rise. Design Hara is one of those companies who was looking to make a small and stylish computer that was built with recyclable green material. This eco-friendly computer has a recyclable green chassis and uses only harmless materials, such as natural wood for the side panels which are not chemically antiseptic treated. The front cover of the computer can be made from natural sheep leather if you so chose. The internal segments of the PC are connected by a bolts and nuts structure, making it easier to separate so recyclable e-waste can be removed.

The unit is compatible with Mini-ITX small motherboards,and uses only a third of the energy consumed by desktop computers. It also features HDMI and DVI outputs and has an Intel Core2Duo processor, 4GB of RAM and a 1TB hard drive.

For more info and specs click here.




Source: Yanko Design

During the weekend I had a conversation with someone concerning matchboxes and the art that gave the matchbox the vintage feel. So today I found Jerogot + Gotroch collection of matchboxes. Jerogot + Gotroch created 178 unique vintage-inspired matchbook designs for a music video for the Navigators. Which you can see below.

I personally can say that I enjoyed almost all of them and the style and color choices hit the spot for me. It's also interesting to see them as a complete set which I could definitely get lost in this complete set for a while. If you want to check out more of their work then check out their Flickr stream.




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Tanya Johnston is a graphic designer based in Montreal who use various visual aesthetics to capture your attention. Through pictorial and graphic processes she explores the realm of reality and illusion as reality. She states that she like to frequently combine the techniques of drawing, painting and digital imaging to illustrate and communicate a non-linear vision of thought and space.

Tanya's work immediately caught my attention with her use of visual depth and balance in her works and I also enjoy finding jems like these. Don't forget to check out her portfolio it's sure to hold more jems then what is posted here.






Source: Aqua-Velvet

The Arcade tables ($3,000-$3,400) are the answer to those clunky old video arcade games that only plays one game and take up a lot of space. Not these arcade tables they give a modern look to an old classic without taking up a lot of space. They will blend nicely in your man cave decor. Did I also mention that it comes loaded with 60 classic games so that you can relive that misspent youth of yours and dominate the universe all over again. They are available in Classic, Custom Classic, and modern Stealth models, these cocktail-style tables offer LCD screens, high-quality joysticks, buttons, and sound systems and built-in libraries of classic games.

Stéphane Massa-Bidal (AKA Rétrofuturs (Hulk4598)) has created a set of posters depicting various popular web services as though they were vintage paperback covers. These are beautiful and they have a look like they had been sitting in someone's attic for like 40 years. Although 40 years ago none of these services actually existed. I'm just glad I got my web therapy today.

Also a couple months ago I did a post about Rétrofuturs and his "Life is Circle" series as well. If you want to check out that post click here

I highly recommend checking out more works by Stéphane and if you want follow him on Twitter.