http://www.staylucid.com San Francisco producer Ryan Gilbert aka Comma shares his adventures as a knob twiddler by day, traveler of the black art of sound by night. Sun, 04 Jan 2009 18:20:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Semisexual tour lands in portland bringing you some of the finest in forward thinking electronica. Mr Projectile Semisexual, SF [Live Hardware set] "I first heard proper electronic music in 1992 on a radio show called Depth Probe in Minneapolis. The feeling I got instantly was: what had I been missing out on? ... http://www.staylucid.com/2009/01/pdx-117-semisexual-tour-with-mr-projectile-and-comma/ Top 10's are always hard, that's why I never do them. I'm not going to make any excuses for what didn't make the cut. Here are ten songs that got me through this year in a major way. 1. The Bug featuring Killa P and Flow Dan - ... http://www.staylucid.com/2008/12/top-10-of-2008/ http://www.staylucid.com/2008/12/new-years-day/ Artwork by EPROM Click on the picture to listen or right-click to download! Comma - Blazars (DJ mix) Various Production - Bun - Boomkat Digital Eero Johannes - We Could Be Skweeeroes - Planet Mu Zomby - Aquafresh - Hyperdub Rustie - Tempered - Kapsize Lorn - Wrong Place - Ltd. 7" Joker - 80's - ... http://www.staylucid.com/2008/12/download-comma-blazars/ I posted earlier about the first rap tape I ever got, Power Rap from 1986. I knew I had another tape from around that time, that I could not ever remember the name of. Well today I found it. Kings Of Rap from 1985. The Fat Boys' "Can ... http://www.staylucid.com/2008/11/kings-of-rap/ What we have here is a man playing the theme song from Nintendo's 1987 The Legend of Zelda on a computerized, pocket-sized telephone that is simulating a 12,000 year old flute-like ceramic wind instrument that was introduced to Europe by the Aztecs. Smule's Ocarina for the iphone: via sides by The Echo ... http://www.staylucid.com/2008/11/its-a-strange-world-smule-ocarina-for-iphone/ Young Jeezy featuring Nas - My President Is Black Mavado - We Need Barack Nas - Black President http://www.staylucid.com/2008/11/my-president-is-black/ (hint: use your keyboard) "The five minute fully interactive motion sequence promotes the 6th release of the DetUnd vinyl series and features a track by Detroit’s artist Kero called “3DEFORM4-Final�?. The video consisting of 74 single motion sequences and can be viewed linear as well as it can be controlled ... http://www.staylucid.com/2008/11/interactive-neubau-kero-%e2%80%9c3deform4-final/ Here's a short clip of Eprom running the place red at the recent FRITE NITE party at SF's Rickshaw Stop. The song: "Pintman" by Various Production. http://www.staylucid.com/2008/11/big-tune/ A couple weeks ago I had to go into work on a Saturday morning after wilding out all night. When I left, it was a sunny day in SF so I called up Boreta. He said that the Glitch Mob was about to do a guerilla show outside ... http://www.staylucid.com/2008/11/xlr8r-tv-glitch-mob-street-warfare/