Nitrozac's beautiful illustration of Arthur C. Clarke conversing with the ghosts of Robert A. Heinlein and Isaac Asimov is a must have...for any discriminating reader of "Speculative Literature".
What do you get when you combine the creativity of traditional arts and crafts with new technologies?
Fascinating new interfaces and innovative product designs. These days we use technology to design complex shapes, create modern music and extend the tangible uses of human manipulative ability.
In the case of musicBottles --designed by International Fashion Machines-- technology is part of the result, as a kinetic sculpture with sensors that lets you play the electronic music yourself. What else has IFMachines designed? Wearable musical intruments...the fashion statement that you can play!
just in case you were wondering...
Cat's foot iron claw
Neuro-surgeons scream for more
At paranoia's poison door.
Twenty first century schizoid man.
Blood rack barbed wire
Polititians' funeral pyre
Innocents raped with napalm fire
Twenty first century schizoid man.
Death seed blind man's greed
Poets' starving children bleed
Nothing he's got he really needs
Twenty first century schizoid man.
- King Crimson lyrics, circa 1969.
The album was titled In The Court Of The Crimson King.
I believe the lyrics were written by a fellow named Peter Sinfield.
I think Bad Religion did a song called 21st Century Digital Boy, circa 1995.
They also did a song called Queen of the 21st Century, circa 2000.
So now you know.
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