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This is not only the most comprehensive guide to electronica music ever published, itÕs also the easiest to use, and equally engaging for everyone from newbies to long-time collectors. From electronicaÕs good-times dance floor origins through the dark, dystopian strains of jungle, it profiles the lives and careers of 1,200 artists, including Aphex Twin, The Chemical Brothers, Masters at Work, Carl Craig, Prodigy and Massive Attack, and rates and reviews 5,000 of these innovatorsÕ recordings. The book also provides "music maps" charting each sub-genreÕs progression, a concise historical overview of electronica, and details on electronica resources - book reviews, record labels, online mail-order sources, and more. .
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A book with themes directed students, fans and professional mechanics, it has graphical explanations, sequential procedures, ample views and dynamic illustrations, obtaining a combination between text and image, Also it s totally in color..
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Since 1987, the Prix Ars Electronica has served as an interdisciplinary platform for everyone who uses the computer to implement and design creative projects at the interface of art, technology and society. This volume documents Ars Electronica 2008 with a selection of symposia, artist discussions, forums, workshops, concerts, performances and exhibitions..
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This one-of-a-kind resource provides quick access to important electrical and electronic concepts in both Spanish and English A useful training tool for beginners, and a valuable on-the-job reference for experienced electricians and electronic technicians, the Spanish/English Dictionary for Electricity and Electronics addresses the need for clear, concise communication within a multilingual workforce. Accurate, effective communication is critical in these fields where safety and environmental issues are addressed daily; this dictionary becomes an indispensable resource that is unlike anything else on the market. The book's handy, easy-to-use format makes this a must-have for every electrician's toolbox, and a valuable addition to every office that has Spanish - and English - speaking technicians working together in the field..
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In the companion volume to the 2007 Ars Electronica Festival, artists, theoreticians and experienced network-nomads elaborate on our culture of everyday life and the late-breaking phenomena that are being played out between angst-inducing scenarios of seamless surveillance and the zest we bring to staging our public personae with digital media..
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Simplicity is the wishful pipe dream of a society overwhelmed by technological revolutions and endless streams of information Simplicity is the ideology of both technophobic naysayers to progress and a new generation of information designers. Has there ever been a concept laid claim to by so many different quarters? And, as an expression of the central challenge of these times, what call could be more urgent? Which options and features could we possibly do without? And which would we dispense with gladly? In this volume artists, software designers and scientists conceive and construct new strategic and tactical approaches to managing complexity, streamlining information, creating simplicity--a spectrum of ideas bound by resistance and adaptation, and a spectrum of work featuring creatively designed alternatives, poetically useless machines and innovative new developments..
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This lavishly illustrated documentation of the 2008 Prix Ars Electronica features descriptions of the prizewinning works, texts by the artists and statements from the juries. A DVD presents a selection of works that were singled out for recognition; a CD offers a sampling of what's happening in the digital music scene..
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Established in 1987, the CyberArts competition for the Prix Ars Electronica is an internationally recognized barometer of trends in contemporary media art. Previous competitions have featured a total of 25,000 works, representing contributions to the field of media and computer art by artists from around the world. In texts and illustrations, CyberArts 2005 documents works selected by an international jury as the best entries in the categories of Computer Animation/Visual Effects, Digital Music, Interactive Art, Net Vision, and Digital Communities, plus the winners of "u10: freestyle computing," a national youth competition, and the Art and Technology grant program. This substantial publication, like its yearly predecessors, is accompanied by a DVD containing clips of top computer animation and visual effects, as well as a CD featuring cuts from selected works in the Digital Music category..
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