http://www.jahtari.org/magazine.htm your smoked-out blog http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss en Copyright 2007 Wed, 7 Feb 2007 12:47:42 +0100 Wed, 7 Feb 2007 12:48:39 +0100 http://www.jahtari.org/images/RSS.gif http://www.jahtari.org/magazine.htm smoked out blog http://www.jahtari.org/magazine/other/virtual_haircut.htm Ultra-creepy use of 3D-binaural audio recording techniques, all wrapped up in a funny little story about a virtual visit at a virtual barbershop. Grab some weed and your headphone and get ready for a massive attack of goosebumps! Sat, 17 May 2008 11:52:19 GMT http://www.jahtari.org/magazine/computah/sumotori.htm An ultra-funny free Robot-Sumo-fighting game with an awesome physics engine. If you've always wondered how robots will move when completely drunk or stoned this one is for you. Tue, 31 Dec 2007 11:52:19 GMT http://www.jahtari.org/magazine/reggae/onthewire.htm BBC1's On The Wire radio show is broadcasting wicked Dub, Reggae and Techno since 1984. History wrap-up and tons of wicked mixes for free HERE. Tue, 15 Dec 2007 15:20:19 GMT http://www.jahtari.org/magazine/reggae/mungos_tour.htm Mungos HiFi and Brother Culture tour. Lots of background infos, pics and music HERE. Tue, 15 Oct 2007 15:20:19 GMT http://www.jahtari.org/magazine/other/netaudio2007.htm Last weekend the Netaudiofestival 2007 took place in Berlin. Time for some honest criticism. Tue, 09 Oct 2007 11:01:19 GMT http://www.jahtari.org/magazine/reggae/flashing_sound_system.htm Anybody claiming that Flash is just a big heap of senseless internet gimmicks can go home now. Because there's THE ultimate Flash application around now : a simulation of a Reggae Sound System! Actually several of them Sat, 21 Apr 2007 11:01:19 GMT http://www.jahtari.org/magazine/books/fumanchu.htm Sax Rohmer's series about the ultimate villain of them all. The Chinese mastermind and criminal genius reaching out for world dominion in the foggy London of the 1920ies. With help of the most obscure means. Can two honest English gentlemen thwart the devilish plans of this sinister Chinaman? Sat, 07 Apr 2007 09:35:19 GMT http://www.jahtari.org/magazine/books/bookmooch.htm Well, almost for free. A great concept for getting rid of your old paperbacks while receiving even more other books in return. Fine for classics and pulp fiction. Sat, 07 Apr 2007 09:27:19 GMT http://www.jahtari.org/magazine/other/sounds_of_fruit_and_cheese.htm Fascinating insight into the world of funky / mad scientists: hear the true sounds of fruit and cheese! Mon, 02 Apr 2007 08:35:19 GMT http://www.jahtari.org/magazine/reggae/tubby_speaker.htm via the excellent MusicThing-blog: a bass speaker from King Tubby's legendary Hometown Hi-Fi sound system has been found in a yard in Waterhouse / Kingston / Jamaica and been sold via ebay. Through this very speaker the first Dub tunes EVER may have been played during dances! Mon, 19 Mar 2007 09:35:19 GMT {25A461C6-D688-4FC4-85DB-32A34106AA61} http://www.jahtari.org/magazine/reggae/werk_news.htm One from the blatant self-promoting department - but the news are just TOO nice: a heap of disrupt-tunes will be out on vinyl on the excellent London-based label WERK DISCS soon! The releases will include new tracks as well as some thouroughly re-worked Jahtari-classics, all expertly mastered and cut into finest wax for maximum niceness. Wed, 7 Feb 2007 12:47:42 +0100 C23AC115-8DB0-4266-91E0-FB832A37046E http://www.jahtari.org/magazine/reggae/unity.htm Excellent story on one of the nicest labels of the Digital Reggae era in the mid- to late 80ies: Unity Sound from London. Lots of background info and vinyl tips! Groove along to oringal sound snippets while reading! Wed, 7 Feb 2007 12:46:46 +0100 E34B9539-6BB5-487F-A3DB-7C81B1AC2AB0 http://www.jahtari.org/magazine/computah/C64_manual_tape.htm Why isn't stuff like that being made anymore? A quickstart guide for the C64 that came along as funny audio book on a cassette! Listen and download [HERE]. Sun, 4 Feb 2007 19:16:39 +0100 61A534E2-AEBF-4565-A7AE-3D90B7BD9538 http://www.jahtari.org/magazine/other/techno_docu.htm Supernice documentary on the roots of Detroit-Techno produced by the French / German TV-station arte. From around 1997. Includes awesome and insightful interviews with Juan Atkins, Kevin Saunderson, Derrick May, Mark Bell (LFO), etc. Great pics of Detroit and Berlin as well. Mon, 22 Jan 2007 11:52:18 +0100 E9CD1049-3F2F-4814-B7BD-D9543B0EC3B9 http://www.jahtari.org/magazine/other/the_funkiest_cover_ever_1.htm Starting a small contest in our alltime-favourite field of research: Cover Madness! Our first entry being Reggae Play's 7" on the East German label AMIGA, 1986. Let's see if you can beat that one! :) Prepare for the worst in high resolution! Thu, 18 Jan 2007 13:38:35 +0100 97A49249-EE83-4CF6-ACF4-9E8D0C64437E http://www.jahtari.org/magazine/books/history_of_video_games.htm Excellent volume containing all the background stories you'll ever need to know about how the biggest branch of the entertainmant industry - and contemporary culture - took its way. Read about the weed consume at the early ATARI company, the coin shortage created by Space Invaders, the design of PAC-MAN and much, much more. Tue, 16 Jan 2007 19:30:47 +0100 D3545748-D927-4D35-BF5D-24FEE476DFEA http://www.jahtari.org/magazine/other/sharevari.htm Funky and ultra-funny dance video of the first ever Techno track to be released out of Detroit ciyt. By A Number Of Names. Tue, 16 Jan 2007 19:33:05 +0100 E0F63864-811A-43D2-992A-1B33FC88B920 http://www.jahtari.org/reggae/other_riddim_twins.htm The unknown force behind the Jammy$ riddims that brought drum machines and analogue synths into Reggae and Dub. Big time. Tue, 16 Jan 2007 19:33:48 +0100 1288CF52-BCE5-47AC-9B2F-D16BC9187CE8 http://www.jahtari.org/magazine/uk-dub/dreadfred.htm The story of UK digi dub's Ground Zero tune: WARRIOR STANCE! Tue, 16 Jan 2007 19:34:17 +0100 A0EB0101-1C93-466D-95A5-8A35F50152FB http://www.jahtari.org/magazine/IF/if.htm The history of adventure games, theory and old heroes. Lots of stuff to download, some classics from the Infocom backcatalog and other Interactive Fiction, including walkthroughs,box-pictures, screenshots and game music. Tue, 16 Jan 2007 19:34:44 +0100 340FC164-682D-473C-8D05-9FF4FBA8F5FD http://www.jahtari.org/magazine/sid/sid-main.htm The COMMODORE C-64 and it's funky SID-soundchip. Actually the story of the foundation stone for Computer Music and the story of the unknown heroes of our youth. With lots of rocking sid-tunes and programs to download! Tue, 16 Jan 2007 19:35:09 +0100 27F173C2-BCF7-4F1A-B2F8-30CE7A8084BF http://www.jahtari.org/magazine/reggae-history/reggae-history.htm Lots of infos, pics and music on the history of Ska, Reggae, Dub, Dancehall, etc. Tue, 16 Jan 2007 19:35:37 +0100 85CEAB96-AB45-45B7-A672-FFFA44F3562B