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DAVID CROMPTON

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  • August 20, 02:32 PM

    Paper shredding by Tilles Singer

  • July 09, 09:59 AM

    Patti Smith on ‘Kids are People Too” She sings ‘You Light Up My Life” [!!!] I see it; if you see it too then maybe this actually exists.

  • July 08, 03:30 PM

    Roll Call…

  • July 07, 05:04 PM

    I agree with Mr. Hanks on this one [and I sure hope this explains the space between records]

  • June 20, 01:19 AM

    A mix that reflects spring here in Vancouver; very rainy, very up and down…enjoy. [I don’t do playlists. But all info is available upon download → Gil Scott-Heron, Caribou, Cults, Phantogram, etc…] 

    Download Here

  • June 10, 05:14 PM
  • June 09, 03:49 PM

    20,000 year reverse time-lapse. Created by Greg Mercer, Emily Ward and David Quednau for the Mammoths and Mastadons exhibit at the Field Museum in Chicago. [Via The Long Now]

  • June 07, 11:48 PM

    Trailer for the new Kickstart funded William S. Burroughs Doc by Yony Leyser. There are some Typographic crimes being committed here in the lower third but what can you do but let it slide. It’s Bill Burroughs and Leyser has brought together an impressive posse of people to talk about the man-I’m there…

  • June 04, 04:42 PM

    I’ve been targeted.

  • June 04, 01:51 AM

    Uprock. What more would you want, really? [Via Trissy]

  • May 29, 03:32 PM
  • May 29, 12:26 PM

    The Let’s Colour project is “a worldwide initiative to transform grey spaces with vibrant colour.” This two minute video highlights their work in the first four countries they’ve initiated projects in.

    I’ve always found Vancouver architecture far too conservative in it’s use of colour; you can count the towers that have embraced colour in their design on one hand.  I’d love to see the city get a few hits of what the Let’s Colour project is delivering. Fight the grey!

    Thanks to @popkinfiles for pointing this vid out.

  • May 25, 01:56 PM

    Tips for Better Ideas: Very nice work out of Langara College.

  • May 21, 08:15 PM

    I love the idea of creating neighbourhood flags. I’m not down with nationalism but I do like these distinctions on the city level. Check out what the good people at, well, Good have done with this idea. Thanks to The Post Family for pointing this one out.

  • May 20, 04:12 PM

    I love unexpected postcards. I love records even more. The Arcade Fire have given both this day. Yes & Yes.

  • May 19, 03:21 PM

    The Wire: Now 25% funnier! As someone who suffers from a rare condition where I hear laugh tracks everywhere I go, I can really appreciate this tweaking of a scene from The Wire.

  • May 17, 10:23 AM

    I remember reading this article on Gary Changs’ 24 configuration Domestic Transformer apartment in the New York Times a while back but it was hard to imagine how all the transformations actually worked. This video adds some dimension to it all. Of interest to anyone concerned with the potential of small living spaces [which should be everyone, really]

  • May 13, 01:25 AM

    Cartier-Bresson interviewed by Charlie Rose. Worth the hour if you have it - even just to remind you that HCB was punk rock.

  • May 12, 02:10 AM

    Yessssssssssssss.

  • May 10, 12:58 AM

    Check out Malcolm Murrays’ short doc on NYC mural painters, UP THERE. Straight up: Beautiful, Beautiful stuff.

  • April 27, 03:37 PM

    Look forward to seeing this doc on Bill Hicks. Looks promising….

  • April 24, 01:04 AM

    Gravité by Renaud Hallée

  • April 22, 05:17 PM

    Parallel parking double-header! Bonus round here

  • April 20, 03:59 PM

    New LCD Soundsystem video by Spike Jonze. Good fun. Murphy ends up looking like Robert Smith. They asked for it.

  • April 10, 08:13 PM

    I’ve been into the work of Josh Keyes lately. When I look at this stuff I feel like it’s local but since he operates out of PDX, originally from Tacoma, it must be the Cascadianess of it that I’m feeling. Be sure to check out all the great work on his site.

  • April 08, 03:09 AM

    I have no idea what just happened. Courtesy of Patrick Jean at Division Paris. Go fullscreen and HD.

  • April 05, 11:13 AM

    Feel the Love. Thank you, Mr. Powers. 

  • March 30, 12:24 AM

    Something a little different; very short form work but tonnes of it! 56 initial animated gifs directed by John Kelly and Matthew Cooper [I posted a piece by the latter previously] Check out their work—see additional work that’s been added and create your own!

  • March 14, 01:07 PM

    Presented by the always wonderful Radiolab. This short was directed by Will Hoffman, inspired by the book Sum by David Eagleman. 

  • March 04, 02:14 PM

    New David Byrne Documentary Ride, Rise, Roar. Will be a must see.

  • March 02, 03:00 PM

    I don’t know if we can exactly say he’s back but he’s been here and left this seriously heavy record. Gil Scott-Heron, your voice has been missed. And this video? A thing of beauty.

  • March 02, 01:00 PM

    Sound Filtration System : 030210

    Not a full-blown mix from the Musique Large crew but just a little something to wet your appetite for a party they’re throwing in Paris on March 4. For me this will be the full meal since I don’t expect to be in Paris on that date. Grab it here Shit though — if you’re in Toronto on said date don’t be a fool — be sure to check out Fulgeance at the Drake!

  • March 01, 03:19 PM

    Sound Filtration System : 030110

    It’s been nearly impossible to get anything done in Vancouver these last couple of weeks but somehow I’ve managed to listen to heaps of music — much coming in the form of really fine mixes.

    First up a Fact mix courtesy of Lone. Grab it here and grab it fast - I’ve sat on this one and, as is always the case with Fact, there is an expiry date-this will be posted for about another week I think. This is a tight 45 minute mix that explodes in a haze of pixie dust and lube. I’m not one for spoilers but, obviously the question you are asking is, “yeah, but does Prince show up?” Yes, Prince shows up.

    Musique Large presents volume 24 in their La Mixette series; Synthesize Me by BiteSize Beats out of Nottingham. Lovely stuff this Grab it here

    Possibly the best for last: Fulgeances’ mix for Cosmopolyphonic Radio. Man, I love this dude. This is the soundtrack to some heavy movie I have to see. The scenario: In the first act Fulgeance drops you off in a chopper piloted by John Carpenter and Giorgio Moroder [warning: they’re replicants] what follows in the next 50 minutes is a slow steady heavy burn of a mix punctuated with chase scenes through synth-soaked streets, fire-fights and even romance. Not to be missed. Grab it. Bonus: if you like that may I also suggest this Fulgeance mix courtesy of allez-allez

  • January 22, 01:00 PM

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    Imma G - Memory Tapes Remix [Dem Getaway Boyz]

    Bad Gyal [Ms. Dynamite]

    On The Vista [Blac Roc feat. Mos Def]

    Raw Addict, Pt. 2 [Quasimoto]

    Penitentary [Raekwon feat. Ghostface]

    Smoking The Edge [Dabrye]

    Acapella Interlude [Bajah + The Dry Eye Crew]

    You Got The Love - The XX Remix [Florence And The Machine]

  • January 21, 01:15 AM

    To date, 167 essayists (an array of world-class scientists, artists, and creative thinkers) have contributed. Heaps of interesting ideas and analysis to be found here.

  • January 08, 03:13 PM

    I’ve been keeping an eye on Alex Roman as he’s been releasing footage of this work over the past months. If you haven’t viewed The Third & The Seventh yet, please, treat yourself to this beautiful, compelling CGI short film that uses the architectural spaces of Kahn, Calatrava and others as source material for his own unique vision. I don’t know how much it cost him to produce it but I’d definitely be interested in knowing how many of these he could have made for the amount Mr. Cameron spent on his most recent effort. I’ll take more Roman less Cameron, please. Full screen is best!

  • January 07, 01:00 PM

    Tom Waits: It's Perfect Madness

    This article has been floating out there on the interwebs for almost 5 years now and I had no clue until now. Tom Waits lays out his 20 most cherished albums of all time, rattling off a completely passionate and convincing case for each in no time flat. Magic.

  • January 05, 01:18 AM

  • November 11, 11:20 AM

    ‘To think that I am not going to think of you any more is still thinking of you.
    Let me then try not to think that I am not going to think of you.’
    - R.D. Laing

    Away | 18 photographers | 10 countries | Selected by David Crompton | A Flickr Gallery

  • November 08, 12:00 PM

    ‘I used to dream in black and white until I made a color movie, and then I dreamt in color.’
    - Peter Bogdanovich

    Bed | 18 photographers | 10 countries | Selected by David Crompton | A Flickr Gallery

  • November 06, 02:00 PM

    “I think the health of our civilization, the depth of our awareness about the underpinnings of our culture and our concern for the future can all be tested by how well we support our libraries.”
    - Carl Sagan

    Library | 18 photographers | 8 countries | Selected by David Crompton | A Flickr Gallery

  • November 04, 05:00 PM

    Snowfall, Precipitation, Employment Variability, Seismicity [8tracks Mix by David Crompton]

  • November 04, 03:00 PM

    People in their cars have no idea; this is where it all happens.
    Bus [A Flickr Gallery by David Crompton featuring 18 photographers from 11 countries]

  • November 02, 06:00 PM

    It’s November, and where I come from it’s time to get the rig out.
    Umbrella [A Flickr Gallery by David Crompton featuring 18 photographers from 12 countries]

  • October 31, 01:00 PM

    All balloons, everywhere, all the time. [A Flickr Gallery]

  • October 30, 06:30 PM

    Essentially Vinyl [Record] Porn.
    Disque     | 18 photographers | 8 countries | Selected by David Crompton | A Flickr Gallery

  • October 30, 03:00 PM

    These pieces of film capture it perfectly–so many hours…digging…flipping… [A Flickr Gallery]

  • October 29, 02:08 AM

    Returning after taking the ‘Summer’ off. Photo: Young Audiophiles (via MyMickeyMouse the 2nd)

  • June 30, 10:00 AM

    It’s not everyday that Spoon, one of my favorite working bands, releases new material. But today is one of those days…Ahh to be in Austin July 11th for the show with Atlas Sound at Stubbs.

  • June 25, 08:30 PM

    Thanks to ?uestlove for saying what I'm feeling.

    ?uestlove of the Roots: “I am devastated over this but we all have memories. I just hope that he will get due justice in all the press memorials and whatnot. I know he was mired in controversy the last decade of his life but I think it’s time we let him rest in peace and learn to separate the ART and the ARTIST. That is the MJ I will forever remember. Elvis got revisionist media treatment. I expect the friggin same for my hero.”

Attention:Occupant

I am an artist and graphic designer obsessed with all things music and photography. I operate out of the city of Vancouver in a northern land called Canada.

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