Well aware of the date [and staring at lower Manhattan] I sort of wish I had something to say about it, but I think I've said plenty over the past year. When Engram does decide to publish the new memorial designs, the pictures should speak louder than words.

Until then, let's talk about electronic music, shall we?...

The talented and gracious Lauren Weinger sent over three short audio segments from her composition for Picture Red Hook, which have been added to our documentation of the project.

Well, none of the speculated guests made it up to Tronic Treatment on Monday. [Supposedly Rich and Sven were working away in the studio back in Brooklyn.] It was still a very good night: in addition to Derek Plaslaiko, we were treated to DJ sets from Heiko Laux and Perlon's Sammy Dee, and a Live set from Fred Giannelli. Fred, as you know, was one of the first artists to work with +8 [as Spawn, and later as the Kooky Scientist.] Prior to that he was in a very influential and odd 'little' band out of the UK. Yep, that would be Psychic TV. Before that, he was building drum machines at home 'round about the same time Kraftwerk was putting together their little metal boxes and Neubauten were attaching their first pickups to stones and metal plates. Lots of pictures from the night in our newly re-introduced Photographic Evidence section.

This has been out for a few months, but since I mentioned Sven Vaeth, do go check out his video for "Mindgames" at Cocoon.net. [click his section on the main index to get to the video streams.] It's so wonderfully "Sprockets". I watch it over and over for that fresh Teutonic feeling.
No monkey though...