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An almost 10 minute video of exploring abandoned ski resorts and breathtaking scenery. Exactly the sort of video that makes me want to sell everything and travel the world.
In 2010 I left my apartment in Williamsburg, Brooklyn with my bike and what I carried in my bag. I rode my single speed bike up the GW Bridge, and made my way to Rutherford, NJ to crash with a friend.
I miss that shit.
(thx, Norah)
Haven’t made any of these in a few years, but I’ve got a new laptop now, and some headspace for creative output, so here’s a little boop.
I make the music in Abelton Live. This is a fresh install, so it’s factory setting sounds and effects, but I’m happy with it. I need to bring over my plugins and such from my external HD.
When I went to look for videos on Pexels to use I was surprised to see Google DeepMind on there. They’ve got a bunch of videos and still images, so it looks like I’ve got a bunch of material to work with for future clips.
You might know Noah Kalina from his “Noah takes a photo of himself everyday” project that started in 2000.
Now, he’s making videos from his studio about… whatever. In the video above, he’s talking about photographers in commercials, which I find very funny.
Noah is making the sort of video I love – calm, quiet, not over produced, just a few funny edits here and there.
See more of his videos here.
Some inspiring videos I’ve watched recently.
Tracksmith is a running brand that’s a little more racing / roadie vibes for me, but I love their photography, branding, and videos. And writing, dear lord:
What can a place really show us? Can we discover a new way of life? Can it open us up to a new part of ourselves? In sports, hardship, strain, and suffering are a given. But can the idyllic nature of training in paradise ease some of that tension and allow an athlete to improve at an accelerated rate?
I love that sorta stuff, and I’m so glad it exists on a website, and YouTube. I’m so tired of “consuming” these amazing things on my phone.
Mind you, I did discover Lachlan Morton doing his Alt Tour a few years back on social media, but again, I’m so glad there’s this 37 minute video to watch. I followed the clips here and there on Instagram stories, but you know how that is – 15 and 30 second blips, all between our friends and the other brands we follow.
I saw some Instagram stories (again) of Lael Wilcox riding to the start of a big race again, so I looked her up on YouTube and found this wonderful video of her riding the Alaska Pipeline – 800 miles in 3 days, 18 hours, and 47 minutes.
Again.. as I ween myself from social media, I feel like watching these sorts of videos is better for my soul, because they’re more like a nourishing meal, rather than some junk from the dollar menu at the food court.
Laura Kidd recently released an album called ‘One In A Thousand’ with a new project called Obey Robots, with Rat from Neds Atomic Dustbin.
That album was the #1 Independent Album when it came out, and you’ll hear a bit about how she did it in this video, along with some other nerdy observations from me along the way.
Found this clip awhile on Instagram (of course), but finally dug it up and found it on the real internet, for everyone with a web browser to see!
Yeah, I know it’s just shilling for Nike running shoes (which I own two pairs of these days), but I think it’s fun, and lively, and adventerous, which is why I love running so much in the first place.
Fuck the big corporate races, or the booze drenched events that seem to be all my region cares about (please, do we need more brewery runs??!) – give me running adventures down alleys and around cities.
Imagine being one of the biggest music companies in the world, host of some of the most amazing music in modern history, and… this (the second one down) is the track you’re using for your big roll out:
It’s not just me, I swear:
Like… HOW is that the sound bed to your big new feature roll out?
Oh, that’s right – when your mission as a company is to replace all human-made music with AI bullshit so you don’t have to pay out to actual humans, this is what you get.
Look – Spotify as an app, a service, all that – yeah, it’s great.
But it’s also the worst.
This podcast really hit home with me; all about gratitude, hustle, and all the other horrible things with modern capitalism. Found them via an Instagram Reel, and felt compelled to look them up on Spotify, and then found via YouTube, so I could share. Check ’em out.
Just 30 seconds long, no words, and it says so much. Love it.
Wow, this looks SMOOTH. I’ve always loved watching footage of cyclist in NYC, and the footage from this looks so good.