Boingboing has a post about using ipods to record. The more sensible thing is to do what I did: buy an iIriver H120. Examples of line in recordings I've made are here. The originals were 256kpbs mp3s, downsampled to 192.
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  When BoingBoing hits:

here's a graph of how hits have gone up at philipdowney.com since my site was mentioned on Boingboing, a very popular blog.



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  Next Monday I will be featuring my favourite songs, tracks and albums from 2004. Monday, 7-9, of course.

Swoon 076 - November 8, 2004 - Taste of the Long Version 2

Global Communications - Alpha Phase (Dedicated)
FUSE - Infusion (Plus8)
Andry Nalin - One of These Days Pts. I and II
4 Toasters - The Real World Pt. II
System 7 - Alpha Wave (Plastikman Acid House mix) (Butterfly)
Orb - Blue Room (EMI)
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  Computers occasionally amaze me. Yes, the moon has subtle colors, it's not just white and grey. But this site shows how to bring colour out of digital photographs. All of a sudden, the moon is in full colour, related to its elemental composition.
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  Last Saturday I dj'ed at Volume in Toronto with some friends from Groove Nation. I have posted four mixes for downloading from that night. PL-1's is funk, drum & bass, and electro, mine is progressive house, Bill's is house, and Sascha's is house, techno and trance.
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  Swoon 075 - December 20, 2004

Junior Boys - No More Tears (Domino)
Aphasia - Acapulco (Q6 mix) (Hooj)
Wax Poetic - Angel (Morgan Page mix)
Bermuda Triangle - Mooger Fooger
SCSI-9 - All She Wants Is (Wighnomy Bros. mix) (Kompakt)
Nylon - The Mouse (Rebel One)
Mathew Jonson - Re-wire
MRI - Tied to the 805 (Force Tracks)
Hollis P. Monroe - I'm Lonely (Paranoid Jack mix) (Stickmen)
Influx - Still (Sapho)
Nathan Fake - Bored of House (SAW)
Quivver - Space Maneuvers Pt. 3 (Boz Boz)
Matthew Dekay - Higher Ground
Atlas - Compass Error (Tarrentella vs. Redanka mix)
Bola - Vhieneray (Skam)
Mono - A Thousand Paper Cranes
The Album Leaf - Window (Sub Pop)
Akido - China Babies (aK)
Depeche Mode - Home (Air 'Around the Golf' mix) (Mute)
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  Comet Machholz (C2004/Q2) is currently climbing into the sky for northern observers. Here is a good five-day series of images by Adam Block, at the NOAO. Skyhound has good finder charts for all current comets.
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  Swoon 074 - December 13, 2004

Amorphous Androgynous - Elysian Feels (Psychobaby)
Les Georges Leningrad - Black Eskimo (Alien8)
Royskopp - A Higher Place (Astralwerks)
B. Fleischmann - The Blessed (Morr)
To Rococo Rot - Dahlem (Domino)
Mouse on Mars - Mine is in Yours (Thrill Jockey)
M83 - God of Thunder (Mute)
Kano - It's a War
Herbert - Miss You (K7)
Bjork - Where is the Line (Elektra)
Scissor Sisters - Laura (Paper Faces mix)
Pete Namlook and Richie Hawtin - Homeward Bound (M-nus)
William Shatner - Together (Shoutfactory)
Depeche Mode - Halo (Goldfrapp mix) (Mute)
Akumu - Eyeless (Spider)
re: - Golem (Constellation)
Tim Hecker - Aerial Light Pollution Orange (Alien8)
Tim Hecker - Non Mollare (Alien8)
Global Communications - 9:39 (Dedicated)
Vangelis - Rachel's Song
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  I hope he posts the bid history when it's over.
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  Here are this year's dance-related Grammy nominations:

Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical (A Remixer's Award. (Artists names appear in parenthesis for identification.) Singles or Tracks only.)

Amazing (Full Intention Club Mix) Michael Gray & Jon Pearn, remixers (George Michael) [Aegean/Epic Records]

It's My Life (Jacques Lu Cont's Thin White Duke Mix) Jacques Lu Cont, remixer (No Doubt) Track from: The Singles 1992-2003 [Interscope Records]

Motor Inn (Felix Da Housecat's High Octane Mix) Felix Da Housecat, remixer (Iggy Pop With Feedom, Featuring Peaches) [Virgin Records America]

She Wants To Move (Basement Jaxx Mix) Basement Jaxx, remixers (N.E.R.D) [Virgin Records]

Watching Cars Go By (Sasha's Remix) Sasha, remixer (Felix Da Housecat) Track from: Involver [Global Underground]

Best Dance Recording (For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances. Vocal or Instrumental. Singles or tracks only.)

Good Luck Basement Jaxx Featuring Lisa Kekaula Basement Jaxx, producers; Basement Jaxx, mixers [XL Recordings/Astralwerks]

Get Yourself High The Chemical Brothers The Chemical Brothers, producers; The Chemical Brothers, mixers [Astralwerks]

Slow Kylie Minogue Dan Carey & Emiliana Torrini, producers; Mr. Dan, mixer Track from: Body Language [Capitol Records]

Comfortably Numb Scissor Sisters Scissor Sisters, producers; Neil Harris & Scissor Sisters, mixers Track from: Scissor Sisters [Universal Records]

Toxic Britney Spears Avant & Bloodshy, producers; Niklas Flyckt, mixer Track from: In The Zone [Jive/Zomba Label Group]

Best Electronic/Dance Album (For vocal or instrumental albums. Albums only.) (This is a new category.)

Kish Kash Basement Jaxx [XL Recordings/Astralwerks]
Legion Of Boom The Crystal Method [V2 Records]
Creamfields Paul Oakenfold [Thrive Records]
Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned The Prodigy [XL Recordings/Maverick]
Reflections Paul Van Dyk [Mute Records]

There's a good tribute to John Peel.
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  Swoon 073 - December 6, 2004

Jan Jelinek - My Favourite Shop (~scape)
Tim Hecker - Aerial Silver (Alien8)
Pub - In the Meantime (Ampoule)
re: Lasers, Tracers and Radar Drones (Constellation)
Keef Baker - Reckless Engineering Through Diamonds (n5md)
LFO - Whistle While You Jerk (Warp)
Rex the Dog - We Live in Daddy's Car (Kompakt)
Swayzak - Jeune Loup (K7)
Robag Wruhme - Mensua (Musik Krause)
Robag Wruhme - Jause (Musik Krause)
Richie Hawtin - 002 (M_nus)
Dav - Parisian Dreams (Dig Your Roots)
Ongaku - Mihon (Rising High)
Speedy J - Tanga
The MFA - Two Billion Years (Dirty Fours mix)
Orbital - Tunnel Vision (ATO)
Claro Intelecto - Tone
Limp - Souvlaki Space Station (Morr)
Kid Koala - Drunk Trumpet (CBC)
Ellen Allien - Fensterbrett (Bpitch control)
A Guy Called Gerald - Voodoo Ray (EXP)
The Williams Fairey Brass Band - Voodoo Ray (Mixmag)

The last two songs were in honour of Jeremy Deller, winner of this year's Turner Prize, who also can't paint, draw or sculpt. However, he did put together brass band covers of acid house songs, and that's pretty cool.
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  I decided to add Singing Science Records to my bookmarks. I didn't know if it should be in 'Science' or 'Music.' Ultimately, I chose science.
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