Music and Clean Code

I just came home from a wonderful concert. Here is some data about it:

Friday, January 25, 2008
7:30pm / Saint Augustine Church
1738 West University Avenue, Gainesville
THOMAS KRAINES RECITAL
Thomas Kraines, cello Jubilus 2008 Resident Artist
Stephen Coxe, piano

Thomas Kraines (b. 1970)
Three Etudes for Cello Alone (2001)

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Cello Suite No. 4 in E-flat major, BWV 1010 (1723)

Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992)
"Louange à l'Éternité de Jésus" from Quartet for the End of Time (1940)

Anton Webern (1883-1945)
Three Little Pieces for Cello and Piano, Op. 11 (1914)

Stephen Coxe (b. 1966)
Cello Sonata (2007) WORLD PREMIERE
I. Con moto, sempre cantabile

Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)
Sicilienne, Op. 78 (1898)

There is to be another one on Tuesday at the same place and time with the same cellist. Everyone should go, it is free and wonderful. Here is some more info.

Also, I was looking at the whole Internet and this really cool site popped up. It is called Drawter, and it is a dynamic interface for creating really nice web code. It is by far the best such tool I have seen and it even seems to incorporate some unique interface methods. I have just spent some time building a site for work and this kind of tool would have made it a lot easier. 

If you look at it check out the screen cast too, it shoes some good techniques.

Puphones ATH-ESW9

So, a while back I mentioned Audio-Technica, more recently they brought out some new headphones in the same series as my existing ATH-EW9 Sovereign clip on phones. The new model is called the ATH-ESW9 Le Luxe and they are a full bodied headphone for portable use with luxury as a fundamental design requirement. They are made of cherry and leather so on but they are supposed to sound lovely so I am quite sure I am going to have to buy a pair. At the moment, AudioCubes has them for USD 289.99. 

Music for God's Ears

So I was reading around the previously mentioned 6moons website when I came across a listing of some of their favorite tunes. The list is not too long, perhaps about 65 albums, but it is enormously varied and eclectic. If you are interested in this sort of thing, take a look at some of the tracks I think there is something in there to make anyone swoon. 

Here is a direct link. Most can be found on Youtube for a preview and at least some of them can be bought as iTunes Plus tracks if you want a little clearer listening. 

I Love Audio Technica

For the past few years I have been using Audio Technica ATH-EW9 Sovereign clip on headphones and I must say I really am happy with them. They have lasted me well and sound really brilliant with incredible clarity for their size and an easy to drive design, capable of working with even the puniest of portables. 

Recently however, the left phone has started to fail due to a whirring issue. Of course I can probably fix it and will try to do so as soon as possible, but in the mean time I have been looking into all sorts of future solutions and alternatives for my next set of phones. After spending some time looking and reading a lot of 6moons reviews among others I have decided firmly that I will go with Audio Tenchinca once again with either their ATH-W1000 Sovereign, the sealed can older brother version of my current clip-ons, or the ATH-D1000, similar in stature but not appearance to the W1000's, a set of cans with an optical input and an on board custom DAC. I am very happy that I have not had to stoup and buy a set of Sennheiser and I will hold out on getting a set of top end Grado's until I have some extra money. 

Anyone who wants to buy a set of Audio Technicas should go to Audio Cubes, a direct importer from Japan.