word trends of late II

hmmmmm, lets see, i don’t get around much but here’s a few collective chips to your fire:

 

good times

super

that’s kack

killin’ me smalls

anonymous

lord

naughty

singularity

not on my street

vibe

swag

xx

pop-up

leisure

dope

detox

situation

status

perf

roadie

ill

foodie

street

boss

trust

rad

newb

 

sorry we’re not much help… pp enlighten us. by dd+jr+cm+m+m

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word trends as of late

we can’t deny that the creation of imagery, whether for industry or expression, runs in trends. our choice of what we think looks nice is generally somewhat dictated by what we’ve been exposed to, and our particular personal experience with it (hence the power of nostalgia, but that’s a whole other spew of ramblings). i think the same is true with language, basically the words we choose, and what we think sounds cool.  this not only communicates the specific, but indicates a vibe on a larger more hazy scale. i haven’t been reading enough contemporary lit, magazines, or even habitually following new bands to be any sort of authority, but here’s my quick list of simple, trendy words from the past year…

ritual

cyote

magic

plethora

moon

jasmine

holy

altar

dream

teenage

passage

esoteric

lover

irreverent

meadow

smokey

judgment

golden

cowboy


i’m too pooped to think of any more, but i urge you my contributing brothers and sisters to share your word trend lists. i’m curious.  by kl

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lamhorn 1.8: canadian audiophile speakers

i only gazed at the lamhorns at a friends pad and read about them but conceptually i fell in love with them. although i have yet to hear them, the principle of a single driver embedded with another seemed pure in theory. i can’t wait to have a listen once they are set up in the months ahead. the bass that is usually created by another driver is channeled through the lamhorns humungous trumpet like enclosure eliminating the need for yet more circuitry. although huge the lamhorns can be driven by a small 4 watt (yes that is four not 40) amplifier making it an extremely efficient speaker. designed by robert lamarre in canada, the lamhorn speakers are among a category of speakers that are special in technology, efficiency and innovation. now if only someone could save the audio industry from its bleached wood demise and offer us a more intriguing finish we’ll be extremely happy. $9,500 canadian dollars a pair or 9,351 USD made individually to order. (with special thanx to joakim and shadi for this introduction.  by uh

CATEGORIES: audio-electronics

why the hell is everything black and white all of a sudden?

an amazingly red, and yellow from certain angles, french (sorry fiat, italy) 1961 abarth simca 1300 s1. now just try and find one.

most people associate abarth with fiat, but a very successful liaison was also formed with simca. the lesser known french company was partly owned by fiat at the time, and when they wanted to appeal to a younger market with a more sporty model, they turned to the italian giant for help. fiat in turn went to abarth, who received sponsorship from the larger company. a deal was struck whereby simca shipped floorplans of their 1000 sabour to abarth, who then cut 4″ out of the chassis and built handsome lightweight aluminum bodies around them. the engine was an all-abarth 1300cc four-cylinder twin-cam unit which produced up to 140 bhp and was mounted in the rear, while suspension was nearly stock simca 1000, incorporating a transverse front leaf spring with telescopic dampers and upper wishbones and rear semi-trailing arms a la porsche. with this car, abarth won the world championship for makes in 1962. the racing version of the abarth simca was developed throughout the 1960s, and the winning design was found to be more than a match for its competitors. in two-liter, 202 bhp specification, the simca abarth was easily able to beat the porsche 904 on the track and won the european mountain climb challenge outright. by xy

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