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Thread started 06/27/11 9:26am

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"Kind of Screwed"

Interesting story about Andy Baio and his chiptune tribute to the Miles Davis album Kind of Blue.


From the album Kind of Bloop...



...Blue in Green


The amazing part of the story is that he got hit with a lawsuit.
Not for the music treatment (he got all the necessary clearances), but from the attorneys of the photographer (Jay Maisel) who shot the original photo of Miles Davis used on the cover of Kind of Blue.

Details and full story here: http://waxy.org/2011/06/k...f_screwed/


Music for adventurous listeners

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Reply #1 posted 06/27/11 1:40pm

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eek TWO surprise theAudience appearances in one day????

Oh the joy!!! love2

Thanks for posting the article. It's always good to have you around! hug

You probably already know that I think it's foul and utterly ridiculous that Maisel tried to sue for up to $175,000 for that, right? Purist my Aunt Fanny! Greedist seems more accurate to me.

I wonder if he sued for this, too?

or this?

Come on now. A simple Google search found those and they are being sold for profit but he sued Andy for that little low-res picture. disbelief

Out of respect for Andy's wishes, I will not go and tell Maisel what I really think. I'll just buy Kind of Bloop and use this for the cover art on my iPod:

[img:$uid]http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e70/SexyBeautifulOne/kob.jpg[/img:$uid]

I'm already a major supporter of EFF and have been since that so-called beef with youknowwho. wink

I knew from the start that I loved you with all my heart.
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Reply #2 posted 06/29/11 12:15pm

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It appears that it's available as a download but it doesn't mention anything about the cover art:

http://kindofbloop.com/

Here's one of his blog posts updated on 2/13/2010.

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Kind of Bloop On Sale

Posted Aug 20, 2009 (Updated Feb 13, 2010)

I'm happy to announce that Kind of Bloop is now officially on sale to everyone, $5 for high-quality digital downloads in MP3 or FLAC format. Buy it now with Amazon Payments.

Working with these guys was an absolute dream. Their creativity and dedication transcends the original concept, creating something that pays tribute to Miles' seminal work while pushing the boundaries of the genre.

I know there are jazz purists out there that hate the idea of anyone interpreting a jazz masterpiece in this way, but to them, I'd only ask that you listen to it first before making a judgment. Virt responded to one naysayer in the comments on my original post:

Way I see it, chiptunes can either be a punishingly difficult artistic medium we happened to grow up with, or a tired retro fashion statement. Our goal was to stick to the former, pushing the limitations hard, building on our capacity for expression using the most basic sounds. There could be no better challenge, Andy thought, than one of the most expressive jazz albums of all time, one that has inspired us all.

So, you see, I'm not the least bit embarrassed by our work. In fact, I think you might be short-changing "the masters of jazz," who I believe would be grinning ear to ear right now. They were ALL ABOUT mastering unusual techniques and expressing within a framework. That's the whole point of Kind of Blue. The parallels to our own medium were dead obvious, and I got the same rush of perverse glee that the original ensemble must have felt 50 years ago, locking myself in a cell and playing between the metal bars.

I hope, if you still can't enjoy the sound of the album itself, you might at least be less quick to dismiss it, given this perspective. It's not a parade, it's a love letter in our own weird handwriting.

So, thanks for listening. (Oh, and bonus points to anyone who can identify all the quotes and references in the album.)

http://waxy.org/2009/08/k...p_on_sale/

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An interesting undertaking any way you look at it.

Music for adventurous listeners



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