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NOTICING NOTICING

It’s impossible to remember every little detail or experience down to its minute details. Memories get cloudy, and it might just be me, but it’s getting harder and harder to distinguish between dreams and drunken states… As cliché as it sounds though, it is easy to remember details when you know what you’re looking for. Learning how to mark and record memories is an interesting process. I was walking down the street recently (as ya do) with a friend and I was consciously paying more attention to people around me, to try and boost my awareness. When I told him I noticed a guy with very broad shoulders and leathery legs, he realised he needed to pay more attention to the ‘freaks’ as he called them. But this isn’t about the ‘freaks’ of Melbourne; it’s about the mediated content packed into Melbourne Central. Here’s a bit of stuff that we found on our travels:

  • Emergency exit sign
  • Security camera
  • Melbourne Central clock
  • Train timetables
  • Tony Abbot flyers
  • Posters:

posters

  • Rubbish/newspaper clippings
  • Piano surrounded by red velvet (red cord)
  • People using facebook everywhere
  • Radio/music in restaurants and shops
  • Train announcements
  • Background conversations
  • Mount Franklin bottle of water (advertising)
  • Coca Cola advertisement
  • Map of Melbourne Central (?)
  • RMIT drink bottle
  • Conversations with shop attendants
  • Film Art textbook
  • Aaaand Joe Hockey:

JOehockey

Yep, Joe Hockey

TAME IMPALA – LET IT HAPPEN

Tame Impala’s new jam ‘Let It Happen’ is their longest track yet, at 7 minutes and 49 seconds. For an artist so prominent in the music industry, it is interesting to see that their first release in three years is probably closer to a dance track than a radio friendly pop song. This song disregards structure and instead relies heavily on melodic synthesizers to create a catchy atmosphere. This is something that Kevin Parker has gotten extremely good at. Tracks such as ‘Elephant’ explored synthesis as a vehicle for catchiness, but ‘Let It Happen’ solidly maintains your attention throughout its eight minutes. As one of the driving forces in the Australian music scene, Tame Impala have total freedom to experiment with their music. Kevin Parker has a knack of pushing the boundaries with each new release and ‘Let It Happen’ continues this trend. Although their popularity has skyrocketed since the release of ‘Lonerism’, Parker continues to write honest music that isn’t compromised by the need to service it to radio. If ‘Let It Happen’ and his contribution to ‘AAA Aardvark Getdown Services’ is anything to go by, then the new record will be pretty tight.

Source

– Gabriel