While many of our recent site improvements have been happening under the hood, the improvements that we have launched today should hopefully make it easier for everyone to interact with the blog. Here’s a quick list of what is in this little site update:

• new search engine
• category listing of the entries (linked from the sidebar and each entry)
• date listings, for example: http://electrotap.net/blog/2003 http://electrotap.net/blog/2004/10 http://electrotap.net/blog/2006/05/06
• moved all old blog entries into the new blog

Enjoy!

In reading a blog entry by Trond Lossius on site-specific art this morning, I followed a link to an interview with Brian Eno.

It was really fascinating reading, and the ideas seem quite well crystallized and concisely presented. A couple of highlights included Eno referring to a walkman as “the idea of carrying this little snail-shell of sound around with you,” and a piece piece of music potentially being like a holograph.

A couple of larger discussions include the defining characteristics of pop music being sound/texture rather melody or harmony, how landscape perspectives influence his music, and his encounters and philosphy with minimalism. It’s a good read and not too long. A good intro to Eno if you are looking for one…