ACIDTEST wt Neil Landstrumm LIVE 22nd DEC Pelican Club

[hotsteppa]

Can't wait for this - thanks guys

def the party for those in the know...

(a chance to get a sneak peak at a headline Triptych 07 performer)

WHOOP! good work!!!!!

[Giles Walker]

You know what would make this night even better?

If the sound was in 5.1 surround sound, i've been reading good things about it here.

Oh wait a minute.....

[Pro Bono Publico]

Ok so you wanted to trip but not risk taking acid or mushies - here's what to do:

when one hallucinates it's because the brain is producing alpha waves - these can be replicated by lights strobing at the correct frequency. a guy called Brion Gysen knew this and set about making an object called he called the "dream machine". It's essentially a piece of of tubing with apertures cut into it with a light source in the center and a revolving base. It can be made at home and fitted on top of a record turntable. It really works! In honour of this visionary pioneer (see what I did there???) Scurvy will be creating a dream machine and a giant kaleidescope - these interactive sculptures will aid and enhance the visual experience of the party goers and maybe change the way you see the world (sorry puns are like scag to me).

[hotsteppa]

sounds good - being a strict Rastaferian I and I can not abuse my body with chemical nonsense. So big up yourselves - CRITICAL!

[Pro Bono Publico]

I've just heard word that Annie Lennox is home for xmas and she's doing the cloaks. Apperently she's happy to do it for free as long as she gets to give Giles a bed bath.

[french_disko]

Originally Posted by Pro Bono Publico

a guy called Brion Gysen knew this and set about making an object called he called the "dream machine".

Bryon Gysin.... collaberator with William S. bourroughs.

[french_disko]

Originally Posted by Pro Bono Publico

In honour of this visionary pioneer (see what I did there???) Scurvy will be creating a dream machine and a giant kaleidescope - these interactive sculptures will aid and enhance the visual experience of the party goers and maybe change the way you see the world (sorry puns are like scag to me).

Only problem is that the dreamachine was meant to be used when your eyes were closed -

Dreamachine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

"The Dreamachine is "viewed" with the eyes closed: the pulsating light stimulates the optical nerve and alters the brain's electrical oscillations. The "viewer" experiences increasingly bright, complex patterns of color behind their closed eyelids. The patterns become shapes and symbols, swirling around, until the "viewer" feels surrounded by colors"

[Pro Bono Publico]

Thank you for elucidating the mechanics of the dream machine - can we expect the honour of your presence at our soiree?

[hotsteppa]

Originally Posted by french_disko

Bryon Gysin.... collaberator with William S. bourroughs.

Yo french disco - by any chance do you mean William S. Burroughs... author of the seminal "inner voyager's" text - Naked Lunch and collaborater with Brion Gysin.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brion_Gysin

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_S._Burroughs

Did you ask yer maw for a speak and spell for xmas?