Owl Project and Ed Carter's 'FLOW' wins London 2012 Cultural Olympiad commission.

Arts Council England and London 2012 announced that artists' collective Owl Project, and north east based producer and musician Ed Carter have been selected as the north east winner of a £500,000 commission for Artists taking the lead, one of the major projects for the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad. More...

FLOW is an environmentally sustainable floating water-wheel and interactive artspace on the River Tyne. A floating millhouse alongside the water-wheel will contain a range of sensors, combining traditional and new technologies to monitor key environmental details, including water temperature and speed, salinity, and pollution. FLOW is in effect a musical instrument, powered by the tidal river and manipulated by the audience.
http://www.artiststakingthelead.org.uk/northeast

Finally we finish Philip Jeck's iLog ! Philip played with us during the recent Night of the Owl. As he played on his birthday we decided to make him this variation on the iLog rustle. It has a line input rather than a mic input and an external trigger switch so it can be played in sync with a turntable. Philip said that he preferred wooden buttons to plastic, so we also developed some new wooden buttons based around tactile switches. We are so pleased with the results that they may become a new standard in all iLogs and m-Logs. Have a watch of its final test.

Owl Project feature in December issue of Wire magazine! Antony & The Johnsons: Alan Licht uncovers the singer’s interest in paradise and Japanese Butoh dance, and his former dreams of creating a progressive cabaret in New York. Plus Florian Hecker, Radio Ballads, West African psychedelia, The Band Of Holy Joy's Invisible Jukebox, Graveyards, Noodles, Bettina Köster, Goodiepal, Jonny Trunk and Owl Project.. www.thewire.co.uk

iLogs feature in 'Digital by Design' In "Digital by Design", Troika presents the most exciting smart objects and their designers who push the boundaries of interactive technology and intelligent design, creating new realms of experience, customization and beauty for consumers increasingly looking for products that are much more than mere tools .Hardback 304 pages, Thames & Hudson Ltd ISBN: 9780500514382

It’s the small log with one very big idea: noise. Now the world’s most popular wood based noise generator / player lets you enjoy, glitch electronica, noise, and even the sound of light. The larger,even more wooden display means amazing grain quality. In five eye-catching wood types, iLog rustle is stunning all around.

Are they real?
Yes.

Sometimes during a performance I can smell burning plastic, what is this and is there something to worry about?
As long as it’s coming from the Log1k its probably ok, if it is coming from the speakers, simply turn down the volume, if there are flames unplug the Log1k immediately! Not only will this damage the speakers, it may effect the performance of the Log1k. Also the wooden components are sensitive to flames

The original Log1k
If the smell comes from the insides of the Log1k this will be the 1.5 v batteries used for the beat switches, the effect produce by short circuiting the battery is a huge boom on the PA, however - the battery also heats up and eventually melts the casing, the result being molten plastic and fumes. Try and keep performances to less than 30 minutes and remove batteries from the device afterwards.


My Log1k has scuffed woodwork on the outside, how can I remedy this?
We recommend a pine coloured filler for large scuffs, followed by an application of fine sand paper, finish with teak oil and polish.

I plugged my Log1k in and no sound came out, what is wrong?
Yes this happens quite often, I'm afraid. There might be a bad solder in there, or a loose connection. Lift up the lid and check through. If you are in the middle of a performance you might have to improvise with an iLog for a while.

The contact switches seem to have little effect when I use them how can I get more effect from these?
Try wetting your fingers for greater electrical conductivity, this can increase the effects by up to 90 percent. Dry fingers will not work!


My Log1k falls over when I lift up the lid, it doesn't seem to stand up at all!
Don't worry, this is a fault of the early designs; you will find inside the case a strap to fix to the front of the table with a clamp, this will stop it rolling over. On the later models there is a bar which bolts through the back of the lid. Sometimes I prop it up with a screw driver. This has a habit of falling over mid performance if you start to move to the beat too much.


When I boot up the Log1k the screen appears to remain blank - is there a problem?
No this is normal. It should have a uniform glow throughout; be sure this is kept clean and free from dust to ensure optimum performance.

m-Log presentation at ISEA
>> 27th August 2009
See ISEA site for info..

m-Log and iLog performance
>> 28th August.
Sonic Arts Research Centre (SARC) Belfast, Friday evening

Owl Project win BOMA prize.
>> 23rd July, Exhibition 24th July - 20th September 2009
URBIS, Manchester. http://www.urbis.org.uk

m-Log workshop
>> 25th,25th,26th Sep
at Space Studios, London www.spacestudios.org.uk
with presentation from Leaf Cutter John! Contact us for details.
See the latest mlogs and documentation of the workshop..

FON. Barrow-in-Furness
>> 23rd / 24th October 2009
The Canteen Media and Arts Centre will present F.O.N
a new international festival of contemporary music and sound art.
www.fonfestival.org

Les Urbaines, Lausanne, Switzerland.
>> December 4, 5 and 6, 2009.
A festival of emerging arts, focused on innovative, multi-disciplinary
and cutting edge propositions by contemporary artists.
www.urbaines.ch