Monday, 28 March 2011

Random Pictures and the like


Friend and occasional colleague

A friend and occasional work colleague has set up a blog ,before me, and is aimed at the lady sector of footwear. In our large city (Manchester ,UK) there are very  few trainer shops and even less of a selection for women. The good stores have succumbed to commercalisation and sell uggs and converse and um not alot else. Mainstream stores sell ladies sizes but if you don't like pink or glitter your choice is bluntly shite. Here is her blog and fingers crossed a womens trainer shop of decent standards will be opening as soon as. Shortysneaks

Sorry for the gratuitous Infra pic but its too hot not to post!!

Adidas Copepan




After umming and ahing i finally pulled the trigger (with a discount admittedly) on buying some Adidas Copepan from the Originals KZK range.Others released were Ian Brown ZX (yawn) ,Stan Smiths,Darwen and Nizzas, which looked not too disimilar to Converse.Anyway the best of the bunch...

Thursday, 24 March 2011

Boom

Finally,after lusting after the classic Roland TR808 drum machine since I was around 16 or 17 I finally have one to call my own. It was around 1991 when i started making music,i had a Novation Bass Station rack,707,a good friends 202 (on occasion),Roland MC303 and an R8 drum machine. It was by my own admission not that good but I took cues from the likes of Richie Hawtin and Conemelt to make recordings direct to tape. All midi synced up,no cubase and all on the fly.
The closest I came to owning an 808 was when I saw one in Johnny Roadhouse for £500,i saved but it went well before I had a chance.This one I now own was an ebay win ,I put a bid in thinking it wouldn't win (I was at work bored) and it won.The price was surprisingly lower than the current average and voila.

In other news I shaved the beard off today but i'll be growing it back.Went for alot of walking about town today and went past this building in Ancoats again,i'm not sure what it used to be but it has obviously been renovated and will undoubtedly be luxury flats or office space.