Michael Nyman

Yeasayer's creepy video, green golf, Michael Nyman's minimalist tunes and more in this week's look at the web

Avant-garde archival site Ubuweb presents a poignant set of oddball easy-listening pieces by famed minimalist composer Michael Nyman, released on Brian Eno’s legendary Obscure Records imprint in 1976. Perfect for meditative weekend mornings—unlike Nyman’s work with Blur’s Damon Albarn on the score for cannibal thriller film “Ravenous.”

Vintage Calculator Designs

Yeasayer's creepy video, green golf, Michael Nyman's minimalist tunes and more in this week's look at the web

Effektive spotted a comprehensive gallery of vintage calculators from the 1970s, a time when this revolutionary device became pocket-sized spawning a new wave of industrial designs.

Link About It: This Week’s Picks

Yeasayer's creepy video, green golf, Michael Nyman's minimalist tunes and more in this week's look at the web

1. Madder Red Brooklyn band Yeasayer tapped director Andreas Nilsson for their new video “Madder Red,” featuring actress Kristen Bell caring for her creepy sick pet—a creature that conjures to mind artist Charlie White‘s alien-like characters. 2. Pop-Up NYC Design Work Life came across Daisy Lew’s Pop-Up NYC, a series of pop-up books each featuring a different New York-themed icon. 3. Thank You For Your …