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Ajukaja & Andrevski: Rare Birds The Estonians have infiltrated the realm of deep house—duo Raul “Ajukaja” Saaremets (“Aju” meaning brain and “Kaja” meaning echo) and longtime friend Andrevski composed analog jams on hand-built equipment in their studio located in the country’s capital, Tallinn. “Rare Birds” is a single from their three-track EP Levels-002, which is the second production from new record label Levels, founded by …

Google and Saatchi Gallery Motion Photography Prize

A GIF-making competition for works animated with Google+

Now accepting submissions through 1 April 2014, social media (and more) service Google+ renews their Saatchi Gallery partnership with a competition embracing moving photography. Google+ just unveiled Motion, a free tool that enables users to animate their still photographs automatically—an incredibly handy tool in a GIF-obsessed world. Global entrants—from professional photographers to everyday clickers who have at least five photos—are now invited to use the …

Ototo by Dentaku

Create a multivariable digital musical instrument with virtually anything from bananas to bicycles

We’ve all found ourselves banging out a rhythm with some produce or tapping the keys to an imaginary keyboard on a pile of books—right? Now music creativity has reached ingenious new heights with the Ototo, an all-in-one musical instrument invention kit from London-based studio Dentaku. There’s no need for expert synth skills or a degree in electrical engineering to create inventive instruments with the device. …