Comments on: IBM 1401, A User’s Manual http://rooreynolds.com/2006/11/26/ibm-1401-a-user%e2%80%99s-manual/ What's Next? Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:16:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Torley http://rooreynolds.com/2006/11/26/ibm-1401-a-user%e2%80%99s-manual/comment-page-1/#comment-738 Torley Fri, 15 Dec 2006 02:52:00 +0000 http://rooreynolds.com/2006/11/26/ibm-1401-a-user%e2%80%99s-manual/#comment-738 "Hoppipolla" is incredibly gorgeous, one of my fave music videos too: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkP_NaMsrMM I'm still holding out for the Bjork-Sigur Ros collaboration! Sounds like these recordings using a vintage IBM system have such a legacy! Sometimes I've heard it described as "the future sound of retro". “Hoppipolla” is incredibly gorgeous, one of my fave music videos too: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkP_NaMsrMM

I’m still holding out for the Bjork-Sigur Ros collaboration!

Sounds like these recordings using a vintage IBM system have such a legacy! Sometimes I’ve heard it described as “the future sound of retro”.

]]> By: kellyd http://rooreynolds.com/2006/11/26/ibm-1401-a-user%e2%80%99s-manual/comment-page-1/#comment-446 kellyd Wed, 29 Nov 2006 22:18:24 +0000 http://rooreynolds.com/2006/11/26/ibm-1401-a-user%e2%80%99s-manual/#comment-446 Wow. Listened to the clips on the website and you are right. Incredibly beautiful, and an instant addition to my amazon wishlist. :-) Wow. Listened to the clips on the website and you are right. Incredibly beautiful, and an instant addition to my amazon wishlist. :-)

]]> By: Andrew Ferrier http://rooreynolds.com/2006/11/26/ibm-1401-a-user%e2%80%99s-manual/comment-page-1/#comment-422 Andrew Ferrier Sun, 26 Nov 2006 18:37:07 +0000 http://rooreynolds.com/2006/11/26/ibm-1401-a-user%e2%80%99s-manual/#comment-422 Roo, thanks for the pointer. Am a big fan of Sigur Ros and other Icelandic music too, so have just ordered Johannsson’s album. Amazon have it here if anyone else is interested: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ibm-1401-Manual-Johann-Johannsson/dp/B000I0SGSA/sr=8-1/qid=1164566145/ref=pd_ka_1/202-0684070-8090235?ie=UTF8&s=music Roo, thanks for the pointer. Am a big fan of Sigur Ros and other Icelandic music too, so have just ordered Johannsson’s album. Amazon have it here if anyone else is interested:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ibm-1401-Manual-Johann-Johannsson/dp/B000I0SGSA/sr=8-1/qid=1164566145/ref=pd_ka_1/202-0684070-8090235?ie=UTF8&s=music

]]>