On Tue, 10 Feb 2004, Heuristics Inc. wrote:

> Hey HInc fans!
> I was just reminded that I didn't make a post about my most recent
> Songfight entry, "Goodbye Monster" !  It's a collaboration with London's
> own Johnny Cashpoint and can be heard here:
>
> http://www.songfight.org/green/
>
> Go check it out and vote for your favorite song while you're at it!
> Our entry is a somewhat different take on the title...

By the way, I forgot to mention the name of our collaboration - it's under
the name "Dollar Bill & the Inkpoints" which is a rather silly
combination of our two names...

> Also, big news on the "recorded output" front!  The new "single" from
> Heuristics Inc. is now available... it's the "anemone" remix album!  Check
> it out at this link:
>
> http://www.homemademusic.com/shop/959.html
>
> This is the end result of the "anemone" project, where lots of different
> artists remixed my ambient track and made some very cool songs using the
> materials!  It can be purchased "at cost" through the website, and also I
> have a few copies here if you happen to see me around.

Sorry about the doublepost.
-bill

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                                                - Calvin & Hobbes

Hey HInc fans!
I was just reminded that I didn't make a post about my most recent
Songfight entry, "Goodbye Monster" !  It's a collaboration with London's
own Johnny Cashpoint and can be heard here:

http://www.songfight.org/green/

Go check it out and vote for your favorite song while you're at it!
Our entry is a somewhat different take on the title...

Also, big news on the "recorded output" front!  The new "single" from
Heuristics Inc. is now available... it's the "anemone" remix album!  Check
it out at this link:

http://www.homemademusic.com/shop/959.html

This is the end result of the "anemone" project, where lots of different
artists remixed my ambient track and made some very cool songs using the
materials!  It can be purchased "at cost" through the website, and also I
have a few copies here if you happen to see me around.
-bill

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                                                - Calvin & Hobbes

Announcing a new Heuristics Inc. improvisation.
"Senzeni Na," recorded late at night on Wednesday.  Check out the website
page for the story behind its title and to hear it:

http://www.heuristicsinc.com/buildpage.shtml?title=Senzeni+Na&info=1

My blog is now posted right on my homepage.  The first few lines of it,
anyway.  It's now set up so that people can leave comments to the blog
posts as well as to songs.  I rewrote all this software myself, so let me
know if I ever break it :)

Also, some of you may not know about the website
http://www.stripcreator.com .  It's a "comic" creation site by Brad of
Brad Sucks fame.  Lately I've been making some comics:

http://www.stripcreator.com/comics/HeuristicsInc/

It's pretty fun.  Anybody can go there and make comics.  Check it out!
-bill

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argh, it's one thing after another.
ok, i fixed that.
thanks for the tip.  hey, try posting it again, ok?
-bill

ps it is.  the whole intro section is mulched.

On Sun, 25 Jan 2004, Scott Carr wrote:

> Hey Bill,
>
> I posted this:
>
> > Nice. Is that Audio Mulch doing the gapper type effect on the vocals? Mix
sounds well balanced overall.
>
> And got this when I hit the comment button.
>
> > Adding comment for 265
> > Error! That blog does not exist!
>
> Scott
>
> Heuristics Inc. wrote:
> > I just finished my remix for Brad Sucks (http://www.bradsucks.net) of his
> > song "Dropping Out of School."  Check it out on my webpage:
> >
> >
http://www.heuristicsinc.com/buildpage.shtml?title=Brad+Sucks'+Dropping+Out+of+S\
chool+(HInc+Algebra+Mix)&info=1
> >
> > Drop me a comment and let me know what you think!
> > -bill
> >
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Hey Bill,

I posted this:

> Nice. Is that Audio Mulch doing the gapper type effect on the vocals? Mix
sounds well balanced overall.

And got this when I hit the comment button.

> Adding comment for 265
> Error! That blog does not exist!

Scott

Heuristics Inc. wrote:
> I just finished my remix for Brad Sucks (http://www.bradsucks.net) of his
> song "Dropping Out of School."  Check it out on my webpage:
>
>
http://www.heuristicsinc.com/buildpage.shtml?title=Brad+Sucks'+Dropping+Out+of+S\
chool+(HInc+Algebra+Mix)&info=1
>
> Drop me a comment and let me know what you think!
> -bill
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I just finished my remix for Brad Sucks (http://www.bradsucks.net) of his
song "Dropping Out of School."  Check it out on my webpage:

http://www.heuristicsinc.com/buildpage.shtml?title=Brad+Sucks'+Dropping+Out+of+S\
chool+(HInc+Algebra+Mix)&info=1

Drop me a comment and let me know what you think!
-bill

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                                                - Calvin & Hobbes

You may have seen it on the "song info" pages... now you can see it in the
blog too!  Woo!  Exciting!  Ok, maybe not.

I have been becoming underwhelmed by the blogging system of blogger.com
and decided to write my own blogger.  So I took the system I'd written for
song info comments and modified it into a blogging system that allows
visitors to the site to leave comments on my ramblings.

Check it out... the toolbar "bill's rant" link now points to the new
system's "recent" page, where you can see my 5 latest posts and click on
them to see the comments.  From any blog page you can click on the top bar
to see that page, the most recent posts in table "summary" form, or even
all blogs ever posted!
Here's a direct link to the main "blog" page:
http://www.heuristicsinc.com/cgi-bin/showblog.pl?recent=5&first=1

The most recent one will also appear on the front page eventually.  I know
that many visitors to the page have never really looked at the blog page,
so I'd like to make it more prominent.
-bill

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"Um, I think Klatchians have a very particular view about women
fighting," Carrot began.  "Yes," said Jabar, "we expect them to
         be _good_ at it, Blue Eyes." - Terry Pratchett

Today I uploaded two older songs to my page.

First, a SongFight tune called "Hold My Calls" that I forgot to upload
after the fight, no idea why.
http://www.heuristicsinc.com/buildpage.shtml?title=Hold+My+Calls&info=1
It's very short.

Second, an old Tapegerm song called "Nonsense" built around loops from
Kahman.
http://www.heuristicsinc.com/buildpage.shtml?title=Nonsense&info=1

Check them out !  Leave comments !
-bill

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"Um, I think Klatchians have a very particular view about women
fighting," Carrot began.  "Yes," said Jabar, "we expect them to
         be _good_ at it, Blue Eyes." - Terry Pratchett

I'm cleaning out the hard drive at home... I've had a few tracks laying
around that have been more or less completed but hadn't gotten around to
"releasing" them yet.  So the current burst of activity at HIncHQ
continues with:

"with you there to guide me"
http://www.heuristicsinc.com/buildpage.shtml?track=262&info=1

A "collaboration" between Heuristics Inc. and Mobile Sound Unit. MSU
created an AudioMulch document, HInc took it and replaced all the loops
and sounds in it, and modified it to fit the new sounds. All loops by
Heuristics Inc. Mix by HInc and MSU.

The end result is a track that seems to combine the "sound" of HInc with
the "sound" of MSU.  It's different!

Check it out!
-bill

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"Um, I think Klatchians have a very particular view about women
fighting," Carrot began.  "Yes," said Jabar, "we expect them to
         be _good_ at it, Blue Eyes." - Terry Pratchett

I've just put the finishing touches on my newest remix.  It's a song by a
German band called "Siren on Mars" ... which, unfortunately, is no more.
However, their legacy lives on.  "Room Without a View (Claustrophobic
Mix)" can be heard at this link:
http://www.heuristicsinc.com/buildpage.shtml?track=261&info=1
Check it out and leave a comment!
Also, the "replacement" band is now called "Nutrient" and lives at
S.O.M.'s old web-address:
http://www.siren-on-mars.de
Check them out as well... they have a male vocalist and some different
bandmembers now, but their music is still cool!
-bill

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"Um, I think Klatchians have a very particular view about women
fighting," Carrot began.  "Yes," said Jabar, "we expect them to
         be _good_ at it, Blue Eyes." - Terry Pratchett

Announcing the first Heuristics Inc. release of 2004!  I just finished my
remix of the excellent Starfinger rap masterpiece "More Than Soup"!  For
those that don't know, "More Than Soup" was a Songfight title from
11/03/03.  Starfinger's excellent entry won the fight.  And now, a
brand new remixed version for your enjoyment... The Borscht Mix:
http://www.heuristicsinc.com/cgi-bin/buildpage.pl?title=Starfinger's+More+Than+S\
oup+(Borscht+Mix)&info=1
Give it a listen and leave comments!  While you're at it, also visit
Starfinger's website to hear the original track:
http://www.kongbalong.com/?/blog/000105.html
-bill

PS The mix title was inspired by some excellent borscht I had over the New
Year's holiday... and I didn't even think I liked borscht!  Thanks guys,
you know who you are :)

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fighting," Carrot began.  "Yes," said Jabar, "we expect them to
         be _good_ at it, Blue Eyes." - Terry Pratchett

Happy New Year to all!

In keeping with the new year I am revealing my newest website feature, a
set of scripts to add comments to the songs!  Now you can see what people
have said about songs, and even leave your own thoughts, right on the
"song info" pages.  For an example, check out the top track:

http://www.heuristicsinc.com/cgi-bin/buildpage.pl?title=OneSided+(Finale)&info=1

All "song info" pages will now have their very own comment list.

Let me know what you think of this feature... and you can also let me know
what you think of the songs!
-bill

PS I reserve the right to remove any comment I deem offensive :)

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How cool is this ??!




--- Bill <wmm@...> wrote:
> New and exciting!
>
> The inestimable Bortwein has designed a T-shirt for
> all the Heuristics
> Inc. fans out there to show your support!  Check it
> out here:
>
>
http://www.pixeltees.com/shop/bortwein/detail/?shirt=20031107-091803-2954861800&\
b=shop|20031105
>
> I have already ordered a couple.  Be the envy of all
> your friends and
> be the first on your block to wear HINC APPAREL!
> -bill
>
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Ok, goth industrial, for the genre-heads out there.

This week's Songfight has an entry by Heuristics Inc. entitled "Violet
Wants It Her Way."  It's getting good reviews so far on the boards.
I'm really happy with how this song turned out... go check out the
fight; it's absolutely huge, with 25 songs; and vote for your favorite!

Starfinger is also in this fight.

Also while you're there you owe it to yourself to listen to last
week's "More Than Soup" by Starfinger, which won the fight by a LARGE
margin :)  It's amazing!
-bill

New and exciting!

The inestimable Bortwein has designed a T-shirt for all the Heuristics
Inc. fans out there to show your support!  Check it out here:

http://www.pixeltees.com/shop/bortwein/detail/?shirt=20031107-091803-2954861800&\
b=shop|20031105

I have already ordered a couple.  Be the envy of all your friends and
be the first on your block to wear HINC APPAREL!
-bill

This week Craig, the artist formerly known as CRT, now Dr. Kong Balong,
and Heuristics Inc., who has kept this name since 1992, teamed up once
again as the electronic supergroup Brainpipe.  This week we submitted an
entry for Songfight's Blue fight, "Angry All Over" :
http://www.songfight.org/blue/
(the blue comes in because this week the songfight powers-that-be decided
to have two different fights, each with its own title... the other was
green, "Field Day").
For this collaboration Craig wrote lyrics and sang vocals, then sent them
to me, and I put music to them.  I think this style of song creation
yielded cool and interesting results.  Go check it out, and vote for your
favorite amongst the "AAO" entries!
-bill

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     impulse to see it tried on him personally." - A. Lincoln

On Thu, 9 Oct 2003, Kiri Wagstaff wrote:

> On Thu, 9 Oct 2003, Heuristics Inc. wrote:
> > For those who might have missed the concert the other night... and I know
> > it was most of you, shame on you :)
>
> I didn't get a chance to tell you -- in fact I did catch your concert!  I
> listened in from about 10:15 to 11:15.  It was cool to think that you were
> out there doing everything live :)

Well, I wasn't, actually... I played from a couple minutes after 10 to
about 10:40 or so, so about half of what you heard was actually
MSU.  According to the server stats, we had a maximum of 4 listeners at
any one time, and now I know who they all are... :)
Glad to hear you tuned in!  How did you like it ?  ...You don't have to
respond publicly if you don't want to :)
-bill

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On Thu, 9 Oct 2003, Heuristics Inc. wrote:
> For those who might have missed the concert the other night... and I know
> it was most of you, shame on you :)

I didn't get a chance to tell you -- in fact I did catch your concert!  I
listened in from about 10:15 to 11:15.  It was cool to think that you were
out there doing everything live :)

	 Kiri

--
Kiri L. Wagstaff, Ph.D. (kiri.wagstaff@...)    \|/
Science Applications Group, Space Department          -O-
The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab      /|\

For those who might have missed the concert the other night... and I know
it was most of you, shame on you :) I recorded the results of both my and
Mobile Sound Unit's sets, and they're now available at my website.  They
aren't publicly linked at this time, but you can hear them at the
following addresses.

Here's info on the recordings:

Set 1 - Heuristics Inc.
http://media.heuristicsinc.com/livemixes/HInc-LiveSet7Oct2003-part1.mp3
	 time 17:08
	 1. ...living in the basement (algorythm track)
	 2. untitled in-progress germ track
	 3. untitled in-progress flp8 track
	 4. er-1 improv

Set 2 - Heuristics Inc.
http://media.heuristicsinc.com/livemixes/HInc-LiveSet7Oct2003-part2.mp3
	 time 12:25
	 1. untitled in-progress germ track
	 2. Party Mix (remix of a CRT tune)
	 3. ambient virus improv

Set 3 - Mobile Sound Unit
http://media.heuristicsinc.com/livemixes/MSU-LiveSet7Oct2003.mp3
	 time 38:09
	 No idea what he played :)

I had a lot of technical problems.  But I'm not sure exactly how many of
them show up on the recording.  Most of my tracks are in-progress works,
meaning that they're still pretty rough.  But it was fun anyway.  If you
want to try a fun activity you can try to count the errors, haha, just
kidding.

Total filesize is 61.9 mb.  Concert fits on a CD, at around 67:43.
-bill

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   "Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery I feel a strong
     impulse to see it tried on him personally." - A. Lincoln

Tonight, Tuesday 7 Oct, I will be doing a live concert streamed over the
internet.  I will be doing a set and Mobile Sound Unit will do one.  We
are planning to start streaming at 10PM Eastern, perhaps for an hour each,
maybe less.  I think I will probably go on first at 10PM.  You can listen
in for free at:
http://www.tapegerm.com:8000
All you will need is an audio player that can play streamed mp3s,
e.g. winamp, musicmatch, real, etc.

Sorry about the late notice.  I had some computer difficulties and wasn't
sure if I'd be able to participate until yesterday.  Luckily I've found a
workaround for this!  Come and check it out if you've got the time.
-bill

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   "Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery I feel a strong
     impulse to see it tried on him personally." - A. Lincoln

Such a bizarre title.  Anyway, I forgot to mention that I have another
entry in SF this week.  I'm taking a break for a little while from SF
though so nothing more to keep up with for the moment.  Check HMA out
for now at:

http://www.songfight.org

Here are my lyrics:

he remembers the day that you got him
your anthropomorphic servant

he's a happy machine
he exists to serve you
you leave him such a mess
he thinks he deserves you

he's a happy machine
he works all day and night
just loving to pick up
everything in sight

then one day you left something on the stairs
gyros not what they used to be

and you know his navigation's not right
and he fell so heavily

he's a broken machine
his ankle's been shattered
can't work any more
his self-worth is scattered

the replacement parts are too expensive
he's an old model anyway

so now he sits alone in the closet
can't move, he'd just be in the way

now he's a sad machine
because of the cost
for want of an ankle
a whole being was lost

enjoy the song... vote for your favorite!
-bill

On Mon, 18 Aug 2003, Scott Carr wrote:

> P.S. What are the rules for SongFight? I don't see a FAQ on their page.
> Is there a limit on song length, prohibition on profanity, etc? What are
> the rules?

Hey Scott, there's now a FAQ posted (in answer to your questions, I'm
sure) in case you're thinking of checking it out.  Most of what I said
before is true - not many rules - but the ones that do exist are now
codified:
http://www.songfight.org/faq.html
-bill

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Last week's HInc entry, "spacecadet,"  for the Songfight garnered 2 votes,
which is pretty good since most reviewers didn't like it :)  By far the
most common complaint was not being able to hear/understand the
vocals.  So I re-mixed it.... if anyone wants to hear the redone version,
check it out here:

http://media.heuristicsinc.com/progress/HeuristicsInc-spacecadet.mp3

As a sidenote, HInc's Brainpipe-bandmate CRT also did a "Space
Cadet" under his vocal alias Starfinger.  How's that for confusing, 4 band
names in the same sentence!  Between only two people, no less.  Anyway,
the Starfinger tune got 7 votes... rock on CRT!

Now on to this week!
We've both entered again this week.  My song "ACCELERATOR!" is different
from anything I've done before.  Note how I went from all lowercase to all
caps - it's a stylistic shift!  I sing and stuff, again, and this time you
should be able to understand the words... Here's a link:

http://www.songfight.org

...and the words, for your perusal.  It's about driving in Maryland.  We
all love it, for sure.

------------------------------
i'm driving in the fast lane
and you're there oh what a pain

you're driving ten miles under
why are you here i wonder

ACCELERATOR!
USE IT!

driving with your blinker on
for three miles ... you moron!

stuck behind you i can't pass
what a total pain in the ...

ACCELERATOR!
USE IT!
------------------------------

Enjoy !  Send comments to me and whatnot!
-bill

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On Mon, 18 Aug 2003, Bill wrote:

> This week Heuristics Inc. entered the Songfight!

...amazingly enough, the Heuristics Inc. entry got 3 votes for "best
song."  3 more than I expected :)

Anyway, just to keep people on their toes, I recorded a completely
different kind of song for songfight this week.  It's a spacy improvised
jam called "space cadet" , with some brief lyrics sung over them.  This is
the first time I've recorded a song where I sang lyrics that I wrote, so
it's some sort of landmark date.  I crave feedback on this, so drop me a
line publicly or privately and let me know what you think of it.
http://www.songfight.org
As before, if you plan to vote, please check out the other entries as
well!

Here are the lyrics:

space between dark places
space between beats
space between our faces
space between meets

i'm making first contact
with the alien
learning to interact
with you

-bill

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P.S. What are the rules for SongFight? I don't see a FAQ on their page.
Is there a limit on song length, prohibition on profanity, etc? What are
the rules?

Scott

Bill wrote:

> This week Heuristics Inc. entered the Songfight!
> Songfight is an internet site where the Fightmasters announce a song
> title at the beginning of the week.  Entrants have one week to write,
> compose, and record a song using that title, and then websurfers can
> come, listen to the songs, and vote for their favorite.  This week's
> title is "What We Need More Of Is Science."
> For the songfight this week I pulled some samples from an old 50's
> teen-social-consciousness film called "Why Study Science?" and used
> some Tapegerm loops to make a song... if you want, go check it out at:
> http://www.songfight.org/
> Please, if you go to vote, listen to the other songs too :)
> -bill
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Hey Bill,

Cool mix. That Prelinger stuff is great. I listened to several of the
other mixes + yours. I was willing to give the Milwaukee Youth Center
Choir my vote if it turned out to be a bunch of cute kids trying to win
a prize or something like that, but it wasn't so you got my vote. I
guess I'm not totally unbiased, though. :)

Scott

Bill wrote:

> This week Heuristics Inc. entered the Songfight!
> Songfight is an internet site where the Fightmasters announce a song
> title at the beginning of the week.  Entrants have one week to write,
> compose, and record a song using that title, and then websurfers can
> come, listen to the songs, and vote for their favorite.  This week's
> title is "What We Need More Of Is Science."
> For the songfight this week I pulled some samples from an old 50's
> teen-social-consciousness film called "Why Study Science?" and used
> some Tapegerm loops to make a song... if you want, go check it out at:
> http://www.songfight.org/
> Please, if you go to vote, listen to the other songs too :)
> -bill
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This week Heuristics Inc. entered the Songfight!
Songfight is an internet site where the Fightmasters announce a song
title at the beginning of the week.  Entrants have one week to write,
compose, and record a song using that title, and then websurfers can
come, listen to the songs, and vote for their favorite.  This week's
title is "What We Need More Of Is Science."
For the songfight this week I pulled some samples from an old 50's
teen-social-consciousness film called "Why Study Science?" and used
some Tapegerm loops to make a song... if you want, go check it out at:
http://www.songfight.org/
Please, if you go to vote, listen to the other songs too :)
-bill

On Sat, 9 Aug 2003, Snoop DuckyDuck wrote:

> Love the album cover, Bill. Not as good as the brain,
> of course. ;-)

Well, of course.  Or something.  Thanks!
But I do have a pile of copies of both CDs at my house now.  And how cool
is that!
That album cover picture was done using the Gimp from a couple of photos I
took with my PDA camera ... fun toy.
-bill

> --- Bill <wmm@...> wrote:
> > I am excited to report that the first
> > commercially-available
> > Heuristics Inc. album!  It's my first collection of
> > Tapegerm mixes, in
> > full color and stereo sound...
> >
> > http://www.homemademusic.com/shop/852.html
> >
> > Here's the info blurb!
> >
> > Heuristics Inc.'s long-awaited first collection of
> > Tapegerm mixes! The
> > electronic styles on this album range from danceable
> > to ambient, from
> > film soundtracks to experimental songs. Tapegerm is
> > a loop-based music
> > collective; members share loops and sounds and
> > compose mixes using the
> > loop pool. All mixes on this CD were created between
> > December 2001 and
> > September 2002 by Heuristics Inc.
> >
> > Check out the album, and order copies for all your
> > friends!  They'll
> > love it!
> > -bill
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Love the album cover, Bill. Not as good as the brain,
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--- Bill <wmm@...> wrote:
> I am excited to report that the first
> commercially-available
> Heuristics Inc. album!  It's my first collection of
> Tapegerm mixes, in
> full color and stereo sound...
>
> http://www.homemademusic.com/shop/852.html
>
> Here's the info blurb!
>
> Heuristics Inc.'s long-awaited first collection of
> Tapegerm mixes! The
> electronic styles on this album range from danceable
> to ambient, from
> film soundtracks to experimental songs. Tapegerm is
> a loop-based music
> collective; members share loops and sounds and
> compose mixes using the
> loop pool. All mixes on this CD were created between
> December 2001 and
> September 2002 by Heuristics Inc.
>
> Check out the album, and order copies for all your
> friends!  They'll
> love it!
> -bill
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