Showing posts with label seoul. Show all posts
Showing posts with label seoul. Show all posts

29/10/2008

Robots are cool

If you had asked me, before I left Brazil, why did I want to come to South Korea, I probably would have made some silly statement about robots, and then answered more seriously about the fascinating culture, excellent standard of living etc. But really, it was all about the robots. So when Bruna asked me if I wanted to go to a robot expo, I was only too happy to go.

The exhibition mainly consisted of big industrial robots that I left me clueless as to their function, toys that were relentlessly manhandled by toddlers, and service robots meant to clean your home. Their were also competitions where kids had to build their own robots and enter competitions to complete puzzles, win football matches, and navigate mazes. There was also a fascination with dancing robots, and you can see a couple of low res videos of that below.




















Laura Barrett - Robot Ponies


Alexander Robotnick - Dance Boy Dance


My Robot Friend and Antony - One More Try

01/09/2008

Seoul to Seoul


Note to downloaders: I'm out of bandwidth, so hold on until the 8th September, when it's reset.

jamesinbrasil is celebrating it's second birthday today, and I'd like to thank you for stopping by and reading, listening and commenting. It's appreciated. So now is a good time to announce that there will be some major changes going on around here soon, as I am leaving Brazil for pastures new. That's right, jamesinbrasil is dead, love live...


...jamesinseoul!

I'm off to South Korea for a year, so I will obviously change my focus towards east Asian life, and music, which will be a challenge, as I know nothing about that. But I will dig around, fear not.

Reflections on my time in Brazil will follow, but for now, let's get this pun out of the way, shall we?

Sebadoh - Soul and Fire

Thurston Moore - Ono Soul

David Bowie - Soul Love
Cee-lo Green - Soul Machine
James Brown - Soul Power
Eric B & Rakim - I Know You Got Soul
Todd Rundgren - Soul Brother
AC/DC - Soul Stripper
Blues Explosion - Soul Typecast
Eels - Souljacker Pt. 1
Joy Division - Heart and Soul

KLF - Elvis On The Radio, Steel Guitar In My Soul
Dexy's Midnight Runner's - Until I Believe In My Soul
Tim Buckley - Grief In My Soul
XTC - The Man Who Sailed Around His Soul

Armand Van Helden - I Want Your Soul (Crookers Crunk Remix)
Ghostface Killah - Soul Controller
Betty Bibbs - Pounds Of Soul
Run D.M.C. - Soul To Rock and Roll
Beck - Soul Suckin' Jerk
Desmond Dekker - Rudy Got Soul



Photo taken from here.