James Houston

Official Secrets Act - So Tomorrow

Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:58:00 +0000

Video for “So Tomorrow” by Official Secrets Act.

Track available on iTunes, or get the 7” here.

Big Ideas (don't get any)

Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:53:03 +0000

Radiohead held an online contest to remix “Nude” from their album - “In Rainbows” This was quite a difficult task for everybody that entered, as Nude is in 6/8 timing, and 63bpm. Most music that’s played in clubs is around 120bpm and usually 4/4 timing. It’s pretty difficult to seamlessly mix a waltz beat into a DJ set.

Based on the lyric (and alternate title) “Big Ideas: Don’t get any” I grouped together a collection of old redundant hardware, and placed them in a situation where they’re trying their best to do something that they’re not exactly designed to do, and not quite getting there.

It doesn’t sound great, as it’s not supposed to.

Video

Mon, 24 Mar 2008 14:55:00 +0000

A brief set by Steve Rigley & Jo Petty asked to create a...

Sat, 27 Oct 2007 16:37:00 +0100

A brief set by Steve Rigley & Jo Petty asked to create a Cultural Guide to the United Kingdom.

This video highlights cultural icons that one would traditionally consider to be associated with the UK. Their true origins are revealed. The objects are portrayed in heavily stylised vector drawings, as to highlight their apparent familiarity to UK residents.

This film has a tone of instructional kid’s TV: an immigration relations officer for the police told me that the children in immigrant families learn to integrate much quicker than the adults, and thus act as a conduit to the parents. This format also delivers the information in a way which isn’t patronising.

Instead of being aimed at immigrants or migrant workers, this is a ‘cultural guide’ for every citizen of the United Kingdom; explaining that the UK has prospered as an effect foreign input.

Tenants.

Thu, 13 Sep 2007 23:38:00 +0100

Tenants.

A poster for a Glasgow University lecture on the number zero.

Thu, 13 Sep 2007 22:22:12 +0100

A poster for a Glasgow University lecture on the number zero.

A poster for a V&A exhibition for neglected & forgotten...

Wed, 12 Sep 2007 05:42:00 +0100

A poster for a V&A exhibition for neglected & forgotten crafts.