WTF's a Databat?! - new track! "I am the Doctor"

Did you know the second half of Doctor Who's 7th 'season' returns tomorrow?

Us Databats did, and we prepared a little treat for y'all as a result!

Below you'll see a fine piece of databending we've accomplished for the "single's" "artwork"

Below that will be a jump.

Below that will be the song.

nanana nanana  - gettin' glitchy with it

WTF's A Databat?! Skeletons, the new Single.

So, you're apparently just in time to check out the new single offered up by The Databats.

This song can be found on our first full length release Databats.exe


Check it out below



The art for it looks a little something like this.

the artwork is something that we're particularly proud of, just as much as the track itself.

featuring an original painting by rasiqra/revulva and a databend of van gogh's "skull of a skeleton with burning cigarette" by jonny haus. the two images are interlaced, with a degree of subtractive databending applied to both. 

a skeleton is something hidden, which lives beneath the skin and cradles the heart. a structure which provides support, while secreted in flesh. it can be exposed, but the relationship between the body and the bone will be deeply compromised.

enjoy!

WTF's A Databat?

Hey!

Have you gathered yet that I dig music?
No?

Then you probably have yet to gather that I make music! (unless you've hit my profile).

For the past year or so, my primary creative outlet has been a little entity called The Databats.

...Yes, The Databats.

"WTF's A Databat?" I can hear you asking. Well now, jump with me and I'll tell you all about it.

Recap: Senators at Leafs - Feb, 16 2013, and the week ahead.

Welcome back for another preview/recap of the Maple Leafs' recent schedule, a little something I may start referring to as "the Weekly Leaflet." Note: I said may. I totally may not. Double Note: sticktap to rasiqra/revulva for the idea.

The Leafs had a relatively easy week this time around (especially for a shortened season) playing only 3 games in the last 7 nights.

The week started off on a mixed note, with the Philadelphia Flyers in town for the first meeting of these teams this season, and consequently since the Schenn/JVR trade. Things started off shaky with a rebound from a point shot by the aforementioned Schenn resulting in a Wayne Simmonds goal just 38 seconds in. From there, things were essentially all Toronto after Captain Phaneuf tied the game late in the first. Toronto cruised on to a 5-2 victory, featuring this dandy by JVR.

yeah, that's Luke Schenn who slides away at the end.

The bad news is, however, that James Reimer left the game slightly before the halfway mark with what would turn out to be a strained MCL in his left knee. Ben Scrivens came in in relief, and ended up stopping 32 of 33 shots, looking shaky but dependable.

Two nights later, the Leafs were in Carolina and laid a complete egg against a Hurricanes team playing their first game at home after a long road-trip, starting their back up goaltender Dan Ellis. The game started out with some rough stuff between Colton Orr (who Randy Carlyle seems to be viewing as the second coming of Darren McCarty these days) and Kevin Westgarth before remaining incredibly boring for a period and a half. Quite possibly the most boring game I've seen this year. The second period featured all 4 goals in the game, with Joe Corvo striking first for the 'Canes, Kadri retaliating for the Leafs before Jussi Jokinen and Jordan Staal put it away for Carolina, downing the Leafs 3-1.

Despite this clunker, the Buds headed into Saturday night's game with a record of 3-1 in their last four games. Unfortunately, the injury cloud loomed heavily over this game for both teams, with Gunnarson, Lupul, Frattin and Reimer injured for the Maple Leafs, and notable Sens Jason Spezza and Erik Karlsson on the shelf (the last due to a nasty achilles tendon cut.)

Would the Leafs be able to put the stops to a losing skid before it started?
Would Krusty the Klown Daniel Alfredsson be booed mercilessly by the ACC faithful?
Which team's injury troubles would pose the most trouble?

Well click on through and we'll talk about how the Leafs fared against the SNES

artist rendition of "sens" third jersey wordmark.

Monday Morning Commute Album #3 : Red - Sonoio

This morning's monday morning commute album has a somewhat different route this morning, as work was foregone for a trip to the doctor. yay.  Unfortunately, as the commute was shorter, as was the album. having to pick something shorter and suited to a grey, rainy day, I settled on an album by a solo artist by the name of Alessandro Cortini.

Hit the jump and we'll talk about RED, from Sonoio.

here's Alessandro, and the rest of his band

Recap: Bruins at Leafs, February 2, 2013 - Preview: Hurricanes atLeafs, February 4 2013

we're back again to run down some leafs' hockey.

the week that was since last week's post has been pretty eventful for the buds. the team managed to go into buffalo and come out with a win on tuesday night, on the backs of huge games from cody franson and matt frattin, who provided overtime heroics with his second goal of the night with under a second left in OT.

two nights later, the leafs hosted the capitals at the acc and achieved victory in spite of going down early, the game winner again coming on a pretty play from frattin and linemate nazem kadri (who we love around these parts)

joe bowen with the call on this game-winning beaut.

ending the month on a high note, the leafs went into saturday night's game with some momentum against a team who was beaten badly, to the tune of 7-4 in their previous encounter (against the buffalo sabres.)

hit that jump, and we'll talk about how the leafs wound up, and a bit about what's going on tonight.

Liberal Leadership Convention - January 26th 2012

This past Saturday, the Liberal Party of Ontario held their leadership convention at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto to appoint a new leader, replacing outgoing Dalton McGuinty. Kathleen Wynne was ultimately selected, becoming the province's first woman and openly gay premiere (hey, yay liberals?.)

With the event at such a high profile location in downtown Toronto, it grew a pretty hearty protest/rally crowd. I quite enjoy these types of atmosphere, and as such, headed down with my trusty iPhone in hand to "document" some of the afternoon's sights. Hit me over the jump to take a look!

The Weekly Leaflet: January 26, 2013 - Leafs at Rangers

this'll be my very first leafs-related post, so some pre-amble.

i'm not going to post about every game i watch, just some of the more notable ones.
as a leaf fan of nearly 20 years now, i tend to catch most of the season, and i won't be overloading
[redacted] with tons of leafs news, just a bit as i see fit.

last night, the leafs rolled into new york city to play the rangers, hot off the heels of a 7-4 flub against the islanders at the ACC.

i'm certain you wonder why i didn't chose to cover this match as well?
i find the islanders insanely boring, and i fear contracting dipietro's boneitis through my television set.

so come on then, hit the jump, and we'll talk about the game that was.