When AfterEffects & Cinema 4D make sweet, sweet love…

Ethereal Icelandic sounds consume this debut release from Sigur Rós’s singer Jón Þór Birgisson and Alex Somers. Riceboy Sleeps was released on July 20, 2009 and features acoustic instrumental music and the collaboration of the string quartet Amiina and the Kópavogsdætur Choir.

If you are looking for some excellent soothing music for your work day or while relaxing, this is without a doubt it. This album is by far the most refreshing thing I have heard in quite some time. You can purchase the full release in several different formats on the Jónsi and Alex website – including 12″ vinyl, cd, special edition box set and more - or you can instantly download at iTunes. If you are more of a try-before-you-buy kind of person, they have provided a free streaming version of the entire album, available on the music section of their website.

Also on their website you will many other things including recipes, news, visual art galleries and more. So be sure to visit jonsiandalex.com.

Here is the video for one of the singles off the album, “All The Big Trees”

A four-and-a-half minute window into the sea…This incredible video was shot by Jon Rawlinson using a Canon 5DMKII with a 28-135mm lens and was filmed at the Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium in Japan. It is the world’s second largest aquarium tank and holds 1,981,290 gallons of water. Whale sharks and manta rays are kept amongst many other fish species in the main tank.

This stunning video is set to the sounds of Barcelona – Please Don’t Go. If you like the video, you can download the 720p HD version here. Be sure to follow Jon on Twitter!

…jaydiohead, of course. i know mashups can be hit or miss, but this one definitely has some shelf-life. very well done mashup of radiohead and jay-z, free for download, courtesy of minty fresh beats. if you are a fan of either of these artists, i sugesst grabbing it now!

amazing rendition of radiohead’s “nude” by james houston. this is james’ final project for a visual communication class at the school of art in glasgow, scotland. this remix uses no traditional instruments, though… he used old computer hardware to create all the sounds in this version: sinclair zx spectrum – guitars (rhythm & lead), epson lx-81 dot matrix printer – drums, hp scanjet 3c – bass guitar, hard drive array – act as a collection of bad speakers – vocals & fx.

nothing short of amazing here. take some time to put on headphones and give this a try. i think you’ll like it!!