uncommon ambience

We’re headed overseas to Sète a small coastal town in the South of France, “the Little Venice of Languedoc.” A ville known for Octopus Pie, Georges Brassens, and some interesting history (pretty famous anarchist lived there) for such a young European town. My hometown of Albany, NY (1686) is nearly as old as Sète (1666). Very neat.
So my twin was recently in Sète and was wonderful enough to bring my microphone (my mic has now been to cooler places than me). The microphone was positioned just outside of her hotel room window and takes in the quiet coastal surroundings with intermittent fan noises. I guess over there they call their HVAC “la clim” — essentially a PTAC (I think? I don’t know much about HVAC).
You don't know how geeked I am for French fans! I hope y'all enjoy and maybe find some peace (if only for a few).

There's a lot of news to take a break from — so another visual ambience bonus. Get up in the clouds and look how manageable things look from up here.

This week’s episode includes rain recorded from the center of a lean-to with some added drift. A lean-to is structure some folks park cars under, or picnic tables. Basically it protects people and things from airborne elements (not asteroids).
Does anyone remember the aughts? Fat Joe had a really popular song that I assumed was about the Rockaway Peninsula, but maybe not. I always assumed it was a Fat Joe beach-adventure thing where he leans back in his car, lowers the boom on the sound system, and strokes his chin like he’s assessing upcoming chess moves as he weaves through traffic on the BQE. (Directed by Hype Williams)
So, one New Year’s Eve in Burlington, VT I got completely wasted at Rasputin’s, and in the car ride back to our spot I shouted at pedestrians, “DO THE ROCKAWAY!” And more than one yelled back, “**** you!” And I was like, “Yo, you say that **** to Fat Joe’s face!”
Bluh, I'm struggling here folks...
At least hints of warmer weather are in the air — actually strike that, I don’t know why I need to attempt some poetic horse****. "Hints...” I should just—guys, there was a warm day last week with rain and I recorded some of it. And I added some drift because it feels nice to have a hobby.
Spring! Tune out, ignore the commercial news, and for heaven's sake do the Rockaway.
Also subscribe (and share)! We have a historical major league baseball episode opening day!

Want some visual ambience? Well — "Buckle your seatbelt, Dorothy, 'cause Kansas is going bye-bye." And we're back in the movie world for this visual ambience. The 1999 sci fi/ neo noir classic the Matrix. BTW — has there been another actor so tormented by **** lines in movies like Joe Pantoliano? ("You're gonna' be retired soon like Michael Jordan!!" — that was Matrix right?)
Digital rain made in after effects, The digital green Matrix text melted a lot of graphic designer brains in the 90s... So if you know a Gen X designer — that person has at least attempted the Matrix text effect several times.
This is my seventh iteration of the “Matrix text” (made entirely in after effects with no weird filters or presets, ty).

Vintage vacuum drift — bright, faster-paced, optimistic, with occasional doubt (and some coffee breaks).
I was thinking of a busy morning cleaning hotel rooms. The folks — or can I say? — usually women. Always friendly, always moving about the hall with a giant cart and a few cute tchotchkes. I can count on one finger the number of times I’ve seen a gentleman cleaner. I want to be as specific as possible because these ladies (and the gentleman) rarely get the appreciation they deserve.
Do you remember those dreaded Saturday morning chores, when a parent handed you a broom and just pointed? How aggrieved did we feel about making the bed? (Had to make mine with the hospital tuck — it absolutely sucked).
And housekeeping does it everyday — everyday is Saturday chores. So tip housekeeping before checkout, folks.
I don't know what else to say. It's tough out there right now. And hopefully ambience provides a small distraction.
Also, good news! I’ve been working on an upcoming episode featuring a 90 year old baseball broadcast. The broadcast will play as if in a bar from history (it's a parking lot now). The aim is to release near Opening Day.
Until then, turn off the commercial news. Celebrate the small wins and go O's.