Variable 4

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Coach tickets now available for booking

Saturday, 24 April 2010

We’re very glad to have just opened bookings for cheap coach returns to Dungeness for visitors to Variable 4. Departure is scheduled from London Victoria at 11am, Saturday 22 May, and returning at 6pm in the evening, with a journey time of around 2 hours each way. We hope that this will also provide ample time to explore the local area and say hello to the RNLI crew, who will be manning the nearby station.

Tickets can be booked here using PayPal, for £7.50 return. Visiting the installation is, of course, free.

The coach won’t, unfortunately, be one of these splendid Routemasters, but we couldn’t resist posting this photograph nonetheless.

8tracks

Friday, 23 April 2010

Whilst taking a short break from the logistics of Variable 4, we decided to put together a playlist of some of the music we have been listening to over the last few months to share with you.

We’re big fans of the 8tracks aesthetic and idea, which picks up from where its sorely missed predecessor Muxtape left off.

Have a listen to our Variable 4 8track mix here and let us know what you think.

one month to go! invites going out to post shortly, dm or email us your postal address if you’d like one.

Thursday, 22 April 2010

from @bldgblog on the weather system of microscopic glass shards generated by the eruption of Eyjafjallajökull: http://bit.ly/951osD

Wednesday, 21 April 2010

a tour of KEF: weatherproof speakers, echo chambers, and the $140k hifi. http://bit.ly/aqJZcD

Tuesday, 20 April 2010

KEF tour

Monday, 19 April 2010

To Maidstone this morning, visiting the Kent Engineering Foundry – better known as KEF – who invited us down to discuss weatherproof speakers. As a top name amongst the audiophile community, we were looking forward to auditioning their Ventura outdoor range as a candidate for next month’s installation. What we hadn’t anticipated was a comprehensive tour of their facilities, encompassing a museum of KEF’s engineering achievements since the 1960s, plus their Acoustic Laboratory, featuring anechoic chamber and all manner of analysis equipment.

Aside from their plaudits in the engineering world, we’re really pleased to be able to work with local technology: KEF’s home is just 40 miles down the road from Dungeness, in Maidstone, Kent, where they’ve been located since their inception in 1961.

sounds like @RNLI Dungeness had a callout just a few hours after we met them on sunday: http://bit.ly/casKcK

Wednesday, 14 April 2010

field recordings on the bank of the thames http://twitpic.com/1fbde1

Tuesday, 13 April 2010

Development trip, 11 April 2010

Monday, 12 April 2010

A constructive Sunday on the coast, meeting the team from RNLI Dungeness – who are supporting Variable 4 with infrastructure and local know-how – and making some speculative field recordings.