SeventhSwami release on Muti
Even though I unfortunately hardly have time for reviews anymore, I still occasionally get press kits for albums. I try to give those releases attention here but I can’t always find the time to do that. However, I recently received one release that I just need to give some attention:
SeventhSwami – Here For Now
This album is just awesome. Check it out over at BeatPort and read about it on the Muti website. This is one to get. Really.
# :: news :: 13 May 2009, 20:52
New Jimmy Behan CD
The new Jimmy Behan CD titled Echo Garden is out now on Audiobulb Records. Jimmy Behan makes beautiful electronica with an eye for detail. Check out the preview mp3’s and buy the album through the release page.
# :: news :: 13 May 2009, 20:45
New Digital DJ IRC channel
On the Freenode IRC network (irc.freenode.net) there is a new IRC channel which revolves around digital DJ-ing. The channel is called #digitaldj. It’s still a starting channel, which means there’s not a lot of regulars at this point, but the digital DJ’s that started the channel are hoping this will soon pick up! So if you’re into digital DJ-ing, check it out.
# :: news :: 29 April 2009, 22:14
Freeland - Under Control
The first single of the upcoming album by Freeland is called Under Control. The single is in the same vein as the electro punk of LCD Soundsystem, and very well-executed at that. Definitely worth checking the video. You can also download the MP3! Use the below form to get it:
# :: news :: 23 April 2009, 19:17
Major Lazer album sampler
Earlier we wrote about Major Lazer and the new album Guns Don’t Kill People, Lazers Do that is due out on june 16th. If you haven’t downloaded the mp3 we offered, go over and download it now!
The colleagues over at Pitchfork have another new download available. It is an album sampler, so it gives a preview of what you can expect of the whole album. Go here and listen or download it!
# :: news :: 23 April 2009, 19:13
New Warp Records album sampler
On Bleep.com there is a new freely downloadable album sampler of a new signing to Warp Records. Artist is Bibio and the upcoming album is called Ambivalence Avenue.
# :: news :: 23 April 2009, 09:05
Guns Don't Kill People... Lazers Do
Scheduled for release on june 16th, a new album produced by producers Diplo and Switch will be released under the Major Lazer moniker. A first preview is already available for download, for instance through Mad Decent, where you can download Hold The Line.
# :: news :: 21 April 2009, 11:30
Handmade Electronic Music
Handmade Electronic Music: The Art of Hardware Hacking provides a long-needed, practical, and engaging introduction for students of electronic music, installation, and sound-art to the craft of making—as well as creatively cannibalizing— electronic circuits for artistic purposes. Designed for practitioners and students of electronic art, it provides a guided tour through the world of electronics, encouraging artists to get to know the inner workings of basic electronic devices so they can creatively use them for their own ends. With a little knowledge and a sense of adventure, an artist can subvert the intentions designed into devices like electronic radios or toys and discover all sorts of alternative possible sounds. Handmade Electronic Music carries the reader through a series of sound-producing electronic construction projects, from making simple contact microphones, to transforming cheap electronic toys into playacircuits from scratch.
This event is a followup to the Handmade Electronic Music workshop the weekend before, and will consist of Nic presenting the second edition of his book, a performance by workshop participants and an afterparty. To celebrate, there will be champagne and snacks.
Date: Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Venue: STEIM, Utrechtsedwarsstraat 134, Amsterdam
Time: 20.00h (!!!)
Entrance: FREE
# :: news :: 21 April 2009, 11:09
Steim Sound Programming Workshop
In June 2009, STEIM will host five workshops on sound programming with various software environments. The workshops will be hands-on, where the participants will learn through practical examples and solving problems on the spot. Toward the end of the workshop participants will be able to work on their own ideas with the help of the instructors.
junXion by Frank Baldé
ChucK by Kassen Oud
SuperCollider 3 (Beginner & Intermediate) by Jeff Carey
Pure Data by Andy Farnell
SuperCollider 3 (Advanced) by Jan Trützschler von Falkenstein
Dates: June 15 (beginners), 16, 17, 19 (advanced) (NOTE there is no workshop
on Thursday June 18!)
Cost: €225 (full workshop) / €75 (beginners) / €175 (advanced)
Location: STEIM, Achtergracht 19, Amsterdam
Registration is required for this workshop and can only be done online:
http://www.steim.org/steim/registration.php?id=135.
Please register early to ensure a place. Places are limited to 16.
All workshop participants can purchase junXion with a 30% discount or upgrade to junXion version 4 for free.
Note that beginners are required to attend the first day! When registering mention specifically which days you’d like to attend.
Tuesday June 16 at 17:00 will be happy hour, an informal gathering with cheap drinks to see another side of STEIM and to meet the participants of the other workshops.
# :: news :: 14 April 2009, 19:47
Warp's twentieth birthday
Warp Records turns 20 this year and they’re celebrating bigtime. They will be releasing a special 20-year-anniversary compilation album with the best Warp tracks later this year, and they’ll have two nights of party in Paris in May.
The compilation will not be compiled at random, every Warp fan will be able to cast their votes to which tracks get included. You can even add your own memories or comments about the tracks you vote on, and the best of those are included in the artwork of the compilation! So head over to Warp20 and vote for your favorite tracks!
The parties will be taking place at Cite de la musique in Paris on May 8 and May 9. Tickets are now on sale (40 and 45 euro respectively) and the line-up is also known. Line up for may 8 is:
Chris Cunningham (live)
!!! (chk chk chk)
Pivot (live)
Seefeel (live)
Andrew Weatherall
DJ Mujava § MC Mzara
Jackson
Warp DJs
Art visuel Dalbin Event / Phormazero
Line up for may 9 is:
Aphex Twin § Hecker
Flying Lotus (live)
Hudson Mohawke (live)
Leila (live)
Clark (live)
Plaid (live)
Rustie
Luke Vibert
Warp DJs
Art visuel Dalbin Event / Phormazero
# :: news :: 14 April 2009, 19:38
Out NOW REMIX
Available now as MP3 release through the german Underscan Records is a remix compilation of their previous NOW compilation. The remixes are done by such artists as Team Doyobi, Dalezy and Hecq, of tracks by artists such as Scanner, Menu:Exit and Frank Bretschneider.
# :: news :: 11 April 2009, 14:40
4 Larvae shows in Europe
In the coming week there will be four Larvae shows in Europe:
Larvae live at Elektroanschlag 2009
Saturday, April 4th
at Alternburger Brauerei
Brauereistr 20, Altenburg, DE
Larvae live in Berlin
Wednesday, April 8th
with Venetian Snares and Current Value
at Berghain
Berlin, DE
Larvae live at Electron Festival 2009
Thursday, April 9th
Geneva, Switzerland
www.electronfestival.ch
Larvae live in Hannover
Friday, April 10th
at Kino im Sprengel
Klaus-Müller-Kilian-Weg 1, Hannover, DE
# :: news :: 2 April 2009, 15:16
Bit.Trip Beat
More good news for Wii owners, this time those with a love of chiptunes. For a measly $6.00 you can now buy the WiiWare game Bit.Trip Beat, a retro-arcade themed game which features chiptune music. The game is available through the Wii Shop channel.
# :: news :: 29 March 2009, 20:58
New Aphex Twin album coming this year
Living legend Aphex Twin is working on new material. The new material is scheduled to be out this year! Good news for all fans of Aphex Twin, who hasn’t released a full album since Drukqs, the double album that surprised even most hardcore Aphex Twin fans in 2001.
# :: news :: 20 March 2009, 09:21
Cologne Commons
Aside from promotion, discussion and lots of releases creative commons is now even the topic of a conference. On June 12 and 13 2009, the Cologne Commons conference will take place in Cologne. It is a shame that it seems the whole conference will be in german, but regardless of that it is a good sign that such conferences are popping into existence.
# :: news :: 16 March 2009, 09:23