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:: Friday, March 26, 2010 ::

MP3 Friday

My Braindance Podcast, promised last week, eventually appeared here. It even features contributions from spoksey and both of the respective Mrs Ps.


Legowelt - Amiga 500 Tapes
[individual mp3s on website or 104MB zip on sendspace]

Labels: MP3

:: Dan 26.3.10 [Arc] [0 comments] ::
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Quick early video post as I have a podcast to record. I'll update when its done. In the meantime, here's a nice collection of stuff via the V-Atak audiovisual label:

TEMPORARY TEMPLE - A/V ritual
Click through to watch on the site.

Botborg presents "PSNKY Test Subject #1 : Connection to the Photosonicneurokineasthograph"


"Botborg is a practical demonstration of the theories of Dr Arkady Botborger (1923-81), founder of the 'occult' science of Photosonicneurokineasthography - translated as "writing the movement of nerves through use of sound and light". Raw electronic signals are fused and rewired to create intensely visceral experiences of sound-colour synaesthesia."

zombieflesheater visual


MoDuLe VxD "Arcade's revenge"

Labels: MP3, Video, Visuals

:: Dan 19.3.10 [Arc] [0 comments] ::
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Interview with French Kite Aerial Photographer Emmanuel Colonnier [webpage with 20MB MP3]

Note there's 3mins of silence about 2/3 of the way through you'll need to skip.

Zarias Photography Critique [video podcast]
Well worth the time to watch these. Even if you aren't aiming to sell your pictures, which is an assumption here, there is still some great advice.
[thanks Iain]

Photosounder.com - Image-sound editor & synthesizer

Labels: MP3, Photography

:: Dan 12.3.10 [Arc] [0 comments] ::
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I'm on holiday, what do you expect. I've got a house to paint.

"The latest instalment of Skip to the End is now available at www.thejuxtaposition.co.uk/skiptotheend.html
I'm afraid it's a bit **** so be careful about when and where you listen to it.
Pete"
[55MB MP3 & tracklist on webpage]

More Braindance Podcasts

"Jazari is essentially an automated, electromechanical percussion ensemble, controlled using two Nintendo Wii controllers. It consists of a MacBook, a bunch of Arduino boards and a room full of drums fitted with solenoids and motors, and software written in MAX and Java which parses input from the Wii controls and plays the drums. The software is also capable of improvising with the human operator, by imitating, riffing off and mutating what he plays.

"Jazari was developed by a guy named Patrick Flanagan, who had been playing around with algorithmic composition, only to discover that people don't want to hear about algorithms, but do want to see a good live show. Anyway, here there are two videos: one of a Jazari performance (think robot samba float, conducted by a guy waving Wiimotes around; the music has a distinctly Afro-Brazilian feel to it), and one of Flanagan explaining how it works."
[Text via Null Device]

Worth watching for the eyebrows alone:


New Polar Bear album is out now! Samples on Boomkat.
Also new Monster X download EP, although I'm holding out for teh rumoured vinyl release of this.
Also need to get my ears around The Mount Fuji Doomjazz Corporation CD asap

FACT magazine:
"Autechre have recorded our 122nd exclusive FACT mix. Autechre. Do we really need to explain who they are?"






Introducing the WRONGAMIN noise maker. (via leafcutter)

Disigned and built by Leafcutter John. Full schematic at http://www.leafcutterjohn.com

The Wrongamin is an excellent, easy to build sound maker that can create a range of sounds. From crackles not unlike the sound of a dusty old record to a deep hungry animal growl heard through several out of control AM radios.

Bonus: Anti-paedophilia protest reggae

Labels: Electronic Music, MP3

:: Dan 1.3.10 [Arc] [0 comments] ::
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It's been a while.

Sunwarped Records "HURRICANE HELICOPTER" Compilation [55MB zip]
01 - Modem - Winter's Debilitating Grip
02 - Menagam - Water Dumps
03 - captainmarmalade - two ghosts eating a pancake
04 - Exillon - Chapi Chapo Remix
05 - shift tab - dim lot
06 - Solypsis - oil spill
07 - Not Breathing - Ball Hammerer Dub
08 - Terminal 11 - Self Exorcism



More Braindance Podcasts - this applies every week, keep an eye on this link.

Bedroom Research have launched a new website. Check the Discotek page. (Having said that I just tested some random links and some of them are dead, hopefully that'll be sorted soon.)

Kettel - Raafstep on soundcloud

This one slipped the net a few weeks ago:
Raoul Sinier - Taste My Mix

Miike Teknoist says:
"The vast majority of dubstep i think sucks but Septic Insurgent makes 'music' from a genre that doesnt see alot (quite cheap coming from a gabber/breakcore enthusiast innit ;) anyway, keep your eyes peeled for tracks from him on my new techno label out soon.. also, get your peepers round the awesome guest artwork from Harry Shotton.
ninjacolumboZoMbFREE8-SEPTICINSURGENT-Analemma [38MB zip]

Labels: MP3

:: Dan 19.2.10 [Arc] [0 comments] ::
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Quiet week. Have been away on work.
The new Braindance forum, which Pidgin has set up in place of the now defunct Planet Mu board, has hit the ground running with a weekly BrainPodDanceCast series. The first two are available here, including track listings. [~140MB each]

Pete says:
"A new Skip to the End has appeared at www.thejuxtaposition.co.uk. It's a bit SAD in places, but give it a go see what you think."
[Tracklisting and 58MB MP3 on page]

Labels: MP3

:: Dan 29.1.10 [Arc] [0 comments] ::
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There's a live video collection from Alt Vault experimental improvised noise/electronica nights here on Vimeo. Including yours truly at Mr Wolfs/The Junction last November. The visuals are all mine too btw.

Gusset from non verbal on Vimeo.

Labels: Gusset, MP3, Video, Visual

:: Dan 22.1.10 [Arc] [0 comments] ::
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OverClockHeadZ say:
"Hello every one,
We are proud to release the first OverClockHeadZ coproduction release:
MechaKucha - Messiah?
Label: NO-TEK Records
Catalog#: NO-TEK 018
Format: Vinyl, 12"
Country: France
Released: 25 Dec 2009
Genre: Electronic
Style: Speedcore, Hardcore, Breakcore

Tracklist
A1 What I'm Searching For 4:20
A2 Kiss Me I'm A Sociopath 2:14
B1 Making Blue Screen 4:00
B2 Flushdown 2:55
B3 Wesside Fucker 3:43

Credits
Artwork By - Brilliant Beast & Neurobug
Notes
Coproduction No-tek Overclockheadz
Thanks to all friends everywhere, you know who you are! No name-dropping needed. Underground is a state of mind and a way of living, not a brand or whatever commercial bullshit, never forget this, cause life always give people what they deserve.

www.discogs.com/release/2053493

Extract from the rec: www.myspace.com/mech4kuch4 => track: Making blue screen

Now available from toolbox en 3 coloured versions:
black: http://www.toolboxrecords.com/en/product/11197/hardcore/No-Tek-18-Black/
red: http://www.toolboxrecords.com/en/product/11195/hardcore/No-Tek-18-Red/
brown: http://www.toolboxrecords.com/en/product/11196/hardcore/No-Tek-18-Brown/

Thanks for your attention

Have a nice day.

D-phaz"

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NIN say (or said, as I meant to post this a couple of weeks ago):
"Our 2008 Lights In The Sky tour was an ambitious multimedia production on a scale well beyond anything we'd ever attempted before. Everyone involved was extremely proud of how it came together, and we were devastated when, for a variety of reasons, we were unable to capture it professionally for a theatrical or commercial release. As a "plan B" of sorts, early last year we released a massive 405gb free download of raw HD footage captured at three different shows during the tour. The idea was to get the footage out in the wild and see what our notoriously enterprising fans could do with it. There were no rules. No strings attached. This was a gift, and an experiment, and for the past year we've watched it come to life in more ways than we could have ever imagined."

Another Version of the Truth: The Gift

"12 months,
a core team of dozens (with a network of thousands)
spanning 3 continents,
4 languages,
5 specialist teams,
countless sleepless nights...

It's finally here.

Filmed in Sacramento, Portland, and Victoria by the Nine Inch Nails team, edited and produced by their fans, The Gift is a stunning work in 1080p High Definition video with 5.1 Surround Sound, multi-language subtitles, and artistically-driven ethics."

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the orb: dolly unit

"a crazy full-steam-ahead video for "dolly unit" from the new orb album "baghdad batteries"... filmed and photographed in battersea power station and beamish open air museum with a smattering of archive footage courtesy of the prelinger archives... imagine battersea power station having a restless dream... the album's available from http://www.maliciousdamage.biz/shop/ plus most other shops on cd & download"

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Simon Reynolds: on the Hardcore Continuum
"Illustrated by seminal tracks, revered journalist Simon Reynolds outlines his oft-quoted theory of a 'hardcore-continuum' that links all the UK's rapidly changing electronic music genres.
The talk at FACT was run in association with the Wire Magazine, and part of the Ding Dong exhibition."

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Handmade Electronic Music – Mini Book Review
Handmade Electronic Music - The Art of Hardware Hacking - Second Edition with DVD
by Nicolas Collins, reviewed by Leafcutter John
Includes example videos

Labels: MP3

:: Dan 15.1.10 [Arc] [0 comments] ::
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I met Benji Bower last week. He plays the staggering collection of instruments below to provide his live one man soundtrack to Ali Baba & The Forty Thieves show at the Tobacco Factory, Bristol. Taken with permission. (The show is highly recommended (by me) btw although my nephew only enjoyed it "middle".)



From the programme:
"Benji is a composer, multi-instrumentalist and producer. He is a founding member of Unforscene and UFS productions. Theatre credits include: Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me, We're Going on a Bear Hunt (Bristol Old Vic), Aesop's Fables, Stickman (Scamp Theatre), Strange Case (Bristol Old Vic / Pervasive Media), Ugly Duckling (Tobacco Factory), City of One, Jolity Farm (Myrtle Theatre), TV credits as composer include Colut of a Suicide Bomber (Channel 4), Cmonics Britannia, Rude Britain (BBC4), Blown Apart (BBC2). As Unforscene: Sulston Connection, Pacific Heights, New World Disorder (Kudos), Fingers and Thumbs (Tru Thoughts)."

Check out Unforscene and UFS Productions

The fascinating looking spiky thing to the right of the photo is a waterphone.

"The Waterphone was invented and is patented by Richard Waters (pat.#3896696). Each instrument is unique and made to order. Richard personally makes, tunes, signs and dates each Waterphone. The sound of the Waterphone has been compared to the haunting melodies of the Humpback Whale and voices from inner/outer space. Waterphones have been described as acoustic synthesizers, Waterharps, a musical “Aladdin's Lamp”, and “Whalephones”."

The ongoing competition page includes recordings of what people can do with it that are definitely worth listening to.

As I've recently bought a Gristleism I'm interested in this hack:
Gristleism modified with LFO pitch modulation and sample trigger
by ASMO
The official site even has a mods page.

9 Countries - Mashed ambiance, soundscaping across Asia. A Wax Audio production



"9 Countries was recorded on location in Indonesia, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Tibet, India, Egypt and Greece between October 2005 and March 2007 by Tom Compagnoni. What you hear has been entirely assembled from these field recordings, no additional samples used.
"Recorded, edited, mixed, re-mixed, mashed and mastered by Tom Compagnoni 2005-2009"

And last but not least... A new Bug Brand video:

Labels: Bending, Instruments, MP3

:: Dan 8.1.10 [Arc] [0 comments] ::
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"The Skip to the End review of the decade is now on line at www.thejuxtaposition.co.uk/skiptotheend.html [tracklist etc.]
It's a personal look back at the last 10 years which is tricky seeing as I have difficulty remembering what I did last week. Consequently there are some blatant ommissions (no Venetian Snares, Rotator, Dub Step or Ukuleles - you've probably had enough of them from previous casts) and it's 25% longer than normal.
Feel free to skip to the end of all the opinionated text that accompanies the track list.
Hope you enjoy it and have a Happy New Year.
Pete"
Direct link [70MB MP3]

Jon Rose plays 'The Fence' at the Viitasaari 'Time of Music' Festival
Embedded audio on that page ^

Yes, it really is someone playing a barbed wire fence like a violin. And it sounds amazing. See the Relative Violins page for some other fantastical instruments.

Spectra Liquid site says:
"HO HO HO! Christmas would be nothing without gifts. Therefore, we and our newly signed artist, Frank Riggio, decided to give you his second album, Anamorphose, for FREE! That's right, 14 tracks of cinematic, experimental electronica, ranging from nu-jazz to film score soundtrack atmospheres and detailed sound design patterns are now available in both mp3 and wav. Only a few months before Frank's first CD-release on Spectraliquid, he couldn't provide the label and his own fans with a better gift than this.

"Download it here, spread the word and prepare yourselves for his next album on Spectraliquid, expected to hit the stores in March 2010."
[WARNING: 800MB ZIP containing Wavs, MP3s and artwork]

IJO - 'Verbal Dance' EP BITPEP002DL [webpage with 50MB zip]
"Bit-Phalanx's veteran Acid-Jazz, Drill & Bass Lithuanian compiles six of his favourite unreleased tracks from 2005 - 2009 that demonstrate his harsher, mentalist tendencies."

Labels: Instruments, MP3

:: Dan 1.1.10 [Arc] [0 comments] ::
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Merry Christmas y'all!

Tophee Cheesecake's Christmas Mash-Up Mix
"1-hour crazy Christmas mash-up medley !
It's mellow, it's heavy, it's straight, it's gay, it's cheerful, it's depressive - but mainly, it's Christmassy !^^
Download for free at http://www.topher.fr
Playlist to follow soon."
Direct link [126MB zip]

Little Boots - have yourself a merry little boots christmas funtimes


And as I'm posting Boots stuff here's the Trailer to the Laser Harp doc that you can see in the user area of Little Boots Music.co.uk:

Labels: MP3, Synths

:: Dan 25.12.09 [Arc] [0 comments] ::
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December Goatlab Radio:
"On this month’s Goatlab Radio Anakissed and 606 are joined by very special guest Danny Kushlick of the Transfom Drug Policy Foundation. TDPF is the UK’s leading centre of expertise on drug policy and law reform based here in Bristol. Danny founded Transform in 1997 and has since been an active voice for the regulation and control of drugs to promote sustainable health and wellbeing. As well as interesting debate we get to hear a selection of Danny’s favorite records from his personal collection."
Direct link [58MB MP3]

BLDG BLOG on Mudd Up!
"For those of you who have enjoyed the posts here about music, sound, noise, urban acoustics, glacial reverberatories, and their like, I will be on the radio tonight speaking about those very things, in conversation with DJ /rupture on his show Mudd Up!"

MIKE PARADINAS - In The Mix - EE 2nd Yr Anniversary Show
"Plenty of splendid music on offer this week + one fucking HUGE mix from Mike Paradinas. 65 minutes - 31 tracks .... go on, have a crack at the tracklist ;)
Includes an unreleased AFX track and a shit load of Planet Mu goodies coming out in 2010"
Direct link [218MB MP3]

Iron Maiden's "The Number of the Beast" compressed over and over as an mp3 666 times

The Hijack Tape Pack Thread

Can - Silent Night

Labels: MP3

:: Dan 18.12.09 [Arc] [0 comments] ::
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Goatlab Radio November 2009



"This month Dan Gusset and Parasite are joined by special guest Typowriter from Occational Cinema – an ongoing project which temporarily transforms neglected, reclaimed or hijacked spaces in Bristol for openair film nights. It's basicly a laptop, soundsystem and a truckload of short films with work from new and aspiring directors, classic television and music videos from the past 40 years, local and campaign news. A cinematic mixtape if you like. Anyone can do it, it's dead easy!"
[tracklisting, download [59MB MP3], stream, & sharing links on the website]

Barry Boxcutter says:
"Alright folks, I've uploaded a set recorded in the Motor Club in Seattle in September this year on the Kinnego myspace, you can get it here:
Kinnego Myspace
Thanks to everyone who made it to any of my gigs this year."
[64MB m4a]

X&trick - Rave Generation EP (BW005) [60MB RAR on Media Fire]

Labels: MP3

:: Dan 11.12.09 [Arc] [0 comments] ::
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Skip to the End 26th November - with Juxtaposeur [tracklisting on website]
"WARNING contains adult themes, sesame street clips and scenes of a sexual nature."
Direct link [56MB MP3]

"Bit-Phalanx would like to use the opportunity of launching our new Net-Label to introduce you to the artists whose talent, charisma and… well, insane moments of musical exploration, have got Bit-Phalanx to this wonderful place today. Our 13 acts come together and form ‘The Welcoming Committee’, a free compilation sampler to show you what just what makes Bit-Phalanx tick."
Direct link [149MB zip]
Bonus:
HK119 vs. Bit-Phalanx ‘Fast & Cheap Über Mix’ [7.5MB MP3 on website]

From The Wire:
Taking the concept of "minimal electronica" to a new level, a group of artists have created a collection of music tracks composed in only 140 characters of SuperCollider source code. You can listen to or download the tracks here [zip].
[via dev/null]
"It started as a curious project, when live coding enthusiast and Toplap member Dan Stowell started tweeting tiny snippets of musical code using SuperCollider. Pleasantly surprised by the reaction, and "not wanting this stuff to vanish into the ether" he has recently collated the best pieces into a special download for The Wire's online readership here.

"Many of these pieces are actually generative, so if you re-run the source code (the track titles) you get a new piece of music."

Labels: MP3

:: Dan 4.12.09 [Arc] [0 comments] ::
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Snares @ John's House
[thanks Japes. "Assuming John is the dude who made the TS-303 Mk2." ?]
More TS-303 samples here.

Sonic Router 008 - Your Dubstep Column Profiles Slugabed

HK119 - What Am I (Portmanteau Remix)
[video on facebook]



What a prick...

Labels: MP3

:: Dan 27.11.09 [Arc] [0 comments] ::
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It's been a while. I am on holiday this week so may catch up with things a bit. In the meantime, here are some hip-hop mash-ups.

Double Check Your Head

DJ Moneyshot - Beastie Boys Beats

Jaydiohead

And a new Impulsive Art comp



I've been lovin' the Them Crocked Vultures album:

Labels: MP3

:: Dan 22.11.09 [Arc] [0 comments] ::
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"A brand new Skip to the End (Peel to the End) is now on line at www.thejuxtaposition.co.uk/skiptotheend.html [tracklist & download link]
It includes some tributes to John Peel, some scarry, evil Monkey Funkers (just right for Halloween) and nods to the 40th anniversary of the internet plus all the usual crap.
Warning - this podcast contains some very strong language.
Pete"
[Direct link to 54MB MP3]

idmf007

"Continuum, the newest installment in the IDMf library, is an electronic music album to behold. Beginning with the hard-hitters and slowing down to a softer touch, this compilation showcases the diversity of genres displayed on the IDMf netlabel, including breakcore, dubstep, house, breaks, ambient, and IDM. The tracks are arranged as they would be in a double CD package: Side A includes eight tracks jam-packed with energy that smoothly segue into a lighter mix of glorious beats on Side B. IDMf is proud to introduce a few new artists along with some of “golden oldies” who have appeared on previous compilations, bringing you the most well-rounded and genre-stomping release from IDMf yet!"
It's a bit of a mixed bag but there's some nice stuff in there.

Hecq Vs Exillion - Spheres Of Fury from Tim.Chris.Film on Vimeo.

For the record, I’d like this played at my funeral, please.

Labels: MP3

:: Dan 30.10.09 [Arc] [0 comments] ::
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"Anakissed, 606 & Parasite host this month’s Goatlab Radio show from the streets of Bristol, with chat and music from across the spectrum. The winner of last month’s competiton will be announced, as well as dropping some exclusive breakcore from Maladriot off of his album “Best Breakcore Album Ever” on Hard-2B-Core Records."
Download the show here: Goatlab Radio October 2009 [59MB MP3]

Carl Brown - The Carl Brown Album out now on the centrifuge [118MB zip]



Saw Therapy? last week for the first time since '93. Still rocking. Check out the new tour and this new single:

Therapy?—Crooked Timber from Therapy? on Vimeo.

Labels: MP3, Politics

:: Dan 23.10.09 [Arc] [0 comments] ::
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The Neverlution Sound System
Coming to a party near you. If you are in Bristol and like filthy music anyway.
Check out the mixes page.

Labels: MP3

:: Dan 16.10.09 [Arc] [0 comments] ::
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New Somatic Responses on Soundcloud

Try playing this at the same time.



I think it works anyway.

Labels: MP3

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