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This video, via AcePinter, explains creating glitch drums with Reason. Included: RV7000 Gating, Automation, Matrix offsetting, Filtering by gate, and Distortion.

 

Autechre’s touring in support of their latest album, Quaristice.
Here are the upcoming dates:
April

08 Vancouver, British Columbia - Richards on Richards *
11 Chicago, IL - The Abbey *
12 Toronto, Ontario - Lees Palace *
13 Montreal, Quebec - Club Soda *
14 Cambridge, MA - Middle East Downstairs *
15 Brooklyn, NY [...]

 

An interesting blast of circuit bent glitchtronica from Thickshoe:

 
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Tilomo - Soft Lunch

Tilomo is a guitar/laptop solo project from Philadelphia electronica artist Tim Motzer. Motzer is a guitarist, composer and producer that is comfortable working in multiple genres, ranging from downtempo to hip-hop to experimental abstronica.
On Soft Lunch, Motzer creates improvised glitchtronica soundscapes. While Motzers’ sounds are often bitcrushed and abrasive, they are filtered through a wash [...]

 

If you ever wondered how glitchtronica musicians generate random bursts of weirdness, this YouTube video may make it all clear:

Here we see an ensemble of worms creating experimental electroacoustic music on an electric touch contact feedback device (battery powered). No worms were harmed, and they were hastily removed and now live happily outside once again.
Here’s [...]

 


BT - This Binary Universe

BT is firing on all cylinders with his latest release, This Binary Universe. BT takes a creative leap, creating a dynamic, glitchy electronic work that also captures the range of acoustic instruments, from delicate to full orchestral power.
This Binary Universe comes as a CD/DVD set. While both are excellent, the DVD offers 5.1 sound, along [...]

 

Apple has published a profile of BT that looks at his new DVD, Binary Universe.
In the article, BT talks about the relationship of mathematics to his music and how the music relates to the images on his new DVD.
“Music is just applied mathematics,” he says. “And so is visual art — it’s all related. You’re [...]

 

OCP has released a collection of glitchy tracks that are available as free mp3 downloads.
You can find all of OCP’s free stuff: http://www4.archive.org/search.php?query=ocp
There are also some very interesting free videos of some of these tracks available, go to: http://pygar.pt.vu