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British/Norwegian Electronic Pop duo The Green Children are teaming up in a music video released today with the current Nobel Peace Prize Winner, Professor Muhammad Yunus, to support the idea of microcredit loans for the poor.
The musicians are supporting the work of Professor Muhammad Yunus, who is the pioneer responsible for lifting millions of people [...]

Bjork is calling on fans to make the video for her new song Innocence. A post on Bjork’s official website is calling upon the help of any budding video makers:
Björk has suggested the idea, that the video to Innocence of Volta is to be made by anyone who wants to. She has asked the Madwebcarpenters [...]

The Poteet High School Percussion Ensemble, Director, Mike Myers, do an awesomely faithful adaption of Emerson Lake and Palmer’s Karn Evil 9 - 1st Impression, Part 2, complete with Moog solos and marimba arangements of Keith Emerson riffs.

Diatonis, an LA-based ambient artist, is offering a collection of tracks as free MP3 downloads. Diatonis describes his music as “an eclectic mix of ambient, electronic, and world styles.”
Diatonis is also heavily into surround sound and video. An example is embedded below, and there are many more examples available at his site.
Diatonis’ latest release, perception, [...]

 

 Diatonis - Aurora: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

 

 Diatonis Waiting For Eternity: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Ambient synth artist Robert Rich has announced Atlas Dei, a feature-length DVD of high resolution motion graphics by Daniel Colvin. The video is presented in panoramic 3:1 aspect ratio, with letterbox. It features 90 minutes of 5 channel surround mixes by Rich.
“Atlas Dei is currently in the final phase of preparation before manufacturing,” says [...]

Here’s a great video that features Klaus Schulze in his 70’s heyday:

Kid Beyond is a singer/songwriter, beatboxer and looper. He uses Ableton Live to loop and multitrack his voice onstage to create his own live backing tracks
In this video, sponsored by Ableton, he talks about how he creates his tracks and demonstrates using a pedalboard and live to create complex, multi-layered grooves.

 

 Kid Beyond On Ableton Live [6:51m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Music video may never look the same again, thanks to an agreement that brings together Interscope Geffen A&M Records — home to Dr. Dre, Eminem, U2, Gwen Stefani, 50 Cent, Sheryl Crow, Pussycat Dolls and many others — and Academy Award-winning director James Cameron. Using new digital technology, Interscope and Cameron plan to produce 3-D [...]

Numark Industries has announced that its NuVJ product will be showcased by Los Angeles VJ artist, Momo the Monster during his upcoming tour of Apple stores across the U.S.
The NuVJ is a new video mixing console and performance tool designed to enable VJs and DJs to mix, scratch, and apply effects to video clips and [...]

Mekarer, who may be the MacGyver of the music world, has turned a sponge into a snare drum, using a guitar pickup and a piece of string:

Here’s his English explanation:
“I use Reaktor to translate the signal with its amplitube to snare drums. Each punch, with sound a snare drum (not the same snare all the [...]

In case you were wondering - here’s how you make beats:

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When we first found Portia Surreal, the topless DJ, we thought that she was an anomaly. Surreal’s background is in the underground fetish and goth scenes, and she bills herself as an erotic fetish dj extraordinaire.
When DJ Diva came to our attention, it was clear that Surreal wasn’t spinning topless along. Diva may have topped [...]

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 [...]

This video from Aphex Twin may be the creepiest electronica video ever:

The video, by directory Chris Cunningham, is considered one of the best music videos of all time. In one recent poll, it was number three, behind Johnny Cash’s Hurt and Michael Jackson’s Billy Jean.
If they ever have a creepy electronica video award, though, Come [...]

Interesting discussion with Dr. Robert Moog about the Moog synth and Theremin: