http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pjk0eHNPOTY CyberAlyMan shows off his “pretty sexy” limited edition of Autechre’s Quaristice. The video is a little over the top – but the limited edition does look sextacular. This edition was limited to 1000 copies and sold out in 12 hours. Expect a lot more artists to try out limited editions like this. You can find… Read More Limited Edition Autechre Quaristice Unboxing
Vangelis talks about scoring Chariots of Fire, and how one of the most memorable themes in the history of music almost never came to be.
meastempo demonstrates getting that Vangelis Blade Runner sound with a Yamaha CS70M. Sampled string-loops on the Roland MV-8800 from original soundtrack.
Scott Baker talks about his multi-media project Abre Ojos, which combines atmospheric, drones from a self-built modular analog synthesizer, together with heavily effected vocals and audio and manually manipulated visuals incorporating moving image, photography and created effects.
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=013EEE735564EDE7 This series captures a rare French 1992 interview with Vangelis – Musiques Au Coeur.
Alessandro Cortini has announced initial tour dates as BlindOldFreak: Saturday, Jan.31—Halifax, Nova Scotia @ The North St Church with D/A A/D Sunday, Feb.1—Quebec City, venue tbc Tuesday, Feb.3—Guelph Ontario @ Albion Hotel Wednesday, Feb.4—Kitchener-Waterloo, venue tba Thursday, Feb.5—Stratford Ontario, venue tba Friday, Feb.6 —Toronto Ontario, venue tbc Saturday, Feb.7—Montreal Quebec, @ Lab Synthese. Also appearing:… Read More BlindOldFreak Announces Tour
This interview by Mark Mosher of ModulateThis features Dr. Ge Wang, CTO and Co-founder of Smule.com – the makers of iPhone apps Sonic Lighter and Ocarina. Wang is also an assistant professor at Stanford at the Center for Computer Research in Music an Accoustics and founding director of the Stanford Laptop Orhcestra. In Part 1, above, Dr.… Read More An Interview With The Creator Of Smule’s Ocarina
If this isn’t the most violent keyboard solo ever, I don’t know what is. ELP’s Keith Emerson delivers the type of full-bodied solo that helped redefine the role of keyboards in rock. Captured in Belgium in 1971, Emerson first throws the keyboard around and then drops it onto his body for a little simulated sex.… Read More The Most Violent Keyboard Solo Ever
Need a reminder that the Internet has changed the economics of music? Nine Inch Nails‘ Creative Commons licensed Ghosts I-IV, which was released as a free download, is ranked the best selling MP3 album of 2008 on Amazon’s MP3 store. Despite the fact that you could download Ghosts legally from file-sharing networks, and despite the fact… Read More Free Album From Nine Inch Nails The Best Selling Album Of 2008
Moby, with hair, from the eighties: one of the dangers/joys of the internet is that people re-surface from your past and send you pictures of yourself back when you had hair. in the interest of furthering my ‘humiliate myself in public’ project here are some pictures from when the cure were kings and echo and… Read More Moby, With Hair
