We recently reviewed Erdem Helvacioglu’s CD Altered Realities, saying that “The sound of Altered Realities is an intriguing blend of abstronica and sparse guitar work. While the compositions are solidly grounded in the world of electroacoustic performance, there’s an emphasis and focus on Helvacioglu’s guitar, which gives the pieces an accessible sound and a sense… Read More Sound Design With Erdem Helvacioglu
David Byrne has announced a few of the dates for his upcoming tour, which will be promoting his new album with Brian Eno, Everything That Happens Will Happen Today. Newport News, VA Ferguson Center for the Arts (September 18) Atlanta, GA Chastain Park Amphitheatre (September 20) Austin, TX Zilker Park -Austin City Limits Festival (September… Read More Brian Eno & David Byrne Tour Dates
Here’s a little morsel of goodness you’ll want to know about if you’re a Kraftwerk freak. MVD Video, the good people that brought you Beer, Bikes, Boobs & Polish death metal have announced a new Kraftwerk DVD, Kraftwerk & the Electronic Revolution. The video is a career retrospective that features rare performances and photographs, obscure… Read More Kraftwerk & the Electronic Revolution
David Byrne has announced a new album with Brian Eno, Everything That Happens Will Happen Today, and a concert tour to promote it. Video below, after the jump! This is exciting news. Eno and Byrne’s last collaboration, My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts, was 20 years ahead of its time and any new collaboration… Read More New Album From David Byrne & Brian Eno, Everything That Happens Will Happen Today
Steve Reich’s early music has proven to be extremely influential on music of the last 40 years, and especially electronic music. This essay, via the Columbia University site, explains Reich’s thoughts on gradual process music, probably his most influential musical concept.
The LA Times has an interesting review of The San Francisco Tape Music Center: 1960s Counterculture and the Avant-Garde, a new book edited by David W. Bernstein. Check out this short excerpt on Don Buchla, creator of the Buchla synthesizer: One expects to discover little-known — sometimes painfully unknown — heroes in books like this,… Read More Don Buchla On Dropping Acid, Synth DIY And Hell’s Angels
This video introduces Younnat, a Ukranian electroacoustic musician that creates some quirky, funky music with a bizarre range of music controllers, including: Genius Speed Wheel 3MT Logitech Joystick Attack 3 Logitech Gamepad Dual Action Genius KB-06X Bulb kit Looks like he puts on a very interesting show. Let me know what you think of Younnat’s… Read More Younnat And His Bizarre Experimental Electronic Music Controllers
Ukrainian electroacoustic guru Younnat has come up with an interesting mechanical sampler interface, the Socket Sampler. Younnat is a side project of Oleg Serdyuk, keyboardist of the easy listening & funky band Lyuk (Ukraine). His electronic music is different from his work with Lyuk – more eclectic and experimental. Oleg began releasing material as Younnat… Read More Very Cool Socket Sampler
Last year, we asked the question “Is Colleen Shannon The World’s Sexiest DJ?” Colleen Shannon’s website proudly proclaims that she is the world’s sexiest DJ. At the time, we noted that, while Colleen Shannon obviously has sexy down, “she’s got some stiff competition for the title of world’s sexiest DJ from women with clearly evident… Read More Free Music From Colleen Shannon, The World’s Sexiest DJ
Remember former teen star Traci Lords and her brief, but almost respectable, career in hardcore techno? In this video, via Stereogum, Lords discusses the difficulty of putting together a touring techno band, and DJ’s as “gods of clubs.”
