Online Collaboration With Reason Key To Urban Myth Club Sound

UK electronic collective, Urban Myth Club—comprised of electronica artist Dezz and Hollywood film composer Stephen Barton—has released its first full-length recording on TRL Music in the spring of 2006. North American radio airplay followed, as well as debut appearances at Glastonbury and the Big Chill festivals. Their debut single gate-crashed into Apple’s iTunes Top 30… Read More Online Collaboration With Reason Key To Urban Myth Club Sound

December 7, 2006January 16, 2007Leave a comment

Natalie Walker – Quicksand

Vocalist Natalie Walker is a vocalist making ethereal downtempo tracks influenced by artists like Portishead, Beth Orton and Bjork. Here’s a video from Urban Angel, her solo album debut, that showcases her style:

December 2, 2006January 16, 2007Leave a comment

Paul Van Dyk Says Rock The Vote

DJ Paul Van Dyk has created a public service announcement for Rock the Vote: “You have the right to choose – you have the right to vote” – Paul Van Dyk Rock the vote – or in Van Dyk’s case – DJ the vote!

November 7, 2006January 16, 2007Leave a comment

Thomas Dolby Announces Tour Dates With BT

Twelve years ago, Thomas Dolby left music to develop Beatnik software, technology used in two-thirds of the world’s cell phones. Now, pumped up by new technologies and changing business models in the music industry, and re-invigorated by reaction to his initial tour dates earlier this year, Dolby is writing his first album of new music… Read More Thomas Dolby Announces Tour Dates With BT

October 30, 2006April 6, 2008Leave a comment

SCREAM 2006 – 20th Anniversary Reunion Concert

SCREAM (The Southern California Resource for Electro-Acoustic Music) plans to celebrate its 20th anniversary with a concert of works by the original members of SCREAM. The concert will include the world premieres of Barry Schrader’s “Wu Xing: Cycle of Destruction” (solo electronic version) and Rodney Oakes’ “Variations on the Krakow Fanfare”. Also on the program… Read More SCREAM 2006 – 20th Anniversary Reunion Concert

October 16, 2006January 23, 2007Leave a comment

BT: Binary Universe

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… Read More BT: Binary Universe

September 14, 2006April 6, 2008Leave a comment

Chemical Brothers Making Music for Art

The Chemical Brothers are among the musicians who have provided soundtracks for artworks at London’s Tate Modern Museum of Art. Visitors to the gallery will be able to hear the tracks at listening posts next to the pieces that inspired them. The Chemical Brothers provided a track to go with Jacob Epstein’s 1913-14 sculpture Torso… Read More Chemical Brothers Making Music for Art

September 7, 2006February 3, 2007Leave a comment

Now on Tour: Pop Synth Pioneer Jean-Jacques Perrey

Oglio Records is releasing a new by electropop synth pioneer Jean-Jacques Perrey & Dana Countryman, The Happy Electropop Machine. The CD is described as an insanely happy instrumental collection of original tunes, and also includes five melodies by other composers. Using classic “Moog”-style analog synthesizers, as well as acoustic instruments, the CD is styled to… Read More Now on Tour: Pop Synth Pioneer Jean-Jacques Perrey

August 24, 2006February 2, 2007Leave a comment

BT Rips Up Earth Wind & Fire Live

Here’s a video that captures video doing a live remix of Earth Wind and Fire’s September: Looks like this is from a NAMM session with M-Audio. Not a great set, but it gives you an idea of how he remixes in Live.

August 6, 2006February 4, 2007Leave a comment

BT Releases Preview of This Binary Universe

Electronica wunderkind BT has released a preview of is upcoming release, This Binary Universe. It’s available as a download for iPods with video capability and also for web viewing: The release will be a 2-Disc Set CD + DVD, with a standard stereo CD and the DVD playable in 5.1 or stereo. The DVD will… Read More BT Releases Preview of This Binary Universe

August 6, 2006April 6, 2008Leave a comment

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