John Cage playing amplified cacti and plant materials with a feather was uploaded by: gregasterisk
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British electronic music pioneer John Foxx, in a new interview, has some interesting thoughts on electronic music gear and how it shapes electronic music: Every technological introduction changes the music. There are musicians who would not exist in other environments. The form of many new musicians’ work is enabled by intelligent use of new technologies. Autechre for… Read More John Foxx On Electronic Music Gear And How It Shapes Music
Matmos interview on Electric Independence: If there’s a word for the sort of post-genre electronic music Matmos creates it might be “slippery.” Maybe it’s bending vintage ARP synth sounds into tumbling psychedelia, contact mic’ing a cow’s reproductive tract, or turning human skin into skittering IDM (don’t ask): the important thing is that there’s no way… Read More Matmos Interview On Electric Independence
Autechre has announced a 5-CD box set, EPS 1991 – 2002, a collection that brings together material from rare Autechre EP releases from between 1991 – 2002 years. The 47-track release features music from these EPs: Cavity Job (1991 – First Autechre release from before they signed to Warp and not available on CD before)… Read More Autechre 5-CD Box Set, EPs 1991 – 2002
Jean Michel Jarre “finger-syncs” his way through the classic Oxygène IV. We’re not sure if “finger-syncing” is a legitimate term, but we don’t know what else to call this. In the last few years, YouTube has largely killed off this sort of musical pantomime performance. Jarre does a capable live performance of Oxygène on the DVD… Read More Jean Michel Jarre “Finger-Syncs” Oxygene IV
The American composer and teacher Milton Babbitt died Saturday, Jan. 29 at age 94. For years, New York-based journalist and filmmaker Robert Hilferty worked on a documentary about Babbitt. Hilferty left the film unfinished when he died in 2009. Composer and former Babbitt student Laura Karpman has now completed Hilferty’s film, Portrait Of A Serial… Read More Portrait of a Serial Composer, The Milton Babbitt Documentary
Deadmau5 posted this rather synthtacular shot of his updated studio, aka Mau5trap 2.0, on Facebook. Here’s a view from the other end of the studio:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsGvC8dB0jM American composer and electronic musician Milton Babbitt (May 10, 1916 – January 29, 2011) died today at the age of 94. Babbitt is probably best known for his serial and electronic works, and for his controversial 50’s High Fidelity article, Who Cares If You Listen. In the article, Babbitt offers his perspective on the role of… Read More Milton Babbitt, May 10, 1916 – January 29, 2011
Trent Reznor and collaborator Atticus Ross have been nominated for an Academy Award for their electronic score to David Fincher’s The Social Network, which is also up for seven other Oscars.
‘The Social Network’ – Swarmatron was uploaded by: seganandtara
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