Die Mensch Maschine got rebuffed by a court in Germany, which told electronica pioneers Kraftwerk that Moses Pelham did not violate their copyrights by using an unauthorized sample of one of their songs, Metal on Metal, in one of his productions. The ruling overturns an earlier decision against Pelham. Judges in Berlin said the two second extract did not… Read More Kraftwerk Gets Copyright Smackdown
Numark has introduced the PRO SMX, the most powerful DJ battle mixer it has made to date. Designed to the exact specifications of the DMC champion French DJ team, Birdy Nam Nam, PRO SMX features a 100% analog audio path, Pro X Fade crossfaders, three inputs per channel and a 3-band EQ. Numark’s PRO SMX… Read More Numark Releases PRO SMX, Its New Top-Of-The-Line Battle DJ Mixer
Big City Music is always sharing cool stuff, but this may take the prize. The father of modern electronic music, Bob Moog, signs a giant rubber duckie for Stephi. There’s got to be a great story behind this photo – if you know what’s going on, leave a comment!
Just an ad – but I’m going to hit this in Minneapolis next week, and I’m excited! Nine Inch Nails is doing great stuff with technology, the Internet and with progressive ideas like Creative Commons licensing. They are a band to watch, not just musically, but for the way that they are navigating the changes… Read More Nine Inch Nails: Lights In The Sky Tour Ad
Here’s a little something via SoundCloud: AudioTool tracks by Joa Ebert. AudioTool is Flash-based music application that’s like Reason for your Web browser. It turns your Web browser into a virtual music studio. Are browser-based music tools ready for prime time?
Image: Dan McPharlin Hand-made cardboard models by Dan McPharlin. Produced for Powershovel Japan. View the full set at Flickr.
Synth music label AD Music has several new releases that may interest fans of ambient, new age and space music: Bekki Williams will be releasing a trilogy of instrumental music albums based on Dante’s Inferno starting in 2009. Apparently there will be three albums released over a 12 month period, so one every 4 months, starting… Read More New Music From David Wright, Robert Fox, Bekki Williams
A mellow acid track featuring the SE BassLine x0xb0x as 303. Sequenced on the genoQs Octopus, with 909 for drums and a little Machinedrum and virus TI. Not sure if this is awesome or if I was just hypnotized by all the blinky lights…..
Recycle Your Boombox – to the beat, ya’ll. F If you know anything about this recycling video, let me know in the comments.
Kreativ Sounds, a new site that features pay-what-you-wish soundware, is looking for sound designers. Here’s what they are looking for: Thematic loops packs with at least 25 loops in Apple, Acid, Wav or Rex format; Synthesizers Sound Banks with at least 32 patches / presets; Reason Refills with at least a total of 64 patches… Read More Kreativ Sounds Looking For Sound Designers
