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Category: Music News
Brian Eno Releases Ambient Music iPhone Application
Brian Eno just made my day. He’s released an ambient music application for the iPhone – Bloom (App Store link). “Bloom is an endless music machine, a music box for the 21st century. You can play it, and you can watch it play itself.” – Brian Eno Description: Developed by ambient pioneer Brian Eno and… Read More Brian Eno Releases Ambient Music iPhone Application
Teaser For Upcoming Stars of the Lid Movie
This is the “teaser” video promo for an upcoming Stars of the Lid feature film. Stars of the Lid is an Austin ambient music group, made up of Brian McBride and Adam Wiltzie. According to McBride, the band’s name refers to “your own personal cinema, located between your eye and eyelid”, suggesting the colors and… Read More Teaser For Upcoming Stars of the Lid Movie
Noteflight Introduces Social Media Music Application
Noteflight today launched a very cool Web-based application that lets you create and edit music, in standard notation, using a standard Web browser. The score can be played directly from the browser, shared with individuals, published online or printed as sheet music for use by live musicians. Scores may also be embedded in other pages… Read More Noteflight Introduces Social Media Music Application
Depeche Mode Announces International Tour
Depeche Mode announced today its 2009 Tour of the Universe, which includes 28 stadium dates worldwide beginning May 10 in Tel Aviv, Israel. Dates: May 10: Tel Aviv, Israel (Ramat Gan Stadium) May 12: Athens (Terra Vibe Park) May 14: Istanbul (Santral Istanbul) May 16: Bucharest, Romania (Parc Izvor) May 18: Sofia, Bulgaria (Vasil Levski… Read More Depeche Mode Announces International Tour
Arturia Origin Hardware Synthesizer Now Shipping
Arturia has announced that it’s now shipping Origin, a hardware DSP system that recreates and expands on several vintage synthesizers. “We are extremely proud to be shipping Origin”, says Frederic Brun, President of Arturia. “The project has taken much longer than we initially thought and, since we had announced the product early, Origin has been… Read More Arturia Origin Hardware Synthesizer Now Shipping
Fatboy Slim – You’ve Come A Long Way, Baby
Fatboy Slim has announced that he will be releasing a 10th anniversary version of his release, You’ve Come A Long Way, Baby. Can it have been 10 years already? Disc 1 is a rerelease of the original release, while Disc 2 is a bonus disk with tracks from Blade 2, Moulin Rouge and even a… Read More Fatboy Slim – You’ve Come A Long Way, Baby
An Introduction To Visual Space Music
I’ve written several times before (tripping the universe, 3d acoustic rendering, interactive 3d holograms) about virtual music worlds – generative 3D ambient worlds, where your exploration and interaction changes the music you hear. Visual Space Music is an example of that futuristic music experience I’ve been talking about. It’s “a musical instrument, a unique space-based… Read More An Introduction To Visual Space Music
No Texting On The Dance Floor
It may not be as bad as using your cell phone at the theater, but texting on the dance floor is right up there. Turntable lab makes the case for banning phones from the dance floor: How many times have you gone a party and seen all these wallflowers chillin’ and texting. You can be… Read More No Texting On The Dance Floor
MSTRKRFT Fist Of God Tour Dates
Here are the upcoming dates for the MSTRKRFT Fist Of God tour: 9/28/08-Los Angeles 9/30/08-Pamona 10/1/08-San Francisco 10/2/08-Seattle 10/3/08-Vancouver 10/4/08-Winnipeg 10/7/08-Chicago 10/8/08-Royal Oak 10/9/08-Columbus 10/10/08-New York City 10/11/08- Poughkeepsie 10/12/08-Philadelphia 10/13/08-Boston 10/15/08-Bedrock 10/16/08-Charlotte 10/17/08-Nashville 10/18/08-Atlanta 10/19/08-Memphis 10/22/08-Houston 10/23/08-Austin 10/24/08-Dallas 10/27/08-Lawrence 10/28/08-Denver 10/31/08-Salt Lake City 11/1/08-Las Vegas
