Time Unlimited and the samplemeisters from Germany, Ueberschall, have announced the Trance ID 2 Remix Contest The Jury consists of course of the four producers who have provided the construction kits on Trance ID 2: Mike Koglin (Noys Music) Darren Tate (Mondo Records) Mark Pledger (Anjunabeats) Marc Steinmeier (Time Unlimited) The contest starts at the… Read More Win A Label Release In New Trance Contest
The BBC has unveiled a two-minute animation from the Gorillaz’ Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett. The animation, which will be part of BBC Sports’ Olympic coverage, is a variation on the tale of the classical Chinese novel Journey to the West, turning it into a Journey to the East and the Beijing Olympics.
Lou Reed’s Metal Machine Music is an unrelenting assault on your senses. The original two record set, released in 1975, was mostly noise: feedback squalls, amplifier hums and the tortured screech of electronic gadgets. Now it’s been adapted for live performance by Reinhold Friedl, Ulrich Kreiger and the 11-member Zeitkratzer ensemble from Berlin, transcribing the… Read More Lou Reed’s Metal Machine Music
This episode of XLR8R TV looks at Brooklyn-based electro/hip-hop artist Eliot Lipp and his monster collection of sexy analog gear, including: Jomox XBase-09 MFB Synth-II Plan B modular synths Atari Synthcart Sequential Circuits Six-Trak Wurlitzer Electric Piano He also talks about his new album, The Outside, ice cream and crate digging. If anything is going… Read More Eliot Lipp’s Gear Porn Video
This composition was produced for the Stranger Festival by Eboman and performed live in Amsterdam, 3 July 2008 by Eboman: Sensorsuit = played by Eboman Videodrumkit = played by Guillermo Kardolus Camera = played by Mascha Rutten Software = SenS IV by www.smadsteck.nl For more info visit: www.eboman.info/projects
Here’s a little bit of synth comic fun from Oliver Chesler: More at his flickr site. If you like these – visit Oliver’s flickr site and let him know – maybe he’ll make more!
The Plastinkus is a “pocket-size DJ scratch pad”. They’re about the size of a credit card, and they produce sounds like a real disk. They seem kind of pointless, but they come in a wide variety of colors/designs, and they’re cheap – about $4. If you can have some fun for $4 nowadays, it’s a… Read More Platinkus DJ Scratch Cards
Jason Donnelly demos Intua BeatMaker.
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
Indaba Music has announced a new remix contest, challenging you to remix Mariah Carey’s latest single “I’ll Be Lovin’ U Long Time” for a chance at $5,000. Prizes: Winner: $5,000 cash Your remix featured on MariahCarey.com, IslandRecords.com, and Mariah’s MySpace page Mariah’s “top friend” on MySpace for a month. Runner-up: Digidesign MBox 2. Top 10… Read More Remix Mariah Carey, Win $5,000, But Please Cut Out The High-Pitched Squeals
