This is a rather amazing lo-fi remix of Radiohead’s Nude. Here’s the scoop on it: Radiohead held an online contest to remix “Nude” from their album – “In Rainbows” This was quite a difficult task for all the electronic musicians that entered, as Nude is in 6/8 timing, and 63bpm. Most music that’s played in… Read More Radiohead Remixed With Obsolete Computer Gear
Arman Bohn has released SK-crooner, a free vocal synth for Windows based on the “human voice” of the Casio SK-1. “I loved this sound when I was growing up,” says Bohn, “very spooky and unnatural.” Features: Two separate modes: Original (modeled after the Casio SK-1) Tone held (for long notes) ADSR Amplitude Envelope Vibrato with… Read More Free Virtual Synth Recreates Casio SK-1
This is Integrity, the third chapter (chapter 3 of 8) of the DVD D.I.Y. OR DIE: Burn This DVD (The DVD release of “D.I.Y. OR DIE: How To Survive as an Independent Artist”). This film is a celebration of the artistic underdog! It features interviews and performances from: Craig Newmark (Craigslist), Lydia Lunch, Ian MacKaye (Fugazi), J… Read More DIY Or Die DVD – How To Survive as an Independent Artist
The Disco Handbook reveals the secrets of disco lingo, secrets of non-verbal communication, how to do the box step, disco dance rules and more. You gotta wonder how much of what we’re doing today will look this stupid in 30 years!
Sound Unbound is a very new collection of essays on digital culture and the future of music, edited by Paul D. Miller, aka DJ Spooky that Subliminal Kid In Sound Unbound, Rhythm Science author Paul Miller asks artists to describe their work and compositional strategies in their own words. Composer Steve Reich offers a memoir… Read More Sound Unbound Explores The Future Of Music
Record stores are falling on hard times around the world – but probably none have it as bad as the music stores of Pakistan, where two dozen shops were blown up on Wednesday. According to reports in the Pakistan Daily Times: Bombs ripped through several music and video shops in northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, wounding… Read More Militants Blow Up 2 Dozen Music Stores In Pakistan
[display_podcast] Electric Self is a series of video pieces by Alessandro Amaducci that combine abstract imaging with ambient music, with the aim of “exploring the inconscious in/of the digital era”. Anywhere out of the World chronicles the transformation of a body, the “alchemy of its flesh.” Images and music by Alessandro Amaducci. 3D processing: Dimitri Milano. Model:… Read More NSFW: Psychedelic Ambient Video Explores “Alchemy Of The Flesh”
Algomusic has released MaxScore, a Max object which accepts messages that can create a score, add notes to it, transform them, perform it, save and load the score, as well as export the score to popular formats for professional publishable results. Description: MaxScore is more than a notation tool. It is an interactive performance object.… Read More MaxScore Brings Traditional Notation To Max/MSP
While CDs may be dying, it looks like vinyl is back in a big way. ION Audio has shipped its one millionth USB turntable. ION’s USB turntables let you convert the music on vinyl records to digital files on a computer. ION Audio USB turntables come software that lets you digitize tracks from vinyl directly… Read More USB Turntables Selling By The Truckload
David Byrne has announced the opening of his electroacoustic installation Playing the Building. Playing the Building, a 9,000-square-foot, interactive, site-specific installation transforms the interior of the Battery Maritime Building in Lower Manhattan into a massive sound sculpture that all visitors are invited to sit and “play.” Byrne’s project consists of a retrofitted antique organ placed… Read More David Byrne’s Playing The Building Opens
