Is Dance Music Sexist? And Whatever Happened To Rave Utopia?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdm3T67IXdA Is dance music sexist? That’s the focus of a multi-website discussion that’s erupted in the last few days, with some writers lamenting the state of electronic dance music and it’s frequent focus on sex and, at least according to some, misogynistic views of women. The Quietus’s Angus Finlayson writes: Throughout the heydays of disco,… Read More Is Dance Music Sexist? And Whatever Happened To Rave Utopia?

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Amazing Time-Lapse Music Video From Space

This jaw-dropping music video features time-lapse sequences of photographs, taken by Ron Garan, Satoshi Furukawa and the crew of expedition 28 & 29 onboard the International Space Station from August to October, 2011. Music: Jan Jelinek | Do Dekor, faitiche back2001 Image Courtesy of the Image Science & Analysis Laboratory, NASA Johnson Space Center, The Gateway to Astronaut… Read More Amazing Time-Lapse Music Video From Space

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2011 Moogfest Voyager Signed by Eno, Moby, Chromeo & More

The Bob Moog Foundation is giving giving away a Moog Minimoog Voyager, signed by over 20 Moogfest 2011 artists including Moby, Chromeo, Brian Eno, Edgar Froese, Terry Riley, STS9, Beak, TV on the Radio, Ghostland Observatory, Passion Pit, Holy F@*k, Suicide and more. It’s part of a project the Foundation is running to raise money… Read More 2011 Moogfest Voyager Signed by Eno, Moby, Chromeo & More

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u-he Diva Synthesizer – ‘A New Monster Synthesizer’ (Sneak Preview)

u-he has introduced Diva, a new software synthesizer for Windows and Mac that they call ‘a new monster synthesizer’. It might not fit our definition of a monster synth – but maybe a virtual monster synth! Here’s what they have to say about Diva: The oscillators, filters and envelopes closely model components found in some… Read More u-he Diva Synthesizer – ‘A New Monster Synthesizer’ (Sneak Preview)

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