The Evolution of Western Dance Music
yep, good start, but necessarily missing a lot of subtleties via Forage http://www.thomson.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/infographic/interactive-music-map/index.html
Read MoreWhat Is [Live]? – The New Generation Of Live Techno – Attack Magazine
Good article about a topic that is almost as ambiguous as what constitutes a DJ these days: http://www.attackmagazine.com/features/what-is-live-new-generation-live-techno/ What do you think, does someone pressing play count as a DJ? Can it really be live if there’s no improvisation of the specific notes played? Is there even a line between what we can call DJing […]
Read MoreSeparate Mind: Techno – the Middle Age | Juno Plus
interesting, if a bit chin-strokey, perspective on how techno is changing as the generations march on http://www.junodownload.com/plus/2013/07/29/separate-mind-techno-the-middle-age/ via Voidloss on subsekt via Forage http://www.junodownload.com/plus/2013/07/29/separate-mind-techno-the-middle-age/
Read MoreCBC Music – Decibel Festival 2013: Canadians to watch
If you’re anywhere near Seattle, this is a festival not to miss. For those of us anywhere else that can’t see these in person: some quality Canadian talent via Forage http://music.cbc.ca/#/genres/Electronic/blogs/2013/9/Decibel-Festival-2013-Canadians-to-watch
Read MoreI dream of Mars
music for prayer and sunrise: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t57isSdM-rQ i went to mars in a dream last night. the tinted sunlight made for a monochromatic contrast that made the landscape even more foreboding. there were already refugees there, intimidating and dangerous. after donning masks and infiltrating their culture, we learned we had arrived just before a great event. we […]
Read MoreEarly electronic sound: art or music?
So, it came up last night that I could teach a contemporary electronic music course (since I’m such a huge nerd!). This thought has been running through my mind all morning: what subjects to cover, evolution, technology, themes extending beyond the genres, etc If you are familiar with the history of electronic music, many place […]
Read MorePlaymobilhead – minimal/idm/electronic
Just discovered this artist on soundcloud today, subsequently listened to all of her stuff. A nice variety of stuff with high production values, more towards the chill and spaciously reverbed stuff with just enough glitch and edge to keep it interesting. Playmobilhead – Titan / Karl Simon ( Playmobilhead Rmx ) Playmobilhead – One More […]
Read MoreMax Cooper – Genetic Techno
Stumbling around the musical net-sphere yesterday while intermittently waiting for data to process, I leapt from Vaexth to Max Cooper because of this dreamy mixset: Max Cooper – RA.281 [2011-10-17] by D2Techno Turns out he was a post-doctoral researcher at University College London before getting released on Traum, a very important German techno label. The […]
Read MoreDSI Tempest
Insights into the Tempest DSI – Laserteeth on IDMf Quote: Originally Posted by 1nfinitezer0 nice track! very clean sounds. I’m interested to hear more about the synthesis and workflow. Do you find that it’s easy to dial in the sound you’re looking for, or to produce unexpected but awesome sounds? From the promo, it sounded […]
Read Morebeats and beats n shiz
shhiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii…. how come i never discovered Tokimonsta before now? psych wonky hip hop from LA. given all the delving into low end theory and brainfeeder, how’d I miss her jangly joy beats? check it: http://www.residentadvisor.net/feature.aspx?1256
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