Minnesota's North Shore Soundtrack Disc 1 || Ryan Rapsys (iTunes)
Disc 1 of the relaxing, ambient soundtrack to Craig Blacklock’s film Minnesota’s North Shore.

Minnesota's North Shore Soundtrack Disc 2 || Ryan Rapsys (iTunes)
Disc 2 of the relaxing, ambient soundtrack to Craig Blacklock's film Minnesota's North Shore.

It is the middle of summer now. Hot air in the cities is boiling our brains. Someone has already been on the sea, someone is going there in nearest future, someone is just dreaming of it. And so, being on this wave, we are giving you our new sounds to feel deep waters, warm sand, harmonic love or melancholic loneliness and mighty power of the force of nature.

Tracklisting (320kBit/s)

Under the Sea 11.4M
Glowworm 11.8M
Good Night 7.4M
Surya 11.2M
Funny Birds 16.1M
Winter The Satan 9.7M
Mexicana 7.3M
Nastalo Vremya, Nastal Den' 16.0M
Fly Away 10.9M
Dissolved time signals 19.2M
Heavens 5.6M
No Cappella 11.3M
Trip to jazz 15.2M
Rewind 10.0M
One Touch Access 10.7M

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Yesterday, before I began my trek out of the house to go and see The Dark Knight(review of that coming soon) I was given some music that I was asked to review(album: Suffused With Static). Since I'm always eager to hear new stuff, I accepted it. Once I heard that it was by an unsigned artist(PSY/OPSogist), I was both excited and skeptical about pushing play once it was loaded into my iPod. But, alas, the play button was pushed as I made my journey from home to cinema.

What flew out of my headphones and into my ears was something I wasn't expecting(granted, I should have figured it out by the genre classification applied to it by the creator: Fucking Ill). Of course the Intro of the music kicked in. It was a heavily distorted voice over what sounded like Vinyl minor scratching and a music box from the 1800s playing in the background. As the sound started to build, so did my eyebrow. I wasn't sure where the path of this was going to lead. It was either one of two paths that this was going to go down: 1.) Leading to a pit of despair, 2.) A saying of a single profane word that would come about with every beat shift.

So, when the first actual track kicked in ("Birth, Space And Time"), it sounded like an opening to an industrial rock piece. But, that was just a ploy. A ruse, if you will. He tricked me. It was Hip-Hop . . . which was just what I originally assumed it would be from the Intro. But, it wasn't crappy Hip-Hop, nor was it one filled with lyrical overstatements. It was just the beats talking for him. And, the song had a sense of magic, to me. Sadly, I don't feel magic with much Hip-Hop, today. The last time that happened was in 2005, when I heard the instrumental music of a female producer by the name of Buttafly Plague and her "unreleased" album called Instru-Mental Bliss, Vol. 1. Before that, it was when I heard Danger Mouse's production for the Grey Album(No, Jay-Z wasn't a factor in that. I give all the respects to DM).

So, for me to classify someone in that highly elite category of mine is really something to be in awe over. The second full song, third track, "Between The Keys" only helped to keep the magic alive. The piano riffs and the standing bass inside of the song was just really pushing me to look around as if someone else was able to hear the music, too. You know, to share the experience of hearing something that truly is masterful. It was just something really incredible and thought provoking. My only complaint was that, he didn't switch up the drums. If he would have thrown something in like a drum pattern shift, or even slow down his drums and add distortion to it, it would have been insane.

On the track "TIME (a. Not Just Madness b. Clarity c. Anaethetised)" PSY/OPS flips a soundbite of one of the best movies of 2007: Michael Clayton. The scene where the character Arthur Edens(played by Tom Wilkinson) is talking to Michael about his coming to clarity whilst he was submerged inside of his insanity due to him not taking his medication. I felt that the speech given by the character was not only a giant WTF, but also holding some sort of truth to it all. It was really dynamic. So, for PSY/OPS to add that in there was a giant kudos, from me. But, not only did he do that, but the music creates and constructs around that soundbite and others featured in the song is like if Tyler Bates would forge a production duo with James Lavelle(during the first leg of the act U.N.K.L.E.). It's cinematic, it's moving, and it's heart pumping. It gives you the feeling that, for that particular moment of time, your life is a movie.

PSY/OPS has a good scope of sounds and soundbites. He masterfully adds in pieces of various movies and television shows that adds to the moment of his music and not distract from it like a lot of producers end up doing haphazardly. On "Potent Spirits," he throws his bid in from Early 90's revival Hip-Hop. It's fun, soulful, and intelligent. His samples are done eloquently. Placing the vibing era somewhere between a Good Times episode and an Gangstarr concert. On "Opposing Drives," he brings the type of bass attack that would make Dirty South car enthusiasts climax on themselves when they play this song in their stereo. It isn't a speedy adrenaline pumping sensation, but rather a "2 miles an hour" type of moment.

With "V-SIS", PSY/OPS uses simple mid-90's East Coast drums with a standing bass. The pattern of the standing bass's riff is one very similar to an Oriental style of music. Due to that, it gives off a feeling that you're listening to a "Ghetto Ninja" theme song. The drums, as stated, aren't complicated, nor are they abrasive. They add the right touch with their simplicity. His use of electronic melodies and sounds for the song only heightens the mood, from the eerie ambience at the beginning to the wall of noise in the middle ending with the playful crystal chimes mixed up with a the child hissing and breathing out in a rhythmic fashion. The man is good at what he does.

All in all, I was very impressed with the music from beginning to end. There were a few pieces here and there that I wished he would either punch a little harder, or throw in a more blatant surprise. But, aside from that, the album is very solid. It's a shame that he isn't signed and doesn't have a strong following behind him. He deserves it. I'm not sure of his race, but music isn't racial. Music is a universal thing, regardless of where it originates. Still, I know people will feel the need to pick at it because it's Urban Music(When the hell did Black music become known as Urban?). But, for me, it doesn't matter. As I stated, this is in my elite Hip-Hop category for the first decade of the 2000's right along with Danger Mouse's Grey Album production and Buttafly Plague's Instru-Mental Bliss, Vol. 1. As they say, good things come in a package of 3's. So, this rounds out that Tri-Force, for me. It's witty, playful, smart, and good music. I'd be hard pressed to find someone who doesn't enjoy DJ Shadow, U.N.K.L.E., Hi-Tek, or even Tricky not to enjoy this offering. If you don't enjoy it, you're not connecting to things properly. Plus, the man offers it for free.

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]]> http://startlingmoniker.wordpress.com/?p=684 Sat, 19 Jul 2008 09:25:08 +0000 startlingmoniker http://startlingmoniker.wordpress.com/?p=684 This week, I'm a bit more sure of this particular broadcast's direction-- sans Coke, it's moving into something a bit more methodical than normal. Maybe a little slower? Hard to tell just yet, but I suspect I'm hearing things a little differently. At any rate, it should be fun to compare this playlist to others at the conclusion.

I'm really pleased with this New Haven Improvisers Collective disc, "Interference." It's a solid document of two improvised sets, and does an excellent job of getting a decent sound across to listeners. I'm guessing this is a well-organized collective, as this is the first release for their own NHIC Records imprint.

Right now, I'm playing some of Eddie the Rat's "Food For the Moon Too Soon" album. This is also a live document, but has a surprisingly good sound quality, especially given the wide variety of instrumentation utilized throughout. Eddie the Rat is among the handful groups I'm sure I'll never tire of hearing. The music always seems fresh, wholly original, and vitally necessary-- any one of which is commendable by itself!

Ack. I just said a lot of really nice things about Rothkamm's new "Opus Spongebobicum" disc-- with the mic off. Well, at least there was a dramatic bit of silence before the start, eh? But seriously, I was mentioning that I am grateful and fortunate to be able to present Rothkamm's work to you, as I sincerely believe he is one of the great talents of our time. I'm amazed at not only his prolific nature, but the high quality of his musical output-- perhaps a Rothkamm-centric broadcast is in order for next month?

Boy, this Bearly Queen "Hair Palm Adventure" sounds like how my head felt yesterday-- slow, murky, and muddled. But since the BQ is coming out of a speaker, I think I like it a lot better! Someone dropped off a bunch of cassette tapes here at the station "free cassettes" so naturally, I went through the entire box one by one. I found a 30-second answering machine tape, and did a little looping with the Bearly Queen material, just for fun. This is a great album, and definitely my favorite for the label, Finland's Luovaja. Don't sleep on this one!

Satanicpornocultshop -- Anorexias Gas Balloon (Candy Says)
Satanicpornocultshop -- Detachable P
Chris Cichocki -- Lanimilbus Radiation
Chris Cichocki -- Transmission
New Haven Improvisers Collective -- Quantum Decoherence
Eddie the Rat -- Food the the Moon Too Soon, pt. 1
Eddie the Rat -- Cannibal
Eddie the Rat -- I Ovulate in Mode
Frank Rothkamm -- Opus Spongebobicum, Variations 1-32
Bearly Queen -- Hairy Palm Adventures (about 30 minutes worth)
Husht -- The Flight of Plankton
Husht -- Morphogenesis
Husht -- Threads

http://www.jamendo.com/en/album/5878

Io sono buono, io sono cinico.
Io, inconcludente?
… io maldestro…
io sono sensibile, affamato di vita.
Io sono io sono, Io sono ego
Io son noioso, Io sono ego
Io sono pauroso!
… sono introverso…
io, attento, sono distratto.
Attratto dai dettagli,
preciso nella mia sprecisione.
Io sono io sono, io sono ego
Io son noioso, io sono ego
Son razionale, essere irrazionale.
E sono vitale, sono ozioso, sono fazioso.
Sono un nulla facente…
… un tutto facente…
io sono artistico, io sono elettrico.
Io, sono io, sempre io.
Io sono ego…
Sempre e comunque io…
Ego.
Io sono sempre alla ricerca di me stesso.

Tenemos el gusto de informarles que a partir de este fin de semana podrán escuchar en vivo todos los sábados de 4pm a 5pm a nuestros amigos de los Weed Brothers. Los programas serán una muestra de las nuevas tendencias sonoras fusionadas con generos alternetivos como jazz, dub, reggae, turntablism y hip hop con música electrónica un poco experimental, en un playlist que se hara semanalmente. Este primer sábado 19 de Julio estarán ofreciendonos una exquisita selección musical, esperamos no se lo pierdan por nada.

Como conectarse?

1. Abrir un reproductor de Audio (Winamp, Realplayer, reproductor de windows), ir a Archivo, Agregar URL (add url).

2. Cuando le hayan dado clic en ADD URL pegan la siguiente dirección: http://giss.tv:8000/radiolabmed.mp3 a continuación le dan clic en aceptar.

3. En su lista de reproducción aparecerá el siguiente nombre: RadioLab, y le dan clic en PLAY.

4. Metodo facil: haciendo click en el enlace: http://giss.tv:8000/radiolabmed.mp3.m3u

Más Información en: The Weed Brothers

This music is as vast, strange and beautiful as a night sky overlooking the desert. (They also have the best name in rock history.)

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Stefan y Benjamin Ramírez, dos gemelos de 19 años, hijos de un inmigrante español, han sido catapultados de la parroquia bávara donde viven a la fama mediática, gracias a un vídeo colgado en YouTube que los descubre como jóvenes prodigio de la animación.

"Son completamente autodidactas, nunca pisaron ninguna escuela de animación digital ni estudiaron fuera de Thyrnau, un pueblo de 1.200 habitantes', explica Carmelo Ramírez, auxiliar pastoral de la parroquia del pueblo y orgulloso padre de los dos adolescentes, descubiertos por el festivalVancouver Film Festival-YouTube Scolarship Challenge.

Su film de tres minutos, Whats matters to me, colgado en YouTube, resultó ganador del citado festival canadiense, en la categoría Scholarship Challenge, lo que da acceso a una beca presupuestada en 50.000 dólares (más de 31.000 euros), sólo en concepto de matriculación académica.

Para Benjamin y Stefan todo empezó a los 14 años, con una cámara de fotos digital que Julia, su hermana mayor, recibió como regalo tras suscribirse a un periódico.

"Aprendieron a descargar programas por ordenador por sus propios medios y de ahí salieron sus primeras secuencias de 20 segundos", resume el padre, que además es coordinador de la sección de misiones de la diócesis de Passau.

Entenderse sin palabras 

De esas secuencias primerizas con la cámara de fotos digital y la creación de sus propios videoclips pasaron a la animación, con programas bajados de la Red. Con ese software empezaron a desarrollar su propio estilo de manera completamente autodidacta.

Se trata de un lenguaje propio surgido del tándem perfecto de los dos gemelos. Trabajan mano a mano, "entendiéndose sin palabras", cuenta Carmelo sobre el grado de complicidad entre sus hijos, cuya producción más famosa, la ganadora, va firmada sin embargo en solitario por Stefan.

Fue un acuerdo entre los dos, porque probablemente sólo éste podrá atender a la beca ya que ha quedado exento de cupo del servicio militar, mientras que a Benjamin le corresponde prestar servicio social sustitutorio en un hospital de Ratisbona.

Tenemos el gusto de informarles que a partir de este fin de semana podrán escucharnos en vivo todos los sábados de 4pm a 5pm en la nueva emisora vía Web de Medellin, Radiolab. Los programas serán una muestra de las nuevas tendencias sonoras de fusión de generos alternetivos como jazz, dub, reggae, turntablism y hip hop con música electrónica un poco experimental, en un playlist que haremos semanalmente. Este primer sábado 19 de Julio estaremos ofreciendo  esta exquisita selección musical, esperamos no se lo pierdan por nada.

Como conectarse?

1. Abrir un reproductor de Audio (Winamp, Realplayer, reproductor de windows), ir a Archivo, Agregar URL (add url).

2. Cuando le hayan dado clic en ADD URL pegan la siguiente dirección: http://giss.tv:8000/radiolabmed.mp3 a continuación le dan clic en aceptar.

3. En su lista de reproducción aparecerá el siguiente nombre: RadioLab, y le dan clic en PLAY.

4. Metodo facil: haciendo click en el enlace: http://giss.tv:8000/radiolabmed.mp3.m3u

Mas Info @ The Radiolab Blog

StevieP / Attune EP (2008)
Label: Stir Sound [stir028]
Style: Techno, Experimental, Minimal

Attune kicks off with the title track, a straightforward jammer of a track with a swing on the bassline and melancholic pad. The second track, Head Rush, is a little darker with Stevie’s signature chord progressions and super clicky hats and percussion. Uhu wraps up the originals with a fun and funky little number. Measax strips it down on his remix of Attune. Newcomer Emory Emlyn get’s shaky on his interpretation of Head Rush and Jeffrey.S rounds out the back end with a percussive rework of Uhu.

1, Attune (6:38)
2, Head Rush (8:26)
3, Uhu (6:45)
4, Attune (Measax Remix) (6:01)
5, Head Rush (Emory Emlyn Remix) (6:41)
6, Uhu (Jeffrey.S Remix) (7:10)

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Naoise

Call the Kettle Back

India India

Squares and circles

Simple X (with Andrew Bird - live at Bonnarroo)

Plasticities (with Andrew Bird - live on David Letterman show)

Andrew Bird (born 1973, USA) is a singer-songwriter who is also a violinist and, since 2004, a guitarist. He also claims to be a professional whistler. His early work, which echoed of gypsy jazz and traditional folk, has led into his current sound, which mixes rock with more broad compositions.

Links:
- Official page
- MySpace page
- LastFM page
- Wikipedia page
- Andrew Bird MySpace

Nomo - Better Than That

[audio http://www.nomomusic.com/betterthanthat.mp3]

Nu e rau, nu?

Anul acesta apare Ghost Rock care imi da peste cap toate ideile despre cum ar trebui sa fie un album de afro-beat/funk. O mare calitate e ca iti aminteste de foarte multe lucruri, de la art-rock la jazz, dar nu poti sa pui degetul pe ceva pentru ca n-ar mai fi Numo, formatia pe care o stiai. Dupa cum declara si unul dintre membrii formatiei: NU suna de parca ar fi fost inregistrat in Nigeria, undeva in anii 70. E o reflectare a emotiilor lor, fuzionate in jazz, funk, electro si tatal lor, afro-beat-ul.

Deci, Ghost Rock (2008), un album de 5 stele al unui grup american (sunt vreo 10-11, majoritatea formati la Universitatea de Jazz din Michigan), care ajunge la un nivel epic pentru genul asta de muzica.

Nomo - Brainwave [audio http://media.podcastingmanager.com/103181-96089/Media/01%20Brainwave.mp3] Nomo - My Dear [audio http://www.hotlinkfiles.com/files/1601128_d3mps/b1mydear.mp3]

Luego de la lamentable asuncia del FNB en el año 2007, este año regresa el que podría ser catalogado como el evento underground más importante de la escena rockera venezolana, y este año viene con todos los hierros.

10 bandas participantes (8 de ellas elegidas por jurado y 2 por votación por internet), bandas invitadas, conferencias y actividades en varios puntos de la ciudad durante una semana es el calendario que se presenta este año.

El calendario se dividirá de la siguiente manera

Lunes 21 de Julio

Arian y Ninah Mars & The Stickfaces (Pop Punk)- CVA Las Mercedes 5:00 PM

Martes 22 de Julio

Los Humanoides(Electropop) y Blood + Karma (Prog Rock) -CVA Las Mercedes 5:00 PM

Miercoles 23 de Julio

Triad (Experimental/Progresivo) - CVA Las Mercedes 5:00 PM

Conferencia de Manuel Ferrand sobre la nueva música de Andalucía, flamenco rock, rock andaluz y derivados; exposición 50 años de Pop y Rock en Venezuela guiada por Felix Allueva - Centro Cultura Chacao 6:00 PM

Jueves 24 de Julio

Showcase y Presentación del disco homónimo de Los Telecaster - Discovery Bar 10:00 PM

Viernes 25 de Julio

Kintero (latin funk)- Discovery Bar 10:00 PM

Sábado 26 de Julio

Bacalao Man(nujazz latino) y DJ Bambi Shaker- Discovery Bar 10:00 PM

y finalmente la parte mas importante

Final del Festival Nuevas Bandas 2008 - 26 y 27 de Julio - Plaza La Castellana

Con las bandas participantes

La Vida Boheme (Indie), Sieben (Rock Alternativo), Jekyl Hydes (Hard Rock), Karnavali (Rock Reggea), Toberías (electrojoropo tuyero), Magik Family -Puerto La Cruz- (Hip Hop), Electrómetro –Valencia- (ElectroRock), Raped Dolls –Valencia- (Grunge),  Vital (Rock Alternativo) y Los Pacientes de Freud (Rock)

y los invitados

como principales espectáculos estan los sevillanos Pony Bravo con una mezcla de rock experimental con música tradicional andaluza y un Trinuto a Zapato3 con las bandas Alto Pana, Cabaret, Hora Cero, Subsonus y Metrozubdivision junto con otros personajes importante de la historia del rock venezolano. Además se contará con la participación de Mr. Swing and The Bongo Clan de Barquisimeto (Ska-jazz), Patafunk Dubdelic (mezcla de sonoridades jamaiquinas, house, loungue, dub y electrónica), Ulises Hadjis y Caplís Chacín (rock-pop experimental), KP9000(electrónico-hip hop-drum and bass), Autopista Sur (indie rock), Hip Hop en la casa, VinoloVersus(alternativo) y Nuuro.

Para mas información entren en www.nuevasbandas.com.ve y en www.nuevasbandas2008.com donde además podrán escuchar a las bandas participantes

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I made this video for my English class. I assigned my students to bring in pictures or videos from a vacation to talk about for a few minutes. I made it this afternoon in addition to some other videos that you'll just have to wait until I finish.

Here's a photo from my last class. I had just finished explaining the finer points of bling to one of my insurance executive students.

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Un album à part dans la discographie d'un musicien à part, Haackula est un disque étrange pour plusieurs raisons. Comme Raymond Scott avec qui il a un temps travaillé, Bruce Haack, l'auteur, est généralement reconnu pour ses musiques pour enfants, et ses recherches expérimentales sur les instruments électroniques. Il possède toutefois également une autre carrière, de musicien pour adulte cette fois, qui nous a déjà donné " Electric Lucifer " et " Electric Lucifer II". Il y développait une face plus psychédélique, plus engagée aussi (le concept de l'album " Electric Lucifer " tourne autour d'une utopie pacifiste, en opposition avec la guerre du Vietnam), et quelquefois légèrement plus inquiétante. L'électronique primitive, la nouveauté des effets synthétiques et des voix robotiques, associée aux thématiques futuristes de Haack font de ces deux disques des petites merveilles de bizarrerie, en plus d'en faire des précurseurs à la fois de l'électro, de la techno (le film qui lui sera consacré en 2004 s'intitulera Haack: The King of Techno) ou de franc-tireurs comme les Residents. Immédiatement rentré dès sa redécouverte dans le panthéon des pionniers légendaires de la musique électronique aux côtés de Robert Moog, de Raymond Scott ou du BBC Radiophonic Workshop, Bruce Haack possède une discographie impressionnante qui est aujourd'hui réédité au compte-gouttes. C'est enfin le cas de ce " Haackula ", enregistré en 1978, et jamais encore publié. Les bandes furent en leur temps refusées par le label qui devait les publier, qui fit machine arrière devant le contenu jugé " offensant " des textes. Ecrit dans un style sombre et hargneux sans aucun rapport avec le ton plutôt idéaliste de ses oeuvres précédentes, " Haackula " fut mis au frigo pendant trente ans (une partie des plages referont surface en 1981 sur l'album " Bite "). Bruce Haack règle ici ses comptes avec la société, l'Amérique, les gens qui n'aiment pas sa musique, le ton est cynique, dénonciateur, et le langage plutôt vert pour l'époque. Formant un contraste intéressant avec ces textes, la musique, elle, est pop, sautillante, tirant le meilleur parti des sons bizarroïdes sortis des instruments biscornus créés par Haack. On trouve sur Youtube quelques extraits du film Haack: The King of Techno, réalisé en 2004 par Philip Anagnos.