AFRICANASIA, PART TWO Claude Delcloo / Arthur Jones Africanasia BYG/Actuel : 1969 Claude Delcloo, drums; Arthur Jones, alto sax; Joseph Jarman, Roscoe Mitchell, Kenneth Terroade, flutes; Clifford Thornton, conga; Malachi Favors, log-drum; Earl Freeman, gong, bell, percussion. Africanasia, the two words run together to indicate both the seamless intermeshing of musical influences and the overall flow of the album, a continuous piece that took up two sides in 1969 but inevitably would have been one unbroken composition in [...]
Something a bit off our usual stream of beats here on waves. Angus Tarnawsky (of currently on 'hiatus' Melbourne outfit Bachelor Of Arts , and NYC's Apache Beat ) has sculpted us a rhythmically challenging and sonically exploratory mix of experimental electronic twitch-beatscapes under his latest musical endeavour, ACTUEL . It's a 1am, up working late at the computer mix when you can let your mind sink into the topography of sound. ------- Continental Drift Mix ACTUEL 1. Karlheinz Stockhausen - Kontakte: Struktur VI: Page [...]
Something a bit off our usual stream of beats here on waves. Angus Tarnawsky (of currently on 'hiatus' Melbourne outfit Bachelor Of Arts , and NYC's Apache Beat ) has sculpted us a rhythmically challenging and sonically exploratory mix of experimental electronic twitch-beatscapes under his latest musical endeavour, ACTUEL. It's a 1am, up working late at the computer mix when you can let your mind sink into the topography of sound. ------- Continental Drift Mix ACTUEL 1. Karlheinz Stockhausen - Kontakte: Struktur VI: Page 12 [...]
(photo by David Garland) According to the many searchable facets of the Internet, there are several definitions for the word "cacophony." However, I particularly like this one: "The use of harsh or discordant sounds in literary composition, as for poetic effect." Conveniently, I like this one because I believe it applies so well to the song Pity Dance , the first single from DM Stith 's full-length debut, Heavy Ghost , released earlier this month on Asthmatic Kitty . On first listen, one might find the [...]
Last year, Daniel Hansson, one of the founders of music machine company Elektron , died in a tragic car accident. Soon after, someone on the message board Elektron-users proposed a tribute album. Now, almost a year later, that idea has become a reality, thanks to dozens of dedicated musicians and music lovers, included Ryan Faubion (aka Actuel ). 45 Tribute is a 30 song album dedicated to the memory of Daniel Hannson, and includes tracks from a vast array of terrific musicians including Sea and Cake, Dntel, Autechre, Boom Bip, and John Starlight. [...]
Asthmatic Kitty Records , sort une compilation de musiques pour le jeu vidéo Audio-surf : Music for Videogames v.1 . Je ne connais pas ce jeu vidéo. On dit du jeu Audio-surf qu'il est une synthèse entre Guitar Hero, WipeOut, and REZ. Les spécialistes apprécieront. De mon côté pour avoir fait un rapide tour sur leur site, j'ai trouvé le concept de ce jeu plutôt sympathique et surtout fort ludique. La version démo d'Audio-surf à télécharger. Si la compilation Music [...]
In Audiosurf , you race down a futuristic and colorful highway. The highway, the traffic patterns, and the scenery are all synchronized to the music you have chosen from your own collection. You earn points for clustering together cars of the same color on the highway, and can compete with others on the internet for the high score on your favorite songs. Audiosurf builds a highway for any music CD, MP3, iTunes M4A, WMA, or OGG song you choose, so the experience that you have is totally up to you. The kids at Asthmatic [...]
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Raised on Indie
Le Goûter du Mercredi
THE CULTURE OF ME
Zedd – Spectrum (Feat. Mathew Koma) : Must Hear Electro Song
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Jhameel - "Shadow of a Man"
