Yeah, so the time has come to change the venue… on the internet of course. You´ll find us from now on here: readydot.tumblr.com
Hope you´ll follow us there and we´ll be happy to welcome you there for a happy blogging time!
This is perhaps not the best title I ever gave to a post, but it somehow describes the feeling I have with this viral videos popping up by a misterious “iamamiwhoami”. The whole´s so well made and turns to such a big hype, that it can only be a really prolific artist. What we can hear and see until now looks quite promising. Style and music-vise I am almost conquered. But we´ll probably have to wait and see what this all is really about, and if it is really M. Aguilera. But I have to state now, if it is so, I have great hopes for the music business! Check out the viral Utubes below.
EDIT: Could also be Lady Gaga..!?
EDIT2: Hehe! It seems I was right with my asumption, that we will have something brilliant coming from Lady Gaga. And I´ll tell you that I am not the least surprised and I do have no problem whatsoever with that!
EDIT3: One videos dead, another up.
New one:
Check out Lady Gaga´s performance with Elton John:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDfS1AaznRQ
I am not that into hip-hop. In fact I actually despise some of the more popular emanations of this genre. Especially all those musicians that do it for the money alone. Rapping about raping and what the hell. Usually the sounds that go with that kind of music are mostly dull and overproduced. But there have been two or three artists/groups that retained my attention. One of these are Anti-Pop Consortium. A very innovative blend of hip-hop and modern electronics music. This is the Anti-”Black Eyed Peas”, this is what hip-hop should sound like and I´d be into it completely!
Found this up for sale on Schneider´s Laden and was mildly intrigued about this device, since I read 8-bit and Dj in the description. After looking it up I found their Facebook-page with 2 videos. And all I can say now is that I really have to own one of these. It´s seems to be some kind of an Alesis Bitrman with an analogue filter and some addiotional futures I can´t quite grasp through the videos alone. I´ll try to get some more infos about this nice littel crispy thing. Best would be to buy it and test it and see what it does, but money being something my two hands can´t handle, I´ll have to plan such a buy in a longer term ^^
EDIT: Here are the features:
“• Stereo inputs and outputs
• Input gain from -∞ to 15 dB with diode clipping
• Real 8-bit Analog to Digital and Digital to Analog converters
• Unique capability of muting and inverting each of the 8 bits
• Variable sample clock from 250 Hz to 30 kHz
• True analog multimode filter with resonance control
• FX section: Waveshaper, Delay, Pitch Shifter and Step Filter
• Separate control of dry and 8-bit signals
• 16 presets
• MIDI : Continuous Controller, Beat Clock, Program Change and Sysex for presets
• True relay Bypass
• Rugged metallic Neutrik© jacks
• Built like a tank: Thick metal case and strong build
• Dimensions: 190mm x 60mm x 117mm / 7.48″ x 2.36″ x 4.60″ (W x D x H)
• Weight: 580g / 1.27 lbs
BISCUIT is available at 458 Euro (without VAT or taxes).
Our website with secured payment online on january 20th. “
It really has to be the best time to be interested in modular stuff. There is some much happening and the offer is so huge and diverse. But now the MOTM big modules come to Eurorack. Wonderfull! It’s like I allways said. The synths as such (keyboards that make sound) are pushed away by the digital on one hand and by the the evergrowing revival of the analogue. And the end of this is allready being announced by those modules that combine analogue and digital. So the consensus is being found through the modular universe. And I am sure happy to take part in that ominous adventure of blending old and new!
via matrixsynth (http://matrixsynth.blogspot.com/2009/12/motm-eurorack-pre-orders.html)
I really loved the movement, most didn´t comply, others ignored it. But it grew, got stronger and overtook everything. Now I say: Enough! There´s been enough fidgetty variations of the damn same ingredients. There are only a few left from the first wave that still hold the true “electro” flag up (IMHO!).
When I listen through the Eelctro House section on Beatport, I keep on hearing the same bent sounds over and over again. It´s over, move on to the real innovators. Like the Dim Mak crew, Bloody Beetroots and others. The Electro House genre is beaten to death by copycats. But I fear that like trance and DnB, we´ll hear the same thing for the next 5 years. You can follow or you won´t. I won´t, I´ll keep my ears out for the fresh sounds, the sounds that make me feel human, and not like a dumb piece of trash, that doesn´t mind if it gets beaten over and over again by the same dustbin. Peace out!
Listen and vote!
EDIT: The site is being awfully slow, so be patient!
I found this really cool page that presents some really interesting patches for the Doepfer A-100 system: Modular Planet. Most patches use really common modules. By clicking through them I was often surprised by the unusual ways (for me that is), some patches worked. I´ll try most of them with my modular and this will also show me, which modules should agrement my system in the future.
Yes, we still keep on going! Last saturday was a blast at the d:qliq. Disasteradio is one crazy guy, but very handsome. We recorded our set, I´ll up it as soon as I have some more time. Got my Doepfer MAQ16/3 sequencer and having more that a lot of fun with it. I´ll post some vids, again when I find some time. This month the legendary Rudolph the Reindeer´s Porno Party will be held again at the d:qliq on the 25th of december. So when you wnat to sweat off your christmas dinner, see you there!
