abc.net.au: "we'll revisit his back catalogue of amazing albums, 12 inches, remixes and collaborations. DJ SHADOW re-wrote the hip hop book in 1996 with the classic album 'Entroducing'. You'll hear tracks from that album and others, plus alternate takes. You'll also get a fair slice of his new album 'The Outsider' too." Listen here
It's no surprise that a group exists that is dedicated solely to the idea of the "empty turntable" - that is, creating music using only turntables, no records, "prepared" in the manner of John Cage with an array of household objects: rubber bands and who knows what else. After all, we already have our no-input mixer artists, our shortwave splicers, our field recorders of powerline interference. ...
No, what's surprising about the Southern German quartet is that, far from being a one-skip wonder, or an arts grant gimmick, they've pursued their minimalist (mediatist?) practice over the course of seven releases now. More
You missed the WIRE issue 220, June 2002 and didn't get hold of the Tigerbeat 6 compilation ? No more worries ! I made my own compilation + a nice cover for a slim cd-case!
All mp3 files can be downloaded from epitnonic.com and from the homepage of the wire.
Links + Downloads tigerbeat6_cover
(application/pdf, 119 KB)
tigerbeat 6 compilation cover, adobe pdf version
finalcover
(application/msword, 80 KB)
If you don't want to use the tracks I used for this compilation, download this microsoft word version and change the text in order to make your own cover.
More free of charge Tigerbeat6 MP3 files are located at the epitonic overview of tigerbeat6.
I am not a designer, I don't no know how to use all that great software like Photoshop or gimp. The resolution is very low, but I think this just fits very well, because of the "cut'n paste" style of most of the tigerbeat6 stuff.
Two Insiders on the Dark...
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WNYC: "Former journalists Alan Huffman and Michael Rejebian talk...
It's no surprise that a group exists that is dedicated solely to the idea of the "empty turntable" - that is, creating music using only turntables, no records, "prepared" in the manner of John Cage with an array of household objects: rubber bands and who knows what else. After all, we already have our no-input mixer artists, our shortwave splicers, our field recorders of powerline interference. ...
