Sigurd Gulliksrud is offering more than 80MB of Kraftwerk downloads. Most of them live recordings. The downloads include a tv-ripp of Kraftwerks appearance at European MTV Music Awards 2003. Get it here Found at Mystery and Misery
eif.ie is Ireland's first online cinema, showcasing the work of Irish filmmakers that otherwise would not have a public forum to promote their work. As of December 1st, short films will be available free via the website. Found at Rob's Rants
For most of the '90s, Will Oldham was the mastermind of Palace Music, a shambling, country-tinged indie rock group that recorded under a variety of names. The only constant in Palace was Oldham, and he would often record as a solo artist under the Palace name. That fact made his decision to retire the Palace name in 1997 somewhat baffling, since for all intents and purposes, he was the band. More
The music industry fails to understand that a primary reason that consumers illegally share music files is that they want insurance against the music industry itself. File sharing is as much about risk sharing as it is about the theft of value. Technology makes file swapping possible - but the music industry's business model, which is at odds with the implicit contract it signs with listeners, is what makes it probable.
The contract between record labels and music listeners follows basic economics: The labels assume market risk in exchange for value. They take on the risk of talent search, artist development, and distribution costs, in exchange for profits... More
First Google News, now?...MSN is testing an experimental service in the UK. It's in beta, but you can try out MSN Newsbot for yourself at uk.newsbot.msn.com .
Cosmetically it's not too different from Google News. On the front you'll see headlines in several different categories, including UK, Sports, Business, Entertainment, and Tech. On the left menu you'll see links to other Newsbots -- France, Spain, and Italy, along with category listings of news. There's also a link to the most popular articles. More
Independent record labels are fighting to have their names removed from the list of members posted on the Recording Industry Association of America's Web site. Many of the indie labels say they are not RIAA members. Some worry that the association with the music industry's crackdown on file sharers will hurt their image with fans. Joel Rose of member station WHYY reports. More
Since January 2003, The Wire has been hosting a weekly show of new music on London's arts/community access station, Resonance 104.4 FM. The show is broadcast across central London on 104.4 FM every Thursday, 9:30-11pm GMT, with simultaneous streaming at www.resonancefm.com A downloadable mp3 file of the most recent show is available in the Web Exclusive
Am 21. März 1933 wird vor den Toren Berlins, in der Kleinstadt Oranienburg, eines der ersten Konzentrationslager im Deutschen Reich errichtet. Das Wachpersonal bilden SA-Männer, die Häftlinge sind hauptsächlich KPD- und SPD-Mitglieder und -Funktionäre. Sehr schnell steht das KZ im Licht der Öffentlichkeit: Führungen werden für Journalisten organisiert, denen es als vorbildliche "Erziehungsanstalt" für Opfer der "Verführung" durch Marxismus und Kommunismus vorgestellt wird. Ziel dieser nationalsozialistischen "Öffentlichkeitsarbeit" ist es, der vom Ausland betriebenen "Greuelpropaganda" entgegenzuwirken.
Am 30. September 1933 berichtet der gleichgeschaltete Rundfunk ausführlich über das Oranienburger Lager in einer Tonaufnahme, die vermutlich allerdings nur über Kurzwelle für das Ausland und die Auslandsdeutschen gesendet wird. Es handelt sich um die einzige erhaltene NS-Rundfunkaufnahme über ein Konzentrationslager. Sie wird neben zahlreichen anderen historischen Tondokumenten im Schallarchiv des Deutschen Rundfunkarchivs am Standort Frankfurt am Main aufbewahrt. Anhören
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one of the first "conzentration camps" was build in 1933 close to Berlin. The first prisoners were german socialists and communists. The conzentrationcamps raised lots of questions among the journalist, therefor some of them were allowed to visit the camp. There was also a feature on a nazi-controlled radio station.
According to the radio propaganda feature, the prisoners were "people bewitched by communism"
One Minute Massacre, the second release from Soulseek Records, is built from a simple concept: each artist creates 1-2 minutes of music which is then passed to the next artist, who smoothly (or not so smoothly) picks up from the end and attaches another 1-2 minutes of his or her own. Two sets, each totaling roughly a half hour of continual sonic mutation.
The One Minute Massacre is the second CD release from Soulseek Records.
Somewhere in East London the turntables are motionless. The only thing spinning is a chorus of iPod hard drives, or the ceiling (if you're friends with the bartender).
The club's name is Dreambagsjaguarshoes and the event is called noWax. The concept for noWax is simple: MP3s, not wax. iPods, not decks. On noWax nights, mp3js bring their iPods and wait for the automated projector above the DJ booth to flash their number. Then they plug-in and mix three songs back-to-back against another mp3j. More
"This electric heater works considering the conversation exchanged on a network as the power.In order to eat roast meat, you have to continue carrying out a chat.You have to continue carrying out the chat with the partner surrounding a table.If a chat is stopped, the fire of an electric heater will go out.
This electric heater is the network household electric appliances of a new century!" More
Words sometimes fail Carla Bozulich. That would incapacitate most singer-songwriters, but the former frontwoman of Ethyl Meatplow and Geraldine Fibbers has the taste and tools to turn such a seeming shortfall into an artistic asset. Although she hadn't recorded a band album since the final Fibbers CD, the result is a masterpiece in its own right, driven by Bozulich's powerful vocals and fleshed out by the innovative guitar work of Nels Cline and a postmodern country/jazz/rock band that includes violinist Jenny Scheinman, bassist Devin Hoff and drummer Scott Amendola.
The story of the "Exploding Whale" is one of my favourite weird stories that realy happend.
Dave Barry 1990:
I am absolutely not making this incident up; in fact I have it all on videotape. The tape is from a local TV news show in Oregon, which sent a reporter out to cover the removal of a 45-foot, eight-ton dead whale that washed up on the beach. The responsibility for getting rid of the carcass was placed upon the Oregon State Highway Division, apparently on the theory that highways and whales are very similar in the sense of being large objects.
So anyway, the highway engineers hit upon the plan -- remember, I am not making this up -- of blowing up the whale with dynamite. The thinking here was that the whale would be blown into small pieces, which would be eaten by sea gulls, and that would be that. A textbook whale removal.
So they moved the spectators back up the beach, put a half-ton of dynamite next to the whale and set it off. I am probably not guilty of understatement when I say that what follows, on the videotape, is the most wonderful event in the history of the universe. First you see the whale carcass disappear in a huge blast of smoke and flame. Then you hear the happy spectators shouting "Yayy!" and "Whee!" Then, suddenly, the crowd's tone changes. You hear a new sound like "splud." You hear a woman's voice shouting "Here come pieces of... MY GOD!" Something smears the camera lens.
Later, the reporter explains: "The humor of the entire situation suddenly gave way to a run for survival as huge chunks of whale blubber fell everywhere." One piece caved in the roof of a car parked more than a quarter of a mile away. Remaining on the beach were several rotting whale sectors the size of condominium units. There was no sign of the sea gulls, who had no doubt permanently relocated in Brazil. This is a very sobering videotape. Here at the institute we watch it often, especially at parties. But this is no time for gaiety. This is a time to get hold of the folks at the Oregon State Highway division and ask them, when they get done cleaning up the beaches, to give us an estimate on the US Capitol.
What is data bending? Down at the intersection of electronic and experimental is an idea called data bending. It is the abuse of software to produce new sound. Software including programs, files and raw data of all kinds. Why do it? Good question. It's probably some mix of the following: (a) the joy of new and unexpected sound, (b) the possibility of taking data that has a particular meaning and translating it into sound - an image file, for example, (c) the overriding of cold, byte-perfect computer logic, (d) it's fun to fuck with things.
A cousin of data bending is circuit bending - the hardware equivalent. Electronic devices of all kinds are hacked to produce new results. More
"Nestune" is a circuit bent Famicom (Asian nintendo entertainment system) and allows manual override of its internal circuitry to create visual and auditory corruption. Nestune also excepts audio signals to control various circuitry acting like an 8bit audio visualizer. More
cementimental is another circuit bender with lot's of mp3 and video files on his webpage.
From the www.microsound.org mailinglist:
"Anyone on this list point me to any web sites of artists that have modified CD's to make them intentionally skip?"
People came up with these reommendation:
Beer-coated CDs offer new sounds
A Melbourne DJ and scientist has come up with a new way to update CD collections - dip them in beer and let them dry before playing them.The discovery, known as an "optical biocomputer", is the brainchild of Cameron Jones. More
CHAOTIC ENTERTAINMENT
DJ-culture deconstructionism? Formalized, art-music post-modernism? Neither, or both? More
Disc
It's hard not to use the word "perverse" when describing Disc. What other word could appropriately describe an ensemble that collects the sounds of CDs skipping, assembles these sounds into fascinating and hypnotic collages, and then releases the results exclusively on clear vinyl? More
Databenders
Sound Synthesis using Raw Data. Also including discussions of cd-bending, data-to- image,image-to-sound and other related techniques. More
Scot Taylor
a gentle ep mixes nostalgia and melancholy to create a stunning ep made by/with a computer that obviously loves him. recommended listening for those nursing a hangover or those too depressed to get out of the bath. in the first of a slew of his forthcoming releases, we only hope your total disinterest can slow him down.More
In December 2003, Warp will make our entire back catalogue and all new releases available as high quality, pay-per-track MP3 downloads.
bleep.com will be the quickest and easiest method of downloading Warp music from the internet. Unlike p2p file sharing (or even iTunes), bleep.com does not require users to install proprietary software to access MP3 downloads.
Warpmart will of course continue to sell all formats of music, merchandise and films.
Journeys In Thought
Jonathan Rée follows in the footsteps - and the thoughts - of six philosophers in this new radio series for Radio 3. tinyurl.com
Operation Holy Tuesday
The two chief planners of September 11th have confessed, and the records of their interrogations can now be used to paint a precise picture of the events leading up to the terrorist attack. Their statements also reveal how Osama Bin Laden personally selected the suicide pilots from Hamburg. tinyurl.com
Vladislav Delay
The Finnish producer known to most as Vladislav Delay, has created some of the more individual and distinctive sounds in modern electronic music.
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Macedonian Electronic Music Scene
Boban Ristevski recently wrote about his views, opinions and informative discussions about the current state of the Macedonian Electronic Music Scene in the formidable <b<igloo mag. Find out why Macedonia is a hotbed of electronic music composers, musicians and DJ?s and how they are making a difference by breaking new ground for the world to consume. tinyurl.com
Tim Hecker is considered one of the most talented and inventive in Canada's new breed of electronic musicians. Whereas his contemporaries often work within the confines of recognizable genres, critics and peers alike have been quick to note that Hecker's work has grown increasingly original and unclassifiable.
Musically, Hecker has strong ties to the Montreal indie and experimental communites. He has toured with GY!BE and is currently recording with Fly Pan Am. He has also collaborated with artists such as Martin Tetrault and Christof Migone. "Radio Amor" is his most accessible work to date, and should find admirers in both the disparate electronic and indie-rock communities. More
Up-and-coming Tigerbeat6 recording duo Stars As Eyes write music inspired by the Delaware landscape, and Providence noisescape; with a love and admiration forsoft radio hits, kraut and psych rock, hip-hop, and electro. Manipulating both "real and fake instruments", their refreshing lo-fi rock sensibility distinguishes them from glitch-based contemporaries.
The Sea and Cake was a post-rock supergroup of sorts comprised of luminaries from the Chicago independent scene. The band was led by singer/guitarist Sam Prekop, who, along with bassist Eric Claridge, was an alumnus of the frequently brilliant Shrimp Boat. After that group's dissolution, Prekop and Claridge were offered the opportunity to embark on a new project and hastily recruited ex-Coctails guitarist Archer Prewitt and Tortoise drummer John McEntire before entering the studio. More
Sydney-based jazz trio Triosk and Jan Jelinek from Berlin have opened up a common equation. In musical terms, their joint album "1+3+1" does not make 5, but only one thing: sense. And the title reflects their production method: Jelinek mails selected samples and textures to Australia, Triosk use these as a basis for composition and recording, the enhanced material then returns to Berlin for Jelinek to finalise. Found at Phlow.net
For most of the '90s, Will Oldham was the mastermind of Palace Music, a shambling, country-tinged indie rock group that recorded under a variety of names. The only constant in Palace was Oldham, and he would often record as a solo artist under the Palace name. That fact made his decision to retire the Palace name in 1997 somewhat baffling, since for all intents and purposes, he was the band. 
One Minute Massacre, the second release from Soulseek Records, is built from a simple concept: each artist creates 1-2 minutes of music which is then passed to the next artist, who smoothly (or not so smoothly) picks up from the end and attaches another 1-2 minutes of his or her own. Two sets, each totaling roughly a half hour of continual sonic mutation.
Somewhere in East London the turntables are motionless. The only thing spinning is a chorus of iPod hard drives, or the ceiling (if you're friends with the bartender).
Words sometimes fail Carla Bozulich. That would incapacitate most singer-songwriters, but the former frontwoman of Ethyl Meatplow and Geraldine Fibbers has the taste and tools to turn such a seeming shortfall into an artistic asset. Although she hadn't recorded a band album since the final Fibbers CD, the result is a masterpiece in its own right, driven by Bozulich's powerful vocals and fleshed out by the innovative guitar work of Nels Cline and a postmodern country/jazz/rock band that includes violinist Jenny Scheinman, bassist Devin Hoff and drummer Scott Amendola.
I am absolutely not making this incident up; in fact I have it all on videotape. The tape is from a local TV news show in Oregon, which sent a reporter out to cover the removal of a 45-foot, eight-ton dead whale that washed up on the beach. The responsibility for getting rid of the carcass was placed upon the Oregon State Highway Division, apparently on the theory that highways and whales are very similar in the sense of being large objects.
Tim Hecker is considered one of the most talented and inventive in Canada's new breed of electronic musicians. Whereas his contemporaries often work within the confines of recognizable genres, critics and peers alike have been quick to note that Hecker's work has grown increasingly original and unclassifiable.
Up-and-coming Tigerbeat6 recording duo Stars As Eyes write music inspired by the Delaware landscape, and Providence noisescape; with a love and admiration forsoft radio hits, kraut and psych rock, hip-hop, and electro. Manipulating both "real and fake instruments", their refreshing lo-fi rock sensibility distinguishes them from glitch-based contemporaries.
Sydney-based jazz trio Triosk and Jan Jelinek from Berlin have opened up a common equation. In musical terms, their joint album "1+3+1" does not make 5, but only one thing: sense. And the title reflects their production method: Jelinek mails selected samples and textures to Australia, Triosk use these as a basis for composition and recording, the enhanced material then returns to Berlin for Jelinek to finalise. Found at 
