Nerd Night Phnom Penh: The war on music
‘The war on music’. I talked about music piracy, the propaganda the music industry spew out and I promoted and prompted people to explore Netlabels and Creative Commons.
Danseizure’s LP “This is Danseizure” – detailed review by Dovetail (Katie Weed)
At once energetic, ambient, and brimming with both field recordings and original sounds, the appeal of Danseizure’s LP “This is Danseizure” lies in his ability to grasp the ephemeral, detailed mystery of countless moments, all in the span of ten tracks.
New releases to checkout: ikeaboy | Sunken Foal
ikeaboy debut album After a number of acclaimed 12″ EP releases on both D1 recordings and Invisible Agent over the past few years, Damian Tubbritt a.k.a ikeaboy has stepped up to the plate and released an album on Nute. Entitled ‘The Ikeaboy Long Player’, this 8 tracker LP is a sub-bass heavy electro excursion. A […]
RIAA versus Invisible Agent Records
It has recently been brought to our attention by the RIAA that certain tracks released on Invisible Agent Records contain bin-aural beats and must be removed from all distribution channels and online shops.
Lakker: free web series
Ian Mc Donnell and Dara Smith a.k.a Lakker have been producing top quality music under a number of different monikers for several years.
Ghostkid – The Unlikely Future Of Reverse Engineering
Ghostkid’s debut release on BFW Recordings, ‘The Unlikely Future Of Reverse Engineering’ is a 7 track EP consisting of laid back beats layered with melodic curves. All tracks have distorted, stretched or reversed melodic loops with layers of funk influenced breakbeats. ‘Hopeful for a Future (part 2)’ is uplifting and bright, stripes of warbled and […]
Ambienteer – Ataraxia
How I missed this is beyond me. I follow James Fahy’s music dairy closely, my only explanation for leaving his album slip through the net is having Christmas shenanigans with friends who came to visit me in Cambodia. Anyhow, I’ll get on with it… Ambienteer gifts us with an 8 track album of wondrous ambient […]
wAgAwAgA – Hyper Typewriter – Acroplane Recordings
If Phuture and Adamski sold their possessed 303s and Junos to bass crazed space invaders from another dimension, this is what the alien transmission might sound like. Actually, Hyper Typewriter would sound better. wAgAwAga employs earth-shaking bass-lines and a near fanatical use of intricate acid tweaking. The 303 programming is complex and keeps you constantly […]
Netlabel Tracker #9: Ambienteer
Music is a great communications channel, James Fahy, better known by his super hero name ‘Ambienteer’ regularly expresses himself using ambient music. Okay, I’m cheating, he doesn’t run a netlabel, but he does share his art with the world.
Netlabel Tracker #8: Random Access Recordings
The netlabel tracker continues its endless quest in search of quality netlabels that are active and innovative. I’m concentrating hard to spread the tracker across as many genres as possible and encompasses music with acoustic guitars as much as synthesized beeps and booms. After homing in on a particular label & genre I squeeze every last bit out of my Internet connection amassing the collections of quality and free music that are on offer. So far I’ve happily filled 10Gb of my hard drive with netaudio, no credit card needed to ride this train!
!kaboogie 5th birthday sampler – download it now!
When it comes to dirty, low, rib cage rumbling bass mixed with a dose of jump up, not many people do better then !kaboogie. Purveyours of grimey dub, they propagate the work of Irish DJs and producers through their label and club nights. It happens to be !kaboogie’s 5th birthday soon, and as a big […]
TAKE Records: Free EP and podcast
A new EP from Take Records featuring Jack Dixon, Mr Lager, Colo and James Fox is available free. Take Records has been up and running for a year and to say thanks to the punters they’ve released a 4 track EP into the wild. Check out their deep, rich and polished grooves.
Netlabel Tracker #7: unfoundsound records
For the last tracker in 2010, I’m proud to present Philadelphia-based label ‘Foundsound Records’. Foundsound showcases quirky, dancefloor-friendly minimal Techno and Microhouse. Their first 12″ vinyl was released in June 2004 and with 23 releases and counting they’ve been a busy crew. On the flip side they run Unfoundsound Records and release high quality music under Creative Commons.
Netlabel Tracker #6: zymogen
The zymogen netlabel specializes in downtempo IDM, ambient and experimental sounds. Each zymogen release is diverse and different in style. With 26 releases on their catalogue, high quality recordings are complimented by fantastic designs and artwork. Make sure you sign up to their newsletter as you’ll be provided a special download code for their Symbiosis Compilation.
Netlabel Tracker #5: Yuki Yaki
Yuki Yaki is an artists platform and netlabel focused in the area of electronic media. I’d rather not box them in and state their focus is in IDM, minimal techno, electronica or clicks’n’cuts. I’ll happily point out they differentiate themselves with an excellent range of high quality output. An impressive list of heavy weight producers on the audio side with a short but excellent video & photographic roster. I’m going to have to mention Maps and Diagrams, Scaff and Lackluster. Head on over to yukiyak.org and get downloading. Delicious!
Netlabel Tracker #4: 12Rec
12Rec excel in releasing quality music from post-rock outfits. Diverse and energetic recordings encompassing Lo-Fi folk, Shoegaze Indiepop, Chambermusic, Jazz, Avant-Garde and Americana.
Cambodian Space Project have landed
Invisible Agent hasn’t released on vinyl in a while, so naturally I get very excited when other people do. I was a witness to music history in the making last night. Scott Bywater from the Cambodian Space Project, who I might add have just returned from a tour of France, handed me their shining new […]
Mixcloud: The future of Radio
Listen to radio shows, Podcasts and DJ mixes on-demand. From Krautrock to Jazz, Ambient to HipHop, there are thousands of reasons why you should join Mixcloud.