31 May 2006

Revolution Void - Effects of Elevation

revolution void, the music project of producer and jazz pianist Jonah Dempcy combines electronic music with live improvisation. The resulting beauty is best described as "electronic breakbeat jazz." An EP showcasing "Effects of Elevation" has been released featuring remixes by Citizen Prime and Sevenless. [ press release on AllAboutJazz ]

Fans will recall the tremendous Increase the Dosage CD which is also free for download on the official site. If you haven't experienced that release yet, do yourself a favor and check it right now. You cannot go wrong. [earlier Blogio post]

Full-length release from Revolution Void, mixing electronic music with jazz improvisation. Increase the Dosage traverses through down- to mid-tempo breakbeat styles, all the while featuring jazz solos by notables such as Matthew Garrison (Herbie Hancock, Joe Zawinul) and Seamus Blake (Mingus Big Band, Kurt Rosenwinkel). -- official site

30 May 2006

Bannister Boy - Lullabye [2006]

This morning the echoes of this new empty home were playing around we four. Each step, every movement seemed caught and reflected back in cascading stages like trails fading behind us. It set the music for the day. I was looking for something less melodic, less harmonic, but still tonal, something with an echo, but not purists' ambient. Look what I found! There in the downloaded albums I had yet to play was Bannister Boy's Lullabye CD from Drift Records. Pianos, bells, strings, electric loveliness. It was perfect. I hope it fits well into your world, too.

24 May 2006

Mix Market

Tired of the same songs in your player? Commercials keeping you from turning on the radio? Interested in hearing something new?

Thought just maybe, so here a few favorite sites for downloading mixes handmade by cut-and-paste geniuses. Thinking about the time invested in these - sometimes weekly - blows the mind. Some DJs never sleep.

UPDATE: Reader Yo Daddy reminds everyone about the psychedelic mixes at CAST EXOTIC, especially their Otic Radio shows - "a stream of sonic ideas and modern music culling from over the past 50 years... psychedelic, avant-garde, experimental, punk, noise, psychUnderground, etc." Thanks, Yo Daddy!

:: Basstar.de 30 Minuten Megatapes
via De:Bug Pod: "For a while the Basstar.de Crew is running a mixtape website.

"The idea is to present 30 minutes mixes (half a tape), the shortest DJ discipline, with the maximum of content. DJing as an artform; it’s not about playing 12 tracks in 60 min. Still these mixes are no boring scratch routine showcases, you rather hear big stacks of vinyl formed into an individual piece of art (sweat, very long nights and complaining neighbours included).

"I dont want to bore you to death, just like to mention no computer bullshit was used for editing or so. and no genre boundaries."
style: breakbeat

:: Audio Kitchen with The Professor
via WFMU: "The Professor serves up an hour of homemade recordings freshly liberated from thrift stores and junk shops, as well as some amateur audio spirited away from the closets and computers of their creators. We will podcast reruns from the Audio Kitchen archives."
style: thematic nostalgia

:: LIVE: on Shirley & Spinoza
"Live streams beamed directly from the catacombs of Oakland." [Seriously, I love this one.]
style: experimental

:: Ken's Last Ever Radio Extravaganza
"Live improvised sound experiment, collaged while you listen. New show audio added to podcast approximately bi-weekly."
style: experimental

:: Ebony Cuts
[Great for shaking that booty.]
style: 1972-85 disco

:: James Lauer's Chicago Underground Sessions
"Tech-House, Tribal & Progressive beats in motion. Hosted by James Lauer, Chicago Underground Sessions is a monthly exclusive mix for Proton Radio that features the top underground house DJ's and most forward thinking producers. The show focuses on featuring both well-established international artists as well as notable guest DJ's from Chicago, the Midwest and beyond."
style: electronica genres

:: Radiophon'ic 2003
"Built in the heart of the city [Brussels], the Brigittine Chapel draws us into ourselves through its spirit. A space for listening and performing, agora for exchange and debate. The radio in all its uproar and explosion.

"From wave broadcasting to web streaming, the invisible part of this RADIOPHON’iC island is a transitory and short-lived experimental radio, whose heart [did] beat for a week to the rythme of sounds, words, voices, encounters and creations.

"To retrieve the sounds of the lost radio through the presence and work of contemporary artists : the lame but spontaneous experiments of the forerunners, the hidden ideologies of the war partisans, the social and friendly sounds of the pre-TV years, and the destabillising and anxious sensation created by Orson Welles. Invent together tomorrow’s radiophonic use.
A human experiment."
style: varied styles of the DJs, experimental

:: Basic Hip Digital Oddio [of all places]
The mixtape project ended after the sixth week, but you can still enjoy the Great American Music Machine and Space Age Pop Music program streams.
style: space age pop, lounge

23 May 2006

Mailbag

News in the old mailbox that has been flagged to share with you

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Subject: Ivor Cutler
I can't remember if I posted it before but theres a monster archive of soundfiles of the late Scottish Poet at
http://niri.ncsa.uiuc.edu/for/ivor/

And quite fantastic it is, too.

El Maestro Con Queso
http://www.geocities.com/djcheesemaster


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Subject: Comeg
COMEG would like to register at your site and upload tracks from his 5 self produced albums which are all free to download from his website
http://www.comeg.org


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Subject: XYZAB
You might like it.
http://www.xyzab.com


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Subject: Happy Rhodes
Hello, my name is Vickie and for years I've maintained a song samples site, with her permission, for the female singer-songwriter Happy Rhodes (her real name). You might not have heard of her, but she's well worth discovering for people who love the female voice, and people who love artists along the lines of Kate Bush, Peter Gabriel, Jane Siberry and the like. Please consider taking a few minutes and looking at my site, and listen to one song or a bit of one song, just to hear her voice. All of Happy's songs are podsafe, in that she wouldn't mind airplay anywhere, though I have put up 15 "official" Podsafe tracks at the Podsafe Music Network. Thank you for reading. The URL of my page is http://wretchawry.com/happy/samples


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Subject: Avenpitch
Minneapolis-based electropunk band Avenpitch - http://www.avenpitch.com - Awhile ago Oddio Overplay "discovered" Avenpitch and kept plugging our song "Butterfly Radio". Just writing because we have a new album out and we would greatly appreciate any attention you could throw at us pimpin' a new MP3 or two --- please listen to these tracks and - if you like what you hear - consider plugging them on Oddio Overplay:

Dusseldorf - http://www.avenpitch.com/mp3s/Avenpitch-Dusseldorf.mp3

Jack the Idiot Dance -
http://www.avenpitch.com/mp3s/Avenpitch-JackTheIdiotDance.mp3


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Subject: Chenard Walcker - Moo
fsz047 | 39:59 | march 2006
Though it is a perfect match for the amphetamine and speed culture of the junkies that live in Chenard's neighbourhood, in Paris, you won't have to take any drug to enjoy this moosika.
http://www.freesamplezone.org/fsz047.htm

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Subject: Sharity Blog
I have a blog where I post mostly out of print lps. I'd like to be included in your links.
http://www.checkthecoolwax.blogspot.com


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Subject: MP34U Update
Yep, the new versions of http://www.mp34u.com and http://www.mp3jackpot.com are up and running! We threw the switch on Saturday, and lo and behold, the sites are humming along nicely.
In addition, we've launched the beta version of http://www.muzic.com, where artists will be able to get free hosting for their MP3s... for life!


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Subject: Comp
1bit-wonder.com proudly pres.:
Various Artists - "Celebration Compilation #2" (1bit 013)
It has been a wonderful first year - thanks to all our artists,listeners, fans, critics, supporters. Our second big compilation is our birthday gift for you - a diversified collection of tracks that can give you a good idea of how wide our musical spectrum is. From jaunty minimal techno and detroit-influenced 4/4 to experimental electronica and the songwriter stuff of "The Noise Tales" - there probably is something in here for everybody, ranging from sweaty basement club dancers to meditative sofa surfers...
12x MP3, 256kbit/s, whole release including cover as ZIP-file: 136MB
Available at: http://www.1bit-wonder.com


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Subject: Gus Black
Hey Katya, how’s it going? I just wanted to let you know that we’re working with a new artist named Gus Black, and I’ve got a bunch of mp3s from his new CD for you to check out. It’s called 'Autumn Days', and doesn’t hit stores until March 21st, but if you like what you hear, feel free to post something on Oddio Overplay. Just follow this link and unzip the file:
http://www.universalbuzz.com/GusBlack/gusblack.zip

www.myspace.com/gusblack
www.gusmusic.com
www.cheaplullaby.com


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Subject: www.djkdub.net
http://www.djkdub.net/DubStyleTechHouseMix.m3u (streamed mix)
http://www.djkdub.net/KdubConsciousSessionProtonMix.m3u (streamed mix)
Kelly Williams (Tribal Souls - San Francisco, California / USA)
www.dirtydisco.net/dj_kdub.htm (U.K. based internet dj promotional site)


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Subject: Comp
TSUKU BOSHI 2005 Compilation
http://www.tsukuboshi.com

Free compilation to download and enjoy.
Tell your friends!
All the best

17 May 2006

Beloved Pieces of Difficult Listening

[stream these tunes]


A mailbox full of requests for oddio has prompted this post. Careful what you wish for, friends!

Voices of the Chatahoochee Harp Singers [shape note singing] - Melancholy Day
download tune
visit the website

Chinese Kids from the Internet Chinese Music Archive - We Are So Happy
download tune
visit the website

Shooby Taylor, The Human Horn - Lift Every Voice and Sing
download tune
visit the website

Stark Effect - Armour Hot Kids
download tune
visit the website

Tripod Sardine - Ceramix
download tune
visit the website

The Apartment - Alone Now
download tune
visit the website

Stark Effect - Eeples and Beeneenees
download tune
visit the website

Robley 'Bob' Evans - 5-No. 2
download tune
visit the website

Quahogs - Work In Progress
download tune
visit the website

Daddy And Daughter - Popcorn Popping On The Apricot Tree (Take 1)
download tune
visit the website

Bell Sisters - Bermuda [demo for RCA, 1951]
download tune
visit the website

Little Marcy - Little Robin Redbreast
download tune
visit the website

American Radio Warblers - Skaters Waltz
download tune
visit the website

Evolution Control Committee - I Want A Cookie
download tune
visit the website

Oleg Kostrov - Otpusknye Svistuny
download tune
visit the website

Os Tron - Emotional Needs Sound Sources
download tune
visit the website

Big City Orchestra - The Consumer CD - Track 36
download tune
visit the website

Tapeworm Collective - Erase Return Remix
download tune
visit the website

Udom Silapin and Ensemble - Lao Kruan [Thai funeral music]
download tune
visit the website

The Lothars - Banjolin
download tune
visit the website

Pangenitor [Pucca Pan] - Bang on It with an Axe
download tune
visit the website

Guido Deiro [1886-1950] - I Don't Care Polka
download tune
visit the website

Songs to Wear Pants To - He Will State The Obvious (Captain Obvious Theme Song)
download tune
visit the website

Ergo Phizmiz - Lady Godiva's Operation
download tune
visit the website


But wait! There's more!

Lord Kelvin - The Frog Blues Experience
"This 'song' is a frankensteinian hybridic mixture of two previously uploaded open source audio recordings: the colorado river (frogs!) field recordings and Clarence Ashley's, 'My Sweet Farm Girl.' I finagled it around a bit to get it to sound interesting to say the least. I got it so the frogs seem to be singing along at times."
download tune
visit the website

Clarence Ashley - My Sweet Farm Girl
"Recorded on December 1, 1931 in New York City. Ashley plays guitar and sings, with Gwen Foster on guitar and harmonica. The sexual connotations are rather obvious."
download tune
visit the website

AK-Momo - Women to Control
"On the debut from this Swedish duo, the voice of Anna Karin von Malmborg floats coolly above a bed of music created using mellotrons and an Optigan. Think Joanna Newsom fronting Goldfrapp..."
download tune
visit the website


Ready for something that might get radio play?

Nic Armstrong and the Thieves - If We Can't Escape, My Pretty
"Nic Armstrong and the Thieves embody the undying spirit of rock 'n' roll - fuzzed out guitars, raggedy drum kits, and spirited vocals are the rule of the day. Their new album 'The Greatest White Liar' blends rockers with tuneful ballads and jaunty dancehall numbers. "If We Can't Escape My Pretty" is a non-album track often performed in live sets. It represents the fresh energy of a band that's ready to take America by storm."
download tune
visit the website

Spillsbury Raus - Schlagziele
download tune
visit the website

Spillsbury Raus - Kurz Vor Vier
download tune
visit the website

Despistado - Burning House
download tune
visit the website

Hot Hot Heat - Goodnight Goodnight
"the acclaimed quartet from Victoria, British Columbia"
download tune
visit the website


And on that note, I bid you goodnight. Happy listening!

15 May 2006

Free EP from Ugress!

more news from Ugress:

Hello,

We just want to notify you of the sudden appearance of the new
Retroconnaissance EP, free to download from the website. If you
enjoyed the smooth villain soundtrack style of Sophisticated
Wickedness, its time to see it all from the hard working perspective
of the law enforcement.

http://www.ugress.com/retro/

08 May 2006

Ugress Side Project - Shadow of the Beat

Ugress
You remember the marvelous Ugress of Norway? These great tunes ought to refresh your memory.

= Ugress - Swing E Sesso [remix] (revised link)
= Ugress - Coffee
= Ugress - Monochromatic World



and remember these videos?

Ugress w Therese Vadem - Makina Fifth
[surprisingly tragic]

by: Fruitcake
Ugress - Manhattan Sapphire
by: Planet Earth



WELL, UGRESS HAS BIG NEWS

on official site...

A new record company see's the grim digital light of the day!

Uncanny Planet Records, Ugress' very own beautiful label, celebrates its sudden appearance by announcing the immediate release of Nanokaravan, May 8th. This is the debut album from another Ugress sideproject, Shadow Of The Beat. Go visit them and feast on free downloads. And then buy the album or die.


and in the mail...

We are not lazy. We are working insanely hard on the next Ugress album, as the album progress statistics on ugress.com clearly tells us. You can't argue with numbers.

But we also find time to become record company moguls and release another ourselves! This Monday, May 8th, sees the debut release of Ugress side-project Shadow Of The Beat. Its the evil twin clone of Ugress, just as organic but quite frenetic and adventurous. The album "Nanokaravan" is released on our super fresh and beautiful own record company Uncanny Planet Records.

Take notice! This is a limited edition release, there is only printed 500 copies and there will not be printed any more. So grab it if you can, it should be available in major Norwegian record shops. It is also available for purchase directly from the website.

For complete album preview, free music and more, head to

http://www.shadowofthebeat.com


Best regards,
Ugress / Shadow Of The Beat