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- Menamona succeeds in putting emotion into electronic music
- Dubfire puts Deep Dish in the cupboard
- … Mccollum column: Brian McCollum’s music weekend.(music…
- Authors? rights – The Complexities of collection | paperJam media…
- ‘Year Zero’ fit for the apocalypse
- CLSER – Unrestrained Techno with LUKE SLATER in a warehouse! – FRI…
Menamona succeeds in putting emotion into electronic music
Wesleyan Argus – Apr 20, 2007
None of the band’s three members actually compose any of the songs on their albums; instead a program called Deeler created by frontman Brent Knopf assembles their songs for them digesting disparate progressions concocted by the three separately into full-fledged working songs. ?If we actually had to write songs together I think we’d kill each other? Knopf once said in an interview with UK-based website New Music Express. Menomena’s dependence on Deeler makes them not just a band but also an experiment?the success of their albums might just determine whether or not songwriting itself will soon be obsolete. So when we listen to ?Friend and Foe? the band’s sophomore effort we hope to hear stutters and muffled vocals out-of-place beeps and tamped-down climaxes?tangible proof in short that computer language C++ and advanced circuitry can never replace talent.
Dubfire puts Deep Dish in the cupboard
Denver Post – Apr 20, 2007
” Songs by Madonna The Rolling Stones and Justin Timberlake have also gotten the Deep Dish treatment. Deep Dish released a critically acclaimed album of originals 1998′s “Junk Science. ” They’re one of the most famous American electronic-music artists in the world. And last year Sharam Dubfire’s partner in Deep Dish recorded a solo live set for the prestigious Global Underground label. Now it’s Dubfire’s turn to shine. His own Global Underground album “GU031: Taipei” hit the streets April 10 and now he’s on tour in the real-life global underground. He makes a Denver stop at Vinyl (1082 Broadway) on Saturday… He makes a Denver stop at Vinyl (1082 Broadway) on Saturday. The album’s digital release on April 3 debuted at no. 1 on the iTunes electronic-music download chart. The physical album dropped April 10 and Dubfire – a. Ali Shirazinia – fondly recalls the CD-release party at Scores in New York City.
… Mccollum column: Brian McCollum’s music weekend.(music…
Free with registration – Detroit Free Press – AccessMyLibrary.com – Apr 20, 2007
(music performances happening in Detroit)(Column) –>CPYRIGHT 2007 Detroit Free Press Byline: Brian Mccollum Apr. 20–FRIDAY: Matthew Dear Having made his name as one of modern techno’s most in-demand young producers this Ann Arborite and Ghostly International flagship artist has migrated into a more standard front man role his time onstage spent behind a mike rather than a mixing console. Even as he fits into some of pop’s traditional parameters he remains an adventurous artist whose ear for sonic texture keeps him at the leading edge of electronic music. With Nice ‘Em Up Boys. Magic Stick 4120 Woodward Detroit.
Authors? rights – The Complexities of collection | paperJam media…
paperJam – Apr 20, 2007
2007 In the Nick Hornby novel About a Boy the main character lives off the residuals of a song his father wrote years ago a one hit wonder called "Santa’s super sleigh". This is the golden dream of authors in any field ? music literature and research ? to sit back and reap the benefits for the rest of one’s days. The reality is usually quite different but it does point to one truth author rights have value a fact Luxembourg is waking up to?Bob Krieps is the relatively unsung hero of the rights collection agency Sacem Luxembourg (society of authors composer and editors originated in France). Five minutes in his presence and one thing is perfectly clear he believes absolutely in what Sacem is doing. “The law is the driving force behind Sacem” he says. “Droits d’auteur have existed since the 1800s but the more recent laws since 1972 and the revised laws in 2001 and then in 2004 give the agency a better basis.
‘Year Zero’ fit for the apocalypse
Iowa State Daily – Apr 20, 2007
Each track explores “Year Zero” through the mind of a different person using a different style to do it each time. We see the horror of transformation in “Me I’m Not” and slavish devotion to evil causes in “Capital G” and “The Good Soldier. ” The approach is similar to Gary Numan’s early work – an oppressive alienating world explored through unique electronic music. Even without any of the supplemental material the societal and emotional picture painted by this music is bleak and complex. With access to the album’s booklet and the plethora of Web sites things become more involved. The songs give only the emotional reactions of the people in this world – the extra context adds another dimension. This may be the most complex album ever released – its scope far exceeds its packaging.
CLSER – Unrestrained Techno with LUKE SLATER in a warehouse! – FRI…
Resident Advisor – Apr 20, 2007
A perfect choice he is too and as well as being one of the true geniuses of the techno scene the chances to hear him play in London are few and far between. Joining him will be a cast of London?s finest including Colin Dale Jon Rundell and Steve Strawberry:-Luke Slater: musical and technological innovator and man of many guises ? Planetary Assault Systems Clementine Morganistic and the 7th Plain to name a few. Both as a DJ and a producer Luke Slater has always been at the forefront of redefining the techno blueprint winning support from across the electronic music spectrum. Recent projects have included a ?Fabric? mix CD and the ?Head Converter? EP the Mote-Evolver independent online music distribution portal and a live DJ set on the Second Life internet-based virtual world. Combine that with a packed DJ and production schedule and you have a true maverick with 15 years of dancefloor vision behind him. Colin Dale: London legend and one of the most respected names around Colin Dale has always stood by his musical guns. From his beginnings as a resident at the Knowledge night with Colin Faver through to his pioneering Kiss FM radio show and inspirational compilations like ?Abstract Funk Theory? and Abstrakt Dance label this is a man who has techno running through his veins infused with his own special blend of machine funk.