Electronic Music NewsHow green is my festival?
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- How green is my festival?
- ‘My sound reflects myself’
- Ren̩ van der Wouden РUniversal Quiet
- What People Are Talking About This Week At Synthtopia
- Cultural events in the city – Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
How green is my festival?
Toronto Star – Mar 29, 2008
This year says communications director Bessie Bullard submissions for the festival were done electronically to avoid wasting paper and packing. Registration was also electronic and the festival did most of its marketing via Internet. m Reunion Project and Harvest Festival Both these socially conscious outdoor electronic-music gatherings observe a "leave no trace" policy which means thousands of campers turn up knowing that whatever we pack in we pack out. So ingrained is this ethic that the common reaction to finding a plastic bag bottle or beer can or whatever on the ground is shock and distaste. It makes the sea of cups on the lawn at the Molson Amphitheatre after a show hard to take.
‘My sound reflects myself’
Daily News & Analysis – Mar 29, 2008
I apply this love to the artwork of my albums. But I think I built my musical profession by myself. What songs would feature in a ‘recently played’ list on your iPod or CD player? I listen to different kinds of music from songwiters like Jose Gonzales to the electronic music of Alva Noto to Radiohead. And Indian music?Sometimes. I know some of the work of Ravi Shankar and a friend gives me CDs to listen to. ne day I would love to explore it in a deeper way and do a project connected with Indian music. What would you consider your greatest musical accomplishment?To do what I am doing now writing my music and touring the world with what I always wanted to do.
Ren̩ van der Wouden РUniversal Quiet
Synthtopia – Mar 29, 2008
In fact it’s frequently very propulsive with driving synth basses. van der Wouden effectively balances reflective sections with more aggressive sections. The synth music style that René van der Wouden explores on Universal Quiet isn’t as cutting edge as it once was but it’s one that justifiably loved by many electronic music fans. If you like classic seventies synth music Universal Quiet is an album you don’t want to miss. You can preview a track from Universal Quiet below. More samples are available at the.
What People Are Talking About This Week At Synthtopia
Synthtopia – Mar 29, 2008
Here are the stories that got people talking this week along with some of the most interesting comments:. You look under electronica in any catalog or store and you get a huge mish-mash of everything it?s a really useless genre tag anymore.
Cultural events in the city – Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
pittsburghlive.com – Mar 29, 2008
Details 412-323-1919. — Bob KarlovitsMesmerizing Furs headline at Smiling Moosen Venus in Furs’ MySpace page the band’s music is described as blending “heavy crunching guitars brutal vocals and electronic music. ” There is that but there’s also a sense that ViF — which formed in 1994 — would have been a perfect fit in the early ’80s when Bauhaus and Love Rockets were all the rage. That’s not saying the band didn’t sound good in the ’90s.