Electronic Music NewsAir time: Community radio station KGNU marks 30 years
The News Review:
- Air time: Community radio station KGNU marks 30 years
- Interview with Ray Kurzweil
- Ladytron brings electronic rock to Pageant Monday
- Pop and Rock Listings
- [THE VINYL WORD]
- ‘Battlestar Galactica’ music takes off
- Fill up on music for $5 or less
Air time: Community radio station KGNU marks 30 years
Broomfield Enterprise – Broomfield Enterprise (subscription) – May 30, 2008
Now McIntosh says “We’ve got regular outreach across the Denver-metro area a thick program guide and music service from thousands of labels. KGNU’s music shows include Americana classical free-form international blues and jazz. Saturday nights are dedicated to electronic music. And four hours of airtime starting at 3 a. every day are set aside for new talent: “Anything goes” as the Web site says. The unique mix of music is what Bob Greenlee thinks helped KGNU stay on the air.
Interview with Ray Kurzweil
CNN International – May 30, 2008
KURZWEIL: Of the reading machine in `76. Then we became friend. He challenged me to combine acoustic music and electronic music and that led to another project Kurzweil Music Systems where we created the first music synthesizer that could re-create the grand piano. BECK: Never put it together. I can se it in my mind`s eye. The black piano the black electronic piano with Kurzweil on the back. Never put it together that you are the guy who did that.
Ladytron brings electronic rock to Pageant Monday
St. Louis Post-Dispatch – May 30, 2008
Here’s a recent Aussie feature. Source: The Age (Melbourne Aus. )May 30 2008Sophisticated ladyBy Dan RuleLadytron’s electro-pop is becoming darker and more complex with time writes Dan Rule. MIRA AROYO is not one for exaggeration… “We’re not nearly as exotic as you’ve been led to believe” she says laughing on the phone from her London flat. “Everyone talks about the uniforms we used to wear on stage but that was meant to be a complete anti-fashion statement. We thought that would detach us from fashion and draw more attention to the music rather than us. “Obviously all it did was draw attention to the actual uniforms. ” She laughs again. Since forming in 1998 Ladytron – who release their brooding fourth long-player Velocifero this week – have found themselves bound by mystique. After meeting on the Liverpool DJ circuit – Aroyo happily concedes the story that it was on a train crossing eastern Europe to be pure make-believe – the quartet’s inimitable blend of noise-drenched analog electronics opaque atmospheres and pure harmonic pop has garnered much art-schooled admiration.
Pop and Rock Listings
New York Times – May 30, 2008
(Ben Sisario) ★ ALAN LICHT AKI ONDA (Saturday) The avant-garde guitarist and composer Alan Licht from New York has been playing minimalist noise-pop since the early 1990s. Aki Onda a Japanese electronic musician who currently lives in Brooklyn is best known for his “Cassette Memories” series — Mr. Onda spent two decades making sound diaries consisting of various field recordings and began releasing the tapes in 2003. Onda released “Everydays” (Family Vineyard) their debut collaboration.
[THE VINYL WORD]
Taipei Times – May 30, 2008
The latest installment last Saturday saw familiar DJs such as FunkStar Amber Al and Fion as well as some new faces showcasing their skills on the decks. “Though we have all the party essentials such as bartenders VJs fire-spinners and even professional bartender shows like Luxy’s” said organizer Fan Wei-Xiang (Sº? aka DJ Barfly “I still think this is more of a social gathering rather than a party because the main idea is to provide an open forum with turntables and a place for like-minded people to hang out and meet each other. We all know that nowadays many electronic dance music DJs have no opportunity to DJ so I just wanted to have a stage for everybody to play. The venue itself is a spacious studio in the middle of Jhongjheng Park (¤¤¥¿¤¶?in downtown Jhongli so noise complaints from neighbors have never been an issue. And since the studio’s owner is a bartending teacher who’s more into public service than making money punters out on a tight budget can still get blasted. For more information about Rhythm of the Night visit rhythmofthenight-barfly.
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‘Battlestar Galactica’ music takes off
Variety (subscription) – May 30, 2008
“It’s the most daring use of music in a TV show that maybe has ever been tried. It’s going to redefine the role that a score can play. “In addition to “Galactica” McCreary composes the music for Fox’s “Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles” (mostly electronic with metallic sounds and oddly recorded string quartet) and Sci Fi’s “Eureka” (a wacky sound that McCreary describes as “bluegrass-zydeco-country meets ’80s new-wave and 8-bit videogames”). But “Galactica” it appears may be McCreary’s calling card for some time to come.
Fill up on music for $5 or less
oregonlive.com – May 30, 2008
Sunday June 1 WaMu Big Top Stage. Brothers of theBaladi: Though based in Portland the band draws on a strongMiddle Eastern influence in their music mixing bothacoustic and electronic elements. They’ve recentlyreleased a new album “Just Do What’s Right”so they should have lots of new material. MondayJune 2 WaMu Big Top Stage.