Tracklist: 01. 808 State Pacific 707 (4:05) 02. 808 State Ancodia (2:17) 03. MC Tunes vs. 808 State The Only Rhyme That Bites (3:36) 04. MC Tunes vs. 808 State Tunes Split The Atom (3:08) 05. 808 State Cübik (3:38) 06. 808 State Olympic (4:02) 07. 808 State In Yer Face (3:36) 08. 808 State Ooops ('Live' Version) (3:21) Vocals [Featuring] - Bjork 09. 808 State Ooops (Iceland Version) (4:44) Vocals [Featuring] - Bjork 10. 808 State Lift (3:15) 11. 808 State Time Bomb (2:58) 12. 808 State & UB40 One In Ten (2:40) Written-By - UB40 13. 808 State Plan 9 (3:45) 14. 808 State 10 x 10 x 10 (3:27) 15. 808 State Bond (5:00) Vocals - M. Doughty 16. 808 State Azura (3:50) Vocals - Louise Rhodes 17. 808 State Lopez (3:59) Vocals [Featuring] - James Dean Bradfield
This new DVD-only release from Rechenzentrum breaks the group's four year silence... with Silence. At least that's the thematic impulse behind the project. The DVD is a collision of music composed by Marc Weiser (a member of the Zeitkratzer ensemble, last seen assisting Lou Reed in the reinvention of his Metal Machine Music album), and visuals by video artist Lillevan. Apparently, the project draws its inspiration from the Russian icon painter Andrej Rublev (brought to wider international fame by the Andrei Tarkovsky film of the same name), the intention being to avoid the subjectivity of artistic convention and instead embrace the idea of being a medium, or vessel, a state attainable only via the dissolution of the self. Or something like that. It's glitchy electronica really isn't it? It is however, enormously beautiful glitchy electronica, very much an evolution of the kind of organic minimalism Rechenzentrum have excelled at previously. This time around the music is bolstered significantly by a host of instrumental performers and a melding of digital editing techniques with modern classical composition. The effects are actually rather stunning, with a standard of production detail you'd be pretty hard-pressed to beat. If the audio-visual platform isn't really to your taste, you'll be pleased to hear that audio files (complete with a bonus track) are included for your listening pleasure. A sensory delight from start to finish - Highly recommended.
Year: 2007 Format: DVD5 Genre: Electronic
Tracklist 01 Terra Incognita 02 Eden 03 Jeru Salem 04 Rjublevs Refugium 05 Ignis 06 Pantokrator 07 Paradox 08 In Exercitium 09 Free From Care 10 10 + 5 11 Expedition Existenz 12 On Return 13 Eye For An Eye 14 Vera Icon (bonus track)
Tracklist: 01. Intro 02. Till Tomorrow 03. The Expert 04. You Better Hide 05. Out Of Dawn 06. Bostich (Reflected) 07. Kiss In Blue 08. Vertical Vision 09. Tiger Dust 10. Tangier Blue 11. Oh Yeah 2009 12. The Race 2008
The story of Bruce Haack is one of the most unusual and inspiring tales to ever enliven the world of popular music. In the 1960s and 1970s Haack set about recording a series of children's albums that bucked the trend for wishy-washy sentimentalism, and instead incorporated some edgy, experimental, and decidedly oddball concepts. The albums were very popular, picking up a cult following amongst adults, as well as the younger audience for which the records were originally aimed. Haack's experimental nature saw him eventually leaving the children's genre behind, and making several albums of his own music, such as HAACKULA and ELECTRIC LUCIFER. This documentary from Philip Anagnos shines a light on Hacck's unique career, illustrating how his forays into the avant-garde proved highly influential over musicians such as Beck, the Beastie Boys, and a plethora of electronic and hip hop based artists. Celebrity testimonials come thick and fast throughout, as does some incredible vintage footage of Haack demonstrating his art on various television shows.
The Moog synthesizer was one of the first widely used electronic musical instruments. The first Moog instruments were modular synthesizers. In 1971 Moog Music began production of the Minimoog Model D which was among the first widely available, portable and relatively affordable synthesizers.
Born in 1934, Robert Moog grew up in New York City, where he developed a passion for playing the piano around the same time he started tinkering with electronic equipment, an interest he picked up from his father. In 1949, Moog had learned how to build and play theremins, one of the world's first electronic musical instruments.
When he pressed a key Dr Bob Moog could feel the electrons dancing in their circuits. A portrait of the man and his machine – the first synthesiser smaller than a house – with Bernie Worrell, Rick Wakeman, Luke Vibert and Stereolab giving praise. Less than brilliant, but very touching and further proof that the pioneers of electronic music were all a few Hertz short of a waveform.
If you're interested in electronic music, check it out.
Here's the deal in brief. 23 videos, 5 short films, 24 audio tracks to be dragged and dropped (in wav format) on your computer. Includes Pub, Bachel, Peter Van Hoesen, Benjamin Brunn, Roger 23, Valyom, Even Tuell, Wang Inc., Kate Simko, Subjex, Clatterbox, Move D, Immer.Chic and plenty more. A collection of tracks from the Ruts series of 12"s on this collaboration between Meakusma and Ampoule, and it works a treat. As a multimedia release it's jolly good as the videos are really nicely done, the short films are put together with style and class and, even better, you even get to stick the tracks on your computer for listening purposes. Not many releases give you all of that in one package. Muscally it's a solid and very varied collection and, as you'll have guessed from my write-ups on the 12"s, I'm rather partial to them. From subtle electronica, through funky minimalism and deeper tech right on into a more club-based and pulsating style. It's all here and then some. A quality release indeed with jolly nice artwork as well.
A documentary about the amazing life of Leon Theremin, inventor of the theremin, the electronic musical instrument so beloved of 50s sci-fi movie music.
Year: 1994 Format: AVI Genre: Documentary Playtime: 1:21:27
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