July 2010
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April 2010
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March 2010
2 posts
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Sylvain Chauveau Singular Forms (Sometime Repeated) Type 057
I don’t think it holds up us well as his earlier works, for the most part the album is very hit and miss and seems to explore multiple ideas. I don’t care much for the vocals and I think Singular Forms lacks the focus that earlier albums such as Nuage or Des Plumes dans la TĂȘte had. Overall it is worth at least a listen.
August 2009
2 posts
February 2009
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November 2008
3 posts
Rant: Digital Audio
There is a problem with computers Digital Audio to put it more simply it sucks. There are really two problems, Digital to Analog Conversion (DAC) and audio compression. For the most part the whole digital concept is hype, while it is great for transmitting information across the globe but not so great for transmitting audio to a sound system of any type. For any audio to played in the physical...
October 2008
1 post
Kammerflimmer Kollektief - Cicadidae
It isn’t often to find talent like this; to put it quite liberally, Kammerflimmer Kollektief masterfully mixes the darkness of noise-rock and IDM with a set of more traditional set of instruments. The Ciccade album is the German group’s most commercially successful album. Creating a dramatic and overly-climatic soundscape. At times it can shift into extreme brightness yet return to...
August 2008
5 posts
Last.fm Playlist... →
Last.fm is a great site for finding new music…probably my favorite feature is the playlist feature. I used it quite liberally and more as a bookmark tool. Since the redesign last.fm has been getting very restrictive with the tool…it seems like you need to be a “subscriber” to listen to full tracks from your own playlist and now playlists are limited to 200 tracks. It seems...
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Four Tet - Ringer (Domino Recordings) 2008
Four Tet (or Kieran Hebden) is the acclaimed UK ambient/experimental/jazz/electronic artist best known for the acclaimed 2001 album Pause. Ringer is a mini album (about 32 minutes) thats comes in the format of a CD (yawn) and more impressive Two Vinyl release with the grooves spaced generously far apart. The first track of Ringer…is Ringer a very fast paced and experimental track that...