Interesting interview with electronic musician Moby on Motherboard.tv in his studio/appartment. I’ve seen and read interviews with him and I kinda like his seemingly humble and open mindset. His work is sometimes a bit too ’smooth’ for my taste, but I certainly do admire his craftsmanship. In this interview you get a glimpse of the person behind the musician and one of the surprising bits is his obssession with drum machines. His enthusiasm and passion is quite inspiring. Enjoy! (more…)
With a name like Truckasaurus an artist cannot do anything wrong. Especially if they blend electro, with 8-bit bleep and more. Check out the whole album after the click.
I’d like to recommend WFMU-FM. I stumbled across them after 3Voor12 was down again and I was looking for some online music. Well, if you like your music to be anything but mainstream then you may enjoy WFMU-FM as well.
The americana/country/folk heroes This Leo Sunrise out of Utrecht, The Netherlands in crappy YouTube galore. Go check out there new EP ‘Koewacht‘ (CC-licensed, off course) which I highly recommend.
1) $5 digital download: All 36 tracks in a variety of digital formats including a 40 page PDF
2) $10 2xCD set
Ghosts I-IV on two audio CDs in a six panel digipak package with a 16 page booklet.
3) $75 Deluxe Edition
Ghosts I-IV in a hardcover fabric slipcase containing: 2 audio CDs, 1 data DVD with all 36 tracks in multi-track format, and a Blu-ray disc with Ghosts I-IV in high-definition 96/24 stereo and accompanying slideshow
4) $300 Ultra Deluxe
Includes everything in the Deluxe Edition Package, along with an exclusive four-LP 180 gram vinyl set in a fabric slipcase, and two exclusive limited edition Giclee prints in a luxurious package. Limited to 2500 pieces, numbered and signed by Trent Reznor.
Besides these packages you can download Ghost-I for free:
“The first 9 tracks from the Ghosts I-IV collection available as high-quality, DRM-free MP3s, including the complete PDF.”
Listen to some (excerpts?) of the music using the player below:
I’m very curious about Trent Reznor ’s experiences with going back from the default cut-throat music industry deals to DIY and in this process using CC licenses and different sales models. Somebody should do an in-depth interview with him about this. So lazy web spread the message and get us all an interview with Trent Reznor’s thoughts about this..
We just released another eclectic music compilation with twelve Creative Commons licensed songs together with Mindz.com . The songs range from lounge-like electronics to R ‘n B and from dirty garage rock to indie pop. You can download this release directly (50MB zip) or have a look at the homepage where you can also find our previous free, gratis Creative Commons licensed compilations. I hope you’ll enjoy the music!
From the press release:
The Dutch open music platform Simuze released another free music compilation to promote its artists today. Music lovers can enjoy the twelve eclectic tracks on Mindz Music vol. 1 – the first collaboration with the new Dutch social network MINDZ.com – selected from the varied offer of Creative Commons licensed music on the platform. This is an excellent opportunity for those who’s Dutch is a bit rusty to experience some lovely music from the Lowlands. Anyone can legally download the compilation for free – including artwork and English documentation– in a zip file from: http://www.simuze.nl/live/download.php
 About Simuze.org:
Simuze.org is an on-line music platform for musicians and music lovers, based in the Netherlands. The goal is to combine the essential need of musicians to spread their music with the possibilities to distribute content through the Internet, in order to gain the much-needed exposure to promote their music. Simuze acknowledges and embraces the fact we live in a digital age that offers new creative possibilities, where people are used to discovering and exchanging music for free on the Internet. Because of this, all music on the platform is distributed under a Creative Commons license, which allows musicians to declare that the music they have uploaded to the website – under certain optional conditions – can be copied, remixed and shared for free, on a legal basis.
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Since the launch of Simuze.org – in July 2005 – over 400 artists have uploaded more than 1500 songs. The music available on the platform ranges from obscure avant-garde experiments to finalists and winners of prestigious Dutch music contests. With over 100,000 unique visitors on a monthly basis, Simuze is becoming an important channel for Dutch musicians to promote themselves. At the moment the platform is still in its public beta stage, but in 2008 a new version of Simuze will be launched. This version will include a huge increase in functionality and usability for both musicians and music lovers, and also a beautiful new design.
I really enjoyed Iron and Wine playing in Paradiso Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Luckily they allowed Fabchannel to record the show so you may enjoy it as well. Most of their songs were in a completely different arrangement than on their records which made it even more interestingly for me. Just one minor remark: There was virtually no interaction between the band and the audience.
