As many of you may have already heard, No Age had a very special guest join them at the end of their MacArthur Park show in Los Angeles last night.
Former Black Flag and current OFF! members Keith Morris and Chuck Dukowski joined the No Age duo to play a few Black Flag songs. The quartet performed "Wasted," "Fix Me," "I've Had It," "No Values," and "Nervous Breakdown."
Luckily, we had someone at the show who took a slew of photos and we included a YouTube video of the 9-minute ordeal. Check out the video below and exclusive photos courtesy of Jesse Fulton in the gallery.
Calling DJs from around the world. Beatport and Burn Studios are offering the experience of a lifetime for one lucky rising star DJ who will fly to Ibiza to take part in the Burn Studio’s DJ Bootcamp alongside some of the best up and coming DJs from around Europe, August 8-10, 2011 and to play a set at legendary Café Mambo!
This is your opportunity to fly and stay at the luxury Burn Studios Hacienda in Ibiza to study with some of electronic music’s best artists. Hosted on the island where names are made and hits are broken, secure your spot during this intensive three-day DJ program developed specially by SAE Institute including Masterclasses by top artists such as legendary DJ Sasha, Layo & Bushwacka and artists from the infamous Gomma Records Collective.
On top of getting a first class DJ educational experience, the winner will also get to test his or her new found skills with an opening DJ set at Ibiza’s iconic Café Mambo. Read on for more details.
With all the news, videos, .MP3s and other good stuff we’re delivering to your virtual doorstep on a weekly basis, it’s easy to miss FILTER’s two cents on releases, from debuts to reissues. So, here they are, from us to you in one place: FILTER’s renowned reviews, straight from the printed page to your screen. Check out what you missed out on and get down to the record store for further investigation.
Hooray For Earth, an electronic Yeasayer-esque band out of New York, recently released their debut LP, True Loves. Not too long ago, they released a music video for "Sails," and it's a strange video indeed. A woman appears to be running around... chasing no one, or herself, or something. Confusing? Yes. Metaphoric? Probably. See for yourself below.
True Loves is out now via Dovecote Records. Pick it up here.
For connecting music hardware from the 80s, 90s, 2000s, and today, you can’t beat MIDI and the standard MIDI connector (5-pin DIN). This week, both IK Multimedia and Line 6 announced adapters that support Core MIDI. Previously possible on iPad via the Camera Connection Kit, the new adapters support the 30-pin dock connector for the iPad (no additional adapter needed), iPhone, and iPod touch.
IK’s iRig MIDI has a number of features that set it apart from previously-available iOS adapters:
It’s got MIDI Thru. MIDI Thru means you can route MIDI into your iOS device, so an external keyboard can play an iPhone synth, for instance, and route that same signal “Thru” to another device – say, if you want to also record your playing, or layer another synth with the same notes an octave higher. (I can rant about the disappearance of Thru on other hardware some other time; it’s great to see it here.)
There’s a USB power port. This one’s huge, especially having tested Line6′s adapter. Normally, any hardware you plug into your iOS device takes over the jack you’d use for power – so you have to watch your battery life as you use it. By adding an additional USB jack for power, you can connect both MIDI and power – problem solved. That’s especially essential if you plan on using this a lot, or onstage.
A Gig of Sounds, to Go… IK Multimedia is also bundling a new SampleTank app for iOS so that anyone buying the adapter gets sounds straight out of the box. SampleTank has 1 GB of sounds (500 of them), 20 insert effects, and a master reverb-delay — yes, really on iOS, for free. (8 GB owners may not be thrilled about that, but those of you with more storage might.) You get acoustic, electric, and electronic instruments, and even orchestral and sampled Moog sounds.
It's called Lineup Leak Round 2 this time. Austin, Texas's always awesome Fun Fun Fun Festivalhas unveiled another set of artists that have been added to this year's lineup, which takes place November 4th-6th.
Already announced from the first leak is a pretty great start to the festival with Odd Future, M83, Okkervil River, Brian Posehn, and X. The next set of artists have been encoded into this video, so dig through your 1950's cereal boxes for a decoder ring and get to work. See the Lineup Leak Part 2 below.
San Francisco's Miguel Migs teamed up with disco legend Evelyn "Champagne" King for the lead single to his forthcoming album, Outside the Skyline; out this week on OM Records, "Everybody" finds the Salted Music head doing what he does best, embellishing deep house grooves with elements of funk and R&B, resulting in an organic, hybrid sound that'll sound as good in the kitchen or the car as it does on the dancefloor.
And as far as the dancefloor goes, a carefully chosen set of remixes give this tune extra legs. Aki Bergen delivers a moody, spacious squarewave workout; Soul Clap put a chugging Italo spin on things; Hardsoul goes for a skippy, high-stepping groove, and Nav Izadi slinks into sultry deep house with cowbell to spare.
As you may know, Migs doesn't often submit DJ charts—we haven't had one on Beatport since 2005—so we feel honored that he volunteered to submit a set of Weekend Weapons. Read on for Migs' selection and comments, and keep your eyes peeled for "Everybody Pt. 2," featuring remixes from Ghosts of Venice, Vernon & Dacosta and Kid Who, plus still more mixes from Aki Bergen and Hardsoul. Check out "Everybody" here.
The Scottish producer brings us three new, electrified and unofficial remixes of R&B tracks in advance of his upcoming Satin Panthers EP. Listen here.
It’s been a while since we reported on Hudson Mohawke‘s new release, the Satin Panthers EP, which will be out on August 1st via Warp Records. Since then, HudMo continued doing what he did before the release of his debut album Butter in 2009: offering bootleg mixes of personal favourites.
The Goddesses of Experimental Droneology release the second reissue of their rare collaborative cassette tape, remastered and with new artwork.
Inca Ore and Grouper, two of the finest names in noise-folk, are reissuing their rare cassette split on vinyl for the second time. Remastered and featuring new artwork, the album’s haunting melodies and echoing vocals never sounded so beautiful. Recorded during a combination of a nightmare Mexico trip and heavy storms, the album is appropriately bleak in all the best ways. Check out a preview below, and buy it here.
The Goddesses of Experimental Droneology release the second reissue of their rare collaborative cassette tape, remastered and with new artwork.
Inca Ore and Grouper, two of the finest names in noise-folk, are reissuing their rare cassette split on vinyl for the second time. Remastered and featuring new artwork, the album’s haunting melodies and echoing vocals never sounded so beautiful. Recorded during a combination of a nightmare Mexico trip and heavy storms, the album is appropriately bleak in all the best ways. Check out a preview below, and buy it here.
Although Spotify caused a temporary diversion, the digital music world is still thriving on Turntable.FM. At 370,000 users so far, in an invite-only beta version of the site, it's the music site cinderella story of success. So when Turntable.FM had licensing issues last month, causing DMCA concerns, everyone got a little spooked.
Although Spotify caused a temporary diversion, the digital music world is still thriving on Turntable.FM. At 370,000 users so far, in an invite-only beta version of the site, it's the music site cinderella story of success. So when Turntable.FM had licensing issues last month, causing DMCA concerns, everyone got a little spooked.
The first of the new Bjork apps were launched this week, with the Cosmogogony "mother app" and the Crystalline app being the first two offered up. Cosmogony runs through a 3D environment of the cosmos, before letting you navigate through it yourself. The Crystalline app is a sort of game that allows includes other features. Find out more.
The NYC/LA duo talk about their upcoming LP 'Original Colors'
Maybe we’re in the minority here, but we really enjoyed High Places‘ sophmore LP Vs. Mankind. It might have lacked the psychedelic layering of previous work, but it was fun in its own dark, heavy way. Now the duo, who moved to LA from NYC in 2009, are releasing their third album.
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