As more and more people make music using laptop and desktop computers, they realize that using a mouse to make changes is a pain. As soon as you try and change several soft synth parameters, or make a mix, you find that using a mouse is slow, cumbersome, and stands in the way of you… Read More M-Audio – Oxygen 8
DJ Sasha, aka Alexander Coe, has been one of the top DJs since the 90s, mixing trance and house tracks, working with Digweed and releasing best-selling artist CDs. Sasha started out as a club DJ in the eighties. He first gained national attention, though, spinning grooves at club Renaissance. There he helped establish the UK… Read More DJ Sasha
The latest iPods have created quite a buzz since they were announced. They are smaller than ever, and come in new colors, but aren’t much cheaper than the more capable members of the iPod family. Is the latest from Apple all hype, or are the new iPods taking Apple’s digital music player dominance into new… Read More Apple iPod Mini
An excellent essay by ambient artist Brian Eno appears in the European version of Time magazine. In it , he looks at the changes that have occured in the US since he moved back to England, and especially since 9/11. “Europeans have always looked at America with a mixture of fascination and puzzlement, and now,… Read More Brian Eno – The U.S. Needs to Open Up to the World
Apple’s latest version of iLife includes a new piece of software, GarageBand, that turns your Mac into an easy-to-use recording studio, capable of making top-quality music. iLife, Apple’s set of media applications, includes several great applications that bring multimedia power to Mac users. iTunes is considered by many to be the best digital music player.… Read More Apple iLife GarageBand
zZounds offers a wide range of electronic instruments at good prices. zZounds features keyboard synthesizers, sound modules, recording equipment, MIDI devices, computer music, dj equipment and more. They guarantee the lowest prices on electronic music equipment, so they are definitely worth checking out.
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=8FC33FC353A05B03 Roland released the TR-909 in 1983. Analog machines were beginning to be replaced by digital drum machines that featured more realistic-sounding samples. Roland’s TR-808 was being challenged by drum machines that didn’t sound so artificial in a mix. For the TR-909, Roland responded to this by combining technologies, using analog sounds where they worked… Read More The Roland TR-909 Drum Machine
Jay Denis wants you to get it on. As founder of Naked Music, he’s released a lot of sensual music that’s equally at home on the dance floor and at home. His debut as Blue Six, Beautiful Tomorrow, is a savory slice of sexy soul. He lays down seminal house grooves, while soul divas do… Read More Blue 6 – Beautiful Tomorrow
Amazon has released their customer picks for the Top 10 Dance & DJ releases of 2003: 100th Window – Massive Attack The Richest Man in Babylon – Thievery Corporation Beautiful Tomorrow – Blue 6 Simple Things – Zero 7 Love Box – Groove Armada Hotel Costes 5 – Various Artists Mirror Conspiracy – Thievery Corporation… Read More Amazon Picks the Top Electronica of 2003
Thievery Corporation’s Eric Hilton and Rob Gaza lay down the mellow grooves with The Richest Man in Babylon. The latest tracks from this duo draws respectfully from a variety of influences, including jazz, world music, soul and electronica. The world music influences are especially strong. There’s afro-beat, Persian, and Indian influences throughout. By combining these… Read More Thievery Corporation – The Richest Man in Babylon
