We’ve been posting a lot lately – here’s a quick digest of the top posts from the last week, in case you missed them: NSFW: Controversial Avant Garde Electronic Music: Blow Job 4 Posted on Friday, December 19th, 2008 in Music Videos – Comments: (10)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWhMG5Hjj6k This is a new version of Wojciech Kosma’s Blow Job, which… Read More Popular Posts On Synthtopia From 15th December – 21st December
Amazon has announced its picks for the Best Dance & DJ Albums of 2008: Crystal Castles – Crystal Castles Third – Portishead New York City – Brazilian Girls Death of the Revolution – Quantic Donkey – CSS LP3 – Ratatat Los Angeles – Flying Lotus Make in the Dark – Hot Chip London Zoo –… Read More The Top Electronic/Dance Albums Of 2008
We’ve been posting a lot lately – here’s a quick digest of the top posts from the last week, in case you missed them: Eighties Synthpop Reimagined As Trance Music Posted on Monday, December 8th, 2008 in Music Videos – Comments: (12) http://www.vimeo.com/2445345 Emmon’s Secrets & Lies – Both this track and the video have… Read More Popular Posts On Synthtopia From 8th December – 14th December
Rolling Stone has announced its top 50 albums of 2008, and it looks like they, by and large, forgot the electronica – electronic music and dance music are largely left out, despite being some of the most popular music worldwide. Here’s the list: Rolling Stone’s Top 50 Albums Of 2008: 50 No Age – Nouns 49… Read More Rolling Stone’s Top 50 Albums Of 2008 Forgot The Electronica
Future Imperfect Sounds has released a new sample library – Electronica Essentials Vol. 1. Features: 600 ACID/Wave Drum Loops. Suitable for Electronica, Film/Televison, or pop production. 24Bit/96kHz and 24Bit/44.1kHz formats included. Folder Organization. Tempos range from 77BPM to 155BPM. 1.68 gigabtyes of data on DVD. You can preview Electronica Essentials below: [display_podcast] Electronica Essentials Vol.… Read More Electronica Essentials Sample Library
The Grammy Awards has announced their nominations for the 2008 Grammy Awards in the Dance and Electronica categories. There are a few howlers in the nominations – let me know what you think of the nominees in the comments! Best Dance Recording (For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances. Vocal or Instrumental. Singles or tracks… Read More 2008 Grammy Nominations For Best Dance, Electronica Recordings
Fleshmap – a site that makes visual “studies of desire”, has introduced a new feature, a visual guide to what parts of the body we sing about, categorized by music type. It’s NSFW, so you’ll have to read more to see if wangdoodles make the list:
Keyboard Choir, a band described as “a journey through the history of electronic music” is a collective of six musicians who try to make music with the turbulence and dynamics of traditional ‘ensemble’ performance, using purely electronic sound sources and ‘found sound’. “When we started we toyed with the idea of being a loose, random… Read More Keyboard Choir – A Journey Through The History Of Electronic Music.
Daft Punk is working on a live concert DVD, created from footage shot by the audience at the Bercy Live Show in Paris. The Daft Punk Alive 2007 DVD looks like it will be the Cloverfield of concert DVDs. It will feature high-quality sound recorded by Daft Punk synced to audience footage. A preview is… Read More Daft Punk Working On Live Concert DVD Shot By Fans
French duo Air are releasing a 10th anniversary edition of Moon Safari on March 31st, with additional unreleased tracks, live clips and more. Originally released in 1998, Moon Safari melded Pink Floyd prog-rock with electronic music and went on to sell over two million copies. In addition to the original record, the reissue contains a… Read More Air Moon Safari Gets 10th Anniversary Edition
