Apple has published a profile of BT that looks at his new DVD, Binary Universe. In the article, BT talks about the relationship of mathematics to his music and how the music relates to the images on his new DVD. “Music is just applied mathematics,” he says. “And so is visual art — it’s all… Read More BT: Binary Universe
Janosch Moldau recently sent us his latest CD, Redeemer. It’s a very rare example of Christian electronica. With titles like Bleed On, Baptized, My Father & Redeemer, it’s obvious that the music is going to be Christian music. What’s unexpected is the bitcrushed drum sounds, bizarre synth sounds, and original synth orchestration. On Reloved, Moldau… Read More Janoush Moldau – Redeemer
Paul & Price are back with Sounds Like Sex 2, a sequel to Sounds Like Sex, one of CD Baby’s top CDs to have sex to. We’re not sure what that means, other than that maybe CD Baby customers like to have sex to mid-tempo house tracks. Guest vocalists include Angela McCluskey on I Adore… Read More Paul & Price – Sounds Like Sex 2
The Rokkasho-mura reprocessing plant in Japan’s Aomori Prefecture opened for testing on March 31st, 2006. Less than two weeks later, in the early morning hours of April 11, 40 liters of radioactive water containing plutonium and uranium were spilled inside the plant. Fortunately, the official response was that there was no contamination outside the plant.… Read More Ryuichi Sakamoto Forms Team 6 to Raise Awareness of Nuclear Risks
komposi003 is the third compilation from Positron! Records, and features tracks from Aizome, Amish Rake Fight, Atomica, Bounte, Micronaut, Milkfish, s.sturgis, and Scanalyzer. It also includes the debut of “The Things You Do” by Eric Powell’s new project, Graphic, Chris Randall’s first solo song, “Be There Tonight,” as well as the last Sister Machine Gun… Read More Various – komposi003
Reinterpretations is an interesting compilation from Kanpai Records that features electronica artists doing remixes or reinterpretations of classic tracks by new age electronic music artist Kitaro. For over nearly thirty years, Kitano has been creating relaxing new age music, using a combination of synthesizers and traditional instruments. On Reinterpretations, the artists take several approaches to… Read More Various – Reinterpretations
Moby’s latest, Hotel, is a two cd set that delivers some of the most intimate work that he’s ever done. For Moby, the idea of a hotel room is a metaphor for life. Everything happens in a hotel room – business, family life, all types of intimate relations – yet as soon as we leave,… Read More Moby – Hotel
The Chemical Brothers are back and, unlike some of their contemporaries, they refuse to fade away. On Push the Button, the Chemical Brothers’ Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons enlist a interesting set of collaborators, giving the album a variety of sounds without sounding fragmented. Push the Button is the CB’s fifth studio album, and it’s a… Read More Chemical Brothers – Push the Button
Solo Elektronika is a project of electronica artist Matthew Cahoon, who’s also been involved with an electronic rock group Everpresent. With his Solo Elektronika release, Cahoon explores an area he calls “danceable soundscapes and groove hypnosis”. He says the music is designed to create “a futuristic dream-like atmosphere”. The CD EP features a collection of… Read More Solo Elektronika
Knobtweakers has release a collection of free electronic music mp3s. The music is a compilation of 36 tracks featured on their MP3 blog in 2005. It is only available online, in the form of free downloads. Most of the artists represented here have been completely overlooked by the mainstream. “We bring you these tracks because… Read More Free Music From Knobtweakers: The Best of 2005
