Break out the filter banks, crank up the vocoders, hook-up a microphone and a kazoo, patch your brains out and get funky! Cyndustries has announced Bug Off!, the 2005 Aleatoric Music Contest. The theme this year is Singing Robots. Pavarobotti may hit the high C’s, but hasn’t found a place yet in any of the… Read More Bug Off! Aleatoric Music Contest
Brian Eno has been successful in many fields. As a visual artist, his work has been displayed around the world. As a musician and composer, he created some of the most innovative pop songs of the seventies, and helped define a new style of music, ambient. Finally, it would be difficult to escape his work… Read More Brian Eno
Codex Hypnos, the debut release of SourceCodeX, explores ambient spaces somewhere between music and chaos. This release is a treat for fans of experimental electronica and dark ambient music. This self-produced CD displays a stylistic boldness and confidence that is unusual for first releases. SourceCodeX makes no concessions to popular tastes. The music is devoid… Read More SourceCodeX – Codex Hypnos
American Mavericks is a 13-part series produced by Minnesota Public Radio that looks at innovation in music in the 20th century. It’s hosted by Suzanne Vega, and San Francisco Symphony Music Director Michael Tilson Thomas provides insight on the ideas behind the music. The website provides web radio streams of minimilism, ambient, electroacoustic and other… Read More American Mavericks
Epitonic lets you sample “cutting edge” and alternative music with free audio streams for a variety of genres. You can also download mp3’s of many cuts. Epitonic features independent and underground musicians from around the world. They try to find quality MP3’s, so you don’t find yourself wading through a bunch of junk to find… Read More Epitonic
