radio free polygon

RFP MIA?

2006-06-21T13:48:00.000-03:00

So yes! I disappeared.

I graduated from journalism school(!?)... moved out of Halifax(!)... and started a new free newspaper in St. John's(!!!)

So to all you experimental electronic fiends who've been jonesin' without me, I invite you to check out the links list to the right.

And if you're interested in checking out the new paper, we have a website, of course.

Godspeed you!

Richy-Dee - Boxing Day

2006-04-11T14:42:00.000-03:00

Speaking of Christmas... Richard D is releasing a collection of his favorite tracks from the Analord EP series. Mp3 blog Funtime OK has posted a few great selections, one of which is titled "Boxing Day".

Show 04-01-06 - MARRY ZXMAS!!!!!!FXUXZ!!

2006-04-09T10:23:00.000-03:00

{listen to this program} (65 minutes, 128 kbps mp3, 62.8MB)

01. shitmat - full english breakfast 1
02. jaymz bee - it's christmas time
03. shitmat - full english breakfast 1
04. nullsleep - silent night
05. tep - circum crim
06. the evaporators - who are you? CC
07. mr. slide - kiss the ground
08. pierre couloumb - midnight cowboy CC
09. jack dangers - christmas is here
10. jeff st. pierre - rubber bells
11. pierre couloumb - midnight cowboy CC
12. moog cookbook - black hole sun
13. voicedude - santa benz
14. o9 - house of distraction
15. david carswell and megan barnes - i wanna kiss you this christmas CC
16. tep - bouche au scrubby
17. enduser - the end (richard devine mix)
18. david bowie - life on mars
19. nullsleep - silent night
20. edsels - rama lama ding dong
21. moog cookbook - rockin' in the free world
22. the evaporators - who are you? CC
23. gohomeproductions - casiotone rock
24. retsyn - launch zone CC
25. retsyn - scroll forever CC
26. hally - xmas songs plastic sputnik arcade punk mix
27. ramblin' ambassadors - don't fear the reindeer CC
28. milkplus - ganja bullet
29. curtis chip - it starts with a g
30. urban surf kings - hey santa claus CC
31. pierre couloumb - midnight cowboy CC
32. shitmat - witness

CC = Canadian Content

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Show 03-25-06 - Who let the sheep out?

2006-03-29T12:19:00.000-04:00

{listen to this program} (65 minutes, 128 kbps mp3, 60MB)

01. eight frozen modules - drills for devil dub
02. adaptive - nomad CC
03. atomly - cut
04. ove_naxx - ragga dub tackle
05. desertstormbreakcoresquad - shadow hunter
06. puzzleweazle - voldtaraggahitelephantmischief
07. tep - dhik tchik
08. a question of home - * of the brave CC
09. bahai cassette - between spring & fall .. summer CC
10. chromeo - needy girl CC
11. tep - fat waltz
12. cagey house - aristotle bombay
13. furious - i don't like your face
14. society suckers - mop stylee
15. (a)pendics shuffle - rampart passenger
16. the history of lions - a city for a few CC
17. adaptive - lost language CC
18. todd colby - cake
19. the four king cousins - love so fine
20. flussaeure - drop that dutchie
21. digital mode - destroyer kill the fucking band
22. unknown artist - big bad mutha fuka compilation cd #2
23. venetian snares - winniepeg the dog pooh *not half remix* CC

CC = Canadian Content

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Show 03-18-06 - taking that voodoo shit out of your ass

2006-03-18T22:41:00.000-04:00

{listen to this program} (63 minutes, 128 kbps mp3, 57.9MB)

01. senor coconut - riders on the storm
02. dizzee rascal - fix up look sharp
03. thomas komasanfen - political dance
04. nanobot auxiliary ballet - light fantastic CC
05. ramon leon - yeah
06. retsyn - launch zone CC
07. four measures of fury (fmof) - 0206
08. alexis o'hara - kindly remove that voodoo discharge from your lowest orifice CC
09. new palestine high school girls glee club - midnight cowboy
10. manitoba - leila CC
11. on an ocean amp - kokoro (jonas dunkel mix)
12. ditch - seasaw CC
13. miguel angel - gloria
14. the dj producer - rude attitude
15. frenchbloke and son - sexy model
16. grand orchestre astral - bimbi cha CC
17. raganova - pahnost
18. mighty pope - inna gadda da vida CC
19. eel - minnie
20. the phantom of the opera 1925 theme
20. sensiva - untitled 3

CC = Canadian Content

I think I screwed up the playlist near the end there... I'm positive there was more canadian stuff in there. I also say there was a korn tune in there, but I removed it for the podcast version. It was a mashup from mashup of the week.

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Show 03-14-06 - Finishing Your Sentences

2006-03-14T13:15:00.000-04:00

{listen to this program} (64 minutes, 128 kbps mp3, 60MB)

01. top cat - bunn di sensi
02. exile - rage is the beautiful light that...
03. the just barelys - other people's sentences CC
04. bibio - cherry go round
05. swat-squad - roy
06. the just barelys - other people's sentences CC
07. exile - rage is the beautiful light that...
08. kurtis blow - the breaks
09. vitalic - my friend dario
10. shadow huntaz - that ain't where it's at
11. kna'an - what's hardcore? CC
12. ben mono feat. bajka - protection (sirius mo mix)
13. lost in the supermaki - let me be your vst
14. nancy walker - to keep my love alive
15. bahai cassette - deck the halls CC
16. marshall macluhan - the medium is the massage CC
17. pirhana man - viva las vegas
18. brasil 66' - mais que nada
19. alexandre bilodeau - la prohebition CC
20. legend of diamond bar
21. d.o.c.e. - e demais
22. le chien borgne - accumulated
23. edIT - disco like its hot
24. christian bok - motorized razors CC
25. exile and john b - broken language (exile mix)
26. francis lai - bilitis generique
27. jefferson family - retox
28. philip glass - facade
29. the dansettes - oh my

CC = Canadian Content

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Show 03-05-06 - OCTOPUS MIX?

2006-03-08T22:27:00.000-04:00

{listen to this program} (58 minutes, 128 kbps mp3, 53.2MB)

(sorry no tracklist this week)

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Boy Makes Music - Oak Island EP

2006-02-27T11:57:00.000-04:00

"Mid-19th century newspaper stories recount that in 1795, young Donald Daniel McInnis discovered a circular depression on the south eastern end of the island with an adjacent tree which had a tackle block on one of its overhanging branches. McInnis, with the help of friends John Smith and Anthony Vaughan, excavated the depression and discovered a layer of flagstones a few feet below. On the pit walls there were visible markings from a pick. As they dug down they discovered layers of logs at about every ten feet (3 m). They abandoned the excavation at 30 feet (10 m)." - Wikipedia entry for Oak Island.

Here is a lovely pair of ambient tracks from Sackville Nova Scotia's Boy Makes Music. Here he has made a 24 minute soundtrack to Oak Island, a tiny island on the south shore of the province.

This music may not make you think of treasure, but it will definitely make you think of something valuable, long-lost.

01. Boy Makes Music - Oak Island Part I [17.7M mp3]
02. Boy Makes Music - Oak Island Part II [17.6M mp3]

Show 02-19-06 - Going Big, Then Going Home

2006-02-19T09:23:00.000-04:00

{listen to this program} (76 minutes, 128 kbps mp3, 71.3MB)

01. drumcorps - vultures
02. daniel jonson - walking the cow
03. milanese - so malleable
04. dilla - airworks
05. venetian snares - winnipeg is a frozen shithole CC
06. murray mclachlan - it's a hard rock town CC
07. sesame street - yip yip aliens
08. holy fuck - tone bank computer CC
09. venetian snares - winnipeg is a frozen shithole CC
10. bj snowden - in canada CC
11. milkplus - ganja bullet
12. bahai cassette - deck the halls with this... CC
13. destro - breakcore mix side b
14. rufus guinchard - pretty little mary CC
15. edward bear bearings - mind police CC
16. macc - airdrumming
17. jack arel and pierre dufour - following you
18. datachild - adolf and elf
19. kuru kuru rock - kuru kuru rock
20. bebop cortez - shuttlecock rock
21. die todliche doris - tanz im quartrat
22. birdsongs of quebec
23. lucia pamela - walking on the moon
24. drumcorps - assassin
25. lee fields - funky screw
26. 1-speed bike - bleeched bumbaclot warning CC
27. shalimar - baby let's dance together
28. bathyscaphe - brise glace CC

CC = Canadian Content

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Show 02-11-06 - grime or dubstep or whatever

2006-02-12T22:08:00.000-04:00

{listen to this program} (77 minutes, 128 kbps mp3, 72.2MB)

01. loefah - the goat stare [DMZ]
02. kode 9 feat. daddy gee - babylon (dub mix) [tempa]
03. loefah - root [DMZ]
04. loefah - truly dread [DMZ]
05. dizzee rascal - wasteman [dirtee stank]
06. thomas jirku - goojeratensis version [intr_version] CC
07. lfo - flu shot (kringlan) [warp]
08. afx - 46 analord masplid [warp]
09. ceephax acid crew - hardcore wick [first cask]
10. billy rockwell - vita and clyde [balanced]
11. ben mono feat. capitol a - transmission [compost]
12. ben jackson - the bad sectors [unreleased] CC
13. ghislain poirier - 300,000 enfants (background) [intr_version] CC
14. kabale und liebe - 2 voor de prijs van 1 [archipel]
15. kabale und liebe - red light ticket [archipel]
16. inge heiz - aufwartsrolle [intoxik]
17. maina - 2003 a terrenal odissey [alg-a]
18. half moon dragster - mens [archipel] CC
19. morton subotnick - silver apples of the moon (1967) {excerpt} [nonesuch]

CC = Canadian Content

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Show 02-09-06 - The Morning Show?

2006-02-09T17:40:00.000-04:00

did a fill-in for someone this morning, and brought the show along...

{listen to this program} (83 minutes, 128 kbps mp3, 76.7MB)

01. snoopdroop - dr. coconut's experiments [8bitpeoples]
02. panurge - no think you [nettwerk]
03. omar salgado - asterisco [unfoundsound]
04. omar salgado - petalos [unfoundsound]
05. yav & alexandre - planête avion [acadieurbaine] CC
06. binärpilot - goof [8bitpeoples]
07. subtle - eneby kurs [purple100]
08. java - sex, accordéon et alcool [small]
09. beef terminal - we look to adults [noisefactory] CC
10. mum & sjon - she listens to her heart [motorlab]
11. dj ai - queens of hanson brothers' noise mix [alien8] CC
12. jamie lidell - live at ether 2004 [ether 2004]
13. downliners sekt - weather underground [downliners-sekt.com]
14. granny'ark - the other shuffle [zora lanson] CC
15. gurtz - dect [unfoundsound]
16. delia derbyshire and anthony newley - moogies bloogies [delia-derbyshire.org]

CC = Canadian Content

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AFX claims carrot patch

2006-01-31T10:50:00.000-04:00

DJ Pierre - Box Energy (4 Remix 1 By AFX).mp3

Rephlex! The hardcore! One-uppance! So fierce!

Not even the bunnies are safe!

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Aquasky - 153 tracks in 5:17

2006-01-30T11:35:00.000-04:00

Aquasky one-up everybody and mash 153 songs into 5 minutes and seventeen seconds.

~~{yousendit link to mp3}~~
~~{another yousendit link}~~

(see comments for tracklisting)

Alexandre Bilodeau - Bonze Deluxe EP

2006-01-30T09:41:00.000-04:00

Finally!! A Polygon Network release from Moncton's Alexandre Bilodeau.

Bilodeau -- quirky techno superstar -- leads a relentless attack on Atlantic Canada yet again with this fabulous Bonze Deluxe EP... The meaning of which I am not quite certain. Maybe he should say what it means.

Anyway. The EP has five rock-solid tracks that will definitely get your head nodding, if not your booty shaking.

...

I just checked "BONZE" in the dictionary, and apparently it means a buddhist monk.

So I guess that means that if you don't dig this EP, be prepared or Bilodeau is going to come to your house and get all buddhist on your ass. Watch out.

Here are two of my faves from the release:
polygon028_02.Alexandre_Bilodeau_-_Anisado.mp3
polygon028_04.Alexandre_Bilodeau_-_La_prohebition.mp3

Visit the release page for the rest.

Show 01-28-06 - Roar!

2006-01-29T17:07:00.000-04:00

{listen to this program} (84 minutes, 128 kbps mp3, 78.7MB)

01. the bad plus - flim (+)
02. 65 days of static - aren't we all running (feedle remix) (+)
03. 65 days of static - massive star at the end of its burning cycle (+)
04. t-polar - intermission (+)
05. esau radio studio - stones (+) CC
06. milosh - simple people (+) CC
07. milosh - creepy (+) CC
08. penny and ashtray - getting high (+)
09. best fwends - ultimate teem (+)
10. mateo murphy - shifting gears (+) CC
11. meek - live in calgary, alberta may 14, 2005 - untitled 1 (+) CC
12. meek - live in calgary, alberta may 14, 2005 - untitled 2 (+) CC
13. meek - live in calgary, alberta may 14, 2005 - untitled 3 (+) CC
14. seth p. guerra - agua mama (otto von shirach mix) (+)
15. vitaminsforyou - being away fame (+) CC
16. vitaminsforyou - six o'clock whispers (+) CC
17. vitaminsforyou - it's always raining in dublin (+) CC
18. aphex twin - boxenergy4remix1 (+)

CC = Canadian Content

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65 Days of Static

2006-01-25T11:09:00.000-04:00

65 Days of Static, from Sheffield, England.

Post-math metal drill rock and bass?

I don't claim to be the first person to talk about these guys, but I'm surprised I haven't heard much of them before now.

I noticed on the Warp site they were touring with Chris Clark, one of the label's army of electronic music jedi, so I decided to check them out.

Turns out they're a gripping, glitchy, guitar-driven band who can build or destroy walls of noise at their whim.

65 days of static - i am robot.mp3
65 days of static - massive star at the end of its burning cycle.mp3

Show 01-21-06 - All over the map

2006-01-23T10:16:00.000-04:00

{listen to this program} (71 minutes, 128 kbps mp3, 67.3MB)

01. headphone science - codec revolution (philly guts in the gutter edit)
02. yello - i love you
03. a number of names - shari vari
04. model 500 - night drive
05. eurofunk - manshortage (eli-173 edit)
06. edan - promised land
07. masoul - biomba
08. infidel array - diabolically godlike
09. audion - taut
10. margot - les orties
11. banjo consortium - my sugar melted
12. delia gonzalez and gavin rossum - black spring
13. unidentified funk
14. andrew duke - grandmother

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Show 01-14-06 - In the Groove?

2006-01-18T13:12:00.000-04:00

{listen to this program} (85 minutes, 128 kbps mp3, 78.2MB)

01. phunkee nippes - ungeziefer (sinusforce remix)
02. alpha flight - track 9
03. mr.incognito - the pirate's ship
04. jonasbering - ari
05. sr.click - bohrium
06. the just barelys - ride the lightning
07. the just barelys - postcards
08. cursor minor - fructal break
09. sul.a - choix du president
10. caribou - sinuses
11. caribou - the barn
12. holy fuck - k.rhythm pt.1
13. holy fuck - korg rhythm afro
14. holy fuck - bontempi latin
15. welk - im kopf
16. firnwald - the animal that speaks to me
17. ladytron - everything you touch

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Show 01-07-06 - Best of 2005

2006-01-15T15:15:00.000-04:00

{listen to this program} (76 minutes, 128 kbps mp3, 69.6MB)

THE RADIO FREE POLYGON TOP 9 ALBUMS OF 2005

09. aoki takamasa - simply funk (progressive form)
08. drumcorps - remix or die EP (kriss)
07. the books - lost and safe (tomlab)
06. dj koze - kosi comes around (kompakt)
05. jackson and his computer band - jackson and his computer band (warp)
04. vex'd - degenerate (planet mu)
03. modeselektor - hello mom! (bpitch)
02. venetian snares - rossz csillag alatt szuletett (planet mu)
01. vitalic - ok cowboy (pias)

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Show 12-10-05

2005-12-10T21:57:00.000-04:00

{listen to this program} (34 minutes, 128 kbps mp3, 31.5MB)

Not a lot of info for this one...

01. speedy j - hayfever (funckarma remix)
02. department of eagles - sailing by night
03. megaman 2 - dr. wiley's theme
04. alter ego - think like us (alter ego remix)
05. håkan lidbo - clockwise
06. stacs of stamina - stayb
07. hamijama - house restoration
08. enduser - wisdom (datachi remix)

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Not pleased?

2005-12-08T20:19:00.000-04:00

Sorry for the lack of updates. I've been on an internship at ye olde mothership.

Stay tuned... Lots of great music coming.

Show 11-19-05

2005-11-20T23:13:00.000-04:00

{listen to this program} (74 minutes, 128kbps mp3, 68MB)

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Jonas Dunkel - Bongo Music

2005-11-14T16:16:00.000-04:00

That's it. I'm moving to Sweden and marrying these guys.

This guy in particular:

Jonas Dunkel - Revenge of the Broken Bongo.mp3

...

Okay, the moment has passed. I still love my girlfriend.

Listen to this track, but do not heed the siren's call!

Show 11-13-05 - Dark Light Dark

2005-11-14T09:03:00.000-04:00

{listen to this program} (83 minutes, 128kbps mp3, 77MB)

01.) Audion - Rubber (Ghostly)
02.) Juan Hurle - Divagando (Pulsewith)
03.) Sr. Click - Insomnie (Inoquo)
04.) Thomas Brinkman - Charleston (Max Ernst)
05.) ToastyBoy - Distant Minds (Play)
06.) DJ Distance - Replicant (Boka)
07.) Darqwan - Said The Spider (Texture)
08.) Jesse Dangerously - Outfox'd (Backburner)
08.) Mr. Projectile - Slow Rewards (Merck)
09.) Ghislain Poirier - La Blessure (Chocolate Industries)
10.) Alias and Ehren - Miso Stomp (Anticon)
11.) Maps and Diagrams - n34 (Cactus Island)
12.) Tim Koch - Seven Ate Nine (Cactus Island)
13.) Atomica - Larsen (Positron)
14.) Hanne Hukkelberg - Ease (Leaf)
15.) Pulseprogramming - Blooms Eventually (Aesthetics)
16.) Lampshade - Wake Up (Vinyl Republik)
17.) Basement Wigger - Track 1 (Trotch)
18.) Basement Wigger - Track 9 (Trotch)
19.) Zark Behida - Delig Too And (Trotch)
20.) Zark Behida - Devig Tuin (Trotch)
21.) Venetian Snares - Winnipeg as Mandatory Scat Feed (Sublight)

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The Iceman cometh.

Atomica - Metropolitan

2005-11-12T15:38:00.000-04:00

Atomica: Cheesy and catchy and cheesy.

Atomica - Larsen.mp3

Show 11-05-05 - Vancouver?

2005-11-06T18:09:00.000-04:00

{listen to this program} (83 minutes, 128kbps mp3, 77MB)

01. Throbbing Gristle - Hot on the Heels of Love (Carl Craig Remix) [NovaMute]
02. James Figurine - Before I go [TBTMO]
03. Dub Technique - Sweet n Low [Stratagem]
04. 3Carbine - Ved4342 - Singularity EP [Avionix]
05. XboT7 - Nice Interesting Broadcast Part 1 [Laridae]
06. The Adjuster - Over His Heart - Over His Heart Single [Bevlar]
07. Audio Mjao - Lemonpie [Corpid]
08. Melodium - Hellomusic (Ochre Remix) [AutresDirections]
09. Juno6 - Insects Out of Me [Juno6]
10. Ponas - Origami [Prepost]
11. Mark Hamn - Les Structures [Maetrix]
12. Social System - Garlic Rooftop [Archipel]
13. Secret Mommy - Dance Studio [Ache]
14. Sleepy Rabbit - Tulip Girl [Polygon]
15. Ghislain Poirier - Don't Smile, It's Postmoden [Chocolate Industries]
16. Digital Mystikz - Mawo Dub [Big Apple]

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The Adjuster - Over His Heart

2005-11-01T19:08:00.000-04:00

The Swedes have perfected the formula for pop music with integrity.

Being of Norwegian origin, I am naturally jealous.

The Adjuster, aka Johan Rundqvist, is a house producer from Sweden. "Over his Heart" -- a single of his on Bevlar Music -- is a track so disco and poppy and saccharine it almost hurts to listen to. ...But it somehow stays afloat!!

What is happening in this track to make it so awesome??? I HAVE NO IDEA!!! It must be a national secret.

The Adjuster - Over His Heart (Edit).mp3

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Show 10-31-05 - Hallowe'en Special

2005-10-31T08:41:00.000-04:00

HALLOWE'EN SPECIAL.MP3!!!

THIS IS THE COUNT!!!!!! I HAVE TAKEN OVER RADIO FREE POLYGON!!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU ARE ALL DOOMED!!! MOOHAHahhAHhA HA ha h AH Ah H AH AH H AH hA h AH HA h HA HH AH AH AHHAHAHAA HH h AH AH HA H AH A AH AH AA h HA H Ah H H Ah aH AH Ah AH HA HA HHAHAHAH AH HA HA HA H AH ah HA H AHaH HA H AHA HAH AH AH !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ! ! 1 ! ! ! ! !! ! ! !

Jack Dangers - Tino's Breaks Vol. 6 (Hallowe'en Dub)

2005-10-30T21:23:00.000-04:00

It's Hallowe'en!

Yes! Tomorrow, children in costumes will be unleashed like demons upon our peaceful neighbourhoods. They will beg for candy, throw eggs, and toilet-paper our vehicles.

To celebrate, here is an awesome evil track from an awesome evil release on Tino Corp records. Dub-inspired breaks set to creepy hallowe'en sound effects -- Who knew?

The disc was put together by Jack Dangers -- the main guy behind the Meat Beat Manifesto -- So you know it's going to be sick.

Jack Dangers - Doomsday Dub.mp3

Even if Hallowe'en comes only once a year, you should pick up the whole album. Come to think of it, you should buy 200 copies and give them to the trick-or-treaters that come to your door. Everyone needs to see this side of Hallowe'en.

Show 10-23-05 - CKDU Funding Drive

2005-10-23T11:55:00.000-03:00

This show is a special funding drive edition of the show. CKDU FM, the campus and community station that hosts my show, needs your support! If you enjoy these podcasts, please please please donate online at fundingdrive.ckdu.ca.

If you're in Halifax, you can also call 49-HAPPY or (902) 494-2779 to pledge any time this week. Support community radio and community podcasting!

{listen to this program} (77 minutes, 128kbps mp3, 70MB)

Thanks to Naz Yemene, Stephan MacLeod, Derrick Hiltz, Frank Simpson, Peter Orham for pledging during my show!

01. Jackson and His Computer Band - Arpeggio (Warp)
02. Junior Boys - Birthday (Manitoba Remix) (KIN)
03. Benjamin Theves - Texas (Sebastian Mix) (Kitsuné)
04. Black Dice - Smiling Off (DFA Remix) (DFA UK)
05. Naw - Camp Fire Cricket Melodies (Noise Factory)
06. Steiger - Ghost Sector (Tronik)
07. Poni Hoax - Budapest (Tigerbeat)
08. Shadow Huntaz - 2020 (SKAM)
09. µ-Ziq - Wergle The Proud (Planet Mu)
10. Mesu Kasumai - I-75 (8bitpeoples)
11. Alexandre Bilodeau - Zazdei (Polygon Network)
12. Alexandre Bilodeau - Trixta (Polygon Network)
13. Windom Earle - Touched by a Transvestite (Polygon Network)
14. Alexandre Bilodeau - La Prohébition (Polygon Network)
15. Alexandre Bilodeau - Kashmir (Polygon Network)
16. Alexandre Bilodeau - Anisado (Polygon Network)

Show 10-15-05 - Hexes and Ohs

2005-10-16T20:14:00.000-03:00

{listen to this program} (85 minutes, 128kbps mp3, 78MB)

The electro pop duo from Montreal Hexes and Ohs were in town for the Halifax Pop Explosion, so I brought them on the show for a chat. (Last half-hour)

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Jason Forrest - War Photographer

2005-10-14T14:49:00.000-03:00

Another Jason Forrest video is here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! JFDSwpweb.mov! !!!!!!!!!!!!!

Long live Jason Forrest and his band of viking-like men!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yugo - Fik De Nacht

2005-10-11T21:35:00.000-03:00

"From the burning ruins of the former Yugoslavia, ex-gangsters profiteering during the political unrest using the funds from their last big score to purchase musical equipment they took their brand of so-called "super-pop" on the road. Singing in German to reach the wider audience, give it up for the band that's taking the new world by storm... Yugo."

03.Yugo - Metro Horror Droges Army (Live).mp3

What more is there to say, really?

ADULT. - GIMMIE TROUBLE

2005-10-11T07:27:00.000-03:00

ADULT. release their new record "Gimmie Trouble" on Thrill Jockey today.

Far from being the latest band to jump on the electroclash bandwagon, ADULT. is a group that has innovated on the trashy, thumping, half-talk-half-sing sound since people started punking out over electro beats in the late 90's.

Based out of Detroit, Michigan, the band's current incarnation is Nicola Kuperus, Adam Lee Miller and Samuel Consiglio.

ADULT. - Bad Idea.mp3

This song is one of the best on the album, and it sounds like what the Crass of 1981 might have if they had better computers. Bleepy, crunchy and tight + trashy, saucy, and in-your-face.

You can buy this album from the Thrill Jockey website.

bern - just married

2005-10-11T00:52:00.000-03:00

Here's one from Thinner by Laurent Bernonville, aka Bern, from Lille in northern France.

"Just Married" contains four long evolving tracks of delicate, fuzzy minimalism. "It's Today" is one of them.

Bern - It's Today.mp3

"It's today" comes with a dry bassdrum and twirling clicks until the song gradually begins to vanish into an aether of individual bits and bytes. Slowly the structures beginn to crawl out of the breeding mass."

To hear the other tracks, visit the Thinner page.

This EP will also be available as 12'' on the French label Labo music. For more information you can visit Bern's homepage.

Music From Mathematics

2005-10-10T22:51:00.000-03:00

Mos Def + Phillip Glass - Music From Mathematics.mp3

{repost}

brothomstates - kobn-tich-ey

2005-10-10T19:24:00.000-03:00

Brothomstates - Whind.mp3

From the 1998 web release.

Hear the rest of the album at Brothomstate's homepage.

Show 10-08-05 - BrokenHip Hop on the Brain

2005-10-09T09:40:00.000-03:00

{listen to this program} (80 minutes, 128kbps mp3, 73MB)

01. Sleeparchive - Research (sleeparchive)
02. Nobody - Poor Angular Fellow (plug research)
03. Skyrider - No Good (Nosdam Remix) (endemik)
04. Stobbert - Braid Rakuten (intoxic)
05. Telefauna - Turbulence (telefauna)
06. Dangerdoom - A.T.H.F. (epitaph)
07. edIT - Yeah Shorty Milkshake (his myspace page)
08. Errand Boy - X depends on Y (polygon)
09. Josh Addams - Uncut Machine (his zebox page)
10. Josh Addams - 10 Girls Dressed Like This (his zebox page)
11. AFX - PWSteal.Ldpinch.D (rephlex)
12. Modeselektor - Dancing Box Feat. TTC (Bpitch)
13. Modeselektor - The Rapanthem (Bpitch)
14. Jahcoozi - Black Barbie (Modeselektor remix) (hampton)
15. Paranerd - Slumber Lovers (one)
16. Mat Young - Invicia (bully)
17. Mos Def - Sunshine (edIT remix) (edIT's myspace page)
18. Cardopusher - Bring Da Fire (ren-ga)
19. Aoki Takamasa & Tujiko Noriko 26th floor (fatcat)

Subscribe to the Radio Free Polygon podcast feed.

Psilodump - Sov Gott

2005-10-06T08:59:00.000-03:00

Just when you think you've got a grasp on Psilodump's newest EP -- Sov Gott -- out on candymind.com, it surprises you by metamorphosing into something completely different.

Sweden's Psilodump started making strange music on his Amiga way back in the pre-historic early nineties when everybody else was making normal music. Since then he has released music on scores of respected labels and netlabels, including Sound of Habib, 8bitpeoples, and Mikrodisko.

File this release under: Wicked Techno-electro Circus Sideshow

Psilodump - Yta I.mp3

Click here to listen to the whole EP.

Mesu Kasumai - Belle Isle Raceway

2005-10-04T23:37:00.000-03:00

Here he comes! 808-ing and 909-ing on over to your local bit-reduced italo-discotheque! Mesu Kasumai! With his brand new release out on 8bitpeoples, Belle Isle Raceway!

Mesu Kasumai - I-75.mp3

I don't know why exactly, but this track makes me think of cute girls in thick rimmed glasses competing for my love in a roller derby.

Boards of Canada Interview

2005-10-04T16:15:00.000-03:00

An exerpt from the Pitchfork interview with Boards of Canada:

Pitchfork: Are you coming from musical families?

Mike: Yeah. And of course it's a big help when your parents play instruments...[pauses]. Actually can I just stop the recorder there for a second?

[Recorder is switched off. Mike asks Marcus if it's ok to talk about it. Marcus says yes. Mike checks if the recorder is off and explains that they are in fact brothers.]

More gossip at the site.

Warmmilk - Songs to Listen to Once

2005-10-04T07:52:00.000-03:00

Some weirdos found a computer and made some music.

And it's not bad!

...Or is it?

Dammit. I can't tell any more.

At least I know it's weird.

Warmmilk - Test2.mp3

Show 10-01-05 - Huntley Fills In

2005-10-04T07:41:00.000-03:00

{listen to this program} (87 minutes, 128kbps mp3, 80MB)

Gordon Huntley (aka Boy Makes Music) and Magnus from Norway lay out some Norwegian electronic music.

Halifax laptop musician FDH also drops by to do a live set.

Rumored High Speed Rail Hub - 03.09.04 Thunderhead

2005-09-25T15:50:00.000-03:00

A bit of a mysterious release from the Oregon-based Take Pills Die records...

Part dreamy electronic, part bratty noise, part glitchy headnodder. Overall a wicked album.

Some of my favorites:
01bus.ogg
04fireandice.ogg
06.joslyn.ogg
08.spare changer.ogg

You can hear the rest of the album on its page on archive.org.

VA - Shadow Infestation EP

2005-09-18T23:55:00.000-03:00

It's been quite a while since I've been blown away by drum and bass, but I guess I was due for a couple bass-drop volleys to the brain when this 4 track EP came up on Exegene.

These tracks are processed in my brain in a similar way to tracks by Konflict and Cause for Concern three or four years ago. They definitely strike a lot of key terrific moments.

...Music for the machine-based armageddon! Go team Exegene go!

b1 blal - carnivore.mp3
b2 medium - dead effect.mp3

Check out the site for other mp3s.

Show 09-17-05 - Hurricane Ophelia Edition

2005-09-18T20:16:00.000-03:00

{listen to this program} (72 minutes, 128kbps mp3, 68MB)

01. Robag Wruhme - Kofnikker
02. Pat Benatar - Hit Me With Your Best Shot (exerpt - for the approaching hurricane Ophelia)
03. Enduser - Dubplate #12
04. Track 03 - Funk Neurotico 23
05. DJ Koze - Don't Feed the Cat
06. YMCK - Magical 8-Bit Tour
07. Jackson and His Computer Band - Teen Beat Ocean
08. Hexes and Ohs - Alive Until Saturday Night (CC)
09. The London Apartments - Circuit (CC)
10. TOOb - After (the Vent Remix).mp3
11. Minikomi - Invasion Of
12. The Suffragettes - Homework 1
13. Jason Forrest/Donna Summer - Spectacle To Refute All

Baile Funk

2005-09-17T21:39:00.000-03:00

Baile funk is the English slang applied to a genre of dance music and hip hop music originating in Brazil. It is typically called Funk Carioca in Brazil and is mainly based on Miami bass music, a sub-genre of hip hop.

Here is a link to an amazing amount of baile funk mp3s: http://evil-wire.org/~ampere/mp3/funky/
(via Fat Planet, ages ago.)

Raiding the 20th Century - Words & Music Expansion

2005-09-16T20:09:00.000-03:00

After a long week, I am now getting drunk on plonk and I am listening to DJ Food's amazing 76 minute attempt to catalogue the history of cut up music:

"DJ Food - Raiding the 20th Century - Words & Music Expansion (starring Paul Morley and a cast of thousands).mp3" (hosted by www.ubu.com)

And there's absolutely nothing you can do to stop me.

(see comments for the never-ceases-to-be-insane track listing)

Ubu.com is Back!

2005-09-14T12:12:00.000-03:00

One of my first major weird internet "discoveries", UBU.COM, holds a special place in my heart.

While I was a creative writing student at Concordia, the site gave me my first significant introduction to the truly strange worlds of concrete and sound poetry. (Tristan Tzara zzzzzzzZZZuP!!) ...It also introduced me to intelligent essays on the avant garde.

Now, after a few months offline for maintenance, UBU.COM are back (on WFMU servers) with more bandwidth, more content, and ~~video~~ (they have already received a number of copyright concerns about the video, so they're revising the section now.)

There are tons and tons of stuff that are well worth checking out... Do it for your inner weirdo.

Windom Earle Unplugged?!

2005-09-11T12:14:00.000-03:00

Stephan and a ragtag group of noisemakers were on my show last night!

Straight from the horse's mouth:
"i'm going to get a live drummer, a sax player, a flute player,
glockenspiel, synth and bass and i'll play acoustic guitar. i think
it's going to have a bit of a hidden cameras vibe. but we're going to
try and recreate as much of a dancey electronic sound as we can using
these instruments."

Featuring Dave Ewenson (Dave Brown Mystery), Laura Peek, and Special Noise.

Windom Earle Unplugged?! - Live on Radio Free Polygon.mp3

Phon.O - Burn Down the Town

2005-09-10T13:27:00.000-03:00

Carsten Aermes has released a new album under his Phon.O project on Shitkatapult (Europe) & Tigerbeat6 (US).

I have only really heard this track and some short samples, but I think Boomkat describes the album pretty well by saying it confidently straddles "the divide between shuffling techno and the sexed up edge of electropop."

Check it out:

Phon.o - En Duo Avec George W.mp3

Good grief...

2005-09-08T09:44:00.000-03:00

A little business plan for the day:

Step 1: Take audio pronounciation samples from a dictionary site and put them to midi music.
Step 2: ???
Step 3: Profit!

Show 09-03-05

2005-09-05T18:51:00.000-03:00

Download an mp3 of the show (43M, 87kbit VBR MP3)

01. Coax - Ailo
02. Crouched Head - This and That (Saskatchewan)
03. Boards of Canada - Ataronchronon (Fake Campfire Headphase track - probably by Freescha?)
04. Monolake - CCTV
05. DJ Earworm - The Night of Kittins Messy Dream [sic]
06. DJ Earworm - Get Invisibly Paid
07. Clickits - In My Field of View
08. Bjork - Ambergris march
09. Shadow Huntaz - Pevic
10. Venetian Snares - Contain (Winnipeg)
11. Venetian Snares - Aamelotasis (Winnipeg)
12. Ghislain Poirier and Mr. Lee G - They Wanna Know (Montreal)
13. Boards of Canada - Ataronchronon (FAKE - probably Freescha)
14. Paranerd - Atswm (Moncton)
15. Windom Earle - Jesus, Why'd You Kill My Brother? (Halifax)

show 08-27-05 - saturday night live-ish

2005-09-01T01:06:00.000-03:00

PART I.mp3

00.1 Shitmat - ? - full english breakfast
01. Analord - VBS.Redlof.B – Analord 11 (WARP) RELEASED June 9, 2005
02. Justice - Waters_of_Nazareth (ed banger records)
03. soulwax – ny excuse (nite remix) (out on PIAS, a belgian label)
04. SCSI-9-Mini.mp3
05. Alexandre_Bilodeau - Energy.mp3
Moncton-based alexandre bilodeau ! Netlabel release on the excellent house and techno-oriented Canadian netlabel: EPSILONLAB.

PART II.mp3

07. cane – fall
08. oxygenfad - Bugie del unchaste - dimension x vol. iii
(soon to be released on polygon network records)
09. sleepy_rabbit_ep_-_still_able_to_walk_away_from_the_battle.mp3
From “a single little elephant”

PART III.mp3

10. eight frozen modules - F_S_I
11. NAMBAVAN - Vtoraya Lubov - Chechnya on a Dancefloor

Bio: Nambavan lives in the Russian republic of Tatarstan. He began composing music on his first pc in 2000, got expelled from guitar lessons for not remembering the songs a few years later.

Nowadays he works with his pc, a $80 guitar and a Casio keyboard. His musical diet consists of Blondie, the Sex Pistols, Sonic Youth, Jimi Hendrix, Iggy Pop, The Doors, Giorgio Moroder, Donna Summer, Madonna, Supermax, and the Bee Gees. This 4-track ep is the result.

http://www.wmrecordings.com/

12. sk1 and soundmurderer - darkness - rewind 8
13. Lali Puna-Together In Electric Dreams from 2001’s “sounds of the hum”
14. errand_boy_-_xdependsony - bachelor of commerce.mp3
polygon network release! Excellent … fellow from Torbay, NL
Melodic indie lo-fi sample-based nerd folk.

15. deemah - SEMANTICS.mp3
experimental sounds from the local house/techno guru

16. shadowhuntaz – ? - valley of the shadow
17. Funckarma – Anger

u-point - old LP

2005-08-31T01:48:00.000-03:00

French trip hop artist U-Point is on our side. He is here to smooth over the badness by looking forward and backward simultaneously. You can trust him.

Trust him.

u-point - pick up the piaf.mp3

{more mp3s from u-point}
{site}

New Releases at Polygon Network Records

2005-08-28T19:58:00.000-03:00

Yes! !!

We have just unveiled three refreshing new netreleases. Lots of good stuff, and a huge range of styles, from Deemah's (Nova Scotia) glitchy tech-lectro, to Sleepy Rabbit's (PEI) druggy nachtmusik, to Errand Boy's (Newfoundland) cut-up melancholy...

Check them out:

Sleepy Rabbit - A Single Little Elephant EP

MP3: Sleepy Rabbit - Loaded Headphones.mp3

Deemah - Sterilized / Semantics single

MP3: Deemah - Semantics.mp3

Errand Boy - Bachelor of Commerce

MP3: Errand Boy - X depends on Y.mp3

fragil - premiers symptomes

2005-08-25T15:02:00.000-03:00

Some clunky lo-fi guitar-casio-electronic tracks by a band called Frägil, from an album "Premiers Symptômes" out on the Trastienda netlabel.

...I'm not in love with all of it, but there are moments where the 17-track album comes together.

Here are two of my favorites:

fragil - 1st conspiracy.mp3

fragil - lost my soul.mp3

1st conspiracy is a simple synth and guitar combo.

"Lost my soul" starts out a bit tedious with a straight drum loop, but hold on a few minutes for the singing. It manages to turn into really cute lo-fi pop.

You can check out the rest of the album here.

Grandma - Tiny Fashion

2005-08-22T18:23:00.000-03:00

To that guy who keeps asking for more music by Connor Kirby-Long. ...Here's another one, dammit! His first netlabel release since his Khonnor LP out on Type Records.

An old release, since it came out way back in January, but new to some.

grandma - religion.mp3

Click here for more tracks.

Netlabel Fnds

2005-08-19T19:56:00.000-03:00

Glitchy -> Dubby -> Melancholy -> Drifty -> Dancey

Headphone_Science - Window Eyed Ladies.mp3 from here
Disrupt - Bauhelm Dub.mp3 from here
Night Night - Stuntman and Psychic.mp3 from here
Smuk - Skjaergaardso (Thomas Danger Mhm Remix).mp3 from here
Marko Fuerstenberg - Sinergy Networks (LOD_remix).mp3 from here

Delocalized - Jazz Remix Compilation

2005-08-16T16:58:00.000-03:00

An excellent compilation out on the French netlabel eDogm. All tracks are remixes of the Toulouse, France jazz band Pulcinella.

Some of these tracks go into upbeat BoC territory, others are more alien soundscape, but wherever it goes, the common sample base really makes the comp stick together well. A great netrelease.

256kbps mp3s:

1. Kirbi - Morphée.mp3
2. Fedaden - Dirty Kid (Sale Gosse).mp3
3. Cloth - Je Suis Dans La Dèche.mp3
4. Liliom - Time Is Flying (Haletant et Court).mp3
5. D'incise - Requiem (remix v2).mp3
6. Bazaar - Purple Ass Baboon (L'amérique qu'on aime).mp3

For other bitrates and the album cover, go here, or visit the eDogm netlabel here.

Oxygenfad - Dimension X, Vol. 2

2005-08-14T21:51:00.000-03:00

Moncton's Oxygenfad raises the level of intensity yet again with his latest netlabel release on sickmode.

Really insane. When they say "speed freaks and meth addicts only need apply," they are only half-kidding.

You can download the entire thing free at the album page.

Oxygenfad - I'm not into that hip nightlife stuff.mp3

Joanna Newsom

2005-08-14T18:51:00.000-03:00

I know I'm not supposed to post something like this on an electronic music blog, but Joanna Newsom's Milk-Eyed Mender has been in my mp3 player for weeks and her crazy voice and careful harp accompaniment have been keeping me sane and happy and full of wonder.

Check it out:
~~Mp3s of Joanna Newsom April 10, 2004 Live At The Earl~~

Word.

Disrupt / The Jah Bit Invasion EP

2005-08-13T21:32:00.000-03:00

Yes, the JAH BIT INVASION is exactly what it sounds like:

Miniature rastafarians overthrowing Babylon.

Because they are only the small 8-bit variety of rastafarian, they cannot fight directly. They carry out carefully planned acts of terrorism on your computer, in the form of spyware and virii, hoping that one day all computers will be rendered inoperable, one machine at a time.

But look on the bright side: They just want you to work less! Enjoy life! Smoke the sacred herb! Worship Haile Selassie I, the former emperor of Ethiopia, as King of Kings, Lord of Lords and the Lion of Judah! Destroy Babylon in the name of Jahtari!

These virii will, of course, reprogram the computers they infect to produce millions of hours of raggae and dub. So please, to help things along, stop listening to that horrible music you were just listening to and start downloading digital raggae from Jahtari.

And if you think they're not mad serious, check this out, along with other awesome tracks from this EP.

Disrupt - Riddim Grid.mp3

And as for the sacrament, well... I know a guy.

Show 08-08-05 / Me Back!

2005-08-13T12:13:00.000-03:00

{listen to this program} (60 minutes, 64kbps mono mp3, 28MB)

Show Log:
1. Akufen - REV0004 A - REV0004 (Revolver)
2. Errand Boy - Shaking Frames and Layers of Guilt - Bachelor of Commerce (PNR {upcoming} / Artist Site)
3. Disrupt - Chip on Fire - The Jah Bit Invasion (Ideology)
4. Matthew Herbert - White Bread Brown Bread - Plat du Jour (Accidental)

"all melodies and chords are samples of a bellini bet 200 toaster (made in china) and played by phil parnell, dave o'higgins, pete wraight and matthew Herbert live percussion is made from white toast, brown toast and a Russell hobbs and bellini toaster. the kick drum is a petrol can. they are all played by leo taylor" - from the site

5. Matthew Herbert - Nigella, George, Tony and Me - (Accidental)

"we recreated the meal that nigella lawson cooked for george bush when he came to britain to thank tony blair for his support during the iraq during the meal the wives ate separately. then we drove over the meal with a chieftan mk 10 battle tank from the mid-late sixties." - from the site

6. Virus Syndicate - Slow Down - single (Planet Mu)
7. The Blitters - Eating your Brains - 7" (Artist Site)
8. FDH - Novaela - Novaela (Artist Site)

From the Wikipedia entry for Czechtek:

"In 2005 the CzechTek festival was broken up by around 1,000 riot police using tear gas and water cannons. This action left around 30 people and 50 police officers injured and caused protests outside the Czech interior ministry. The Prime Minister, Jiri Paroubek, defended the action stating that the techno fans were "no dancing children, but dangerous people".

More information can be found at indymedia.org.

Some Czech idm:
9. Insider Tradings - Elementary Basic - single (Camomille)
10. Okymisha - Atami - (Laverna)
11. Blue Eyed Peasant - Don't Fuck With Me Now - (Artist Site)
12. Mikhail Karikis - 'Once More' in CoF Minor - Army Of Me Remixes and Covers (OneLittleIndian)
13. Caribou - Subotnick - Milk of Human Kindness (Leaf)

Netlabel Finds

2005-07-14T13:03:00.000-03:00

It's a good day for music at archive.org. Lots of excellent stuff just released in their netlabel section...

First up, some jumpy techno-electro from DJ Submit on a release called "That Which Came B4", on the Pop Quiz label. If you like this, be sure to check out the Pop Quiz page at archive.org.

Submit - Ramenwarrior.mp3

Next, on the excellent Panaspria label, is a jazzy release "All Too Capable of Sustained Backwards Glances" from Nuthre.

Nuthre - Classic Quintet.mp3

From Planear records comes a rawkus, excellent compilation:

Elektrobi - Evry.mp3
Melack - Didgparisdoo.mp3
Melack - Pituleta.mp3

Another one from Nuthre called "Matter and Motion". This one is more melancholy and contemplative.

Nuthre - Capillary Attraction.mp3

Next up are sparse electronic sounds from Pino the frog:

Pino the Frog - Ten-IO.mp3

And that's about all I have time for now... Enjoy the choons.

I sing the music electric

2005-07-11T10:27:00.000-03:00

"Why are so many people trying to make natural sources behave like machines and machines like humans? Why, for example, has a group called Alarm Will Sound done elaborate acoustic copies of music by Aphex Twin?"

In the June 30th edition of the Globe and Mail, novelist Russell Smith looks at a few examples of what he calls "acoustic/electronic rivalry."

Some examples of the music he mentions:

Alarm Will Sound - Aphex Twin - Four.mp3 (the Alarm Will Sound homepage)

Cloud Harp- Experimental.mp3 (The CloudHarp homepage)

The User - Control to Efficiency.mp3 (The User homepage)

You can read the article here. (Registration required)

Transient - Palm Cuts

2005-07-08T21:37:00.000-03:00

Palm Computers make the people who use them more productive -- just ask Carl Martin, also known as Transient.

Though he has been making electronic music for 11 years, around 7 months ago he started making music with his hand held Sony Clie device using a program called Bhajis Loops. Since then he's released 6 volumes (over 2 hours!) of music he made in parking lots, in the bathroom, in the woods, during his lunch break at work, or on the couch.

I stumbled onto volume six of his Palm Cuts series just recently and was curious about the idea, so I listened to some of the mp3s. Most of the music is simply a great demonstration of what the program can do, but some of the tracks really impressed me.

Transient - Sunburn.mp3
Transient - Magic Blinking Microbe.mp3
Transient - Vision Enhancer.mp3
Transient - I don't like the Coco Pod.mp3

You can check out the rest of the Palm Cuts series at Transient's archive.org site here.

Odd Nosdam - Burner

2005-06-19T15:07:00.000-03:00

"Burner is a dense composition in which the seams between found sound, obscure records, a wide range of instruments and instrumentalists, vocalists, and field recordings are expertly concealed." - Boomkat

"Odd Nosdam's Burner is a digest of field recordings, Moog synths, staticky samples, and scattershot drums, all waxing and waning around immovable slabs of buzzing bass. It splits the difference between the eschatological IDM of Boards of Canada's Geogaddi and Keith Fullerton Whitman's coruscating dronescapes." - Pitchfork

Sonic collagist Odd Nosdam's untitled three.mp3 (feat. Jessica Bailiff) from his new full-length out on Anticon, Burner.

A track worth listening to at least 3 times in a row.

Intricate

2005-06-17T11:34:00.000-03:00

"Intricate is like mating the subaquatic Dinosaur-Dub gene with Prefuse 73, Team Shadetek and Autechre." - dotshop.se

Intricate - Bonbeat.mp3
Intricate - Forever.mp3
Intricate - Calderon.mp3

Tigrics / Mint Egy Befejezono EP

2005-06-15T21:33:00.000-03:00

From Highlife-Lowlife: "Robert Bereznyei is a prolific and highly consistent electronic musician hailing from Budapest, Hungary. Highly regarded as one of the best eastern European producers of experimental music, his music has taken him all over Europe, playing at festivals and clubs alongside the likes of Autechre, Kid606, Keith Fullerton Whitman, Leafcutter John and many more. He has released a number of past albums on smaller european labels, and is currently working on his debut album for Highpoint Lowlife records, scheduled for release in late 2005."

Tigrics really shows some interesting production and artistic muscle on this EP released on the Highpoint Lowlife netlabel. The tracks have great melodies, great shifting spaces, great harmonies, delicate sounds... all without compromising their very organic feel, or their sense of humour.

These are the best free legal mp3s you will download this month.

Guaranteed.

Or your money back.

01 he jelfej!.mp3 6.4M
02 kell omd.mp3 4.2M
03 ebek1.30 (megvagtam mix).mp3 2.7M
04 aztan varosokban ebredtem.mp3 6.7M
05 kossuth lajos utca mix 29.mp3 16.0M
06 ujrafarkas.mp3 11.2M

ZIP download 46.9M
M3U stream

Dex Diggin' 2

2005-06-15T15:39:00.000-03:00

(All illustrations from Fabio Zimbres' www.fzimbres.com.br.)

Aphex Twin - Alberto Balsam.mp3
{Buy}

Amon Tobin - Reanimator.mp3
{Buy}

Lots of dnb/jungle mp3s
{Buy}

RJD2 - Up to No Good Again.mp3
{Buy}

Lusine - Push.mp3
{Buy}

Alexandre Bilodeau - Energy

2005-06-13T17:55:00.000-03:00

Énergy is the latest net-single from the Moncton-based electronic music composer Alexandre Bilodeau.

Included with the Epsilonlab release are five remixes from Quebec's Pheek, Paul Keeley, Eloi Brunelle, New York's Vincent Casanova, and Nova Scotia's Mateo Murphy. They're available on the EpsilonLab release page, here.

The description on Epsilonlab really tries to push Énergy as a track for the dancefloor. But is it really "stompy tech-house" with "club rocking flow"? Is it "a cyber-tech dance floor gem"? I think they're forcing a round peg into a square hole. You know guys, there's nothing wrong with techno that makes you think more than dance. And even though the Bilodeau's original is one of the least danceable tracks on the release, his version is still the best.

Alexandre_Bilodeau_-_Energy.mp3

Bilodeau has been producing music for six years, and for the past few years he's been making beats for hip hop groups. His most notable live performance was at 2004's huge Evolve Festival.

He has a number of other excellent net releases -- His "Wois-Tu Ca?" release is available as a 59-minute mp3 at www.acadieurbaine.net, and his directory at scene.org is full of great tracks, ranging from the dub-inspired connect {mp3}, to the swingy he-ya {mp3}, to the sexy du te sur le dos {mp3}, to the driving kashmir {mp3}.

Let the not-dancing begin!

Aleksi Virta - ..Meets Torsti At The Space Lounge

2005-06-06T17:02:00.000-03:00

Okay. If it's not raining where you are, load these tracks from Monotonik's Aleksi Virta into your mp3 player, go grab the biggest pair of sunglasses you own, mix yourself a quick cocktail for the road, then walk outside. Then strut around scoping out cosmic babes or dudes, popping your fingers and saying "Heeyyyyyyyy."

Trust me on this one. It'll be awesome.

01. outer edge intro 4.3M
02. nebulae herb 4.8M
03. cosmos bossa 6.5M
04. gavrila nebula 1.5M
05. the giant catch 22 6.4M
06. whirlwind pistols dub 4.6M
07. o tema de viagem especial 5.2M
08. art of far 2.6M
09. dragons 4.0M
10. true dwelling place 4.8M
11. princess melodiae 8.3M

Click here for the release page... Or here to read more about Aleksi Virta's intrepid adventures.

(File under: Goofball Freakout Secret Agent Space Funk)

Origami CD Cases

2005-06-05T12:18:00.000-03:00

Click here to learn how to fold a CD Case from a single sheet of paper without any glue.

I've been making these for a while now, but I'm surprised by how many people don't know about them, since the design is elegant and simple.

There are a number of articles on the web that explain how, and even generators to help you arrange the information on the paper, but this article from the Athens Musician Network gives you a good explanation and an excellent set of photo instructions.

mikrokiko - temporallynonmunito

2005-06-04T22:19:00.000-03:00

Some fun listening from German minimal installation / sound / doodle / video artist Mikrokiko out on the excellent Ogredung netlabel:

Mikrokiko's music sounds like a lukewarm pool of half-sunk clicks, a well-thought blending of dub reconstructive cuts and unpretentious micronoises; a boiling cup of resonating waves, where rhythm and melody fluctuate and eventually meld together. Mikrokiko is a tasteful experience of relaxing minimal noise dub (which is strongly recommended to listen to as a whole), something to enjoy with a glass of something and an expansed mind.

01. koffono1 [mp3]
02. nilotangci [mp3]
03. frzeaoo4b [mp3]
04. zabmehab [mp3]
05. slidimto2 [mp3]

ZIP Download

If you enjoy these mp3s, be sure to visit Mikrokiko's website for more...

Fidget - Raw Philly Sounds

2005-06-01T09:37:00.000-03:00

From the Foundsound / Unfoundsound website:

unfields1 is brought to you by fidget (erin anderson), an experimental electronic musician, a philadelphia dj, one-half of flowchart alongside sean o'neal, and most importantly a found sounds/field recordings junkie. her gathering of field recordings took place in foundsound's hometown of philadelphia.

What Fidget has to say about the experience of recording in Philadelphia, her home town:
"i was totally focused on my surroundings (and not distracted by the chatter on my cellphone or the chatter in my head), and this whole new beautiful world just opened up around me while i was in a place where i have been dozens of times before. recording the sounds around me opened my eyes. the inspiration i was looking for was right before me the entire time, and all i had to do was listen."

To download the 27 wav files (zipped), click here.

Be sure to put on your headphones for this one. The total length is only about 5 minutes long, but the experience is well worth it. ...And if you do any sonic tinkering, feel free to 'sample, mash-up, or otherwise creatively transform this work.'

Akufen

2005-05-31T15:37:00.000-03:00

"My very first official project was 1995’s Noiz Slack-r, a very experimental project in the vein of Aphex Twin, or Alec Empire. These people are the foundations of my style; I was mainly working in an experimental way, trying to find new approaches and ideas. Then the whole house thing happened to me, I would say, by mistake. I was caught by my own trick. When I started making house in 1996 or 1997, it was more as a joke. A friend of mine and myself did a project – we got the title, Juice Box, from a porno movie that we picked at random from a magazine – and I found that I really liked the rhythm, I loved the shuffle, and it gave me a refreshing alternative to redundant techno music."
{read more here}

Akufen - Deck The House.mp3

Not Breathing / Circuit Bending

2005-05-30T16:05:00.000-03:00

Dave Wright is an electronic musician from Tucson Arizona that circuit bends his own instruments out of home-made noisemakers, toys, and modular synths. Because of this, the online magazine Brainwashed called Wright "a true American electronic gem"...

Circuit bending "is the creative short-circuiting of electronic devices such as guitar effects, children's toys and synthesizers to create new musical instruments and sound generators." (Wikipedia)

An example of the kinds of things Wright modifies:

speaknight.mp3
Speak and Destroy - A bent Speak & Spell

A home-made synth/distortion pedal:
noizebox.mp3

And some examples of the kind of music he makes with them:

Not Breathing - The Anthem of Wor.mp3
Carrion Sound - The Eye Meets 606.mp3
Not Breathing - He Who Walks Beside You.mp3

You can find lots more sound examples and weird circuit bending projects from Wright at Carrion Sound site. And lots more music worth hearing at his Not Breathing site, his main sonic project.

Show 05-15-05 / Interviews with Atlantic Canadian Electronic Musicians ++

2005-05-17T21:21:00.000-03:00

{stream this entire program}

Show Log:
01. Calamalka (From BC) - Hear the Most + Show Introduction (mp3)
02. Update on Uzbekistan + Uzbekistani IDM producer Denix (mp3)
03. Tokenrove and Retsyn (From Newfoundland) - Weekend in Sweden Interview (mp3)
04. Kent Burt (From Newfoundland)- The Linger Effect Interview (mp3)
06. Junior Boys (From Ontario) - Jeremy Greenspan Interview (mp3)
07. Boy Makes Music (From Nova Scotia) - Interview (mp3)
08. Alex Pearson (From New Brunswick) - Tecx Interview (mp3
09. Stephan McCloud (From PEI) - Windom Earle Interview (mp3)
10. William McCloud (From New Brunswick) - Oxygenfad Interview (mp3)
11. Paul Goguen (From New Brunswick) - Paranerd Interview (mp3)

Noise in Modern Art

2005-05-04T20:42:00.000-03:00

From the transcript:

Noise. Unwanted sound. In engineering, it's information that interferes with the transmission of a signal. Noise is sound without order, chaotic sound. We're surrounded by it: the thundering of machines on the street outside, the noise of the machines in our houses and the places we work.

Noise is the opposite of music. Music, we like. Noise, we don't. Who would want to combine the two?

But that's just what lots of new popular music does. Industrial music copies the cacophonous noises of factories and puts them to a beat.

Techno music, the music of synthesizers and computers, is a collage of sound effects copied -- sometimes directly recorded by "sampler" machines -- from the racket of technological life. Techno music erases the boundary between noise and music. Why?

Novelist Russell Smith (How Insensitive; Noise) devises a sound essay examining Futurism, minimalism, poetic collage, abstract painting, and the most listener-unfriendly music ever recorded, the style called Rotterdam, beloved of art students and disenchanted punk-rockers.

Listen to this old-but-excellent 67 minute documentary here. (64kbps mp3, 30MB)

Read the transcript here.

Grandma / Spinach Gas Room Spaghetti Straps EP

2005-05-03T20:24:00.000-03:00

Rewinding back to 2002, I bring you the 'Spinach Gas Room Spaghetti Straps EP', a brilliant release from the then-15-year-old Connor Kirby-Long, also known as Grandma, also known as I, Cactus, and also known as Khonnor.

His I, Cactus release on 8-bit peoples has long been one of my favorite netlabel finds. As Khonnor, he has recently released a full-length on Type Records, which has a slew of critics proclaiming its greatness, including Grooves Magazine, which called Handwriting "the most jaw-dropping debut since 'Music Has The Right To Children'." (!)

This net EP from Grandma, in spite of being his first public release, sounds more like the midpoint between his I, Cactus and Khonnor releases, because of its diverse range of styles...

Enough chatter... bring on the tracks!!:
01. Grandma - He Near Krxern.mp3
02. Grandma - Sandy Point.mp3
03. Grandma - Why The Fuck Did You Eat My Babies?.mp3
04. Grandma - Strawberry Rhubarb Oppai.mp3

"...Classic idm-ish melodies, super-intricate drill+bass programming, and improvised guitars/vocals."

Mossa / Cheap Therapy

2005-05-02T23:19:00.000-03:00

Some fascinating and funky micro-techno from Montreal-based Mossa on this 12" release out on Mo's Ferry Productions.

From Mossa's bio:
[His music is] ... at times minimalist, amusing, and rarely symmetrical. Using an assortment of plastic and static sounds collected here and there, he arranges an eclectic bouquet of rhythm and kick .

Some promo mp3s (full, 96kbps):
a1 cheap therapy.mp3
a2 us.mp3
b1 te pone cachonda verdad.mp3
b2 te pone cachonda verdad (cabanne rmx).mp3

...and a 192kbps mp3 of the second take of cheap therapy for full-download:
Mossa - Cheap Therapy (session two).mp3

Click here to view the release page.

Paranerd Interview

2005-05-02T22:30:00.000-03:00

Paranerd -- also known as Paul Goguen -- is an electronic music composer from Moncton, New Brunswick who makes music that is melodic, engaging, and peaceful.

His netlabel release Cold Reflect is out on the One netlabel. You can download it here.

Last week I had the chance to interview Paul about his music for Radio Free Polygon, and you can listen to a recording of that broadcast here:
Paranerd Interview.mp3 {64kpbs mp3, 40 minutes}

Tracklisting:
1. paranerd - slumber lovers
2. paranerd - odd loss
3. squarepusher - theme for ernest borgnine
4. paranerd - useless melody
5. KhlER3L with pinkj {aka paranerd} - truble
6. paranerd - too mushroom
7. paranerd - caught your tumble

Bad Loop / Luo

2005-05-01T18:19:00.000-03:00

Flourishing shuffled steps... ... Thoughtful melodies, spiraling synths, playful/pragmatic percussion, and bouncing bass...

A beautiful release from the One netlabel.

bad loop - nio.mp3
bad loop - eri valeire.mp3
bad loop - kauniit ihmiset.mp3
bad loop - mmin.mp3
bad loop - 3b or t.mp3
bad loop - kannas nsp.mp3

Click here to download whole album as a .zip file.

Macc / Abstract Drum and Bass

2005-05-01T10:15:00.000-03:00

Some abstract drum and bass from the Exegene netlabel:

Exegene drops two exclusive tracks by Macc, especially for you drum lovers out there. Macc is becoming a wanted man in the breakbeat drum and bass scene, with a release on Paradox Music already under his belt. This year looks set to be Macc's year, with his talented and unique style unveiled on labels such as Counter Intelligence, Vibez and Synaptic Plastic. The man himself claims that his tracks for XGN013 feature his best drum programming to date, and we'd have to agree. If you haven't heard what Macc can do with a breakbeat by now, sit back and prepare to be stunned. Accompanying you will be his trademark haunting atmospherics and truly subtastic bottom end.

macc - empty instrument.mp3
macc - non-linear phrasing.mp3

Oxygenfad

2005-04-25T08:40:00.000-03:00

Oxygenfad, also known as William McCloud, is a guy from Moncton, New Brunswick who produces some of the craziest, fastest, heaviest, and most intense electronic music in Atlantic Canada.

His music has had been featured on netlabels and on compilations, including the Polygon Network's Polygon Minute (a compilation containing 48 different one minute tracks by Atlantic Canadian artists.) Soon Oxygenfad will have two vinyl releases on Killbot records, a primarily breakcore-focused label out of Australia.

Last week I had the chance to speak with Will about his music. You can listen to that interview, as well as a spotlight on his tracks here:

RFP_Oxygenfad_Spotlight.mp3 {64 kpbs mono - 51 minutes}

The track list:
1. Oxygenfad - Computer Likes to Sing.mp3
2. Carbonfad - Hungry Ghost.mp3
3. Oxygenfad - This is This.mp3
4. Oxygenfad - Unplug the Phone.mp3
5. Oxygenfad - Sam Matthews is in Control.mp3
6. Oxygenfad - Super Side Scrolling Action.mp3
7. Oxygenfad - Keyboard That We Stole From Luc's Little Brother.mp3
8. Paranerd - Caught Your Tumble.mp3 {more by Paranerd here}
9. Oxygenfad - Wow You are Fucking Different.mp3

Or you can grab an m3u and stream these tracks in your media player here.

Find more music and information about Oxygenfad here.

Dex Diggin'

2005-04-21T16:47:00.000-03:00

Squarepusher - A Journey To Reedham.mp3
{Buy}

Nathan Fake - The Sky Was Pink
{Buy}

Four Tet - Everything is Alright.mp3
{Buy}

The Notwist - One Step Inside Doesn't Mean You Understand.mp3
{Buy}

Mum - Nightly Cares.mp3
{Buy}

Stereo Total - I am Naked.mp3
{Buy}

Curtis Chip - It Starts With A G.mp3
{Buy}

NWA / Mash This!

2005-04-21T14:19:00.000-03:00

From the site: This is the entire N.W.A. Straight Outta Compton album edited down into just the "explicit" content.

Order the cd here.

Solvent / Synths for Snow

2005-04-21T09:57:00.000-03:00

Some sad vocoded electro today from Toronto's Solvent, to go along with the Spring-optimism-crushing snow (!) that's falling right now in Halifax. This track comes from his Elevators and Oscilators full-length on Ghostly International, a label known for its forward-thinking electro. While his labelmate Dabrye leans toward the hip hop side, and Kill Memory Crash go for a more industrial sound, Solvent goes for the melancholy indie pop side of the 4/4 + 150bpm + stiff drum machine equation.

Solvent - Wish.mp3

This track shows Solvent playing many of the same cards as the brilliant My Radio, which you can listen to at his NewMusicCanada site.

{order Elevators and Oscillators or Apples and Synthesizers here}

o9 / Symbol Sickness EP

2005-04-19T09:46:00.000-03:00

o9, also known as Jesse Legg, lives in Miami and makes music that takes influence from a huge range of electronic music genres -- from noise to breakcore to ambient to classic to chiptune. His Church of the Ghetto PC release on Schematic records blew my mind last year, and made it to the top of my top ten-or-so albums of 2004.

The Symbol Sickness EP, an earlier collection of 4 tracks by o9 with a similar range of styles, was originally released on Nophi Records in mp3 format. It was intended to have been a full-length album of the same name as a cdr and vinyl release, but for some reason the idea was scrapped. As of September 2004, the full-length version of the EP was available from www.ezrpm.com. But the link is currently down there as well.

But it will be here for a few days. (75 MB, single track)

Enjoy the music, it's a real trip. If you like it, please show your support by buying a copy of Church of the Ghetto PC at the Schematic Records online shop.

BOC / Old Tunes Vol. 2

2005-04-16T10:45:00.000-03:00

{via}

Aidan Baker / Figures

2005-04-15T16:58:00.000-03:00

Aidan Baker makes music that is best listened to alone. Under a sky full of stars. When you are driving on the highway. You have a full tank of gas, but you spent your last 15 dollars filling it up. You have a cut on your finger that is still bleeding. You want to smoke, but you don't have any cigarettes. There is a small crack in the windshield that you know will one day spread, and you will have to replace the entire thing. You are hundreds of miles away from the nearest town. Time seems to be passing quickly, but the clock isn't changing.

Figures is a series of ambient post-pop songs based around recurring motifs and progressions, entwining droning guitar, minimal percussion, and strings.

Listen to Aidan Baker - Figured.mp3

You can order this album here.

show 04.10.05

2005-04-14T23:39:00.000-03:00

Part I - {30 minutes, 64kbps mono mp3}
1. Solvent - Suction 3.4 - A1
2. Bahai Cassette - Sleek Black Panther
3. Shadow Huntaz - Fasho
4. Autechre - Pro Radii
5. Autechre.ws excerpt (they were playing old school hip hop)

Part II - {43 minutes, 64kbps mono mp3}
6. SK1 and Soundmurderer - Fathom
7. Dabrye - Smoking the Edge
8. Squarepusher - A Journey to Reedham (7.am Mix)
9. Windom Earle (Operation Impact) - Oh My My My
10. Venetian Snares - Track 2 (excerpt)
11. Carl Stalling - Powerhouse and Other Cuts
12. Ochre - Rem Sleep Research
13. Montag - Perfect Vision

7.5 Hours of Autechre

2005-04-14T15:01:00.000-03:00

Here is a ~~.torrent~~ of the Autechre.ws live broadcast from April 10th, 2005. It's about 305 MB, encoded at 96kpbs mono (which was the original broadcast quality.)

If you have no idea what a torrent is, go ~~here to get the file~~. You'll be instructed to download a bittorrent client first, but don't worry, it was made by reputable people.

If you have any trouble downloading, please leave a comment and I'll try to help.

EDIT (05-19-05): I believe the torrent is down for now, but you can still find the broadcast in hour-long chunks at this.mix.kicks-ass.net

EDIT (08-15-05): this.mix.kicks-ass.net has taken down most of the recording, so I decided to redo the torrent: Click here.

Book Em Danno

2005-04-14T11:53:00.000-03:00

We've been bookmarked on Fat Planet! It's a consistently excellent mp3 blog that has been hunting down new international music for quite a while now. Thanks Stuart!

Iso Brown

2005-04-14T08:57:00.000-03:00

More excellent glitchy music from Iso Brown. These three tracks have been pressed to clear vinyl. You can order the release through him at: manu@isobrown.com. (8 Euros)

Iso Brown - Notoide.mp3
Iso Brown - Mr Le Directeur (Extended Version).mp3
Iso Brown - Psy Mais Gentil.mp3

{click here to see last iso brown post}

Boards of Canada? Committees In Montana?

2005-04-11T17:32:00.000-03:00

There's an album called "Lavender Trapezoids" circulating around p2p networks these days calling itself a Boards of Canada album, with the track names "nskino", "lavender trapezoids","golden hinterland", "rhomboid", and "untitled". If you listen to it expecting a lush, droning Boards of Canada sound, you're going to be disappointed -- it's glitchy, light on its feet, and seemingly has nothing to do with Boards of Canada.

The first real clue leading away from Boards of Canada was at the Electronic Insurance Bureau, which lists "Lavender Trapezoids" as an album by an artist named CiM for no apparent reason, since it isn't in CiM's discography. No link or further information given. Then, after a google search for "cim lavender trapezoids mislabeled" it was all clear:

"The mislabeled tracks making the rounds on file-sharing services under the title 'Lavender Trapezoids' are all by CiM. 'nskino' is actually 'disco alta', 'rhomboid' is actually 'isempty', etc.; someone's idea of a joke."

So yes, the mp3s are from Simon Walley, aka CiM, from his 2000 release, "Reference" with changed track titles and id3 information.

Now you may be thinking, if you heard these expecting Boards of Canada, that this music is crap. If you did, then you're listening to it in the wrong way. You were surprised by this uninvited guest, so I understand why you're upset. But before you throw him into your recycling bin, remember that Simon stumbled into your home innocently. Someone gave him bad directions as a joke, and the least you could do is give him a place to stay for the evening...

Now that you know for sure the tracks aren't Boards of Canada, you should be able to wipe the slate clean and listen again without expectation.

Here's an mp3 from a 2001 sampler from Emoticon Records:
CiM - Forward (Extended Mix).mp3

And one from the Lush Life compilation on L.A.'s Quango Records:
CiM - Shift.mp3

So rename those mp3s, fix the id3 tags, and listen to them for a few days. You may decide to just go back to listening to older Boards of Canada, but that's fine. Hard drive space is always limited.

Autechre.ws

2005-04-10T23:03:00.000-03:00

Yes, definitely some freaky things happening at autechre.ws, which, rumour has it, is streaming directly from Rob Brown's studio. Be sure to tune in before it's over, though I imagine someone somewhere is recording every second of the broadcast and will be publishing it to p2p eventually...

Anyway. I'm listening to it right now... It's very abstract/electroacoustic-sounding... similar to some of the Gescom project... earlier I heard some old-school hip hop... It seems like they're just messing about, but it sure is interesting to listen to.

Ha! Did I just hear an error beep?

Anyway... As you listen tonight, you can read an in-depth interview with Rob about Autechre and their gear... here.

Montag / Alone, Not Alone

2005-04-10T10:01:00.000-03:00

From the wilds of Montreal comes another great addition to right-brained music - Montag's "Alone, Not Alone", out on France's Gooom records.

Listen to it, cuddle up to it, make love to it, then have a little argument with it so you can channel that anger into more sex.

From Boomkat: "The aural equivalent of a much needed sigh."

From Pitchfork: "Perfumed, stylishly retro electro-pop... On Alone, Not Alone, Montag has achieved a cunning equilibrium between distance and immediacy by covering the range between elastic, swooning electro-pop and concise, considered standoffishness."

Montag - Perfect Vision.mp3

You can listen to exerpts of the rest of the album on Gooom's promo website.

Random Discoveries

2005-04-08T17:08:00.000-03:00

doormouse - skelechairs.mov
{buy}

venetian snares - ICHIDH
{buy}

squarepusher - a journey to reedham
{buy}

shitmat - dubplate murder sound
{buy}

sk1 and soundmurderer - fathom
{buy}

akufen (3 tracks)
{buy}

brothomstates - claro mdrmx
{buy}

cannibal ox - the f-word (rjd2 rmx)
{buy}

ymck - magical 8 bit tour
{buy}

toecutter - i milk myself
{buy}

senor coconut - beat it
{buy}

autechre - arch carrier
{buy}

ochre - sleep research
{buy}

shadow huntaz - fasho
{buy}

lots and lots of noisy stuff

nice little mixed electronic dex