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Comment on Je suis l’ennemi de l’État by Gil

Gil — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:17:22 +0000

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Comment on DJ Mix: Autechre Retrospective by chuck

chuck — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 16:28:26 +0000

This is super cool Kent. I’ve heard bits and pieces of Autchre in the past, and was sometimes intrigued and other times annoyed, but I’m really enjoying this . It’s as good an introduction as I could have hoped for.

Comment on The Ballad of Winter Delacroix James by tom/pipecock

tom/pipecock — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 20:55:52 +0000

i’ve met a girl named Winter

Comment on Durban To Detroit To Chicago To London DJ Mix by tom/pipecock

tom/pipecock — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 04:16:13 +0000

i too love black people

Comment on Liaisons Dangereuses – Los Niños Del Parque by Joey

Joey — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 11:17:32 +0000

this is actually a really famous NDW song — not obscure in Europe. Liaisons Dangereuses were short-lived but had members from DAF and Einstürzende Neubauten. my intro to the song was via Tadd Mullinix. anyway, glad it’s still making the rounds.

Comment on South African Kwaito — Some Ridiculous Great Tunes… by chaircrusher

chaircrusher — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 15:07:21 +0000

“…upon initial discovery … probably exposed to the best & brightest first”

That’s the cool thing about AfrodesiaMP3 — it’s a firehose site like Boomkat.com, where you can do a needle drop check of a ton of music quickly. I think there’s a huge amount of stupid good Kwaito, not because they’re more talented in Durban than they are in the rest of the world, but because it’s an urban music scene where a bunch of very hungry, ambitious producers are constantly trying to top each other.

Try looking for Big Nuz on Youtube. There’s video of him at whatever the S.A. equivalent of the Grammies, doing an award show performance. He seems like a cross between Biggie and Michael Jackson to South African audiences. Which is another aspect of Kwaito that is crucial — it’s a popular music, not an underground thing. And the thing where the Taxi drivers are the street team, blasting out the latest hits, it’s like an idea from a Sci Fi novel.

Comment on South African Kwaito — Some Ridiculous Great Tunes… by worldcom

worldcom — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 14:28:10 +0000

‘barely scratched the surface’ of a genre can also mean ‘heard the really good top 5%’ too, digging deeper is not necessarily guaranteed to result in more good music.
i theorize that upon initial discovery of most new subgenres/genres you probably are exposed to the best and brightest first.

Comment on Time for a Buzz Kill — I’m killing Buzz by worldcom

worldcom — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 14:26:13 +0000

obviously if they don’t respond to _your_ feedback they are idiots :) :)

as for Wave, i still haven’t figured out what to do with that… nor can i figure out why i should be so excited as to need a super exclusive invitation to it

Comment on Paul Stretch (extreme audio time stretching) for OS X to download! by Martin

Martin — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:43:04 +0000

Hi,

Thank you for your generosity to make this sofware available for the mac community. I have a 10.4.11 (with Intel Core 2 Duo). Is it possible to use your mac version of the Paul extreme time stretching?

Thank you for your attention

Martin

Comment on The Republican Party’s War On America, and the Quisling Who Wants To Become One by Walt Belles

Walt Belles — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 07:10:42 +0000

You have be a moron to post such a one sided view of America.

Comment on Jan 2010 DJ Mix by anthony shakir

anthony shakir — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:16:01 +0000

hey crusher,

this is a hot mix. cooly g got me too. i am hooked on her stuff. but this is what a mix tape should sound like. thanks for the inspiration.

shake shakir

Comment on Paul Stretch (extreme audio time stretching) for OS X to download! by toe

toe — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 01:30:46 +0000

Doesn’t work here either: intel 10.4.11

Comment on Paul Stretch (extreme audio time stretching) for OS X to download! by Free Tool for Extreme Time Stretching: Paul's Extreme Sound Stretch - Dallas Dance Music - Dallas nightlife, music, tickets, and more

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 15:44:12 +0000

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Comment on Marine Corps Public Affairs Director Upset by Avatar? Please! by sbw

sbw — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 16:27:18 +0000

Heh. Moral qualms, or just a smokin’ hot kinky blue native girl? One might even argue that Eywa evolved the Na’vi purposely to attract and capture a leader from the ranks of any aggressive alien invaders who might stop by.

And some have made that argument:

http://ideas.4brad.com/avatar-isnt-dances-wolves-its-another-plot

Comment on Does the world really need any more virtual instruments or effects? by chaircrusher

chaircrusher — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 18:49:00 +0000

I really like Harmless actually — the ‘leaky’ filter types are unique and musically useful. There’s something really appealing about the sounds, and I like tuning the timbre with the sliders at the top. And there are some very inspiring presets.

Most of all it seems like it has a unique, usable sound, based on its unique internal architecture.

Comment on Does the world really need any more virtual instruments or effects? by Ronnie

Ronnie — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 08:29:30 +0000

Truth is, I have dozens of quality instruments and effects that I never really use. Having so many tools can be a proper distraction… The more instruments I have the more I find myself using just a few (mostly NI stuff like Reaktor and Kore).

That said, some things still manage to excite me; u-he’s ACE for instance. And although I will probably barely use it (and I was convinced of this at the time of purchase) I still bought Harmless for $9.

I guess there will always be room for something shiny and new, even if I don’t need it…

Comment on Does the world really need any more virtual instruments or effects? by Brendan

Brendan — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 19:49:50 +0000

I think now that powerful laptops are not only available but nearly ubiquitous (unless you have something like a netbook), there’s not a lot more that can be done in the algorithm department as far as optimization goes. As far as emulation of physical processes, at least in the realm of analog synthesis/tube emulation/whatever else, I feel like software has kind of reached a peak. Personally I feel like we’re as close as we’re going to get, and if you just have to have the real thing, you just have to spend the real money. If you want something that sounds pretty damn good but is not the real thing, there’s some software out there for you. There’s always some optimization that can be done in regards to interfaces, as all the synths I use on a regular basis have gads of options that can be something of a chore to navigate.

I’ve been thinking the past few days that the next hurdle for computer music software and hardware isn’t simply a software problem, but is rather a step toward a better integration of software and hardware. Stuff like Automap goes a long way to making synthesizers more usable and fun for me to use, and the Launchpad (or APC40 or Monome or whatever grid-based controller you want to use) does a good job of giving you real-time feedback for things happening on the software side as well. I say that this is a hurdle only because those sorts of grid-based devices have levels of support that ranges from “excellent” to “you better know how to write software.” (okay that’s a bit of hyperbole but you understand what I mean I’m sure). In any event, I think grid-based controllers go a long way in helping people model other kinds of physical processes (like sequencing) that can’t be as easily modeled with key- or pad-based controllers. The further you get me away from my mouse the better, and those are the things I’m watching out for, not just the next ‘best’ plugin.

Comment on Sergeant Ridiculous EP by ::: Machtdose ::: | n0theen

::: Machtdose ::: | n0theen — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 12:01:49 +0000

[...] Chaircrusher – Sergeant Ridiculous (Chris O’Grady Remix) [Cornwarning] [...]

Comment on New Year Day Miscellaneous by chaircrusher

chaircrusher — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 02:16:54 +0000

Thanks for the HTML catch, Mr. Upton. It made the fucking blog go mental and start incorporating chunks of other posts. Wordpress is a hell of a drug.

Comment on New Year Day Miscellaneous by michael

michael — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 22:35:44 +0000

Happy New Year!

You got a single quote where you need a double in your link to Hott’s Myspace, has munched most of the rest of your post…