Brian Eno back with his first new solo album since 2005
Brian Eno is set to release a new solo album through Warp this autumn. Entitled LUX, it’s set for release on November 12th and features a single 75-minute long compilation divided up into four tracks of just over 20 minutes. The composition itself is made up of 12 sections, and originally evolved from a work of Eno’s that’s currently housed in the Great Gallery of the Palace of Venaria in Turin.
In the text accompanying the album announcement, it’s described as “expanding upon the types of themes and sonic textures that were present on such classic albums as Music For Films, Music For Airports and Apollo: Atmospheres and Soundtracks … Eno sees it as a continuation of his ‘Music for Thinking’ project that includes Discreet Music (1975) and Neroli (1993).”
LUX will be released on double vinyl and CD via Warp.
MiniBrute and the MicroKorg makes #1
“I really do like the sounds of the MiniBrute and the MicroKorg, especial when they are together to make one.”
German bodypop act And One calls it quits – end of the road
According to various sources and frequent rumors And One has called it quits. Label changes, fights between past and present band members finally made Steve take the decision to through ion the towel. Here’s a text from Side-Line exploring the situation further – too bad for a band that had so many good EBM / synth pop tracks in their portfolio:
Whereas the band insinuated earlier this week that they would sign to Out Of Line, it now seems that And One will simply stop all activity and cease to exist. The news is also confirmed by other scene magazines, such as Sonic Seducer which reports “Schluss, aus, vorbei: And One lösen sich auf”.
And since Steve thinks we can’t read German, here are his words: “Für And One besteht kein Bedarf mehr, weder bei einer neuen Plattenfirma zu unterschreiben, noch für And One ein eigenes Label zu gründen. Die letzten Werke lassen wir einfach nur pressen und verkaufen sie selber auf Konzerten und online oder so. Mal sehn. Scheiß auf Charts oder Konventionen. And One ist durch mit der Branche.” Even our colleagues at Sonic Secucer interpretate this as the end.
The end of the band was written in the stars after endless battles with labels and (ex-members), ego-tripping ramblings on the bands blog attacking other artists, doll fights, plus the odd cat fight between frontman Steve Naghavi and Side-Line.
And One was a German New Wave, synthpop and EBM band founded by Steve Naghavi and Chris Ruiz in 1989. The band’s first release was “Metal Hammer”. On June 4, 2011 Chris Ruiz and Gio van Oli announced they were leaving And One and formed a new band entitled PAKT. It got the PAKT members lots of public shouting and denigrating comments from Steve Naghavi who increasingly seemed to have lost the pedals. The band’s last album was 2012’s “S.T.O.P.”
A couple of their most recent releases can be found below:
Stay tuned for more info…..
Electronic pop: Vanguard – Goodbye
New electronic pop video from Vanguard, modern synth music a bit on the slow side 
Vanguard is Jonas Olofsson & Patrik Hansson
Like them on facebook for more information and news: http://www.facebook.com/vanguardofficial
Website : http://www.vanguardmusic.se
Director, Producer & Script writer
Nicolina Sturesson, Svalorna Mediaproduktion
Photo, Editing & Grading
Eric Hasso, Igelkott Film
Experimental: Kraft test drummie & Robert Plant
Background details:
Circuitbended toy with 4 drum sounds, changed the buttons contacts to car antenna and metal sponges -the idea is from Mateo Carabajal- playing along with a 555 osc -drawdio style- on a Plectranthus australis (aka dollar plant)
Virsyn Harmony Voice is a harmonizer turning your voice into a choir
Virsyn describes their new Harmony Voice app as a pitch shifter and harmonizer with professional features including automatic tuning correction.
Virsyn says that you can sing and Harmony voice will add up to four voices according to the chords you play with the piano keyboard or, alternatively, instead of playing the chords yourself you can let Harmony Voice play the chords automatically to enrich the sound of your voice in a musically pleasant way.
The voice character can be adjusted in a way that you can turn a female voice into a male voice and the other way round, while a realtime visual intonation-display gives you feedback of the tunes you sing.
Features:
- Four part realtime Harmonizer / Pitch corrector
- Different Harmonizer modes:
- Manual harmonization by playing chords with up to four notes while singing
- Automatic harmonization ( Kraehenbuehl )
- Play base note and Harmony Voice adds appropriate chords
- Directly play the tunes for up to four voices with the keyboard.
- Select key note and scale for harmonization and pitch correction.
- Harmonies can be in just ( Barbershop ) or tempered tuning.
- Mix your original voice with the harmonized parts.
- Change the voice character.
- Play background track from your iTunes library.
- Hi-end reverb effect for room simulation.
- Chorus and Delay effect.
- Use a CoreMIDI compatible Interface to control Harmony Voice with a MIDI Keyboard.
- Audio recorder with Metronome.
- Upload to SoundCloud and File Export.
- Audio pasteboard for exchange with other Apps
Pricing and Availability:
$5.99
More information:
Gary Numan and Officers have collaborated on a new track – listen here
Gary Numan and Officers have collaborated on a new track, ‘Petals’, set for release as an EP on November 19 via Original Wall Of Death. The EP will feature remixes of the track by Ade Fenton, Jagz Kooner and LOSERS (Eddy Temple Morris from XFM/Paul Mullen from YourCodeNameIs:Milo/Tom Bellamy from The Cooper Temple Clause). Proceeds from the digital release will go to CALM (Campaign Against Living Miserably), a charity working to reduce the high suicide rate of men under 35.
“It’s the first in a busy period for Numan: he’s got a new album, Splinter, due next year, as well as new versions of tracks from his 2011 album Dead Son Rising by Tim Burgess, Alec Empire, The Duke Spirit, Alessandro Cortini from Nine Inch Nails and Gazelle Twin. All this material should be previewed on his upcoming ‘Dead Moon Falling’ tour, with Officers, whose debut album On The Twelve Thrones is set for release on December 3
Via Q”
KORG/KID – 2012 FALL NEW PRODUCTS DIGEST MOVIE
Brand new teaser from KORG featuring upcoming stuff – including a Hello Kitty keyboard / microPiano
If you read the forums on KORG it seems that the end users are not all that happy with what has come out of the KORG labs recently, check out the quote below:
“First, let’s come out with a really awesome workstation. We’ll call it the Kronos. But let’s make it out of really cheap, recycled computer compenents. Then, let’s release an X version of this keyboard, and use slightly better, crappy computer compnents. Let’s slap on a laggy touchscreen interface and sell it for $4000. Then, right when everybody is thinking we won’t need to release another workstation for awhile, we can hit them right where it hurts, with a shittier version of the same workstation we have been working on for the last 5 years. How are we going to make it shittier? No worries, we’ll just take out all the cool sounds! But we’ll call it revolutionary, we’ll call it the answer to all their problems, and they’ll have to buy it! Best of all, we’ll give it a different name! Instead of something like Kronos LE, we’ll just call it Krome and make them think they’re getting a whole new product! It’s BRILLIANT!”
2012年秋〜冬にかけて、コルグ/KIDから発売予定の新製品、ならびにKID取扱ブランドのイチオシを一挙ご紹介。In Googlish: Autumn and winter 2012, once the jewel of the brands introduce KID handling, as well as new products will be released from Korg / KID.
*KORG
http://www.korg.co.jp/
KROME, microPIANO Hello Kitty Model, kaossilator 2 PW, microKORG XL+, microSeries Color Variation, TMR-50,pitchblack Color Variation
*VOX
http://www.voxamps.jp/
amPhones Series, AC4C1/15C1/30C2-BRG, StompLab IG/IB/IIG/IIB, APACHE-I/II BASS, ELEUKU
*PRS
http://www.prsguitars.jp/
PRS SE Amplifier Line
*Kemper
http://www.korg.co.jp/News/2012/091402/
Profiling Amplifier
*SONTRONICS
Microphones
RubberBand Synth – Free Ableton Pack
My ever so persistent US DJ friend AfroDJMac delivers yet another inspiring Live pack
“Here’s a free Ableton Live Instrument rack made from the sound of a rubber band plucked and recorded with a contact microphone. Special thanks to Theo, my cat, for helping out.”
Full Post and Download: http://bit.ly/freesynth65
Homemade Contact Mic: http://getlofi.com/shop
Visit my site for more stuff like this, including Live Instrument downloads, tutorials and music! http://www.afrodjmac.com
Orbital performing “Chimes” live on KCRW
Dance music duo Orbital is one of techno’s most celebrated and accomplished partnerships. They pack a punch and we hear songs from their new album, Wonky, when these Brits invade KCRW studios on Morning Becomes Eclectic. Watch / Listen to the full session here: http://www.kcrw.com/music/programs/mb/mb120924orbital
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