Now that my previous project is finished, it’s time to start the next. In an entirely different direction, I will now tackle the field of audio analysis. My first step was to take a look at what’s already out there and I must admit, it was overwhelming. There are a lot of very specialized tools [...]
Via the excellent ProgrammableWeb blog, I discovered Music Hack Day. Two days filled with information, workshops and hacking of music APIs. It must have been some interesting days, because the resulting hacks are all great. Hacking and programming all night long. It reminds me of the demoparties I used to attend. Maybe we should hold [...]
Last Sunday’s Grammy‘s certainly have awarded some of the most popular artists. Coldplay, Daft Punk, Madonna and many others are certainly not bad artists, but don’t they get enough exposure anyway? What about all the little artists out there? The long tail There’s this theory out there, that the Internet will enable even the most [...]
I don’t think I’ve ever mentioned Quadran or Philippe Van Mullem on the Streamhead blog. Which is a real shame. So for my second post of the new year, I’m going to invite you to collect as much of his music as possible. The Internet has made it basic, to get an overview of the [...]
Matthew Herbert is something special. He is a sampler, and he does not re-use any existing samples. He makes his own, wherever that might take him. He is also very politically engaged and wants to change the world through his music. But I’m not sure if any of that matters, because, above all, he is [...]
I used to be a real electronica fan. It started with radio shows, but soon enough, I found myself visiting vinyl stores and trying to sample any and all new records. Then the Internet changed things. Suddenly the choice was even more massive than it already was, but it was also much more accessible. Certainly [...]
Today I combine 2 new (sort of) hi-tech web services to reproduce the most outdated tech ever. Ingredients ccMixter: a site that hosts mixes based on Creative Commons work. If you don’t know already, Creative Commons is a set of licenses (like copyright) that gives artists a bit more freedom. For instance they can choose [...]
The more repetitive and percussion-based progressive music tends to walk a thin line between brilliant hypnotic beats and rhythms and boring never-ending loops. In many cases called the “dub” mix, it’s a very fine line and it’s a line that changes based on personal preferences, the mood, the context and many other factors. Many of [...]
photo credit: Retinafunk If you’re into trance music, you might be interested in my updated trance radio guide. Go have a look and let me know your favorite online station. update: the guide is currently undergoing one more urgently needed, it will be back soon.
Many musicians like to add the perfect images to their sounds. Usually they end up with a 3 minute boobshow destined for MTV and the likes. Others take it to strange, yet mindblowing extremes (seriously, Koyaanisqatsi is worth at least a few blog posts on its own). BT’s This Binary Universe looks to take the [...]