When life has got you down whats the thing you go for? A bit of chocolate or ice cream? Maybe something a little more destructive? Do you immediately think of sad songs? Music has a strange ability to amplify feelings or wash them away, and sometimes you just need to wallow in some sadness. So…
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After our first future music feature on No Glow last month, we asked him to point us in the direction of some other NYC artists making creative and fresh music. He didn’t disappoint. Goodnightmares (Abe) makes groovy bass-centric beats out of Brooklyn. Take a night out in Brooklyn and you’ll hear these UK-influenced beats are becoming more…
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Check out this artfully done mini-doc by Pitchfork and director team Cousins on psychedelics and its effect on modern music. They interview experts, musicians, and historians about the marriage of psychedelics and music, and its rebellious offspring affectionately known as rock & roll. Interviewee’s include Daedelus, TOKiMONSTA, Dr. Strangeloop (woo!), Doldrums, and Dr. Charles Grob…
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[soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/playlists/1882421″ height=”200″ iframe=”true” /] The internet has done a lot for independent artists in the 21st century. Its opened up the door for many artists to create and distribute their work without going through labels or having to physically distribute tapes. Its created a thriving underground network that allows artists, fans and the media…
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Last week I came upon Beathound, a new free service that analyzes your iTunes library and fills you in on the albums your missing and recommends new music for you. It’s pretty simple to use, just go to www.beathound.com and upload your iTunes’ XML file (found in your iTunes folder, very simple). After a few hours…
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Will we someday be able to donate our consciousness like we would an organ? The mind is the one place where people can be truly alone. However, in the future you may be able to access the contents of a mind with the swipe of a library card or the download of a file. An article by io9…
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As humans make new leaps in technology, there is always someone not far behind using that technology to make music. Over the last 30 years or so electronics have become increasingly integrated into the creative process, but not necessarily accepted by traditionalists. The Reactable seeks to bridge that gap by making electronic synthesis not only…
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