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:: Tuesday, December 31, 2002 ::

I'll have a rather boring New Years Eve it seems.

:: DJ 6:50 PM [+] ::
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Tranquil Desolation, an ambient song featuring techno beats at 70 BPM and illbient effects, is now available at mp3.com.

:: DJ 5:56 AM [+] ::
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can't think can't think can't think...

:: DJ 12:48 PM [+] ::
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Take your soul off!

:: DJ 10:18 PM [+] ::
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'Card bombed' the Exit night club in Chicago last night.
Not really much of an ambient down tempo trip hop crowd, but maybe I'll get a few listens and/or some exposure.

In addition to 'card bombing' the place, I did have a nice visit with a couple of old friends.

:: DJ 11:00 AM [+] ::
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Tried doing some promotion today at a hotel lounge, but they don't use live acts.
Oh, well.

:: DJ 5:51 PM [+] ::
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Eleanor, my latest drum 'n' bass song, is available on on mp3.com. The song is named for my grandmother. While I don't think she ever heard drum 'n' bass, she did dance the Charleston.

:: DJ 6:13 PM [+] ::
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A moment of silence for Joe Strummer.

The Clash was my first exposure to punk rock when I saw them on Saturday Night Live in the early 80s.

I didn't know him, and yet, I will miss him.

:: DJ 9:38 AM [+] ::
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Stayed up to 1:30 AM last night and finished up most of a song while sitting in bed with the cat.
Will finish that one off today and maybe start another - in between movies, of course.

:: DJ 7:57 AM [+] ::
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Have done nothing with regards to music today (besides listen to Big Soup by Vibert).
Saw a couple of movies and that's about it.
Best thing about the previews was that about 2/3 of the songs were electronic.
Should work on some songs tomorrow though.

:: DJ 10:49 PM [+] ::
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Ok, A&R is closed at raw42. I guess they'll have to wait.

:: DJ 9:33 PM [+] ::
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Alright. I visited family over the weekend.
Received a couple of CDs of loops as a Christmas present.
Finished up a song.
It will be available online shortly.
Rendering it now then will upload it to mp3.com and raw42.

:: DJ 9:29 PM [+] ::
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So in the throes of my cold yesterday, posting here slipped my mind...

:: DJ 7:43 AM [+] ::
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Sent out a ""demo" to a Dutch magazine called De 'Klink' for a review. Will wait and see what comes of it. Their home page says "deze website is voornamelijk bedoeld voor mensen die geïnteresseerd zijn in alternatieve- rock, metal en punk muziek", so I'm not sure why they wanted to review my electronic music. Maybe they're review will just consist of insulting me and my music in Dutch. I guess it could be worse...

:: DJ 6:52 PM [+] ::
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Grandpa Ralph is now available on mp3.com.

Grandpa Ralph is a 170 BPM drum 'n' bass piece featuring groovy organs and killer drum riffs spiced up by high hats and fast cymbal work.

:: DJ 7:12 PM [+] ::
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You're the victim.

:: DJ 5:42 PM [+] ::
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Uploaded a new song to mp3.com and raw42 yesterday.

Watch this space for a link when it hit's the 'net.

:: DJ 11:21 AM [+] ::
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Ok, so it appears that it wasn't a problem with Blogger at all for the last 2 days, but a problem with IE on my laptop at home not allowing me to do something that it used to do. Have no idea what settings changed where. Damn. And that's probably the reason that I couldn't get to thinkgeek.com either. Damn.

:: DJ 7:12 AM [+] ::
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Cease to resist
Giving my goodbyes.

:: DJ 7:08 AM [+] ::
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I've been reading old interviews of Luke Vibert (aka Wagon Christ aka Plug) lately. Entertaining reading. It's nice to get insight into other bed room DJs

:: DJ 6:55 PM [+] ::
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Still working on hawking my CD.
Going to label #2.
Raw42 gave me some good input.

:: DJ 9:53 PM [+] ::
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Automobiling, jazz-dancing nightlifers.

:: DJ 5:26 PM [+] ::
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Cool. The ZonkBoard to your left works.
I will tweak the colors later.

:: DJ 7:36 AM [+] ::
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Fuzzy Navels and Violent Femmes.
It's just like the 80s.

:: DJ 6:45 AM [+] ::
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You are the apparatus.
I am the hand.

:: DJ 6:15 PM [+] ::
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All right. I'm beginning to float demos for a CD deal.
We'll see what happens.
Watch this space ;)

:: DJ 9:02 PM [+] ::
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Hermetic is now available online.

This is what raw42 says about it:

Hermetic-Film/TV Soundtrack
A bubbling intro with swaying gentle pads and tinkling effects give the feeling of underwater explorations or distant journeys into space and beyond. Also includes some nice guitar sections.

:: DJ 6:52 PM [+] ::
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Hermetic was accepted by raw42 today.

It's pending at mp3.com right now since I was too lazy to upload it for the last 2 weekends...

I'll add the link here once it hits my mp3 page.

:: DJ 6:34 PM [+] ::
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As usual, I love it when 20-minute techno song hits the chart (see Opus To Zarathustra And Misc Cowfish for details).

Chicago Electronic
60. Opus To Zarathustra And Misc Cowfish
77. Placid Abstraction

Chicago IDM
2. Illumined Pleasures

Chicago Techno
4. Opus To Zarathustra And Misc Cowfish
24. Illumined Pleasures

Chicago Ambient
6. Placid Abstraction
32. Slough

Chicago Goa
15. Savitur

Chicago Happy Hardcore
16. Wretched Bliss

Chicago Trip Hop
23. Chthonic Cerumen
24. Understanding The Breakdown Of God
25. Premature Ossification
26. Bansuri Summer Sturm und Drang
34. Absolutely Modern

Chicago Down Tempo
46. Chthonic Cerumen
47. Understanding The Breakdown Of God
48. The Honorable Margaret Chase Smith
49. Premature Ossification
50. Bansuri Summer Sturm und Drang

:: DJ 8:42 PM [+] ::
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Rudolph's Butt...

:: DJ 7:20 PM [+] ::
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I want a Charlie-In-The-Box for Christmas.

:: DJ 7:12 PM [+] ::
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Went to the Art Institute in Chicago today. Good stuff. Saw "Art of the Medicis" - which was ok, but it wasn't as cool as the photos.

Photographers featured were Louis Faurer and Robert Frank.

Check it out if you can. Faurer had a lot of cool shots of NYC from the 40s (mainly), and Frank had photos from a variety of times/places (lots of collage/montage with writing on them - if you're into that sort of thing, then you'll like Frank).

:: DJ 8:09 PM [+] ::
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