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:: Tuesday, December 30, 2003 ::

Placid Abstraction is now available on electronicscene.com.

Here's what Raw42 says about it:
Minimally funky intro slides into slow tempo floating pads and carries on in same vein throughout.

:: DJ 8:56 PM [+] ::
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Tried to fence tonight. No foilists, however. Bummer. Plenty of sabre fencers and epeeists - but, alas, no foilists...

:: DJ 8:54 PM [+] ::
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I'm being featured on DJ Crusher's Club Mix web page.

I'm also doing two shows (Friday and Saturday night's 9 - Midnight US Pacific Time) on DJ Crusher's The Mix radio station.

Thanks, DJ C!

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Illumined Pleasures is now available on electronicscene.

Here's what Raw42 says about it:
Jazzy, swinging free-form IDM. Quirky little blips and bleeps with lightly funky deep bass and fusion-styled beats.

:: DJ 10:27 AM [+] ::
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Added Bansuri Summer Sturm und Drang to my electronicscene site.

Here's what Raw42 says about the song:
A low-key blippy scientific illbient affair with unusual sounds and plodding underlying percussion combined with eerie/avant-garde effects and synth lines. Subtle, unusual, somewhat experimental.

:: DJ 6:25 PM [+] ::
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Long time people suffering.

:: DJ 3:23 PM [+] ::
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Pure science.

:: DJ 9:48 AM [+] ::
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The further you run from death
The closer you get.

:: DJ 9:21 AM [+] ::
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I am back. And will be posting more later...

:: DJ 4:56 PM [+] ::
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Looks like I'm going to be on another FM station. This one is WSVN at 89.1 FM in Thornton, IL. Cool!

:: DJ 9:52 PM [+] ::
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Ok, it's officially getting cold now.

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I'm listed on the Midwest Bands site now. We'll see what comes of that, but it looks like they do nice work there.

:: DJ 6:33 PM [+] ::
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Actually had enough time tonight to work on a mailing. Sending the demo out to a couple of more stations and sites for reviews. Fun stuff. Go to do that every week, otherwise nothing will happen. Activity breeds results.

Party on.

:: DJ 9:28 PM [+] ::
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Apparently there were some technical difficulties with the show on Friday, so I'm reburning a CD for the The Mix and will see how it goes this time...

:: DJ 7:42 PM [+] ::
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Way too busy to post this weekend.

Saw Blue Man Friday night. Last time I saw them was 5 years ago. Was awesome. Went out for Ethiopian food afterwards. Fun stuff.

Saturday, I had a charity event, family obligations then ran errands. Busy all day.

Spent the whole day with friends today. This is my first time at the computer today.

Time to catch up on email.

:: DJ 8:43 PM [+] ::
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I'm hosting the DREAMDAZE Show On The Mix on 12 Dec 2003 at 9 - Midnight PST.

Thank you to all the artists who volunteered their music for the show, including:
Bagua: www.bleeding-ear.co.uk
Deliciound - www.deliciound.net
DJ Catatonic - www.twelvefifteen.com
DREAMDAZE - www.dreamdaze.org
MIDI Queen - www.midiqueen.com
NathanC - www.nathanc.co.uk
Orbay - www.orbay.tk
Phat Kid - www.gemaria.com/~phatkid
Rachel Nusbaumer - www.rachelnusbaumer.com
Silvercord - www.silvercordproject.com
Smoke Dog T - www.smokedogt.com

Here's the playlist:
Bioluminescence, Part 3 - Silvercord
Serene Anguish - DREAMDAZE
Placid Abstraction - DREAMDAZE
Morphological - DREAMDAZE
Against The Flow - Nathan C
Planet Of The Ninja - Bagua
Automobiling Jazz Dancing Nightlifers - DREAMDAZE
Gettin Crunky - DJ Catatonic
Brevity - DREAMDAZE
Atmosherocephalic - DREAMDAZE
Chiang Mai - Bagua
Sometimes - Phat Kid
Feel Your Insides - DJ Catatonic
Sounds Under The Brown Light (Central Idea) - Orbay
Outplay - Deliciound
Up - Smoke Dog T
Parallel Rush (Split Infinity) - MIDI Queen
Rise (Remix) - Smoke Dog T
Love - Smoke Dog T
Halcyon Dreams - MIDI Queen
Nestlian Abyss - Deliciound
Neotroit - Deliciound
Dubland - Deliciound
Daydreaming - Rachel Nusbaumer
Grandpa Ralph - DREAMDAZE
Sept of Energy (Tower 313 Remix) - Deliciound
Waiting For You (Free Trance Planet Remix) - Rachel Nusbaumer
P.IDM - Orbay
Illumined Pleasures - DREAMDAZE
Looking At The Day - Bagua
Eleanor, Again and Again - DREAMDAZE
No Longer Meditative - DREAMDAZE
Transcending Evolution - DJ Catatonic
Somewhere In The Middle - DJ Catatonic
Make Me Upset (Whiney Bitch Edit) - Phat Kid
At Arm's Length - Phat Kid

And finally, a BIG thank you to DJ Crusher at The Mix for giving me this opportunity.

:: DJ 6:08 AM [+] ::
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Getting some chart action on electronicscene:

Total 7-day Chart:
37. Grandpa Ralph

Ambient 30-day Chart:
26. Simple Non-Linear Melancholic Swirl

Ambient 7-day Chart:
3. Simple Non-Linear Melancholic Swirl

Breakbeat 30-day Chart:
32. No Longer Meditative

Breakbeat 30-day Chart:
9. No Longer Meditative

Down Tempo 30-day Chart:
20. Atmosherocephalic
24. Automobiling Jazz Dancing Nightlifers

Down Tempo 7-day Chart:
4. Atmosherocephalic
6. Automobiling Jazz Dancing Nightlifers

Drum'n'Bass 30-day Chart:
30. Grandpa Ralph
31. Eleanor, Again and Again

Drum'n'Bass 7-day Chart:
6. Grandpa Ralph
14. Eleanor, Again and Again


IDM 30-day Chart:
36. Simple Girl Simple Dress

IDM 7-day Chart:
26. Simple Girl Simple Dress

Illbient 30-day Chart:
10. Mechaniceluard

Illbient 7-day Chart:
2. Mechaniceluard

:: DJ 8:56 PM [+] ::
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Click here for the show where I was played on WRVU (Vanderbilt U's station in Nashville, TN).

If you care to, vote for me here as "Mixdown Mixer Of The Year 2003".

Thanks!

:: DJ 9:18 PM [+] ::
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It's funny because it's true.
George Bush is a miserable failure.

:: DJ 9:21 PM [+] ::
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"Everything changes but the avant-garde."
- Paul Valery

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Spent a while today doing the voice part of my radio show for The Mix next week. Need to finish up tomorrow and FedEx out a CD Monday to them to make sure it gets there on time and everything's cool.

:: DJ 4:27 PM [+] ::
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DREAMDAZE vs. Moby...

:: DJ 10:40 PM [+] ::
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No Longer Meditative is now available on electronicscene.

Here's what Raw42 has to say about this experimental breakbeat song:
A breakbeat frenzy with lots of different breaks combined with various jazz elements, particularly lots of rhodes melodies, tinging bells and some sax hits. A bizarre experimental number, but still engaging.

:: DJ 5:42 AM [+] ::
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Grandpa Ralph is now available on electronicscene.

Here's how Raw42 describes the song:
Abstract breakbeat sequences combine with smooth chord structures and light airy percussion - experimental drum n' bass.

:: DJ 5:37 AM [+] ::
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I'm doing an online radio show for The Mix featuring electronic music on Friday 12/12 from 9 PM to Midnight Pacific Standard Time.

If you are interested in having your music played, email me. There are no royalties, but I'll be giving band names, song names and URLs for every song played, so it will be some decent exposure for you if I use your song.

:: DJ 9:00 PM [+] ::
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Read an interview with D R E A M D A Z E here on 1215.

Again the interview is here.

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Simple Non-Linear Melancholic Swirl, on of my ambient songs, is now available on electronicscene.

Here's what raw42 says about it:
"Gentle ambience with rolling backing and pensive piano. Stays on one level throughout."

:: DJ 5:39 AM [+] ::
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Temporary holding from mp3.com until I clean it up...

Review of 'Brevity' at http://djsky.pngusa.net/dreamdaze.html: "This track has a gorgeous atmosphere, laid back beats accompany a collection of interesting and well picked sounds which deliver an enjoyable sonic experience. At no time does anything seem out of place which is a testament to the arrangement skills on display. All I would criticise is the overall production, just a bit of work to tighten up the sound and this one would be in my collection. Overall a very well put together example of ambience. 9/10."

Review of several tracks at http://www.randomartist.com/reviews.php?id=403: "DREAMDAZE combines a lot of diverse organic elements into the mix. Brevity, for example, sounds mostly live with some great ambient samples mixed against tribal beats. Face, scratches and brushes around a walking keyboard bass in a most unusual way adding in some nice textured pads. Good sound track material, that. Anthracite is probably my favorite track. Nice use of bass and drum loops balanced with cool breaks. For electronica that continues to suprise and please, I recommend sampling DREAMDAZE's entire playlist."

:: DJ 5:45 AM [+] ::
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Damn, mp3.com is slow for downloading...guess everyone is doing the same thing.

:: DJ 3:13 PM [+] ::
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I'm busy downloading all my songs of mp3.com right now before it goes away Tuesday. Just want to be sure that I have copies of all of them.

:: DJ 3:12 PM [+] ::
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Mechaniceluard is now available on electronicscene.

Here's what Raw42 says about it:
Meaty electro robotic body-popping early fsol-styled avant garde track with deep snarling analogue synths, zaps galore and other wild and crazy goings on.

:: DJ 7:05 PM [+] ::
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Eleanor, Again and Again is now available on electronicscene.

Here's what Raw42 says about it:
Frantic, manic drum and bass melee, with crazy beats, cheesy piano riffs and gnarly bassline growls.

:: DJ 11:36 AM [+] ::
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Simple Girl Simple Dress is finally available online at electronicscene.

Again here's what Raw42 says about it:
Abstract, experimental-styled electronic track that jumps from different beat patterns. Has interesting synth undertones. Adventerous, but very listenable.

:: DJ 9:05 PM [+] ::
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Atmosherocephalic is now number 17 on electronicscene down tempo chart, and Automobiling Jazz Dancing Nightlifers is number 32.

:: DJ 8:33 PM [+] ::
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Forgot I was listed on the Centerstage Chicago site.

Found it during a google search.

:: DJ 8:29 PM [+] ::
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Atmosherocephalic is now available on electronicscene.

BTW, I uploaded Atmosherocephalic and it's already number 21 on the down tempo charts there.

:: DJ 8:00 PM [+] ::
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Automobiling Jazz Dancing Nightlifers is now available on electronicscene.

:: DJ 7:58 PM [+] ::
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Working on an interview for hardcorepromo.com.

:: DJ 9:09 PM [+] ::
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Have an electronicscene site up now. Will be adding one song a day for the next 25 days or so.

:: DJ 8:24 PM [+] ::
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Getting the mailings going again...

:: DJ 8:23 PM [+] ::
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Cool! Looks like my mp3's are for sale on Audio Lunchbox now!

:: DJ 3:26 PM [+] ::
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I subscribed to it in college.
And now I've found it on the web.

It is the best thing to happen to me in months.

:: DJ 3:11 PM [+] ::
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Wow! The UFC was especially good tonight! The Matt Hughes match was awesome!

:: DJ 11:15 PM [+] ::
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So this is how the music industry has changed already.

From all over the world:
I purchase virtual synths, sound editing programs and sequencers electronically and download them to my laptop.

In the US:
I make sounds with the virtual synths. I chop them into loops with the sound editing programs. I arrange the loops into songs with a sequencing program. I render them to a "high res" mp3 with the sequencing program.

In the US & UK:
I upload the song from the US to my publisher in the UK. My publisher emails a "yes" or "no" for acceptance. The contract is electronically signed. The publisher releases the song for digital distribution.

From all over the world:
Consumers buy my songs, download them and pay for them electronically with their credit cards.

In the UK & US:
The publisher pays me electronically from the UK directly into my checking account in the US.

Results:
Never has a physical good changed hands. Nothing but membranes vibrating air has resulted in the physical world.

Wild...

:: DJ 8:36 PM [+] ::
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If you like Monty Python, you'll love this:
Estimating the Airspeed Velocity of an Unladen Swallow

:: DJ 5:53 AM [+] ::
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My publisher Raw42 today put forward my song Atmosherocephalic for consideration for a water commercial in the UK.

Here's what Raw42 says about Atmosherocephalic.

"Atmosherocephalic" - Down Tempo
No real intro as such with this one, just straight in with lighty jumpy beats, smooth floating underwater-styled fx and a deep sub bassline...very groovy with a definite non-aggressive feel to the whole track.

:: DJ 8:37 PM [+] ::
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So, for D R E A M D A Z E this is a historic moment. For the first time ever (to my knowledge), I've had more listens from a country other than the United States than from the U.S. And the winner is...

South Africa!

So next year, I'm pulling for South Africa in the Rugby World Cup!

Premium Artist Stats for the week beginning 2003-11-11

Listens By Region
Austria 1
Azerbaijan 3
Bangladesh 1
Belgium 4
Brazil 1
Canada 7
Chile 3
China 77
Colombia 1
Czech Republic 2
Finland 1
France 2
France, Metropolitan 4
Germany 7
Greece 1
Hungary 5
India 7
Italy 5
Japan 2
Korea, North 1
Malaysia 1
Mexico 7
Netherlands 8
Peru 2
Poland 3
Portugal 1
Romania 3
Russian Federation 2
South Africa 1925
Spain 4
United Kingdom 6
United States 943
Vanuatu 1
Venezuela 1
Viet Nam 2

Average Age of Listener 29
Listens By Gender
UNKNOWN 0.78%
FEMALE 22.83%
MALE 76.37%

:: DJ 5:47 AM [+] ::
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Oops. Forgot to post yesterday. Had a busy evening and didn't do much of anything besides play with my finances. Very close to finishing up yet another song.

:: DJ 8:15 PM [+] ::
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Had a new song accepted by raw42 today. Since mp3.com is going away, I'm not going to bother posting it there, but here's what raw42 said anyhow to tide you over until I post it...somewhere.

"Simple Girl Simple Dress" - IDM
Abstract, experimental-styled electronic track that jumps between different beat patterns with interesting synth undertones. Adventerous but very listenable.

:: DJ 9:04 PM [+] ::
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Ah. It's a gray fall day, and I'm inside next the fireplace with a cup of hot Irish Breakfast tea.

:: DJ 2:04 PM [+] ::
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Wow! England wins! They're going to the Rugby World Cup!

They defeated France. I'm surprised frankly. And New Zealand is out of it too. Oof.

Once this is over, I'll go back to posting about music.

:: DJ 11:54 AM [+] ::
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More stats from the previous week...

The reason I'm even posting this is because I'd never heard of Bouvet Island before - but the CIA Factbook comes through again.

Bouvet Island is an uninhabited volcanic island southwest of South Africa almost entirely covered by glaciers and difficult to approach. It was discovered in 1739 by a French naval officer after whom the island was named. No claim was made until 1825, when the British flag was raised. In 1928, the UK waived its claim in favor of Norway, which had occupied the island the previous year. In 1971, Bouvet Island and the adjacent territorial waters were designated a nature reserve. Since 1977, Norway has run an automated meteorological station on the island.

I guess one of the Norse weathermen there gave me a listen. Heh.

Premium Artist Stats for the week beginning 2003-10-29

Listens By Region
Bouvet Island 1
Canada 7
Hungary 3
Japan 1
Malaysia 5
Mexico 1
Switzerland 1
Turks and Caicos Islands 21
United Kingdom 5
United States 1378

Average Age of Listener 36
Listens By Gender
FEMALE 20%
MALE 80%

:: DJ 8:14 AM [+] ::
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No heavy listening outside the US, but a wide range of countries at least.

Premium Artist Stats for the week beginning 2003-11-6

Listens By Region
Afghanistan 3
Argentina 1
Armenia 2
Australia 1
Brazil 6
Canada 11
Chile 3
China 8
Colombia 1
Cyprus 2
Czech Republic 2
Egypt 1
Estonia 3
Finland 1
France 2
Germany 5
Hungary 3
India 5
Iran 2
Italy 6
Japan 4
Lithuania 2
Malaysia 2
Malta 1
Mexico 6
Netherlands 1
Peru 1
Philippines 6
Poland 4
Portugal 1
Romania 2
Russian Federation 2
Spain 1
Sweden 3
Sao Tome and Principe 3
Turkey 2
United Kingdom 8
United States 1252
Venezuela 2
Viet Nam 4
Yemen 1
Yugoslavia 1

Average Age of Listener 32
Listens By Gender
FEMALE 22.37%
MALE 77.62%

:: DJ 8:12 AM [+] ::
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France has an unbelievable rugby team this year. Man oh man.

:: DJ 7:53 PM [+] ::
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I do believe the New Zealand All Blacks are going to have trouble with the French in this year's Rugby World Cup.

:: DJ 7:46 PM [+] ::
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Sending off CDs to New Age Retailer for review per their request today.

:: DJ 5:22 PM [+] ::
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Just got home. Too much work today. No music.

:: DJ 9:04 PM [+] ::
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I really appreciate the Libertarian subtext in this article in The Onion.

:: DJ 4:32 PM [+] ::
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Worked a bit on a couple of new songs yesterday (same ones I've been working on for a while). On the song closest to being finished, I'm in the process of redoing the synth line used. The one I had didn't quite fit. It was 2 "organ-y", and after spending time trying to add fx to it to make it sound rougher, I gave up and am looking for a new high range riff. But once, I find it I'll drop it in, and I'll be good to go.

:: DJ 9:36 AM [+] ::
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Haunted City is number 19 on mp3.com's IDM chart.

:: DJ 9:01 PM [+] ::
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Couscous with pine nuts and grapes for dinner. Yum.

:: DJ 7:20 PM [+] ::
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Just spent the last hour or so remixing the theme to the Transformers TV show. Just for giggles. And I'm not going to post it. A friend emailed me a MIDI. Just to enjoy listening to. So I figured, sometimes you just got to say, "what the f*ck." So I did it. And I'm not ashamed. But I'm not going to post it. I'm just going to use it for personal use. I don't care if you email me for a copy. I won't email it to you.

:: DJ 9:47 PM [+] ::
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Seriously chopping up the song I'm working on now. Very very ilbient.
Trying to think of titles. Maybe "Cup of Tea Rainy Day".
Hell if I know what to call it at this point...

:: DJ 8:46 PM [+] ::
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A cup of tea. A rainy night. And a laptop.
Leads to lots of progress on a new song...

:: DJ 8:29 PM [+] ::
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An accident is on purpose.

:: DJ 6:15 PM [+] ::
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Your blood is our gold.

:: DJ 6:22 AM [+] ::
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Can't fence tonight. Other obligations have raised their ugly head. Bummer.

:: DJ 6:44 PM [+] ::
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Sittin' by the fire; workin' on a song again...

:: DJ 6:32 PM [+] ::
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Spent some time on DJ Spooky's website yesterday. Had an enjoyable time reading his articles. Smart dude.

:: DJ 10:46 AM [+] ::
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Hangin' by the fireplace.
Working on a new song...

:: DJ 11:39 PM [+] ::
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Here's a great quote:

"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither."
- Benjamin Franklin, 1759

Good thought given what's going on these days in the USA.

:: DJ 6:26 PM [+] ::
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Had a good Halloween yesterday. Got home and dressed up as an alien (green, elongated feet and hands plus green mask), took the kid trick-or-treating (he went as Superman) and then hung with the neighbors. Halloween IS the best holiday. Had great weather for it too. There were a lot of superheroes out last night.

On an almost music-related note, I've installed SalesLogix and now have to restore my SQL database back up, and I can start mailing out demos again...

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Looking forward to this weekend. Goal is to get SalesLogix reinstalled on my laptop and my backup database restored. I believe that is possible. Then I'll be able to get my demos going again...

:: DJ 5:34 AM [+] ::
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Getting started on a new song. Will be in the same vein as Peculiar Vice, Haunted City and Mechaniceluard. I have fun meshing lots of different drum riffs and odd sounds.

:: DJ 5:35 AM [+] ::
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Well, I'm back finally. Was actually back yesterday afternoon, but was too busy doing little 'daily life' things to post here.

While I was out, Peculiar Vice moved up to 21 on the Ilbient charts on mp3.com, and Haunted City moved to number 33 on the IDM charts.

:: DJ 5:38 AM [+] ::
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Going to a funeral in KY today. Not much fun. Probably won't post for a couple of days until I'm back.

:: DJ 8:23 AM [+] ::
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You're miles away
You're miles away
You're miles away
I feel so distant

:: DJ 3:29 PM [+] ::
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Just got back from viewing 'Kill Bill'. Enjoyed the movie. Quite bloody. Saw a couple of couples leave. Must have been vegetarians. Damn sensitive pony tail types...

:: DJ 11:55 PM [+] ::
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Quick! Post before it's too late!

:: DJ 11:54 PM [+] ::
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Haunted City is still taking off...

World IDM
4. Haunted City

:: DJ 9:00 PM [+] ::
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Peculiar Vice, my latest illbient song, is now available for your listening pleasure on mp3.com and is published by raw42.

Here's what raw42 had to say about it:
"Strange electronic blips and bleeps interweave themselves through a rough/dirty breakbeat. The strength of the track lies in the number of different layers of sound created - always morphing and changing throughout."

:: DJ 5:38 AM [+] ::
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Anyone else watching the Rugby World Cup out there. I hope the New Zealand All Blacks win this year, but England is looking pretty good...

:: DJ 8:30 PM [+] ::
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Haunted City has taken off...

World IDM
8. Haunted City

:: DJ 7:50 PM [+] ::
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We live in a karaoke culture...

:: DJ 5:59 AM [+] ::
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For those of you scoring at home, yesterday I purchased some MSFT then sold a call against it plus I sold naked puts against DELL and INTC and also sold calls against existing SKO, AMGN and CLX positions.

And what does this have to do with music? Absolutely nothing, but it's something I do the Monday following each options's expiration...for you see (confession time), I'm a gentleman trader.

:: DJ 9:38 PM [+] ::
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World IDM

24. Haunted City

:: DJ 7:22 PM [+] ::
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Looks like one of my down tempo songs, Atmosherocephalic, is going to be part of the Indie Music Club Compilation.

Just sent faxed and overnighted my License Agreement and emailed and overnighted a copy of the song.

Good times.

:: DJ 6:58 AM [+] ::
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Haven't worked much on music this weekend (well, haven't worked on any music at all actually). Did DJ my own party on Saturday night. Just a gathering of neighbors, nothing big, but always fun to hook up the gear and let rip.

Have been really digging the electronic music station on digital cable. That and the reggae station get major playage in my household.

Have also spent time picking stocks and options for my own personal trading. Unloaded half my EBAY position Friday morning. Had doubled my money on that one, so letting my winnings ride - so to speak. Looks like I'm going to pick up some MSFT and sell a SKO option for certain. Have some other option trades to figure out still. Will sell a put or two, and I am considering going long on some LEAPS but haven't made any final determination on what exactly yet.

:: DJ 7:35 PM [+] ::
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If you've found this, you can still save yourself.

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I see action
I see people

:: DJ 8:20 PM [+] ::
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I know that the hypnotized never lie.

:: DJ 8:08 PM [+] ::
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If I swallow anything evil
Put your finger down my throat

:: DJ 7:57 PM [+] ::
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Haunted City, my latest IDM song, is now available on mp3.com.

It's published by raw42. Here's what they say:
"Cool 80s arcade-styled intro combined with simple beats and deep bassline hits builds into a more breakbeat track with more wild warblings!"

:: DJ 7:57 PM [+] ::
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My dreams are as empty
As my conscience seems to be.

:: DJ 7:55 PM [+] ::
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This week Germany is the winner!

Premium Artist Stats for the week beginning 2003-10-7

Listens By Region
Argentina 1
Australia 2
Belgium 10
Brazil 9
Canada 52
Chile 1
China 2
Denmark 7
Egypt 1
Estonia 3
Finland 1
France 7
Germany 104
Hungary 1
India 3
Indonesia 1
Italy 4
Japan 2
Latvia 2
Libya 1
Malaysia 2
Mexico 6
Netherlands 1
Peru 1
Philippines 1
Portugal 1
Romania 1
Russian Federation 3
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1
Singapore 1
Slovakia 1
Spain 79
Sweden 65
Thailand 1
Turkey 1
United Arab Emirates 3
United Kingdom 1
United States 1317
Venezuela 3
Viet Nam 9
Yemen 1

Average Age of Listener 28

Listens By Gender
FEMALE 31.47%
MALE 68.52%

:: DJ 5:48 AM [+] ::
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Very excited about going to the Amon Tobin show at the Empty Bottle on November 8.

:: DJ 9:33 PM [+] ::
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I was not at the Cubs game last night...

:: DJ 9:30 PM [+] ::
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Time you enjoy wasting isn't time wasted.

:: DJ 7:48 PM [+] ::
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The laptop is almost back. I've uploaded 2 songs to raw42 since my main laptop has died. Still need to get them up to mp3.com.

:: DJ 5:51 AM [+] ::
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Still no update to the mp3.com charts...I hate that.

:: DJ 5:37 AM [+] ::
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Got my laptop going yesterday afternoon. Now it's time to load software. Finally.

:: DJ 5:42 PM [+] ::
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Don't let them trick you again.

:: DJ 9:05 AM [+] ::
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Why do I keep seeing that nowhere?

:: DJ 7:55 PM [+] ::
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And so it is written
And so it shall be

Automobiling Jazz Dancing Nightlifers will be on ZeD TV (Canadian TV Show) on October 13.

:: DJ 5:49 AM [+] ::
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Countries with over 100 listens this week include:

- Belgium (with 106 - where I spent my August vacation, great place!),
- Canada (with 246 - where I spent last year's August vacation, great place!),
- Hungary (with 930 - a place I've never been too, but I've now added it to my list - maybe I'll do a Danube tour...),
- Japan (with 106 - a place I've always wanted to visit, a co-worker just spent his vacation there - not sure I'm ready for that looong flight yet though),
- Mexico (with 248 - 2 of my co-workers are from there), and the
- UK (with 192 - home of my publisher - spent my vacation 3 years ago there, great place!).

Premium Artist Stats for the week beginning 2003-9-30

Listens By Region
Afghanistan 7
Andorra 6
Argentina 49
Australia 27
Austria 10
Bahamas 1
Bahrain 1
Bangladesh 2
Belgium 106
Bolivia 2
Brazil 28
Bulgaria 8
Canada 246
Chile 10
China 15
Colombia 28
Costa Rica 3
Croatia 1
Cyprus 1
Czech Republic 13
Denmark 52
Dominican Republic 1
Egypt 13
El Salvador 4
Estonia 22
Ethiopia 2
Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 1
Finland 49
France 38
France, Metropolitan 7
Gambia 3
Germany 74
Greece 10
Guatemala 1
Guyana 4
Haiti 4
Heard Island and McDonald Islands 3
Hong Kong 2
Hungary 930
Iceland 5
India 29
Indonesia 19
Iran 2
Ireland 3
Israel 10
Italy 35
Japan 106
Jordan 19
Korea, South 19
Kyrgyzstan 6
Latvia 6
Lebanon 1
Lithuania 22
Macau 1
Malaysia 32
Mali 3
Malta 1
Mayotte 1
Mexico 248
Monaco 3
Morocco 3
Nepal 5
Netherlands 37
Netherlands Antilles 4
New Zealand 3
Nigeria 1
Norway 32
Pakistan 7
Panama 2
Paraguay 3
Peru 16
Philippines 24
Poland 25
Portugal 5
Puerto Rico 12
Romania 41
Russian Federation 22
Saint Kitts and Nevis 2
San Marino 1
Saudi Arabia 2
Senegal 2
Sierra Leone 1
Singapore 7
Slovakia 6
Slovenia 13
South Africa 28
Spain 34
Svalbard and Jan Mayen 1
Sweden 36
Switzerland 10
Taiwan 23
Tanzania 2
Thailand 1
Tokelau 1
Trinidad and Tobago 1
Tunisia 1
Turkey 31
Ukraine 2
United Arab Emirates 1
United Kingdom 192
United States 2998
United States Minor Outlying Islands 32
Uruguay 7
Uzbekistan 7
Vanuatu 4
Vatican City 2
Venezuela 37
Viet Nam 30
Virgin Islands, British 3
Western Sahara 2
Yemen 1
Yugoslavia 6
Zambia 7
Zimbabwe 1
Average Age of Listener 27

Listens By Gender
FEMALE 30.67%
MALE 69.32%

:: DJ 5:58 AM [+] ::
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This just in:
Illumined Pleasures is receiving air play on KAMP radio.

:: DJ 5:43 AM [+] ::
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I noticed that I had one listen from Svalbard and Jan Mayen below. I don't even know where Svalbard and Jan Mayen are. Guess I'll look them up...

And the CIA Factbook comes through. Looks like they're islands (figured that) which are part of Norway. There are no trees, and the only bushes are crowberry and cloudberry. Glaciers and snowfields cover 60% of the total area. Population is 2811. Seems they do a lot of coal-mining, trapping and fishing.

Wow. I think I've reached nearly every corner of the Earth now. Isn't the internet great?

:: DJ 5:52 AM [+] ::
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I sure wish mp3.com would get the charts back so I can see what the score is...

Maybe I should whine about this everyday. Hmmm.

:: DJ 5:46 AM [+] ::
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Holy Crap! Major "listenage" since 9/27! 160 listens in Canada! 922 listens in Hungary! 178 listens in the UK! Yowza!

OK, so I'm a little excited. It looks like Hungary is the big winner (and currently the all time winner for number of listens outside the US in a single week)!

Ever feel like you're on the verge (or maybe the edge)?

Premium Artist Stats for the week beginning 2003-9-27

Listens By Region
Afghanistan 5
Andorra 4
Argentina 16
Australia 21
Austria 10
Bahamas 1
Bahrain 1
Bangladesh 1
Belgium 78
Bolivia 2
Brazil 24
Bulgaria 6
Canada 160
Chile 12
China 9
Colombia 20
Costa Rica 3
Croatia 1
Cyprus 1
Czech Republic 11
Denmark 28
Egypt 13
El Salvador 4
Estonia 20
Ethiopia 2
Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 1
Finland 45
France 33
France, Metropolitan 5
Germany 62
Greece 9
Guatemala 1
Haiti 4
Hong Kong 1
Hungary 922
Iceland 5
India 28
Indonesia 16
Iran 2
Ireland 2
Israel 12
Italy 23
Japan 98
Jordan 3
Korea, South 3
Kyrgyzstan 6
Latvia 6
Lebanon 1
Lithuania 22
Macau 1
Malaysia 13
Mali 3
Malta 1
Mexico 62
Monaco 3
Morocco 3
Nepal 1
Netherlands 22
Netherlands Antilles 4
New Zealand 3
Nigeria 1
Norway 30
Pakistan 7
Panama 2
Peru 11
Philippines 21
Poland 19
Portugal 4
Puerto Rico 12
Romania 18
Russian Federation 21
Saint Kitts and Nevis 2
Saudi Arabia 2
Sierra Leone 1
Singapore 3
Slovakia 6
South Africa 28
Spain 24
Svalbard and Jan Mayen 1
Sweden 34
Switzerland 9
Taiwan 9
Thailand 1
Tokelau 1
Tunisia 1
Turkey 28
Ukraine 2
United Arab Emirates 1
United Kingdom 178
United States 2749
United States Minor Outlying Islands 6
Uruguay 6
Uzbekistan 7
Vanuatu 2
Vatican City 2
Venezuela 32
Viet Nam 25
Virgin Islands, British 2
Western Sahara 2
Yugoslavia 4
Zambia 4
Zimbabwe 1

Average Age of Listener 29

Listens By Gender
FEMALE 32.29%
MALE 67.70%

:: DJ 8:29 PM [+] ::
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So today is already a good music day. Two new songs have been accepted by raw42 and someone in British Columbia purchased my CD.

Here's what raw42 said about my songs (by the way, I haven't uploaded them to mp3.com yet):

"Haunted City" Idm
Cool eighties arcade-styled intro is combined with simple beats and deep bassline hits - builds into a more breakbeat track with more wild warblings!

"Peculiar Vice" Illbient
Strange electronic blips and bleeps interweave themselves through a rough/dirty breakbeat - strength of the track lies in the amount of different layers of sound created - always morphing and changing throughout.

:: DJ 6:03 AM [+] ::
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If mp3.com hasn't updated their charts by Halloween, I think it's time to look for a new service. The charts are the only reason I stayed around there. I like seeing how many people (or if anyone) are listening...

:: DJ 5:49 AM [+] ::
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Actually fired up my old version of Acid on my old laptop and am playing with jazz and vintage synth loops. So now I am bumming less...

:: DJ 9:12 PM [+] ::
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I'm bumming that I can't work on my music or even do mailings now due to my dead laptop.

:: DJ 3:34 PM [+] ::
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Same crap from mp3.com. The charts work now at least, but they haven't been updated since 9/30. Maybe there was a policy change...

:: DJ 9:21 AM [+] ::
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Well, it looks like the artist sites are off the net right now on mp3.com. That sucks. I'm glad I'm paying them every month so that they can be down. They've been down for several hours now (at least 7). I first noticed it at 9 AM (Central Time, US) and it's now 3:45 PM. Go figure.

:: DJ 3:45 PM [+] ::
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Still no chart update on mp3.com.

I've been so sick this week I haven't worked on any songs or done any mailings. It doesn't help that that the harddrive on my laptop is on the fritz. At least, I backed up my SalesLogix database and songs to the good drive before it happened. Placed an order with Dell yesterday to get a new harddrive. Not looking forward to the time it takes to reinstall everything though. Tons of stuff to do there. Will take days.

:: DJ 5:52 AM [+] ::
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Looks like the UK wins this week (for country with the most listens)...

Premium Artist Stats for the week beginning 2003-9-23

Listens By Region
Afghanistan 2
Canada 5
Denmark 6
Egypt 3
Greece 8
Latvia 1
Lithuania 2
Malaysia 16
Netherlands 3
Oman 1
Palau 2
Philippines 3
Sweden 1
United Kingdom 104
United States 1407
Uruguay 2

Average Age of Listener 28

Listens By Gender
FEMALE 18.46%
MALE 81.53%

:: DJ 5:55 AM [+] ::
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mp3.com still hasn't updated their charts...and I'm still sick, and my laptop is still about to die...

:: DJ 5:52 AM [+] ::
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Charts aren't updated on mp3.com, so I have to actually write something instead of taking the easy way out.

Fighting a cold that I picked up last weekend. Still hasn't got it's hooks in yet though. I've been pounding the zinc and went to bed last night at 8 PM. Actually feel ok right now except I still have the sore throat. Will see how it goes, but I might be in bed at 8 PM again tonight.

My original 60 GB harddrive in my laptop is about to die. Takes 20 minutes to boot up and makes odd clicking noises. The diagnostics tell me to replace it. I do have another 40 GB harddrive in the laptop that I've been backing up everything to fairly religiously. Last night I backed up the SQL database that holds my contact management data to the good drive. Also backed up the songs I was working on this weekend (everything else is already backed up there).

These are the trials and tribulations of a laptop DJ. Sick body. Sick computer. I am the machine.

:: DJ 5:58 AM [+] ::
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So I'm back home now. Had a good time in CA visiting friends, but only had 15 hours of sleep over the 3 days I was there. Brutal.

But as usual, I made good use of my airport time and completed 75% of a new tune...

:: DJ 5:49 AM [+] ::
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World Ilbient
50. Mechaniceluard

Chicago Electronic
57. Bog
67. Automobiling Jazz Dancing Nightlifers
84. Metropolitan
95. Mechaniceluard

:: DJ 5:48 AM [+] ::
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Having a great time in San Francisco...but little sleep...

:: DJ 11:05 AM [+] ::
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World Ilbient
25. Mechaniceluard

World Hard House
41. Faster Than I Crawl


Chicago Electronic
20. Raindrop From Heaven
30. Mechaniceluard
38. Faster Than I Crawl
48. Eleanor, Again and Again
59. No Longer Meditative
92. Slough

:: DJ 11:00 AM [+] ::
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Off to California tonight. Land at 10:30 PM (that's 12:30 AM for me in my time zone) and go straight to a party. Oof. Hardcore.

:: DJ 5:51 AM [+] ::
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World Ilbient
20. Mechaniceluard

World Hard House
39. Faster Than I Crawl

Chicago Electronic
16. Mechaniceluard
36. Faster Than I Crawl
52. Eleanor, Again and Again

:: DJ 5:47 AM [+] ::
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World Hard House
27. Faster Than I Crawl

World Ilbient
28. Mechaniceluard

Chicago Electronic
16. Faster Than I Crawl
23. No Longer Meditative
28. Eleanor, Again and Again
49. Mechaniceluard
93. Brevity

:: DJ 5:58 AM [+] ::
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World Hard House
54. Faster Than I Crawl


Chicago Electronic
66. Faster Than I Crawl

:: DJ 5:45 AM [+] ::
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Taking part in a HardcorePromo promotion. Basically they send out 1000 CDs to a bunch of radio stations, etc. Will see what happens...

:: DJ 8:45 PM [+] ::
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Going to California this week.
California is always fun.
Bay Area. Friends. Can't be beat.

:: DJ 7:14 PM [+] ::
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Chicago Electronic
74. Placid Abstraction

:: DJ 7:25 AM [+] ::
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Chicago Electronic
35. Slough
69. Placid Abstraction

:: DJ 6:21 AM [+] ::
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I don't want to jinx anything, but the Canadian TV show ZeD is looking to use Automobiling Jazz Dancing Nightlifers on the air!

:: DJ 5:52 AM [+] ::
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World Ilbient
57. Mechaniceluard

Chicago Electronic
35. Slough
85. Raindrop From Heaven
92. Mechaniceluard

:: DJ 5:49 AM [+] ::
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BTW, where are the Heard Island and McDonald Islands?

:: DJ 6:05 AM [+] ::
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No country outside the US had more than 100 listens last week. Oh, well. Hong Kong did come close with 84 though. I guess that's a continuatioin of my "Asian Invasion" - or more accurately - my "Asian Infiltration" (since I'm one guy and don't have an army of roadies - hell, I'd be very efficient on tour: a bag of clothes, 2 laptops, a mixing board; if I could use the club's sound system, I wouldn't even need to bring speakers).

Premium Artist Stats for the week beginning 2003-9-9

Listens By Region
Argentina 12
Austria 13
Belgium 3
Brazil 7
Canada 13
Chile 2
China 26
Denmark 7
Estonia 3
France 14
Germany 3
Greece 4
Guatemala 1
Haiti 3
Heard Island and McDonald Islands 3
Hong Kong 84
Italy 1
Japan 1
Lithuania 2
Malaysia 12
Mexico 2
Netherlands 8
Russian Federation 3
Spain 3
Sweden 2
Togo 1
Tunisia 1
United Kingdom 6
United States 2424
United States Minor Outlying Islands 1

Average Age of Listener 31

Listens By Gender
FEMALE 19.86%
MALE 80.13%

:: DJ 6:02 AM [+] ::
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I was wondering why Mechaniceluard wasn't doing better on the charts, because it's a song I really like. It's a result of what happens when I listen to too much Aphex Twin - and it has an interesting story behind it.

I started this song at Logan International Airport in Boston while waiting for a flight to Paris. I continued to work on it over the Atlantic and finished it at the Royal Windsor Hotel in Brussels, near the Grand Place. At Logan, I did most of the loop selection. Over the Atlantic, I did most of the arranging. And, then at the Royal Windsor, I'd wake up every morning, and for an hour I'd tweak it, cut it, etc etc.

It's very much inspired by the Surrealist Eluard and jet lag.

World Ilbient
15. Mechaniceluard

Chicago Electronic
10. Raindrop From Heaven
12. Mechaniceluard
21. Placid Abstraction
42. Eleanor, Again and Again
43. No Longer Meditative

:: DJ 5:52 AM [+] ::
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Thanks.

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:: DJ 5:55 AM [+] ::
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World IDM
18. Illumined Pleasures

World Hard House
30. Faster Than I Crawl

Chicago Electronic
12. Raindrop From Heaven
14. Illumined Pleasures
27. Faster Than I Crawl
53. Kitty
55. Savitur
82. Prattle
89. Secret
90. Revel
93. The Monkey's Arm

:: DJ 5:49 AM [+] ::
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I've been having a harder and harder time finding time to work on music. Too much work. Plus I've been spending 30 minutes per day (approximately) promoting (sending demos, etc) - which I used to spend tweaking songs. Have to do something about that.

:: DJ 5:44 AM [+] ::
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World House
22. Faster Than I Crawl

Chicago Electronic
10. Faster Than I Crawl
24. Raindrop From Heaven

:: DJ 5:53 AM [+] ::
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Looks like D R E A M D A Z E is listed on Top Tempo. It's always nice when stuff like that happens.

:: DJ 8:23 AM [+] ::
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I like it that Faster Than I Crawl is still charting well. It's funny, because I did the song on a lark, and it was rejected by raw42, but lots of people still like it.

:: DJ 7:43 AM [+] ::
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World Hard House
24. Faster Than I Crawl

Chicago Electronic
4. Raindrop From Heaven
11. Faster Than I Crawl
28. Slough
61. Brevity

:: DJ 7:42 AM [+] ::
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Didn't get my normal post in as usual this morning. Worked a 15 hour day yesterday and overslept a bit - but still got to work early. Just didn't have time to do my usual morning rankings or random thought.

:: DJ 11:53 PM [+] ::
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Aghanistan comes through with 21 again - strong and steady, but Malaysia is the big winner this week with 159 listens. Go Malaysia!

Premium Artist Stats for the week beginning 2003-9-2

Listens By Region
Afghanistan 21
Argentina 1
Aruba 1
Australia 2
Belgium 41
Brazil 9
Brunei Darussalam 4
Canada 28
China 99
Congo 1
Denmark 6
Egypt 6
El Salvador 3
France 6
France, Metropolitan 29
Germany 3
Greece 3
Hungary 4
India 4
Israel 29
Italy 2
Japan 25
Jordan 1
Korea, South 1
Kuwait 2
Lithuania 88
Malaysia 159
Malta 1
Mexico 7
Moldova 1
Netherlands 8
Norway 1
Peru 9
Poland 9
Russian Federation 15
Saint Pierre and Miquelon 2
South Africa 5
Spain 80
Sweden 1
Switzerland 3
Taiwan 3
Turkey 24
United Kingdom 31
United States 2623
United States Minor Outlying Islands 10
Vanuatu 10
Venezuela 2
Yemen 1

Average Age of Listener 30

Listens By Gender
FEMALE 14.28%
MALE 85.71%

:: DJ 6:03 AM [+] ::
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The songs are hanging steady...

World IDM
3. Illumined Pleasures

World Hard House
10. Faster Than I Crawl

World Happy Hardcore
27. Wretched Bliss

World Down Tempo
55. Raindrop From Heaven

World Techno
68. Illumined Pleasures

World House
89. Faster Than I Crawl

Chicago Electronic
3. Illumined Pleasures
4. Raindrop From Heaven
6. Faster Than I Crawl
27. Eleanor, Again and Again
28. Wretched Bliss
29. No Longer Meditative
30. Atmosherocephalic
32. The Honorable Margaret Chase Smith
50. Slough

:: DJ 5:56 AM [+] ::
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Here's what Raw42 says about Mechaniceluard:

meaty electro robotic body popping early fsol-styled avant garde track with deep snarling analog synths, zaps galore and other wild and crazy goings on...

:: DJ 6:01 AM [+] ::
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Well, Slough is no longer a featured song on mp3.com, but it seems the attention it brought my songs still remains. What's cool is that the attention cuts across genres. Slough is an ambient song, but the songs topping the charts now are IDM (Illumined Pleasures), down tempo (Raindrop From Heaven), hard house (Faster Than I Crawl), drum n bass (Eleanor, Again and Again) and happy hard core (Wretched Bliss).

World IDM
3. Illumined Pleasures

World Hard House
10. Faster Than I Crawl

World Happy Hardcore
27. Wretched Bliss

World Down Tempo
55. Raindrop From Heaven

World Techno
68. Illumined Pleasures

World House
89. Faster Than I Crawl

Chicago Electronic
3. Illumined Pleasures
4. Raindrop From Heaven
6. Faster Than I Crawl
28. Eleanor, Again and Again
29. Wretched Bliss
30. No Longer Meditative
31. Atmosherocephalic
33. The Honorable Margaret Chase Smith
51. Slough

:: DJ 5:55 AM [+] ::
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Mechaniceluard, my first attempt at ilbient, is now avaiable on mp3.com and is published by raw42.

:: DJ 5:48 AM [+] ::
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110 listens from China and 160 from Malaysia last week. This is the first time I've had such strong showing in Asia. And it started last week with Viet Nam.

Premium Artist Stats for the week beginning 2003-8-30

Listens By Region
Afghanistan 3
Andorra 1
Argentina 4
Aruba 1
Australia 13
Belgium 42
Bolivia 3
Brazil 12
Brunei Darussalam 4
Canada 73
Chile 8
China 110
Colombia 3
Congo 1
Croatia 1
Denmark 14
Egypt 10
El Salvador 3
Estonia 6
Finland 1
France 13
Georgia 1
Germany 13
Greece 3
Guatemala 3
Hong Kong 2
Hungary 5
Iceland 1
India 8
Iran 1
Israel 30
Italy 2
Jamaica 3
Japan 20
Korea, South 6
Kuwait 2
Lithuania 93
Malaysia 160
Maldives 6
Malta 3
Mexico 22
Moldova 1
Morocco 1
Netherlands 28
New Zealand 2
Norway 8
Pakistan 7
Peru 11
Philippines 8
Poland 61
Portugal 28
Romania 1
Russian Federation 25
Saint Lucia 1
Saint Pierre and Miquelon 2
Singapore 8
Slovenia 3
South Africa 4
Spain 83
Sweden 9
Switzerland 4
Taiwan 3
Thailand 1
Tunisia 2
Turkey 26
United Arab Emirates 2
United Kingdom 47
United States 2878
United States Minor Outlying Islands 8
Uruguay 2
Vanuatu 11
Venezuela 5
Viet Nam 8

Average Age of Listener 29

Listens By Gender
FEMALE 21.31%
MALE 78.68%

:: DJ 5:57 AM [+] ::
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Blogger was down yesterday when I tried to post (that's why the lack of post from yesterday).

Here's some recent rankings...

World Hard House
17. Faster Than I Crawl

World Ambient
21. Slough

Chicago Electronic
2. Slough
9. Faster Than I Crawl
13. Raindrop From Heaven
41. Bayou
48. Eleanor, Again and Again
53. Grumbling Lizard
54. Wretched Bliss
60. Grandpa Ralph
63. Bad Art Damage
66. No Longer Meditative
70. Lobster Telephone
71. Absolutely Modern
73. The Monkey's Arm
76. Kitty
84. Shameless Abundance
96. Metropolitan

:: DJ 8:13 PM [+] ::
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As always, I love it when 20-minute techno songs chart (see 6 Apparitions Of Lenin In A Cowfish Opus)...

World Ambient
9. Slough

Chicago Electronic
2. Slough
12. Bayou
19. Faster Than I Crawl
62. Raindrop From Heaven
82. 6 Apparitions Of Lenin In A Cowfish Opus
84. Drift

:: DJ 6:12 AM [+] ::
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I do believe this is the highest Fray, one of my first attempts at industrial, has ever charted.

World Electronic
80. Slough

World Ambient
5. Slough

Chicago Electronic
2. Slough
29. Bayou
32. Fray
41. Faster Than I Crawl
50. Eleanor, Again and Again
57. No Longer Meditative
59. Automobiling Jazz Dancing Nightlifers
60. Premature Ossification

:: DJ 6:01 AM [+] ::
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Wow! Afghanistan is still up there at 68 listens, continuing their steady rate, but Poland comes in at 113 and Viet Nam comes in massively at 513! Go Viet Nam!

Premium Artist Stats for the week beginning 2003-8-25

Listens By Region
Afghanistan 68
Albania 6
Algeria 1
Andorra 1
Argentina 24
Australia 22
Austria 1
Bahamas 1
Belgium 5
Bosnia and Herzegovina 4
Brazil 40
Bulgaria 1
Canada 79
Chile 7
China 47
Colombia 6
Costa Rica 2
Cyprus 1
Czech Republic 1
Denmark 12
Dominican Republic 7
Egypt 3
Estonia 16
Finland 12
France 31
France, Metropolitan 1
Germany 20
Greece 4
Grenada 6
Guatemala 3
Hong Kong 2
Hungary 19
Iceland 1
India 28
Indonesia 10
Iran 5
Ireland 5
Israel 9
Italy 16
Jamaica 5
Japan 12
Korea, South 3
Latvia 4
Lebanon 5
Lithuania 6
Malaysia 11
Malta 1
Marshall Islands 1
Mauritania 9
Mexico 69
Morocco 4
Mozambique 1
Myanmar 3
Netherlands 36
New Zealand 2
Norway 7
Pakistan 7
Papua New Guinea 1
Peru 6
Philippines 16
Poland 113
Portugal 21
Puerto Rico 1
Romania 8
Russian Federation 19
Saint Helena 1
Singapore 14
Slovakia 1
Slovenia 7
South Africa 37
Spain 10
Sri Lanka 1
Sweden 22
Switzerland 10
Sao Tomè and Principe 1
Taiwan 1
Thailand 1
Tunisia 5
Turkey 6
United Arab Emirates 1
United Kingdom 46
United States 2279
United States Minor Outlying Islands 4
Uruguay 4
Venezuela 18
Viet Nam 513
Virgin Islands, British 1
Western Sahara 6

Average Age of Listener 26

Listens By Gender
UNKNOWN 0.11%
FEMALE 23.53%
MALE 76.34%

:: DJ 8:04 PM [+] ::
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This is the first time Electrogratification, Try and Vapours have charted (I think). Will wonders never cease.

World Electronic
63. Slough

World Ambient
3. Slough

Chicago Electronic
2. Slough
12. Raindrop From Heaven
48. Serene Anguish
59. Tumble
61. Shifty
68. Electrogratification
81. Bayou
86. Fray
88. Try
90. Diffuse
91. Savitur
92. Vapours

:: DJ 6:03 AM [+] ::
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The laptop DJ gig went well at the block party. Played disco (by request) for an hour in the evening and had the whole block dancing.

:: DJ 5:57 AM [+] ::
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World Ambient
5. Slough

Chicago Electronic
2. Slough
78. Bayou

:: DJ 6:01 AM [+] ::
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Slough is still a 'featured electronic' song on mp3.com. Sure wish I knew what the criteria was for getting a song there, because it sure has made a difference for exposure. A lot of people from all over the world have been exposed to my music because of it.

:: DJ 7:48 AM [+] ::
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Slough continues to hang tough though it slipped to number 4 on the ambient charts.

World Electronic
62. Slough

World Ambient
4. Slough

Chicago Electronic
2. Slough
16. Bayou
30. Suburban Summer Evening Back Porch Riff

:: DJ 7:45 AM [+] ::
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From the number of recent exclamation points you might be able to tell that I'm wired on Red Bull and Krispy Kreme's. What a combo! See another exclamation point! This is fun!

:: DJ 8:10 AM [+] ::
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Spent a lot of time yesterday and this morning finalizing my set for my laptop DJ gig today. Using Native Intstruments Traktor DJ Studio. Works great!

:: DJ 8:09 AM [+] ::
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Slough is still going strong!

World Ambient
3. Slough

Chicago Electronic
2. Slough
41. Organic River
43. Suburban Summer Backporch Riff
47. Bayou

:: DJ 8:08 AM [+] ::
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Doing a laptop DJ gig tomorrow at our block party. Should be fun.

:: DJ 10:12 AM [+] ::
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No links for now; will add links later, but wanted to get charts up before they disappear from mp3.com.

Slough is still hanging tough at number 3 on the ambient charts. Sure was nice of mp3.com to make it a featured song.

World Ambient
3. Slough

Chicago Electronic
2. Slough
22. Raindrop From Heaven
42. Bayou

:: DJ 7:33 AM [+] ::
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Had a wide variety of regional listens this past week. Afghanistan showed again with 23 listens, continuing to surprise. The big surprise of the week was Brazil at 259, the largest number of listens outside the USA. I don't recall having that many listens there before.

Premium Artist Stats for the week beginning 2003-8-20

Listens By Region
Afghanistan 23
Albania 7
Argentina 10
Aruba 1
Australia 9
Austria 5
Belgium 4
Brazil 259
Bulgaria 2
Canada 83
Chile 1
China 26
Colombia 3
Comoros 1
Costa Rica 3
Czech Republic 1
Denmark 3
Ecuador 2
Egypt 4
Estonia 7
Finland 7
France 8
Germany 27
Grenada 5
Guatemala 2
Hong Kong 1
Hungary 3
Iceland 3
India 17
Indonesia 9
Ireland 1
Israel 5
Italy 58
Jamaica 2
Japan 1
Korea, South 1
Latvia 3
Lebanon 2
Lithuania 2
Malaysia 7
Mauritania 12
Mexico 24
Myanmar 3
Netherlands 17
New Zealand 2
Norway 1
Pakistan 7
Panama 1
Philippines 1
Portugal 1
Puerto Rico 1
Romania 2
Russian Federation 7
Singapore 4
Slovenia 6
South Africa 3
Spain 3
Sweden 5
Switzerland 4
Taiwan 1
Turkey 1
United Arab Emirates 1
United Kingdom 59
United States 1342
United States Minor Outlying Islands 5
Venezuela 9
Viet Nam 2
Virgin Islands, British 4
Western Sahara 2
Yugoslavia 1

Average Age of Listener 30

Listens By Gender
FEMALE 21.93%
MALE 78.06%

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Slough is also 66 on the Electronic charts on mp3.com.

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Wow! Plus Slough is number 3 ambient song in the world!

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This is becoming a diary of rankings. I need to post some regular news next time...though 3 songs in the top 10 and 15 of the top 100 songs on the Chicago Electronic charts is quite good!

Boy, I send out one brief newsletter and look what happens! Yowza!

Chicago Electronic
2. Slough
6. Raindrop From Heaven
8. Bayou
14. Organic River
20. Suburban Summer Backporch Riff
21. This Belongs Elsewhere
46. Metropolitan
50. Faster Than I Crawl
53. Eleanor, Again and Again
57. Placid Abstraction
58. Whimsical Florence
73. Lo Fi Picabia
74. Fisches Nachtgesang
80. Diffuse
81. Automatic

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Slough was a featured song on mp3.com yesterday. That's always a nice way to get your music exposed to a lot of people...

World Ambient
13. Slough

Chicago Electronic
2. Slough
5. Bayou
15. Raindrop From Heaven
34. Pure
57. Eleanor, Again and Again
78. Zarathustra
81. Kitty

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Quick rankings...

World Ambient
59. Bayou

Chicago Electronic
2. Bayou
5. Raindrop From Heaven
63. Absolutely Modern

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Slough is one of the featured electronic tracks on mp3.com today. Cool!

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Well, back at home now finally. Just getting into the swing of things again. The week has started out nicely too (see charts below).

World Ambient
19. Bayou

Chicago Electronic
2. Bayou
100. The Honorable Margaret Chase Smith

:: DJ 6:51 AM [+] ::
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Back in the US.
Dropped cards around Brussels while there.
It paid off.

Chicago Electronic
42. Organic River
52. Kitty
54. Absolutely Modern
71. Secret

:: DJ 9:27 PM [+] ::
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Still in Brussels.

But 2 old songs have charted.

Chicago Electronic
67. Morass
69. Revel

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Off to Brussels today. Might not post here for a while.

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I've changed the links at the left (new review & CD options)...

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An IDM song pops up! Very nice...

World IDM
47. Chthonic Cerumen

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128 listens from Ahghanistan is pretty cool!

Premium Artist Stats for the week beginning 2003-8-5

Listens By Region
Afghanistan 128
China 3
Costa Rica 2
Germany 1
Italy 4
Malaysia 1
Mexico 3
United Kingdom 17
United States 1744

Average Age of Listener 28

Listens By Gender
FEMALE 12.19%
MALE 87.80%

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Chicago Electronic
92. Link

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Picked up Native Instrument's Traktor DJ Studio 2.0 for my DJ gig. Must admit that I'm really impressed with the software. Set up a play list and clicked the 'automatic' button, and I swear I didn't even need to be there. Wow.

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My CD is now available on the Tower Records web site!

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Some more quick rankings (am I getting lazy or what):

Chicago Electronic
67. Bog

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Quick ranking:

Chicago Electronic
69. Absolutely Modern

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Spent 2 hours yesterday putting together my set list for the DJ gig. Not done yet. Will spend more time tonight definitely.

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Pure comes from nowhere! Old song. Someone listened. For some reason.

Chicago Electronic
95. Pure

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Spent most of last night ripping CDs for my Labor Day weekend laptop DJ gig.

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It's in your head it's in your head it's in your head
It's in your head

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Now my vision is
No longer hazy

:: DJ 9:27 PM [+] ::
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Leaving for Brussels a week from Saturday. Really hot there right now. Record highs. Oof. Surprisingly it's cool and comfortable here in Chicago.

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Raindrop From Heaven, a down tempo song featuring lounge-y grooves and vintage synth fx, is now available here.

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She runs away from me
Faster than I crawl

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You can quit anytime you want...

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Tattooed pillow.

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The first thing you learn is
You got to make it in this world
Alone

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Quick Rankings:

World IDM Charts
45. Illumined Pleasures
78. Understanding The Breakdown Of God
80. Chthonic Cerumen
87. Fisches Nachtgesang
88. Lo Fi Picabia

World Happy Hardcore
72. Wretched Bliss

Chicago Electronic
32. Eleanor, Again and Again

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So AdVariant has been having trouble with mp3.com, and they have been behind on the banner ad they were running for me. I was supposed to have 20,000 impressions over one month. Nice and steady. Well, now they're catching up big time. I've had close around 10,000 impressions in the past two days and the rankings are picking up a bit. Right now, I have 5 of the top 100 IDM songs on mp3.com.

World IDM Charts
47. Illumined Pleasures
86. Understanding The Breakdown Of God
88. Chthonic Cerumen
95. Fisches Nachtgesang
96. Lo Fi Picabia

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Incomplete Song Status:

Started working on a house song yesterday. Have a good start to it. Still haven't finished the d'n'b song I started 2-3 weeks ago. Have a very strong start but after about 1 - 1.5 minutes I need a direction to go and haven't settled on one yet.

I remixed Lugubrious to make it 'better produced'. Right now it's kind of quiet, but I added some EQ and compression and tweaked it a bit and it sounds much better now. I'll upload that to mp3.com tonight.

I also finished up a new song titled 'Raindrop From Heaven'. It's a down tempo piece. I'll be uploading it to mp3.com tonight too.

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I don't want racial hatred.

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Our people must rise up.
Life won't wait.

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Old song. Ambient. Combines Chinese instruments with Western Classical music. And it charts. Who knew?

Chicago Electronic
89. Fen

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Elvis needs boats.

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The charts are finally back on mp3.com. Finally. They've been out all week. Don't know why. Annoying though.

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Got a "hit" from Cosmic Flux Musiq, a record label in San Francisco, but they wanted more "dance floor friendly" music then what was included in my demo CD, so I've put them together a "rough demo" (not pretty like my other one) and will be sending that out to them tomorrow.

Songs on that CD-R include:
Eleanor, Again and Again
No Longer Meditative
Automobiling Jazz Dancing Nightlifers

:: DJ 9:31 PM [+] ::
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Sending a demo to the radio station of my alma mater. Hope they play my stuff...

:: DJ 9:14 PM [+] ::
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Organic River is now available on my site.

Organic River is my latest down tempo song and features very mellow pads, a relaxing bass and some nice electric piano bits.

Very relaxing. Enjoy.

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Well, this is the first time Miasma has charted in recent history.
I wonder why it's charting now...

Chicago Electronic
93. Fisches Nachtgesang
97. Miasma

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Quick rankings (as usual)...

Chicago Electronic
62. Understanding The Breakdown Of God
69. Eleanor, Again and Again
87. No Longer Meditative

:: DJ 7:49 AM [+] ::
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Wait for me...

:: DJ 10:46 PM [+] ::
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I'm a teen idol!

:: DJ 10:30 PM [+] ::
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Who steals a monkey?

:: DJ 10:14 PM [+] ::
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Well, he certainly looks insatiable.

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Quick rankings...

Chicago Electronic
32. Eleanor, Again and Again

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Here's something cool. Not only did I get 41 listens in Afghanistan (how cool is that), but I had 260 listens in Vatican City! I guess that demonstrates that my music cuts across culture, region and religion - yeah, or something like that... I'm just imagining some mullah or priest bopping along to Understanding The Breakdown Of God.

Premium Artist Stats for the week beginning 2003-7-14

Listens By Region
Afghanistan 41
Andorra 2
Austria 3
Canada 141
Chile 2
Czech Republic 1
France 13
Germany 1
Greece 15
Italy 3
Japan 1
Korea, South 1
Lithuania 5
Malaysia 2
Slovenia 1
Spain 4
Switzerland 2
United Kingdom 86
United States 965
Uzbekistan 1
Vatican City 260

Average Age of Listener 30

Listens By Gender
FEMALE 12.24%
MALE 87.75%

:: DJ 7:50 PM [+] ::
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While at the Squarepusher/Luke Vibert show at the Empty Bottle last Friday I did a LOT of promoting. Had a friend handing out business cards. I handed out free CDs. Looks like it finally had an effect Monday. Went from an average of 40 hits a day to over 80 on the web site.

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I'm always surprised when old songs that never do anything suddenly get listens. See below:

Chicago Electronic
44. Chill
75. Diffuse
89. Down

:: DJ 6:11 AM [+] ::
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Random review...
A&L of Miami, FL, gave my Venus Hum Soul Sloshing DREAMDAZE Remix a 9/10.

:: DJ 5:37 PM [+] ::
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My music will soon be available on itunes and Rhapsody. Pretty frickin' cool. I love CDBaby!

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Chicago Electronic
61. Eleanor, Again and Again
76. Placid Abstraction

:: DJ 10:31 AM [+] ::
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Went to see the Squarepusher/Luke Vibert show at the Empty Bottle last night. Good show! More on this later.

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These 2 songs keep hanging around on the charts. Someone must like them...

Chicago Electronic
67. Placid Abstraction
76. Suburban Summer Evening Back Porch Riff

:: DJ 9:13 AM [+] ::
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I've got a kickin' dnb song going if I can find some nice pads to fill it out. Right now I have cool bass, awesome breaks, some nice one shots (bass, triangles and cymbals), but I definitely need some pads still...

:: DJ 9:13 AM [+] ::
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Have been short on postings lately (outside of simple rankings) due to the fact that I'm in AZ on business. The good news is: the hotel has fast internet. I'm going to start making it a point to only stay in hotels with fast internet. This rocks.

During my airport/plane/travel time, I remixed an old song (Lugubrious) - tightened up the production, still need to cut about a minute off it. Also worked on another down tempo song (about 1/4 done with that) and started a new d'n'b song (about 1/8 done with that one).

:: DJ 9:09 AM [+] ::
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Quick rankings.

Chicago Electronic
20. Suburban Summer Evening Back Porch Riff
26. Placid Abstraction

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Big day on the charts yesterday! 11 of the Top 100 Chicago Electronic songs!

Chicago Electronic
17. Suburban Summer Evening Back Porch Riff
20. Placid Abstraction
26. No Longer Meditative
38. Chthonic Cerumen
39. Brevity
45. The Birth Of Liquid Desire
46. Simple Non Linear Melancholic Swirl
48. Automobiling Jazz Dancing Night Lifers
49. Premature Ossification
50. Morphological
87. Wretched Bliss

:: DJ 9:05 AM [+] ::
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Eleanor, Again and Again was accepted for publishing by Raw42 yesterday. That's my 21st song published, if I'm counting correctly!

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Chicago Electronic
52. Bayou

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Did my publicity photos yesterday. If you ever need any done and you're in the Chicago area, check out www.mrpchicago.com. Matt does great work. He does corporate events and publicity photos mainly (his site reflects the wedding side of his business right now - he's in redesign mode).

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Chicago Electronic
43. Fen
90. Bog

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Chicago Electronic
46. Fen
99. Zarathustra

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I do believe this is the first time Diffuse has been on the charts - good selection of loops in an average song.

Chicago Electronic
54. Bog
67. Placid Abstraction
69. Diffuse
76. Suburban Summer Evening Back Porch Riff

:: DJ 2:39 PM [+] ::
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What forms have my sources of caffeine taken today?

1) Red Bull - Sugar Free
2) Cappuccino
3) Tea
4) Diet Pepsi
5) Chai

:: DJ 6:04 PM [+] ::
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Ordered my self a mug and a t-shirt from my own store and just got them in yesterday. They're pretty cool. Features cover art from my CD. I like the mug especially. Drank tea from it this afternoon. It worked great! I didn't even spill any...

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The other interesting thing (to me) about Suburban Summer Evening Back Porch Riff is how I work the drums.

I've taken separate snares, high hats and kicks and layered them. So "snare 1" starts, "high hat 1" comes in, "kick 1" comes in - everything plays together then "snare 1" drops out and "snare 2" starts, then "high hat 1" drops out and "high hat 2" starts, then "kick 1" drops out and "kick 2" starts, then everything "2" plays together and the process repeats with "3", "4", etc.

On top of that, I do my trademark "chopping" of the loops in a certain pattern that repeats itself over each loop (snare, high hat and kick). Basically:

(1) the loop plays once straight (its 1st iteration), then
(2) I chop out the 3rd section of the loop in its 2nd iteration, then
(3) I repeat the first quarter of the 1st section of the loop 4 times where the 3rd section of the loop would be in its 3rd iteration, then
(4) I repeat the last half of the last quarter of the loop twice in its 4th iteration - after which I drop the loop and don't reuse it.

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