:: DREAMDAZE ::

The trials and tribulations of a laptop DJ and VJ, promoting his music on the web.

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:: Monday, June 30, 2003 ::

Chicago Electronic
66. Bansuri Summer Sturm und Drang

:: DJ 5:49 AM [+] ::
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:: Sunday, June 29, 2003 ::

Also made a new tshirt and mug for my web store from the CD art for This Is How Flat The World Is.

:: DJ 4:48 PM [+] ::
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Also updated my web site with CD art for This Is How Flat The World Is.

:: DJ 4:46 PM [+] ::
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Also sending out promo copies of my This Is How Flat The World Is CD to hardcorepromo.com for general publicity.

:: DJ 4:45 PM [+] ::
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Sending out promo copies of my This Is How Flat The World Is CD to Preservation Records in hopes of inclusion on their Project Chicago CD.

:: DJ 4:44 PM [+] ::
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Rate my drum'n'bass song 'No Longer Meditative' here.

:: DJ 12:17 PM [+] ::
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'This Is How Flat The World Is', my 3-song EP, is now available on cdbaby.com.

The EP features:
Atmosherocephalic, a down tempo song with light jumpy beats, smooth floating underwater styled fx and a deep sub bassline
Illumined Pleasures, an IDM song which is jazzy, swinging and free form and is comprised of little blips and bleeps with a lightly funky bass
Placid Abstraction, an ambient techno song with a minimally funky intro which slides into slow tempo floating pads and carries on in the same vein throughout

:: DJ 12:12 PM [+] ::
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Again. Quickly...

Chicago Electronic
75. No Longer Meditative
92. Metropolitan

:: DJ 11:09 AM [+] ::
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:: Saturday, June 28, 2003 ::

Quickly...

Chicago Electronic
59. Frost

:: DJ 6:22 AM [+] ::
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:: Friday, June 27, 2003 ::

Just finished up a song called 'Suburban Summer Evening Backporch Riff'. And, yes, I'm on the backporch of my house where I just finished composing it. And, yes, I'm connected to the internet with the wireless modem I'm beta testing for US Cellular. Yes, it's sweet. Very sweet.

Word.

:: DJ 11:27 PM [+] ::
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Chthonic Cerumen is number 91 on the Chicago Electronic Chart. That one's getting lot of listens lately.

:: DJ 5:57 AM [+] ::
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:: Thursday, June 26, 2003 ::

Click here to hear my Venus Hum remix.

:: DJ 5:37 PM [+] ::
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:: Wednesday, June 25, 2003 ::

Things in progress now:

1) cdbaby.com CD store site set up in process
- they have stock and they're setting up the site

2) raw42.com amazon.com z-store site set up in process
- stock is with Fed Ex on way to the UK
- emailing cover art to them tonight for site set up

3) press photos need to be done
- waiting for photographer acquaintance to have a free moment for the shoot
- has fallen through the last 2 Sundays

:: DJ 5:43 PM [+] ::
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Song in the Top 100 today on the "big" chart...

Chicago Electronic
56. Chthonic Cerumen

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:: Tuesday, June 24, 2003 ::

When you have nothing to say, post your rankings...

Chicago Electronic
79. Metropolitan
84. Grandpa Ralph

Chicago Drum N Bass
5. Metropolitan
7. Grandpa Ralph
10. No Longer Meditative
20. Curtain
21. Show
25. Wetlands
26. Bituminous
27. Prattle
31. Anthracite
32. Secret
35. Meditative Spiritualism
36. Eleanor
38. Shameless Abundance
39. Bad Art Damage

:: DJ 6:13 AM [+] ::
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:: Monday, June 23, 2003 ::

See, dropping business cards all over Chicago leads to people listening to your music...

Chicago Electronic
47. Grandpa Ralph
66. Chthonic Cerumen
74. Drift

Chicago Drum N Bass
1. Grandpa Ralph
11. No Longer Meditative
12. Curtain
13. Show
19. Wetlands
20. Bituminous
21. Prattle
26. Anthracite
27. Secret
32. Meditative Spiritualism
33. Eleanor
35. Shameless Abundance
36. Bad Art Damage
37. Metropolitan

Chicago Trip Hop
4. Chthonic Cerumen
17. Premature Ossification
19. Absolutely Modern
23. Bansuri Summer Sturm und Drang
27. The Vein Flamboyant
44. Understanding The Breakdown Of God

Chicago Down Tempo
6. Chthonic Cerumen
26. The Honorable Margaret Chase Smith
27. Premature Ossification
28. Drink The Fish Up
33. This Belongs Elsewhere
34. Absolutely Modern
37. Automobiling Jazz Dancing Nightlifers
40. Bansuri Summer Sturm und Drang
45. Atmosherocephalic
48. The Vein Flamboyant

Chicago Ambient
9. Drift
22. Simple Nonlinear Melancholic Swirl
35. Brevity
38. Frost
41. Shaku Shake
42. Shag Lawrence
46. Slough
47. The Birth Of Liquid Desire
48. Freeze

:: DJ 9:22 PM [+] ::
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:: Sunday, June 22, 2003 ::

Willy Wonka IS a fun movie.

:: DJ 8:42 PM [+] ::
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:: Saturday, June 21, 2003 ::

Hitting the town tonight. Will do some "promotion" while out. Promises to be fun.

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:: Friday, June 20, 2003 ::

I can't explain
Though I'm not a child

:: DJ 8:53 PM [+] ::
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:: Thursday, June 19, 2003 ::

Haven't done quick ratings yet this week, so here you go:

World IDM
46. Illumined Pleasures

Chicago Electronic
34. No Longer Meditative
78. Illumined Pleasures

Chicago Drum N Bass
1. No Longer Meditative
4. Grandpa Ralph
23. Metropolitan

Chicago IDM
2. Illumined Pleasures
11. Lo Fi Picabia
15. Fisches Nachtgesang

Chicago Techno
8. Illumined Pleasures

:: DJ 6:03 AM [+] ::
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:: Wednesday, June 18, 2003 ::

Went to the dentist yesterday right after work and forgot to post anything here. Oh, well...

:: DJ 6:58 PM [+] ::
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:: Monday, June 16, 2003 ::

Worked on some songs this weekend.
Didn't make any real progress.
Finding it hard to find inspiration.

:: DJ 9:35 PM [+] ::
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:: Sunday, June 15, 2003 ::

Getting CD out to CDBaby for sale.
Getting CD out to Taxi for review.

:: DJ 9:15 AM [+] ::
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:: Saturday, June 14, 2003 ::

Shaved my head yesterday. Shooting publicity photos for my press kit tomorrow. All is well.

:: DJ 8:32 AM [+] ::
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:: Friday, June 13, 2003 ::

No Longer Meditative was accepted by Raw42 today. They call the song "breakbeat". I thought it was "drum n bass" - but then I don't know crap about the subtleties of electronic genres. Here's what they said:

No Longer Meditative - Breakbeat
"A breakbeat frenzy. Lots of different breaks combine with various jazz elements, particularly rhodes melodies, tinging bells and some sax hits. A bizarre experimental number but still engaging."

:: DJ 7:45 AM [+] ::
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And yet again, the lazy man's guide to blogging presents, more quick rankings...

Chicago Electronic
48. No Longer Meditative

Chicago Drum N Bass
1. No Longer Meditative

:: DJ 5:54 AM [+] ::
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:: Thursday, June 12, 2003 ::

More quick rankings...

Chicago Electronic
80. Serene Anguish

:: DJ 5:50 AM [+] ::
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:: Wednesday, June 11, 2003 ::

Weird. Blog changed their look. Looks kinda sloppy to me. But to each his own.

:: DJ 6:48 PM [+] ::
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:: Tuesday, June 10, 2003 ::

Quick rankings...

Chicago Electronic
32. Bansuri Summer Sturm und Drang
40. Savitur

:: DJ 6:06 AM [+] ::
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:: Monday, June 09, 2003 ::

Got hold of Discmakers. I get my demos on Thursday. Then the mailing begins...once I get a publicity photo...

:: DJ 6:44 PM [+] ::
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:: Sunday, June 08, 2003 ::

I'm back in town...finally.

Had a voicemail that my demo is done. Will contact Discmakers tomorrow. No time for anything but laundry today.

:: DJ 3:23 PM [+] ::
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:: Saturday, June 07, 2003 ::

Short version of recent chartings:

World IDM
33. Illumined Pleasures

Chicago Electronic
52. Atmosherocephalic
53. Chthonic Cerumen
65. Illumined Pleasures
90. Lugubrious

:: DJ 8:23 PM [+] ::
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Walked part of the Appalachian Trail yesterday (Shenandoah Valley). Pretty cool.

:: DJ 8:18 PM [+] ::
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:: Wednesday, June 04, 2003 ::

Went to a party here last night that featured the voices of classic rock. Lots of former members from 80s rock bands like Toto, Survivor - you get the idea. Fun show truthfully. They were like the world's best bar band.

:: DJ 4:31 AM [+] ::
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:: Monday, June 02, 2003 ::

Another long day in Orlando. Just got back after working since 6 AM or so. Starts again tomorrow at 6:30 PM.

In music news:

Chicago Electronic
51. Slough
73. No Longer Meditative
74. The Honorable Margaret Chase Smith

:: DJ 9:35 PM [+] ::
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:: Sunday, June 01, 2003 ::

Slough, an ambient song featuring ambient effects, dark synths and mellow leads, is currently number 4 on the Chicago Electronic Chart, number 2 on the Chicago Ambient Chart and number 96 on the World Ambient Chart. Yowza!

:: DJ 3:59 PM [+] ::
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Working my butt off today (since 6 AM). Still no time for music. Blah. Got in at 10 PM last night and just read and went to sleep (since I had to get up at 5:30 AM). Blah.

:: DJ 3:46 PM [+] ::
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