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:: Sunday, November 30, 2003 ::
Damn, mp3.com is slow for downloading...guess everyone is doing the same thing.
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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.
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:: Friday, November 28, 2003 ::
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.
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:: Thursday, November 27, 2003 ::
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.
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:: Wednesday, November 26, 2003 ::
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.
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:: Tuesday, November 25, 2003 ::
Atmosherocephalic is now available on electronicscene.
BTW, I uploaded Atmosherocephalic and it's already number 21 on the down tempo charts there.
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Automobiling Jazz Dancing Nightlifers is now available on electronicscene.
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:: Monday, November 24, 2003 ::
Working on an interview for hardcorepromo.com.
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:: Sunday, November 23, 2003 ::
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...
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:: Saturday, November 22, 2003 ::
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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:: Friday, November 21, 2003 ::
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
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:: Thursday, November 20, 2003 ::
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%
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:: Wednesday, November 19, 2003 ::
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.
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:: Monday, November 17, 2003 ::
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.
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:: Sunday, November 16, 2003 ::
Ah. It's a gray fall day, and I'm inside next the fireplace with a cup of hot Irish Breakfast tea.
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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.
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:: Saturday, November 15, 2003 ::
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%
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:: Wednesday, November 12, 2003 ::
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.
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:: Tuesday, November 11, 2003 ::
Sending off CDs to New Age Retailer for review per their request today.
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:: Monday, November 10, 2003 ::
Just got home. Too much work today. No music.
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:: Sunday, November 09, 2003 ::
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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:: Friday, November 07, 2003 ::
Haunted City is number 19 on mp3.com's IDM chart.
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Couscous with pine nuts and grapes for dinner. Yum.
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:: Thursday, November 06, 2003 ::
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.
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:: Wednesday, November 05, 2003 ::
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...
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:: Tuesday, November 04, 2003 ::
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.
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Your blood is our gold.
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:: Monday, November 03, 2003 ::
Can't fence tonight. Other obligations have raised their ugly head. Bummer.
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:: Sunday, November 02, 2003 ::
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.
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:: Saturday, November 01, 2003 ::
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...
:: DJ 3:17 PM [+] ::
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