Daft Punk “Scores” Tron 2.0
[via billboard] Daft Punk, the French electronica duo known for their robot personas, have been tapped by Walt Disney Pictures to compose the score for “TR2N”, an update of the studio’s 1982 science fiction classic “Tron”, Billboard has confirmed. The film, currently in production, is tentatively scheduled for a 2011 release. The “TR2N” score marks [...]
Trackmate LusidOSC – Interactive Table Interface
Ever since I first saw the ReacTable project a few years ago, I’ve been keeping tabs on it and where we are in the realm of new computer interfaces. I worked on trying to learn the open source protocol to build my own ReacTable and had delusions of grandeur to be the first one to [...]
Wax Pick: Bon Iver – Blood Bank EP
Justin Vernon did a great job with this short 4-song work, seeping his emotional and intimate vocals atop moody instrumentation.
Wax Pick: Magnet – The Tourniquet
<A HREF=”http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&MarketPlace=US&ID=V20070822%2FUS%2Fwaxwires-20%2F8014%2Fc80ca1d5-3b1f-4545-816f-f98f9327ffe5&Operation=NoScript” mce_HREF=”http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&MarketPlace=US&ID=V20070822%2FUS%2Fwaxwires-20%2F8014%2Fc80ca1d5-3b1f-4545-816f-f98f9327ffe5&Operation=NoScript”>Amazon.com Widgets</A> Norway’s own Even Johansen pulls on a lot of electronic stylings to color his folk-driven sound. Nowhere is the balance between the two struck more perfectly than on his 2005 album The Tourniquet. It’s a very lazy album at times, yet remains inspirational throughout. Even’s raspy voice carries listeners through narratives [...]
Josh Furey – Archaeology FREE DOWNLOAD
The first solo release from producer and beat-smith Josh Furey, Archaeology is a sample heavy instrumental album made up of a broad range of musical styles. This album consists of more than 200 samples, is 17 tracks deep and 2 years in the making. Built with turntables, a sampler, midi-devices and a keyboard. I’m about [...]
Wax Pick: Daft Punk – Musique Vol 1
<A HREF=”http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&MarketPlace=US&ID=V20070822%2FUS%2Fwaxwires-20%2F8014%2F2374e856-e4bc-4513-a03d-8a6182128ffa&Operation=NoScript” mce_HREF=”http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;ID=V20070822%2FUS%2Fwaxwires-20%2F8014%2F2374e856-e4bc-4513-a03d-8a6182128ffa&amp;Operation=NoScript”>Amazon.com Widgets</A> If nothing else, you’ll recognize “Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger” from Kanye’s use of it in his hit Stronger back in 2007. Other classics on Musique, which you’re sure to recognize from various commercials and the like, include Around The World, Technologic, and One More Time. Get your roots right with some [...]
Edison – Not What Ships Are Built For – FREE DOWNLOAD
Edison’s Not What Ships Are Built For, is available for free download here. It’s a great chilled-out ambient electronic record. Don’t think you’re getting something to fall asleep to though, as the instrumental album pulls a lot of energy from glitchy, sliced and really unique samples. If you’re into Ratatat, be sure to give this [...]
Diego Stocco – Sound Design Sessions
Kent and Brandon just turned me onto this guy; Here’s the description of the video from Deigo: This is from one of my sound design sessions, it’s called “The Burning Piano”. I sampled sounds and noises while the piano was burning. Since I only had one take I recorded as much material as possible. Initially [...]
Wax Pick: MGMT – Time To Pretend EP
Amazon.com Widgets You’ll undoubtedly recognize some of the song’s from MGMT’s Time To Pretend EP. Brooklyn’s MGMT, formerly called “The Management” lit up the charts in 2008 with Oracular Spectacular. After gaining placement of the song in Gossip Girl, Shaun White Snow Boarding, Midnight Club Los Angeles, and several other shows and games; it’s safe [...]
M83 To Play With The L.A. Philharmonic
I first heard M83 in a Pontiac commercial several years ago, featuring Don’t Save Us From The Flames. Once I saw the ad on TV, I immediately went to my computer to hunt down the song. It was everything I loved about epic shoegazer rock and electronic music rolled into one. I just heard the [...]
Wax Pick: The Bird And The Bee – Ray Guns Are Not Just The Future
<A HREF=”http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&MarketPlace=US&ID=V20070822%2FUS%2Fwaxwires-20%2F8014%2Fc2973e0f-7d31-4f56-9f85-1492af49ff9d&Operation=NoScript” mce_HREF=”http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&MarketPlace=US&ID=V20070822%2FUS%2Fwaxwires-20%2F8014%2Fc2973e0f-7d31-4f56-9f85-1492af49ff9d&Operation=NoScript”>Amazon.com Widgets</A> This one’s a no brainer. One of my favorite groups, The Bird And The Bee’s brand new album, Ray Guns Are Not Just The Future, for $3.99. I warned you guys a few months back that I’d be posting more Wax Picks from them, so here’s another. Awesome, awesome production. I’ll [...]
The Glitch Mob
I first heard The Glitch Mob when they were doing a bunch of improvised street performances in The City several months ago. I dug it then, and I dig it now. I found this series of videos when doing some research for the Pandora Ad story. There’s actually a series of 3 videos on Pandora, [...]
Daft Punk, Dancing Toys, And The Presidential Inauguration
Let’s all save the political rhetoric for another site. But in light of today’s events, I give you Adam Freeland’s Aer Obama; a remix of Daft Punk’s Aerodynamic.
Wax Pick: Kenna – Make Sure They See My Face
<A HREF=”http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&MarketPlace=US&ID=V20070822%2FUS%2Fwaxwires-20%2F8014%2F961fbd80-74e9-48bc-b499-1bbc1dff8f94&Operation=NoScript” mce_HREF=”http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&MarketPlace=US&ID=V20070822%2FUS%2Fwaxwires-20%2F8014%2F961fbd80-74e9-48bc-b499-1bbc1dff8f94&Operation=NoScript”>Amazon.com Widgets</A> I’ve been digging on this album for a long time now, ever since Kenna had a free song on iTunes a year or so back. It’s time to share it with the rest of you. Kenna is an Ethiopian-born musician, hailing from Virginia Beach. Make Sure They See My Face was [...]
Florian Schneider Leaves Kraftwerk
According to a Kraftwerk Fan Blog, Florian Schneider has left Kraftwerk after a 40-year partnership, leaving Ralf Hutter as the only remaining original member. It is a bit sad, as I thought Kraftwerk was just starting to build a fan base in this new generation after having songs of theirs sampled by Coldplay back [...]
Wax Pick: Ratatat – LP3
<A HREF=”http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&MarketPlace=US&ID=V20070822%2FUS%2Fwaxwires-20%2F8014%2Ff41533dc-2bed-4ba3-87e3-b019715d1a8d&Operation=NoScript” mce_HREF=”http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&MarketPlace=US&ID=V20070822%2FUS%2Fwaxwires-20%2F8014%2Ff41533dc-2bed-4ba3-87e3-b019715d1a8d&Operation=NoScript”>Amazon.com Widgets</A> New York’s Ratatat has been cranking out some great electronic music for the past 4-5 years. Their latest album, LP3, was released this past summer. I read somewhere that they actually made this whole album in just a few weeks. If you’re into electronic music, be sure to pick this one [...]
Wax Pick: Cut Copy – In Ghost Colours
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Wax Pick: Santogold – Self Titled
Amazon.com Widgets You’ve undoubtedly heard some of Santogold’s tracks in commercials and the like. All I can think of when I hear Creator is BudLight Lime. You may have caught her performance on the MTVU Woody awards too. Needless to say, Santogold is on the rise. A lot of people have mistaken the Philly-born songstress [...]
Wax Pick: Common – Universal Mind Control
Amazon.com Widgets You can snag Common’s brand new album on Amazon right now for just $3.99. It’s got some fun and bouncy tracks on it. Lyrically, I’ve always liked Common for his social commentary more than the songs about girls and clubbing (which this album has far too much of the latter, so give yourself [...]
