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[ April 30, 2009 / bookmark ]

downstream / 8-Bit Video Game Remix MP3 (Super Dodge Ball)

Just over 20 years ago, Nintendo released Super Dodge Ball for the NES system. Not only have gaming consoles evolved since those 8-bit times, but so too have the passions of gamers. There are …

[ April 29, 2009 / bookmark ]

downstream / Serenade for Six German Sirens (MP3)

If you’ve ever experienced the phenomenon when a distant siren takes on an enjoyably melodic quality, then “Russando” (2008) by Hallgrimur Vilhjálmsson is a must listen. When the sonic aggression of such sirens is diminished by space — that is, …

[ April 28, 2009 / bookmark ]

downstream / Mystified’s Self-Remix MP3s

About a year ago, Thomas Park, who records as Mystified, released a five-track collection of atmospheric synthesis, titled Altered Signals, all of it sourced reportedly from broadcast sound, and then transformed by Park’s musical …

[ April 27, 2009 / bookmark ]

downstream / Classically Sourced Solo MP3s

The shskh.com netlabel was founded a few years back by Jody Pou and Igor Ballereau, Manhattan-based musicians. Their latest is a compact anthology of experimental music that takes classical instrumentation as its starting point. For fans of electronic music, …

[ April 26, 2009 / bookmark ]

field notes / Past Week at Twitter.com/Disquiet

As of today, this site will automatically post on Sunday afternoon the posts I’ve made during the past week at twitter.com/disquiet. It won’t do all of them — not personal “direct” Twitter posts, nor (at least for the time …

[ April 26, 2009 / bookmark ]

field notes / Image of the Week: Lou Reed’s Machine

From the New York Times’s April 25 review of Lou Reed in performance as part of his Metal Machine Trio, which also features Sarth Calhoun and Ulrich Krieger:

Full review at nytimes.com. …

[ April 25, 2009 / bookmark ]

field notes / Infinite Libraries Exhibit, Reception Report

Tonight is the closing reception for the exhibit Infinite Libraries at the Crewest Gallery in Los Angeles. I have a piece in the exhibit, which was curated by Gustavo Alberto Garcia Vaca. I can’t make it down to LA for …