A rather geeky/technical weblog, est. 2001, by Bramus
Alex Somers, partner of Sigur Rós’ Jónsi, has created the music for the Black Mirror episode “Hang the DJ”.
I really like the album Alex has created for this episode. Next to “Into Place” and “Out There” the track “End” (featuring Sigur Rós) really stands out:
Feels like classic Sigur Rós / Jónsi.
Great piece by Resident Advisor on the magnificent Untrue album by Burial:
Ten years since its release, we unpack the creative process behind one of electronic music’s most mysterious classics.
Every time I hear Radiohead’s Videotape I grab back this first episode of Earworm, a series by Vox on music. It’s a brilliant analysis of the brilliant rhythm that drives this song.
Yesterday I’ve tweeted about this one, but it’s too great to not mention here too. It’s the video clip for “Bear Claws” by “The Academic”.
For this video the band has used the lag of a Facebook Live video to their advantage. By doing so, they’ve created a loop sampler. Also note the clever use of the lighting which changes color per “section“, creating a nice visual effect too.
This tech house mix by Era of Ease has been on repeat the past month. Very good drive. If you’re into Solomun, Âme, or Moderat you’ll like it too 😉
Tracklist:
Quite enjoyed this set during work today 🙂
Nice work by the Ableton folks. A website to experiment with beats, melody, harmony, basslines, and song structure:
In these lessons, you’ll learn the basics of music making. No prior experience or equipment is required; you’ll do everything right here in your browser.
Right here in your browser™
“The Lotus Tree” is a “Rock, Sludge, Metal, Post-Metal, Post-Rock” band from my hometown Deinze. Although I’m no big fan of metal nor screamo-stuff, I am a rather big post-rock fan (Slint!), thus making me like their sound.
Whilst listening to this one I found myself nodding along with the track, and getting drawn into it more and more over time. The screamo-level – something that can turn me off when too much – is quite OK as it’s rather distant and doesn’t dominate the track at all.
There’s an album-release planned next friday, with some tracks – such as this one – already available on SoundCloud.
Really cool video where one half of the video is juxtaposed with the other half:
Whilst I’m unfamiliar with their previous work, I’m really looking forward to the next Forest Swords album named “Compassion”. Release is due May 5th on Ninja Tune.