Audio Arsenal

Mark Vidler, GoHome Productions UK

• April 15th, 2005

Just got this link from my friend Christian P. to GoHome Productions UK, which has an amazing selection of very unique and sometimes confusing (how Mark came up with these combos) mixture of mashups to listen to (and of course, download!)… I posted a selection of the ones I was least confused by…

BEATLEG BOOTLES PART1 - Various 15.14 (21.5Mb)

Available for the first time at (192kbps). A collection of 5 Beatles-related bootlegs, that first surfaced in Sept 2003. Contains ‘How Does It Feel To Be Rich, Man?’ / ‘Sloop For No One’ / ‘Razor Smile’ / ‘Daytrip To Never Never Land’ / ‘Karma In The Life’. A very complimentary Pitchfork review followed it’s appearance.

RAPTURE RIDERS - The Doors and Blondie 5.38 (7.9Mb)
RAY OF GOB (Original mix remastered) - Madonna and Sex Pistols 2.45 (3.80Mb)
SEXUAL HIGH (remastered) - Marvin Gaye and Radiohead 4.11 (5.77Mb)
FREEEZING RAIN - Freeez and The Cult 4.19 (5.93Mb)
ESSEX DOVES - David Essex and Doves 3.24 (4.67Mb)

via GoHome Productions UK

Emperor Norton, More Space Pop

• April 12th, 2005

While on the hunt for Space Pop audio samples, I also came across the Emperor Norton site and their literal tomb (pronounced TUME) of MP3 tracks (some REAL audio as well, yeeech! What were they thinking?)

Arling & Cameron - 1999 Spaceclub (We Are A&C)
CQ - Take Me Higher
Golden Boy with Miss Kittin - 1234, Vocal Version (Or)
Logan’s Sanctuary - Metropia (Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Mount Sims - How We Do (Ultra Sex)
Ralph Myerz and the Jack Herren Band - Casino (A Special Album)
Ralph Myerz and the Jack Herren Band - Clouds (A Special EP)
Pepe Deluxé - JA Jazz DJ Set (1 Hour)
Schroeder’s Cat - Sleep (Schroeder’s Cat EP)
Senor Coconut - Showroom Dummies (El Baile Aleman)
Soul Ecstasy - Citroens ‘n’ Sitars
Takako Minekawa - Maxi On! (Maxi On! EP)
Ugly Duckling - Turn It Up (12inch Single)

via Emperor Norton MP3 Listen Page

Bungalow Records Space Pop

• April 12th, 2005

Bungalow Records (Germany) is a great resources for vintage synth pop and modern acts that sound like the latter. I am especially groovin to the Peter Thomas Sound Orchester(ra)… and of course FPM!

PETER THOMAS SOUND-ORCHESTER - Space-Patrol (Raumpatrouille)
LOS FANCY FREE - Voltage Is OK (Sirius Mo remix)
SILVERIO - Yepa Yepa Yepa
FANTASTIC PLASTIC MACHINE - L’Aventure Fantastique
DAUERFISCH -Ride My Bike (Astrud Remix)
LE HAMMOND INFERNO - An Apple A Day
LE HAMMOND INFERNO - Move Your MP3
MAXWELL IMPLOSION - Follow My Riddim (Jean Jacques Smoothie remix)

via Bungalow Records

LE HAMMOND INFERNO - DJ Mix (~68mb)

via LHI Why

Readymade Entertainment, Tokyo

• April 12th, 2005

Readymade Entertainment (Tokyo) otherwise known as Readymade Records, famous for Panoramica (similar to Pizzicato 5) and a whole slew of other Italian 60’s pop stylee artists… Here is a sampling from one of their current releases, Karly (aka Nomoto Karia)…

Karly (aka Nomoto Karia) - Rock Steady
Karly (aka Nomoto Karia) - Freedom Street Afternoon
Karly (aka Nomoto Karia) - Adieu
Karly (aka Nomoto Karia) - And When I Die

**These are 30second previews (Sorry, I am working on finding some full length Japanese Pop!)

via Readymade Entertainment, Tokyo

Matador Records MP3 Archives

• April 12th, 2005

As I was looking for some Japanese Pop (specifically Pizzicato 5 and Fantastic Plastic Machine), instead I found this cache of MP3s from the Matador Records site. Please check out the other more Indie artists as there are way too many for me to link here. I selected some of the more rare and interesting tracks for your immediate listening pleasure…

Dizzee Rascal - Fix Up, Look Sharp (Boy In Da Corner)
The Bionaut - Theme from ‘Please Teenage’ (Lubricate Your Living-room)
Console - 14 Zero Zero (Rocket in the Pocket)
dälek - Classical Homicide (Megaton/CH 12inch)
Jega - Recursion (Geometry)
Khan - 10, 9, 8, 7 Launched (Passport)
Red Snapper - Some Kind of Kink (Our Aim Is To Satisfy …)
Jimi Tenor - Spell, Radio Edit (Out of Nowhere)

via Matador Records

Opsound, Open Sound Resource

• April 9th, 2005

Opsound is yet another great site online further empowering and inspiring the electronic music generation, peer to peer file sharing, and community collaborative environments… Thats what this site AudioArsenal, ultimately is about as well…

Opsound is an experimental record label and open sound pool organized through the opsound.org website. It is a kind of laboratory for looking at how artists can release music in a manner synergistic with the internet’s capacity to encourage communication and sharing. Opsound explores the possibilities of developing a gift economy among musicians, borrowing from the model of the open source software community.

Alchemical 9 - Moving Makuda | Artist Page
Octif - Armchair | Artist Page
Redfern - Cafe del Maroubra | Artist Page

via Opsound.org

TRS80, Electro Music from Chicago

• April 8th, 2005

I was checking out the FenslerFilm site and came across a link to this very experimental and moody electronic act TRS80 based in Chicago. Not only do they have a great sound, but their named after the coolest retro almost analog stylee computer! I remember buying one of these from radio shack!

TRS80 - Phantom Power (Shake Hands with Danger)
TRS80 - Math Basket (Shake Hands with Danger)
TRS80 - American Smooth Division (Mr. Kickass)
TRS80 - Prime Numbers (Mr. Kickass)
TRS80 - Naturescent (The Manhattan Love Machine)

via TRS-80

Also, these guys did the soundtrack for those amazing pre-visualization videos that Nike labs did awhile back… Check the links below…

NIKE SPEED PROJECT | Video
NIKE EYE[D] | Video

via KDLAB

Twilight Circus Dub Soundsystem

• April 8th, 2005

I was in a DUB mood last night and so went digging the eCrates again for some Hardcore Deep Dub cuts. Low and behold, I found the label Twilight Circus Dub Soundsystem has some amazing ones… Too many to post here, so I just grabbed a few of the best ones…. Make sure to check out their site for more artists and release information!

Foundation Rockers (Disciples Dub II) Brother Culture - Foundation Rockers 10
Variation Cybernetique Rmx DJ Spooky - Dubtometry
Dub Cultivation DJ Spooky vs. Twilight Circus - Riddim Clash
Phase Anans DJ Spooky vs. Twilight Circus - Riddim Clash
Storm The Dub Mix Meat Beat Manifesto - Storm The Studio R.M.X.S.
Trinity Dub Plates Volume Two
Freedom Reign feat. Mykal Rose Dub Summit EP

via Twilight Circus Dub Soundsystem

Eenie Meenie Records Downloads

• April 5th, 2005

While looking through some recent mp3 recommendations, I literally just found this very cool Los Angeles based Electro Indie Japanese Underground Pop label Eenie Meenie Records. They have a great selection of their artists tracks online. I have only listed a few of my favorites…

Forging a bridge between the Los Angeles underground music scene and Tokyo pop culture, Eenie Meenie Records is an emerging music label promoting indie pop, rock and electronica. Eenie Meenie artists have been featured in high profile publications such as Rolling Stone, Newsweek, Maxim, NME, Billboard, Nylon, CMJ and Alternative Press, and interviewed by the BBC and NPR. Our artists have regularly charted on CMJ and have received adds and rotation on AAA and commercial radio stations, such as KROQ in Los Angeles.

PINE*am - Do I Know You (Pull the Rabbit Ears)
PINE*am - Rhyme Mime (Pull the Rabbit Ears)
PINE*am - Theme (Playing Intense Neutral Electronica ad nauseAM)
PINE*am - Rayon Cosmetique (Playing Intense Neutral Electronica ad nauseAM)
PINE*am - Love Giraffe (EP)
PINE*am - Gymnopedie 1.0 (EP)

DJ Me DJ You - People Together (Can You See The Music)
DJ Me DJ You - Fresh Technology (Can You See The Music)

Seksu Roba - Hesitation (Pleasure Vibrations)
Seksu Roba - LA Freeway (Pleasure Vibrations)

Galactica - Impossible (Global Indie Clubpop)
Figurine - Impossible (Global Indie Clubpop)

via Eenie Meenie Records.

Boom Selection, Ahlright Ja!

• April 4th, 2005

Wow, boom selection is a great music blog of mashups, bootlegs, electro, breaks, glitch, grime and glamour (not that I condone any of this bootleg stuff)… But worth a look none the less!

boom selection

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