strom., Friday, November 14. 2008
Waagenbau (Max-Brauer-Allee 204, Hamburg)
Falko Brocksieper (Sub Static / Karloff / Tuning Spork / Berlin)
Sven Wegner (KlangGut Rec./Aromamusic/strom.)
Lars Jebe (strom. / Flying Frontiers)
FeldFunker (Kreislauf.org/Techno4Amnesty)
Ma-Cell (Techno4Amnesty/ Partysan Nord/ feierei.de)
Netwaves have released their first netaudio compilation, featuring the “an anthology of the best electro on the internet from the past 5 years”, as they say. I’m proud the compilation includes my track “Silhouette” from the album “Beyond the Moon”. You can listen here, and download the whole CD as a ZIP file here.
Netwaves Bytes: Electro 1
Pero - Le Ghost [EPS09]
Pureape - Move [ac011]
Mihai Popoviciu - We Love … [arh010]
Simulant - Brenner (C) [rest009]
Lucy And Rone - Chocolate [brq035]
FeldFunker - Silhouette [kreislauf020]
Liquor - Theory of Chemical Reaction [labrec001b]
Lumatico - Europa Model 1908 [Freeosc22]
Lipstick - You Ain’t No Good [elyt01]
Datassette - Eyeballs And Elbows [mtk143]
Reporter - Human (Beta) [Lav11]
G+Shame feat. Tamara Dinka - Midnight Express [dig009]
Ben waH - Diesel Weezil [peromusic007]
7am aka Off Pop - All OK [S!te011]
06-22 - Stratograd [VT5]
DDR Rhythm - Fred’s Track [commie026]
Stumbled upon this music collective from Ramallah (Palestine) today - Trip Hop, Hip Hop and Downbeat well worth a listen (all songs are free to download) and a very interesting site and forum. I have to admit I cannot agree on all their political statements but it’s a very interesting read from a different, non-mainstream perspective.
Got myself a new bass guitar some two weeks ago (didn’t post this earlier because I wanted Techno4Amnesty to stay on top), and I’m really pleased, so here’s a short review
of my new Cort GB-74.
I planned to buy a Fender Jazz Bass (from Mexico, not the new American Standard, too expensive) in the first place, but got stuck with this one while playing various alternatives in the shop. The Cort GB-74 is basically a hybrid between a J-Bass and a Musicman Stingray in terms of pickups, having a J-style single coil in neck position and a Stingray’ish humbucker at the bridge. The maple neck is pretty thin which is great for my small hands. The body is swamp ash, body and neck are bolted on with four screws.
Soundwise, you have a ton of options with this baby. It has active electronics with two-band EQ, pick-up balance pot and volume pot, as well as a three-way switch to toogle pickups and a two-way switch that adds a mid boost to either 400Hz or 800Hz (a contoure switch for slapping obviously).
So how does it sound? The electronics obviously give you tons of options, and the Cort bassically has it all, growling lows to jazzy brights. You just need to find the right setting. The only weak spots are that the 400Hz boost option overdoes it a little, and when played active and the heights all cranked up it has a slight ground noise problem. Other than that, it has a very assertive sound and definitely a character of it’s own.
Summing it up, I’d say that this bass is a real bargain at around 500 Euros and can compare to most basses at higher price ranges. On a side note, I didn’t like the color (white blonde) at all in the beginning but now that I’m used to it I even start liking it.
DJ Emerson (Micro.Fon/ Spin Club/ Berlin)
Tim Thaler & F.O.S.T. (3Headz/ We love Neon/ Berlin)
Timo Burdorf (Vinylstuff/ Lovetunes/ Bremen)
Ronny Pries (shit2know/ Vorspiel/ Rohformat/ Hamburg)
Docma (Idealtechno/ Berlin)
Lars Jebe (strom./ Hamburg)
der Mo (Whirpoolsex Music/ TSSH/ Hamburg)
FeldFunker (Techno4Amnesty/ Kreislauf.org/ Hamburg)
Ma-Cell (Techno4Amnesty/ Vorspiel/ Hamburg)
Visualisierung: 105vjs & Die Lichtgestalten
Netwaves/ Radio Scorpio from Belgium has an interview with me online, go listen to it over here and make sure to check the other Netwaves episodes too!
I’ve been to Arizona last week, here’s two photos in case anyone is interested. First one was taken during my (business) visit of the Fender headquarter in Scottsdale, second is me posing at the Grand Canyon.
The new album, “The Absurd Hero”, is out now and available for download over at Kreislauf. While your waiting for the download to finish, also check the PDF booklet designed by Miguel Baptista. The whole album is also available on Last.FM.
Here’s the first of a series of older tracks that didn’t make it on a “official” release I’ll make available for download exclusively on Last.FM: Funky Trickster (big beat/ break beat).
Release party for my coming album “The Absurd Hero”.
Location: 08/16, Große Elbstraße 16,22767 Hamburg (private club, members/invited guests only, mail me for an invitation)
Lineup:
FeldFunker (Kreislauf, Hamburg)
Docma (Idealtechno, Berlin)
Comfyraver (Rotzige Beatz, Hamburg)
Markus Newton (Bridgeaudio, Hamburg)
Georg Sender (Künstleramt, Kiel)
Mezzo Templer (Künstleramt, Hamburg)
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