To coincide with the release of their new single Machine Gun [released March 8th], Dutch production outfit Noisia have developed a free online game which they see as a pioneering way to fight against the declining revenues in the music industry and which will launch at www.noisia.nl/game.
Game Trailer
Having already been featured heavily in major computer games such as Gran Turismo, DJ Hero and WipeOut HD, the producers are aware that the use of a song in such high-profile games guarantees millions, maybe even billions, of plays worldwide. Figuring that the concept of music supporting computer games could be reversed, they teamed up with developers Flavour for an online game based entirely on Noisia’s music.
The game is all about the music. Through each level you ‘play’ the songs and fire on the beat. The better your rhythm is, the higher you eventual score will be. The boss battles are based on remixes of the original. After more than a year of development Flavour is launching the first level on March 8th. This level is designed around the first single, Machine Gun. via.
Minus @ RBMA Radio: Even Einstein could figure out that this computer programmer from Bucharest has collected way more musical power ups than your average beat maker. Combining massive mountains of bass with glitchy twinkling Gameboy melodies and a healthy dose of synth funk, it’s no surprise that he’s released three EPs already on the Romanian netlabel Archiva7. But it’s his live performances that have been taking him to festivals all over Europe and Romania, where he dubs out his tracks and reworks them live. On the plus side, if Tron teleported to Kingston, he’d have at least one friend there already. You do the math.
After sharing Jimi Bleachball, will share the whole mixtape album. So here it goes..
Foxes in Fiction: The whole thing was recorded for a kind of cassette A Side / B Side format so there is a pretty obvious division in style between the two. The first flows kind of as one long dreamlike hallucination song that segways pretty easily into each track, and is meant to inspire some pretty specific moods, while the second side more lucid pop songs. A big inspiration in making a lot of these songs was short-tracked hip hop albums like J Dillas’ ‘Donuts’. I don’t know how obvious this is. It wasn’t even really supposed to have an ‘album’ feel but it just sort of turned out that way, even two albums?, though I’m hoping it kind of has something for everyone.
Most of these songs are tracks that arose from restlessness, breaks between classes, insomnia and 5 AM isolation while in my in my apartment in Toronto. A couple of them are reworkings of old tracks that most of you guys probably have never heard but I felt would be fitting on this release. In the new few days I’m gonna post the lyrics and some detailed explanations into the meaning behind some of these tracks, cause who doesn’t love to know? Hope you enjoy it. xoxo
“Geeneus’ gift is to be able to throw European house anthems into London’s pirate arena, finding them a new audience amongst the UK funky faithful. One such re-contextualised example is Bassjackers & Apster “Klambu”, that is to funky what Azzido Da Bass’ “Doom’s Night” was to UK garage– at once anthemic and alien. The UK funky canon is vast and has been covered here extensively but always also worth checking are Marcus Nasty’s Rinse sets, Roska’s forthcoming album, DVA’s stuttering new single for Hyperdub (“Natty”), Deep Teknologi’s “Anthem”, Ill Blu sets, and so many more…”
Her highly anticipated debut album ‘Lost Where I Belong’ (produced by Bonobo) will be released in August 2010, with a single of the same name being released on the 5th of April. The single includes an amazing Flying Lotus remix (FREE download link – requires valid e-mail address).
Andreya’s soulful vocals are already well known and loved from appearances on tracks such as ‘Tea Leaf Dancers’ by Flying Lotus, ‘Hold On’ by Mr Scruff, ‘Chemistry’ by Theo Parrish and ‘The Keeper’ by Bonobo.
Andreya Triana – Lost Where I Belong (Flying Lotus Preview Edit)
Directed by Cassiano Prado, the new video for Tiga’s “What You Need” is loosely based on a series of short narrative poems the musician wrote about replacing Canada’s wooded areas with green screens and weird models. Avid Tiga Story Club readers will be able to spot elements from “Livin’, Leafin’ n’ Lovin’”, “How Could You Leaf Me Here to Die” and “It’s Just a 4est 2 U (SoulDenial)”.
With regards to casting, Tiga had originally planned to be as hands-on as his hands would allow. “I had certain types in mind for the characters. I asked the director to show me The Longestshoreman. The Fish-Eating Vegetarian. The Cross-City Skier. He came back with what you actually see in the video. I said, ‘Fine. I’ve got a big softball game to worry about. You figure it out.’”
And figure it out he did, creating a vivid dreamer’s scape that takes the word “surreal” back from inarticulate college dropouts. “The team that worked on this video are a regular ‘Who’s-UNNGH!’ of young creatives,” says Tiga. “I will make sure each of them receives a copy of my album. But they will not be autographed, because I now consider these people my peers. Dream on that.”