At the Hilton El Conquistador Resort and the Fox Tucson Theatre. Our fifth annual conference, this year known as Camp Tape Op, will include many new workshops and panels in a deluxe and affordable resort setting and a historic remodeled theatre.

Online registration is now available!

Go to https://ssl.tapeopcon.com if you are a new attendee and get the early registration discount.

If you are a returning attendee go to https://ssl.tapeopcon.com/returning.php

$99 room nights at our Host Hotel!!!

You won't believe how nice our host hotel is this year. It's the perfect setting for and has that special "vibe" we've come to expect from our host hotel.

www.hiltonelconquistador.com

Main Panels at the Fox Theatre!!

Opening night will see the return of "The Not-So-Late Show with Larry Crane" - the talk show comes to TapeOpCon with amazing guests and musical acts. Saturday night will be "The Producers" where Larry will interview some of the most influential producers of our day.

www.foxtucsontheatre.org

More Workshops!

Some highlights include building an equalizer with Hamptone, Pro Tools/Nuendo/Logic/Digital Performer/Tracktion/Cubase sessions, tape deck alignment with ATR Services, circuit bending, mixing tips, noted producer interviews, acoustic room treatments, budget surround sound, studio maintenance, recording solo artists, mastering, home recording, DIY software and more.

"Pot Luck" Studio returns!

Watch panelists demonstrating their recording techniques.

Knowledgeable and well spoken panelists!

So far it will include the usual gang of Tape Op contributors, along with folks like Adam Lasus, Bruce Licher, Steve Albini, Dave Amels, David Miles Huber, Francis Manzella, George Massenburg, Jim Waters, Joe Chiccarelli, Joey Waronker, John Paterno, Neil McLellan, Nicholas Collins, Ross Hogarth, Sally Browder, Scott Hampton, Steve Roach and Sylvia Massey-Shivy to mention a few.

Expanded Exhibitor's Room!

Over 60 manufacturers will be showing new products, offering their services and answering questions.

Live Music Friday and Saturday night!

We'll have live music showcases at The Club Congress at the Historic Hotel Congress. www.hotelcongress.com

Sunday a fun-filled poolside wrap party!

Come be a part of our closing splashdown at the host hotel, the Hilton El Conquistador.

Come in early and be a part of our pre-party!

Thursday night outside under the stars at the Last Territory cowboy bar just down the hill from the main wing of the host hotel.

Come visit Tucson and the historic southwest and immerse yourself in a world of recording like never before. We will be providing shuttle bus service from the host hotel to downtown Tucson for the Friday and Saturday main panels and music events. You can also arrange for roundtrip Tucson Airport to El Con shuttle through the hotel for under $38 round trip.

Sign up for TapeOpCon 2006 right now and don't forget to reserve your rooms! Please see www.tapeopcon.com for more detailed information about workshops, panels and panelists.

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Thats all for now. Tape Op #52 will mail in a few weeks. Hope you all have a nice spring thaw.

Thanks for reading Tape Op!!

John, Larry, Craig, Hillary and AJ.

Good News!

Out on Zh37:

The Prostitution of Meritocracy featuring:

Larb (tn/ky) Jair-Rohm Parker Wells (se) Violet (dc) Zsolt Sores (hu)

I've been expanding my free mp3 offerings at Zanteson -> net label

here

adding a lot of Zanoisect releases (40 or more) to sonicsquirrel.net that's a funny site... takes a moment to figure out the geeky interface, but I like the random streaming options as well as the fact you can download a whole series of releases at a time if you wish.

Soon 1/2 of all Zanoisect releases will be available for free mp3 listening- I'm looking forward to your opinions. I'm also nearing a new website overhaul.

Zan

http://www.zh27.org

free zh27 audio online: archive.org

+ HASSLE HOUND's "Limelight Cordial" out on Staubgold

+ KAMMERFLIMMER KOLLEKTIEF's "Remixed Pt. 2" now available

+ FORTHCOMING RELEASES

* * * HASSLE HOUND's "Limelight Cordial" out on Staubgold * * *

+ order from http://www.staubgold.com

+ pre-listen and download from finetunes.net @ http://snipurl.com/hasslehound

+ staubgold 65 Hassle Hound - Limelight Cordial cd/lp

Hassle Hound are a benign tornado, roaring and twisting through the best and most eclectic of record collections, ripping out and tearing off ideas and samples. They plunder for a reason ? to make fragile and lovely music, often charmingly odd but with a gleeful melancholy, off-kilter but on the ball. There is a childlike quality to their music, but the child in question must be a musical prodigy with a wry sense of humour and a maturity beyond his years.

They are not afraid to be beautiful. Machines and beats are caressed into soft humanity by delicate vocals, the boisterous cuddle of eccentrically played instruments and ingenious guitar patterns. Here are wistful love songs which also sound like the greatest James Bond theme ever (if those films had ever been made by a 60's new wave Czech director). Cartoon oneirics slapstick their way across lush countryside and toddle through town, favourite-uncle drunk and beaming expansively.

Trying to pin them down is like drinking beer with a fork. They coin new genres like other bands do sound checks ? too much funky not enough, crofter dub, genial noise, surf and turf guitar, carousel gothic, collagetronica. If Harry Partch had made music for ice-cream vans it might have been like some of these affable inventions.

Hassle Hound are...

Ela Orleans (vocals, violin, guitar, keyboards, toy instruments): Born in Poland. Since 2004 she has lived in Brooklyn (New York). Ela is taking part in several improv/psychedelic/freakout music projects in NYC ("Ozone Swimmers", "3i's", "Franklin's Mint")

Tony Swain (guitar, bass, samples, loops, keyboards): Tony is a painter represented by The Modern Institute Glasgow (http://www.themoderninstitute.com/artists/t_swain/index.shtml) who also performs with ambivalent obscurists, "Dreghorn".

Mark Vernon (computer, samples, loops, keyboards):

Mark is a radio producer based in Glasgow, additionally he records and performs as half of the duo "Vernon & Burns" whose debut album was released on Gagarin Records in 2005

(http://www.gagarinrecords.com/artists/vernonandburns/).

discography (selected):

2004 - s/t split 12? with Sun (Textile)

2003 - Scaring the Grass in the Garden 10" (Pickled Egg)

* * * KAMMERFLIMMER KOLLEKTIEF's "Remixed Part 2" now available * * *

+ order from http://www.staubgold.com

+ pre-listen @ http://snipurl.com/kkremixed2

+ fully download from iTunes music store

+ staubgold 64 Kammerflimmer Kollektief - Remixed Part 2 12"

This is the second part in a series of two remix 12"es featuring four superb mixes again, done by SUTEKH, SECONDO, LUMP200 and RADIAN.

"If only to offer the world another opportunity to recall the Kammerflimmer Kollektief translates as Shimmering Collective, Staubgold has brought out the second of two 12"s containing specially commissioned remixes of tracks from the group's 2005 'Absencen' album. First time around, Jan Jelinek, Aoki Takamasa, Nôze and David Last stepped up to theplate. Now it's the turn of Sutekh, who makes a great job of setting Christopher Brunner's elegant vibraphone amid some slinky 303 runs; Radovan Scasascia under his Secondo alias, cutting 'Unstet' down to a series of screeches, scrawls and impacts; Lump200, having bouncy carefree fun with an echoing steel guitar on 'Nachtwache'; and Radian, who go all tense and spooky stretching out 'Equilibrium' till it can't take no more."

(Ken Hollings, The Wire, http://www.thewire.co.uk)

SUTEKH:

Sutekh is renowned the world over for his fresh approach to electronic production: as US tech-funk goes, he?s your man, with releases on labels including Soul Jazz (UK), Force Inc/Mille Plateaux (Germany), Orthlorng Musork (USA), and his own Context Free Media label, among others. He has released three very distinct long players, and is currently putting the finishing touches to a fourth, due for release in 2006. http://context.fm/artists_sutekh.html

SECONDO:

Swiss born electronic musician Radovan Scasascia founded Dreck-Records with his long-time collaborator Laurent Benner in 2000 and has been releasing music under the names Secondo and AM/PM. Departing from existing popular songs of various origins, Secondo cuts his source material carefully into minute fragments in order to compose entirely new pieces of music - somehow maintainig the atmosphere of the original, but shifting away from it structurally and rhythmically. His works are available on Dreck-Records (distributed by Kompakt) and Soul Jazz Records.

http://www.dreck-records.com

LUMP200:

Uniquely effective and contrary, the music of Lump200 has a way of going absolutely nowhere in a way that still keeps you involved, bearing repeated listening. It willfully fucks around with dancefloor music formats and sound snippets from all styles, letting the machines do the talking. And boy, do they blabber off. Lump200 feeds them with samples, filtering the world of sound through his thirtysomething (y)ears that include training in multiple instruments and a solid new jazz background, composing and performing with writers for stage plays and radio work. He currently releases for the Swiss Mental Groove label.

http://aredee.ch/aredee.html

RADIAN:

The Austrian trio Radian is a post-rock/electronic group who uses both acoustic and electronic instruments. The group's members often play even their acoustic instruments in such a rhythmically precise manner that Radian sounds more like an electronic act than a band. Radian (bassist John Norman, drummer Martin Brandlmayr and synth player Stefan Németh) formed in Vienna in 1996. The group's first full album, "TG11", was released by Rhiz and Mego in 2000. Since 2002 Radian team up with Chicago producer John McEntire (Tortoise), and the Thrill Jockey label released the resulting full-lengths "rec.extern" (2002) and "Juxtaposition" (2004).

http://www.radian.at * * * EKKEHARD EHLERS installation @ Whitechapel Gallery * * *

17 MARCH 2006 - WHITECHAPEL ART GALLERY, UK- LONDON

"The Wormhole Saloon"

An eclectic night of interaction and participation across three rooms at the Whitechapel. A surround sound room with live soundtracks and performance to visuals, interactive installations and a Plug'n'Play room - bring any instrument with a lead and play. Acts include surround sound from EKKEHARD EHLERS (Staubgold), VideoKinetik performance visuals from Julian Ronnefeldt (TRO, Berlin), Theatre dance from Zephyr In Zanussi (UK), stunt re-enactments to visual cut-ups by Heather Cassils and more. Organised by Joel Cahen.

more information @ http://www.newtoy.org

Whitechapel, 80-82 Whitechapel High Street, London, E1 7QX http://www.whitechapel.org/content.php?page_id=2336

current release:

staubgold 53 now right here cd/lp

http://www.sigmaeditions.com/sigma_minit.html

forthcoming album:

staubgold 66 a life without fear cd/lp

http://www.staubgold.com

LEAFCUTTER JOHN (london, uk)

forthcoming album:

staubgold 68 the forest and the sea cd/lp

http://leafcutter.33-rpm.net

PAUL WIRKUS (cologne, germany)

current release:

quecksilber 5 inteletto d'amore cd

http://www.quecksilber-music.com

THILGES presents IZDIUCZ (vienna, austria)

current release:

staubgold 33 die offene gesellschaft cd/lp http://www.thilges.at * * * FORTHCOMING RELEASES * * *

staubgold 66 ekkehard ehlers - a life without fear cd/lp

staubgold 67 no-neck blues band and embryo - embryonnck cd/lp

staubgold 68 leafcutter john - the forest and the sea cd/lp

staubgold 69 rafael toral - space cd

* * * * * * * * * * * *

staubgold | quecksilber

markus detmer

danziger strasse 16 | 10435 berlin | germany

tel +49 30 29 35 11 89 | fax +49 30 29 35 10 60

http://www.staubgold.com | http://www.quecksilber-music.com

become a friend and add a comment:

http://www.myspace.com/thestaubgolds

pre-listen and download @ finetunes.net:

http://snipurl.com/staubgold | http://snipurl.com/quecksilber

Brume records

Forthcoming releases :

Flint Glass / Nyarlathotep

Release date: March 6th 2006

On Funkwelten and Brume records

www.funkwelten.de - Brume records

The new album called "Nyarlathotep" comes presented in a special fold out 8 page 3-pac digipak designed by Eyelyft and presents 19 new tracks with a total running time of over 72 minutes including Remixes from AH CAMA SOTZ, EMPUSAE & THIS MORN'OMINA, XABEC and DISHARMONY !

"Nyarlathotep" showcases a slightly more melodic, sad and obscure side of Flint Glass while still keeping the cold and dark atmospheres that defines its sound. Heavily inspired by the Horror / Satanic writings of H.P Lovecraft novels, coldness and warmth are constantly fighting for predominance and the quasi-total absence of vocals makes it an extremely visionary record which would be a perfect match for a number of horror movie soundtracks varying from post apocalyptic to foggy northern woods, from lunar landscapes to horror aberrations.

Flint Glass + Telepherique / Information Gigabit

Release this summer on Angle rec. www.angle-rec.net

A collaboration and concept album about information overload and its negative effects.Experimental, dark and most complex soundscapes by combining elements of dark ambient, industrial, noise and computer sounds. More infos soon ...

Live act :

-10 March 2006 : Beat&noise festival / Lahr /Germany with Empusae + Twinkle, Mothboy, Detritus

-11 March with Tzolk'in + Mimetic, Roger Rotor, Mono no aware, Projecto Mirage, Punch inc., Tarmvred, Ms Gentur http://www.beatsandnoise.de

-7/8 April 2006 : Elektroanschlag n°7 /Altenburg/Germany with Empuase + Klangstabil, P.A.L, Monolith, Ambassador21, Mlada Fronta and many more ... www.elektroanschlag.de

Thanks for your support

Gwenn.

www.flint-glass.com

www.tzolk-in.com

contact@flint-glass.com

SONORA News

CLON "Sudden Ionospheric Disturbances" CDR

Out Now on GAMEBOY RECORDS

CLON Live at Noisex Action - Full concert recording from January 5th, 2006:

mp3 soon:

CLON "Perigee/Apogee"C20 (Dada Drumming)

CLON "Alturas" CDR

CLON "AR.1550" CDR (Sonora)

VIOLET/CLON "Attack of the Violet Clons" CDR (Zeromoon/Sonora)

WAPSTAN/CLON CDR (Brise Cul Records)

CLON is a side project from CORNUCOPIA cornucopia

adiosesss.

-NND-

KLIMPEREI :

1. a grrrrrrrreat video by Laen Sanches with a grey rabbit in a japanese fighting movie...

SORTIR_LE_DRAGON ! 14 Mo

2. samantha fox : from the past (from the Insane cassettes compilations)

Alain Neffe sent me some CDs with Los Paranos inside...

I don't know samantha fox by Los Paranos: mp3 ! 2.7 Mo

3. Biddlegah Biddlebeegah by Al & Del from a 1995 unreleased cassette go:

(with some samples on the new updated & reworked web site) here

WELL, by DELETED — the side project of C. Petchanatz —, previously released on cassette, is now available on CDr on Underground Productions; it is the beginning of a reedition serie of several issues by Deleted or Al & Del... All covers by Dominique Maigné, digital re-mastering and so on...

see my weblog too : here

all the best

cp

Don't forget the DELETED site : here and of course the KLIMPEREI site: here

IAN BODDY NEWSLETTER FEBRUARY 2006

Ambient Atmospheres

DWCD0399

This is the seventh solo release of library music by Ian Boddy. DeWolfe, the UK's largest independent library music company, describe it as "elegant, tranquil and evocative moods and atmospheres". If you would like to hear lo-fi streaming demos of any of the tracks then go to :

here

Limited supplies of the disc are available for sale from the DiN & Ian Boddy web stores @ $18 inc worldwide postage. The album contains 23 tracks ranging from 2 - 3 minutes in length with 30 second edits of each at the end.

::Citizen records::

HOLEG SPIES feat BakXIII " Lost in Darkness " EP CTZ007

Aka Spies, Holeg Spies, Spies under Von Magnet influence(with Von Magnet), Crossfinger (with Phlrx) For more than 10 years, Holeg has been performing on the international electronic-music scene.

Based in France, he is known and respected for his hybrid style giving him the capability to get through several musical scenes such as techno, electro, indus, ambiant, electronica-ethnic, psy-trance Remixer for Anne Clark, Implant, Von Magnet, Mimetic, Kris Kylven, BakXIII and audio-visual remixer for the famous Mike Takashi's movie « Ichi the Killer » which was awarded at the Rotterdam movie festival.

Citizen records

62 rue de bel air 2100 DIJON FRANCE

::::::::Tel/fax: 00 33 (0) 380 451 753 ::Press and licensing contact: contact@citizen-records.com::::::::

Holeg [and] The SPIES

Next Autumn, Holeg of Spies will launch a new label for cinematic music:

ambient, electronica, imaginary soundtracks...

We actually work on our distribution network and look for some serious local/worldwide partners.

The first two releases will be a mini CD EP of Spies "Shape your shade"

and the CD album "Spies Under Von Magnet Influence" (a collaboration with Von Magnet).

Some samples are available [on] holegspiesmusic in the "cinematic, ethno..." sub-menu.

For any proposal, interest, idea or further infos, please contact us.

Sincerly Spies.

[here's an | interview | with holeg]

visit www.spies.tv for free videos and mp3

VON MAGNET

the great electro-flamenco band collaborators ::: Von Magnet has released a limited edition mini CD > 4 titles from their forthcoming album "De l'Aimant" + a remix by Spies/Holeg. 200 numbered copies only > 10 euros incl. shipment. contact Phil Von vonmagnet1@aol.com

¥PI¥ wai pi wai " beat planet " (HANDS EPCD)

hands d094 hands fold out pack

After serveral live gigs in the last year here's is the next studio thing of the collaboration between ah cama-sotz and mimetic. this mini-album offers 4 new tracks and 1 remix of their club hit "wai pi wai". be prepared for a travel through wai pi wai's beat planet with hard kicking electro beats and crystal clear electronic soundworks and hypnotic sequences.

tracks:

night ride

you can touch it

out of space

velvet morning

wai pi wai remix

http://www.handsproductions.com/

M-tronic

Hello, here's the news about our label.

All the best,

Laurent @ M-tronic

m-tronic

Hello,

here is our news for march 2006,

more can be found at http://www.m-tronic.com

Thanks for your support.

All the best,

Laurent @ M-tronic

M-tronic

41 rue de Lappe

75011 Paris

France

+ New signing

In a few days M-tronic will reveal the name of a new signing, hailing from Germany this band has an outstanding sound that will impress all nostalgic fans of Beefcake, Gridlock and Dither.

We are really excited.

+ M-tronic's sub-divison

We are working to set up a sub-label for different kind of musics: electro-punk, post-rock, deviant styles. An announcement will also be soon written here. The first release is already in the finishing stage.

+ Dino Felipe release on M-tronic

M-tronic will release a full-lenght album of the much talented Dino Felipe known for his works on the Schematic label. You can expect crazy electronica between Beefcake and Prince. The album is entiled " a.m. green" and will contain remixes and collaborations with Phoenicia (Schematic), Otto Von Schirach (Schematic), Komori (Modulo), Domo-Kun (Modulo) and Sade.

+ Next M-tronic live performances

13.03.2006: CH DISTRICT - Torun, Festival Tatralny Klamra (Poland)

18.03.2006: CH DISTRICT - San Francisco, Fetish Ball (USA)

04.03.2006: SERVOVALVE - Taverny, Festial Patchwork (France)

25.03.2006 : CH DISTRICT - Wroclaw, Liverpool Club (Poland)

26.03.2006: DISPLACER - Montreal, Coma 3 festival (Canada)

26.03.2006: I:GOR - Steenwijk, S.I.C.K festival (Netherlands)

01.04.2006: I:GOR - Rotterdam , INDUS3AL festival (Netherlands)

08.04.2006: CH DISTRICT - Athends, Underworld Club (Greece)

12.05.2006: I:GOR - Tilburg , Crack Beats Festival (Netherlands)

+ Special offer in march : for two albums bought get one for free !!!

M-tronic has decided to extend its special offerr: if you buy the 2 cd's (26 euros in total postage included all over the world, or 28 euros if you paty with Paypal) you will get for free one release of your choice from the catalogue.

+ Displacer new album and artwork

The new album of Displacer entitled "Cage Fighter's Lullaby" is finished and will be sent to mastering very soon. This third album will contain 11 new tracks plus remixes by Architect vs Klima, Urusai, Keef Baker and Coordinates.

The cd has been mastered by John Sellekaers at Metarc Studios.

mlada fronta

parametric

other artist::: Mimetic, NIMP, S.H.I.Z.U.K.A., HAIKU

parametric records - email: parametric@wanadoo.fr

S.H.I.Z.U.K.A.

reviews

CINETIKS

- cinematic music -

will be launched with the release of the 4 title CD

Spies under Von Magnet influence

"shape your shade"

Japan release : March, 24th.

Rest of the world : April, 5th

A collaboration between Holeg's hybrid project SPIES and the founder of electro flamenco VON MAGNET, including the alchemist MIMETIC.

This 4 titles Cd is an eclectic combination of cyber-ethno influences and sci-fi atmospheres with a neo-classical touch.

An introduction to the forthcoming full length album « suvmi » to be released in June 2006.

Magazines, radios, promoters, mail orders.... are welcome to download the promo kit including high quality mp3's, info sheet and graphics...

Send us a promo kit request explaining us your activities and we will send you a link...

- A co-production between Cinetiks (FR), Celestial Dragon (HK) with the support of Thisco (Port)

- distributed in Europe by Audioglobe

- distributed in France by Season of Mist

- distributed in the States by Soleimoon

- distributed in Japan by File rec.

- distributed in Greece by IT rec.

www.thisco.net

New Lagowski album ('Temporary Distractions') coming soon. Just signed a deal for digital distribution of all of my releases, so it may be out on iTunes before it gets to cd!

Gerechtigkeits Liga / artists (G)

Real Name:

Till Bruggemann

Profile:

G.L. was formed in 1981.At that time there were four German artist involved.The centre of operations was moved from Germany to London.Throughout the 1980's and the early 90's,the group was self-sufficient in producing music,films and videos.Multimedia Performances took place throughout central Europe and the USA. Gerechtigkeits Liga participated in many tape and some vinyl compilations in both Europe,Brazil and the USA.

(Gerechtigkeits Liga "Hypnotischer Existenzialismus" was also released as 12" red vinyl on U.S.A label Thermidor records.G.L`s first 12" was released on their own Zyklus records label in 1984).G.L´s former member Till Bruggemann is planning to release new material in the near future...

URLs: http://www.gerechtigkeitsliga.com

http://gerechtigkeitsliga.ironflame.de

Aliases:

Boom Factory

Releases:

The Games Must Go On (12") Zyklus Records

Hypnotischer Existenzialismus (LP) Side Effects

Hypnotischer Existenzialismus (LP) Thermidor

"Hypnotischer Existenzialismus" / "The Games Must Go On" / "Live In New York" (CD)

Isegrimm Records

Tracks Appear On:

Le Pacte (Cassette) The Evolution And The End Europa

Thee Book (Cassette) Absalom Graf Haufen Tapes

Evergreens Compilation Vol. 3 (Cassette)

Pain Is Not Bad, Pain ...

Central Tapes

Hear The Roar Of The Mountains Volume One (Cassette)

Live In NYC Dec. 08, 1984

Audiofile Tapes

Vhutemas Archetypi (LP)

Five Skandhas, End Of ... Side Effects

19 Keys 19 Bands (2xCassette)

The Fourteenth Key Club Moral

Neue Deutsche Post Avantgarde (LP)

Zyklus Beats In Zyklus Audi Plex

Vhutemas Archetypi (CD)

Five Skandhas, End of ... Elektra

Vhutemas Archetypi (CD)

Five Skandhas, End Of ... Side Effects

Life '85 (CDr)

Existenz & Utopie Temporary Music

Statement 1961 (2xLP + 7" + CD)

Monofonie Ironflame

Zeromoon News 2-2006

New Releases

Ubeboet - Red and Black Remixes Ubeboet (m.a.tolosa) invited 4 artists to remix his excellent album "black and red" which was released by earlabs.org in 2005. The original work featured field recordings, radio and turntables. Here each artist-Asher, Arturas Bumsteinas, Mathieu Ruhlman, Dead Letters Spell Out Dead Words-picked one track and deconstructed it to create a new work. m.a.tolosa also runs the fine con-v label. Download it now: http://www.archive.org/details/zero074

Three by Violet

3 new releases by Violet on 3 different labels. "Foreignlands" collects several concert recordings made in Europe. "Live In Tallinn/Chocolate Gold" is a double split with Rinus Van Alebeek. Thirdly, "Saturn" is part of the new planetary series curated by Dreamland Recordings from Australia. All available in the shop while supplies last.

http://www.zeromoon.com

From the Slave Indvstries Collective and 9.38khz:

Amor Antiquita - "Maestro's Medley"

9.38006kHz / SI022

Following closely on the heels of increasingly successful releases on labels such as 8bitpeoples, Illmatik Vibes, and Experimedia, Amor Antiquita now brings his love of electronic music and all things antiquated to 9.38kHz. AA draws from the cold synthesis of Berlin, the warm grooves of his home in Detroit, and the zany game melodies of Tokyo to forge a style all his own, showcased here in the form of a career-spanning 6-song EP. Some of these tracks are only months old-- others have been lurking in the Maestro's archives, waiting to be released. Finding no other home, these odds and ends discover common ground here as "Maestro's Medley," which has graciously been provided for free download at the artist's request.

Click on the song titles in the graphic above to get the mp3s. Click on the lefthand cover to get a .zip file with the print-quality CD artwork and two excellent vintage-styled promo ads for the release. If you're so inclined, you can also purchase a physical 3" CDR copy of the release for $5 from 9.38kHz Records by clicking on the "ORDER" button below. Whichever way you choose to experience "Maestro's Medley," be sure to take a listen to this rising star of the electronic scene!

Released on Valentine's Day, February 14, 2006.

"Amor Vincit Omnes"

Download at http://www.slaveindvstries.net

Sothzine is a new monthly underground music webzine

Name: Sothzine

URL: http://sothzine.atspace.com/

Description: Sothzine is a monthly underground music webzinev Thanks and good luck

Yassine Maaroufi

Sothzine

http://sothzine.atspace.com/

Djenjer

http://djenjer.atspace.com/

Sothzine

S 23 O 2 appt 1

Hay Riad Rabat

Morocco

+ HIVE RECORDS_ || SUSPICIOUS RECORDS_ || HIVE DESIGN +

F*ck compilation CD

this is a pic of the limited two CD version

i. new signings! Scrap.edx and the Liar's Rosebush!

ii. new releases available for order! Scrap.edx/Liar's Rosebush and Pneumatic Detach DVD

iii. website updates.

iv. live updates [leaf, pneumatic detach, scrap.edx, liar's

rosebush, mashup soundsystem]

v. new reviews [leaf, pneumatic detach]

vi. new interviews [pneumatic detach, censor]

vii. hive shirts gone - few suspicious shirts left

i. + Hive Records is pleased to announce two new signings - Scrap.edx and The Liar's Rosebush! Hive will be releasing Collect:Erase, a collaborative CD from these two artists on October 31st. Expect to hear new material that surpasses in complexity, creativity and intensity anything that either act has released before. We are extremely proud to be working with these two amazing artists.

ii + New Releases - Out October 31st: Scrap.edx / Liar's Rosebush - Collect:Erase. A collaborative effort between these two amazing artists, Collect:Erase focuses on two concepts and is expressed musically through four tracks each of all new material from the above two acts. each of the four tracks examines an abstract idea and is interconnected to it's parent concept and peer tracks philosophically. to confuse the listener further the sample pools from each act were then traded and three remixes were constructed using the two concepts as inspiration. these remixes were then given to two remixes (duran duran duran and iszoloscope) and third order remixes were constructed. the end result is thirteen all new tracks of complex, aggressive electronic music.

the collect and erase tracks range in style (jumping from genre to genre and back again) although the complexity and attention to detail in the programming of these songs stands out as the best public offering of these two acts to date. mastering and engineering was completed in house by the liar's rosebush. the cd design layout concept was created by 8th circuit (metawerks studio). Check out soundclips on the Hive website.

+ October 31st also sees the release of Hive's first DVD! Pneumatic Detach's [e·vis·cer·ate] is all the intensity of Pneumatic Detach made visual. Frightening and visually stunning, this DVD features 9 new studio videos produced by the amazing Brien Hindman, and live videos from their US tours in 2004/2005, as well as hidden tracks, behind-the-scenes footage, and more. Never before has more production value been brought to visuals in the underground harsh electronics scene. Highly recommended viewing for fans with a nightmare dificiency. This isnt your standard boring live DVD - the artistry and talent in the studio videos, as well as the intensity of PD's renowned live performances, make this a DVD even non-DVD collectors will enjoy. Check out clips from the DVD @ the Hive Website - http://www.hiverecords.com/ Both releases are available for preorder now!

iii. + The Hive website has been updated with info about the new Scrap.edx / Liar's Rosebush release, the Pneumatic Detach DVD release, a list of live shows, new interviews, reviews, ordering, sounds, and video section. Check it out - http://www.hiverecords.com

iv. + New Reviews of Leaf's Made Into Itself -

"...Forged out of haunting, gawking-out-windows-at-the-rain solitude, Made Into Itself is deeply personal, defying any easy, dismissive labeling as soundtrack. It will remind electro-fans of the more lighter passages of Noise Unit - in terms of sequencer prowess it falls somewhere between that and anything in the Warp Records stable that has a few loose ends - but there's something Spike Lee about it all that harnesses big-city isolation and makes it somehow less angst-inducing..."

"...Energized by encrusted, rope-a-dope beats and deepened by mournful string atmospheres, Leaf's gritty, hour-long travelogue Made Into Itself weaves through narcotized lairs and night-time urban zones. Though faint traces of folktronica, dancehall, and drum'n'bass occasionally surface, Leaf's primary focus is smoked-out and blunted instrumental hip-hop..."

"...the album contains 15 titles, all successes delivering the same kind of atmosphere: downtempo instrumental hip-hop, in which the acoustic instruments bring a certain light with absolutely marvellous melodies and sonorities. The sampling holds of course a significant part in this album, and will cause perhaps comparison with DJ Shadow (which, by the way, is not a detriment), by mixing many types of sounds, influencing their rythmic core: irish folk, chinese mandoline, the songs of whales, and other marks of traditional music as on Even Holy Things Die, or the chords of His Whole Life..."

+ New Reviews of Pneumatic Detach's [vis·cer·a]

v. + A new interview with Pneumatic Detach, and an older one with Censor, appear on the Hive Records "press" page.

vii. + Hive Records' "Shattered F*cking Beats" tshirts are sold out. There are a few Suspicious Records "Anxious Urban Prophesy" shirts left. Check the Hive website for ordering.

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Thanks for reading!!!

.d. - davyd c pittman // dj :insect

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Green Milk From The Planet Orange - "City Calls Revolution" CD

Whitelodge - "Whitelodge +" - CD

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Peculiarity since 1984 Fragment Music Clive Richards and his many projects

New MP3's from Fuzzyfelt - Estranged - Steadfast And Upright - On - Standby - Play - Dadadicky - Still No Reply - Awkwardnisity - React On Impulse - Lovebomb - Sphere Of Magnetick Virtue and Living Daylight.

Big City Orchestra

ubuibi

Big City Orchestra - [boom crash crash] release

www.kupei.com

Kupei Musika is a small netlabel and limited cd/vinyl imprint that produces, releases and promotes artists within the leftfield of electronic music, ranging from abstract minimalism to playful microhouse.

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GIAG - electronic music & non-music

[Gaze Into A Gloom] online zine

October 7th 2005 update

www.enpeg.com

releases

Fell - Between Octavia and Laguna

EN24 - Headphone Science - The Seduction Of Sabrina' s Modulation

heres the en:peg Digital news for Sept 2005.

4 new en:peg release available:

EN22 - Polar - EME

EN23 - Underscore - Triangle (remixes)

EN24 - Headphone Science - The Seduction Of Sabrina' s Modulation

EN25 - Fell - Between Octavia and Laguna

for those of you keeping up with all the latest en:peg releases we have added a buy new releases button

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Azra Records

Dub Gabriel - "Bass Jihad" - CD

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Wolfgang Fadi DORNINGER 2xCD

"theatre scores remixed"

format: 2xcd, duration 140 minutes

style: theatre scores

M3RCK

We are both sad and happy to announce that this will be the last year of Merck Records.

Once we have released 50 cds and 50 vinyls sometime mid 2006, we will stop releasing new material. We have many reasons for this, in the interest of briefness we will just say that its time to move on. After we have completed 100 total releases (currently at 81) we will sell off our remaining stock and there will be no more represses.

We thank ALL the people who have supported us over the years, you have made this possible.

TAPE OP RADIO

We're super excited about Tape Op Radio, a streaming Internet music player we just added to our website. This way you can go online and hear the music we have been writing about, especially when it's stuff that is on small labels or self released. All the stuff on Tape Op Radio is either someone we've interviewed, recorded by someone we've interviewed, recorded by or featuring someone who is a major contributor to the mag, from a CD we "reviewed" that I liked, or from the Tape Op Compilation CD that we will eventually have back in stock, through oEbase http://www.oebase.com (the hosts for our player) for sale. The only downside is you need better-than-dialup Internet service to use it and the sound is less than MP3 quality, but it's a great way to hear new music and get turned on to some of the great stuff we write about.

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eetapes/catalogue.

AVAILABLE RELEASES 12/2004

Y CREATE "Madadayo" - CD EE04 (limited edition: 325 copies)

Musician and home-tape veteran Hessel Veldman, known from the legendary Gorgonzola Legs, F.N.T.C. and the Exart label ( IJmuiden, Holland 1982 - 1995), finally returns back to earth with the resurrection of his solo-project Y CREATE:

a full-length CD (76:54) with new dark earplays, now for the first time available!

All material on ‘Madadayo’ was processed with original sounds from the rich Exart-archives. This joint venture between Exart and EE Tapes gradually evolved into a rather emotional finale for both parties:

First Hessel had to deal with the death of his second daughter Angel (Engel), causing long

depressed periods, and while composing and producing this work, from its earliest concept to the final production in December of 2004, both Hessel and Eriek of EE Tapes lost their dear mother and fathers, leading eventually to the birth of this dark ambient masterpiece full of melancholy and contemplation.

The concept of Hessel, Eriek and Marcel is a statue for all the dear ones who died.

Track-list selected and compiled by EE Tapes out of many hours of quality music.

Cover by comic artist Marcel Herms (mherms@home.nl) whom we wish to thank a lot for his great ideas and fine art!

reviews

Price: 15 euro (postpaid)

DISTRIBUTORS GET IN CONTACT FOR WHOLESALE PRICES: info@eetapes.be

SHIFTS "Vertonen 16" - CDR ET86 (limited edition 100 copies)

Shifts is the solo-project of Frans de Waard (Kapotte Muziek, Goem, Captain Black etc). "Vertonen 16" is another lengthy ambient piece of 33’ in his ongoing series to explore the world of the guitar.

reviews

Price: 10 euro (postpaid)

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EE TAPES

c/o Eriek Van Havere

Clement Heirmanstraat 10

BE-9100 Sint-Niklaas

Belgium

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dear friends - we have available 3 news references, with the price of 10 euros with postage included for the cd of Merzbow and Henrik N. Bjorkk, Atomine Elektrine is a double cd and costs 15 euros with postage included.

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Chitah Chitah soundcrack

illegal art

P.Miles Bryson - Megalomaniac Decorator's Quarterly CD

middle pillar

records presents Eclectica - "Volume two" - compilation CD

www.manifoldrecords.com

Scott Solter - "the brief light" - CD

Reach Out International Records

(Roir) - Dub Trio - "Exploring the dangers of" CD

inflatabl music

okapi - "Where's the Beef" CD

Mika Jackson

Greetings from North Carolina !

FLUTTER has a new disc out from our April Fool's gig in Charlottesville VA titled "Live In The Temple Of Tea"...some top-drawer free improv from Bob Holub (accordion/pedals), Matt Wyatt (percussion) & myself on the reed-axe. We have some Virginia dates in February with details TBA.

SPOOL is back from the dead and ready to party ! OK, so Aaron Bachelder & I just had birthdays, but we also have some new discs. One contains material of the recent setup of my sending feedback & close-mic acoustics into Aaron's powerbook & another of the 'classic' SPOOL lineup with Aaron (percussion), Joel Lambdin (violin) & myself on clarinets & fipple-flute, vintage 2000.

REMOTE CONTROL FREQUENCIES has a new disc out on my label PRIMECUTS of some choice subaquatic punk-tinged electronica with the well-placed rhyme-flow. Nice oversize package to boot.

To purchase these fine audio documents consult www.microearth.com/jackson or come over to my house, etc..

Incoming...new feedback works ('the twentythree pieces'), "Phyllocephala" remix project (still waiting on a few tracks), CIGMASIX (new collab. with Chris Phinney), more O.N.E., etc...

Check out www.secretlifeofsound.com for the latest SKOWEYAJEED release & a compilation of MERZBOW remixes that I have a track on.

Always check out www.heatretentionrecords.com to see what BRIAN OSBORNE is up to

So what are YOU up to ?

Hope everyone had a great 2005...best to all for the holidays

peace

michaelthomasjackson

News and info is always updated at my Microearth page.

www.microearth.com/jackson

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