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At the Sounding Edge: What's Going On with Csound?
by Dave Phillips
posted 2005-04-14
A look at what’s changed and what’s new in Csound5, the major overhaul to the long-standing Csound software sound synthesis language…
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
by Alia Berkeley
posted 2005-03-15
From listening to this new release, I found that Nick Cave definitely mixes his own style to bring us a different breed. Cave’s lyrics are up there with the best of them – Waits, Dylan, Cohen. Religion breathes provocative through Abattoir Blues, mainly to question and provoke thought…
At the Sounding Edge: Introducing KeyKit
by Dave Phillips
posted 2005-03-10
At the end of last month’s column, I promised we’d look at some GUI-based tools for algorithmic and experimental MIDI music composition. Due to the vagaries of obsolete dependencies and software development time, I can focus on only KeyKit in this article. I hope you’ll agree that this focus is well deserved…
Morrison Hotel Gallery
by Ken McKnight
posted 2005-02-15
Just imagine if you had Neil Young, The Doors, Bruce Springsteen, The Stones, Joni Mitchell, Jimi Hendrix and the Eagles all in the same room at one time for an intimate look at each one. Well that is exactly what has happened at the Morrison Hotel in La Jolla, CA thanks to legendary Rock N Roll photographer Henry Ditz, and his longtime partners Richard Horowitz and Peter Blachley…
Somewhere In Time
by Steve Ackerman
posted 2005-02-15
One evening few months ago, I arrived home late, after a long day at work. I sat down and ate my dinner. After I was finished I decided to move to the couch to sit down in front of the tube to relax for a while. An hour or so later, I looked up and noticed a big empty space at the top of my CD rack where my favorite CDs were supposed to be. My CD rack is located in the corner of the room by the TV so it was easy to see. I got up from the couch so I could take a closer look. My entire Iron Maiden collection was missing…
My Morning Jacket
by David Haywood/The Music Renegade
posted 2005-02-15
The first time I heard My Morning Jacket, it was about sunset on a humid summer day. Red light, reaching over the hills, “Mahgeeta” slowly crept into and filled my car. The opening guitars somehow “awakened” my hidden, Italian blood buried deep in my veins; bringing along with it nostalgia for wine-soaked nights under a cosmic sky. I instantly knew this was the band for me…
Ted Lennon
by Daniel Gannaway
posted 2005-02-15
Ted Lennon’s debut album is warm, stripped back, and intimate, in his own style of laidback, folk-blues. Mostly it’s Ted’s hushed vocal over his lightly strummed or plucked guitar. His father tastefully backs him with subtle flourishes on ukulele, guitar, xylophone, and adds his own voice in places to fill out the vocals…
At the Sounding Edge: Introducing Ardour
by Dave Phillips
posted 2005-01-26
The heart of your Linux recording studio is the hard disk recorder. Get started with Ardour, which brings pro recording features to open source…
Linux MIDI: a Brief Survey, Part 4
by Dave Phillips
posted 2005-01-19
In this installment of our tour of Linux MIDI software, we look at some experimental MIDI music-making environments. I’ve divided this class of software into command-line and GUI-based applications. Regardless of interface, the user is expected to employ a more than average amount of brainpower to get the best results from this software. With that warning in mind, let’s first look at some language-based environments designed for the experimental MIDI musician…
The Black Keys
by Captain Ambiance
posted 2005-01-15
Martin Scorsese and PBS eulogized and buried the blues in a 13 hour documentary and why not? Blues was dead. The horrid overproduced Clapton and BB King “blues” album was the death rattle of America’s soul, available at Wal*Mart for only $17.99. Hip Hop, the new Jazz, was going in strange directions. Some groups like Jurassic 5 continue to reinvent the genre while most others choose to sing about money, golf and Cadillac Escalades, staple material items for the 50 year old silver haired Halliburton share holder. Where was the next generation of Blues Men? Had Robert Johnson’s seed not carried into the new millennium?
americanrockstar
by Steve Ackerman
posted 2005-01-15
ARS’ latest release, All That’s Left is All That’s Right, is their second studio disc, their third release altogether. This album was recorded at Creekside Audio in Copley, OH with Wes McCraw behind the board. “This was definetly the best studio experience I’ve ever had.” Dallas recalls “We really took the time to do everything exactly how we wanted. Wes did a fantastic job.” This new release has generated an overwhelmingly positive response from both fans and industry professionals from all over the world…
Atomship - The Crash of '47
by Steve Ackerman
posted 2005-01-15
I spend alot of my time surfing the net for new music, always looking for something new. Recently I found myself on the Wind-Up Records site to see who they are currently working with. Wind-Up Records has been working with some very interesting new bands to hit the scene lately…
Linux Music Blossoms with Rosegarden
by Howard Wen
posted 2004-12-16
When it comes to producing music with Linux on a professional level, Rosegarden includes the basic features that you would expect to find in a commercial music sequencer and scoring package: MIDI and audio recording and sequencing, sound effects and synth plugins, and a score editor. The array of additional stuff this free program offers is staggering when one considers that it is, as of this writing, on the eve of its version 1.0 release…
Linux MIDI: a Brief Survey, Part 3
by Dave Phillips
posted 2004-12-14
In this installment of my survey of Linux MIDI software, I profile various MIDI utilities, some of which have become indispensable components in my own Linux MIDI studio…
Linux MIDI: a Brief Survey, Part 2
by Dave Phillips
posted 2004-11-23
Two months ago, I began what I thought would be a two-part summary of MIDI software for Linux. That plan has changed somewhat, and this installment actually is Part 2 of what will be at least a four-part series. This month, I’m your guide to the world of Linux MIDI sequencers. Next month, I’ll introduce some helpful MIDI utilities. Then, in the final installment, I’ll look at some of the interesting MIDI languages and experimental environments available to Linux MIDI musicians…
Daize Shayne
by Ken McKnight
posted 2004-11-15
Two time World Longboard Surfing champion, recording artist and model Daize Shayne is certainly living her dream. A dream many of us wish we had. This young woman is beautiful, athletic, feminine and strong. She was recently featured in Maxim and two issues of ReadyGo Magazine Japan in which she had 16 full-page color photos of her modeling along side Britney Spears and others. She has also been featured in numerous other international magazines…
darling one year
by Steve Ackerman
posted 2004-11-15
I was totally stoked when Daniel emailed ProMusicNews to let us know about his latest release. I was excited to listen to his newest masterpiece. Just a few days ago, it arrived. I quickly ripped the package open and shoved it into the CD player, I tell you, I haven’t taken it out of my CD player since. It was incredible, he has really done it again. Another work of art to add to his long resume of accomplished works and he just keeps getting better with each one…
The Shins - Chutes Too Narrow
by Ken McKnight and Elyse Sewell
posted 2004-11-15
The Shins are a group of musicians who bring us luscious melodies, thoughtful lyrics, and wry twists on why it is good to find new music. Their songs in the movie Garden State have brought them a national prominence that really showcased their talents. The band who hailed originally from New Mexico have a big CD out this past year in “Chutes Too Narrow”...
Summer in Abaddon - Pinback
by Ryan A. Smith
posted 2004-11-15
What began as a part-time project in 1998 for the criminally dynamic duo of Armistead Burwell Smith IV (nongovernmentally known as Zach), while on hiatus from 3 Mile Pilot, and Robertdale Rulon Crow Jr. (Rob Crow to most), squeezing in sessions between Heavy Vegetable and Thingy, Pinback have reined as San Diego’s indie rock laureate for some years already…
Tom Waits - Real Gone
by Alia Berkeley
posted 2004-11-15
If every album title was used as a basis to describe the content within the album, Real Gone would be a great description of what you’ll hear on Tom Waits’ new release. However, I don’t mean that in a negative way. Real Gone, in essence, is the unleashing of a caged dog, where upon its release, it stretches it legs, explores the surrounding area, pees on a bush and craps on a lawn.
