Digging in the Crates: The DNA of Contemporary Music March 24, 2010
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Roland Loessiein’s diploma thesis entitled Digging in the Crates combines artsy design with the dusty fingered work ethic that is the foundation of modern sample based music. The interactive installation seeks “to explore the sampling as a production technology of contemporary music” while taking participants through a history of audio manipulation.
While the cohesive design will certainly appeal to the more visually oriented, vinyl junkies will find it worth watching simply to hear the 9th Creation “Bubble Gum” sample.
Visit Digging in the Crates for more info and installation tour dates.
Spaceman – Greetings Earthlings Mixtape March 23, 2010
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Check the latest mixtape from Seattles own Spaceman.
I will be posting my actual reviews for mixtapes once I can get this blog up and running properly, I’ve registered the domain www.HipHopNorthwest.com so be on the look out for the fully functional blog soon. For now… click the image below get your Space on.
Marco Polo Makes A Beat March 23, 2010
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Check the man Marco Polo workin on a beat.
Vitamin D – “The B-Day EP” March 23, 2010
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It’s always dope to be blessed with beats by local town legend Vitamin D, its another to have him on the rhymes. This right here! Is the truth.
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Happy Birthday Vita.
To Have & To Hold: Vinyl “Musicmentory” f/ Questlove March 22, 2010
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Add this one to your list of must see vinyl inspired documentaries and movies. Director Jony Lyle gives a quick teaser of his upcoming film entitled To Have & To Hold, which Lyle describes as “a ‘musicmentory’ to celebrate the age of vinyl records.”
The film promises enough archive footage, records rooms, music collections, pressing plants, and rare vinyl to satisfy even the most die hard physical music addicts. In addition to its irresistible collectible eye candy, To Have & To Hold, which is scheduled for a 2010 release, features interviews with such notable vinyl aficionados as Questlove, Chuck D, Bobbito Garcia, DJ Amir, Bruce Lundvall, Christian Marclay, and Paul Mawhinney.
