netwaves - sharing music

the Open Library redesign

embe — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 19:15:26 +0100

The Open Library project aims to create a web based catalogue of all books available, with the ability to add and correct books and add libraries to the records.

The Open Library announces the next step, a revamp of their website:
"We’re very excited to announce the “soft launch” of our brand new Open Library site! This is version 1 of a reconstructed Open Library, and we’re going to keep it “soft” at a special URL until we’re sure it’s stable enough to make the final transition to openlibrary.org. We’re hoping that will happen soon."

Open Library is a project of the non-profit Internet Archive, and has been funded in part by a grant from the California State Library and the Kahle/Austin Foundation.

essential classics

embe — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 15:02:11 +0100

from the vaults:

"So, why record-stores? Why collecting-societes and distributors? Why the n-th copy of your average pop-trash? Why launch-parties with champagne and caviar-appetizers? Does music need an industry? Or does an industry merely use music?

Start the download ... and decide for yourselves."

Or, as Dirty Harry would say:
"But being as this is the 25th iDEOLOGY release, the most powerful netlabel in the world, and would blow your head clean off, you've got to ask yourself one question: "Do I feel lucky?" Well, do ya, punk?"

Release page to [iD.025] Never mind the industry ... here´s iD.EOLOGY

here is our subjective list, what are your favorites?:

1 You go without me - NK
2 Oscillar-controlled voltage - Dual Perception
3 Bungaloo - Broke Lovers Sextet
4 Walkman Song 2.1 - Broke Gringos
5 The Revolution - Ate One
6 Blackboard Jungle Dub - Disrupt
7 Beam of Life - Bangguru

your toaster's favorites

embe — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 13:01:57 +0100

Netwaves plays what your toaster likes: crispy electronics with a zest of hip-hop.

Again, we offer this episode not only as a podcast, but we upload also the seperate tunes: this way you have a weekly netlabel compilation.

Download them seperately at the netwaves episode page, or download podcast and tunes in 1 zip file.

You like it or not? well, let me know:
e m a i l: input @ netwaves.org .

Download or listen to [nws136] netwaves 4.22:

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Playlist:

1 She's sleeping - Ocoeur
2 black and white negatives - KaostapesKain
3 Key to pleasure - F.AN
4 tHe uNdErToW - Awaycaboose
5 Laxative - Chud
6 Breakfast with Jesus - Digi G'Alessio
7 No Rap, No Reggae - Padawin
8 Sale - Da Krew
9 Colapso - Andreia Dacal
10 crystallinity dub - dj def
11 Dementia - Niedermeier & Whitehead
12 dirty sheets - walker barnard

den Brusselmaans

embe — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:25:27 +0100

Ozzen Herman mokt na reeklam veu sjakosse! de janet!

those magnificent slow beats

embe — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:37:54 +0100

This episode is full of slow beats, and convincing melodic ambient sounds. Netwaves has already nominated 2 releases as essentials of 2010: Hoax and Mon0.

Again, as a way of testing, i've included the original tracks, so you don't have to listen to the Dutch talks in between. This way you have a weekly netlabel compilation.

Download them at the netwaves episode page.
Let me know what you think about it:
e m a i l: input @ netwaves.org .

Download or listen to [nws135] netwaves 4.21:

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Playlist:

1 Groovemospherica - Slow noise
2 Ka7 - Uchujin
3 Fluxosphere - Kosmonaut
4 radiator - lilliehorn
5 December's Shadows - Iambic
6 Fusion - mon0
7 Crash - Hoax
8 Progress - Hoax

het einde van de cd - deel 3

embe — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:19:05 +0100

Jamendo saved!

embe — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:19:46 +0100

Sylvain, one of the founders of Jamendo, came up with good news (on 17th of feb., not so recent, sorry, but i have not enough time): Jamendo got a new partner which is 'able to secure the financial future'. Together with the announcement, Sylvain also promises new improvements: removing of all ads, more openess and interaction, better release process, .torrents with open trackers, a special forum for ogg, ...
Read the whole announcement on Jamendo's forum.
I hope to meet these guys once on one of the following netaudio festivals (Berlin or Lissabon).

shit de la shit!

embe — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:53:36 +0100

"Six of the most original netlabels have teamed up for one release – each label presenting three of their favorite tracks from their own catalog – to celebrate the idea of free music, and to simply bring you the shit de la shit!

Up it up (Italy, Germany, U.K.), Ego Twister (France), Peppermill (Canada), Proot (France), Cock Rock Disco (Germany) and WM Recordings (Netherlands) share similar backgrounds and philosophies, and they are proud to present their "Greatest it"." Download 'it' from the mothership, the Internet Archive.

Listen to Rafter with "Long Ago, A Rodent As Big As A Bull Lurked In South America":

cc:by-nc-nd

vinyl kills the mp3 industry

embe — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 23:57:08 +0100

a classical one: the cover of Even Tuell's "Power Of Needles" (netlabel Broque)

2 essentials

embe — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 15:00:26 +0100

Last month 2 albums have caught my attention, because of their search for the borders of minimal drones, resulting in intriguing slow trance with layers of ambient and soft techno beats. Supreme dubtech in sloooowmotion.

mon0 - Monoplex: Fusion (cc:by-nc-nd)

Hoax - The Insomnia: Crash (cc:by-sa)

This reminds me of the legendary 'metal box' (1979) from P.I.L., where one announced the end of punk and the start of post-punk new-wave, by dissecting the remains of 70's rock and disco beats, and resorting these elements into a whole new genre.

Hoax and Mono are also dissecting techno-beats and ambient noises to create a new experience, a kind of relaxing slow trance. There are no references at all to the overproduced, overcompressed mainstream 'alternative' rock that comes out of the commercialised, overmarketed radiostations. On the contrary this is the opposite of the allday radio-noise, and for me this is the perfect reaction against the over-commercialised mainstream alternative rock and its guitar cliches. I call it post-punk 2.0, whereby the DIY philosophy of punk is reactivated, this time with simple, quiet drones in 'monoplex' structures.

These are not masterpieces, but these are very strong, important signals from something that's happening. This is possible thanks to all the netlabels and artists and their engagement in music rather than business.