Maqlu
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Since I drunk the analog synthesizer Kool-Aid a while back, I’ve been wanting an ARP for at least a couple years, but usually EBay has been showing up ones that were just a little beyond my budget [ARP Odysseys] or a lot beyond my budget [ARP 2600s] or a Hell […]
More chart position news for Futureghosts this week: #10 on the electronic top 10 at CFRC in Kingston #8 on the electronic top 10 at CJSW in Calgary
Well, finally got on the charts in Winnipeg [which is kinda a second hometown to me since all my dad’s family are there and I’ve spent a lot of time there]. Just saw that Futureghosts is #9 on the electronic Top 10 chart at CJUM in Winnipeg.
Just saw that Futureghosts is the #2 album at CFBU in St. Catherine’s, ON, this week! Top 30 chart for CFBU, June 5, 2012
Just got back from watching Tyranahorse rock the VanMusic.ca Indie Pop Series at hte British Ex-Serviceman’s Association. Killer fierce set, even though I know Prophecy Sun [vocalist] was dealing with a strained voice. Anyway, figured I’d post the video to one of my favorite Tyranahorse songs: UPDATE: Just found a […]
So I was in the midst of working on a remix when all of a sudden the lights went out, as did my monitors. The laptop carried on thanks to its battery, and the ProTools MBox runs off USB so it was fine. The hard drive, however, shuts off. Emergency […]
And it is at my home station, CiTR Radio in Vancouver: Futureghosts is #21 on this week’s top 30 chart.
So, as is so often the case, the best ideas come late at night when I’m trying to fall asleep. This time, I was pondering how I want to be playing tambourine live on a couple songs, but want to avoid the massive bruising on my upper thigh that I […]
Person A points out that industrial grew out of the punk scene and is therefore very much rooted in a smash the sacred cows ethos. It should piss people off. It should be dangerous. Person B says oh, but the punk scene grew out of the hippie movement, therefore industrial […]
All I reallyreallyreallyreallyreallyreally want to see is a total eclipse of the sun… except it pissed rain all day today here in Vancouver. So much for that.
Years ago in art school I recall a discussion where the prof was telling us about an interview he saw with Basquiat. The interviewer was asking the usual sorts of inane questions and Basquiat was answering, albeit whilst stuffing his face with French fries. Chewing and mumbling, and refusing to […]
Killer review of Futureghosts from Brushvox, saying Futureghosts is a “journey of exploration beyond the borders of Industrial and Electronic music, beyond the borders of conventional and boredom.” Read the whole thing here: http://brushvox.com/2012/05/maqlu-futureghosts-ep-2012/