new music is out

an ep I've been working on is finally done and released. It feels good to get some more tunes out, but I find the process tedious. I can't NOT produce music, its part of my DNA - I simply enjoy it too much. By the same token, I also can't stand for it to sit on a hard drive and waste away, but promoting is something I rather don't enjoy doing - you have to have ego to really boost yourself, isn't that true? I'd rather be driving a black cadillac, smackin' yo momma and tellin my homie he stinks of weed...

Warsaw Hoolz "The Ghetto Bass EP" by vocoderecords

Reason Patch-a-Day Refill Out Now

Robb over at the Reason Patch a Day Blog has just uploaded an archival refill that collects many of the great patches you've downloaded for the past year and half on his site! The refill contains:

70 Bass Patches
49 Effect Combinators
20 Instrument Combinators
15 Effect Patches
177 Pad Patches
72 Percussion Patches
130 Synth Patches
12 Sampler Patches
4 Yamaha Drum Machine Kits (with additional variations)
Misc samples

He's asking for a small donation for the refill (a buck and up) and having perused the patches last night I can assure you it's well worth it!

Go to Reason Patch a Day for more information and to download.

renoise

the homie robbneu turned me on to ReNoise at his studio today. I'm going to download the demo and have a go.

tempo anchors and m-audio Torq DJ software

now that I've been digging firmly into digital DJing and my trusty 1200's are mostly gathering dust except for encoding (a sad sad day for the oldschooler in me), I must say I am really impressed with the tempo anchor function within M-Audio Torq.

the function is way deeper than I had originally understood, and it appears that the software calculates the BPMs from the first few anchors you place, allowing you to subtly move non-anchor grid markers forward, to the point where you almost don't need to do any more later in the mix. None of this will make sense to non Torq users, but color me impressed with this bit of software.

Yeah, I know traktor and ableton have more functionality, but this is what I'm using, and I dig it!

late pass for wax : stereo total

I'd never heard of these folks until I was digging in the crates mouse clicking on links for new music. shame on me, this is fun

nuff respect due

real bass heads, breakers and electro-rockers still rep to the fullest. in 2010. across the world.

Electro Showcase #67 January 2010

Download MP3 :: 55 m 08 s runtime :: 126 MB

Starting off 2010 with a bangin mix of funky electro bass music, DJ Mad Wax brings the goods with the 67th showcase. Hard to believe we're entering our 11th year here at Vocode - the mixes dont come flying as often as they used to, but each one's carefully crafted for maximum bumpin' pleasure for electro bass-heads everywhere! The mix as always is a free download from your friends at the Vocode Project, but if you dig a particular track on a mix, support the artists who break it down in the studio and purchase a cut! Crank it up, bass out and most of all, enjoy!

:: TRACKLISTING :: Purchase links at main vocode site lead to reputable online digital retailers

# Artist Title Label Purchase
1. AS 1 Tinman Boogie Solar One
2. The Exaltics 10 Million Light Years Solar One
3. Billy Dalessandro In The Red Sonic Culture
4. Steven Patton Xylophobia Pomelo
5. Exaltics What's Wrong Solar One
6. Automat Miuccia Full Panda
7. Steven Patton Social Decline Pomelo
8. Jacob Hanneman Paranoid Dream Full Panda
9. Anthony Rother Hot Chocolate Gigolos
10. Max Durante Next Prodamkey
11. Petr Passive Sun Shines In My Eyes Basserk
12. Oscar TG Vicious Red Robot
13. Microthol Binary Systems Trust
14. Debasser Jerk WIDE
15. La Rez Wo Kommen Wir Her Trust