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Articles 18 Feb '14
SittingOvation Is Dead, Long Live Sitting Ovation!
As you may (or probably won’t) have noticed, the Sitting Ovation blog has been updated less and less over the past year or so. I tried hard to keep it fresh, and I thought after my last re-design, I’d be
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Releases 15 Dec '13
Ghostek – Random Memories
I very much doubt if this release will be able to surface without people mentioning Burial. Sure enough I’ve done it myself, but I guess when someone sets a precedence with a particular sound, they’re always going to be the
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Videos 26 Nov '13
Unsound Documentary – Music & Fairness – A Worthy Cause – 69 hours left!!
I recently donated to Unsound – a documentary project which explores the music industry, fairness, and attempts to reach the public with a call to action regarding music and paying for it. Not only does it look like a good
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Videos 25 Oct '13
Silicone Cover for Maschine – “Skin” Protect Machine
I don’t have a Maschine. I’m still running an AKAI APC40 – however, if I had a Maschine – I’d be investing in one of these Skin products to cover it. Made of silicone, it’s an easily applied washable skin
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Releases 18 Oct '13
Martin Nonstatic – Point Of View
It’s dub-techno time people! And what better label to deliver the goods than Dewtone?! In the form of a 5-track release from Martin Nonstatic. Pre-releasable on iTunes already, it’ll be landing on the Dewtone Bandcamp first though! Peep a preview
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Articles 16 Oct '13
The Evolution of Western Dance Music
It’s an obvious bit of link-building from Thompson Holidays, but they clearly struck gold with this interactive timeline of western dance music. It’s a pretty solid interpretation of music and it’s evolution over the decades, and it’s quite fascinating to
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Releases 08 Oct '13
Frederic Robinson – Mixed Signals LP [Blu Mar Ten Music]
You know, it’s not often I get really inspired these days by new releases, but Frederic Robinson has been churning out some of the most beautifully produced drum and bass styled music over the past few months, and it’s really
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Articles 08 Oct '13
Fading: The Whole Story (Crowdfunding And How It All Worked Out) – Part 2
This is the second of a two-part article series. The first part can be read here. Initial Promotion Set Up Around halfway through the funding period, I decided that I may indeed be doing press and PR for the album
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Releases 30 Sep '13
Fingalick, Firejosé, Wasted Gaze & Cherry On Top – Ink In My Skin
A few weeks ago I was lucky enough to go to an event organised as the last night of The Baltic Trail. A sort of Baltic version of RBMA, where producers from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania all got together for
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Releases 24 Sep '13
Grenier – VOIDS – remastered and reassembled + free track
Grenier (AKA DJG – but we all know that by now) released VOIDS as a three part series over the last few years. He has now remastered and reassembled a selection of the tracks for a special digital release! I
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Videos 23 Sep '13
Jacob 2-2 – Herbivore (Official Trailer) [King Deluxe]
I posted about it already, but Jacob 2-2′s new album is out today on King Deluxe. To mark the occasion he’s put together a rather awesome retro-styled video trailer for you to feast your eyes on. Spot recurring themes and
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Articles 11 Sep '13
Why I Play Music For People – The Feeling And The Passion
Do you remember the way you felt when you heard one of your favourite tracks for the very first time? The tingly excitement that you felt inside when the first chord change resonated through your body or the way the
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Releases 11 Sep '13
MAKO – SEARCH1 EP [Hot N Heavy]
I have sat with MAKO on a number of occasions both in my studio and his, and watched him craft a beat. His workflow is meticulous and considering the time he spends crafting all the individual elements of his tracks,
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Downloads 29 Aug '13
Deep Dub Techno With DFRNT – Massive Synth Patches
I swear by Massive. The versatile software synthesiser from Native Instruments. I love it – It’s the one go-to synth for my productions, and it’s one I feel quite familiar with. I’ve spent the last couple of months compiling my