Taupe Beats

Rest in Peace MIXL2/Yangying ?

Good news is they're advertising it as Fabric Originals, which is an actual label and they're not putting mixes out there: https://fabricoriginals.bandcamp.com/ Will probably be cool.

Everything in moderation. (ex: Sampha gets old very quickly. But a single Sampha track once every great while is nice.) If the music tailors to vocal accompaniment. If the vocals fit. I am dj'ing more vocals now than I probably ever have. Try to put vocals in where possible. But that's all about creating a new and original sound, NOT just having vocals in 'cause I should. For that usage, having a balance of tracks with vocals to those without works out well.

Screw it, I tried to be nice...nah That Nopia controller and the aesthetic-over-information video for it is one of the more irritating things I've ever seen in this new hipster gear influencer culture wasteful copycat silliness. Ugly. Built like shit. Any original ideas on it are lame. The biggest offense is being so lazy they wouldn't even put a cap on the fader. Lazy is the the nicest thing I could say. A voice that feels like McSweeney's became sentient. I'll take some of this back if they do a better release/support of this than the Kordbot. I'll be perfectly honest with you, I don't think this developer can even do that after that abomination. The Zach Braff of MIDI gear. edit: Forgot to mention the voice going straight-asmr for a GEAR DEMO! Fuck right off with that.

Wouldn't agree with the bolded. It was polarizing on release and there was a ton of criticism for it winning the Oscar (edit: I originally said Palme D'or, very different award but basic point stands). I agree with the rest though, that film (and everything Begnini) is execrable. Cannes has an odd thing for obnoxious Italian filmmakers (see also: Moretti, Sorrentino, and arguably Olmi and Fellini). Like being an adult acting like a precocious child, coupled with being able to say "I worked with ____ at Cinecitta in 1972" will automatically get you competition entry. Tangentially: I've never been huge on Jonathan Glazer but the reviews for his new film (which debuted at Cannes) have me intrigued. It sounds excellent.

Couple times in Austin, TX. Couldn't have been more than $20-$25 a show, tops. I know this because I drew the line when KRS One tried playing that same venue and charging $30 for it. It was like a watershed moment of crappy ticket prices at that venue.

Ruismaker Noir for iOS is another good alternative if ya don't care about hardware.

Any episodes I can find of Come Dine With Me. Prefer UK but South Africa's pretty entertaining as well. This should be way more popular in the US. I recommend it to everyone now.

1. Cosmin TRG ''Proactive Synergasm'', Remote EP, self-released, 2020 2. Camin Mraz ''Quagmire'', U S S R (Ur Social Status Resistance) Compilation, Opal Tapes, 2016 3. JJ Fad ''Supersonic'', Supersonic Single, Dream Team Records, 1988 4. Sam Von Horn ''Cymatica'', 5 Years Of FV Compilation, Fantastic Voyage, 2021 5. Lil Glock and S.O.G. ''Victim of a Drive By'', Smoked Out Loced Out Tape, self-released, 1994 6. Garneau ''Wut (Re-Beep Edit)'', Main Course 2018 Holiday Pack Compilation, self-released, 2018 7. Papa Nugs ''Honey (Phasmid Remix)'', Red Handed EP, Gimme a Break Records, 2021 8. Donte ''Ocean-N-Motion'', Bass Check Vol 9 Rhythm & Quad Compilation, Joey Boy Records, 1998 9. Laurence Guy ''Yeh Good, You'', Your Good Times Are Here EP, Shall Not Fade, 2021 10. Interplanetary Criminal ''Don't Hurt Me'', All Thru The Night (Locked On Vol 4) Compilation, Locked On, 2023 11. DJ Swagger & DJ Ædidias ''Don‘t Call Me'', Speed Limit EP, Timeisnow, 2021 12. DJ Ædidias ''die young'', die young Single, Truth Radio, 2017 13. Lxury ''Blue Orchid'', Trinity Lounge EP, Lost Palms, 2020 14. KETTAMA ''Anniversary'', Lone X KETTAMA EP, R&S Records, 2020 15. Highrise ''Fusion 2016'', 2UP2DOWN EP, Disc World, 2021 16. Harrison BDP ''Lazy Bones'', Cactus Girl EP, Dansu Discs, 2022 17. Egyptrixx ''Recital (A Version)'', Bible Eyes Album, Night Slugs, 2011 18. Rimbaudian ''Why The Hype'', Houz Low EP, Meda Fury, 2017 19. Lis Sarroca ''Always Chasing Rainbows'', 6 Years Of Shall Not Fade Compilation, Shall Not Fade, 2021 20. LFO ''LFO (Leeds Warehouse Mix)'', LFO single, Warp, 1990 21. Kraftwerk ''Computer Love'', Computer World EP, EMI, 1981 22. J. Albert ''Only That You'', Phase Portrait Album, Towhead Recordings, 2021 23. DMX Krew ''Grimsthorpe'', Strange Directions Album, Hypercolour, 2017 24. COMPUTER DATA ''Verloren'', Seele EP, Lost Palms, 2020 25. Claro Intelecto ''Patience'', Patience EP, Modern Love, 2005 26. Subjoi ''The City'', The City EP, GASP, 2018 27. Bakongo ''Ashy'', Molten Mirrors - A Decade Of Livity Sound Compilation, Livity Sound Recordings, 2021 28. DJ Psychiatre ''QLF'', QLF Single, self-released, 2017 29. Roska ''Time Stamp'', Love 2 Nite EP, Rinse, 2010 30. Pearson Sound ''Mi Cuerpo (Club Instrumental)'', Mi Cuerpo Single, self-released, 2020 31. Vin Sol ''My Friend Is in the Main Room'', On Top EP, Dance Trax, 2018 32. Zed Bias ''Music Deep Inside'', Stubborn Phase EP, Swamp 81, 2011 33. Pangaea ''Viaduct'', Viaduct EP, Hadal, 2013 34. Ross from Friends ''Revellers'', Tread Album, Brainfeeder, 2021 35. Two Lone Swordsmen ''No Red Stopping'', Stay Down Album, Warp, 1998 36. Chaos in the CBD ''Digital Sound'', Come Together Single, In Dust We Trust, 2019 37. Earth Trax & Newborn Jr. ''Old Way, New Way'', Truth EP, Phonica, 2019 38. Tlim Shug ''House2 (NYE)'', 2016-2018 Compilation, self-released, 2016 39. Locked Groove ''Whistle'', Whistle / Birds of Prey Single, self-released, 2018 40. Two Shell ''Heart Piece'', Access EP, Livity Sound Recordings, 2019 41. FYI Chris ''B Glaser'', Songs About People's Feelings EP, Toy Tonics, 2018 42. Otik ''Rainbow Rhythm'', Crystal Clear / Rainbow Rhythm Single, !K7 Records, 2022 43. SLIM HUSTLA ''Night Patrollin'', Show No Sympathy EP, self-released, 2017

It's 2 versions of the Push 3: Standalone and the version that only works plugged in. Push 2 still works.

Really, really, REALLY like that they put ADAT in/out on it. Guessing it will only run the Ableton-made synths in standalone (haven't watched any demos yet). The MPE is a great addition (guessing this is what's going to get non-players more focused on MPE-specific performance). Oh, small thing, but if you use iOS for music stuff and use an older lightning device, don't upgrade to iPadOS 16.5 yet. They fucked up and made the lightning CCK's stop charging devices (USB3 CCK's still work apparently). Apple knows about it.

This wins everything

Tiptop Audio's new proprietary connection for Eurorack is legit LOL. Esp. when he has to explain how this is somehow different from MIDI.

My concerns here are slightly different. It's more an issue of "Who's going to shoot first?". The market for all this gear is still within a limited scope. The vast majority of stuff coming out ultimately overlaps all kinds of gear that's preceded it, often by the same company producing the new stuff. So when a developer goes out and tries to get some attention saying "hey this is a new concept!", I'm intrigued and want to learn/scrutinize. So then, when what they actually demonstrate doesn't really align to an actual new concept, it feels snake oil-ish. And I do think there's some legitimately negative consequence in that, as it may put other developers off who look up to some of these more successful developers. So yay more Roland/Oberheim cloning! That's all to say with these specific examples, I think Tats is being legit. And, to put it bluntly, I can't say that for the Steampipe. Which goes to my original frustration about a premature demonstration. Also, I frankly think Erica Synths could have gotten the internal feedback without having to publicly demonstrate. Korg too, since they're both in Berlin. But your point about Korg corporate needing to see some reaction-based buzz makes sense.

Yeah that all makes sense. Hadn't considered that my own frustrations are more pressed by the hype machine of youtube. I am probably being grouchy about the Steampipe but I'm also still a bit skeptical. Really hope they change that horrible reverb to something which would actually match the concept, ie a high-quality room reverb.

This song legit got me out of a bad mushroom trip once and put me in a good mood for the rest of the night. As cheesy as it sounds, it's a true story:

I'm curious why Korg allowed it to be shown at this stage. I know Tatsuya Takahashi (who is extremely awesome) sorta explained it in in all the demos floating around. But it still seems like an odd choice to show it this early. Same with the Erica Synths device which came off even worse, imo. Interesting concept but they proved literally nothing of quality in that prototype they showed. Seems like for both those devices, the developers would have been better off to be patient and wait, imo.

That SH-1 looks amazing. The depth of that synth is crazy (waveform drawing, for one). Also, the new Make Noise Oscillator sounds incredible: The bell tones he gets at random were lovely. I'm not disagreeing that 4-channels is limited. I would disagree it isn't many for a synth sub-mixer though. A bus-submix maybe a bit more, but I'd also challenge that more than 4 busses is itself almost overkill. What I am saying is this mixer has modulation options that are unique enough where I think it compensates in unexpected ways, esp. if you are using it to mix synths.

Eh I think as-is there's 2 ways this thing would immediately be incomparable: 1. A sub-mixer for synths (or drums, but esp. synths). Returning tracks in on themselves and then lfo'ing it for chorus'ing or whatever. I could only imagine what could be achieved. 2. A bus-mixer off a larger desk. So almost use this like a rotary dj mixer and think of your own tracks as stems. But with a ton of wacky modulation/efx send options.

Steampipe's a curiosity. Need a deeper demo.

Sorry, was rushed when I posted that and can't edit the previous post. @bronchuseven aka Sriracha in the mix with me this past Friday. High, and then higher energy stuff. Check it!

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