[loubarret]

 

oh god...

[atsonicpark]

yo syrfox

get all the cocoon recordings compilations you can. All are arranged by letter. I have em all on my one of my 4 soulseek ... BaD-CooL ... accounts. I spend 25% of my time at 4 different houses, if you're wondering, each one has a different computer of mine -- one is shared -- and each has a diff slsk with different files. Haha. But the BaD-CooL one is... yep. cocoon recordings - cocoon compilations a-j. That's like 10 albums.

Each one has the most cutting edge inventive mindblowing electronic stuff ever. Exclusive tracks, natch, from some of the most exciting and mindbending artists to ever work in electronic music, past present and future. I mean, if you wanna flat-out discover some new geniuses to spend all your time listening to, here ya go. Track after track of completely unconventional brilliant stuff. People always ask "who's the next Autechre?" or whatever. Basically, who's the next person to push electronic music beyond its limits. I think you will find your answer consistently amongst Cocoon's roster, represented with great respect (I mean, they regularly let these songs go on for 8+ minutes; no edits here).

I'm not ahuge fan of compilations but since electronic music is so consistent, some of my favorite albums -- NIGHT SLUGS, 5 YEARS OF HYPERDUB, ACID ATTACK, and so on -- in this genre have been compilations. Maybe cuz they never get old, and even though there are some base similarities by default, there are enough differences to make every track fresh and exciting, even with tons of artists you never have heard of. It's so easy to jump right in and listen to a fresh batch of brilliant new electronic artists.

cocoon recordings - cocoon compilations... experimental electronic gold, basically.

[SYRFox]

thanks a lot ! getting all of these now. i don't know much cocoon except for extrawelt and minilogue, but that's a label i've always wanted to investigate, had no idea they did these comps. so thanks for that !

i love electronic music compilations myself, though i used to hate compilations. a lot of the cds i buy as of late are compilations and mixes. i'm about to buy a huge load of rinse cd mixes - you really should check out rinse 08 mixed by alexander nut and rinse 11 mixed by oneman, they're excellent.

Originally Posted by atsonicpark

Maybe cuz they never get old, and even though there are some base similarities by default, there are enough differences to make every track fresh and exciting, even with tons of artists you never have heard of. It's so easy to jump right in and listen to a fresh batch of brilliant new electronic artists.

i think you summed it well. plus they're a good means to check out all those brilliant artists right after !

[SYRFox]

oh and by the way man. check out john roberts' album that came out in 2010, glass eights. it's brilliant.

[SYRFox]

for some reason the download won't start... always "fails"... don't know what's going on.

[_slavo_]

Have a nice weekend, all of you.

[stu666]

and you Slavo! you got any plans?

[_slavo_]

yes, i'm going to Prague! Ypiiiiiiiiiiiiiie!

[SYRFox]

nice weekend to you as well slavo ! though it sounds like you definitely will ! prague is one of those cities i'd like to visit one day.

[_slavo_]

i'll go there for one evening only (it's easy to get there because it's close to Bratislava) but i'll have a blast I guess.

what are you up to, Fox?

[SYRFox]

Not much, or too much, my life is kind of crazy as of late. The exam is approaching (it's in late april / early may) so the amount of work we've got to do is increasing, plus i do some work on my own in order to increase my chances - though really, they are quite weak -, it's getting a bit frenetic.
And it turns out I may get in a relationship again with my ex-girlfriend, which was totally unexpected, that's quite great.
And I've never bought as many CDs as I do now ahah

[_slavo_]

hello people,

i just discovered Ableton live and got my first Midi Controller (AKAI MPK mini) ... i can't believe how could i be making music for so long witout these things.

here's my first little track made using the aforementioned ... it's gonna take some time before i get full grip of the system so have some patience with me


http://soundcloud.com/casicadaminuto...opola2/s-p2jxZ

[SYRFox]

Originally Posted by _slavo_

hello people,

i just discovered Ableton live and got my first Midi Controller (AKAI MPK mini) ... i can't believe how could i be making music for so long witout these things.

here's my first little track made using the aforementioned ... it's gonna take some time before i get full grip of the system so have some patience with me


http://soundcloud.com/casicadaminuto...opola2/s-p2jxZ

Ableton Live is awesome... and so is this track!
Did you only use Live for this one?

I use Ableton Live with a Novation Launchpad myself

 

and it's really great.

[_slavo_]

i used Ableton Live and Absynth VST for this track, plus external samples (field recording inside a running bus)

[nicfit]

Yep, I know them since they were Zurich Against Zurich.
Opened for SY in bolzano too as a trio, Golden Jooklo Age, with another guy I know ( "CEO" of 8mm records ). I think I put some pics on here (of the sy night).
Virginia recorded a live album with Corsano.
Fun fact: I have NONE of 8mm releases except for a "My name is Rar Rar" mini cd.

[_slavo_]

thanks for the kind words toward my track, nefeli. it's still just a demo, needs lots of work.

[nicfit]

now I'm thinking, were they a trio or quartet for the sy opening?
dunno, can't remember, can't sleep.
Yes the track sounds nice and somehow "natural", slavo, and that's a good thing considering you used "new gear" for it.
Btw, do you still have some copies of the jesus stickers release or are they all gone?

[_slavo_]

Originally Posted by nicfit

Yes the track sounds nice and somehow "natural", slavo, and that's a good thing considering you used "new gear" for it.
Btw, do you still have some copies of the jesus stickers release or are they all gone?

Yes, i'm also surprised how natural it sounds bearing in mind that i'm just starting to get a grip of how to map MIDI etc. But as it's all so intuitive and simple, i can't say nothing else than it's just a fantastic program, that Ableton.
You can control whatever you want in your VST instruments and effect in a matter of minutes. real piece of cake.

Unfortunately, we've sold all CDs already. I've got one package left at home, but that one's mine and i'd like to keep it.
Your package still hasn't arrived? Bummer!
Let me know and i'll refund you straight away.

[nicfit]

Sadly it hasn't arrived yet..I don't mind much about the money, I'm just bummed for having lost my chance to get one waaahaaaaa <--- (crying sound).
Next time I'll have you send stuff for me to someone in uk and then forward the package here . Sounds a bit weird, but it could be safer and even faster somehow haha.

[_slavo_]

or I'll come to Padova and have som farfalle penne gnocchi vermicelli bucatini fusilli fettuccine pappardelle lasagne trippoline fiori rotelle tortelloni with you.

L'affetto della folla romanista è stato per me il maggior conforto della mia carriera. Esso mi ha sostenuto sempre, mi ha spronato a prodigare ogni mia forza per la grandezza della Roma. Ho la più profonda gratitudine per gli sportivi della Capitale