Monthly Archive for November, 2008

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The Starlifter.TV Manifesto [Revealed by Dr Hitchcock]

Published on November 24, 2008 in arts, culture, parties, podcast, radio, review, technology and theatre. 0 Comments Tags: , , , .

 

The Starlifter.TV Manifesto
The purpose of Starlifter.TV is to bring creativity into the collective conscious by encouraging artistic and creative expression as well as promoting dialogue between individuals within and beyond the community.
We believe in the freedom of ideas and expression, although we do encourage people to say more positive things than negative.
There will be little emphasis on “making money” and “increasing profits”.
The concept of copyright and intellectual property is replaced by communication and respect between individuals, artists, and organisations. Copyright and intellectual property implies ownership of ideas. NO ideas are owned.
All beings, whether they describe themselves as artists or not, are creators, but are better described as revelators. They convey ideas from the unknown into the known.
Recognition of a being, artist or organisation as author, creator, or revelator is an acknowledgement of the evolutionary path of the idea as opposed to an indication of ownership.
And so I ask you, how cool is a piece of string? 
Only Sophia knows…
Revealed by Dr Hitchcock
Monday, 24th November 2008 CE

The Enright House – Remixes and Collaborations [Review by Thom]

Published on November 24, 2008 in culture and review. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , .

 

Mark from ‘The Enright house’ is like the new character on Home and Away. He’s dark, a little troubled, generally misunderstood but has a heart of purest honey. And much like these characters, who warm and sprout and blossom into best friends over careful weeks and repeat encounters, Mark’s music reveals itself slowly, maturing like an aging palette with every listen.

His latest release ‘Remixes and Collaborations’ is a collection of silk-smooth, post post rock, electronic glimpses into the musical brotherhood that Mark has nurtured with the likes of NZ bolters A Flight to Blackout, Fiveandahalfminutes, Misfit Mod and Coterie.

From the coalblack, brooding opener ‘3’, to the delicate and feather-heavy finale, ‘Darkwave = MC squared’, ‘Remixes and Collaborations’ is well paced and varied, delving briefly into the industrial, introspective, baroque and oblique, while never straying from character. While the collection shines light on all sides of Mark’s talent, it is the remixes of others’ tracks that stand head and earphones above the rest. Mark knows the production desk like an old girlfriend, and he liberally anoints these tracks in bucketfuls of mastery. A clear standout on the album, A Flight to Blackout’s ‘Fly your Arc’, hulks and grinds its way through a soundscape not unlike the war torn scenes of The Lion King, when Simba returns to a ravaged pride rock, though with computers glitching and convulsing in the fading light.

While this album may not have the grip on teenage girls that Home and Away does, it certainly has weight. Available as a free download (quality of your choosing) from the beautiful and friendly Enright House website (www.theenrighthouse.com), it is definitely worth a listen or ten.

Friday Drive on RDU 98.5 FM – 21st November 2008

Published on November 22, 2008 in radio. 1 Comment Tags: , , , , , .

 

In Flagranti - Sexx Piss Tool

12" In Flagranti - Sexx Piss Tool

Hello there!
It’s great to back from Melbourne. Thanks Crocker for filling in for me last week. I hope you had fun. Here’s what I played on the show this week.

4pm

The Cure – the only one
The Pixies – debaser
The Verlaines – death and the maiden

{Surf Report}

The Black Angels – science killer

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D-Dub – making my way home
The Mamaku Project – kowhai has come
Late of the Pier – heartbeat
Benga – someone 20
Monologue – animals

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Psychic Powers – wellington
LCD Soundsystem – Daft Punk – Soulwax [Mash-Up]
Tom Cosm – heaps good strong board
5pm

The Bamboos – king of the rodeo feat. Megan Washington
CSS – move (Cut Copy remix)
Rex The Dog – maximise 2008
So So Modern – piece it apart

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The Dandy Warhols – welcome to the third world

[Nu Noyzzzze] Pitch Black – rude mecahnicals (Mistrust remix)
http://mistrust.wordpress.com/2008/11/06/rude-mechanicals-mistrust-remix-out-now/

Pacific heights – ain’t gotta hold over me feat. Aeries, J-Dubbs, and Sascha Vee
Reks – stages
6pm

Sneak-Thief – videosex
ZZT – the worm (Erol Alkan Reworked Extended mix)
In Flagranti – brush the beat
Space Monkeys – sugar cane
Nothside – take 5

{Gig Guide}

Erlend Oye – the black keys work
!!! – hello? is this thing on?

[Southern Amp 08 - feature]

 Dr Hitchcock – caught in the act at Southern Amp 08

To check out some more mean photos from Southern Amp check out Chris Andrews’ amazing work!
http://flickr.com/photos/fraew/sets/72157608805424830/  

(((fin)))

Peace,
Dr H
xox

Friday Drive on RDU 98.5 FM 7th November 2008

Published on November 7, 2008 in radio. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , .

The Greenmatics (Ex-CHCH, now Melbourne based)
http://www.myspace.com/thegreenmatics

Hi there, ’twas my first Drive show for November and it was a doozy of show. We were even lucky enough to have Ali from Double Happy making cocktails for us on the Hitchcock Tailerender… yum.

4pm
Cut Off Your hands – turn cold
Primal Scream – necro hex blues
The National – fake empire
{Surf Report}
SJD – fire in the crawlspace
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Yura Yura Teikoku – nantonaku yume o
Lucky Dragons – free guys by the sea
Crystal Stilts – the dazzled 
Loves Ugly Children – personal world
The DHDFDs – pompino’s magical blast 
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Yes King – crunch
State if Mind – angels and thieves
Distance – night vision 

5pm
The Greenmatics – she fell so well
Shapeshifter –  electric dream
The Charlatans – oh! vanity
New Order – temptation
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[Hitchcock Tailender - Part 1]
Pete Rock – king of king
{Nu Noyzzzze – Citizen Frank – rain] 
[Hitchcock Tailender - Part 2]

6pm Starlifter.TV Showcase – Southern Amp 08 Special
Ed Muzik – disco casuality
The LEDs – super go
The Deceivers – rumour and sigh
OG – moving on feat. Mark Vanilau
Lindon Puffin – rock no more
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The Klap – screenplay
The Eastern – crow river
Anneka Thwaites – hold on my heart
Minisnap – new broom
The Dandy Warhols – easy
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[Interview - Utah Saints with Adam]
{fin}

Thanks for tuning in. It was wonderful to have you along for the ride. I’m off to Melbourne for a week so Crocker will be filling in for me next Friday but I’ll see ya in a fortnight with many wonderful stories and photographs!

Peace,
Dr H
xoxoxo

Module Releases Free Album, Encourages Deconstruction [Article By Matt Maguire]

Published on November 6, 2008 in culture and technology. 2 Comments Tags: , , , .

 

 

Wellington-based musician Jeremiah Ross (aka Module) has just released a 13-track live album of electro music, Pattern Dot Life, with not one, but two twists.

Firstly, the album (recorded live at Sandwiches in Wellington) costs absolutely nothing to own, as it is available as a free download from Ross’ various websites. Secondly, listeners are encouraged to also download the raw song data from his website for the purpose of creating their own remixes of the songs, which can then be sent back to Ross for consideration for inclusion on a subsequent Module release.

It is not a case of getting others to put in the hard yards for him, however. While the general populace cut up, mangle and tweak his original live recordings, Ross will be busy creating studio versions of the live tracks (“Radio-type versions, as some of the live tracks are eight or nine minutes long” he says), to be released as Pattern Dot Life 2.0. The best remixes of the live tracks from Pattern Dot Life will also be included on this release.

And as Pattern Dot Life 2.0 will be available on iTunes as a paid download, those whose remixes are included also stand to profit from the venture, claiming 50% of the royalties their remix generates.

“The future is awesome” said Ross.

Pattern Dot Life lends itself well to remixing, as it is rooted in the digital realm. “It’s cross-genre,” says Ross “music I like making. It’s influenced a lot by music from the eighties, things like Vangelis… I grew up listening to ‘Synthesizer Greatest’ – it’s a homage to that”.

Ross stated he decided to do this open source project as Pattern Dot Life is “fun music that I’ve written for live stuff that I might not necessarily want to release on a proper album. I really wanted to see what people would do when they got hold of them [the tracks].”

“It’s fun and outside the normal way you have to do things [when you release a regular album]” said Ross.

“I really love writing that style of music… people can make of it what they want to” he added. “I’m just gonna have some fun and who gives a sh*t.”

Ross’ future plans include a third Pattern Dot Life release, which he envisions will be a recording of another live show a couple of years down the road. “I’d love to do that in France or Germany… the NZ electronic scene isn’t overly large” he said.

Ross is also currently busy setting up his own production studio, putting out an unrelated five-part EP through iTunes, working on Playstation game, and is planning on touring Australia and Japan throughout 2009.

The Pattern Dot Life project is a nice distraction from all that: “Working on the Playstation game is hardcore, and is pretty much taking over my entire life. To alleviate that I’m working on some fun Module stuff” said Ross.

“It’s really cool to get an idea out there, and people seem to be embracing and enjoying it, so that’s good”.

For more details, see www.patterndotlife.co.nz or surf to www.module.co.nz