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Open source hardware standards off the ground
With the proliferation of companies like Arduino and Adafruit, the advent of standards is a good sign indeed. Read more on CNET or checkout the first draft of the actual standard. Wednesday, Jul 14 2010 - 02:41 PM
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AU-VI Jitter suite now FREE!
If you use Cycling 74's Max or Jitter for real-time video production or to create video effects, you'll be happy to know that the AU-VI Jitter suite is now being offered for free! The AU-VI objects are a collection of 85+ modular real-time video processing programs created by Kurt Ralske and up till recently were sold for $200. For more information, go straight to the proverbial horse's mouth. Monday, Jun 28 2010 - 02:51 PM
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dubLoner & Isaac Haile Selassie - The Fight, The Spirit (DCP016)
We are proud to present a new 12" EP by Los Angeles based artists dubLoner (AKA [a]pendics.shuffle) and Isaac Haile Selassie, featuring remixes by a cast of San Francisco Bay area producers. The record entitled The Fight, The Spirit is out in finer record stores this week, distributed by Crosstalk International (Chicago) and available directly from the label. For sounds & more information on the record, check out the release page and our soundcloud widget below. The release is also available on all your favourite online outlets:
“The Fight, The Spirit” is the first record in a series of 3 records, that mark a new collaborative chapter between the Echo Park, Los Angeles artists: Isaac Haile Selassie and dubLoner (AKA [a]pendics.shuffle, Eight Frozen Modules, Kenneth J. Gibson). After the critical success of Isaac Haile Selassie meets ... (de'fchild 009), Issac & Ken were back in the studio in 2009 conjuring up a modern yet rootsy sound that would prove to be some of the most forward reaching electronic dub of 2010. On the remix front, Djunya & Kush Arora reversion the title track towards floor-filling contemporary dubstep & bassed-up dancehall styles respectively, while Ruoho Ruotsi goes ultra deep and effervescent on his version of Back Off!. “The Fight, The Spirit” is available as limited edition wax with individually hand spray-screened sleeves from May 25th, 2010. Also available digitally at finer web shops.
Tuesday, May 25 2010 - 04:21 AM
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Julien Aubert - Still Life with Skull
Last December, Ruoho Ruotsi did a remix for Switzerland's Julien Aubert new EP, Still Life With Skull, which was just released on this week on Creaked Records.
Friday, May 7 2010 - 11:47 AM
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Steve Reid - R.I.P.
In memoriam of Steve Reid, the master jazz drummer who died last week, it was bittersweet to revisit this interview from 2007 and watch this short documentary which covered the making of Daxaar, a collaboaration with various Senegalese musicans and Four Tet, filmed in Dakar. R.I.P. Steve Monday, Apr 19 2010 - 12:50 PM
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Meet the Makers: Walter Kitundu
Meet the Makers: Walter Kitundu
Exploratorium multimedia artist, instrument builder, and birder extraordinaire Walter Kitundu talks about his work: he shares the staggering breadth of his work, ranging from a multitude of turntable-based instruments to shadow paintings, and to finish gives a premiere performance on his brand new instruments, a digital kora. Saturday, Apr 17 2010 - 01:26 PM
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dubLoner - Remixes Part One
Out this week on Adjunct Digital, the Los Angeles based label run by dubLoner aka [a]pendics.shuffle aka Kenneth James Gibson, has released the first in a series of remixes of the classic dubLoner catalogue. The EP, simply titled dubLoner - Remixes Part One, is available now on Boomkat and features a remix by Ruoho Ruotsi. Check out a preview on the soundcloud player below! Enjoy! Tuesday, Apr 6 2010 - 03:11 PM
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Vinyl Revolution via Discogs.com
Resident Advisor recently ran a very informative and insightful article on the current state of the vinyl trade in 2010. It surveys how wax collectors and connoisseurs are getting their fixes and what online tactics the remaining physical record shops are resorting to, to find customers. Check out the article and support your local independent purveyor of fine vinyl!! Monday, Apr 5 2010 - 05:31 PM
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Déménagement
Over the last couple of months, lots of changes happening here at HQ. Most notably, we've moved into a new, much bigger & inspiring space in the Presidio. On the musical end, we've planned a busy release schedule for 2010, including new music by Isaac Haile Selassie, dubLoner, Djunya, Kush Arora, Aschka, Dirk Leyers & Ruoho Ruotsi as well as a series of music-video collaborations with Sue-C. Stay tuned!
defchild productions, inc. Saturday, Mar 6 2010 - 05:35 PM
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Big Shot Magazine feature
The label is featured in the current edition of Big Shot Magazine. Its a short and sweet tribute to our rewarding work putting out vinyl in a small, ever-dwindling yet still viable marketplace. Thanks to Sean Yoder @ Vinyl Junkies for the interview!! Friday, Dec 11 2009 - 10:55 AM
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