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The signs are everywhere: MTV launches a channel on the Arabian Television Network. African hip-hop groups mix the postures and style of American rappers with homegrown lyrical messages and M.I.A., a Sri Lankan refugee now living in Brooklyn, scores one of the year's most critically acclaimed albums--sound bites recorded around the world mixed in an electronica blender with hip hop beats. Multi-tasking cell phones, cheap lap tops, Kindle Ebooks, YouTube, internet radio, and of course the multifaceted internet itself, have engendered a cultural interchange of unprecedented scope and speed. Music, which resonates across every cultural barrier, leads the charge. The result is a grand "global noise," a spectacular sea of interchanging and mutating beats, sounds and melodies from all directions. It is precisely that reality that Jason Miles and DJ Logic set out to capture with their collaboration Global Noize. Keyboard extraordinaire Jason Miles, who has worked with everyone from Miles Davis and Luther Vandross to Ivan Lins, and Turntable guru DJ Logic, who has collaborated with diverse artists like Phish, Vernon Reid, ?uestlove and Don Byron, join forces on Global Noize to create a thrilling mix of free-wheeling tracks that take listeners on a wide-ranging journey through the minds of some of creative music's most innovative musicians such as Meshell Ndegeocello, Billy Martin (Medeski, Marin & Wood) , Vernon Reid (Living Color), John Popper (Blues Traveler) Cyro Baptista (Herbie Hancock), Bernie Worrell (Talking Heads, Parliament Funk), Karl Densen (Tiny Universe, Lenny Kravtiz). Global Noize is a project that has long been brewing in Jason Miles' mind but the idea was solidified when he got a call from friend his DJ Logic last year to join him for a performance at the Blue Note in NY. "On that day I had a horrible root canal and was mourning the loss of a close relative. I thought that this could be just the tonic I needed to pick myself up," recalls Miles. The night was exactly what Miles had hoped and from this experience he knew that he and Logic had a special connection. The duo later worked together in Morocco at The Casablanca Jazz Festival and had the opportunity to venture off to Marrakech. Miles shares, "We went through life-altering experiences. It was so new to us -- mysterious, crazy and another view of the world. We both knew we had to make this project happen. The picture on the CD over of the both of us with the camel in the desert says it all!" Global Noize is an organic, free-spirited sonic brew of some of the best elements of jazz, funk, electronica and world fusion – it is music without borders. Miles says, "We started with Cyro Baptista and Billy Martin jamming in the studio and built up the tracks from there. Logic and I pooled our musical resources and had some of the best cutting-edge artists play on the record." From the album's opening track, "A Jam 4 Joe" (dedicated to the late piano/keyboard wizard Joe Zawinul) to its concluding statements on "What I know," Global Noize takes listeners on a mind-bending, global adventure featuring all original compositions. \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ The Orb Return with “The Dream” \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
Ghostly Swim : A Free Compilation from Ghostly Int'l and Adult Swim Record label Ghostly International and modern cult classic programmers [Adult Swim] have paired up for a compilation of new music and art.A genre-busting 19-song collection, stretching the entire Ghostly International galaxy, Ghostly Swim explores the Avant-Pop style that the Ann Arbor/New York City label has been been championing for the past 9 years. Ghostly Swim features artists like Matthew Dear, Dabrye, Tycho and Aeroc and features new signings like UK cult band The Chap and NYC producer Michna. The free collection also includes favorite friends of the label like School Of Seven Bells, and Detroit’s Deastro, Milosh (Plug Research), FLYamSAM (Warp’s Flying Lotus and SAMIYAM), and Dark Party (Mush). Along with the new music, BoyCatBird (Ghostly’s mascots) make their animated debut in the awesome “City Suckers” video by Daniel Garcia/Superfi. click to download "Ghostly Swim" \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ GOLD DUST MEDIA launches \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ Malib Pays Tribute to Ivan Conti \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
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DJ Dolores Gets Real The title of your new release 1 Real is a double entendre. There is the word "real" which for many of the poor is probably too real and the real is also the Brazilian currency. Why did you choose this as the title? I like the double sense that the title suggests. In Brazil, 1 Real means money and money is reality for many people, but the main inspiration is the cheap music that I find in the streets of Recife; music made with pirated software that journalists don't know about, without labels, recorded on CDr’s....but at the same time, with huge penetration in low class. You grew up in Recife, Brazil and were active in its music scene, Chico Science and Nação Zumbi, in the late '80s. What was the culture and vibe during that time that made this scene so explosive and influential? The vibe was poverty and isolation. We had no option but to live in Recife, so we had to do our best to change the city. Maybe the originality comes from this…we have no heroes, no models, no MTV, no magazines, so we need to be creative and start doing our own things. I remember when I saw Chico dressed like a mix of B-Boy and a Maracatu character and I thought “what's this?”, It was horrible, but I didn't know he was looking for the future and about to invent a new model. The city of Recife has clearly shaped you and your music. What was it like growing up there and how did it shape your viewpoint and the way you create music? This city is for heroes or crazy people, or both.... Recife is a mad place. It is the most violent city in Brazil, dominated by corrupt politicians and elite that still dream about the slavery times. They miss being in a hammock, drinking cachaça, surrounded by black girls in white dresses. At the same time many people are hungry for the rest of the world, for new cultures, new ways of life, and I felt the same when I was young. I think this combination of the past, expectations for a better future, strong tradition, and desire for changing things, create the perfect condition for an innovated music. What else has influenced outlook and your music? Books, comics, movies, music, newspapers and all other windows for the world. Your music crosses a lot of boundaries: that of geography, class, race and sound. What motivates you to mix all of these elements? I live a lot of different lives. From the small city where I was born (Propriá - Sergipe) to Tournes, it's a long way. When you need to change your mind to be adapted to new situations, you start to see how relative things are. So I can't classify culture: there are differences, but in the end it is all the same....It's a human thing. There are people who still only identify Brazilian music with bossa nova. What do you think about this? This is extreme bullshit. Bossa nova is nothing for the amazing diversity of Brazilian culture. Your music is by no means structured in the traditional sense of a song with a verse and chorus. So, how do you structure your music? I don't know!! Please tell me! I do music by instinct. I don't know how to theorize it... You utilize call and response frequently in your music. What is it about this method that appeals to you? It comes from popular music. It's the same in many root songs around the world, this call and response thing. What is the traditional music that is part of your music - tell us about the music of Northern Brazil. The North was colonized by people from different parts of Europe like Portugal, France, the Netherlands, Spain...and after Muslims came with different foods and goods, African people came as slaves and the North was the door for that tragic situation. We have been a kind of Babylon since the beginning; the music, and our culture reflects this great diversity. When I started DJing, I thought the meaning of my work was to bring music to people like a drug dealer does with joints...I'm a music dealer!!! I don't know if I have a message, I do this because I like it. No great reasons except that I love seeing people happy, dancing, in a trance, to music where they don’t even understand the lyrics. There is an absurd, playful quality to your music with its carnival-esque vibe mixed with off-the-wall samples and sounds. What is the method to this, shall we say, madness? I have no methods. On my first record (1997) I used only samples, but on 1 Real I used compositions and arrangements with my voice to be played by musicians with real instruments; Except the beats. One of your observations is the great disparity between the rich and poor in Recife. Music is one way that the poor can vent their frustrations and also celebrate life. This seems particularly so in Brazil, why do you think it's like this? The poor people in Brazil have no chance to change their life, except trough football, crime, or music. 14) Your background is multi-faceted, with work in graphic design. How has this approach impacted your music? You collaborate with a number of talented musicians and singers. How does this collaboration work? I invite them, show them what I want, and they play, It's easy. My original versions are not so good, they have only composing intentions, and the musicians give me the feeling. Would you consider your music to be celebration music for dancing and partying to? How does it reflect the street culture of Recife? It's the kind of party you can find here in Recife. People listen to different kinds of music, drink in the streets, with sound systems in the cars... Where would we find you if we were to visit Recife, on the beach somewhere? Yes, the best place to find me is between Pina Beach and Piedade.
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Offtrack Radio's Dirk Rumpff For the past decade DIRK RUMPFF has produced the fortnightly radio show OFFtrack radio, one of the internet's freshest and most innovative music casts. Rumpf is one of the pioneers of internet radio who's excellent music choice has earned him a global fan base and stellar reputation for programming musical "pearls". With OFFtrack radio DIRK RUMPFF has found the perfect vehicle for his sincere devotion to music: his goal is about beating a path through the unthinkably big jungle that is contemporary music, to seek out the tracks that really mean something, and at the same time creating a platform for his extensive network of music and friends. A place in the virtual space where bridges are built and a multiplicity of musical currents can come into contact with one another. It's a place where that which has long since ceased to take place in conventional radio can happen: dramaturgy, adventure and surprising changes. The same vibrant selection of music of Offtrack
radio can be found on the Sonar Kollektiv released "...broad
casting" compilation which takes in the spectrum of sound heard
on the program. Compiled by Rumpff, "broadcasting" features
exclusive music by Slope, Clara Hill, Fat Freddy's Drop, Mark Pritchard
and many others. It is a record of Rumpff's wide-ranging tastes
and impeccable selection. (biography - with some revision - by Hannes Bieger / Dirk Markham
, courtesy off Sonark Kollektiv) MundoVibe: You
have been a pioneer in webcasting with Offtrack radio. What led you to start the program back in 1998 and what has motivated you
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The Birth of The Stone The Stone is a not-for-profit performance space dedicated to the EXPERIMENTAL and AVANT-GARDE. All expenses are paid for by the MUSIC itself - through the online sale of special Limited Edition CDs released yearly on the Tzadik label. Each month a different musician is responsible for curating the programs with 100% of the nightly revenue going directly to the musicians. A special concert to benefit The Stone by three legends of the New York Underground! Indisputably one of the greatest and most influential musicians in Rock History, Lou Reed has been exploding and exploring new sounds since the mid sixties. Always with a connection to the avant-garde, Lou here teams up with maverick composer/performer John Zorn for a series of improvisations and sound compositions that will surprise and startle even their hardcore fans. With a special appearance by Laurie Anderson, one of the most original voices of this or any other century, this is one of the most unusual and legendary meetings in the New Music scene. Available online only through the Downtown Music Gallery and Tzadik, all proceeds from the sale of this limited edition CD will go directly to support The Stone. Only with your help can we keep The Stone alive, so be sure to buy all three volumes of these limited edition benefit cds before they go out of print!
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