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Minghe Morte’s Requiem

Thursday, November 17, 2005

Here’s my only photo of last week’s Minghe Morte gig at the Fenton.

Maybe due to the nasty weather, the turnout was very low which impacted quite a lot on the atmosphere. Minghe Morte’s music was again full of raw energy. Chris Bussey’s drumming seems to get better and better every time I see him. One [...]

David Last

Sunday, November 13, 2005

In a previous post, I mentioned the excellent podcast from Resonance FM: Rhythm Incursions. The second Rhythm Incursions podcast was a session by David Last. According to the podcast description:
“Fusing dancehall-style rhythms with almost a minimal house kinda vibe, he weaves together a sonic collage that draws you in and hypnotises you from the get-go. [...]

Barry Adamson is good, I am stupid

Tuesday, November 08, 2005

I just did something really stupid. Actually, no!! It wasn’t me, it was bad software design. I use this little programme to cut samples out of my mp3 files. It’s called mp3trim and it’s very basic. You choose where the sample starts and where it ends and you click Save! (more exclamation mark abuse, the [...]

I’ll be brand new tomorrow

Sunday, October 16, 2005

Bought loads of stuff yesterday. New clothes, new music, new hair. New hair? Well, no, I didn’t buy new hair, I just got it cut shorter (very adventurous!). Anyway, got some new clothes, hence the new tiny-pic™ in the sidebar (can you just about see the new hoody?).
Couldn’t resist a second-hand CD shop on my [...]

Highly recommended: Rhythm Incursions

Sunday, October 16, 2005

Like many of us, when I first heard of podcasting, I thought: “Great! Another source for interesting music!”. I explored the podcast directories I could find at the time but was quickly disappointed by the lack of quality music programmes. Until now, I only subscribed to 2 podcasts: BBC Radio 4’s In Our Time [...]