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Provisional Authority

BuzzMoo — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 10:31:21 +0000

My fingers are pretty sore, the blisters have finally popped. Ended up on a lovely 12 string Maton not too long ago, as well as a bass hooked up to a make of rig i’ve actually had the pleasure of playing around with before. They almost make the same level of sound! You’ve noticed the lack of the audio aspect things here at BuzzMoo.com over the past year or so, even though my old tracks seem to keep up a healthy amount of web traffic. I’m not a musician so it takes time/chance for these things to happen.

There’s something that I’ve been trying to get out for a long time but I’ve been composing on shifting sands. It’s an audio chronicle of The War in Iraq but since it’s taken so damn long to finish all my tracks they all sound quite different. I did want to present something coherent, so it may be time to invite Frez to The Glass Ball Theatre…

Stay tuned.

James Blake – The Wilhelm Scream

BuzzMoo — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 00:27:52 +0000

Brilliant! The album that this track is from will inform IDM development for years to come.

Audio Gourmet Top 10 of 2010. #9 – Small Things on Sundays – Recalling

BuzzMoo — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 22:42:09 +0000

Following on from the Carl Sagan’s Ghost entry, Small Things on Sundays’ “Recall” comes in at number #8 on the Audio Gourmet Top 10 of 2010 chart. Three floating tracks that are thoughtful and on their way to dark. ‘Floating in Space’ keeps you grounded with a minimal beat. ‘I Know You Now the Dinosaurs Calling’ makes you think of an ice-age and cold caverns. The Crow Warns You Should Not Be Here is almost exactly how you’d expect a song by that title to sound.

The group (a duet from Denmark) have been around for some time now and rarely disappoint. Again, this release is only 15 minutes long so it’s accessible. Definitely give it a shot if you were after something darker, but not sinister, to listen to! You can get the full thing for free from the Audio Gourmet site by following this link. Check out Small Things on Sunday’s official site here.

Small Things on Sundays – Recalling

New Boards of Canada ?

BuzzMoo — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 10:34:17 +0000

New Boards of Canada impending? Or was it just a blip over the horizon radar…?

“@bocpages Their site and myspace just got a black background. I don’t think this is just me. I thought I would let you know.” 8:34pm

Violinist/vocalist looper

BuzzMoo — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 04:02:52 +0000

Hot!

你好中国。感谢听到我的音乐!

BuzzMoo — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 22:08:23 +0000

你好中国。感谢听到我的音乐!
Hello China. Thanks for listening to my music! – BuzzMoo

Audio Gourmet Netlable Soundcast

BuzzMoo — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 00:56:22 +0000

An ambient set isn’t probably what you were looking for. But I’m linking a great one here! Drone, field recordings and all that avant garde nonsense actually do really well for an hour long set… maybe I should give it a spin at some stage, I’ve certainly got what would equate to crates and crates of vinyl.

The Audio Gourmet Netlable, run by Harry Towell, is currently firing on all cylinders. A great intro into the kind of stuff he’s been finding and publishing is summed up in the latest AG Sound Cast. Mixed by Spheruleus (Towell in disguise) he plays a great hour of wandering in the ether. Featuring artists like Model Citizen, Small Things On Sundays and Alvari Lume, you can’t go wrong.

Listen to the mix on mixcloud!

Resting Bell rocks my world. Offthesky – due soleil

BuzzMoo — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 02:08:19 +0000

Berlin based netlable ‘Resting Bell Records‘ more often than not comes up with the goods. Offthesky’s ‘due soleil‘, a grand 53 minutes of calm ambient with some quality remixes, is some of these goods. The release puts it as best it can put: “du soleil” is a very calm ambient-work with many subtle melodies and musical ideas hiding inside.” Indeed! Head over to Resting Bell for your free copy.

Offthesky – du soleil @ Restingbell

Synaecide Scientifica EP

BuzzMoo — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 00:10:41 +0000

Probably following a lead from the epic Anodyne Industries mix disk “Continuum”, James has dug up a super sweet breaks and dub disk by Melbourne based Syneacide. The EP is called Scientifica and it goes all out. You can grab the whole six tracks from IDMF right here. There’s also a handy little sound cloud streaming option (got to have it, these days!) for those stream. Track 4, The Penny Drops is the standout track here, if you only play one, play this one. It benefits from being played as loud as you can possibly play it! It’s all free so don’t say no.

Synaecide – Scientifica at IDMF

it was waiting in the wings

BuzzMoo — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 12:44:24 +0000

rafe’s dream comes true

BuzzMoo — Tue, 05 May 2009 09:46:40 +0000

After watching this video you’ll agree that improv clarinet solos and duels don’t happen nearly enough these days!

Eyes Flutter Beneath – Inside The Dream Laboratory

BuzzMoo — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 22:11:07 +0000

I’ve been meaning to mention a top quality ambient release from the artist formerly known as Audio Gourmet. If you like organic ambient then you need to get this disk. Since it’s free for download you don’t have an excuse! Harry Towell sets the bar high with the first track Six Years Dreaming and takes it from there,

Eyes Flutter Beneath – Inside The Dream Laboratory (PHCH007)

Rafe on Radio Proglas

BuzzMoo — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 02:15:32 +0000

This could be Rafe’s first mention on BuzzMoo.com! Well, we go way back. And now he’s on the other side of the world doing a live set for Czech radio very early in the morning for some reason. If you like cheeky folk (potentially a new sub-genre I’m coining just for him) or comedy and are a morning person, make sure to check it out..

“The lovely folks at Radio Proglas have been foolish enough to give me 45 minutes of air time. I think they think that because the majority of the audiance doesn’t speak English, I can’t do any harm.Radio Proglas is a Christian Radio Staion, but from 7.15 to 8pm Feb 12, I promise there will be no mention of god…possibly of alcohol and sex, but no god.Feb 12 @ 7.15pm in Czech / EuropeFeb 13 @ 5.15am in Australia” (Radio Proglas)

For a preview, it’s worth checking his MySpace and if you like what you hear do yourself a favour and join his Facebook group.

YouTube – symphonyau’s Channel

BuzzMoo — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 08:25:44 +0000

A nice first from YouTube – an effort to form a symphony orchestra from people submitting their individual parts online. The music, composed especially for this project, is offered to anyone who might like to enter. Top entrants go to the USA to perform with all the other entrants in a special concert. Cool!

YouTube – symphonyau’s Channel

Two Jams!

BuzzMoo — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:37:31 +0000

So due to some mixups and complications here in the bedroom studio I’ve ended up with two incomplete tracks, but I like enough to want to release them. Somehow I’ve lost the master file for the first track, and the settings for the second are entirely screwed up for no good reason. Both contain what is essentially my first “live jam” that’s been good enough to include in a song. Hence the jam jars! Enjoy their incompleteness and the boppy beats.

Open Source On The Air

BuzzMoo — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 02:29:24 +0000

James and Karin from Open Source On The Air get Pia “into the studio” and have a good discussion dealing with the latest OLPC XO / Windows news, Open Source in general and Software Freedom Day 08. Prior to Pia’s segment there’s a great talk on the state of audio in Linux. Paul Wayper, open source DJ, takes a look at the FOSS options for making music on your computer. Talk about two of my favourite topics rolled into one!

Chris Vrenna on Alice

BuzzMoo — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:30:36 +0000

I’ve been digging trough the BuzzMoo.com archives and came up with my 2003 interview with Chris Vrenna, the man responsible for soundtrack to American McGee’s Alice and a lot of Nine Inch Nail’s drumming. I got the chance to ask him about the Alice soundtrack and computer game music in general…

“…Up till now, it was all about frame rate of the visuals, and memory space was at a premium. CPU speeds are now more than adequate, and CDRoms and DVDs have plenty of storage space to add full bandwidth audio, even in surround. Now that gaming is such a huge industry, I think you will see more “name” artists doing the scores, as well as licensed music, much like movies are now…”

Oldschool! For a look into the not-so-distant-past, check out the interview here.

Lost In The Mixer (remastered)

BuzzMoo — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 03:02:10 +0000

This is essentially a collection of bits and pieces that never quite made it.

Musical Inspiration

BuzzMoo — Thu, 29 May 2008 02:04:09 +0000

Logic has been getting a bit of a workout down here in the Bedroom Studio lately. Here’s the latest with some release artwork from Frez. I used NI’s Massive and FM8 for the lead synths in this one, and I’ve really taken to “Delay Designer”…as far as inspiration goes, Ronald Jenkees triggered this one i”m pretty sure!\r\n

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BuzzMoo.com » music

Provisional Authority

James Blake – The Wilhelm Scream

Audio Gourmet Top 10 of 2010. #9 – Small Things on Sundays – Recalling

New Boards of Canada ?

Violinist/vocalist looper

你好中国。 感谢听到我的音乐!

Audio Gourmet Netlable Soundcast

Resting Bell rocks my world. Offthesky – due soleil

Synaecide Scientifica EP

it was waiting in the wings

rafe’s dream comes true

Eyes Flutter Beneath – Inside The Dream Laboratory

Rafe on Radio Proglas

YouTube – symphonyau’s Channel

Two Jams!

Open Source On The Air

Chris Vrenna on Alice

Lost In The Mixer (remastered)

Musical Inspiration

你好中国。感谢听到我的音乐!