Monthly Archives: October 2006

New kit

Waldorf Q w00t!

October 28, 2006 – 1:38 pm | By phonopsia | Posted in Kit | Tagged , , , | Comments (2)

New mix: Maison d’Etre

Recorded tonight. Encoded at 192 Kbps CBR. Not perfectly mixed, and some of the levels get a bit crazy (I’m getting used to new monitors), but I reckon it’s got enough favourite house tunes to help fend off seasonal change. It’ll just fit on a CD. Get it here. Tracklist: Pal Joey – Pulling a …

October 27, 2006 – 1:09 am | By phonopsia | Posted in Mixes | Comments (0)

Steve Reich’s "Music for 18 Musicians" and more at The Barbican

Made another trip back to the Barbican yesterday for the continuing celebration of Steve Reich’s 70th birthday. But first, here’s The Guardian’s brief, ** review of The Cave and another slightly more in depth one, both confirming my critique. But Sunday was another day. We were total idiots and missed Konono 1 (again) when they …

October 9, 2006 – 10:08 pm | By phonopsia | Posted in Concerts | Tagged , , | Comments (0)

Steve Reich’s "The Cave" at The Barbican

Saw The Cave last night. It’s basically a multimedia collaboration about the story of Abraham. Parts of the bible are typed out rhythmically and displayed multilingually on five monitors. The rhythmic typing gets joined by clapping and then orchestration, and occasional slightly-questionable operatic singing. Then the massive turd hit when it segued into sampled interviews …

October 7, 2006 – 11:38 am | By phonopsia | Posted in Concerts | Comments (0)