How To Sound Like The Knife, From A Dude That Apparently Doesn't Like The Knife All That Much.

Very rarely is a band’s unique sonic character defined by a single effect but honestly, all songwriting and execution aside, there isn’t much that is wholly distinctive about the group insofar as sounds are concerned. The beats aren’t revolutionary and could very well have come from any can of prefab loops. The synth sounds are fairly generic and not treated in any inventive new way. The album itself is fairly quiet by today’s standards, perhaps attributable to a Swedish mastering job.

Ouch.

Rowan Atkinson As Marc Almond

A cute vid of Roan Atkinson (Mr. Bean) impersonating Marc Almond from Soft Cell.

Wait, The 1978 Wurlitzer Funmaker Was Real?

I totally thought it was something they imagined up for Mission Hill (From Episode 6, "Unemployment: Part 1"), but no, it's a real instrument. And from the look of it, it totally lives up to it's name.

Justin Bieber Slowed Down 800% Sounds AWESOME.

J. BIEBZ - U SMILE 800% SLOWER by Shamantis

Gawker has more info and a link to download.

Destroyed For Comfort Live At Tx Industrial Music Fest.

Found a little bit of footage from our sweltering early evening performance (5:45 PM, 99 degrees in the shade) at the Tx Industrial Fest hosted by Austin Cyberpunks. Looks like we got a new fan! =)

Felix Da Housecat - Rocket Ride - Wizard Of Oz Themed Video

For some reason, I remember this video having a different mix of the song. There was a promotional DVD they used to play at a bar I worked at with this video on it, but the mix was slower and more dance club-ish. If anyone can track down that version of the video, I'd appreciate it.

"Cut You Out" by Destroyed For Comfort on iNudge.

Well, apparently because I felt the need to prove myself wrong, I've come up with a reasonable proto version of the DFC song "Cut You Out" on iNudge (video posted above).

It's more or less open source, so if you come up with a cute mix, post a link to it in the comment section!

Casio Dog!

His name is Porter 9-Volt, which is just about the rockin'-est name for a doggie evah.

ROBOTS. SEXY ROBOTS.

Weebl's newest cartoon is the sound of the future. It's made by sexy robots, or so I hear.

Spooky. Glitchy.

Besides Julia Segal's absolutely hilarious one, the Tumblr account I check out near-daily is lowmoralfiber, which is maintained by a 20-year old Norwegian noise musician. He seems to share my love of malfunctioning electronics, drone/noise, and early 80s RPG computer games. Enjoy.

Awesome Techno Riff Performed On Two C64s.

The one on the right is using MSSIAH, a MIDI controller for the Commodore 64. The one on the left is using a Cynthcart, a synth cartridge for the C64 (which I own and enjoy playing with immensely).

Meow Synth - Cat-Based VST Synth For Windows.

I like the idea of a "Meow Envelope".

Meow Synth

Declare Independance - Bjork Video.

I've always loved the Michel Gondry + Bjork combination. Her lyrics have always reminded me of dreams, and his imagery has done the same. Plus, this song in particular is so grimy and raw sounding.

Kutiman - This Is What It Becomes

Kutiman is awesome. All his Youtube videos are of songs created by cutting up other Youtube videos of people doing solo performances and rearranging them in amazing ways. This dub-reggae track is one of my favorites.

Tape 606 - Free Stuff

This is the link to the page on the Goldbaby Productions site where they have all the free goodies, including the infamous "Tape 606" sample bank (classic samples from the Roland TR606 recorded onto tape and then re-sampled as .WAVs, giving a bit of a low-fi flavor to them). Enjoy.

Violin Fun

This may be my most favorite amateur music video thus far.

Cartoon-Based 80s Band Covers Song By Drowned Chick From Lethal Weapon 2.

The above is from the early-80s Saturday Morning Cartoon Kidd Video; in which a teenage garage band gets pulled into a magical dimension of music. Each episode had a music video from a performer they had to rescue, and at the end the band did a video of their own; mostly covers but a couple of originals written by the show's producers.

This song in particular was really interesting, as it is a cover of British pop group 8th Wonder.



Recognise that singer? That's Patty Kensit, who played Rika van den Haas in Lethal Weapon 2, love interest and infamous victim in the "thrown off the pier in a straight jacket" scene.

"3AM Eternal" KLF Versus Extreme Noise Terror @ The Brits.

If you need context on this video, you can find it here.

Was discussing this performance with a friend of mine who was unaware that this was televised, so I figured I'd post it. You can barely hear it, but at the end there is a sample that says "The KLF has left the music industry".

"Jam Wow" featuring Vince Offer (Steve Porter's Sham Wow remix)

The Coolest Commodore 64 EVER

This Commodore 64, currently for sale on eBay, has been heavily modified into one bad-ass looking chip instrument.

Admittedly, I couldn't afford the Buy It Now price of $350, but with that style and quality I would be surprised if it was any cheaper.