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no type mailout: 01.02.08
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2001.02.08
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NEW ALBUMS & LIVE EVENTS >>
041: le chien borgne: 23_50-lr¬n
+ http://www.notype.com/drones/singles/041/
042: elasticlego: blurred memories of a static child
+ http://www.notype.com/drones/singles/042/
043: dick richards: incongruence signal
+ http://www.notype.com/drones/singles/043/
town & country & guests (baltimore, 2001.02.25)
+ http://www.notype.com/drones/live/010225-baltimore/
explosions 2000 festival (montréal)
+ http://www.notype.com/drones/live/2000-explo/
read the news or visit the site for more details.
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RECENT ALBUMS >>
+ find them all: http://www.notype.com/drones/releases/
040: 833-45
039: thin
038: stackoverflow
037: eucci
036: oeuf korreckt
035: viratone ballad
034: sine fiction
033: matrix assimilation
032: james schidlowsky
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NEWS >>
intro >> we were idle, you have missed us (& we you), but now we're
back after a welcome new year break. & since there's a _lot_ to talk
about (particularly on the live front, for once!), i'll cut right to the
meat to introduce three new no type artists, who coincidentally present
us today with three different approaches to minimalism in music &
sound. (so, no social rant today! but maybe next time. :)
041: le chien borgne >>
gtr, a human entity also known as _le chien borgne_, operates from
beautiful québec (canada), where he deliberately but not-so-delicately
dissects chunks of near-silence & reassembles them in an untypically
brooding, in-your-face fashion. the result may be a tough pit to break
for most; but it is certainly worth your while: as these sines & clicks
evolve in your headphones, things come out of your speakers, music
appears which wasn't there before... it's like watching your stereo on
heavy medication, coughing out drone after drone. after a first cd,
_banlieux art_ (on alterflow records) which featured a cover art made
out of grass (!), it's now the turn of the debut no type album, the
unpronounceable but microscopically funky _23_50-lr¬n_ [041]. get more
static for your money, & watch it dance inexplicably!
+ http://www.notype.com/drones/singles/041/
042: elasticlego >>
_elasticlego_ is dustin craig, a composer & musician fresh with recent
digital releases on tiln & techNOH, as well as his own web site. an
inattentive (but somehow discerning) listener may appreciate his work as
a "lovely atmospheric bed of sound", but anyone who delves further will
be awed out by the complex threads contained within elasticlego's music,
unfolding into tone stories telling of a vague, half-remembered past.
on the surface, it's a quiet place where nothing seems to happen; but
beneath a child's routine, dreams & thoughts tumble & rumble. _blurred
memories of a static child_ [042] is just this journey, rolling through
a box of sound-pictures & reminescences which could be your own... &
which you can make your own. elasticlego's music is about beauty being
everywhere.
+ http://www.notype.com/drones/singles/042/
043: dick richards >>
hailing from musically-bubbling toronto (also home to _tomas jirku_, if
that name rings a bell), _dick richards_ is another of those minimal
house people. do i hear someone complain that there is more than enough
minimal house on this planet? they clearly haven't heard what this
individual is doing with his machines. even on cheap monophonic
speakers with no "bass boost" button, dick richards delivers some of the
most forbiddingly addictive grooves heard by these ears in some time,
not to mention deadly sharp production skills making the whole thing a
wholly exciting listen. if this were on vinyl, you'd be hearing it
everywhere already. but this guy is crazy & he's releasing these 5
tracks with no type. what can you do.
+ http://www.notype.com/drones/singles/043/
live in baltimore >> no type is presenting its first show in baltimore
(maryland), featuring chicago improv wizards _town & country_, as well
as a bunch of fantastic baltimore freaks: _backbreakerneckbrace_ (with
video by _dawn bendick_), _dan conrad & ian nagoski_, _andrew hayleck_
(who you may remember for his no type release _the paranoiac_ [014]), &
_jason willet_. the show will take place at the world-famous _ottobar_
on sunday, february 25. bring a mate, & smile!
+ http://www.notype.com/drones/live/010225-baltimore/
+ http://www.ottobar.com
explosions 2000 now on video >> the first edition of the _explosions_
music festival, held last year in montréal, is not done making noise
just yet. as a special collaboration with the organizers of this
festival, no type is proud to present quicktime videos of the event,
featuring such noted montréal experimental musicians as _alexandre
st-onge_, _monstre_ (who will have his debut cd coming out on alien8 in
a matter of weeks), _women with kitchen appliances_, _suzuki kid_ &
more! they make a lot of ruckus, & now you can see it all happen before
your very eyes.
+ http://www.notype.com/drones/live/2000-explo/
+ http://themindandthemoon.homepage.com/explosions/explo2000.html
rumble this sunday >> this sunday (2001.02.11) at the casa del popolo
(a noted vegetarian art bar in the mile end borough of montréal, famous
for its solid state soup & yummy sandwiches), the _rumble_ will feature,
amongst montréal avant-garde digerati (think _alex mcsween_, _sam
shalabi_...), notypesters _james schidlowsky_ & members of _napalm
jazz_. this should turn out to be a night of free improv to be
remembered. at the time i'm writing this i'm not sure how much it'll
cost to see it, but i'm assuming
around $5. be there!
+ http://www.casadelpopolo.com
naw meets monolake & kit clayton >> as if that weren't enough live
shows to announce, new no type addition _naw_ will be playing toronto
this saturday (2001.02.10) supporting electronic music superstars
_monolake_ & _kit clayton_. the event takes place at the _art system_,
327 spadina. naw is preparing his debut no type album to be released
sometime this year.
my_tv_wife >> a somewhat "rock band" twist to the _audio elw_ project
spearheaded by _eucci_, _my_tv_wife_ comes to existence with new songs
available for your enjoyment & download. these are beautiful things you
should check out when you have a minute. or three. & then cherish for
the rest of your life, for better or for worse.
+ http://euc.cx/my_tv_wife/
requisite tomas jirku mention >> hot on the heels of two
critically-acclaimed cds (_variants_ & _sequins_) & a flurry of live
shows, _tomas jirku_ is keeping himself busy (just look at the
"forthcoming" page on his web site if you doubt it). one of the things
to look for especially is the re-release of _immaterial_, coming soon on
new alien8 sublabel _substractif_. this new version will feature
selected tracks from the original no type version (now deleted),
reworked using all the new tricks tomas has been discovering since. i'm
not even going to say "check it out" because that sort of goes without
saying.
+ http://www.alien8recordings.com
upcoming >> on the next update, no type goes pop. well, not really,
but i like to think that the next 3 releases are mighty catchy things
you can't miss. _diablatomica_ makes a welcome return with _tempt_
[044], a song from his upcoming debut cd, featuring a bunch of remixes
to give you a run for your non-money (like in the old days!) next up is
_camp_, my own project taking off where _period three_ stopped. the
album is called _féministe_ [045] & that's just what it is. finally,
_books on tape_ makes his long-awaited no type debut with _the highly
illogical ep_ [046], a blur of fast breakbeats for modern living. or is
it postmodern.
thought >> no type: we're just keeping music interesting.
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UPCOMING >>
(& subject to change)
044: diablatomica
045: camp
046: books on tape
047: kanito
048: morceaux_de_machines
049: zammuto
050: the freest of the radicals ~ the no type cd compilation
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DICK RICHARDS >>
+ http://www.notype.com/drones/singles/043/
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ELASTICLEGO >>
+ http://www.illmatikvibes.com/~dustin/elastic.html
+ http://www.notype.com/drones/singles/042/
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LE CHIEN BORGNE >>
+ http://www.alterflow.com/lechienborgne
+ http://www.notype.com/drones/singles/041/
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