Horror Stories (Playlist)
This is the perfect playlist for HALLOWEEN!
I figured these tracks would work great for this time of year when everyone gets dressed up and goes out to parties or trick or treating. I figured a mostly electronica mix would work great so this is what I have come up with.
I start things off with The Hacker of Miss Kittin and The Hacker fame. It’s a great spooky, dark track of minimal electro sounds that The Hacker is known for. The album comes off of his latest release Reves Mecanique. Those of you who are Miss Kittin fans can also find a track that she guests on.
I then head off to the Campy Industrial sounds of My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult. This track comes off of the Confessions Of A Knife album and it’s a great track in this mix. It works perfectly as it has the sampled sounds of movies. Next up is Nightmare by Brainbug. This was a pretty big hit back in the late 90′s in the club world. It’s got that great sample of a classic Hollywood film soundtrack. It’s sounds great and it’s very upbeat and energetic!
Next up I have a track from EON. What an awesome artist Ian Loveday is as he had produced one of the most excellent electronic releases of the 1990′s. Fear: The Mind Killer (Original Mix With Beats) by Eon comes from the only great album he put out called Void Dweller. The entire album samples horror/sci-fi movie soundtracks like Dune and Basket Case. If you haven’t checked out this album definitely find it and listen to it as it’s a masterpiec! I then head off into Hip Hop territory with Bloodsuckers by Spectre. Then right after that is Killer’s Lullaby by Faithless remixed by Nightmares on Wax for a more downbeat feel to it from the original.
I continue slowing things down a bit with some very minimal creepy electronica tunes by Grace Period and Piana then kick things right back up with the classic track Ghost Town by the Specials and Help Me by Timo Maas featuring the fabulous Kelis. This track is amazing as it samples the music from The Day The Earth Stood Still while Kelis is singing Help Me.
I wanted to end this playlist with one of my favorite Industro/New Wave/Techno Pop tracks of all time. Everyday Is Halloween by Ministry. A great track that still sounds great today. This track was released right before Ministry went on to become the hardcore/thrash/punk musicians they became and produced pretty crappy material. I’d much rather listen to these earlier more electronic tracks of theirs like Work For Love, Cold Life, Effigy and Everyday Is Halloween. Anyway that’s it for this playlist as it clocks in at 78 minutes just enough to fit a CD.
Have a Happy Halloween!!!
Horror Stories
Village Of The Damned by The Hacker
Rivers of Blood, Years of Darkness by My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult
Nightmare (Sinister Strings Radio) by Brainbug
Fear: The Mind Killer (Original Mix With Beats) by Eon
Bloodsuckers by Spectre
Killer’s Lullaby (Nightmares On Wax Mix) by Faithless
Ghost In The Graveyard by Grace Period
Monster by Piana
Zombie’ites by Transglobal Underground
Blind Date With The Devil by Quarks
Ghost Town (12″ Vers.) by The Specials
Help Me (Featuring Kelis) by Timo Maas
Satan Spawn (With Kirk Hammett) by Orbital
Diablo (Devil Rides Out Mix) by The Grid
Everyday Is Halloween by Ministry
January 17 2011 | Arts And Entertainment | Comments Off
How to Sell Music in the "Experience Economy"
So you make your songs, you practice with your band, but how to sell music? Before even attempting to sell music, and wasting any time or money, you need to consider what’s going on at the moment in the world and how people are now consuming music. We have moved as a society, away from the television and other traditional media channels, toward the internet and we are forming tribes and groups online and consequently offline.
An entire generation has grown up thinking of music as something that you just search and download for free. You aren’t going to sell as many records as people used to back in the days before illegal downloading. But here’s the good news – there is a huge shift in people gathering together and sharing their interests. Previously there may not have been enough people in any one physical location for people to justify a community.
Now they can gather together from all over the world.
The implications of this are huge for the person wanting to sell music. We are in the “Experience Economy.” Modern technology is enabling people who are hungry for experiences and interactions, to find other like minded people to experience things with. More people are going to more concerts and events – and then, they are capturing those experiences and further sharing them to the masses via social networks, video sites etc…
“Ok, Ok, I get it – how do I make money? how to sell music?”
Lets clarify here – I am not talking about artists or bands that are at the stage where they already have millions of fans, I’m talking about getting started and building a following. I’m also not talking about manufactured pop music – that’s another topic entirely. You may have a “hit” song ready to go that could blow up everywhere, and that’s great – but ultimately you need to be seen to be coming from somewhere. After the hit has been and gone, you will either have to come up with another smash or you will do something that a group of people will be able to engage with.
Many bands and acts come from a certain niche tribe, they learn their craft by entertaining that community.
Sometimes they will make a song that blows them up out of that niche to the masses. Think about it though, when we see these types of bands in their videos, do they suddenly change to look like “pop” stars? No, they represent themselves. We get a sense of who they are and where they come from.
So if you want to sell music no matter what, you need to engage with your tribe and build a solid following – this will be your insurance policy if you have a hit!
The best way to begin to sell music is to engage with the tribes and their leaders in a way that makes them think that you are one of them, to be the soundtrack to their lives. Prior to this, the only way to really tap in to this kind of “tribe” (if there was an organized one at all) was to connect with various scattered zines, clubnights and alternative media shows.
Now our minds and tastes are connected internationally. You are going to engage with your tribe using modern technology. You are going to use video, audio and various one to many communication tools to spread your messages and media to begin to lead your tribe to your music.
I know it must seem strange that I haven’t once mentioned transactions yet! That’s because without tribes and engagement its going to be hard to sell anything. If you engage with your tribe or tribes so well, its going to be very hard to stop them from buying!
January 17 2011 | Arts And Entertainment | Comments Off
What is So Good About Sonic Producer? Making Your Own Beats?
There is a lot buzz lately of this music beats making software in the community as one of the innovative invention that allows everyone from total newbie to veteran beats maker to make their own high quality beats from the computer. You are right! The software I was talking about is Sonic Producer.
Well, Sonic Producer has become an indispensible tool that helps me to create a variety of music beats with ease since I started using it a few months ago. Here are some of the goodies I love about this software.
The main Sonic Producer Software -This is the main software with a user friendly interface that can be easily controlled to produce high quality beats. The software also comes with some royalty free music beats to get you started and music Protools to make any editing a lot easier. You will also be allowed to access the members’ only area to download quality music instruments and keyboard lessons to discover more ways to creating unique beats.
Sonic Producer Private Member Area – In the members’ only area, you can also access to various music tutorials and hands on exercises such as chord charts, rhythm exercises and more. Besides, if you are stuck somewhere with the software you can always reach their support via email and expect a reply latest within 48 hours.
Sonic Producer Video Learning Tutorials & Documentation – I must confess that making my own beats has been my dream all this while but has never actually touches any type of beats making software. So I was really worried that I might not be able to create beats of my style using it. But I was wrong because the video tutorials and manual was so clear that I managed to create my own high quality beats the same day I use it. I am pleasantly surprised with the clear cut tutorials that detailed various aspects about beats making that could have take months and probably years to learn for some people.
Although Sonic Producer is relatively new in the beat making industry, it has received a lot of positive reviews already. I am sure you will be pleased to have it.
January 17 2011 | Arts And Entertainment | Comments Off