80s West Coast electro funk

TLR cleans out his closet

Music is One (with a capital O)

Nicolas Slonimsky on Frank Zappa, Edgard Varèse and big scores.

UbuWeb ~ Electronic Music Review and more

Let's build a new library, but without the books. A brand new uber expensive building is much more interesting than a big old heap of printed paper, right? Anyway... the good stuff is alive and well in cheap electronic libraries, like UbuWeb, who have a nice collection of books, periodicals, articles and interviews about electronic music.

Siemen Terpstra's musical studies online

Philosophical history has not been kind to musical sensibilities. The orthodox history of Greek thought has been de-musicalised. Because of this, we have been tought all kinds of philosophical nonsense, especially when it comes to the Pre-Socratics. But the 'lost' musical heritage is restored by philosopher-musician Siemen Terpstra.

8-bit philosophy according to Wisecrack

The best thing ever. Old Greeks, an unhealthy dose of existentialism, but also Machiavelli, Nietzsche, Marx, Derrida... you name it. The silly voice-over will grow on you. Everybody wants to be smart, write? So now you can fill your head with education that doesn't suck.

DIY corner ~ spirit voices & spooky drones

Simple circuits can produce amazing results. The Spooky Tesla Spirit Radio is simpler than a theremin and it can sound a lot spookier. It's perfect for crazy drones. Check out the 'Disembodied Spirit Voices' @ 1:15 in the video. Want to roll your own? Go here for instructions.  

Echo & Narcissus

The Electronic Church of St. Delia

If Saint John Coltrane can have his own church, surely the electronic music martyr Delia Derbyshire can have one too. The WikiDelia is the place where true believers publish details about Saint Delia's vita.

Amon Düül II - Eye Shaking King

The bass player... well you have to watch

Advanced Modular Research #1 ~ VOSIM (voice simulation)

VOSIM (VOice SIMulation) is an oldskool sound synthesis-technique. It's good for designing voice-like, and even robot-like sounds.

Bass Frequency ~ Talking Miami Bass

Some oldskool imagery featuring a couple of Miami Bass heroes. Otto von Schirach says some nice, memorable things. Part 2 is over here.

Mr Mixi Skinny Scotty & Dizzy D ~ I can handle it

Vintage hiphouse featuring Skinny Scotty from The Hague.

Vi Hart ~ Twelve Tones

There is hope for humanity! Certain musicians are still able to think. Check out Vi Hart on YouTube for the finest in musical numerology.

The Real 27 Club

The 27 Club isn't as fabulous as it used to be. Back in the 60ties, the founding members of the club were all bona fide superstars: Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendix, Jim Morisson and Brian Jones. Nowadays any musician dead at 27 is admitted by the insatiable wikipedia curators.

20 Years of Jungle Mania ~ Full Length Docu

King David's dance

Old time sounds come back again

In the slipstream of labels like Mungo's Hifi's Scotch Bonnet Records, producers all over the planet (from the UK to Thailand, New Zealand, Canada, Mexico etc.) are reaching back to the classic dancehall sound from the late '80s/early '90s. Here's a sample of the international early ragga revival as it's happening right now.

Canticle of the Sun

The Canticle of the Sun is a song composed by Saint Francis of Assisi in late 1224 while recovering from an illness in a small cottage at San Damiano in Italy. Think of Saint Francis as a kind of medieval rasta.

Audio Active ~ Classic Cuts

Here's a collection of 5 Audio Active tunes as found on YouTube.