He had some interesting things to say, like his principle of Music Like Water, which states that in the next few years, users will be paying a tax in some way to collectively license musical content. I had a talk with him for about 25 minutes which I posted on my thesis blog.
If you want to have a listen to it also, you can download it as an MP3 or use the stream below.
Groove Armada, the famous big beat, electronica and trip-hop producers, are sharing their newest EP freely with their fans through a nifty downloading scheme. One of the guys from Groove Armada recently stated about filesharing that “it’s utterly futile to try and stop people, just like it was stopping people creating mix tapes once they had two decks and a tape recorder”.
You can download Groove Armada’s newest mini-album by clicking hereor on the picture (provided by aeter). All you need to do is enter your age, since the deal is sponsored by Bacardi rum and you have to be above the legal drinking age in your country, and your email address to receive the first song of the album immediately and to acquire the rest later.
This is very interesting to me, since I’ll be doing my final thesis of my bachelor degree very soon and it will be about the future of music distribution. It is very obvious that labels need to adopt new business models and that the old models simply don’t work anymore, since music is going back to being a service, instead of a product, so access is the most important thing. Groove Armada have realized this very well and have started this music distribution campaign which is bound to go viral (it already is).
Apparently Groove Armada spoke about this deal with Bacardi at the MIDEM Conference in Cannes, France where the music business meets every year. Below is an example of one of their chillout songs, for two more famous songs, check out Superstylin (big beat) or My Friend (lounge/electronica) on YouTube.
For Groove Armada’s new mini-EP, click here. If you’re a music lover like me, also have a look at The MiX-Files where I post my DJ sets as Spartz (for drum ‘n bass), spacescape (experimental & psychedelic), and EvilAngle (house/eclectro/breakbeat).
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I present to you the most recent mix I produced, called NoComment. It was commissioned by Andy Bailey, creator of the famous CommentLuv weblog plugin and concept. Via Twitter he gave me some feedback on previous mixes and based on his desires and the feedback I created a customized mix, adjusted to his wishes. He told me it’s fine to share this, so there you go! Enjoy this experimental DJ set! If you’re interested in a similar deal, email me at . I can do many styles and you can set the price yourself.
This mix is a blend of speeches set to eclectic electronic music. Go on a 80 minute trip through history and let the music and speeches play with your moods, thoughts and ponderings. Great for passive as well as active listening. Get ready to get your mind blown right open!
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Tracklist
The Bug – Freak Freak (00:00 – 04:51) >> Nelson Mandela – Freedom for All
Emancipator – Wolf Drawn (04:17 – 07:26) >> William H. Taft – The Republican Party Stands By Mr. Roosevelt
Braincell – Daybreak (06:53 – 13:02) >> Dr. Timothy Leary – Think For Yourself
Ott – Neon Tetra (12:49 – 19:41)
Timothy Leary – Any Reality is an Opinion (19:23 – 25:35)
Spoonbill – Bouncing Stones (25:07 – 29:46)
Nitin Sawnhey – Streets (29:33 – 33:14)
Celtic Cross – Stargate Avalon (33:01 – 34:29)
Celtic Cross – Darshannon (34:17 – 40:22)
Pryda – Muranyi (40:05 – 47:46) >> NLP – Skill of Conversation 05
DJ Scotch Egg – Scotch Goat’s Skull (47:43 – 49:15)
Nagual Sound Experiment – Black Lodge Dub (49:15 – 53-33) >> Terence McKenna – Tree of Knowledge [8/8]
Venetian Snares – Második Galamb (53:25 – 54:04)
Venetian Snares – Szerencsétlen (54:04 – 58:36)
Entheogenic – Earth Song (58:23 – 65:53) >> Barack Obama – Berlin Speech >> Malcolm X – World Wide Revolution
Shpongle – Around the World in a Tea Daze (65:37 – 77:02) >> Albert Einstein – Non-Violence >> Albert Einstein – E=MC^2 >> Adolf Hitler – Appeal to the Nation 1932 >> Neil Armstrong – The Eagle Has Landed >> Mahatma Gandhi – Soldier of Peace >> Roswell Incident Announcement >> George H.W. Bush – Death of Communism >> Death of John F. Kennedy Announcement >> Hitler Is Dead Radio Broadcast
Another mix by me for my project ‘spacescape’ with which I aim to take listeners on a trip through emotions, moods and mental states. Enjoy! Scroll down for tracklist and download link.
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Electrons and neurons connected. Soundwaves versus brainwaves. Can this leave your reality untouched? A progressive and experimental mix of chilled out yet energetic electronic music.
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Tracklist
Scuba – Hard Boiled [SCB Edit] (00:00 – 08:49)
Fatboy Slim – What They’re Looking For (07:56 – 13:45)
Josh Gabriel – Recife (12:44 – 16:51)
Vibesquad – Lone Salamander (16:38 – 20:28)
Talpa – Still Dreaming (19:10 – 25:54)
Shpongle – Flute Fruit (25:35 – 27:41)
Plastic Shell – Gutbucket (27:34 – 34:20)
Michael Knop – Fiddel Fiddel (34:03 – 41:31)
Butch – Mushroom Man (40:03 – 45:54)
Kaya Project – Saranghi Breaks (45:29 – 50:00)
Orocol – Crooked (49:37 – 55:05)
Aphex Twin – Digeridoo (54:42 – 61:47)
Paper Squad – Endless Mindput (61:28 – 69:05)
Shitmat – More Fire [’93 Ting Mix] (64:03 – 68:30)
Oren Barkan – Misra Malok [RMX] (68:12 – 77:05)
Brand new mix, filled with progressive and experimental breaks.
From high to low, east to west, keep up… scroll down!
psychedelic and progressive, sometimes aggressive gloomy, everchanging, a little mind-deranging rocking up & down like a boat scroll down now for the download 😉
Tracklist
Haldolium – The Last Dance [Andrè Absolut RMX] (00:00 – 09:50)
Juno Reactor – 10,000 Miles (09:21 – 15:09)
Moby – Extreme Ways [DJ Tiesto’s Vocal RMX] (14:38 – 21:49)
Hybrid – Formula of Fear [Uberzone Vocal Mix] (20:50 – 26:33)
MIDIval Punditz – Raanjhan [Jalebee Bass For Breakfast Mix] (24:55 – 31:51)
Gaudi & Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan – Bethe Bethe Kese Kese [Gaudi’s Dark New Wave RMX] (30:53 – 38:12)
Grievous Angel vs. Rubi Dan – Culture Killer (37:02 – 44:18)
Josh Gabriel – Summit (42:22 – 47:41)
Elite Force & Meat Katie – Nutron (46:00 – 52:26)
Layo and Bushwacka – Love Story [Stanton Warriors RMX] (51:04 – 56:58)
General Midi – Never Gonna Stop The Show [Dylan Rhymes Mix] (55:46 – 62:58)
Maelstrom – Makossa [Rob Reng RMX] (61:31 – 68:00)
Moby – Ah Ah (67:32 – 71:28)
Grievous Angel – Immigrant (71:13 – 78:00)
As I’ve stated before, in my free time I love mixing music and DJ’ing, especially if I can get a little creative and experimental with it. I made a mix the other day in the dormitory I blogged about and I’m very happy about the result.
Eclecticism at its best in this set containing dub, minimal, breakcore, dubstep, grime, world fusion, breakbeat and psychedelic. Not much to add. Just exploring the waves of electronica. Enjoy!
Tracklist
Omar Faruk Tekbilek & Steve Shehan – Ya Bouy (Shulman Remix)
Headphonics – Corrupt & Immoral
Nagual Sound Experiment vs Ital Roots – Forward
Younger Brother – Sleepwalker Part 2
Shulman – Fromage
Ed Davenport – Apples
Dave Seaman – Gobbledygook (Jori Hulkkonen Remix)
Combichrist – Red Signal
The Bug – Murder We ft. Ricky Ranking
Mood Deluxe – The Living Receiver
Beat Bandits – O.I.T.S.
Venetian Snares – Öngyilkos Vasárnap
Ott – Evil Do’ers
Venetian Snares – Senki Dala
For those of you that know me, also know I mix music every now and then and post the mixes on my site called The MiX-Files. One and a half month ago I made a summer mix to get ready for the summer and to entertain me while travelling. Summer’s half way over, but it’s not too late to get into the right vibe if you haven’t already!
It’s summer! Sun, beaches, swimming, relaxing outside, reading, partying, holidays, seeing friends, picknicks… and here is the soundtrack! Here’s 3 hours of the best summer house music to get into the holiday mood!
Featuring artists like David Guetta, Bob Sinclar, Laidback Luke, Alex Gaudino, Axwell, Daft Punk, Deadmau5, Dave Spoon, Tocadisco and Ferry Corsten. For the complete tracklist, read below the download links.
All files as MP3 at VBR (Variable BitRate). You can choose from any one of the free file hosting sites listed behind the file.
Open up your eyes and zoom into the infinity of existence and non-existence. Open up your ears and let the universe collide as this mix takes you on a progressively intensifying journey through the galaxies of ambient, progressive psychedelic trance and world fusion! If you’re listening to the mix and like a particular artist, please feel free to check out their work through clicking on their names in the list right here. Support the scene! Enjoy! (download below the tracklist)
Tracklist Biosphere – Sphere of No-Form (00:00 – 05:40) Bitstream – Trumbull (04:41 – 11:04) Bigwigs – Córki Lota II (10:08 – 17:00) System 7 – Strange Beings (16:07 – 21:40) Cyberbabas – The Second Revelation (20:10 – 29:41) Prometheus – Arcadia Magik (28:03 – 36:36) Tripswitch – Viscous [Eat Static’s Jumbled Noise RMX] (35:30 – 42:33) Space Tribe – Sonic Mandala [Crop Circle Mix] (42:17 – 50:47) Benga – Go Tell Them (50:32 – 54:18) Soundaholix – Technofari [3rd Ear RMX] (52:34 – 60:15) Alien Project – Aztechno Dream [RMX] (59:23 – 67:00) System 7 – Wolf Head (66:05 – 74:00) MIDIval Punditz – Dark Age [Audialize Super Psy-Remix] (73:13 – 82:41)
Remember, a lot of hard work has gone into producing the tracks used in the mix. Please support the scene by seeing these artists live whenever you get the chance or by buying their CDs through the links provided in the tracklist.
Artwork by spacescape.
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A polite disclaimer: some of the links provided in the tracklist are affiliate links with Amazon.com. It is not my intent to make money. I exchange whatever profit I make at Amazon for vouchers and purchase work from deserving authors or artists like the ones above to help out the scene. These works will be reviewed on this blog. Being a student, I have very little money, so I try to help in every way I can. I could also just download.
It’s time to shed off all negative energy gathered in the winter and start opening up to the world again. Experience the time of the Spring Equinox through the groovy, chilled-out psychedelic ambience presented in this mix! Filled with even more good vibes as the last mix! If you’re listening to the mix and like a particular artist, please feel free to check out their work through clicking on their names in the list right here. Support the scene! Enjoy! (download below the tracklist)
Remember, a lot of hard work has gone into producing the tracks used in the mix. Please support the scene by seeing these artists live whenever you get the chance or by buying their CDs through the links provided in the tracklist.
Thanks go out to Shannon for the artwork. Click here to see more. Support the scene; PayPal donations are welcome at purchase[at]shannonmcgill[dot]com. Also check out the artist’s homepage.
A polite disclaimer: some of the links provided in the tracklist are affiliate links with Amazon.com. It is not my intent to make money. I exchange whatever profit I make at Amazon for vouchers and purchase work from deserving authors or artists like the ones above to help out the scene. These works will be reviewed on this blog. Being a student, I have very little money, so I try to help in every way I can. I could also just download.
As the spring comes, I figured it was high time for a new mix. Inspired by the liveliness of nature after one of the coldest winters I’ve ever experienced, this mix provides a blend of technologically arranged music with a somewhat organic feel to it. Or, to put it more simply, it’s modern psychedelic chillout music. Let me take you on a 2 hour journey into the depths of yourself and the vastness of the universe. If you’re listening to the mix and like a particular artist, please feel free to check out their work through clicking on their names in the list right here. Support the scene! Enjoy! (download below the tracklist)
Tracklist GMS – Houston We Have A Problem (00:00 – 07:55) System 7 – Song for the Phoenix (06:44 – 14:30) Combichrist – Rubber Toy (13:13 – 18:06) Entheogenic – We Are One (17:22 – 24:15) Younger Brother – Scanner (23:29 – 31:51) Hol Baumann – Hours (31:23 – 36:51) Entheogenic – Absolute Love (35:51 – 42:31) Shpongle – A New Way To Say Hooray [Prometheus RMX] (41:18 – 49:00) Fold – Pacific (48:48 – 51:23) Samurai Power – The Legend of Yamoto [Part 1] (51:08 – 55:37) Eat Static – Uforic Undulance (55:10 – 60:40) Wide Noize – Hypnotize Your Illusion (60:10 – 64:36) System 7 – Space Bird (64:06 – 71:18) Templo Mae D’Agua – A Tardinha (70:22 – 72:13) Entheogenic – Invisible Landscapes (71:46 – 80:43) X-Dream – Relax Vortex (80:02 – 87:38) Tripswitch – Lyra (86:10 – 92:34) Eat Static – Sands of Time (90:45 – 98:04) Antidote – Kicking Test (97:36 – 103:06) Shpongle – The Seventh Revelation (102:55 – 115:46) Templo Mae D’Agua – Oracao (115:10 – 118:57) Fold – Day of the Dread (117:03 – 121:54) Larry Calson – God, Man and Beast (FREE ALBUM DOWNLOAD!) (121:52 – 127:34)
Remember, a lot of hard work has gone into producing the tracks used in the mix. Please suppot the scene by seeing these artists live whenever you get the chance or by buying their CDs through the links provided in the tracklist.
To see a bigger version of the artwork above, please go here.
A polite disclaimer: some of the links provided in the tracklist are affiliate links with Amazon.com. It is not my intent to make money. I exchange whatever profit I make at Amazon for vouchers and purchase work from deserving authors or artists like the ones above to help out the scene. Being a student, I have very little money, so I try to help in every way I can. I could also just download.
Groove Armada, the famous big beat, electronica and trip-hop producers, are sharing their newest EP freely with their fans through a nifty downloading scheme. One of the guys from Groove Armada recently 
. I can do many styles and you can set the price yourself.
or go to their live shows!
– Sphere of No-Form (00:00 – 05:40)
– Rogue Bagel (00:00 – 08:16)
Enjoy! 