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A new release is available on the Malaventura micropayment netlabel. The EP is called Mars and is available for 1 euro. It is being described as follows:

“A sonic adventure inspired by the red planet and all the legends that surround the 4th stone from the Sun. Electronic magic landscape drawing with sweeping filters, analogs sounds and retro drum-machines. Quiets drones crashing with polyrhythm programations. Analogs Hipnotics beats that push you to another conscious level. Abrassive noises burning your head and ethereal pads synthesized to calm you down. Thats could be a briefly description of what you can hear one day on Mars.”

Micropayment netlabel En:Peg has 5 new releases available for direct consumption through their website.

• off land – blue narration
• todeyoshi – 2 many days without sinking
• pawnsphinx – module molekular
• anklebiter – standing height
• underscore – a mysterious year

All releases are available for only $2.00 each. The underscore release is even completely free!

Electronica artist Deceptikon has re-designed his website. With this new weblog-type website, he hopes to update more often.

He is also offering a free download of a DJ mix he did in spring. The DJ Mix used to be available on CD, but since that is sold out, you can now download it for free

Also, the new Deceptikon album Greater Cascadia is now available on iTunes. Possible even more interesting is that the “Birds of Cascadia” album, which was only available on Deceptikon’s Japanese tour and contains rarities and B-sides, is also available on iTunes as well as the Deceptikon webshop.

Even though Thinner netlabel releases their music for free, they have some supporting merchandise to go with their music. And their merchandise is now offered for a special price for the holidays. So head over and show some love to the Thinner crew by wearing their nice merchandise: go to their shop.

Out now on the PlusPlus netlabel is a new release called Unknown Pleasures by Mika Finn. Described as “A sonic trip with downtempo beats and an atmospheric mood”, I couldn’t agree more. The release is available as a free download and can also be previewed online.

After their launch in the USA, many people from outside the USA complained about it not being available anywhere else. Amazon has started expanding their coverage with the launch of the new Amazon UK MP3 store, which also features a huge selection of electronic music. All music is DRM-free in MP3 format.

US music promotion agency xo publicity is now offering a special free compilation called “xo for the holidays”. This free download contains music by 13 clients of XO, especially for the holidays. Check it out, it’s worth the effort of downloading: xo for the holidays.

Out now on the Xynthetic netlabel is a new release by Suan called Emotronic is the reason. Described as “Eight tracks of layered guitars and programmed beats make up Suan’s debut release”, this is quite an interesting release, especially if you like New Order and/or Fila Brazilia. This release is available as a free download.

JunXion v4 hands-on workshop: in 3 days from beginner to advanced
Teacher: Frank Baldé

Dates: December 12, 13, 14
Cost: €150 (for all 3 days) / €100 (days 2+3)
Location: STEIM, Achtergracht 19, Amsterdam

Registration is required for this workshop and can only be done online: http://www.steim.org/steim/registration.php?id=128 .
Please register early to ensure a place. Places are limited to 12.

STEIM is presenting its first, fully dedicated hands-on workshop on the new JunXion version 4.

JunXion is one of the most powerful, easy to use, upwardly complex HID translator software tool for the MacIntosh. USB sensor boards & peripherals, Bluetooth-Wii`s, serial Arduino, OSC, MIDI, Audio and (new) Video inputs all get wired into your favorite musical and multimedia application inside your computer. Learn (more) about mapping, data scaling, intricate conditionals and how to develop a powerful, personal performance setup around your very own gizmos of choice.

The workshop will be for novice and advanced users and will be based on the new JunXion v4 (including video and serial Arduino input support). Basic knowledge about MIDI, digital audio and Mac OS X is required. Participants are strongly adviced to bring their own input devices and (Mac) laptops. Maximum 12 participants. Classes are from 10:30 – 17:30 with a break from 13:00 – 14:00.

Program:
Day 1: Introduction, basic features and handling
Day 2: Extended features
Day 3: Advanced Patch creation, Instrument design and solutions

The workshop will be presented by Frank Baldé, the creator of junXion.

The fee is €150 for the full 3 days, and €100 for intermediate users who want to skip the first day. All workshop participants can purchase junXion with a 30% discount or upgrade to junXion version 4 for free. JunXion 4 will be available from December 12.

Note that beginners are required to attend the first day! When registering mention specifically if you want to attend the full workshop or only day 2+3.

More information on Steim workshop at the Steim website.

.: 2008 10 25 :: LIVE @ PULSEWAVE HALLOWEEN EDITION ::
.: NEW YORK NY US :: A special Halloween edition of Pulsewave, featuring Anamanaguchi performing as Weezer, Glomag performing as Joy Division, Nullsleep performing as Depeche Mode, and Bit Shifter performing as the Misfits, as well as a very special not-to-be-missed mystery guest performance. Visuals by VBLANK and NO CARRIER. Plus costume contest with prizes, and a C64 / modded-Game-Boy hardware raffle. $10.00, all ages. Curated by the renaissance men of 2 Player Productions.

:: 2008 12 04-07 – New York NY US @ THE BLIP FESTIVAL 2008 – prepare yourselves! http://www.blipfestival.org/

STEIM OpenStudio
Emilio Espinosa, Michal Ozowski and Külli Roosna
PIRX: Maciej Sledziecki and Marion Wörle

STEIM’s OpenStudio presents current studio residents. Entrance is free, and discussion is encouraged. The presentations start at 18.00h.

Date: Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Venue: STEIM, Utrechtsedwarsstraat 134, Amsterdam
Time: 18.00 hrs.
Entrance: free
Reservations and more information: knock@steim.nl or 020-6228690

The new I am Robot and Proud album named UPHILL CITY is ready and making its way to a shop near you! The album features songs named after canadian highways, a mandolin, chimes from train stations, a woodwind section recorded in a tiny apartment, and an emotional reunion with a distortion pedal.

sound samples available here:
http://www.myspace.com/iamrobotandproud
http://www.darla.com
http://www.andrecords.jp

if you are interested in finding it – it is available now through mail-order direct from Darla, and if you live in Japan it is in shops this week! big old yellow vinyl version coming soon as well!

I am Robot and Proud is travelling to japan in a few weeks to play some music and most likely wander around lost and confused. this time he’ll be joined by the “robot band 2008”, which will include jeremy strachan (of feuermusik, canaille), and jim guthrie (of all-around dudeishness). confirmed dates are:

10/6 – Osaka @ Sunsui
10/7 – Nagoya @ Huck Finn
10/8 – Tokyo @ UNIT

these shows are with radicalface (morr music), and group_inou (from tokyo) – it’ll be a canadian/usa/japanese travelling electric music hangfest. let’s see which band shows up with the most gadgets. more japan dates later in the month (performing solo) – another update will follow!

tour information:
http://www.andrecords.jp/special/iamrobot/index.html

The new Squarepusher album is currently available digitally through the Bleep music store. This release is not yet out in the physical world, for which it is scheduled for an october 27 release.

Get it:

Out soon on Enfant Terrible will be two new records. Both bands,
Nosztalgia Direktiva and Adolf Filter, were already present on the
acclaimed compilation ‘Festival der Genialen Dissidenten’ (Enfant11)
released earlier this year on Enfant Terrible.

Nosztalgia Direktiva from Hungary released under a different alias on the now defunct but still legendary Invasion Planete Records label from France. His style of electronic music is raw and unpolished. The metalic sounds are reminiscent of old industrial music, but the songs always stay close to the elektro side of things. Authenthic contemporary elektro as it was meant to sound.

Release date: October 2008
Cat. nr: petit enfant 003
Format: 7” EP (4 tracks), limited to 300 copies
File under: elektro / new wave / industrial

Adolf Filter is a synthesizer duo from Sweden who are addicted to nice moody melodies and steady beats. Their synth pop is influenced by cold wave sounds from the early 80’s and old style EBM rhythms. A combination which can only result in great electronic tracks for both the dancefloor as well as for home entertainment. Is this the next big thing from Sweden (next to Agent Side Grinder) when it comes to dissident electronic music?
Only time will tell…

Release date: October 2008
Cat. nr: petit enfant 004
Format: 7” EP (4 tracks), limited to 300 copies
File under: synth pop / elektro

To celebrate the release of their new album, the Chemical Brothers organized a project where people could upload video’s to their website of what they are doing at midnight and allow them to be viewed in Google Earth. The resulting video is now done, and can be watched here!