this is so tight..I would love to just live inside these beats

ERTH FIEND (cut/demo) by Slamagotchi

INTERVIEW.

1. That small demo of “ERTH FIEND”, ahhh I really like it! Are you working on more tracks similar to this one?

At the moment im trying not to restrict the genre as you can probably tell with the music i have posted. having only started not long ago i think its important to try out different styles and influences before i limit myself to one sound. i have a few tracks similar to that, and i do think im heading in that direction, but anything could happen. basically just rolling with the punches at this point.

Unknown beat by Slamagotchi

2. I feature a whole bunch of house dj/producers from AUS, sounds like you got a lot of fun going on there! How has your location influenced your music as Slamagotchi?

I started of listening to glitch about a year ago now, when i lived in sydney. the scene over there is getting pretty big, with local producers such as Dizz1 and Mark Pritchard aka Harmonic 313 doing there thing. It was through one of my friends that i was introduced to glitch and have been listening to it from then on. I have since moved back to my home town of Adelaide where the scene isn’t as big, but i am working on getting stuff of mine and other producers out there, as i know it will take off soon.

3. your beats are sooooooooo sexy. what got you inspired to produce? what has this evolution been like for you?

The first ever glitch i heard was the Hudson Mohawke mixtape and my favorite song was trapper keeper by Low limit and it blew my socks off! i have been looking everywhere for new beats ever since and i figured i may as well start to make some stuff of my own, just as a hobby. I got a copy of ableton Live about 7 months ago and pretty much spend every waking minute just playing around. basically the evolution of my music has been related to the music i was listening to at the time, and also just creative thoughts that lead from one interesting point to another. its still early days though so there is still alot more development that im going through.

4. For any fresh newbie producers like myself, what’s encouraged you to continue with your music productions?

Basically just as a hobby. music has become my life in the last 12 months and i guess that passion for new and experimental ways of creating music has pushed me on. It’s actually taken my by surprise that amount of good feedback that I have been getting so this has also influenced me to keep making music.

Hypnotized by Slamagotchi
(OH MY GODDDDD!)

5. Any big projects in the works?

Hopefully getting an EP together soon now that I have some spare time on my hands – No dates are set for anything yet..but in the next couple of months or so. I’ve actually set up a few collabs with some other beat makers so there should be some interesting stuff coming up in the very near future.

6. Favorite phrase at the moment?

“you cant get anywhere unless you start” – the back of my bus ticket.

http://soundcloud.com/slamagotchi

-P!

Bit Fantastic(Makes Van) – Other Space by Makes Van

A lot of these upcoming posts come from the artists followed by SeePM on Soundcloud (see his post a little ways down..). Up first, Makes Van.

Some of this interview got lost in the russian-english translator, so yah! Take what you will from it, the music speaks loudly enough.

INTERVIEW.

1. What’s it like in Russia? I’ve never been..

Russia the country of mad people, all rush against each other, it is not enough calmness, the love to a rap too hasn’t enough! At us this culture tried to eradicate some times, but we live and we do that that we do. 🙂

2. How would you describe your music as Makes Van?

The beginning! I only begin, I write only one and a half year, I have a bad sound card, standard in the old computer, FL Studio, mouse and keyboard. All most is hot ahead. 🙂

3. What’s the best show you saw in 2010?

I don’t go on concerts! I live in a province. All stars arrive to Moscow, MF Doom, Wu tang, Ev and Alc, Meth and Red, Public Enemy, Talib Kweli and others. Very much I want to take part in Red Bull Big Tune!

4. Best encouragement you’ve gotten as an artist?

In Russia it is a lot of with whom I work, basically with known rappers. Has now started to work with USA. Axe butane, Mateo, DJDX, and others. And in general would like to cooperate with Sean Price and Prodigy (Mobb Deep)

Makes Van – Money in the sand(raw shit) by Makes Van

5. Any projects in the works?

Two Instrumentals albums and one will be with invited rappers. In work on an album will take part Russian and American rappers, I will be as Producer.

6. Favorite phrase?

Kind smoke!

Makes Van – Обратная сторона неба(RAW DEMO) by Makes Van

http://soundcloud.com/makes_van
http://ru-ru.facebook.com/people/Maksim-Golysev/100001688793896
http://twitter.com/Makes_1

mm.

-P

Learning about the origins of Dubstep, wanna learn with me?

THE WIRE PRIMERS: A GUIDE TO MODERN MUSIC http://drownedinsound.com/releases/14821

[ fromTEMPA ] The Roots of Dubstep (2000-04) – many of the elusive, vinyl only releases that formed the foundation of contemporary Dubstep.

.. so much good shit in this book

P.s. got some big music coming through the blog very soon

-P

Facebook Event: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/event.php?eid=128040490586284

Tomorrow night, we celebrate!

SPACE invites you to the launch party for legendary designer Cory Schmitz’s latest video game art and culture magazine, THE CONTROLLER. More info on THE CONTROLLER at http://coryschmitz.com/

Featuring performances by:

PWRFL Power / http://www.myspace.com/pwrflpower
…Leeni / http://www.leeni.us/
Scratchmaster Joe / http://www.famouswebsite.net/smj.htm

An original, collaborative sculptural video installation by:

John Backstrom / http://www.vimeo.com/johnbackstrom
Ryan O’Neill / http://www.ryanoneilldesign.com/
Jonathan Rafael

And, of course, the original art from THE CONTROLLER by:

Adam Garcia, Alden Verdan, Alexander Sin, Ashley Davis, COSMOS, Chris Furniss, Corey Lewis, Cory Schmitz, Fitzwater AM, Gaelyn Woltz, Jacob Ferguson, Junichi Tsuneoka, Karly Williams, Katie Turner, Kyle Fewell, Leigh Faulkner, Lindy Kanand, Lola Migas, Maré Odomo, Nina Nguyen, Roman Muradov, Scott Garner, Tiff Chow, Trevor Basset

Doors for this wondrous event will open at 8PM, with a $5 cover charge, cash only. Refreshments, art, and other items will be available as well. We look forward to your presence at what will surely be an unforgettable experience, and be sure to stick around for the after-party hosted by DJs Phantom and Dorsia (of KSUB’s ACID HAUS)!

Our DJ set starts at midnight! Get there earlier for the rest of this super event yo.

Did a small interview with John Backstrom, talkin bout the SPACE idea and this party..

INTERVIEW.

1. What do you hope to accomplish with SPACE?

Well, from the beginning the goal of SPACE has been to inspire and change the way people think about how a space can be used. We want the environment to feel different every time someone experiences it, in more than just a “here’s some different art on the wall” or “this is a different line-up of musicians” type of way. We really want to engage the audience in a new and unique way for every event we have.

2. You live with a whole host of artists, yah?

Yeah, I live with three, Kris Dales, who is a sculptor and mixed media artist, Ryan O’Neill, who is a graphic designer and installation artist, and Tristan Sennholz, a musician.

3. What events have you held there so far?

Our first event was for the first Thursday artwalk in October, which consisted of hanging pillow installation by Ryan, with a video projected over it. Underneath the pillows, Tristan and our friend Nic Brodine played a half hour set on guitar and drums that went with the video(documentation of this installation is on display in the Cornish Main Gallery right now as part of the Legacies in Print show). After that we had the Green and Fair Fashion show for some friends of ours who run ethical fashion companies in Cambodia, and then we had this insane Halloween experimental rock/metal show, with a large array of paintings all over the walls by our friend JD Banke, and fellow video artist Jonathan Rafael and myself projected some videos we made onto spiderwebs. The show that’s coming down as I type this was for the November artwalk, which was a collaborative video/paper installation by guest artists Allyce Wood and E Dughi, along with some other stand-alone works by each of them.

4. What are you most excited to showcase at the upcoming CONTROLLER PARTY?

Well, first of all I’m really proud of my friend Cory Schmitz and all that he’s been doing, so I’m definitely hyped just to showcase his work. I’m also really excited to have an established musician like PWRFL Power play, especially seeing as I don’t think he has really been playing many shows lately, and also I think the other musicians will be fantastic as well.

See you tomorrow!

-P