Rumors of the demise of disco are greatly exaggerated. Disco never died, it just went high tech. It's disco time on Deedlecast. But, as you might expect, not your old fashioned disco sound. DJDeedle's breathed new life into the disco sound using 21st Century technological magic.
This long weekend, it's time to boogie.
New technology always needs rigorous testing. This week's Deedlecast tests out new tools and techniques, sounds and combinations. But don't worry, it's ready for prime time. No glitches here.
The unmistakable sound of Portishead returns to Deedlecast this week. You'll recognize the pops, scratches, and stutters created by keyboardist/multi-istrumentalist, Geoff Barrow, that create the perfect glitchcore frame for Beth Gibbons' lyrical, haunting voice. But the Portishead of 2010 has been given a harder edge, a gritty makeover.
There's more Portishead to be heard on Deedlecast. Remember DJDeedle'sPortishead from April 27, 2007?
In the 1980s, the days of the record album were eclipsed by the cassette tape, with a new kind of hiss, fast forward, and rewind. The age of the boom box dawned, and soon we were almost entirely off the record.
This week DJDeedle, through digital means, pulls some of those sounds previously trapped in desultory analog off the record and off the tape, bringing them together, minus the hiss, with sounds of a new era. Love it or hate it. Say what you want about 80s music, it's all off the record.
DJDeedle remembers fondly that day back in the 80s when video killed
the radio star. Music videos were something new and amazing, and MTV
arrived on the scene to provide them to us on cable. But not for
everyone. One had to beg the local cable company to carry MTV.
To be truly part of the MTV generation, one has to remember the
excitement when MTV dawned, and VJs ruled the television, serving us
hour after hour of brit pop, synth pop, new wave, rock, and even some
mainstream rap (and ultimately some hip-hop). New artists, like
Madonna, Cindy Lauper, Bryan Adams, and Thomas Dolby arrived on our
screens, daily. And groups like Yaz, U2, Duran Duran, Wham, the Cure,
the Smiths, and the Police echoed from every school dance, prom, and
boom box.
This week, DJDeedle salutes his generation, the MTV generation.
We're responsible for all those one-hit wonders from the 80s we now
hear in elevators and waiting rooms everywhere.
Perhaps slightly more that most Deedlecasts, this week's show may
have you thinking "WTF?" Well, April Fool's Day was yesterday, and
DJDeedle can't let that pass without subjecting you to a collection of
gems. And yes, there is even some tango.
Keep you ears alert for the sensual groove of DJDeedle's friend
Harold Pichol. Harold's story, along with his other musical and
artistic works (in their unmashed form) are available at his website: http://www.haroldito.com. Check
him out.
Also, you can follow him on twitter: @Har0ld
Cassette tapes may be a thing of the past, but the spirit of the
custom made mixtape finds new life this week. Remixes made just for you -
just without the tape hiss. So good you'll want to rewind and listen
again and again.
Need more DJDeedle mixtape? Try: Mixtape
Essential
Sometimes computers can be a menace, simultaneously taking over the
world while at the same time teetering precariously and threatening to
crash and take our civilization and all our hard work down with them.
Last week, we worked out the glitches. This week we deal directly with
the computer threat itself.
Even the smoothest running system can encounter a glitch or two. In
digital music, bit rate reduction, digital distortion, hardware noise,
computer bugs, crashes and system errors can ruin an otherwise flawless
musical composition or performance, and be the source of endless agony
and frustration. But sometimes, used in the right way, glitches can
work a kind of magic on an otherwise mundane sound.
What is interesting about the glitch aesthetic is that it is hard to
tell sometimes what sounds are "erroneously" produced, and which are
intentional.
This week's Deedlecast is presented in its unedited entirety,
glitches and all, and hopefully better for it.
For more DJDeedle glitchcore try:
Need more progressive Deedlecast? Try last year's anniversary show:
Downloading (Deedlecast's 3rd Anniversary Special)
If all goes as planned, DJDeedle should arrive in Kauai today. This week's podcast is a tribute to the Kama'aina, the island people. Whether you are actually Kama'aina, or Kama'aina in spirit, you'll be with DJDeedle in Hawaii while you listen to this week's Deedlecast.
As loyal listeners know, DJDeedle may be on vacation, but Deedlecast never takes a break, never misses a week. Next week Deedlecast's fourth anniversary show, "Progressive Elements."
This week, it's time to modulate. No need to for any special equipment; DJDeedle has an illudium q 42 explosive space modulator that's perfect for the job.
Go ahead, Modulate! All the cool kids are doing it.
Lastday, Capricorn 29's. Year of the City: 2274. Carousel begins. Enter the Carousel. This is the time of renewal.
Welcome to the 23rd Century: A perfect world of total pleasure, With just one catch...
Don't even think about running. Remember, be strong and you will be renewed.
Dystopia never sounded so good.
