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The Daft Punk Press Problem: Nostalgia for What?
Who’s afraid of laptop musicians? Music stories are more exciting when there are eight-foot-high walls of flames and hype to match. But what when it’s all just a special effect? And when does mystique trump the actual music in music journalism? The new Daft Punk record is perfectly likable. It is at times arguably polished […]
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A Live Mashup Video Goes Viral, with Ableton + Launchpad; What Have We Learned?
It’s easy to forget that some of the simple joys of electronic music are foreign to many lay people. Odds are, if you read this site, you’re an intelligent and well-informed digital musician. (I don’t mean to stroke my own ego, either; because so many of you are intelligent and well-informed digital musicians, you send […]
- July 15, 2011
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Bent Music Appears, Awkwardly, On Local TV – Film at 11
Something strange is happening on local affiliate news programs across the country: Circuit benders and other weirdo musicians are being asked to drop by and discuss their art for the American Public. I don’t know about the rest of you, but I’d be a little confused and freaked out if I woke up and saw […]
Weekend Reading/Listening: 8-bit Operators vs. Kraftwerk, Commodore 64 Forever!
Peter Kirn - March 3, 2007
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