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douglasawh on 09/28/2011 at 01:30AM
Be a DJ for a day, be a DJ for forever!
Long time no talk, friends. We've been a bit busy! I just started law school and Tom's band just put out an EP! That doesn't mean we haven't been rockin' you out on the Music Manumit Podcast though! We've been interviewing some of the best Creative Commons bands out there too. Thanks to Craig of the Open Metalcast for filling in a couple shows while I moved!
To show our appreciation for sticking with us during the lean months, we'd like to give you the chance to be a guest DJ! In order to be a guest DJ what you need to do is put together 20-30 minutes worth of music and get us the tracks like this:
"Song" by Artist (genre) - license - Website.
Make sure we have a link to download the song and a link to the bad website. As you can see in the tracks I've selected anything goes as far as length, genre and subject matter (assuming you don't break the 30 min rule).
If you don't want to be a DJ, but want us to hear your music (or just have a suggestion), put some tracks in our SoundCloud dropbox. If you are not the artist and you put something in our Dropbox, make sure we have all the information we need to attribute the artist properly! Also, note that we play only remixable music. No -ND or All Rights Reserved stuff!
If you're in a band and are interested in being on the show, let us know. We are always interested in hearing new music and learning about novel ways to distribute, collaborate and create music. The interview invitation is open to curators, netlabels and podcasters as well. Just make sure you are passionate about remixable Creative Commons music!
We look forward to getting back on track and uploading great music from David Rovics, The Freak Fandango Orchestra, Amity in Fame and tons of other artists!
Oh, and since I'm all lawyery* now:
We reserve the right to revoke the offer for an interview at any time. Music on the music only show will be played at the sole discretion of the Music Manumit Podcast. This is not a contract. The podcast and any posts here are not legal advice.
*term of art, you wouldn't understand
studio11 on 02/18/2011 at 05:30PM
James Curd - Greenskeepers - Ziggy Franklin - An International House D.J. Shares The Secrets Of The Chicago Swing House Sound
For their inaugural Free Music Archive release, Studio 11 founders Alex Gross and Dan Scalpone caught up with James Curd, international house D.J. and creator of Greenskeepers Music. Alex comments,
The history of Studio 11 and Greenskeepers dates back over a decade. As young pioneers on the Chicago music scene, Studio 11 founder Dan Scalpone and I would find ourselves at bars and pickup jams with the likes of original GK members Coban Rudish and Mark Share. So naturally, when the band needed some work on their 2005 release “Pleetch”(OM Records), Studio 11 was an obvious choice. The album was completed in Chicago and New York, and off the band went to tour the world. It wasn’t until 2006 that I caught back up with the guys. Having completed their 2006 release “Polo Club”(OM Records), the band invited me out to New York for their album release party at Love nightclub in Greenwich Village. The performance was a showstopper, highlighted by classy costume wear and righteous onstage swagger. Of notable memory was Nick Maurer’s Sgt. Pepperesque stage coat, sunglasses, and sarcastic antics.
- James Curd And Alex Gross In The Studio
Following this, time and difference reinvented the Greenskeepers. In recent years GK founder James Curd hashed out a new sound, lineup, and workflow with a majority of the material being completed in Chicago at Studio 11. Additionally, James aggressively expanded his D.J. career, completing releases and remixes for the likes of D.F.A, Drop U.K., Groove Armada, Hercules And Love Affair, Mos Def and Lenny Kravitz, Colette, Derrick Carter, Gene Farris, Om Records, and more. I can’t say enough good things about working with James in the studio. Not only is he one of Chicago’s most innovative musicians, he is astoundingly prolific – with releases totaling in the hundreds.
Dan caught up with James for an interview:
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jimmy_penguin on 09/18/2010 at 12:10AM
community skratch music free releases
Official Community Skratch free releases - click to download
Various Artists - Community Skratch Music Volume One
Released on limited CD at CSG 09, compiled by Jimmy Penguin and featuring music from G.O.D, 2Tall, Lorn, Vince Mack Mahon, Cavern, DJ Quest, Clockwork, Blood One, NozL and many more....
[CSM001] Various [community skratch music Volume 1] mp3 [320kbps]
Deviant & Naive Ted - Screw Sick (Scenes One To Three)
Originally released as limited CD to promote CSG 09. A fine mess of jazzed out prog skratch music created with turntable, loopstation and software multitracker. No FX, no programming.
[CSM002] Deviant & Naive Ted present [Screw Sick (scenes one to three )] [320]
Jimmy Penguin - Funk-Hop-Core
More meanderings down the road marked "Penguin", a heady mixture of electronics and vinyl manipulation.
[CSM003] jimmy penguin [funk-hop-core] mp3 [320kbps]
Fidel Cutstro - Table Talk
Boom bap rap attack and smoked out turntablism from Brighton's best named jockey of discs.
[CSM004] Fidel Cutstro [TABLE TALK LP] mp3 [192kbps]
Tweek & Mikey Fingers - TuPhat Paddys
Sketchy crackly beat diversions of the fourth kind. Originally released as limited CD on Community Skratch UK Tour, August 09.
[CSM005] Mikey Fingers & Tweek [tuphat paddys ep] mp3 [320kbps]
Ol' Dirty Chancer - Don't Dwell On It
Dirty south rapper Chance dropped this one back in 2008. Razor sharp rhymes and wit coupled with production from the incomparable Mr. Barton.
[CSM006] Ol' Dirty Chancer [Dont Dwell On It] mp3 [320kbps]
Chiwawa Studios - Nubiro Blues
Debut beat offerings from the shadowy organisation that is Chiwawa. Features just a taste of the boom bap productions that are to come.....
[CSM007] Chiwawa Studios [Nubiro Blues] mp3 [320kbps]
Mr. Barton - Lung Donors Beat Tape
The never released instrumentals! The Lung Donors may be no more as a rap group but the psychedelic, hard hitting beats live on.
[CSM008] Mr Barton [Lung Donors Beat Tape] mp3 [320kbps]
Deviant - Scunga Time (A Tribute To Flying Buttresses)
Famed Galway mic general Sebi C enlisted Deviant to back him up on his mission to rip apart sweaty clubs up and down the length of Ireland. Here be the beats that broke a thousand necks.
[CSM009] Deviant [Scunga Time] mp3 [320kbps]
Jimmy Penguin - The Mystery Album
It's a mystery like.
[CSM010] jimmy penguin [the mystery album] mp3 [320kbps]
Bitwise Operator - Translation
Eclectic electronic excursions from this Galway based producer. The first footsteps of a major new talent.
[CSM011] Bitwise Operator [Translation] mp3 [320kbps]
DJ Blood1 - New Motor Control
Heavy electronic productions juxtaposed with smokey boom bap, sprinkled with the razor sharp cuts we've come to expect from this unique artist.
[CSM012] DjBlood1 [New Motor Control] mp3 [320kbps]
Uncle Lew - The Change of Plan EP
A kaleidescope of colour, filled with modern interpretations of hiphop, glitched electronic excursions and true expression. One for the ages.
[CSM013] Uncle Lew [The Change of Plan EP] mp3 [320kbps]
Various - Community Skratch Music Volume 2
The Penguin does it again, the second installment of skratch music from around the globe, featuring many of the Community Skratch artists and affiliates. Essential listening.
[CSM014] Various [community skratch music Volume 2] mp3 [320kbps]
Jimmy Penguin - Summer Time 2008
a re-release of an old album that was only available from jamendo @ 192 and as a limited cd release at the Community skratch Games in 2009.
[CSM015] jimmy penguin [Summer Time] (2009)
Deviant & Naive Ted - Shatter a Shame
Originally released by Alkalinear recordings. No programming or FX are utilised in the making of this music.
[CSM016] Deviant & Naive Ted [Shatter a Shame] Mp3 [320kbps]
Tweek - Wrekage
A psychadelic exploration of synthesis and turntable manipulation, expect a well presented mix of purely electronic productions and some experimental sampling. This album displays Tweeks diverse taste and takes you from ambient to electro, sit back and enjoy.
[CSM017] Tweek [Wrekage] mp3 [320kbps]
Jimmy Penguin - Tea on The Moon + Colours
A double album which showcases an experimental style of skratch music.
[CSM018] jimmy penguin [Tea on the moon + colours] mp3 [320kbps]
Mikey Fingers - Inertia + bonus mix
his debut album with a beat-tape as a bonus track. The guy has no shortage of beats thats for sure and this is a little deomonstration of what can be done with a bit of dedication and a some intimate experimentation. Compiling 3 years of music and pulling of an album thats both unusually interesting yet lovely in so many ways.
[CSM019] Mikey Fingers [Inertia + bonus mix]
dj troubledsoul & hidden id - a hidden era made clearer
( the lost tapes ) nov 1991 - may 1992
( Troubledsoul ) " I did all the music with one Turntable, Vinyl and a Tascam four track tape recorder using "punch in" and pause button techniques ( no samplers ) to create loops and over dubs. The lyrics were all recorded through a pair of Headphones. We sent the tapes to a few labels and got a great response namely from the UK´s Koldsweat Records and Music Of Life. We played a few concerts, then MC BFast turned to the burgeoning Belfast Club scene as an MC, a few Months later my other Turntable arrived, so I dipped into a seven year scratch hiatus, before returning to Music again. I hope you enjoy this small piece of Irish Hip-Hop Archeology as much as I have reliving it. "
[CSM020] dj troubledsoul & hidden id - a hidden era made clearer
Neil Buchanan [Live @ CSG 2010]
dJackulate and Moschops perform 'neil buchanan' live at the community skratch games 2010. Recorded by chiwawa studios @ The Bierhaus on the 4th of april 2010.
[CSM021] Neil Buchanan [Live @ CSG 2010] mp3 [320kbps]
Bedlam Mind [Hypermetabola]
Bedlam Mind is Minimal-Orchestra (Inferno.79) & Chinch 33 members of the 'funk-33' crew. We proudly present this release in conjunction with Tablist.net, its a 10 track concept album with stunning artwork [by chinch 33 himself] and they've even made 3 videos. lovely!
[CSM022] Bedlam Mind [Hypermetabola]
Rumbus Merrylegs [she's gone from us]
a great mix of styles showcased here on his debut album, from solo piano to electro to experimental hip hop. the download includes 'Rumbus Merrylegs looper 1', just incase anyone missed it.
[CSM023] Rumbus Merrylegs [she's gone from us]
Uncle Lew and Jimmy Penguin [you're a dick and so are you and me]
well what can i say, we made some strange music
[CSM024] Uncle Lew and Jimmy Penguin [you're a dick and so are you and me]
Interrupt on 04/14/2010 at 10:21AM
This is only a test...
I was hoping to start blogging here sooner. I'm Shahn/Interrupt, a programmer/DJ at WGDR (.org) - a community radio station in Plainfield, Vermont. We're a wacky bunch and I'm the only DJ to feature chip music regularly on a WGDR show.
I find a lot of chip music here. I'm working on getting in touch with all of the artists that I play (or want to play) to let them know I want to put them on the radio and figure out the best spinitron reporting.
(spinitron reporting is a result of DMCA, iirc and my strategy is to play only creative commons music during our two week reporting period as my little statement on the timeliness of DMCA)
More soon!
macedonia on 02/27/2010 at 12:35PM
Percussion Lab is in the building. Somebody say HELL YEAH...
It's not like happy days weren't already here at the FMA, but you gotta stand up and take notice when the forward-thinking heads over at Percussion Lab come through on some curator status. If you've been to their website, you already know that electronic music is in trustworthy and loving hands just by sampling a few of their DJ and live sets. Our Lady of Clicks, Cuts, Bleeps, and Bloops has blessed the Archive something serious with their generosity. They have already uploaded fantastic live recordings from the likes of Daedelus, Caural, Machinedrum, Ezekiel Honig, and Percussion Lab head honcho Praveen, just to name a few.
For the purposes of this entry, I'm going to shed light on a DJ set that remains a favorite of mine. Letherette first dropped this gem of a mix over a year ago and it remains as engaging and hypnotic as the day it first hit the Web. It is a collection of beat sketches and unfinished instrumental thoughts, fragmented sentences that run into each other and suggest moments of poignancy, paranoia, and the butterflies that sit in your stomach when you're around that special someone. It's a head-nodding good time and I've been fiending for their debut release ever since, which has yet to drop.
(Praveen, seriously, I know you've got connections. Tell them Letherette boys to quit holdin' out on that heat. Two thousand ten is their year...)