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GAJOOB has been reviewing independent music since 1987. We review all styles of independently released CD's, cassettes, net albums and vinyl. We are returning to print late fall 2010.

Bing Satellites
Twilight Sessions volume 3

blithe field
beautiful wave '74

Bryan Baker
Time Slips

Don Campau
Lilly Pad

Jack Hertz
A Thin Drone Silence

Joseph Benzola
The Mystery of Twilight

Ken Rubenstein
Invert and Transcend

Love, Calvin
Short Trip To Oblivion

Salman Aditya
The Wunderland (pre-LP)

Steve & Kristi Nebel
Raven Speaks

Various Artists
Saddet: Groceries Remixes

Whale Belly
The Smile At the End Of the Slope

Zanguts
As the Speckled Bird is Molting and the Cock Also

Living Archive Sept 2010 now available
blog from Don Campau

The September 2010 issue of The Living Archive Of Underground Music is now available.

http://www.doncampau.com/livingarchive.htm

After a month's hiatus that involved numerous computer issues and other delays, The Living Archive is back celebrating it's one year anniversary with all new content regarding Cassette Culture and underground music.

This month I am honored to bring you an interview with Hal McGee, one of the most important underground artists and creative forces of our time. This in depth piece may be the definitive interview with this essential and visionary artist.
I am also offering my own double tape set from 1987, "Pinata Party" as the Tape Of The Month with extensive notes about the making of this project and link to free download/streaming of the entire set.
There are also contributions by Jack Hertz who profiles Music From The Film ( a Baltimore area experimental group), Dan Susnara ( Chicago home taper) on meeting various home tapers, Pascal Dauzier ( of SJ Organisation and La Sonorite Jaune) in the Early Experiences section and much more.

As always, I welcome your comments and involvement with future issues of The Living Archive.

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HalTapes Cassette Catalog
blog from Hal McGee

Hal McGee presents the HalTapes Cassette Catalog 1982-1991. 50 cassette albums available for $4 or $5 (depending on bias chosen). Besides Hal McGee, the catalog includes such artists as Viscera, Swamp Patrol, Dog As Master, If, Bwana, and Phinney/McGee.

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Recorderman Overhead Drum Mic Technique
youtube from Homemade Music

Here is a simple way to capture an entire drum kit with just two microphones as pioneered by the infamous "Recorderman." By using a string to align both the bass drum and snare in the very center of the stereo image, you will get a very solid center channel and reasonably balanced sound from the kit. You can also compliment this setup with close mikes for a more traditional sound.

http://sfrecording.com

Music by The Cutouts
http://tinyblueplanet.com/cutouts/

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ELECTRONIC COTTAGE Magazine Issue One April 1989
blog from Hal McGee

ELECTRONIC COTTAGE was a magazine that took "an inside look at the Home Taper Phenomenon, Cassette Culture and Electronic & Experimental Music. Hal McGee edited and published six issues of the publication, from 1989 to 1991. Presented here is Electronic Cottage Issue One, published in April 1989 in an edition of 1,000, in Apollo Beach, Florida.

Read the full issue @ archive.org

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Yassir Chadly: Gimbri 101
youtube from Homemade Music

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Improvijazzation Nation #104
blog from Rotcod Zzaj

I'm happy to announce that we've got an interview with fantastic keyboardist/synth player Ben Dowling... it was a beautiful process, totally spontaneous; only took about 2 days to "nail it", and you'll surely enjoy Ben's insights on playing, recording and creating.

The ZzajRANT page for this issue has some... words about my latest "medical adventures"; Gourd-a-might-ee, gettin' "old" suggz!

Evermore exciting MUSIC reviews (We have over 25 splendid new reviews in this issue... there will be many more reviews in upcoming issues, as I start to write up all the wonderful music I've been receiving via the nets for DDR (digital download review); you'll find a much stronger focus on "home-grown" players over the next few issues.

In Issue # 105 (& later):

More fine interviews & music reviews with today's energy "shakers & movers"

http://zzaj.freehostia.com/zzaj104.htm

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Ken Siegert cassette (1992)
GAJOOBReview from Homemade Music

We've updated our GAJOOB album review of Ken Siegert's 1992 cassette with the complete audio collection from the release.

Enjoy: http://gajoob.indieonestop.com/reviews/s/246.php

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Garageband.com Closing July 15th 2010
blog from Homemade Music

The people of garageband.com also run iLike.com and MySpace Music. They've decided to focus their efforts on social media applications in the latter two and close the garageband.com website:

After ten years of helping people discover independent music, Garageband.com will be retired on July 15th, 2010.

The landscape of how music is discovered and delivered has changed drastically over the last decade. We are proud to have been a part of that change -- first with Garageband.com and then with iLike.com, and today with MySpace. As part of the effort to deliver the best user experience, we're focusing our resources on MySpace and iLike, and retiring Garageband.

Link your account to iLike: (action required)
If you want to continue to make your music available for streaming or download on iLike.com and iLike's Music application on Facebook, please go to iLike.com and login with your Garageband username and password by July 15th, 2010. This will automatically link your account to iLike so we can port your music, profile photo, and biography to iLike.com.

We also recommend creating a music profile on MySpace if you have not done so, sign up, as iLike and MySpace are working closely together to deliver the next generation of tools and services for musicians and music fans alike.

Finally, if you have recently purchased Gold Membership or Contest Entry on Garageband.com and would like a refund, please email refunds@ilike-inc.com to request a refund. Valid refund requests must be received no later than August 31st, 2010.

Sincerely,
The Garageband and iLike Team

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How to Set Up the Ultimate Desktop Recording Studio
blog from Homemade Music

With the right software and a few plug-in instruments, anyone (really, anyone) can be a rock star in his own home. Here's how to use a MIDI keyboard and software like M-Powered Essential and GarageBand to become the next Beck.

Read the article on popularmechanics.com.

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Lo Finest Show #19 (June 20, 2010)
blog from Lo Finest

New Lo Finest Cassette Culture Show Posted June 20th

Yes, Avant Garde Cassette Lovers,

More 1980's and 1990's gems and obscurities to inhale here now:

http://aural-innovations.com/radio/lofinest.html


Playlist:

00:00 Nisus Anal Furgler - “Auglsprang Glühfärbel” (From Nisus Anal Furgler)
14:29 Telepherique – “Fernfahrer” (From Alltag)
19:27 Die Vorkriegszeit – “Horizonte” (From Horizonte)
27:15 Paradox - Excerpt from “Industrial Silence”
34:11 M. Finnkrieg – Selections from “Down The Poppy Stairs Of Heaven”
47:27 Kilhets – Excerpt from Concert #4 (From Czechoslovakia Harsh Reality Compilation)
57:07 E Ucho Debil Accordband – “In The Madhouse” (From Czechoslovakia Harsh Reality Compilation)
58:29 DG307 - “Dar Stinum (From Czechoslovakia Harsh Reality Compilation)
60:03 Stefano Barban - “Amantide” (From Italy Harsh Reality Compilation)
72:29 Majorana - “L’anti - Destin” (From Italy Harsh Reality Compilation)
75:49 Crime O’ Nautix - “Rock The Mussolinis Boys” (From Italy Harsh Reality Compilation)

Best wishes to all,
C III, Taped Rugs

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Altered Zones
Pitchfork is excited to announce the upcoming launch of Altered Zones, a new sister site that will focus on leftfield pop, experimental, and home-recorded sounds. In the last several years, there's been an explosion of small-scale DIY music, and Altered Zones is dedicated to exploring these emerging musical worlds. Uniting an international team...

netlabels.org
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Phlow
Phlow-Magazine.com is a magazine about free mp3 music culture. Our magazine offers you free music to download from netlabels and musicians all over the globe. We pick the finest songs and digg the fattest grooves out of terrabytes of music released under a creative commons licence. Listen to our podcast, have a look into our mp3-archive of free...