Round up
Links for lockdowns
- I've been enjoying this radio drama called Forest 404 - soundtrack contribution from Bonobo
- Max Cooper took part in a Reddit "Ask Me Anything" session and he provided lots of interesting technical answers, useful if you're into production
- How to clear a sample
- Lovely selection from Windy & Carl for their isolatedmix 98
- Worth checking out: Dave Haslam's Spotify playlists
- Tri-Angle Records closes with a final Spotify playlist
- The World EP from Brain (a new moniker from Matthew Dear) out on 15th May
- Factory bird box
- Noisemonger Russell Haswell has been busy during lockdown
- Ultimate Breaks & Beats: An Oral History - how one essential vinyl collection transformed the sound of music and helped funky beats conquer the world
- Pitchfork Book Club
- A Little Bit of Background Noise - interesting article about how white and ambient noise can assist you.
White noise works by reducing the difference between background sounds and a ‘peak’ sound, like a door slamming, giving you a better chance to sleep through it undisturbed. If you have difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep, creating a constant ambient sound could help mask activity from inside and outside the house
- New Shifted album arriving 8th June on Avian, called The Dirt on Our Hands
- Interesting interview with Scott Lapatine, owner of the Stereogum website, with Todd L Burns for his Music Journalism Insider newsletter