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Piratio track in Nute Records mix
Posted by on August 5, 2010
Putetiden -II- by nuterecords Our own Piratio features in this rather good promo mix for Nute Records.Originally started as an LP offshoot of the, now defunkt, Trensmat Records – Nute continues to release quality psyche-electronic CDs by artists such as Whirling Hall Of Knives and also sporadically transmit some amazing mix-shows under the c60 podcast moniker. C60-005 – previous c60′s are archived… (read more)
Co-operative Album for Laura Sheeran
Posted by on August 1, 2010
Everyone with a few pennies to spare in these hard times should consider sharing said pennies with Laura Sheeran, helping to create her new album. Here’s what she had to say about it: Hello dear friends! My debut double album “Lust of Pig and the Fresh Blood” has been in development for almost 4 years now and is ready for final mixing, mastering and pressing. By making a pledge you can help… (read more)
Laura Sheeran Live Video
Posted by on July 16, 2010
Recorded at Camden Palace Hotel 15/7/10. As you can see, Laura is absolutely magic live. If you haven’t already, you should take the time to check out here release Music for the Deep Woods, available as a free download. (read more)
Trent Reznor talking about free music
Posted by on July 11, 2010
I’ve always had mixed feelings about Trent Reznor’s releases since he’s dived headlong into releasing free music, and he himself has had mixed results (see his open letter response to the ‘Niggy Tardust’ release on his blog, for example) but you cannot deny he’s serious about setting standards and making an impact. While you’re here, go grab his latest release ‘How to destroy angels‘.… (read more)
Music for the Deep Woods
Posted by on April 23, 2010
“Laura’s music can be dark and a bit scary in places but live she has a wonderfully fun approach to her music. She’s like an episode of Twin Peaks in female form.” -Aoife Barry (Nialler9 Blog) I have been chasing Laura Sheeran to give me a release for Open for literally 3 years (beginning in my Net-Lab days). I heard her sing only once in person, for about 60 seconds, and I’ve been affected… (read more)
Free gifts from ItalTek. Atom River
Posted by on October 6, 2009
ItalTek, in my opinion, is not only a great producer, but also embraces the idea that free music and paid music can live side by side without great stress. In testament to that (If you don’t already know his amazing Net-Lab releases), here is the new homepage for his self-publishing label AtomRiver, featuring a free download of Lightning Fields as well as links to buy the physical and MP3 releases… (read more)
SteveD at Kultur-able Berlin, 06.09
Posted by on June 9, 2009
Für unsere Freunde in Berlin, Check out Open Music’s SteveD playing live at Kultur-able}. Sunday June 11th, 20.00 Details hier. View Larger Map (read more)
A whole bunch of new!
Posted by on April 24, 2009
Welcome again for another exciting time at Open Music. This months releases are pretty shit hot. Hip Hop, Wonky, NoiseBass, Collage and other misc noises, plus the next instalation of the Primer series drops yummy beats from all our current releases plus some bonus extras… ++ New Releases ++ Various Artists – OPN006 Primer 02 Piratio’ – OPN007 User Illusions II John Cohen – OPN008 Noise… (read more)
Mothership ‘88
Posted by on April 23, 2009
I really enjoy throwing on this album when I’m chilling in my room, looking out the window and smoking a cigarette. Mothership ‘88 is a slim-down wonky-ish sut of So-Cal hip hop. There’s something amazing about american ambient that’s never cold and isolating, even when there’s no strong groove. It’s flavoured with the influence of Dilla, Doom and Heat Sensor, but there are also elements… (read more)
Have pity on this Mechanical Mariner (Part One.)
Posted by on April 22, 2009
The central message of Dada is the realization that reason and anti-reason, sense and nonsense, design and chance, consciousness and unconsciousness, belong together as necessary parts of a whole; a virgin microbe which penetrates with the insistence of air into all those spaces that reason has failed to fill with words and conventions and zimzim urallala zimzim urallala zimzim zanzibar zimzalla zam;… (read more)
Definicje
Posted by on April 22, 2009
I met Polaroid Android in the CRK squat, Wroc?aw in 2008 while touring around with Tupolew (featuring members of Gestammelorchester as featured on OPN006 Primer 02), where he and the other residents cooked for and entertained us. Mid-conversation, he dragged me into his studio, turned up the bass-end and played me Polaroid Anroid, from start to finish. I was very very drunk on dodgy yellow Polish… (read more)
7&13
Posted by on April 22, 2009
In the quest to find new music for Open Music, I often just cruise MySpace looking for artists that I can approach. Often, I don’t really pay attention to what’s on the page. It sometimes goes ‘Load,,, tune,,, skip,,, tune,,, skip… ah!!!!’… and so on. So, having never heard of Lorn before [and I like to think of myself as a bit of a chin-stroker] I thought.. “Cool… Savage beats from… (read more)