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Grooverider released from Dubai prison

BBC is reporting that drum'n'bass legend, Radio 1 DJ and notorious troublemaker Grooverider (aka Raymond Bingham) has been pardoned by the Dubai Royal Family and released from prison after serving half of a four year sentence for drug possession charges.

According to Guardian, on November 23 last year Bingham was arrested at Dubai International Airport after police found a small transparent bag containing 2.16 grams of cannabis and a pornographic DVD in his luggage, hours before a sold-out show at a local superclub The Lodge.

Grooverider released from prison [BBC]

Twilight Notes Presents... Dialect (MP3)

Twilight Notes is proud to present “Dialect,” a brand new DJ mix by Adam Foster. We all have our own language, our style, thoughts, and words. This mix is an expression of our dialect; a blend of jazz influenced hip hop, dub, and downtempo. This is the language that we speak. Check it. Tracklist- Fillet of Soul Intro (AdamF Sample Edit) Rjd2- Act 2 Dj Cam- Mental Invasion A Tribe Called Quest-The Hop Pete Rock- Its a Love Thing Tassel And Naturel-Only Your Friends The Pharcyde- She Said (Jay Dee Remix) Eva B. Feat Joe Dukie- No Memory Of Time Thievery Corp-Language Symbolique Kevin Yost- In Walked Mr. Cool Afu- Ra Interlude Rjd2- Someone’s Second Kiss Tassel and Naturel-Twins Handsome Boy Modeling School feat. Cat Power- I’ve Been Thinking - Source Site:http://twilightnotes.com

[FKL] SIRIUS BREAK - THE DARK SIDE OF THE FUNK (MP3)

Sirius is baaaaaaaaaaack with a delectable dabble into the dark side of breaks… If you like your music funky, grindy, gritty, grimey with some crunkin-crankin electro bass then Sirius has got the junk to move your trunk this weekend. Our Foundation brother has us bound for a memorable boogie night that features the work of B-Phreak and DJ Fixx, as well as some cameos by some of the cream of the A-list Breaks producers including Freestylers, Autobots, Drumattic Twins, Plump DJs, and Deekline & Wizard. This set could easily be titled “Best Breaks of our Day.” On the personal, Sirius I particularly applaud your dropping in that Future Funk Squad track… They are a great group and don’t get enough attention in my humble opinion… Oh yeah… hehehe, “Here in my Car…” Whaaaaat?! The Foundation proudly presents: Sirius Break - The Dark Side of The Funk -tracklisting- 1. B-Phreak - Funkbox 2. B-Phreak - Sonic Roc 3. Freestylers - Punks (Krafty Kuts Mix) 4. Autobots, Screwface - Flesh Eater (General MIDI Mix) 5. Strider - Tokyo Loading (Brothers Bud Remix) 6. Drumattic Twins - Can’t Give You Up 7. Plump DJs - Torque of the Devil 8. Future Funk Squad - De-Mystified (Andy Page Mix) 9. Saeed Younan - Believe (Mobin Master (aka Tribalfunk) Remix) 10. Dabruck & Klein - Cars 11. DJ Fixx - Nu Era 12. DJ Fixx, Huda Hudia - I’m a Freak 13. Deekline & Wizard - Make Your Girl Feel The Bass feat. DJ Assault - Source Site:http://www.foundationkl.org

H. G. Fortune releases The Dreammachine

5th September 2008: H. G. Fortune has announced the release of The Dreammachine, a self-running synthesizer machine that can be transposed too so it is ideal, for example, to provide backings of complex atmospheres and s...

How-to Videos: Digital Wall Harp, Pipe Organ Chair

MyHome 2.0 is a promotional site for Verizon FIOS that’s enlisted some very talented DIYers. They’ve got a couple of pretty impressive interactive music projects — this is not the sort of stuff most people would take on. The Pipe Organ Chair isn’t a digital project per se, but we all love sound here, and who’s to say you couldn’t integrate bellows into your next digital instrument? The basic idea is to force air through pipes using butt-powered bellows, requiring, of course, a fair bit of assembly.

How 2.0: Pipe Organ Chair from My Home 2.0 DIY on Vimeo.

Pipe Organ Chair Project Page

The other project, by way of the multi-talented Allison Lewis (the creator of SWITCH, a DIY show for young women, and some brilliant fashion + technology work), is a wall harp. Think infrared sensors plus MIDI, using the MidiTron kit by Eric Singer, which is seen regularly around these here parts.

How 2.0: Build a Digital Wall Harp from My Home 2.0 DIY on Vimeo.

I wish that, in addition to the DIY portions, they had spent more than two or three seconds documenting the results. But I think this may be in New York, so maybe I’ll have to go over there and try it out myself.

If you’ve got your own favorite projects involving pipes or infrared sensors, let us know. And maybe this will inspire some of your own work.

Side note to Verizon: please stop torturing us poor New Yorkers with how awesome Verizon FIOS is when we can’t get it. Hurry up with that build-out, already. I can send you my address. You can come over with the fiber optic cable today, even; I’m pretty good with a wire crimper.

RML Labs releases SAWStudio / SAWStudioLite v4.3 and SAWStudioBasic v1.7

5th September 2008: RML Labs has released SAWStudio v4.3, SAWStudioLite v4.3 and SAWStudioBasic v1.7 updates. SAWStudio Full And Lite Changes Enhancements: A new Main Menu option next to the Info Menu called [SAC -Link...



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