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I am an electronic musician who, as someone recently said to me, set up Feminatronic to act as "soft PR" for female electronic artists from all genres and styles. If I can give a little helping hand then why not?
Interviews, Radio, Reblog, Sounds

REBLOG – Interview with Magz Hall in Radio Survivor

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Radio Art and New Media in Radio Studies: An Interview with Magz Hall – Pt 1 by Brian Fauteux on January 15, 2016 in Radio Scholarship, Radio Survivor Academic Series

“In the first part of this two-part interview, Dr. Hall explains how her research is closely connected to a variety of experimental and artistic projects in the field of radio art. By engaging with radio as a flexible, fluid, and accessible medium, Dr. Hall highlights the ways in which radio can engage with communities and inspire cutting-edge research and arts-based practices.”  Read part 1 of the interview at this link

http://www.radiosurvivor.com/2016/01/15/35118/

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Bandcamp, Discovery, Reblog, Review

REVIEW REBLOG – SPACE GIRLS – say you’ll be jodido

Something challenging and expect the unexpected from Agnes Pe and Raisa Maudit.
Courtesy to Yeah I Know it Sucks for this review.

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Artist: SPACE GIRLS
title: say you’ll be jodido
keywords: 40latino, devotional, kemetic, devotional, music, distorted ,fanatic, fancy, fancy pop fantasy music, humalien, jodido, pop, pornotube ,Madrid

Catchy, courageous, happy, outrageous and mentally intriguing, with a big hand pulling out rabbits from the mad hatters hat full of ideas; this is some fine crazy shit! It’s as if pop had taken a deep dive into a bathtub full of liquid speed, neatly absorbed through the poppy diva skin and now became fruitfully alive in all its finest insanity.

And you know what? It’s a perfect case of a production that puts the ‘super’ back in Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!
There is singing, there is dancing and it’s adrenaline rush and worth the nervous breakdown of pure entertainment! Raw and spectacular! After this you’ll be glad to change your name into Jodido; so better start practicing, and tune in:
https://spacegirrls.bandcamp.com/track/say-youll-be-jodido
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Electronic Music, Event, News, Reblog

NEWS – New Video: Iran-UK Sonics, London Residency

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iranuksonics haircut Haircut at the piano: Southbank Centre Performance

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After an open call to Iranians living in the Middle East, North African and South Asia – five emerging experimental musicians and artists were selected for a two week residency in the UK. In collaboration with Southbank Centre (Europe’s largest performing arts venue), London College of Communication (the only Sound Art Department in the University of London), and Resonance104.4FM – UK’s art-music radio station, Six Pillars created a two weeks residency that involved, intense workshops on everything from releasing music to creating visuals and social media for musicians.

The residency was part-tutored by the legendary Keith Rowe, who is “to guitar what Pollock was to the canvas” of the avant-garde band AMM, and culminated in a performance at Southbank Centre with the MA sound-art students of LCC. For more info check out #IranUKSonics on social media

https://www.facebook.com/SixPillarsToPersia

https://twitter.com/6Pillars

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Articles, Reblog

REBLOG – Tree Radio featured in the latest issue of ‘Reflections on Process in Sound’

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Read my article on Tree Radio for “Reflections on Process in Sound” as a PDF

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The whole issue can be found here

http://www.reflections-on-process-in-sound.net/issue-4/

– Chris Weaver considers the development of Variations for Rooms and a Tone during a collaborative residency with Fari Bradley in Dubai, United Arab Emirates;
– SoundFjord‘s Helen Frosi and Stephan Barrett muse about their collaborative project Postcards from the Volcano;
– Melbourne based Catherine Clover gives us an example of her species-spanning listening practice;
– Salomé Voegelin and David Mollin explore their writing practice via the transcript of a talk for Nietzsche, Cyclists and Mushrooms at the Kunstraum Riehen in Switzerland;
– Magz Hall introduces,Tree Radio, an out-door installation at Yorkshire Sculpture Park.

http://www.reflections-on-process-in-sound.net/issue-4/

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Bandcamp, Discovery, Electronic Music, Introducing

TODAYS DISCOVERY – XYLITOL

Ten years ago today,the first Xylitol album was released, originally on  3″ CD and recorded at various locations in the boroughs of Lewisham and Greenwich. Now it is available on Bandcamp

Electronic, disco, electronica, minimal, hauntology, synth, punk, rhythmic noise.

Xylitol is also known as DJ Bunnyhausen and has some great mixes on Mixcloud, like this one –

Event, News, Reblog, Soundcloud

EVENT NEWS – PLEIADI: Electronicgirls celebrate their 6th birthday

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New collective release 
free-download
available from 9th January 

Electronicgirls celebrate their 6th birthday with a new collective release: Pleiadi. Participants have been asked to submit a 6 minutes piece composed by following the Instruction for the Realization by Johann Merrich. Each track can be heard individually or in a collective track format: Pleiadum Constellatio, a single body of sound made by the sum of each piece inspired by the works of Galileo, Cage and Stockhausen.
Pleiadi can be downloaded for free from 09.01.16.
On 9th January, electronicgirls will introduce this special release with a concert for electronic orchestra + dance performance by Marianna Andrigo, a solo show by the composer Patrizia Mattioli and a dj set by LECRI.

Venue:
Electronicgirls, Sesto Anniversario – 9 January 2016
S.a.L.E. Docks, Magazzini del Sale
Dorsoduro 265, Venezia
h. 21.00; free entry
Tracks by:
ALESSANDRA TREVISAN, B.E.A., DAVIDE PACHERA, FEDERICO DAL POZZO, ISABEL NOGUEIRA, JOHANN MERRICH, KALALUNATIC, NICO DE…

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Bandcamp, Discovers, Introducing, Season

NEWS UPDATE – SYRPHE – TODAYS DISCOVERY – FAR EAST ASIAN ELECTRONIC ARTISTS

SYRPHE has a new website with articles, gig lists and this piece –

Feminism in electronic and experimental music, the failure of most Westerners.

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Interesting perspective here and a wonderful insight into what artists are creating in other parts of the World, namely Africa and Asia. I have cited Syrphe on many occasions as a site that tirelessly promotes the creativity of artists in the electronic and experimental fields and the original playlists that I had on 8Tracks were based on the discoveries that I came across via Syrphe. The 8Track playlists I am in the middle of replicating on SoundCloud but this exhaustive list will add to the roster of artists I have linked with from not only Africa and Asia but also South America.
Finally, I recommend you read this article and discover for yourself. It’s great that there is an index of many of the under represented artists as well as the more known.

Here is a recommendation from last year but it still stands –

Todays recommendation from the Syrphe label is this wonderful sampler of  Far East Asian  experimental electronic artists and I shall be discovering more in the coming season but in the meantime –

Conference, Event, News

EVENT NEWS – Introducing our new commissioned artists for DD Day 2016

Bandcamp, Discovery, Electronic Music, Introducing, SoundCloud Spotlight

INTRODUCING…Margaret Harmer

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MARGARET HARMER

Ambient electronic-acoustic textures & atmospheres, with drones and developments of subtle grooves. Reflexions on light, inner landscapes, abstract colors & shapes. Recurrent themes of transparency & daydreaming soundscapes.

Electronic Music, Reblog, Recommends, Review

REVIEW REBLOG – Björk: Vulnicura – Album Review

Lovely in-depth review courtesy of PonDeWayWayWay

pondewaywayway's avatarPon De Way Way Way

When I hear the words “breakup album” I have to hold back a groan; the cathartic nature of such an experience helps some artists to create their best work but it leads just as many, if not more, to deliver overwrought, cliché filled downers. So, when I was reading the news of  Vulnicura’s rush-release, my excitement was dampened somewhat by Björk’s own description of her latest album, her eighth and the first since 2011’s ambitious Biophilia project. However, as is almost always the case with the Icelandic auteur, things are rarely straightforward and never as expected. I should have known not to be worried, Vulnicura contains some of her most vulnerable and emotional work whilst ever continuing to innovate. As a result it may just be her best work since 2001’s Vespertine.

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