Carl Craig on Detroit, how Boiler Room works, Jimmy Edgar making modulars sexy, the US Copyright Office considers licensing proposals.
Carl Craig presents Detroit Love. Carl Craig explains what Detroit means to him, and how his and his career developed in a city whose long, fruitful musical history has brought it international love. Watch above.
How Boiler Room Works. Boiler Room deputy editor Gabriel Szatan provides an insight into the platform’s meteoric early rise to international prominence, explaining how it all works and revealing that a recent Attack article led to a change in editorial policy. Read Szatan’s article here and Attack columnist Thomas Cox’s piece on Boiler Room here.
Feature Film on Frankie Knuckles and The Warehouse. A feature film documenting the work of Frankie Knuckles, The Warehouse founder Robert Williams and the early days of house music is scheduled to be shot in Chicago. Titled The Warehouse, it is being produced by Bob Teitel, whose previous films include Men Of Honor and Barbershop. Find out more here.
Remix Universal Togetherness Band. Online music collaboration platform Blend and rare reissue label The Numero Group invite you to remix ‘Once In A Lifetime’ by Universal Togetherness Band, a track from the explorative jazz-fusion group’s remixed and remastered multitrack sessions, recorded in Chicago’s premier recording studios between 1979 and 1982. Stream and link above.
Digging Deep into the Aphex Twin Archives. Boiler Room navigates through the recent upload of 155 previously unreleased tracks from grammy-winning Aphex Twin, by asking producers and DJs who have been inspired by Richard D. James to help, including several who were there when these tracks were actually made such as Mike Paradinas of Planet Mu records. Read that here.
Jimmy Edgar Making Modulars Sexy. Ableton chat with Berlin-based Detroit native Jimmy Edgar, creator of a uniquely sexy, R&B-tinged techno sound, about how modulars can complement rather than transform your style. Find that here.
The Modular Gear You Need To Know. Createdigitalmusic provide a rough field guide to the best new modular gear, focusing on the more affordable stuff that musicians might actually buy, mostly Eurorack modules – a format introduced years ago by Doepfer that has made it easier to manufacture and buy interchangeable rigs. Read it here.
Fabric Launch Brand New Website. London club fabric announce the launch of their brand new website – “It may have been over a year in the making but we’re all very pleased to say that today, on the 12th February 2015, we’ve actually launched our brand new responsive website. Designed and built from the framework up by our super talented in-house team, we really do hope you like it. x”
Rapidshare Closure Announced. One of the internet’s premier file-sharing sites has announced that it will close on March 15, following a period of decline for the site, which sacked three-quarters of its staff in 2013 after criticism over allegations of copyright infringement – the BBC reports.
U.S. Copyright Office Considers Licensing Proposals. the U.S. Copyright Office is considering what would be the most radical changes to its music licensing regime in nearly half a century. If adopted, these proposals would impact all aspects of the music industry. The Hollywood Reporter reports.
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That’s great news about Boiler Room acknowledging the stand ‘n’ stare issue and coming back with something more dance focused. Big up Thomas for that.