Cover : Bleached - Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World ( Ramones Cover )

Calvin Sisters cover the Ramones classic live at Daytrotter ...

Listen | Bleached - Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World ( Ramones Cover )

A Day With Daytrotter: Capturing the Unique

A wonderful documentary by Time Video about Daytrotter , a blog that got famous for its live recordings, free music from loads of cool Indie bands and illustrations.

Watch | A Day With Daytrotter: Capturing the Unique


Listen | Best Coast @ Daytrotter

Andy Warhol's Factory People, zeitguised, Jahcoozi,Inlets,Inbal Shved, Suso33,Hold Your Horses, Betacup,Bonnie Prince Billy,Expo 2010,Renaud Hallée

My Modern Met



This mini-series takes an in-depth look at the lives and times of the unique people who spent exclusive time with Andy Warhol and worked at the Factory during the silver sixties, making it all click as a new counter-culture arose and began to exert its influence throughout the arts scene in New York. Features never before seen footage and intimate interviews with the Warhol “stars” who knew Andy best, including Billy Name, Ultra Violet, Gerard Malanga and Taylor Mead.

Watch | Andy Warhol's Factory People



Part of a series of Pop-Art inspired idents for MTV which we directed and produced. Comissioned by Universal Everything.

Watch | MTV Sweetheart



A poly-rhythmic paradise of liquid harmonics to be poured into the ears. jahcoozi's music is as original as the phonetic imagination of their name.

those behind this creative alliance are song-writer /mc/singer/stage-animal sasha perera (london/sri lanka), beat-freak producer robot koch (germany) and the bass-embodying sound-tech fetishist oren gerlitz (tel aviv, israel). both musically and culturally speaking, jahcoozi are a mash up operation who have consistently managed to deliver their very own mongrel style of electronic pop music.

the band have just finished off their 3rd album which will come out on 19th april 2010 on ellen alien's berlin label bpitch control. Bpitch

Mp3 | Jahcoozi - Barefoot Dub



New Video from Brooklyn singer/multi-instrumentalist Sebastian Kruger aka Inlets.

Watch | Inlets - Bright Orange Air
Mp3 | Inlets - Bright Orange Air
Mp3 | Inlets - Your Good Arm



Illustrations by New York based Israel artist Inbal Shved aka Annabel



Brilliant work by Spanish graffiti artist Suso33

Watch | Crash



An entertaining and cheeky music video for “70 Million”, hit song by Franco-American band, Hold Your Horses!, offers a wink at art history as band members playfully reconstruct famous paintings in an off the wall lyrical interpretation all their own. Produced by L'Ogre.

Watch | Hold Your Horses - 70 Million



Think your daily Starbucks run isn’t having an effect on the planet? Think again. In just one year alone, over 58 billion disposable coffee cups are tossed into landfills.

To address the problem of disposable coffee cups, the betacup challenge was founded in 2009 as a way to encourage innovators to brainstorm creative solutions for the environment.

This year, betacup is offering a contest to design the best sustainable coffee cup. The contest is open to the public and the winner will receive a $10,000 prize. Causecast

Watch | Betacup



It's been a full year since Will Oldham was in Rock Island for this encore taping. It was St. Patrick's Day circa 2009. There was a parade happening nearby, with all kinds of non-Irish folk wearing green hats covered with sparkly glitter and shamrocks. It was relatively warm, under a sunny sky and we had burritos and specially ordered coffees and teas waiting for the Bonnie Prince Billy and his band. Oldham had been here about three years prior to this visit and to this day, we are still eternally grateful for his generosity and the kind words he's spoken to others about what Daytrotter is. He was here and gave us a shot when we were nothing and we couldn't be more honored than to have had this modern master as a repeat offender.

Read full story and download Bonnie Prince Billy Daytrotter session for free






Pictures via The Big Picture Boston

Work in progress for the 2010 World Expo on May 1st , The theme of the Expo is "Better City, Better Life", and is scheduled to run until October 31, 2010.



A very basic sound concept creates a abstract visual beauty

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Flying Lotus,Peter Kruder,From Toy to King,Black Strobe,Waste Land,Lou Rhodes, Trimpin, Beach House,Jonas Löfgren,Coalition of the Willing

Flying Lotus and Warped records have announced the release of a new album
in May , Is work is acclaimed and a unanimous sign of irreverence and a poetical rawness.
" Cosmogramma " will have contributions from Thom Yorke ,Laura Darlington and Ravi Coltrane.

“Flying Lotus, for me, is like the Hendrix of his generation” Mary Anne Hobbs

Mp3 | Flying Lotus Freebies



1 Half of the Austrian downtempo duo Kruder & Dorfmeister , Peter Kruder has remixed in brilliant way a track by German International DeeJay Gigalos Dj Hell in collaboration with legendary Roxy Music's frontman Brian Ferry.

Mp3 | DJ Hell feat. Bryan Ferry - U Can Dance [ Peter Kruder Edit ]



“If you want to get into graffiti, you should pay attention to this!”

From upcoming communication designer Sebastian Thieme comes this remarkable and exciting animated short movie.
This exhilarating animation gives you a brief introduction into the fascinating urban subculture ›graffiti‹, and explains you in an incredibly simple way
how to become a professional writer yourself in no time.

Watch | From Toy to King



Mega favorites Black Strobe are also back on business , even though one half (ivan smagghe) has departed some time ago , Black Strobe are still a respected force and are not be played or underestimated.
The new video has a clear message , We are back and its going to be bloody

Watch | Black Strobe - Back From Beyond
Mp3 | Acid Washed - General Motors, Detroit, America [ Black Strobe mix ]



Documentarian Lucy Walker’s Waste Land follows Brazilian artist Vik Muniz as he travels to Rio de Janeiro’s notorious Jardim Gramacho dump to photograph the people who make their living scavenging through the refuse. With such great material on hand, Walker has opted for a simplistically inspirational story, however, and Waste Land merely skims the surface rather than digging deeper.

Watch | Waste Land



One Lamb half , Lou Rhodes releases her third album, 'One Good Thing' through Motion Audio on the 14th March 2010.

Manchester's most cherished and acclaimed female soul returns with her most brutally raw record to date.

'One Good Thing' disarmingly documents the last two years of Lou's life. With exquisite attention to detail, it was recorded over an intensive two-week period. This third album, which follows 2006's Mercury Prize nominated, 'Beloved One', and 2007's frank follow-up, 'Bloom', was recorded solely in live takes with minimal editing and overdubs to reflect the brutal rawness of its subject matter.

"Most of the music I'm inspired by was either recorded years ago or uses similar old-school analogue techniques. If I had a reference point for the recording of this record it'd be stuff like Nick Drake's 'Five Leaves Left' or Nico's 'Chelsea Girl'." - Lou Rhodes

Mp3 | Lou Rhodes - There For The Taking



Teaser trailer for TRIMPIN: THE SOUND OF INVENTION, a new documentary feature now touring film festivals in the US, South America, and Europe!

The film focuses on a wildly creative composer/inventor/engineer/artist, and features his collaboration with the Kronos Quartet, his construction of a 60-foot tower of electric guitars, and his experiments designing a 'perpetual motion' machine in a glass foundry.

Watch | Trimpin - the sound of invention



We think that Beach House is defraying quite a lot in its introduction, with Victoria Legrand suggesting that she's welcoming all to the "magic that is Daytrotter." It gives us an idea though. It's never seemed more appropriate than right now to borrow her thought of magic and reverse it, throwing it back at the absolutely MAGICAL group from Baltimore, led by Legrand and Alex Scally. These two, and their traveling group of musicians, have quickly become one of the most unbelievable acts of the saints or else just something holy and unexplainable.

excerpt from Beach House @ Daytrotter , get free mp3 from this session and read the full story Here



Drawings by Swedish Illustrator Jonas Löfgren



Coalition of The Willing is a film that discusses how we can use new internet technologies to leverage the powers of activists, experts, and ordinary citizens in collaborative ventures to combat climate change. Through analyses of swarm activity and social revolution, ‘Coalition of the Willing’ makes a compelling case for the new online activism and explains how to bring the fight against global warming to the people. As the film tackles the subject of online activism, we decided that the logical home for ‘Coalition of The Willing’ is here online.

The film will be released on this site in 6 staggered ‘waves’ approximately 2 weeks apart, with 4-5 film sections uploaded in each wave.

Multiple Recordings of Movement,Resonance,Felix's Machines , Religulous,Heaven's Door,The Books, Giovanni Sollima,Andrew Bird

Fresh from two weeks of holidays , Audiopleasures is back on action.



Stills from "Multiple Recordings of Movement", a short film completed in September 2005 which follows the themes of Time, Motion, Change and Perception in relation to space. Through motion the human body interacts with its surrounding environment thus determining its temporal/spacial relation to it and the laws that govern visual perception.
Still images were used as background mattes, onto which the moving parts were then superimposed, referencing (cinema) projection. The stills depict locations from all around the world, and combined with the abstract, almost dance-like movie clips, add to the distorted sense of scale and location, thus breaking the barriers between real and fabricated. The filming of the moving subjects was inspired by the Chronophotographic Movement of Eadweard Muybridge and Etienne Marey, the late 19th Century Photographers responsible for the developments towards the invention of Cinema. Lampse

The stills are courtesy of various filmmakers and photographers, some of which remain anonymous.
Musicby Machinefabriek (Rutger Zuijdervelt)
©2005 Monika Herodotou

Watch | Multiple Recordings of Movement



Resonance Ghent is a brand new two day festival dedicated to cutting edge electronic music in the Belgian city of Ghent, with its rich history when it comes to electroacoustics and techno.

Ever dreamed of playing with the ReacTable yourself? Dying to make weird noises without people staring at you in a Freesound mass recording? Then join us on Saturday February 16 at Bijloke campus for our daytime program. You will also be able to see the Ghent based collective Krikri live, mixing contemporary poetry and electronics, and to participate in the Embodied Music Experience installation by Ipem, the local university’s musicology department.

Alva Noto , Kim Hiorthoy , Vladislav Delay , Plaid feat. Video by Bob , Deaf Center , Kammerflimmer Kollektief.



Felix's Machines are a series of extraordinary mechanical instruments put together by the artist and musician Felix Thorn in his South London bedroom. The project, which began in 2006, is continuously evolving and will do so throughout and after its time at Gasworks. During the exhibition, musicians and producers will respond to Felix's Machines in a series of events exploring its musical potential.

When connected to a computer, Felix's Machines translate Thorn's compositions into mechanical actions performed by customised drums and piano parts and animated by solenoids, springs and motors. In this way, an electronic means of production is transposed into an acoustic output. Each element of the machine has its own light emitting diode (LED). In the darkened space of the gallery, this creates an arrangement of coloured projections illuminating the sound source and synchronised with the music.

Felix's Machines developed from the artist's desire to have his compositions played without a performer. As such Thorn looks to focus the listeners' experience onto the visual representation of the music's structure: combining sound, visual motion and flicker into an experience that stimulates and intensifies perception. Artslant

Watch | Felix's Machines



The documentary Religulous follows political humorist and author Bill Maher ("Real Time With Bill Maher," "Politically Incorrect") as he travels around the globe interviewing people about God and religion. Known for his astute analytical skills, irreverent wit and commitment to never pulling a punch, Maher brings his characteristic honesty to an unusual spiritual journey. Directed by Larry Charles the critically acclaimed, wildly successful BORAT.

Watch | Religulous



Heaven's Door- Michael Arias' new movie is now complete with Plaid soundtrack. It's due for release on 07/02/2009

Two terminally ill patients: a 28-year-old man (Tomoya Nagase) and a 14-year-old girl (Mayuko Fukuda) decide to escape from the hospital, steal a fancy convertible from the parking lot, and go on a wild final adventure. Slated for release on February 7, 2009 in Japan.

Watch | Heaven's Door



The Books peforming "The Classy Penguin" @ the 2007 Wall of Sound Festival in Ft. Worth, Texas at LaGrave Field (Sept. 22nd) video by:A Silence Production

Watch | The Books - The Classy Penguin



This is a music video for the italian cellist Giovanni Sollima, on two of his compositions; "Terra Aria" and "Concerto Rotondo". Enjoy!
Directed by Lasse Gjertsen
Copyrights: Casa Musicale Sonzogno, Milan, 2007

Watch | Giovanni Sollima - Sogno ad Occhi Aperti ( Part 1 )



As found on pitchfork.tv, directed and animated by lisa barcy

Watch | Andrew Bird - Lull -( Daytrotter Version )

Audiopleasures Mixtape,Christian Fennesz & Ryuichi Sakamoto,Tim Hecker,Lone ,Anders Ilar,Daft Punk,My Brightest Diamond,Goldfrapp,Xman

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Audiopleasures Mixtape

Mp3 | AGF and Vladislav Delay - Break Doors
Mp3 | B. Fleischmann - buzz
Mp3 | Bjork - Wanderlust [ Ratatat Mix ]
Mp3 | Can - Spoon [ Sonic Youth mix ]
Mp3 | Electric President - Ten Thousand Lines
Mp3 | Loka - Beginningless
Mp3 | Lymbyc Systym - Birds
Mp3 | Morton Valence - Bad Times for the hare Krishna
Mp3 | NonStop - Hydration Explosion
Mp3 | Outputmessage - Glintz
Mp3 | Parataxis - Atomos
Mp3 | The Long Lost - Woebegone [ Flying Lotus king cosby mix ]

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Christian Fennesz & Ryuichi Sakamoto
" Cender " - Touch - 2007
Ambient / Electronic
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Cendre was recorded between 2004 and 2006 in New York City by Ryuichi Sakamoto and in Vienna by Christian Fennesz. They came together for the mix in New York City in February of that year. Fennesz would send Sakamoto a guitar or electronic track and Sakamoto would compose his piano piece. This process was also reversed - Sakamoto initiating the track with a piano composition and Fennesz responding. Meanwhile they met for live shows, or communicated via digital means to compare notes, swop ideas and develop themes... And the cyclical process continued right up until the final mix.

Ryuichi Sakamoto and Christian Fennesz blend the unstructured and imaginative qualities of improvisation with the satisfying sculpture of composition. Sakamoto's piano, his style reminiscent of Debussy and Satie, perfectly complements Fennesz with his powerful blend of shimmering guitar and passionate electronics.

Together they have combined to create 11 tracks of satisfying and challenging possibilities... Touch

Mp3 | Christian Fennesz & Ryuichi Sakamoto - Oto


Tim Hecker
" Harmony in Ultraviolet " - Kranky 2006
Electronic / Ambient / IDM
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Harmony in Ultraviolet is Tim Hecker's sixth album. It is a continuation of Hecker's interest in spectral communications, noise, impressionist musics, thresholds of listening pleasure/pain, and the limits of digital composition. This album is a significant development of his song-craft, challenging the usefulness of descriptors such as ambient, drone, metal, noise and even electronic music. If references are necessary it could be described as a sonata for the elements, songs of crackling embers, tidal pools, spruce skylines and autumn winds. Gerhard Richter's abstract paintings are also a fair orientation. Materially speaking, it is a record of whirring drones, whispering fissures, dense disintegrating chords, late-night noise and truth-telling harmonics. Yet this record follows no overarching process, no underlying narrative. It is both a homage for the Italian partigiani and also not at all. It is songs about ghost writing and midnight whispers but then again it isn't. In many ways this album can be viewed as a work of total destruction, embracing indeterminacy as an aesthetic ideal. Kranky

Mp3 | Tim Hecker - Dungeoneering


Lone
" Lemurian " - Deal Maker - 2008
Electronic / Downtempo / Beats
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if you're into the whole Flying Lotus / Samiyam / Rustie / Lukid thing - this is just the ticket. Deriving its name from a lost, mythical continent, Lemurian has little to do with lost undersea cities and the like, although there is something ever so slightly fantastical about these heavily compressed instrumental hip hop productions and their evocative song titles: 'Lens Flare Lagoon' conjures up the glistening, watery effect suggested by its name, and 'Buried Coral Banks' has a Boards Of Canada-meets-Jacques Cousteau feel that's hard not to love. Incongruous with all this, interlude tracks like the gratuitous '80s soul sampling of 'Green Sea Pageant' steer the tone in a different direction, but divorced from the implied Jules Verne elements of it all, Lemurian makes for a sick collection of bass-heavy beats and quasi-ambient textures. Really good stuff - highly recommended! Boomkat

Mp3 | Lone - Banyan Drive


Anders Ilar
" Sworn " - Level - 2008
Electronic / Experimental / Techno
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Anders Ilar from Sweden is definitely one of the world’s most versatile producer of electronic music today. From deep, frosty ambient scapes up to cold and academic abstractions Ilar seems to be able to produce everything. Like on the 12inch “Organza”, that was released on level records in 2006, Ilar’s fifth Full-length-release “Sworn”; has a mostly warm sound design, which fits perfectly with the label. The eight new tracks on Sworn have a romantic and sublime feel and combine a wide range of musical styles: you will find sparkling electronica, abstract IDM-ish parts and deep clubby tunes with slices of acid and Chicago house in it. Despite the many different influences the result is a very coherent one as everything is embraced by Ilar’s enigmatic and unique haze of sound. On “Sworn”, undoubtedly one of Ilar’s finest works to date, sophistication and blissfulness go hand in hand. The CD also includes three more highlights of Ilar’s and Level Records’ shared history - his outstanding contribution to the recent Level compilation „Top Ten“ and two tracks originally released on “Organza EP” in 2006 Level

Mp3 | Anders Liar - September Nights



MP3 | Daft Punk @ Coachela


Illustration by Johnnie Cluney

By happenstance a night or two ago, there was a network broadcast of “Santa Claus: The Movie,” the classic 1985 holiday vehicle starring David Huddleston (Kevin Arnold’s grandpa and the wealthy Jeffrey Lebowski) as Saint Nick, Harry and the Henderson’s John Lithgow and Dudley Moore, on the television. The post-dinner viewing, refresher course of this two-hour piece of cinema brought back many of the plot points that had been weakened in the memory in the years since. We bring this up today, in this essay about My Brightest Diamond, only for the similarities that sometimes come from the leftest fields when the restrictions are lax. Sean Moeller Daytrotter Read more Here

Mp3 | My Brighest Diamond @ Daytrotter [ Dec 2008 ]



Mp3 | Goldfrapp - Session Noir 2003



Xmen Origins: Wolverine, The OFFICIAL Trailer!

In this spin-off movie Logan struggles to find the secrets to his past.
Thanks to Charles's Xavier psychic powers Logan overcomes his mental barriers reaching his past life.
But the full truth of his origin is a far from being a gift: pain and loneliness once forgotten are awaken.
Logan remembers the role of Victor Creed (who will later become Sabertooth) in the death of his girlfriend, and how he ended up to the mutant Weapon X program which tried to transform him into a killing machine. Wolverine Blogspot

Watch | Xmen Origins: Wolverine