D/B recommended: The Raymond Scott Variations | Free Download

His influence on the birth of electronic music is comparable perhaps only to Delia Derbyshire, Bob Moog or Leon Theramin. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] It is safe to say that without Scott’s contribution, electronica would be utterly unrecognizable from what it is today. Now with Cyclic Bits, some stars of the  netmusic [...]

D/B artist feature: Solex

Elisabeth Esselink aka Solex was without a doubt a firm favourite of the great John Peel, with no less than 6 Peel sessions to her credit.‘ [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Her new record Amsterdam Throwdown King Street Showdown may be a collaboration with Jon Spencer (Blues Explosion) and Cristina Martinez (Boss Hog) [...]

D/B Recommended: Nosaj Thing & Onra live in Berlin @ Icon Club / 19.03.2010

Nosaj Thing does not adhere to any of the preconceptions you may have about hip-hop. In fact, he’s the exact opposite. This L.A. native is a polite kind of chap and a musician who works with a very wide range of sounds. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] His influences are undoubtedly producers such [...]

D/B presents systM Sessions 2010

Digital in Berlin with the systM Gallery presents a new series of events, the D/B systM Sessions. These events will take in live laptop concerts featuring contemporary new atmospheric sound scapes and field-recordings – all set against the backdrop of international art exhibitions and finest French wine. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] All [...]

D/B recommended: Greie + Gut’s Baustelle live in Berlin @ Maria am Ostbahnhof | Saturday, 20.03.2010

Prior to the release of their album “Baustelle” (trans. Construction Site) on monika in June, Gudrun Gut and AGF perform the German premier of songs from the record at Maria, part of the Wie Es Ihr Gefällt festival. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Also playing on the night and highly recommended is London [...]

D/B Artist Feature: Tunng | Live in Berlin @ Festsaal Kreuzberg / 23.04.2010

Tunng are an experimental folk band from the United Kingdom. The band is often associated with the Folktronica genre due to the electronic influences evident in some of their work. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Tunng are often noted for their use of strange instruments, including sea shells. They supported Doves on dates [...]

D/B Recommended: CLUSTER new Album & live in Berlin / Friday, 26.03.2010 @ WMF

Cluster is a German experimental musical group who influenced the development of contemporary popular electronic and ambient music. They have recorded albums in a wide variety of styles ranging from experimental music to progressive rock, all of which had an avant-garde edge. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Cluster has been active since 1971, [...]

D/B Artist Feature: Youth Pictures of Florence Henderson

Youth Pictures of Florence Henderson are a young and excellent postrock Band from Oslo/Norway. D/B highly recommended, not only for postrock fans. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Youth Pictures of Florence Henderson came to be when a group of four classmates Morten (drums), Gjermund (guitar), Torbjørn (guitar) and Audun (bass) at the Bodø [...]

D/B Movie Feature: TRON:LEGACY / The Official Trailer

Sam Flynn, the tech-savvy 27-year-old son of Kevin Flynn, looks into his father’s disappearance and finds himself pulled into the same world of fierce programs and gladiatorial games where his father has been living for 25 years. Along with Kevin’s loyal confidant, father and son embark on a life-and-death journey across a visually-stunning cyber universe [...]

D/B recommended: Natalie Beridze / TBA live in Berlin @ Hau2 / Friday, 19.03.2010

Following the release of her new album “Pending” on Laboratory Instinct last year and prior to the immanent release of her forthcoming album, “ForgetFulness” on monika enterprise, Georgian artist NATALIE BERIDZE aka TBA returns to Berlin for a live concert at HAU2 on Friday 19th March. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]Also playing on [...]

D/B ALBUM FEATURE: EFTERKLANG / New Tour Dates & live in Berlin | Saturday, 08.05.2010 @ Astra Kulturhaus

Ever heard of Efterklang? Efterklang [ε f t ∂ k l a η ], 1) danish word for “remembrance” or “reverberation”. 2) indie music group from Copenhagen, Denmark, formed in 2000. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Rarely, a band name has been more suitable: Whenever and wherever you hear Efterklang’s music, suddenly a [...]

D/B Recommended: Mayer Hawthorne / New Video & Tour Dates / Live in Berlin 20.05.2010 @ Festsaal Kreuzberg

And he became more and more famous. After one secret and one totally sold out concert Mr. Mayer Hawthorn – Stones Throw’s soul singer with the hip-hop background is back in Berlin – this time in a larger venue. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]Most of the best music ever made came out of [...]

D/B recommended: Under Byen @ Admiralspalast Studio in Berlin / Saturday, 13 March 2010

Europe is aglow over their new record, but as we know them, Under Byen just won’t take their steps in the most common order. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] It is Belgium, the Netherlands, and of course their home country Denmark which have already seen the release of new record “Alt Er Tabt”, [...]

D/B recommended: process festival @ Ausland Berlin 19-20 March 2010

PROCESS is a 2 day festival focusing on the sound of systems. Terms like ‘process-driven’ and ‘generative’ are expanded to include live performances based on breath, a train-yard video that generates rhythms dynamically, and a large metal ‘drop machine’ which emulates electronics, with no electronics. Programme features two evenings of live performances and new-media works, [...]

The Digital in Berlin Soundsystem

If you’re looking for a mix of unparalleled eclecticism, look no further than the mighty Digital in Berlin Sound System (DE/ SCO). The combined music collections of Dirk Markham & Radu Lupo would easily keep you going for many years, if not decades. Of course, the focus is on quality, not quantity, and certainly never [...]

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