January 2011
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Digital Resistance 2
See my previous post, Digital Resistance.
Digital resistance is a political act. It challenges the powers-that-be and re-appropriates powers that belong to us. It returns to us the ‘choice’ that politicians talk so much about, even as everything they do is set to remove it from us and control it.
However, the tactical use of media and the arts to express resistance is not usually a...
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My post a few days ago, Digital Resistance has sparked some good debate among my friends and musical collaborators. One of the areas we constantly have to think about, because we work with audio samples, is copyright.
Unfortunately, the speed of development of the digital economy has meant that legislators around the world find it very difficult to draft laws that aren’t out of date and...
WatchJust favorited “Dub Székház Radio Show #85 - 18 December 2010” by Dub Szekhaz on Mixcloud.com
WatchJust favorited “No More War - Secret Archives of the Vatican Podcast 43” by Secret Archives of the Vatican on Mixcloud.com
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Transnational Dubstep
As regular readers will know, we love our music from all over the world and we also love bass heavy styles like dubstep. Several artists have been bringing together rootsy music from around the planet and dubstep. Our friends over at Generation Bass are about to release an awesome compilation album featuring the cream of the crop.
They say: Transnational Dubstep is the first major compilation to...
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No More War - Secret Archives of the Vatican...
Episode 43 of the Secret Archives of the Vatican Podcast - No More War, is now available from Libsyn, iTunes and MixCloud.
As ever, it’s an eclectic blend of transnational dubness, breakbeat science and general coolness.
Tracks
Dehli Katmandou High Tone http://www.hightone.org/
The Orientalist High Tone http://www.hightone.org/
Ummah Oum feat. Shahin Badar (100th....
WatchI just uploaded “No More War - Secret Archives of the Vatican Podcast 43” to www.mixcloud.com - listen now!
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Godin MultiOud
We wrote about the Godin MultiOud a short while back and included links to a couple of videos of it being played. Well, it’s now available in two versions.
There’s an excellent video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4ER—3GSUM
At the recent NAMM show, Godin’s Press and Artist Relations man Richard Bunze said:
‘This is the MultiOud that we’re totally psyched about,...
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Digital sales allegedly slowing
Have a read of this BBC news item: Digital music sales ‘slowing’
The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) says that in 2010, digital sales only rose by 6%. Note: sales didn’t fall - they just didn’t grow as much as they would have liked. Remember that, because there are regular news releases by the music industry saying that sales are falling. They...
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Digital Resistance
Secret Archives of the Vatican started making music at the end of the 80s, start of the 90s, and we caught the tail end of an amazing social phenomenon, the cassette trader scene. There’s a half decent Wikipedia article about the scene HERE.
We were conscious, even then at the start of the 90s, that we were making a conscious choice to operate outside of the mainstream music industry,...
WatchJust favorited “Radio Vah-Deem 003.5 - Beat Resolutions Part 2 of 2” by DJ Vadim on Mixcloud.com
WatchJust favorited “January 2011 Mix :: The Return” by Nerm on Mixcloud.com
WatchJust favorited “The Dust of Gods” by San Jaya Prime on Mixcloud.com
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Ancient Book
Transnational esotericism, bass, beauty and riddim! Old, new, borrowed and true….another inspirational and uplifting episode of the Secret Archives of the Vatican podcast!
Download it from Libsyn or MixCloud or iTunes.
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Mantra (Doors of Perception edit) Material http://music.hyperreal.org/labels/axiom/
Dub Dragon Juttla ...
WatchI just uploaded “Ancient Book - Secret Archives of the Vatican Podcast 42” to www.mixcloud.com - listen now!
WatchJust favorited “Watcha Clan “Radio babel” teaser” by Watcha Clan on Mixcloud.com
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The first rule of Record Club....
Have a read of this BBC News item: Are record clubs the new book clubs?
What do you think?
I can see both sides of this old world v new world debate. The new world is great; I can weed out crappy music, order tunes from an album any way I like and mix tunes from various albums. I love that music is now properly portable and that it’s easy to share good tunes with other people. I can...
WatchJust favorited “Gypsies, Nanars & DubStep - Rigolitch Mix -” by M’siou Rigolitch on Mixcloud.com
WatchJust favorited “Experiments in Dub” by MR JIM on Mixcloud.com
WatchJust favorited “Healing of the Nations Mix - The Secret Archives of the Vatican Soundsystem” by Secret Archives of the Vatican on Mixcloud.com
WatchI just uploaded “Healing of the Nations Mix - The Secret Archives of the Vatican Soundsystem” to www.mixcloud.com - listen now!
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Music 'releases mood-enhancing chemical in the...
Music ‘releases mood-enhancing chemical in the brain’
This BBC news item reports on a study which says about the chemical dopamine: It is known to produce a feel-good state in response to certain tangible stimulants - from eating sweets to taking cocaine. Dopamine is also associated with less tangible stimuli - such as being in love.
It also says: Dopamine is a common...
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Five albums with non-Western influences that you...
Here are five albums you should own (in no particular order). They all have influences from outside the realms of UK/US mainstream musical forms and that’s why I like them. They will change your life for the better!
Nagual Site - Sacred System
http://www.discogs.com/Sacred-System-Nagual-Site/release/225451
Three EPS - Shackleton
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WatchJust favorited “Dubstep Warz” by Mary Anne Hobbs on Mixcloud.com
WatchI just uploaded “Eastern Philosophical - Secret Archives of the Vatican Podcast 41” to www.mixcloud.com - listen now!
WatchJust favorited “Celt Islam Jungle Jihad mix ” by Celt Islam on Mixcloud.com
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Dub Warrior
Mr Pete Cogle (50), winner of the European Personality Podcast Award 2010 has released another fine episode of the The Dub Zone.
TDZ#90 may be downloaded from HERE.
Direct download HERE
Chains - Guitoud
Zawiyya - Celt Islam
Forward Ever Dub - Manwel T
Warriaz Dub - Injham
Toutenkabooze - Piratedub
Lola Dub (Part 2) (Webcam HiFi Desk Mix) - On Dub Ground
Dub Trenches - Dr Dubious
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Most People Hate Most Music
Most people hate most music. Fact.
We shouldn’t be surprised by this – we all have different tastes and there are hundreds of musical genres and millions of artists making music. We can’t like all of it. There is enough music being made, though, for everyone to find something they like. In fact, despite the bleating of the big four dinosaur record labels, there is more music being made, sold...
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Mesopotamian Homesick Blues
Here’s a video for our tune Mesopotamian Homesick Blues.
You can download a 320kbps mp3 of this tune from HERE
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Secret Archives of the Vatican in 2011
January 1, 2011….a day for New Year Resolutions and pondering what to do next. Our studio PC, which is also used for all our online activity, suffered the blue screen of death about a month back. I just got it up and running again with a new harddrive on New Year’s Eve. We’re back! There will, therefore, be new Secret Archives of the Vatican music on its way and new podcasts...