DIY HANDS-ON ExPeriMENtal ADVENTURES IN SOUND

In recognition of being THANKFUL on THANKSGIVING DAY- (tho' I try to be thankful every day)

I declare thankfulness for sound, the ability to hear it, and a mind to process the result!

And with that theme, featured is the work of K.M. KREBS "The Jade Furnace"

In the abbreviated words of the producer: Play with this recording- slow it down, put it on random, play several copies at once...

I did my own experiment with it by streaming it on the archive and playing one of the individual tracks via Windows Media and even slowed it down a bit-- the result? Audio chaos with some distant and almost mystical sense of order...

The Flaming Lips have a release with the same concept- I would like to hear it someday.

Roll up your sleeves and get involved here--http://www.archive.org/details/Jade_Furnace_I

The operatic voice in "Where the Long Shadows Fall" by Current 93

No- this is not a link to the Current 93 release. This blog is about all the free music and media available on archive.org.
But this post IS in reference to the amazing work of Current 93 and how many times you've wondered "Where do they get all those strange sounds?"
The voice you hear looped into spooky oblivion is none other than Alessandro Moreschi, known as "The Last Castrato." If you do not know what that means- fire up your search engines and educate yourself.
These are brilliant recordings, especially since they date back as far as 1902 and 1904. Very good sound considering their age.
Gentlemen- while listening to this recording you may find yourself unconsciously holding a protective hand across your private regions!

Listen to it (and squirm) here: http://www.archive.org/details/AlessandroMoreschi19021904Recordings

LEGENDARY PINK DOTS TRIBUTE ALBUM

Tributes are always a mixed bag- some song versions show the proper respect, others are comical, and a few are downright bad. Once in awhile, a version sounds brand new and takes the original song in a whole new direction. I will leave opinion of these interpretations up to you, the Pink Dots fans...

If you are new to the world of Edward Ka-Spel-- this may be too unusual of a starting point-- but it is free, Creative Commons music nonetheless- and all it will cost you is your time.

Listen to it here:   http://www.archive.org/details/PowderedHeavenDressedinPlastic2

WE HAVE WALKED BEHIND SKIES AND DANCED ABOUT ARCHITECTURE

Webbed Hand records is a very strange label. It is not the easiest listening- and there are many releases that I've turned off after a few minutes, only to find myself fascinated by six months later. This one in particular is pretty good- although I just recently picked up on a weird conversation that is somewhere in the middle of it- it takes away from the mood slightly- but then again, I heard this multiple times before even noticing it!

This is a great intro to the twisted world of Webbed Hand... and one of the coolest album titles, right?

Get it here:     http://www.archive.org/details/wh048

INTRODUCTION

I probably won't get to update this as often as I'd like to--
There are a few blogs that I follow, all of which are very good at mentioning music and related things of interest. This will be my attempt to do the same.

I spend a lot of time at archive.org-- searching for background music, foreground music, headphone music, and everything in between. I've been a music fan all my life- I spent the late 80s as a teenager obsessed with bauhaus and Skinny Puppy, but as the 90s began I saw my first Grateful Dead concert and my musical horizon expanded even further... at the very same time, Techno was hitting all  of the clubs that I went to in the Northeast Ohio region and the sounds of producers like Quadrophonia and The Orb were thrilling, as was all the Industrial music that my friends (and future wife) were dancing to at a place in Akron called Carol's cage.

Needless to say, this was a very exciting time to experience the thrill of a loud sound system!

My name is Max and this is my blog.

A Journey into the World of Open Source Audio, Netlabels, and Public Domain Media....