We were introduced to Deux Helix last year through three hard hitting tracks that we then shared with you (remember!!). "Complex Nervosa" especially is a crowd banger thoroughly promoted at Drinkmusik events. They return now with a sweet 42-minute mix for y'all t'listen to or t'download. Features four new tracks of their own, my personal favorite being their Peanut Club remix for Noob & Brodinski. Be sure to check out Deux Helix's SoundCloud for more of em.
Renouned designer and engineer Moritz Waldemeyer teamed up with interior design team Wallpaper to create an eye-popping, futuristic home disco accessory. Out came a coffee table/iPod dock, with an integrated "Haze Machine" that poops lasers and smoke, turning the whole thing into a dancing cage. Giggity giggity.
From Yanko Design - Designers Younes Daneshvar and Javad Yazdani came up with this baby. Connected through bluetooth, the big butt is the subwoofer and control station. Separate the cheeks of the smaller butt and you've got yourself some speakers. Tap the big butt to turn it on/off. When activated, the cheek will light up red for a few seconds. Rub the cheek to adjust the volume.
Having one of these would completely change the way I listen to music. Everything I'd play would be based on who I'd most want to hear singing out of an ass. I'd have to buy shitloads of music.
At Livid Instruments, you'll find bits and pieces you need to build yourself the ultimate custom controller. Rubber keypads (w/space for LEDs), faders, controller boards, even rack rails. All you really need to do is design that mofo.
Experimental artist Moldover used the help of Livid Instruments with his recently unveiled, stylish but imo overpriced "Mojo" controller (pic), which will retail at around $1800.
Resident Advisor, key source for all things electronically musical, has released the results of an RA survey regarding the top releases of the past decade. Many of them would definitely fall within our own faves, so here's some of the ones we picked that stand out. They also have the top albums and mixes, so you best be checking those out as well!
Nathan Fake, aka Computer Musik's Wunderkind, just remixed Grasscut's song "Muppet". Yet another example of how Nathan Fake makes the world go 'round. Thanks, Jaan.
Thanks for the suggestions for this week's feature. After reviewing and a lot of research on our part, we decided to focus on a small little distortion plugin that we've had a lot of fun with. If you haven't already, KVR Audio is a great source for info on vsts, all sorts of fx and community feedback for homegrown audio products. Definitely check it out when you have time to get lost...
Groovyboy DRIVE packs quite a punch compared to a lot of the disto/drive fx out there right now. Its flexibility is amazing, as though it had twice the knobs. Reminiscent of REASON's Scream Destruction module, this is a great, cheap (it's free!) way to achieve those dirty, gritty sounds needed to spicen things up every now and then. Here is a little audio sample we made showing the dynamic changes to a simple drum beat written in Maschine.
Groovyboy DRIVE preview
As you can see in the pic and perhaps through the sample, is that it has two powerful filters available with the normal settings (Highpass, Lowpass, Notch, Band, etc). This really adds to the diverse sounds you can produce. Check back next week for some more cool shit.
We were introduced to Deux Helix last year through three hard hitting tracks that we then shared with you (remember!!). "Complex Nervosa" especially is a crowd banger thoroughly promoted at Drinkmusik events. They return now with a sweet 42-minute mix for y'all t'listen to or t'download. Features four new tracks of their own, my personal favorite being their Peanut Club remix for Noob & Brodinski. Be sure to check out Deux Helix's SoundCloud for more of em.
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