Xeni hits the nail on the head, in a comment thread from her interview with, my newest musical love, Die Antwoord.
via Die Antwoord to sign with Interscope, Neill Blomkamp to direct next video – Boing Boing. via @hechanova
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At first I caught myself saying “Yes, yes, yes.” but then the more I thought about it, I think the author and myself are experiencing nostalgia, and “In my day…”. I expect the medium changes, but there will always be a sub-culture crazy about the art music.
The K Foundation
Noël Jackson @
Everything is art if you intend it to be. Music is the glue of life.
Link thanks to Renaissance Man.
“Noël Jackson Gets Dangerous”
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If you weren’t aware of it, I spend a large part of my free time playing with music – it’s an addiction that runs deep. One of those things is “mastering,” otherwise known as the “magic,” that happens between creating the music and putting it on a CD. I use a lot of really great equipment, but especially love Dangerous Music’s equipment – because it really is untouchable, sonically superior, and just plain amazing equipment.
MIX thought I had a pretty interesting setup, so they did a little piece on me and my infatuation with Dangerous:
Noël Jackson began getting into music and recording and then moved into mastering when he realized just how good music could sound. Jackson recalls when he was a teenager growing up, “Instead of watching TV, I listened to records.” And listening on a great system inspired Jackson. “That’s how I got into mastering and what I love about it.” Jackson’s studio is filled with handpicked gear from many of the top names, including Dangerous Music.
via Detroit Mastering Engineer Noël Jackson Gets Dangerous | BriefingRoom on MixOnline.
Dean Massalsky, and 
Tim are discussing. Stick a beat on it.
Noël Jackson @
The cold season is having fun. I’m sick as a dog.
Zeldman is too. So I thought, what the hell, stick a beat on it.
Topsy Turvy – brought to you by cough syrup.
Zef Side Video
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I’m still amazed by this group – “real” or “unreal,” they are brilliant. This is something magical.
Die Antwoord
Noël Jackson @
I really don’t even have words… this group blows my mind. These are some haircuts like I’ve only seen on romanian runaways (from a documentary I watched some years back). This is a mix of stylistic perfection and insanity.
To quote the group themselves:
Die Antwoord are busy blowing up faster than the speed of light because they are the freshest, most futuristik rap-rave crew in the world.
(Thanks for the tweet, noob.)
Analysis of The Beatles’ Multitrack Masters
Noël Jackson @
How can you not love the Beatles endlessly?
While digging through Usenet, I stumbled on these three unidentified tracks that pick apart three of the Beatles’ original multitrack masters, isolating and highlighting pieces from “She’s Leaving Home,” “A Day in the Life,” and “Come Together.” It’s an astounding, and very listenable, glimpse into their recording process.
via zeldman and Audio Analysis of the Beatles Multitrack Masters – Waxy.org.
Diplo Presents: Free Gucci (Best of The Cold War Mixtapes)
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25yrs of Metroplex Records Tribute Party @ ReLiv
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In the Early 80’s a group called Cybotron made some Experimental Music that had a very unique sound. In 1985, one of the members, Juan Atkins went on to start his own Record Label – the LEGENDARY METROPLEX RECORDS – the label that started TECHNO!
Join us on Thursday, January 14, 2010 @ Detroit’s hottest new Nightclub – ReLiv as we celebrate 25 years of Detroit Techno and pay homage to Metroplex Records, the Artists, and the Sound of Detroit Techno – Present, Past, and Future.
Kevin Saunderson, Juan Atkins, Derrick May & Friends present…
25yrs of Metroplex Records Tribute Party an Xperimental Music Party
Thursday, January 14, 2010 – 9pm -2am
ReLiv Nightclub – 625 Shelby @ Congress (Downtown Detroit)
via Facebook | 25yrs of Metroplex Records Tribute Party @ ReLiv.
There was a time when you saved money to buy an album, and then you’d spend weeks listening to that single album and ending up loving it.
Noël Jackson @
Here’s the important bit: when I grew up in the 80’s the thing that defined me as a person AND how it showed out was: music. Everything was music-centred. That’s how you’d distinguished subcultures from another, what kind of music they listened to. That simple. And that is a world that doesn't exist anymore. Music has lost its lead as the defining element.
It’s more about clothes, movies, blogs, franchises, gadgets, and yes: video games…. music is a part of all of that, but it’s not the main substance.
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There was a time when you saved money to buy an album, and then you’d spend weeks listening to that single album and ending up loving it, even the fillers, and your imagination running wild as these songs became your friends. I doubt if that happens anymore.
I’ve always loved artists who create an image, a stage persona and represent their music through that. Now with facebook and twitter, and reality shows like Idols you know everything – and more -about these people by the time the first single is out. These people seem like ordinary, gifted, but ordinary people who just make music.
I’m sorry, but I don’t like ordinary people and I don’t care about the music they make.
Me, I’m just a man in a cape who’s curious what the next new new will be.
via Turbo Recordings.
I saw Fuck Buttons…
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I forgot to mention that I saw Fuck Buttons about a week ago.
It was a good concert, good crowd, and loud as hell. Tap-into-your-spine-and-let-god-speak kind of loud.
Here’s a track from their last LP.
The latest Remix Sunday over at Palms Ou…
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The latest Remix Sunday over at Palms Out Sounds is a freaking killer set of tracks. Can anyone say, “Renaissance Man, make me dance, make me dance!!!!”
Tim 11:13 am on 10 Mar 2010 Permalink
So cool. I love that you go all out with whatever you do.
I hope we can hang out soon!
Dean Massalsky 9:31 pm on 10 Mar 2010 Permalink
Holy shit man…!
Dan Hiveley 3:15 pm on 11 Mar 2010 Permalink
That’s Great Noel! Good for you!