2008.10.18
I know I’m like five years behind the techno. The last album I bought was a Roni Size remix. But I’m glad to have found these guys! Hospital Records was started by a couple DJs who realized that if you craft music, one track at a time, for it’s own sake, the results far outweigh the quick sugar highs of fad music. They produce primarily a form of techno called drum and bass. Their podcast amounts to a compilation of great dj happenings in the UK scene. It’s freakin’ addictive when programing. It’s made me a loyal listener and a future customer.
Coincidentally, in the 2007 Holiday edition, he mentions getting a hi-fi for the iPod and ripping all of his 7″ vinyl records. Ditto, but I haven’t had the time or technology until recently. Since the move, I don’t have room to set-up the stereo, so my aural pleasure has been limited to digital tracks.
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2008.09.16
As an admitted audiophile, I have been tinkering with ways to get my record collection onto my iPod. I’ve only tried one set-up that worked on older versions of iTunes.
HARDWARE
Record Player -> Tube Amp -> iMic -> iMac.
SOFTWARE
Final Vinyl (1.0) -> .aiff -> Quicktime (crop editing) -> .aiff. Then, I drag and drop them into iTunes. Too bad .aiff doesn’t play on the iPod very well, or at all.
Amadeus II and Audacity were recommended to me at Gadgetopia, so I’m trying them out this week. I’l keep you posted.
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2008.06.23
They’ve been around these past years releasing music in all it’s consumable forms. They are the missing link between Trans Am, Big Black and Techno. And, they’re from Detroit! Rawk.
The vocalist has an art degree in photography, and is married to the bassist, who also had an art degree.
Here is their art video on YouTube: “Folk Trilogy.” It’s short, just watch it.
It’s Midwestern gothic for reasons I outline below. I love it. I recommend this to Amber Mohr-Hall and the Lemcke girls. Watch it before reading on. [more]
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