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Blip FM - Music distraction

Thursday, September 4th, 2008

I’ve been enjoying the distraction of Blip FM over the last few weeks. It is a cool web site that allows you to be an online DJ of sorts, searching through the huge (suprisingly well stocked) library of music available and then playing tracks accompanied by a Twitter size comment for each one. I’ve heard [...]

The Simonsound

Thursday, September 4th, 2008

Some of you might already know that I’m in a group called The Simonsound and that I’ve been finishing the first album for a while (yes there is always another tweak to be made!). Well we are now in the process of releasing a limited edition 7″ vinyl pressing of the first single ‘It’s Just [...]

Take a walk around Pierre Henry’s House of Sound

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008

If you are in Paris between August 4th and 15th you should definitely try and get tickets to visit Pierre Henry’s House of Sound. The pioneering composer is throwing open the doors to his home and allowing 13 lucky visitors (per day) the opportunity to explore his music and sound work. Find out more at [...]

New Delia Derbyshire recordings discovered

Friday, July 18th, 2008

Great news for fans of early electronic music. The BBC reports today on a discovery of music composed by the late Delia Derbyshire. Delia was the pioneering composer behind the mind blowing Dr Who theme and a catalogue of strange otherworldly music for BBC radio and TV dramas and documentaries.
The new recordings include a piece [...]

Ken Hollings blog/Welcome to Mars news

Thursday, July 17th, 2008

Ken Hollings now has his own blog. His second post has news on the Welcome to Mars book launch and accompanying CD of music that I wrote and produced for the radio series of the same name. Paper shortages in China and India have put the release date back till October but having read early [...]

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