Leb Borgerson, aka Quiet Countries, recently released a new album called “The Karate Williams Diaries”. The album is built upon haunting melodies, emotive atmospheric loops and fractured beats. With the exception of a few vocal cuts it mainly revolves around instrumental tracks. A guest appearance from Portland wordsmith, A.E.D., and some additional vocals from Leb […]
Archive for May, 2009
“The Karate Williams Diaries” by Quiet Countries
Published May 26th, 2009 in News, Bridgetown Breaks Volume 1, Bridgetown Breaks Vol. 2, Samples, mp3s, Press and Audio. 0 CommentsDusted William Sounds has released a new series of drum sounds called the Dirty Dose. It features sounds from the Atari 2600, the Commodore 64 and a Tama Analog Drum Set. It has a Slammability Factor of 11 and a bitrate of 8! Guaranteed to add some lo-fi crunch to your tracks. Here’s the deal:
WAV […]
Electro-Harmonix: Bass Blogger - Video by Kevin Robinson - Distortion/ Overdrive
Published May 19th, 2009 in News. 0 CommentsCool demo vid of a new bass pedal from Electro-Harmonix that features Viva Voce’s Kevin Robinson. EHX makes some of the nastiest pedals out there. Great for synths and other instruments too.
Viva Voce heads out for a month long tour next week. Check the schedule here.
You can also hear some of Kevin’s Bonham-esque drumming […]
Boy Eats Drum Machine: “Booomboxxx” LP - Limited Edition + Hand Printed
Published May 14th, 2009 in News and Bridgetown Breaks Vol. 2. 1 CommentThe third, and last, batch of the of the super limited Boy Eats Drum Machine vinyls are now available in the store. Each purchase also receives a high quality digital download of the album. And for added “pleasure” we’ve extended the free BBV2 Digipak offer. So for $15 you get a one-of-a-kind album printed by […]
Ashes 2 Ashes Special Edition | U of O | May 23rd, 2009
Published May 12th, 2009 in News. 0 CommentsI’ve been lucky enough to attend nearly all of these events. They’re always packed and always dope. Eddie Styles of the world famous Jabbawockeez and Twixx from all-star Seattle crew, Massive Monkeys will be on hand as guest judges. All that and it’s FREE people. Get up and get down! There are still spaces available […]
So I’ve been kicking around the idea of trying to turn my Wacom intuos3 graphics tablet into an audio performance instrument. Something like a stylophone or maybe just load up a loop and freak the pitch & time. Anyone out there who’s done that? Share your wizardry and I’ll give you some free records. Cool? […]
