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Etsuko Tajima

Dan — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 17:20:19 GMT

AjiSignal is taking a look at a jazz musician this week. In the spirt of Ajisignal this artist heils from two major cities. Etsuko Tajima is an artist originally from Japan who now calls New York City her home. Etsuko lets loose on the piano as her jazz instrument of choice. All 88 keys are open territory for this young artist, who masterfully traverses the lines between orchistration and the feel of improvisation

Peter Wade, 25th Street, NYC

Patrick — Mon, 26 May 2008 05:00:00 GMT

AjiSignal is taking a look at the people who are taking part in helping to make the music in cities. This week AjiSignal is talking with Peter Wade who make and produces music in NYC. (…)

“…my vintage synth game is still strong and I’m always ready to get my laser on…” – Peter Wade

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POKETO, Downtown, Los Angeles

Patrick & Dan — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:49:21 GMT

AjiSignal is taking a look at the people who are taking part in helping to make the music in cities. This week AjiSignal is talking with artist network POKETO who recently had a First Editions show at their studio in Los Angeles. (…)

“…we buy records and CDs just for the covers. It’s like you can’t have one without the other…” – Ted and Angie of POKETO

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Previously on AjiSignal.

People Helping Make Music in Cities

Patrick — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 16:11:32 GMT

AjiSignal is starting to look at people who are helping make the music in cities. We’re opening up the city based music envelope a little further.

This week we did our first article with this theme, about engineer and producer Chris Testa’s Greenhouse Studio in Silver Lake, Los Angeles.

Hope you enjoy it and can find some interesting information inside the articles.

Greenhouse Studio, Silver Lake, Los Angeles

Patrick & Dan — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 06:00:00 GMT

AjiSignal is taking a look at the people who are helping make the music in cities. This week AjiSignal is talking with Chris Testa who recently opened The Greenhouse recording studio in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Silver Lake. (…)

“Anything that’s interesting with interesting people is what I’m interested in being interested in…” – Chris Testa

Read an interview with Chris

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Orillia Opry - I Lied Music Video

Patrick — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 03:29:38 GMT

It was a weeks ago back when I heard about the Said The Gramophone music video contest. I immediately thought of my brother Dan, who I knew would be into something like this. And, since AjiSignal was fortunate to have the talented doods at Said The Gramophone as Montreal contributors, I thought this would be a good opportunity to create something cool.

Dan and I both decided to do a video for an artist that we’ve highlighted on AjiSignal. Dan did one for Orillia Opry and I did one for The Hot Springs

Here is my video for The Hot Springs – Gotta DJ-yea I hear you laughing:) But Dan’s was selected to be in the top 9.

STG did a nice job with the contest. Check out the rest of the finalists too.

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The Soft Drugs: Tim Walsh returns home

Kip Lucas — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 07:00:00 GMT

Tim Walsh, also known as TW Walsh, is a family man. When I first spoke to Tim he was at the Museum of Science with his wife and two kids getting ready to see a show at the planetarium. Yet while family may come first, music is always a close second. So in the summer of 2006 when his family moved from the Seattle area to Boston, he decided to resurrect his new solo outfit, The Soft Drugs.

Tim is originally from the Boston area. He moved out to Seattle about four or five years ago where he was tapped on the shoulder to release some solo work – How We Spend Our Days (1999) and Blue Laws. (…)

Previously on AjiSignal, Red Fox Grey Fox

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Fixture Recordings, Montreal

Patrick — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 20:30:36 GMT

Looking for a good way to spend Valentine’s Day this year? Why not take your Valentine to a show and take in some good music? Montreal based Fixture Recordings is putting on an event to showcase some of their artists who have releases coming out.

Postcards, Brave Radar, and Dirty Beaches will be playing that night. You can get a glimpse at some other new music, that isn’t on any MySpace page, in this Indyish.com podcast. (Details…)

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Red Fox Grey Fox

Mallory Hall — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 07:00:00 GMT

We’ve all encountered moments in our lives when we come across a band that is so unlike any we’ve heard before we’re almost hesitant to give them a second listen. Such is the case with Red Fox Grey Fox. The first song I heard by them is entitled “Bring Back the Coast,” off of their recently-released album, From the Land of Bears, Ice, and Rock. It begins with a drawn-out lyrical sequence sung by Red Fox’s lead vocalist, Pete Miller, who is both a keyboardist and guitarist in the band. At once, Red Fox reminds me of Copeland’s vocal methods, but with a more subtle, soothing aspect. In further comparison to Copeland, Red Fox’s music is more of the minimalist variety, which, surprisingly, allows the listener a more in-depth experience. This minimalist approach, however, doesn’t imply that Red Fox is missing a fundamental element of the music process. Instead, it lets the listener know that each instrument and set of lyrics receives special treatment. Red Fox Grey Fox completes itself with drummer/keyboardist Stephen Lindquist, guitarist/keyboardist Jeremiah Satterthwaite, and bassist/keyboardist Ben Pien. On some of the tracks, Lindquist even plays the bells! “(…)“http://ajisignal.com/city-article/red-fox-grey-fox

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AjiSignal Interview on Indie Music 2.0

Patrick & Dan — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 03:21:27 GMT

Duncan Freeman over at Indie Music 2.0 had some questions about AjiSignal. He reached out to us with some of his questions and asked me to respond. Of course I did, and here are my responses! I like Duncan’s blog. He writes about good stuff and seems to really lean towards helping musicians with type of material he covers.

Thanks Duncan!

Hope everyone is having a good Holiday season and a nice end to 2007!

Happy Holidays

Patrick & Dan — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 16:33:17 GMT

A big thank you to all of our readers this holiday season! The past four months since our launch have been great and its because of you. Your interest and support are the reason we do what we do.

We’ve meet a lot of great readers, writers, and musicians through AjiSignal this year and we hope that continues through 2008!

Enjoy spending time with family and friends and we’ll see you next year. :)

Cheers, Patrick and Dan

Linden is: the Future

Mallory Hall — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 07:00:00 GMT

I’ll be honest with you: female-led rock bands rub me the wrong way. For whatever reason, I tend to believe women cannot properly ‘rock out’ like I expect members of a rock band.

And maybe, very secretly, it’s because I like to look at hawties (i.e.: men) singing and grooving with their mic (think Adam Lazarra) to my favorite songs. Consequently, it was against my better judgment when I decided to check out a band I’ve come across on local-music flyers for quite some time.

I was marginally impressed by their sound, and by ‘marginally impressed’ I mean, “OMG!?!?

Where have you been my whole life?!!?” Their name is Linden. (…)

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The Magnolias

Liz Jones — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 08:00:00 GMT

Thanksgiving evokes images of the things that really matter. As far as Minneapolis punk rock is concerned…forget Husker Du, forget the Replacements, and don’t even think about the Suicide Commandos – at least for a hot second. The Magnolias are what matter, and chances are you never even got to know them…. “(…)“http://ajisignal.com/city-article/the-magnolias

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Holy F***(ing amazing)

Nicole Blommers — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 08:00:00 GMT

How exciting is it to see a band live for the first time? You don’t know their music and actually, you have never even heard about them.

After the gig you buy their album and the guy at the merchandise stand looks at you with a surprised face thinking: ‘Really are you buying the album?’

Yes, because you have just seen the most amazing band on earth ever, who so much impressed you with their exciting beats and samplers sound.

The name of the band is Holy Fuck. It’s not an easy name for a band, especially when you want your music to be heard on national radio in England, but it definitely is the right name for this Canadian four piece. They are holy f**king amazing! (…)

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Elfin Saddle

Said The Gramophone — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 10:16:20 GMT

Emi Honda and Jordan McKenzie make music for far off lands. So far you can’t find them on any map. They come originally from western Canada (though Honda was raised in Osaka before moving to Vancouver) and they now have apartments and perform in Montreal, but all these places and names don’t describe where they live.

The best description of where they live is in their music, and in the landscapes of their other artwork. Yes, they have actually created these worlds in which their songs are born, and travel, and softly die out, generation after another. (…)

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