zero transmission

Pac-Man Song

noreply@blogger.com (Chris) — Fri, 12 Aug 2005 13:33:00 -0400

Pac-Man Song

"Inky, Blinky, Clyde, better move aside
Energizer ride for the cherries
Pinky cannot hide in the blue divide
Ghost and Man collide, he gets buried"

Start Over

via I'm a Human Inbox

The Ride Theory

noreply@blogger.com (Chris) — Fri, 13 May 2005 22:22:00 -0400

The Ride Theory

Hailing from Zero Transmission Ground Zero, aka Hamilton Ontario The Ride Theory are on the cusp of their east coast tour of Canada and are currently working on their newest CD to be released in July 2005.

From the bio:

All members being well-schooled in the roots of rock n’ roll, we naturally draw musical inspiration from the analog masterpieces in surf rock, soul, art rock, garage and beat rock.

Please note :: the links to the mp3 files on their website are boned so I took the liberty of fixing the links in this post and linking directly to the mp3 index page.

Alright
Parking Ticket
Reflecting On A Foggy Day

Index of /mp3s

via Radio Fireball :: Podcasts from the Faculty of Engineering @ McMaster University.

deftype :: Gemischtwaren EP

noreply@blogger.com (Chris) — Fri, 13 May 2005 09:51:00 -0400

Details for deftype - Gemischtwaren EP

I've been in a cinematic state of mind as I've been prowling the set of "Silent Hill" trying to snap some pics without much luck. deftype's ep, "Gemischtwaren", has the kind of vibe I'm hoping the movie will capture as the SH video game was quite creepy.

From the release notes:

"You can find a sort of mixture of lofi beats, electro, classical instruments,Hitchcock-Atmospheres, simulated acoustic percussions and much more. Sometimes some kind of melody appears from the background of filled dark cyberlogical streets. All in all, its not easily graspable in stylistic or genre-terms at all."

intro
heros theme
outro

via phonocake

Kplecraft :: KNMS-001

noreply@blogger.com (Chris) — Wed, 11 May 2005 21:56:00 -0400

Details for Kplecraft :: KNMS-001 [mtk146]

Internet Archive and Monotonik....these are two of my favourite things. I'm about to a add a third favourite thing, Kplecraft. Check out a snip from the bio:

"Here's what you need to know. Kplecraft consists of Kuske (Nintendo Game Boy with Nanoloop 1.2, saxophone, effects, etc.) and Eddie (percussion, conga, etc.) It is, more or less, a bleep side project of the Japanese jamband PCIA, in a similar way, perhaps, that Eat Static and Ozric Tentacles interact, and oddly enough, it's the blend of jamming and solid electronic beats that somewhat recall both of those bands, as well as other marvellous oddities like the Holistic Records crew from the Isle Of Wight."

718 suite: Part1
718 suite: Part2

Twin Cities Electropunk Volume 2

noreply@blogger.com (Chris) — Thu, 28 Apr 2005 14:10:00 -0400

Twin Cities Electropunk Volume 2

A worthy successor to Volume 1, TCEV2 features many of the same artists that made the first release such an incredible find plus some new artists that push the number of tracks to 16 as opposed to 10 on the first collection.

The driving force behind these two collections is Todd Millenacker aka Aven pitch, who leads off the compilation with the hyper-tempoed track "Jack The Idiot Dance." The stand out track for me, among the many other great ones, is "Broken Waters" (different mix than compilation track) by Endless Blue, a downtempo/triphop tune that really resonates. Reminiscent of early James, "Planting Flowers" by Tim Rally Gold is a guitar driven track that concentrates more on the punk of electropunk.

Check out track listing for both volumes of Twin Cities Electropunk.

Download Volume 1 :: Volume 2 in convenient zip format.

Zero Transmission Podcast 01

noreply@blogger.com (Chris) — Sun, 27 Mar 2005 21:23:00 -0500

Grab the 1st Zero Transmission podcast here!

Featuring :: Clemens Eduard Haipl, Alice Mackay & Benfay, i am robot and proud, jacuzzi brothers, tomas nordstrom and Sonny Jim.

Hosted by OurMedia.org

Thanks to Staccato, Music Lovers Union, Down with the Chairman and many others for their support and inspiration.

Feedburn this podcast!

Sijis Radio :: Down with the Chairman

noreply@blogger.com (Chris) — Mon, 7 Mar 2005 17:43:00 -0500

Sijis Radio :: Down with the Chairman

As the host of my own netlabel/netaudio radio show I'm always on the lookout for others of my kind. Down with the Chairman, hosted by Mark McLaren, was the first show that I found that fits the bill. I think the first episode I caught was 13 but now they are at 32 so there is plenty of material to catch up with. Helpfully the following two episodes re-cap the best, most interesting music featured in the past year broken down into two different genres of music: dance / experimental and song based / shoegazing / indie-tronica based tunes.

down with the chairman - Episode 29 HiFi Stream | LoFi Stream | Archive
down with the chairman - Episode 30 HiFi Stream | LoFi Stream | Archive

Check out the rest of the shows at archive.org
Also visit their netlabel, sijis - music with a limited appeal. I love that tagline.

bit_rock alumnae :: electronic collective

noreply@blogger.com (Chris) — Fri, 25 Feb 2005 22:24:00 -0500

bit_rock alumnae :: electronic collective

While plumbing the depths of archive.org's netlabel scene I found something that hits close to home. Very close to home. "live at CMFU - nybbl meets kawula [hc105]". Indeed this is a live recording from the very heart of Squares Cubed country released via hippocamp. Following the trail of breadcrumbs further lead me to bit_rock alumnae:

"The bit_rock alumnae is an informal collective of electronic music producers based in and around Toronto. We decided to get together during the winter of 2004 for the purposes of supporting each other, strengthening the local independent electronic scene, and trying to stay warm. All of us recognized the difficulties in finding an accepting audience for our music outside the rock and dance club scene, so we decided to join forces to make things happen."

Check out some tracks from the bit_rock alumnae sampler #1:

minisystem :: Where were you
Steve Castellano :: Perversion for Profit

Squares Cubed February 24 2005

noreply@blogger.com (Chris) — Thu, 24 Feb 2005 14:37:00 -0500

Squares Cubed February 24 2005

Ho-hum. Just another day at the offices of Squares Cubed. Just another day of the best new music on the net. Just another day filling out my TPS cover sheets.

Download the whole, high-quality show here!

This Week's Music

Squares Cubed February 17 2005

noreply@blogger.com (Chris) — Fri, 18 Feb 2005 12:12:00 -0500

Squares Cubed February 17 2005

I've had this Chronic Dream that I've been eating an Apple in my Model A on Santa Cruise Control with Four Stones in my Pokett.

Perhaps this week's episode can unravel the meaning behind this dream.

This Week's Music

Mystechs :: Omega Point Records

noreply@blogger.com (Chris) — Sat, 12 Feb 2005 15:20:00 -0500

Mystechs :: Omega Point Records

Their official bio compares Mystechs to Zappa, Ween and Outkast which should give you some indication of were their release is coming from. At first listening I wasn't exactly sure how I felt about the music. I didn't like or dislike it. Only after a few more listens was I able to appreciate Mystechs deadly style of musical kung-fu. I could try to explain the sound but its much easier to just link to the tracks themselves.

DISCO HAMMER :: MP3
THE SOUTH DAKOTA GLUEBAG CONNECTION :: MP3
ROCK AND ROLL KILLED THE ESKIMOS :: MP3

Grab some more mp3s from other Mystechs releases on the Info and Fun page!

Squares Cubed February 10 2005

noreply@blogger.com (Chris) — Fri, 11 Feb 2005 21:08:00 -0500

Squares Cubed February 10 2005

FREE BEER! Well, not really, but all these songs are yours for the taking, courtesy of epitonic.com. Think of this as your own personal Squares Cubed mixed-tape!

You can also download the whole pre-mixed show here.

This Week's Music

Luna - Tiger Lily (Live)
Four Tet - No More Mosquitoes
Piano Magic - I Came To Your Party Dressed As A Shadow
A Northern Chorus - Let The Parrots Speak For Themselves (direct link)
PINQ - LMOE
Jettie - Goodmorning Russia
Yo La Tengo - Nuclear War
Singapore Sling - Overdriver
Singapore Sling - Listen
Loquat - Swingset Chain
South - Walk

Squares Cubed February 03 2005

noreply@blogger.com (Chris) — Fri, 4 Feb 2005 09:43:00 -0500

Squares Cubed February 03 2005

It's been a month since your favourite dj saviours have been in the studio together so you just know that tears have been shed and pints have been downed in celebration of their reunion.

Grab some of the best music available on the net here!

This Week's Music

politicide.org :: netlabel

noreply@blogger.com (Chris) — Wed, 2 Feb 2005 10:23:00 -0500

politicide.org :: netlabel

give me convenience or give me cash | politicide 039 our first sampler. many artist, versatile sounds. german post-slam poetry, pop, d&b lookalikes, ambient, garagepunk...two different booklets. plenty of calls and emails. and now we're proud to present this funky thang! enjoy.

salamandroids- naclboy 2004
fanman- smiling phil
zweieKKenkreis- verschlossenes lachen
mirco buchwitz- zeitansage
märiö f.- milieubeschimpfung
florian filsinger- digitalkamerad
bock andrews- sizzlas of mercy
reality asylum- reform
tarkatak- anda
tobi kirsch- wechsel das hemd (reality asylum droning rmx)
reality asylum- wo führt das hin?

VIDEO "wo führt das hin?" by Liedschatten.tv- 16MB Quick Time

cover pdf
backcover pdf

Squares Cubed January 27 2005

noreply@blogger.com (Chris) — Sat, 29 Jan 2005 14:49:00 -0500

Squares Cubed January 27 2005

Marc returns to Squares Cubed and brings with him a "heapin' help of ambient quietude," which he vetted while trying to get his newborn son to fall asleep.

Quietly download the whole show here. Shhhhh!

This Week's Music

Squares Cubed January 20 2005

noreply@blogger.com (Chris) — Fri, 21 Jan 2005 20:37:00 -0500

January 20 2005

The deep freeze has come to Squares Cubed country but fear not dear listener 'cause the beats are hot and heavy on this week's show.

Download the whole, high-quality show here!

This Week's Music

Squares Cubed January 13 2005

noreply@blogger.com (Chris) — Fri, 14 Jan 2005 15:38:00 -0500

Squares Cubed January 13 2005

Chris phones it in this week while Marc paces the maternity ward waiting room anticipating the many sleepless nights ahead.

Check out the whole, high-quality show here!

This Week's Music

1. Env - World
2. LeutOhm - Small Bird's Got It, Yeah!
3. Filewile - Attila
4. Morphologue - Facet
5. Pureape - Move
6. Le Zero - Sunset Silhouette
7. Mon Petit Poney - Harley
8. Phil Reavis - Broken Pipe Basement Surf
9. Phil Reavis - Roadtrip
10. Chenard Walcker & Roy 'Chicky' Arad - Loosy Week-Ends
11. Chenard Walcker & Roy 'Chicky' Arad - Monster
12. Chenard Walcker & Roy 'Chicky' Arad - Childhood
13. Jerzz - When the world
14. Popkan - Fluents Haircut

finn.

noreply@blogger.com (Chris) — Sat, 8 Jan 2005 13:06:00 -0500

finn.

finn. has his dwelling place in the middle of hamburg - his music, however, seems as if he was operating from below the water line. to educate our hearts, this thoughtful twentysomething creates a sound exuding warmth and intimacy. we are happy to share this experience, because through finn.'s veins runs grand emotional cinema!

finn. vs. flo fernandez: To Keep Us Busy For Years
Moon Rocks :: Bonus video

Squares Cubed January 06 2005

noreply@blogger.com (Chris) — Fri, 7 Jan 2005 16:12:00 -0500

Marc and Chris have a great start to the new year with this upbeat mix of netaudio goodies sure to keep toes a-tapping and fingers a-snapping.

Download the whole, high-quality show here!

This Week's Music

Squares Cubed December 30 2004

noreply@blogger.com (Chris) — Fri, 7 Jan 2005 16:10:00 -0500

Squares Cubed December 30 2004

Some laid-back audio to prepare you for 2005. Remember to stick to your new year resolutions at least until the end of this episode of SC so put down that smoke and get on the treadmill.

Should olde episodes be forgot click here!

Playlist

Squares Cubed December 16 2004

noreply@blogger.com (Chris) — Sat, 18 Dec 2004 14:37:00 -0500

Squares Cubed December 16 2004

A disturbing trend emerges as Squares Cubed meets with its third week of solo MCing. Will Marc and Chris ever meet again? Tune in next week to find out...

In the meantime, enjoy these delicious beats, served up with a heapin' help of dub and a generous side of groove.

This Week's Playlist

The Official Robert Munsch Website

noreply@blogger.com (Chris) — Mon, 13 Dec 2004 18:06:00 -0500

The Official Robert Munsch Website

OK...this is a bit of a departure for this site. If you're a parent like me then you know who Robert Munsch is. If you're not a parent then this post probably isn't for you. The official RM site has much of what you would expect from a children's author website. But the bonus is that a great many of his stories are available as free mp3 downloads. This is perfect for parents who want to keep the kids quiet on roadtrips this holiday season. Download a bunch of the stories and burn them to cd.

Angela's Airplane
Love You Forever
Paper Bag Princess

The rest can be found here.

Squares Cubed December 09 2004

noreply@blogger.com (Chris) — Sat, 11 Dec 2004 17:39:00 -0500

December 09 2004

Three is the magic number//Thats what it is//The magic number. Five collections. Three tracks each. Zero Bullsh^t.

Download the whole, high-quality show here!

This Week's Playlist

ArnoCorps :: Arnold Schwarzenneger Tribute Band

noreply@blogger.com (Chris) — Fri, 10 Dec 2004 11:38:00 -0500

ArnoCorps :: Arnold Schwarzenneger Tribute Band

Xeni at boingboing has this to say in her post about ArnoCorps:

Song lyrics are comprised of scripts from the Calilfornia governor's movies. The lead singer sings in a schwarzeneggeuro accent. This is wrong for so many reasons.

Oh, its wrong alright. The best part? ArnoCorps claims that all of Schwarzenneger's movies are based on ancient Austrian legends and they are launching a class action lawsuit for damages. Sweet!

Terminator
Commando
Total Recal

Update :: Thanks to an anonymous comment entry for the link to this highly informative and hilarious article on ArnoCorps.

OEM Radio :: Original Electronic Music Radio

noreply@blogger.com (Chris) — Wed, 8 Dec 2004 10:15:00 -0500

OEM Radio - Original Electronic Music Radio

I'm on my own this week to program Squares Cubed so I've been doing extra research trying to find content for the show. One of my normal haunts, Oddio Overplay, pointed me in the direction of OEM Radio.

OEM radio is a new project that presents original electronic music recordings via a Shoutcast™ internet radio station. OEM Radio is a free, zero-profit endeavor. The radio stream broadcasts 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and 365 days a year - free. The stream broadcasts at 128kbit, so you will need DSL, Cable Modem, or a faster connection in order to tune in. We are working on starting a lower bandwidth stream in the near future.

The music content is wide ranging in terms of genre: you will hear ambient, IDM, downtempo, breakbeat, nu-jazz, experimental, and many other not-so-easily categorized sounds. OEM Radio plays listening music rather than dance music. OEM Radio seeks to bring original electronic music and recording artists that may be underexposed to a wider audience.

The queue currently holds 682 tracks totaling 70 hours of original material.

Listen!