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New VCMG E.P. "Single Blip" to be released February 28th!

quberzone — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:55:27 -0800

EP2 / SINGLE BLIP

NEW EP RELEASED FEBRUARY 28 2012

DEBUT ALBUM Ssss, OUT MARCH 13 2012

“VCMG–the union of synth pop titans…wordless techno at its most bare, churned out of vintage analog synthesizers.” – BILLBOARD

EP2 / Single Blip - from Vince Clarke and Martin L. Gore’s highly anticipated collaboration, VCMG – rears its head on February 28 2012, with remixes from Byetone and Mathew Jonson.

A pounding motorik beat heralds the start of this minimal electronic tour de force. With primal drums and puckering bleeps, it’s an industrial battle cry of the darkest proportions, setting teeth on edge with nails-across-blackboard screeching, ominous synths and spiraling rhythms.

EP2 / Single Blip remixes come courtesy of sparce electronic artistByetone, aka Berliner Olaf Bender, co-founder and the man responsible for the iconic design output at Raster-Noton. His 2011 album Symeta featured in Fact and The Quietus’ end of year polls, and previous remix credits include Modeselektor and eLan.

Alongside is a remix from Mathew Jonson, co-founder of Wagon Repair label and one-quarter of electronic improvisers Cobblestone Jazz. Canadian born Jonson has previously remixed the likes of Plastikman, Tiga and Chemical Brothers to great acclaim.

Ssss – the debut album by VCMG – is out on March 13 2012 and boasts ten tracks of the same Teutonic turn-ons. Written and produced by Clarke and Gore, the album was mixed by Timothy “Q” Wiles and recorded and engineered by Sie Medway Smith and Clarke.

Mastered by Stefan Betke (aka Pole), the album demonstrates Clarke and Gore’s shared love of electronic music and marks the arrival proper of this enigmatic duo who have teamed up again after thirty years.

Speaking to MOJO this month, Clarke says the collaborative process was “really about exchanging colours… like two people doing a painting in a different room,” and Gore confessed his preference for “anything that’s a bit darker…with a driving rhythm.”

EP2 / Single Blip Tracklisting:

Single Blip

Single Blip - Byetone remix

Single Blip - Mathew Jonson remix

Super stoked about this new interface from UA! Getting one the...

quberzone — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 20:00:00 -0800

Super stoked about this new interface from UA! Getting one the day they come out!

Hrm… the plot thickens. Decisions, decisions. Guess...

quberzone — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 12:58:52 -0800

Hrm… the plot thickens. Decisions, decisions. Guess I’ll have to wait for NAMM and see.

The VCMG album I mixed is out on March 12th! I’m super...

quberzone — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 11:59:00 -0800

The VCMG album I mixed is out on March 12th! I’m super excited for this release!

This is SO cool! I want one in my living room. I want to go to a...

quberzone — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 08:05:00 -0800

This is SO cool! I want one in my living room. I want to go to a hobby store! Watch in hi-def, full screen.

Anyone have/used one of these? Opinions please? Shopping for a...

quberzone — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:24:51 -0800

Anyone have/used one of these? Opinions please? Shopping for a swanky controller. :)

Want to have an absolute blast? Board on the airplane/bus? This...

quberzone — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 13:38:00 -0800

Want to have an absolute blast? Board on the airplane/bus? This app is so much fun it’s ridiculous. It’s such a great musical scetchpad, a great way to jot down ideas that can later be imported into your workstation for further love. :) Even if you don’t write music for a living its addictive! XOQ

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/imaschine/id400432594?mt=8

NAMM coming to town January 19th!

quberzone — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 08:51:17 -0800

NAMM coming to town January 19th!:

Once again, the super-music-geek-fest (better known as NAMM- national association of music merchants) is coming to town on January 19th. I’ll be there drooling over the new plugins and electronic hardware, will you?

XOQ

Santa didn’t bring me one so I guess I’ll have to...

quberzone — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 22:47:00 -0800

Santa didn’t bring me one so I guess I’ll have to take matters into my own hands.

Set your arpeggiators to stun!

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 18:29:14 -0800

Set your arpeggiators to stun!

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quberzone — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 14:29:00 -0800

"We don’t see things as they are, we see them as we are."

quberzone — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 12:09:14 -0800

““We don’t see things as they are, we see them as we are.””

- Anais Nin

Happy New Year!!!!!!!

quberzone — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 14:40:11 -0800

I’m definitely ready for a new year. This one is feeling kinda “played out”.

Gotta say...

quberzone — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 12:00:00 -0800

I’m really loving Tumblr so far…

XOQ

"Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he is not, and a sense of humor was provided..."

quberzone — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 14:24:33 -0800

“Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he is not, and a sense of humor was provided to console him for what he is.”

- Oscar Wilde

Re-doing the website yet again.

quberzone — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 14:18:22 -0800

I’ve decided to move my site and the related sites (XOQ and Gizmonik) over to Tumblr for ease of use and convenience. I’m excited to have everything all in one place as it will make it easier to maintain. I’ll be doing the transfer in the next couple days.

XOQ

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quberzone — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 18:16:00 -0800