12 Apostles News

Thursday, January 30, 2003

Letting The Fingers Do The Talking

Hey axe fans it's Ten Benson - back amongst the mean streets of Camden again last night to lay on some serious slabs of weighty riffage with the hookiest hooks since Bon and Angus first laid it on the line about Rosie.

Benson come on heavy from the word go - a cartoon 5 piece clad in matching string vests and trucker-style baseball caps working their way through a mix of classic cuts from 2000's Hiss (which apparently found favour with Eric Clapton...) interspersed with selections from last year's brilliantly entitled Satan Kidney Pie.

High points of the night was a hard and fast version of I don't need it which allowed plenty of opportunity for some synchronised axe wielding and the poignant social commentary that is Nobody's Wife:

Eat your heart out Sting...

Support was provided by International JetSet, who my fellow attendee Angel Apostle noted sounded more like they were travelling economy. Still, what they lacked in musical invention they amply made up in snazzy visuals - plenty of stirring footage of various European cities awash with summer of love era riots. Maybe the medium is the message after all...

[posted in Bow :: at 21:36]

Tuesday, January 28, 2003

Chill Out & Fade Away

Chill Out / Ambient has been around since Eno invented the idea some quarter of a century ago.

This apostle is old enough to remember when The Orb sounded close to revolutionary. He's almost old enough to remember when Jean Michel Jarre sounded new.

But it's now time to re-boot the crusade against the music this phrase has come to represent.

In essence all we get these days is glorified lift muzak and it's damned everywhere. Today whilst trying to have a quiet lunch I was subjected to a series of tracks/pieces of music that gave me the impression that the producer had set their 303 to an endless snare repeat phrase.

Then ... decided to go out and made a cup of tea, on returning to the studio all he / she could be bothered to do was add a swooshy noise and some cicadas and then obviously decided that was more than enough music-making for one day and left again to make another cup of tea.

It has to be said... this gumph is appalling, pointless, mindless and downright offensive. Anything is better than having to listen to this... my cafe is down by the beach - so why can't I listen to the ocean, or children playing on the beach? Even the buses have more melody than the crap I had to suffer today.

This apostle suggests that any time you hear Chill Muzak start complaining, make whoever is playing it turn it off or tell them at least to buy Cafe del Mar Vol 1 and put it on repeat. At least there are a couple of tunes on the 1st vol.

[posted in Bondi :: at 04:54]

Monday, January 27, 2003

Australia's Favourite Songs of 2002

The results of the 2002 Hottest 100 have been announced according to the listeners of Triple J.

Here's the top 10

1. queens of the stone age - no one knows
2. grinspoon - chemical heart
3. the waifs - london still
4. 1200 techniques - karma
5. the vines - get free
6. machine gun fellatio - rollercoaster
7. eminem - lose yourself
8. machine gun fellatio - pussytown
9. red hot chili peppers - by the way
10. silverchair - the greatest view

Good to see 7 Aus acts in the top 10. I don't think Radio One in the UK would have quite such a rockist list.

Other listings include

At no.26 Salmon Hater with 6.66 1/100th the Number of the Beast, at no.54 The Androids Do it With Madonna and at no.85 for those with long memories Chemical Brothers Star Guitar .

This apostle was most upset that no tracks by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs made it onto the chart.

[posted in Bondi :: at 22:39]

You'll Need To Work It A Little Harder

This apostle loves a band with youth and arrogance as long as they can back it up.

Sadly The Music who have both former attributes are severely lacking in the element that they name themselves after.

The band came on at Sydney's Metro theatre last Friday to much excitement ... and the first two songs played up to all the expectations.

A bit of Led Zep, some Stone Roses and a singer who looked like the rave generation's answer to Freddie Mercury. Plenty of wah wah and Verve like psychedelia.

Song three and it appears the band has run out of ideas and for most of the rest of their set this remains the case. A tenth rate Smashing Pumpkins began to emege from the dirge and at times it felt like watching one of those bands from the schoolyard, all your mates think its great but the rest of the world winces. If Jack Osbourne forms a band this is what it would probably sound like.

I wanted to like the Music , great videos and a couple of good singles. My guess is that they'll get bigger and end up sounding like the Cult . Could be worse, but then again it could have been a lot better.

The only person who kept it coherent was a young and very fresh faced bassist... Whilst he's touring Australia on the Big Day Out I suggest he find another band to work with...

[posted in Bondi :: at 22:35]

Pull Up To The Bunker Baby

This month's copy of the ever-eclectic and informative The Wire magazine has pointed us in the direction of The Bunker - a cornucopia of rare and unseen punk/post-punk/industrial video clips available for download. Amongst the gems we have been feasting on are a rarely-seen promo for Resistance by Clock DVA (1983), The Clash performing Hate & War on the Alright Now TV Show (1979), SPK doing The Agony Of The Plasma at Sydney's Brickworks (1982) and the Durutti Column performing Sketch For Dawn on Belgian TV (1981). There is also the opportunity to vote for who you would like to see available next so head on over and join our lobby for some Gang of Four footage.

[posted in Bow :: at 21:21]

Sunday, January 26, 2003

New board

Ramon has set up Beta Cell a new message board which although primarily focused on electronica also takes in glitch, idm, dub & minimal, industrial & ambient sounds. Head on over and have your say...

[posted in Bow :: at 20:27]

Strike it rich (not)

Those of our readers based in the United States (or its Territories and Possessions) and who purchased compact discs, cassettes and vinyl albums between January 1, 1995 and December 22, 2000 - and who haven't already done so - have until March 3rd this year to stake their claim to part of the $67,375,000 that a cabal of major labels and retail outfits have been forced to stump up having been found guilty of price fixing. The money is to be shared between all the claimants regardless of the number of music products they purchased. Don't get too excited though as the maximum payout will be $20 a person, and if the number applying means that it works out at less than $5 apiece then the money all goes to charity instead. So all in all it ain't gonna change anyone's life but it is nice to see someone trying to stand up to big label greed and getting somewhere.

Oh yeah - you can also opt out of the settlement if you want thus leaving you free to carry on with your own private claim. Details for both options are here.

[posted in Bow :: at 15:54]

Saturday, January 25, 2003

Head On!

Hey - just what the world needs! A listing (with links to more info where possible) of bands with 'head' in the name. 789 so far! If you can think of any not mentioned then let them know. All of which begs the question here at the Apostles Bow HQ whatever did become of Dudley's finest export - the excellent Head of David?

[posted in Bow :: at 21:10]

Friday, January 24, 2003

Master Class

Last night this apostle was priviliged to see the great Kraftwerk in concert.

Everything and more than could be expected from the German giants of musical minimalism.

This hits and all set showed us two things: firstly that Kraftwerk have Soul - a bizarre concept but true. Actually they have more soul in one semi-robotic finger than 95% of today's so-called electronic bands.

Secondly, only live do you realise that every track made by these men has been sampled, stolen and appropriated by every electronic and hip hop act since 1980. It shouldn't be the record companies moaning about copyright constantly but these guys.

Highlights... well every piece of music was a meisterwerk but Man Machine, Radioactivity & We Are the Robots were truly stunning... don't forget, Trans Europe Express, Autobahn, Pocket Calculator, The Model and then the set finale Music Non Stop...phew.

Don't forget to check the site - and make your own track with the Pocket Calculator

[posted in Bondi :: at 01:27]

Thursday, January 23, 2003

Marquee moan

News has emerged that the recently re-opened Marquee club is up for sale and will probably close in March after backers ex-Eurythmic Dave Stewart and entrepreneur Mark Fuller decided that it is losing them too much money. The club only opened again last September following a seven year hiatus when its last incarnation in Charing Cross Road got turned into a rubbish pub. Here at the Apostles we are not exactly surprised by the news given the paucity of bands (not to mention bands worth seeing) actually playing there over the last 5 months...

Anyone wanting to show messers Stewart and Fuller how to run a venue properly should contact the administrator, Tony Negate, who reckons that "the Marquee is an attractive business that can be significantly built upon by an entrepreneur who is serious about making an impact on London's music scene".

[posted in Bow :: at 17:41]

New York (W)rapping

Envy may be a sin but those Apostles who do not live in New York are a little green that their neighbourhood isn't going to be touched by the magic hands of artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude, who have finally won permission to weave a fluttering orange sculpture around 23 miles (37 km) of New York's Central Park. The exhibit, entitled The Gates, will be erected in February 2005 and stand for two weeks, costing the artists $3m (�1.8m).

[posted in Marylebone :: at 13:46]

West Country Blues

Now I know why they were playing the likes of Lightning Hopkins before the appearance of the main act.

This apostle had the pleasure of seeing Polly Jean Harvey for the first time last night.

Pure and tight modern blues, Jon Spencer eat your heart out... this woman is the master class.

Don't know why but I felt the ghost of Gene Vincent on the stage with this band

[posted in Bondi :: at 02:21]

Wednesday, January 22, 2003

Bar Rule Blues

Kim Howells (UK Minister for Culture) must be a busy man. When not giving forth on the evils of rap music, or slagging off video games and modern art (not to mention having a go at folk singers) he is - it seems - busy trying to put an end to the so called 'two in a bar rule' - which allows small-scale gigs in bars, pubs and restaurants to go ahead without the licensing authorities getting involved.

If Howells has his way every venue putting on live music on any scale would have to be licensed - the added cost of which would make it unrealistic for most to continue. The Musicians Union have all the info on it here and you can sign the on-line petition here to try and persuade him to change his mind.

[posted in Bow :: at 13:49]

Bee Gees Bye Bye

The Bee Gees name has been consigned to history by the remaining Gibb brothers. The music will still go on, but not under that name, which Robin Gibb says "will be reserved in history as the three of us."

[posted in Marylebone :: at 13:34]

Jesus Is My Homeboy - Street Wear

First seen on South Central LA gang members in the late eighties and early nineties this T-Shirt design has finally made it to the Bondi boutiques.

If nobody is stocking this must have fashion accessory ... don't worry you can purchase here

We've got our eye out for the jesus surfs without a board design and will let you know as soon as we find it.

[posted in Bondi :: at 02:46]

Tuesday, January 21, 2003

Won't get fooled again

Never fear Mr Townshend - Elftor is here to save you (and the whole of rock 'n' roll as well...)

[posted in Bow :: at 18:15]

Rock is the New Rock

It's happened. Remember when the Strokes came to our notice it wasn't long before there were lots of mini Strokes.

Now the Datsuns have engendered the first of many. Out of Melbourne's pubs come Jet who have just released their ltd edition 12" Dirty Sweet EP. There are only a thousand out there so you'd better be quick if you want to hear this month's future of rock. Rough Trade in London are excited and so are a few others.

The Apostles are pretty happy too... ok they owe a debt like they all do to the Radio Birdmen and AC/DC but at least some of the influences are Aussie and not culled from o'seas.

The EP features 4 tracks, the Rockin' Take it or Leave it, the very un-pc Cold Hard Bitch , The very Stones circa Goats Head Soup and this apostle's favourite Rollover DJ which serves it where its due these days.

The EP's sleeve is almost as good as the music, cut ups with the boys and their flying v guitars wearing Disco Sucks and the Stones Tongue T-shirt. All very late seventies, reminds this apostle of Eddie & The Hot Rods meet Lords of the New Church but with better music.

I hope they sound as good by June

Find out more at Rubber Records

[posted in Bondi :: at 07:41]

Monday, January 20, 2003

A Green and Pleasant Land

If you'd like to mark the life of Joe Strummer please donate a tree - not to us but to Future Forests.

They're growing a forest in his memory - the Joe Strummer Memorial Forest on the Isle of Skye - to mark the work he did for environmental causes. Strummer aimed to become the world's first "Carbon Neutral" artist and wanted to have his own forest planted to offset carbon dioxide emissions generated from both the production of his CDs and his tours. Respect.

[posted in Marylebone :: at 16:20]

It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Playing Bingo)

How can bingo possibly be cool? Well, there's bingo and there's Bob Dylan bingo - which has to be the best ever use of this traditional game. Your bingo card contains songs instead of numbers in the squares. Each time Bob plays a song on tour that appears on your card, you can mark it off. And if the pleasure of following Bob's set list wasn't enough in itself, there are prizes to be had. The times certainly are a-changing in the world of bingo.

[posted in Marylebone :: at 12:30]

Barcelona Meets Sydney Clubbing Style

This apostle made his way down to Sydney�s hippest new Sunday clubbing experience yesterday.

Sunday Beats held in the heart of the CBD in an exclusive boutique hotel is the only foil to a long and tiring weekend out on the town.

In a city where your Sunday club experience is either a tired old pub full of overwrought drinkers and trannies. Or, even worse, the overpriced franchise of some global club multinational, this venue and its private party concept takes you to a clubbing nirvana only previously imagined by creative advertising managers trying to sell new alcohol concepts.

Arrive by lift onto the eighth floor and straight into the Chill Penthouse with tv room, double bed, spa bath and showers. The Sunday Beats organisers will also sell you a get it together kit if you�ve had a particularly tiring weekend. As we arrived we found one young clubber sleeping off Saturday nights excesses quite peacefully.

On awaking she�d be jumping into the shower and then heading straight upstairs for the main event, finding, an impossibly cool scene outside on the rooftop terrace. The evening breezes beginning to pick up, the sun melting behind Sydney�s late 20th century monuments to modernism and the DJ playing flawless house with a harder edge.

The crowd are very , it. The remains of last night, clued up poms straight off the beach, darlinghurst boys preening and posturing in front of the floor to ceiling windows and plenty of boy and girl booty shaking it on the dancefloor.

Last night guest DJ Jon Sa Trincha rocked the house sending his tunes rumbling down George street and beyond as amazed pedestrians craned their necks to see what was going on.

This apostle says get down there soon, these parties only retain their feel for a while, and a suggestion to any DJ worth their salt, if you can, fly out and play for free this is Ibiza 1989-90 and it won�t last long.

Only one suggestion. Get a DJ on the penthouse balcony to play a full 6-7 hour chill set . No faux or jazzy house just good tunes new and old to relax, rewind and refresh to.

And why do we mention Barcelona, well it�s one of the few times this apostle has not felt the hand of UK clubbing culture on an event and very refreshing it is too.

[posted in Bondi :: at 01:05]

Sunday, January 19, 2003

Hand bites mouth

Borrowing a plot line straight out of the best fairy stories it seems that over at EMI the puppet has begun to go against the wishes of his master. Anyone want to bet that within 48 hours Robbie will have issued a statement to clarify what he meant? That way everyone involved will be able to live happily ever after...

[posted in Bow :: at 22:55]

Friday, January 17, 2003

Unimaginable

The apostles are delighted to learn that the spirit of John Lennon lives on in the humble game of tiddlywinks. If you want to acknowledge the former Beatle whilst grappling with coloured plastic discs, you could always perform the John Lennon Memorial shot (a simultaneous boondock and squop). Of course there are times when only a bomb will do � bound to make your opponent scrunge.

[posted in Marylebone :: at 19:29]

Wednesday, January 15, 2003

Broadcast news

The International festival of radio art, Aether Fest #1 is looking for artists and producers of all ages, nationalities and disciplines to submit recorded works of experimental radio art (and visual art on the theme of radio) for possible inclusion in this juried broadcast festival/gallery exhibit. They are looking for work that challenges what radio is and does and explores what it might be and could do. There are three cash awards of $US 300 for the best submitted audio works.

For full details and submission guidelines email here

[posted in Bow :: at 08:43]

Tuesday, January 14, 2003

Summer Sunday Service in Sydney

There's a new day club on Sundays in Sydney... rooftop terrace with views across the city and DJ's from around the world.

What more could you ask for if you are one of those types who doesn't want to go to bed on the weekend

Check out Sunday Beats Here

They say they are ready to rock and have got Jon Sa Trincha lined up playing a 3 hr set this week with Aussie stalwarts Adam Lindsay and Dan Beaumont also on the bill.

Rockin' Sunday

[posted in Bondi :: at 23:48]

The King Canute attitude

Is the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) busy plotting to infect the file trading world? Will it be any more effective than the mass trashing of illegal files found on P2P networks already underway. Only time will tell....

[posted in Bow :: at 17:39]

Monday, January 13, 2003

Sadly, Life Imitates Art

Keith Moon may have played the sinister Uncle Ernie in The Who's Rock Opera Tommy but thirty odd years later Pete Townshend may be accused of becoming the character incarnate.

Read the BBC report

This apostle hopes that his research story is true, it would be too sad to have the Who catalogue tainted by this association. Gary Glitter fair enough but not The Who.....

More info - The Who Webring

[posted in Bondi :: at 23:10]

Walk on Water With The Apostles

The Apostles want you to experience the opportunity to walk on water, not just once but every day of your life.

To this end we have created the perfect surfboard combining performance design created for Hawaii's waves, and sleek imagery for the fashion concious new testament surfer.

12 Apostles limited edition surf board

This surfboard is limited to an edition of Twelve.

Two have already been created so contact us now for more information

[posted in Bondi :: at 22:57]

Riding a white swan

Mickey Finn the man behind the bongos at certain pivotal moments in T.Rex has headed off to join Marc Bolan at the swan lake in the sky. Apparently Bolan once said of him - "He can't sing� but he looks superb" which strikes us as a fitting eulogy for a life in glam rock.

[posted in Bow :: at 14:13]

Sunday, January 12, 2003

It is unusual

Cheering to see that amongst the morass of dull-witted, bland copy that the NME pushes out it can occasionally (very very occasionally) still find someone to write something with a bit of passion, vigour and joy involved. Come 'em coming Mr Swells..

[posted in Bow :: at 20:33]

Tragedy

Maurice Gibb died this morning. For the full story go to the BBC.

[posted in Lancashire :: at 09:57]

Nine out of ten owners said their cats preferred thrash metal�

Hell, we know this has been all over the internet like a rather nasty skin inflammation but at Apostles NW we can�t get enough of this, yup it�s kittens playing White Stripes! Gasp, as the white kittens belt out Fell in Love with a Girl and chuckle indulgently as other kittens stage dive. The fine people of the rathergood website cater for all tastes with a whole range of semi-libellous rock related animation but top prize must go the Chilled Kittens playing John B�s We Like the Music. Just watch out for that gerbil on the saxophone!

[posted in Lancashire :: at 09:37]

Saturday, January 11, 2003

Stayin' Alive

We're only writing this because it gives us such a good opportunity for a killer tabloid headline.

Maurice Gibb was admitted to hospital this morning after a heart attack, we are happy to hear that he is still with us.

We presume he won't be too well tonight and it'll be a case of Night Fever

[posted in Bondi :: at 08:10]

Friday, January 10, 2003

Exercise Your Democratic Rights

Triple J , the Aus yoof radio station is now taking votes for its hottest 100. Think Peel's Festive 50 with more Aus stuff and some rather dodgy rock.
That said you'll be suprised by the relative good taste this station has considering it's national. You can pick from their list... I chose one of my favourites of the year, The Yeah Yeah Yeahs Bang. They also let you make your own choice so Go There Now and make your mark.
Here's some of their better suggestions
Add n to X - Take Me To Your Leader
The Vines - Get Free
You Am I & Tex Perkins - Dirty Deeds
Peaches - Set it Off
Datsuns - Motherfucker From Hell
Cog - Bondi
Ladytron - 17

[posted in Bondi :: at 05:33]

Thursday, January 09, 2003

At the Captain�s Table on the Love Boat

This apostle made his way down to the Hahn Bar , last night, at Sydney�s Hyde Park Barracks to catch Louie Austen making his only Sydney festival appearance.

But instead we were treated to an evening of rather insipid jazzy house provided by Mr Austen�s Australian partners in crime, The Sneaky Sound System.

Four boys dressed in tired white tuxedos reminded this apostle of the waiting staff on the Love Boat . The soundtrack they provided wasn�t much better either, I felt as though I�d been sucked into the vortex of a Hart to Hart soundtrack which wasn�t helped by one of the sneaky boys mc�ing some trite jazz commentary over the top of their selection of inoffensive tunes.

After about twenty minutes of this we eventually get the swinging Austrian himself, looking like a cheery / cheesy version of Donald Sinden and belting out a pretty fabbo version of The Lady is A Tramp, then straight into his signature cover , Madonna�s Music.
And then�. before he could get another word in, back to the boys in white and more noodling and wittering.

This apostle hung around for another 20 minutes before we got to hear Louie again, worthwhile the second time but yet again those Sneaky Boys thought we were there to hear them and more of their jiggle jiggle lift music�.. Time to leave�.

Shame I would have loved to hear Louie do One Night in Rio

[posted in Bondi :: at 06:25]

Wednesday, January 08, 2003

Snap, crackle & bop

Here at the Apostles few things please us more than to come across someone striving to ensure that the work of John Cooper Clark, The Bard of Salford and a showman of the highest order, is being introduced to an ever wider audience.

Accordingly we were happy to discover that Tulsa Amp Experience have produced a re-working of Evidently Chicken Town, which you can download here.

[posted in Bow :: at 10:39]

Italian Indie Label Looking For Friends

The nice people we are, we just can�t help ourselves when people come to the apostles asking for help. Shado Records sent us an email telling us that they�ll be be at the MIDEM conference and are seeking appointments with distribution companies and partners to find licences, co-productions, under-editions, co-editions, bookings etc to present their Artists and projects .

As they are based in Florence home to many renaissance images of our apostolistic brothers we can�t really deny them our assistance.

Acts on the label include the following. We quite happily admit that we�ve never heard of any of these people but they've all worked really hard on their names which is good enough for us.
VALVOLA (Florence) / ORCHESTRA DU SOLEIL (Munich) / DIE MOULINETTES (Munich) / ELETRONICO (Tokyo) / MONSIEUR MO' RIO (Stuttgart) / ASTRO BLACK STEREO (Florence) I MICROMARS (Oslo) / REMINGTON SUPER 60 (Burevein) / THE MUSIC LOVERS (Italy)
And our favourite THE ELECTRONIC TOMATO (Tokyo/Florence)

S.H.A.D.O. Featured Artists also include MOE TUCKER (Velvet Underground) I MARTIN REV (Suicide) STEREOLAB I GONZALES & PEACHES I THE EXPERIMENTAL POP BAND I THE MAXWELL IMPLOSION

If you are interested in scheduling a meeting and have a sample cd of their catalogue email Alessandro Pagani @ S. H. A. D. O. R E C O R D S

Ps ...Alessandro send us a CD too... please.

[posted in Bondi :: at 03:25]

Tuesday, January 07, 2003

The great MOR swindle

If further proof were needed of the inanity of the general listening public in the land of the free here (courtesy of Pollstar) are the top twenty grossing tours for 2002:-

Apparently it was Cher's farewell tour - so lets hope so...

[posted in Bow :: at 13:59]

Monday, January 06, 2003

Best Song Title of 2003 - Already !!

Can it be true? It's only the first week of January and this apostle thinks that 2003 already has a winning song title.

Following in the footsteps of the Datsuns and D4 come Brisbane's Aampirellas a hard rockin' outfit consisting of two boys and two girls.

They've just released their first single and we reckon with a title like this everybody should rush down to their local vinyl emporium and pick up a copy.

Why? Because You're Fucked That's Why

[posted in Bondi :: at 22:17]

Woke up this morning and found myself livin' in the year of the blues

In case you haven't already heard, the US Congress has proclaimed 2003 to be 'Year of The Blues'. Apparently it is 100 years since W.C. Handy came across a man in Tutwiler, Mississippi playing "the weirdest music I have ever heard" and the rest, as they say, is history...

[posted in Bow :: at 09:02]

Sunday, January 05, 2003

Sydney Festival - Summer Sounds

The Sydney festival moves into gear this week and there's plenty of music to be had around town.

Previously the Bacardi Bar and now re -sponsored by Hahn at the Hyde Park Barracks is where you'll find the best sounds associated with the festival.

This apostle's favourites will be Austrian House crooner Louie Austen, and local acts The Baggsmen, Zephyr Timbre and the Resin Dogs who'll all be playing in the upcoming fortnight.

[posted in Bondi :: at 22:08]

From Russia with love

Zhelezobeton is a new Russian label focusing attention on experimental electronic, acoustic and noise music. Here is what they have to say about themselves: "The main objective is to unveil the potential of Russia as a source of high-grade and unconventional music, that's why we are ready to cooperate with all interested parties: musicians, zines, labels, distributors etc. We also have peculiar point of view to our products appearance. We accept neither non-professional 'self-releases' nor bulk-editions packed in standard jewel-cases. Our design concept is inseparably linked with the music, and limited editions should underscore its peculiar status. Look around yourselves and you'll see great amount of music and its obvious excess. Constantly growing sound flow makes music to be just useless air vibrations. We can't turn these processes back but we can remind you what really is music for a hundred couples of ears."

The first couple of releases on CD-R are by Cloning Experiment Failure ("Very rhythmical, with cracklings of overloaded apparatus, feedbacks and sampled guitars...") and DN23rd ("...very uncommon frequency which combines usual laminated radionoise and signals of unknown origin.") and come for the bargain price of $US 4 each (plus postage). Both are a limited edition and feature hand-crafted packaging.

[posted in Bow :: at 15:30]

Friday, January 03, 2003

7" opportunity

13Amp - the label that that bought you the impressive My Computer and the much admired Joy Zipper is producing a series of seven inches to celebrate the beauty of the format and have put together a seven part paean to their love of small vinyl. They are also looking for suitable material for future release as part of the series, so drop 'em a line and you could join the likes of The Vendetta Suite, Apparat Organ Quartet, Yellow Hammer and Joy Zipper.

[posted in Bow :: at 16:00]

Thursday, January 02, 2003

Chemistry is what they are

There is a good interview - and accompanying mix - with Simian over at French digital culture destination D-I-R-T-Y. The mix features such eclectic artists as Robert Wyatt, Raymond Scott, Supercollider, Fat Truckers, Daft Punk, 808 State and Kenny Rogers. If that doesn't take your fancy then there is a wealth of other mixes ready and waiting for your listening pleasure.

[posted in Bow :: at 12:22]

Wednesday, January 01, 2003

Sounds to love and cherish

A recent correspondent asked whether we at the 12 Apostles could recommend anything that allowed a Real Audio stream to be captured as an MP3. Round here we are fans of Total Recorder (for the PC platform) and Audio Highjack (for Mac OS). For those looking for a way of storing MP3 streams then Streamripper does the job very well.

[posted in Bow :: at 19:33]

Whose your turntable daddy?

"Of all my inventions I like the phonograph best" - so said Thomas Edison and we here at the Apostles are kinda inclined to agree with him. Over at the excellent Lost & Found Sound you can hear the story of the man himself : part one, part two

[posted in Bow :: at 11:36]

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