A Couple More Mentions

Sonic Heart is a new blog focused on the Boston music scene. They featured the jukebox without even asking for the exclusive track, well I'll probably send it anyway. On The Wire goes out on BBC Radio Lancashire, and has a music policy of dub and dubstep, spooky ambience, weird guitar-y things and electronic music. I am pleased to report they played my latest effort.

Pirates of the Past

The Jungle Preserve
London Pirates
Durftal Pirate Radio Archive

If you know of any more similar resources, please leave a comment.

Ear lending 2

Listen to Private Life. Apparently it's out already on SoulJazz records, SJR 160 12.

I'll bribe you

Hi, you may have noticed I've been whoring my tracks around recently, well if you feature the flash player (in the post "Lend An Ear" below) on your website, blog or myspace, I'll send you an exclusive track (promise.) I'm offering to do this up until the 9th July.

You need to paste this code into your website, then send an email to info@cylobindustries.com with "Bribe" in the subject line, your name, the www address of the website you posted it to, and which email address you want me to send the track to, if not the one you're using. (Make sure your email account can handle 5 or 6 MB...) The track will be delivered on or close to 9 July.

Mine's better

There's a new 808 style VST called Nepheton:



It's a valiant attempt I suppose, but even without the real thing in front of me to compare to, it doesn't sound anything like an 808. Also the graphics are difficult to look at and made me feel nauseous, and the interface is fiddly. My drum machine page is loads better, even though it doesn't try to emulate an 808 (all the better for that...)



I'm glad I don't have to rely on some idiot programmer's idea of what a digital musical instrument should be any more.

Cylob Music System

Me Spaces

It's not only Brian who has been grabbing vast areas of MySpace real estate:

Cylob
Cylobotnia
Gamylene
Cut The Midrange
Rewind
Bounds Green

22 Tracks in total, if you want.

Lend An Ear

Below, you may preview the new releases:

If you would like to feature this Flash player on your blog or website, you can find the code here.

Red

The label on the record that is soon to be rocking the dancefloor.

Cylob Industries Launch Party

I'm DJ'ing at Ginglik, London, UK on Saturday 7th July in order to celebrate kicking off my new (ad)venture.

I got Spannered

The Cylob publicity juggernaut grinds mercilessly onwards, this time crushing the extremely well-designed music site Spannered.

Edit: Undomondo have also featured my track along with a lush bit of electronically warped Japanese dub.

New Releases July 2007

I'm starting my own net label, called Cylob Industries. MP3's will appear first on bleep.com, then other services will follow in time. These are the first two: they will be available from next month. The single "Rock The Trojan Fader" has already been played on Radio 1 thanks to Mary Anne Hobbs, and can be previewed on my MySpace page. "Trojan Fader Style" is a 1 track album that lasts nearly an hour. If you checked my Bangface live set, you will have a rough idea what some of it sounds like. More info at www.cylobindustries.com.

Land

I'm playing this in August.

Not 4 but 6 'Skins

Who is The Tuss? Yawn! I played a gig the other week, and one of the promoters asked me that question. I shrugged. "Are YOU The Tuss?" he followed. "Do you REALLY think so?" I replied, with exaggerated incredulity. "...yeah!" I rolled my eyes. (Hey Mr. promoter, if you're reading this, I'm not having a go or anything, especially since I'd like you to book me again, but you must realise I was rather amused by this conversation...)

Brian Tregaskin
Brian Trageskin
Brian Tregaksin
Patrick Tregaskin
Karen Tregaskin
The Tuss

I like Patrick best, so far.

Tune In

Hi, I'll be doing another internet radio broadcast from my bedroom for xltronic this Thursday 24 May, some time after 8 PM British Summer Time. Check it out, if you want... You don't have to be associated with the site to listen in, I'm doing it for anyone and everyone. There are supposed to be 100 slots so it shouldn't be too hard to get one.

Ambient Banging Part 2

Ambient Banging

Salfordians

The Greatest Love Of All

I finally met a bloke I fancy.

Audacity

I post this as a reminder to myself, and on the offchance that one person might find this tip useful, whenever that might be. I left my computer recording a soundfile, during which the battery ran out and made my laptop shut down rather than sleep. The resulting file was a headerless AIFC. It wouldn't open in a few programs I tried, so i googled for a solution. I downloaded Audacity, which I have tried before and didn't really like. However, it can open raw data and make a header for the file, assigning whatever values you give (bit rate and depth, file type etc.) I exported the file to WAV and so my recording was rescued. Audacity is free as well.

Ambient Bang

I've been added at late notice to the next Bangface, where I'll be playing some beatless amblient chilldown tunes for an hour or so, and hoping I don't get killed for not playing any skull smashing bish bash music. Give me a few days to update me homepage. I hate web design, it's so tedious.