Apr
14
This is the debut release of a quite interesting Australian-based newcomer act, but with prominent and experienced Electro/Industrial-musicians hiding behind. SHIV-R is the new playing field of Pete Crane (better known with his Electro-Pop project THE CRYSTALLINE EFFECT, signed to the Hungarian Advoxya Records) and Lee Bulig, the brainchild behind the legendary but unfortunately gone [...]
Apr
9
New mic: Shure 520DX
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I got an interesting new mic last week - the Shure 520DX:
My hypothesis for picking this up comprises of the following points (in order of importance):
It looks cool, like something from another time;
It’s something a bit different to your stanard SM58-shape, so would be cool for live performances;
It’s technically a harmonica mic, designed to be [...]
Apr
8
Reviews of the Blood remix
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Our remix for Blood on their Lost Sky album has received a few reviews. Below is a selection.
Apr
7
Dirty South
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It has been a while since I have done anything for the site. Curse my lethargic sole. It is 11pm and I’m on a holiday trip around the south of Thai and I’m a little bored, so I thought it would be a good idea to unzip, unroll, and rub it around the table a [...]
Apr
2
Check out the new Implant album, “Implantology”:
I contributed guitars for several tracks on this album, as well as programming the MIDI files for the 2 covers on the album. The guitars were recorded in my London apartment, using my Gibson SG Menace & Line 6 Pod. Len from Implant sent me the demo tracks as [...]
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Shiv-r is a new force in the field of dark electronic music. The heavy and unsettling atmosphere generated by the band is at times intended for the clubs, and at times drawn to a slow, grinding pace for full dramatic impact.
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