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Liz Revision: "Megahertz Mix"

Liz Revision: “Megahertz Mix” 1. Gui Boratto: “No Turning Back” 2. Pantha du Prince” “Florac” 3. Trentmoller: “Always Something Better (Trentemoller Remix)” 4. Kollektiv Turmstrasse: “Holunderbaum (Mick Rubin Remix)” 5. Tony Rohr: “Afterburnt” 6. MSTKFT: “Heartbreaker (Laidback Luke Remix)” 7. The Knife: “Heartbeats (Rex The Dog Mix)” 8. Oliver Hacke: Untitled (B2) 9. Williams: “Poltergeist” 10. LCD Sound System “Someone Great” 11. Crisopa: “Fibra de Carbono y Cambios Automaticos”

Speaking in Code: A documentary on the passion-fueled lives of contemporary techno creators

Watching this documentary on the contemporary techno movement gave me goosebumps. And I recognized every single track in this trailer (yay for those technerd points). Speaking in Code is an intimate account of people who are completely lost in music. A heartbreaking and lighthearted documentary, it’s a vérité glimpse into the world of techno.Captivating and entertaining, the film takes you around the world, following the people who make electronic music … their lives. Starring: Modeselektor,…

Secret image hidden in iGo flyer?

A few years back I modeled for iGo car sharing. If you’re not familiar, iGo is a non-profit car-sharing service, providing cars you rent on a half-hourly basis across the city. Gas & insurance is included, and there are lots of cars in the area. They were trying to let DJs and musicians know that cars are free from midnight until 6am, so it would be like there’s a DJ-discount, ha! Anyway, so the above…

New Liz Revision Mix on Pirate Party compilaton

Here is a funny mix I did that’s released on “Pirate Party Submissions” on subVariant. Liz Revision: “OK What the FUCK, Liz?” [Pirate Party] was an invitation for local artists to hand in the work they wanted to share, for free, on the subVariant site, and be promoted and featured in the local press, music blogs, social networks and the like. Sort of like The Pirate Bay, but totally legal since everyone who handed in…

Moldover's new CD / Theremin-toy

OK, I’ll admit CDs in general are pretty boring and kind of outdated now that broadband and MP3s are standard. However, Matt Moldover of Controllerism fame has definitely spiced up the concept of the CD with his latest release of original work that’s also a theremin-like toy (!) The track names are even embedded in the circuitboard. Mad hot. Get this thing! It’s available in 3 editions at $10, $25, and $50 in varying degrees…

PowerWheels Grand Prix, Logan Square

Were you one of those kids who had a next door neighbor who had that sweet corvette PowerWheel and were too woefully poor to have one yourself? We were those kids, and we decided to do something about it….20 years later. We decided to modify and race PowerWheels, We do it for the glory, for the daring dreamy dream of that tasty elixir known as childhood that we’ll never have again cause we have day…

WristlingsTM by Liz Revision

These cool, strechy WristlingsTM by Liz Revision aren’t just adorable wrist-adornment, they are also helping out a good cause. A portion of the proceeds are donated to Expanding Your Horizons, a nonprofit that holds conferences to nurture girls’ interest in science and math courses to encourage them to consider careers in science, technology, engineering and math. $6. Available at Fractalspin.

[8.23] Detox: Liz Revision, Renan, DJ Mani, Droopy

It’s time for another installment of Detox, your 4th Sunday getaway at LAVA, presented by droopzilla.com and subVariant. For August, our guests are Renan (Soul Foundation), DJ Mani ( House of Godz), and Liz Revision ( subVariant), supported by resident DJ, Droopy. This month, we are also supporting markrunsforcancer.com. Our friend, Mark, is raising money for the American Cancer Society during the Bank of America Chicago Marathon. This month’s Detox will be a fundraiser of…

[8.15]Artificial Intelligence 3: Pirate Party ft. Johnny Armstrong, CJ Clark, R-KATYP3, Antiphase

Avast, pirates! Bring a CD/ DVD of your art, music, videos, photos or anything cool you have the right to distribute on Saturday Aug. 15 5o Ai Lounge. It will be uploaded to subVariant.com where anyone can download it. Talking like a pirate not required. Arrr. These here DJs will be spinnin’ some house & techno fer ye landlubbers. Johnny Armstrong (In Your System) CJ Clark R-KATYP3 (Peoplemuver) Antiphase (NBFC) HOST: Liz Revision Sat 8/15…

[8.9] Living Sundays ft. Liz Revision

This week we’re delighted to present the versatile and delicious stylings of Liz Revision (aka Quantazelle)…We are excited are excited about it. And you should be too. As per usual, Dojo and The Abominable Twitch will be dropping some kind of warm gooey brunch at dinnertime sort of musical mashing… Live visual brain dancing provided by the prolific and witty Ontologist (visuals) So… Be here: AUGUST 9 RODAN 1530 n milwaukee 10pm –…

The Granular Synthesis of Curtis Roads

Watch Motherboard – The Granular Synthesis of Curtis Roads This is a pretty amazing video. Granular Synthesis I can wrap my head around (imagine a more complex version of additive synthesis, but on a micro-scale), but what really amazes me is Curtis Roads was doing it in 1975 on a mainframe with punchcards. You heard me. How much more nerdcred does this guy need? Ok, lemme back up for a minute. I am, actually, old…

Best photoshops fom the "Famous people who use the APC40" Ableton thread

Here’s some of the best photoshops from the “Famous people who use the APC40” thread on the Ableton site: [imagebrowser id=2] [thx: Create Digital Music]