Vuzh Music Blog

New release:
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From 1995 this was my second musical venture, a collaboration with Histatic Charge (whose debut cassette will see re-release in the near future on Vuzh Music as well). There are also contributions from Auzel!
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Quite a good tape of high oddness, now resurrected into digital lo-fi netlabel-ness for all to enjoy for free.
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Download and stream The Unseelie Court’s “Fall”
http://vuzhmusic.com/releases/unseelie.html

The wife and I took a trip to the County Fair. Listen!
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Larimer County Fair by vuzhmusic

• Just saw Herzog's "Encounters at the End of the World" – Noticed in the credits that Cheryl Leonard's music was used. #
• @DarthBuddha I amn't. When I saw him speak he said that hugging a tree is the most embarrassing thing possible for a person to do. in reply to DarthBuddha #
• Contemporary is not synonymous with new. #
• The truth does not need for you to believe in it. #
• Aha! Dreamhost offers Quicktime streaming as an alternative to flash. #
• I've just bought a domain. Vuzh Music sublabel ahoy! #
• The next Vuzh Music re-release has the catalog number vuzh002. #
• @jinjurly I'm 5'4", & recently weighed in at 160, which was a surprise. Also, I have trouble getting my hands in the right place on keyboard in reply to jinjurly #
• @_loscil_ Happy birthday? in reply to _loscil_ #
• @newpractice Did you see this? http://www.cfnews13.com/article/news/2011/july/284377/Rare-antique-gun-stolen-from-Daytona-Beach-museum #
• @newpractice My thoughts exactly. in reply to newpractice #
• @noisician I haven't looked yet to see if there are C. Reider tracks. If there are, I don't know who's getting the royalties from any plays. in reply to noisician #
• @noisician But I want my twenty-nine one-hundred-thousandth of a penny. in reply to noisician #
• … And today the favicon shows up on my new website. Propagation is weird. #
• If there were only one single, solitary, angry White Christian male Republican left in the world, he'd STILL run everything in this country #
• My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: Giacinto Scelsi (20), Stretta (14) & Miriodor (13) http://bit.ly/cc9OIH #
• I wonder what that shit sounds like. RT: @BoingBoing: Man heard his eyeballs rotate, heart beat http://goo.gl/8Fy2O #
• @tobiasreber I'm there. I'm finding it mildly useful. in reply to tobiasreber #
• The truth doesn't need a marketing industry, nor lobbyists, nor a news network, no matter how "profitable" #
• @disquiet Ah, did you make another successful transit around the sun? Happy birthday. in reply to disquiet #
• It's raining! My roof isn't leaking! First tomato has begun to turn! #reasonstobehappy #
• @c_a_harebell http://susannelewis.com/blog1/?p=586 (Susanne Lewis is the singer from Thinking Plague – but that has nothing to do w/ this) #
• We are getting some amazing rain tonight! I've shut off the computer twice due to lightning. #
• "Professional suicide" – on giving music away free, Bob Ostertag in the Wire http://t.co/RNH6DBH (via @silberspy) #
• That's a surprise RT @DarthBuddha announced that http://t.co/hhU8IUN will end after the end of the month. http://t.co/93bBwgc will continue #
• @dpnem Yes. At least he's personally invested in the topic. Not the usual "expert". in reply to dpnem #
• @dpnem The marketing against piracy is ubiquitous. As soon as most people hear "free on the internet" they presume from there. in reply to dpnem #
• Recent very severe DDoS attacks against LiveJournal were allegedly done by Russian government. http://is.gd/rNj3iQ #
• . @SoundCloud is actually a pain in the ass when it comes to downloading someone's entire album. #
• Cladistic Phylogenies would be a good band name. #noitwouldnt #
• RT: @jshell: More dreams of people who incorporate hot air balloons into their music gear. #
• RT: @icystew: AUTOreverse REVIEWS: C. Reider – "Formerly Sine Drones" and "Owning Extinctions" 2011: http://wp.me/pvj9D-ap #
• I think every Tea Party member should have his/her personal credit downgraded. #
• If someone is running for an election based on the promise that they're going to FUCK! SHIT! UP! to make a point… they just might do it. #
• PS: Republicans, you own the economy now. #
• I mean, you created it before, but now you've really fucked it up. #
• Hey thanks for teaching us all such an important lesson. #heckofajobteaparty #
• A funny review of C. Reider's 2011 albums Owning Extinctions & Formerly Sine Drones: http://wp.me/pvj9D-ap #
• Peak finding. Peak squashing. So glamorous. #
• Art Zoyd has a noise album called "Pure Noise". Progarchives.com does not review it. #
• Spent the evening at the County Fair, recorded a bunch of cool sounds there. #

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The newly resurrected AUTOreverse review engine has chewed on the two C. Reider releases for 2011 “Owning Extinctions” and “Formerly Sine Drones” and come up with a funny review.
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“59 Hz,” is 3:22 of what sounds like a ground hum. If you’re expecting the guitar to plug in and this humming sound to go away, well, that doesn’t happen. The noise is the star.

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“Clathrate Gun Hypothesis,” sounds like an echoey underwater chamber, an alien life form beside some stalactites. (…) Several rhythmic elements operating independently, with that tension in the middle. This one is prettified chaos.

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Read the full review here:
http://autoreversetoinfinity.wordpress.com/2011/08/05/reviews-c-reider-formerly-sine-drones-and-owning-extinctions-2011/

• @saffronslumber Me too. I'm extremely conservative with who I follow there. in reply to saffronslumber #
• @PBK_ That looks brilliant! I have appeal, but not warfare state, I'll have to pick that one up. in reply to PBK_ #
• @newpractice Noted with interest in reply to newpractice #
• I am listening to Histatic Charge… will be out on Vuzh Music in a couple of months. Haven't heard it in years, great lofi synth stuff. #
• Oh! Hm. I just found an old experiment I did on tape that I'd forgotten about. I'm sure there's tons of weird stuff hiding in my tape boxes. #
• @dpnem I listened to "Editora do Porto" by m_area last week, dunno if it's related http://sonicsquirrel.net/detail/release/m_area/13206 in reply to dpnem #
• @dpnem Ah, yeah it is, I'd read the label / artist / title all incorrectly. Good music there! in reply to dpnem #
• @jshell I like the slow 'tempo' to these two pieces. There's a kind of relaxed pulse about them that's interesting. Nice work. in reply to jshell #
• @jshell I mentioned this release in a mini-review on one of those fucking social networks. Hope you get a bit of traffic from it. in reply to jshell #
• I'm #reading Dry Storeroom No. 1 by Richard Fortey http://bit.ly/ng9cSI #
• @PBK_ Hey, I've been asked by AUTOreverse to do an interview with you, following up the one we did ages ago. Are you interested? in reply to PBK_ #
• @PBK_ I'll see if I can come up with some questions… that interview we did before was pretty thorough! I need to re-read it. in reply to PBK_ #
• Contrast & compare Mystified's BoneDrones to Coppice's Vinculum on Stasisfield. Indicative of a personality difference btw reeds and brass? #
• One thing Islamic terrorists and Right-wing Christian terrorists have in common is that they're both making attacks against liberalism. #
• Alright, so it has been a while since I've called my congressperson. #
• @Gurdonark I like what I've heard of Bing Satellites. Pity about the acronym though. in reply to Gurdonark #
• My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: Arto Lindsay (20), ANBB (10) & Cezary Gapik (8) http://bit.ly/cc9OIH #
• @mothra_stewart Yeah, ask for someone different to draw your blood. User error? in reply to mothra_stewart #
• @mothra_stewart I've had some REALLY bad phlebotomists before. May as well have brought a shovel to the digging expeditions they took. in reply to mothra_stewart #
• Hey, remember when everyone used to care that LiveJournal was down? Those were the days. #
• @PBK_ I emailed you about the interview, let me know if the method I suggest is impractical. #
• Good analogy! RT @Gurdonark used to be when livejournal was down, it was times square going dark. now it's like I misplace my notepad. #
• @dpnem Hey, what happened to the "Late to the Party" posts? Great idea, hope to read more like that. in reply to dpnem #
• @onsun2011 NOImprovisation… good stuff, listening now! in reply to onsun2011 #
• So is Glenn Beck going to get the same treatment as Ward Churchill for comparing victims to Nazis? #
• Someone pays enough attention to LJ to bother attacking them? RT @LiveJournal Experiencing a DDoS attack for past 2days- http://t.co/CW91zY8 #
• Wifey made a shrewd comparison today linking Music for Airports to In a Silent Way. I guess I'd never made the connection! #
• My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: Arto Lindsay (20), ANBB (10) & Cezary Gapik (8) http://bit.ly/cc9OIH #
• @DaveSeidel I've been listening to "Prize" at work, but I think this is counting the excellent "Aggregates 1-26" Only 1-20 in reply to DaveSeidel #
• It's my opinion that a downloadable release is infinitely preferable to a CD-r release. #
• @Le_Berger I respect some people's attachment to object-concreteness, but I think the CD-r is an unreliable, crappy product. (1 of 2)… in reply to Le_Berger #
• @Le_Berger (2 of 2) … Even if we're talking free, I would rather not have the CD-r if a download is available. Can't imagine charging $. in reply to Le_Berger #
• @c_a_harebell This is why I've had a hankering to make a cassette release. in reply to c_a_harebell #
• Cassettes, also superior to CD-r, but inferior to download. I mean, since we're ranking things now. #
• @Le_Berger This is admirable. I transitioned Vuzh Music from a cassette label to a CDr label, and had to stop producing them in shame… in reply to Le_Berger #
• @Le_Berger … because they're just unreliable. I like supporting artists both through $$ & through vocalizing my admiration for their work. in reply to Le_Berger #
• @Le_Berger I love vinyl-I made mine expecting a loss, (though it was a bigger one than I wanted!) -Once I get another $2000 I'll do it again in reply to Le_Berger #
• @Le_Berger Yeah, I have mostly decided that those people are operating in a pre-paradigm-shift world. in reply to Le_Berger #
• @c_a_harebell Yeah, tapes suck. CDrs suck worse. in reply to c_a_harebell #
• @c_a_harebell That's actually not a bad idea. in reply to c_a_harebell #
• @Le_Berger That's a respectable path. I've decided that it's not worth my time, except in rare instances. in reply to Le_Berger #
• @Le_Berger All this said, I do still have some surplus CDrs for sale on my site, but I am not proud of this. in reply to Le_Berger #
• Four #atheists are suing to keep a cross from being exhibited at the 9/11 #museum http://is.gd/mRvFd3 These four #atheists are full of shit #
• Auzel shares on SoundCloud an alternate mix of a track from her debut release on Vuzh Music: http://snd.sc/qJCurf #
• Titwrench 2011: http://www.titwrench.com/schedule/ #
• Auzel is sharing a SoundCloud exclusive alternative mix of one of the tracks from her debut on Vuzh Music: http://snd.sc/qJCurf #
• Why is the coal industry afraid of a piece of artwork? RT: @PlatformLondon: On Wyoming coal sculpture & corp power http://bit.ly/ot48hm #
• "I don't even know what the hell the teabaggers want-Oppose whatever Obama might not veto & blow up the world seems to be the agenda"-Atrios #
• Miles Davis, stretched out thin by @Le_Berger. http://snd.sc/nvNXEi #
• The new cassette by Brutum Fulmen includes a remix of C. Reider sounds: http://noisician.com/brutumfulmen/astral.shtml #
• @Le_Berger No problem, blagging cool stuff is the modus operandi. I mentioned it on my G+ mini-reviews-of-netlabel-music circle too. in reply to Le_Berger #
• @Le_Berger Added you up… Let me know if you want in that circle with the netlabel minireviews. it's opt-in only. in reply to Le_Berger #
• @ENE_RVA My favorite of hers is the earlier Stadtkind in reply to ENE_RVA #
• ♥ Aitsi for Piano by Giacinto Scelsi http://bit.ly/o8zQNh #
• @noisician Sighup is awesome. He's on twitter as @Steve_Hamann in reply to noisician #
• @Steve_Hamann I bought that at Communikey fest earlier this year. It was interesting, indeed. A bit flat, though, to be honest. in reply to Steve_Hamann #
• Spotify can tell that I've turned down the volume & pauses the ads so I have to hear them. Clever. There's got to be a cleverer workaround. #
• @dpnem You need to get it silkscreened to say: "Caution: Contents may be CC-BY-NC-SA" in reply to dpnem #
• @dpnem That will probably be the ultimate decision. For now I'm using it to catch up on some copyrighted music I'm curious about. in reply to dpnem #
• Well……. at least I don't feel ambivalent about Robert Fripp's new "King Crimson Projekct" #
• ♥ Opening Move by Gryphon http://bit.ly/9a0Prm #
• ♥ Deeper Understanding by Kate Bush http://bit.ly/175thd #
• ♥ Rocket's Tail by Kate Bush http://bit.ly/y1HVI #
• @saffronslumber I could see that. I find myself never having time to keep up w/ it, I guess because I don't like the way trax are organized in reply to saffronslumber #
• @saffronslumber Did you see @disquiet's article of ideas to improve @soundcloud? http://goo.gl/4vYKo in reply to saffronslumber #
• New podcast by AUTOreverse has some music by Auzel & by C. Reider too, among others: http://iancstewart.podomatic.com/ #
• Okay, last time I'm going to ask nicely: will you download Auzel's debut "OLD" please? http://vuzhmusic.com/releases/auzel_old.html #
• @pureambient I've been getting into them. Red Queen is great! I'm into loads of prog you'd probably dig. in reply to pureambient #
• @pureambient I felt here and there about his contributions though-sometimes gets a little Kenny G for my tastes. Too muted & poetic & floral in reply to pureambient #
• Working on August's release for Vuzh Music. Hope to get about three months ahead on releases, to give me breathing room once school starts. #
• The Art of Noise is weird. The Art of Noise is paranoid. #
• The rarity of information increases the value of information. #
• @jinjurly Thank you Allison. I was wondering if it was my provider or dreamhost. Support ticket writing now! in reply to jinjurly #
• @DaveSeidel @mystified131 Thanks, site problems tonight. Would happen while I'm working on pages. in reply to DaveSeidel #
• @LuxFero23 If I could count the hours I spent rocking to the Art of Noise… it'd be a LOT. in reply to LuxFero23 #
• ♥ The Man Machine by Kraftwerk http://bit.ly/8NLds #

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An alternate mix of a song from Auzel’s debut album “Old” was released yesterday on her SoundCloud… it sounds a little more spooky than the one on the album, I think.
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Four (secret by the river alternate mix) by harebell

The new cassette release by Brutum Fulmen called “A Systematic Way to Achieve Astral Projection” has a piece where he reworks some of my sounds. Find more info about the tape here:
http://noisician.com/brutumfulmen/astral.shtml

• @nofi Congratulations on making it around the sun again! in reply to nofi #
• World Listening day is tomorrow: http://www.worldlisteningproject.org/ #
• Now drinking: Raging Bitch "Belgian-style" IPA from Flying Dog. IBU 60, lovely caramel flavor. #
• One of my Drone Forest mates interviews another! Love both these guys: INTERVIEW: Dave Stafford of pureambient http://wp.me/pvj9D-7x #
• A round-up of the news week at Vuzh Music! New release! Interview! Articles! Stuff to read & listen to: http://www.vuzhmusic.com/blog/?p=930 #
• I'm currently streaming the same ambient song from Jeff Sampson's soundcloud page from two computers. The phase difference = total beauty! #
• A brief recording for World Listening Day: http://snd.sc/pjqUwO #
• It has been a difficult Summer. #
• What did you listen to today? #
• @larkinhavens Wow, good mix! What KC did you listen to? in reply to larkinhavens #
• @implicitorder I haven't checked. Other people have complained about this. It's happened several times before, so I wouldn't worry too much. in reply to implicitorder #
• @mrdankelly Have you heard about this? http://www.worldlisteningproject.org/?page_id=169 Part of World Listening Day / Week. #
• @cinchel World Listening Day installation in Chicago: http://www.worldlisteningproject.org/?page_id=169 Looks cool. #
• My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: Alva Noto (9), Forma (8) & restive (7) http://bit.ly/cc9OIH #
• @chris_carter_ They called Clinton 'Slick Willy', but somehow 'Slick Rupert' sounds a bit more… disgusting. in reply to chris_carter_ #
• Oooh-ing and aah-ing at the impressive low frequency action produced by some nearby lightning strikes. #
• @albumsonthehill Oi, you forgot to include the link to your new music! in reply to albumsonthehill #
• I'm on Spotify as Vuzh – it might come in handy as a quick way to listen to whatever non-CC music I find out about. #
• @TheGurusoul I dunno, I was listening to some older stuff. Xerrox vol 2. Lovely album. in reply to TheGurusoul #
• @tobiasreber I didn't actually listen to any music yesterday. I did plenty of listening though! 🙂 in reply to tobiasreber #
• @ENE_RVA Hm. Om. I haven't heard them in a while. I can't say they've thrilled me, but they have potential. in reply to ENE_RVA #
• Finally found a good use for G+. I'm listing/linking the netlabel musics I listen to there in an opt-in circle w/ off-the-cuff mini reviews #
• @DaveSeidel You want into that circle so you can see these posts? in reply to DaveSeidel #
• @DaveSeidel You're on. in reply to DaveSeidel #
• Idle thought: there should be a harsh noise album that uses solely sound sources from classic rock radio. #noiselife #
• @jshell I still use OS 9 & don't yet run anything Intel. Too many good old programs. I'm a bit upset about PPCs being shoved out of the way in reply to jshell #
• AUTOreverse interviews C. Reider: http://autoreversetoinfinity.wordpress.com/2011/07/14/interview-c-reider-of-vuzh-music/ #
• Whaaat? MT: @PoetryFound: Guard asks lesbians to stop holding hands at SF Gertrude Stein exhibit http://bit.ly/opAuAD @newpractice @disquiet #
• @disquiet Good response! in reply to disquiet #
• 🙂 RT: @disquiet: @vuzhmusic Yeah, but the guard has been reprimanded, and the museum is now holding a Hand Holding Day. @newpractice #
• @disquiet Have you heard of Sound Shapes? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvvTTDiHfiU #
• It's farmer's market season again, so I'm remembering what vegetables are supposed to taste like. Oh yeah, broccoli! I missed you! #
• Dog takes biggest piss upon fire-hydrant in history: http://news.discovery.com/space/big-pic-hamad-abu-dhabi-space-graffiti-110721.html #
• Ted Kaczynski, the Unabomer… the museum exhibit: http://is.gd/B1unCx #
• @asphalteden That's an interesting reaction. When it's really hot, I sometimes want to listen to heavy metal. in reply to asphalteden #
• @tobiasreber I despised… DESPISED Harrison's "Light". in reply to tobiasreber #
• @nofi I'm reading nonfiction at the moment, stuff about objects and museums. I'll add you on goodreads! in reply to nofi #
• @nofi I'll add you on goodreads… meant to say… if you'll direct me to your account! 🙂 in reply to nofi #
• LONG LIVE PBK!! RT: @PBK_: 2011 is my 25th year working with noise, ambient and soundscape music #
• @PBK_ Happy anniversary Phillip! It's my 20th anniversary of music this year. Hope things are well. in reply to PBK_ #
• I mean, no one's even enjoying all of this theater drama, so what gives? #johnboehner #republicans #broadway #
• If we don't stop doing retro-everything & start glamorizing the future again, there's not going to be anything to be retro about in 20 years #
• @DaveSeidel Bullshit! It's the END OF THE WORLD! #
• @tobiasreber Your criticisms are spot-on. His writing was so lauded that I expected more. I finished it, but hated every pretentious word. in reply to tobiasreber #
• @tobiasreber The problem is, I really like the nostalgic stuff! I can see it's problematic, but it is very alluring. in reply to tobiasreber #
• @DarthBuddha Thanks for the plays! in reply to DarthBuddha #
• @ENE_RVA The early Cocteaus is where it's at. I love that edgier sound to them then. in reply to ENE_RVA #
• @ENE_RVA Have you heard the Lullabies to Violane remasters? They give me wood. in reply to ENE_RVA #
• Cincinnati museum "rediscovers" large collection of musical instruments: http://is.gd/CHwUgR #
• The Vuzh Music release for July. Get it while it's HOT: http://www.vuzhmusic.com/releases/auzel_old.html #
• Right now, I'm recording a master to tape. First time I've done this in… a decade? Has it been? Probably longer, now that I think of it. #
• Wow. I almost never listen to my music on headphones. A very different experience. #
• Funny when I hear some of my music and I have NO EARTHLY IDEA how I made it. #

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It was a busy news week at Vuzh Music, so I thought I’d do a roundup of everything that happened, in case you missed something.
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It would be a pity if you missed the incredible new release from the new Vuzh Music artist Auzel, her release is so peculiar and awesome that it gives me shivers.
http://www.vuzhmusic.com/releases/auzel_old.html
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Then there was the big interview with C. Reider! Interesting stuff to read. Subjects discussed include listening, the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico & lots of stuff about my history & method of composing.

http://autoreversetoinfinity.wordpress.com/2011/07/14/interview-c-reider-of-vuzh-music/
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Disquiet ezine wrote an informative article about the new C. Reider release “Formerly Sine Drones”, much space is given to the methodology & constraints of this strange little work.
http://disquiet.com/2011/07/11/c-reider-modisti-sine-wave/
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AUTOreverse also reviewed the lovely new Auzel release, Ian compared it to things like Skinner Box, Rasputina & 4AD releases. Money quote: “This album is scary and weird. I like it very much.”
http://autoreversetoinfinity.wordpress.com/2011/07/15/review-auzel-old-2011/
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Lastly, I joined the silly new social network Google Plus. Add me or whatever.
https://plus.google.com/115824106778896363774

Auzel has gotten her first review of the brand new release “Old” from AUTOreverse webzine. Ian Stewart of AUTOreverse said:
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14 shortish pieces. Micro, minimalistic. Lots of samples, surrounded by rustic, homemade vocal drones. “I Remember It More Now” is a couple of rhythmic, glitchy loops beset by noise-abuse. “The Maid And The Cook” is kooky and frenetic, using some seriously high frequencies amid piano and xylophone-type sounds. Like a lost piece by Skinner Box. “Incorrect Spell” continues similarly, maybe like one of the early Rasputina album interludes. “Too True” is an all-too-brief vocal piece that sounds like some lost record on 4AD that I wish I had heard before. Wow. “Herringbone” is a whispery, breathy, trippy, heavily-processed conversation. “She Turned Into The Dog” is just gorgeous ambience, sounds like an echoey cello or an e-bow with a bit of humming on top. This album is scary and weird. I like it very much. A mighty fine release.

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http://autoreversetoinfinity.wordpress.com/2011/07/15/review-auzel-old-2011/