Keyboard + Monome = One Crazy DIY Instrument Hybrid by STS9?s David Phipps, Plus New Album/Tour The Monome is small and elegant, but there's something to be said for traditional instrumental controllers like a keyboard. So why not combine them? David Phipps of the electronic jam band Sound Tribe Sector 9 did just that, and sends CDM this photo of the project in process. He's off on a five week tour starting Friday, so it'll be on hold for a bit, but even not-quite-done I had to share it. David writes: i hope to bring ?The Peaceblaster? on tour in the fall. note the unashamed reference.Sound Tribe Sector 9.

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Summer Camp 2008 | Day One Review Greek theatre, It's been a while since we've heard anything out of Kane Jamison, the blogger who spent most of his time between classes work.ing on Burning Oak. He hasn't had much time for blogging lately, but I convinced him to write up a review or two from the Summer Camp music festival that was about a month ago. Let's all live vicariously through him as he walks us back through all the highlights and festival fun that him and his crew had. Flaming Lips - Photo by John Benigni While many of you were.

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Beck, Black Crowes headline Calif. Festival Sound Tribe Sector 9 estate, Headliners Beck and The Black Crowes are among the 35 bands performing on four stages at the 24th annual Street Scene 2008 in downtown San Diego, CA, to be held September 19-20. It is one of California's longest running music festivals. Also on the bill are: Justice, STS9 (Sound Tribe Sector 9), Michael Franti .&.

Cool Signs of an Ongoing Enlightenment Sound Tribe Sector 9 tickets, Dousing the Politics Lamp - a bit - here's a survey of what progressive innovators, entrepeneurs etc are up to! Remember, leader-politicians are important, but they can only help a civilization and citizenry who are helping themselves! But first, a challenge and a puff item: Whatever your politics. sign a petition for the great big National Science Debate! Make the candidates tell us how they'd make the U.S. once again a leader in science .&.tech-innovation for improving the future. Also.

"Total Failure"; Street Scene Returns Downtown Oh Street Scene. Downtown wasn't big enough for you. You had to go and book acts like Tool and My Chemical Romance and Panic! At the Disco and freaking Snoop Dogg. To be fair, Snoop Dogg was pretty cool. You had to move it to the parking lot of Qualcomm, and then sell out to live nation and FAIL at selling out to live nation and now you're back, humbled, and looking.".return to your roots.".if.".return to your roots.".you mean .".copy coachella.".Funny, I thought Street Scene's roots lay in worl. Greek theatre tickets.

Eastern promises Sound Tribe Sector 9 ticket broker, Im happy to share an excellent guest mix from bec paton. I've been bumping this all week on the way to work its quality. This set was recorded as a support for none other than DJ Krush in May. She is a huge fan and managed to surprise mr Krush. ill let her explain. I play a bit of electronica tinged hip hop and speak a bit of Japanese so it was pretty appropriate to get to support my hero, DJ Krush! At my wedding in February, we walked down the aisle to Dj Krush's ?Final Home? (the piano.

Count Bass D Interview: STS9, Live Instrumentation, And Sampling Greek theatre ticket broker, Cosign drops an interview with prolific artist/producer Count Bass D as he talks about about working with STS9 (Sound Tribe Sector 9), their upcoming live album entitled .".L7.". and touches on past production techniques using the TR-808 drum machine and using only vinyl. Count Bass D even goes so far to express guilt over the practice of sampling and states that.".with everyone having access to everything that was on vinyl, there's really no art form to the whole thing.".Read the complete.

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