Bleep Newsletter 2005

	Albums

	Alarm Will Sound Alarm Will Sound Performs Aphex Twin (Cantaloupe) Alarm will sound are a classical music ensemble described by the New York Times as “The future of classical music”. Here they re-interpret various Aphex Twin works using an array of instrumentation - the percussion in particular is very well done, successfully managing to do justice to the original programming. The odd track is possibly somewhat redundant - reworks of pieces that were already very 'classical' in their original sound and composition - but overall this is a huge success. (even down to the 'come on you c*nts' line from 'CockVer10' ;) Fingers crossed that The London Sinfonietta can follow suit and release their own interpretations of Warp artist's songs (as performed at Ether in 2003/4) sometime soon.

	Matthew Herbert Plat Du Jour (Accidental) After the success of his Big Band project, Herbert returns with a superb protest album that considers the food that we eat, its production, marketing and true cost, using the sampler as his weapon of choice. The Website is the companion piece to the album, essential reading.


	Bjork Drawing Restraint 9: Soundtrack (One Little Indian) Soundtrack to Matthew Barney's latest film (also featuring Bjork) that was written for the sho, one of the oldest instruments in Japanese culture. As a counterpoint to the traditional, Björk's collaborations with her close circle of electronic producers continues - Mark Bell, Leila, Zeena Parkins and more. An engrossing and absorbing listen that rewards the extra effort!


	Super_Collider Head On (Loaded) Ahead of its time when it was released, this is Jamie Lidell and Cristian Vogels best work as Super_Collider. Jamie's voice is treated and processed by Vogel's jaw dropping production in a reording process that proved painstaking but revelationary. For those who loved Jamie's recent Multiply album but hanker after something more electronic, look no further.


	Lali Puna I thought I was over that (Morr Music) Subtitled 'Rare remixed and B sides', this is a choice roundup of some of the collaborations that have made Lali Puna's music what it is today. From the oft-overlooked and sublime remix of Two Lone Swordsmen, through work with/for Bomb The Bass, through to Boom Bip, Alias and Dntel, Sixtoo, Rococo Rot. Plus two brand new exclusive tracks, including "past machine" - originally written for the late John Peel. 18 tracks, £7.99 !

	4 Essential Electronic Albums

	Joe Lewis The Return of Joe Lewis (Peacefrog) Joe Lewis is one of the undiscovered gems of the Chicago underground, and anyone discovering his music for the first time will be in for a very special treat - his sound manages to bridge the gap between the jackin sparseness of Chicago and the atmospheric beauty of early Detroit and the subsequent Artificial Intelligence era Warp. This timely compilation rounds up various seminal tracks that were released on his own Target label, alongside other material.


	Keith Fullerton Whitman Multiples (Kranky) Recorded at the Harvard University electronic accoustic studio (where Whitman was lucky enough to have a residency), 'Multiples' was concieved and executed seemingly as an academic exercise, using the hardware and approach of early electronic masters and a similarly prosaic approach to track naming that references the specific equipment used. However, this context hides a series of captivating recordings which erupt with musicality, human warmth and a songwriter's ear for structure that reveal Whitman to be one of the most important composers around today, and can be included with the best of similar work from Brian Eno, Fennesz or SAW2-era Aphex twin.


	Richard Devine Cautella (Sublight) Atlanta native Richard Devine's fourth album which finds him at his peak, delivering a handful of blistering dancefloor tech-thrash leavened by stretches of ghostly ambience and otherworldly sound-collage. "The tracks on Cautella sexualize and bestialize the laptop sound, it is highly, pornographically addictive. This is metal-edged sex-funk for terror's age. Richard Devine is Iannis Xenakis meets Lil' Jon. He's got that digizzle conkrete rhythm. Cautella is a huge record for fans of the glitch, the avant-garde, the booty bass.. a big brutal masterpiece of post-industrial machine music." (Lee Henderson)


	Atom Heart Acid Evolution 1988-2003 (Logistic) New from Uwe Schmidt (aka Senor Coconut and a trillion other pseudonyms), this is ostensibly a compilation of Acid tracks that 'rocked it back in the day', but closer inspection reveals it to be some choice nuggets from Mr Schmidt's own archives. Storming acid tracks that slot nicely into the current acid resurgence that shows no signs of stopping!

	Mercury Prize

	Antony and the Johnsons I am a Bird Now (Roughtrade)


	Maximo Park A Certain Trigger (Warp)


	The Go! Team Thunder Lightning Strike (Memphis Industries)

Bleep Update

September 2005

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		Bleep Update			September 2005

		This is the first update from the dedicated Bleep mailing list, now separate from the Warp Records list. If you wish to continue receiving these music updates and other news about Bleep.com then do nothing; If you wish to unsubscribe, it will not affect your subscription to the Warp mailing list. To unsubscribe from Bleep, send an email to: news-off@bleep.com This update features highlights of album, single and label additions to the Bleep.com downloads site over the last two months. Don't miss the exclusive Boards of Canada download single, available now (album available to preview in full on 19th September). We also recommend sitting down and spending some time with recent albums from Matthew Herbert, Bjork, American Analog Set and Keith Fullerton Whitman. Finally, another nice addition to the site is our "Webtools" feature that allows you to use Bleep audio ( for free ;) pulled through and embedded into your site - whether a Blog, artist site or similar. Just pull up the release you want into window 2 (middle window) on Bleep, and click on the "Web Tools" link. Then play around with the format and colours you want for the player, copy the code at the bottom and paste into your site.