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Clananalogue.org has just been migrated to a shiny new server with 64 bit Debian Linux.

Just a quick notice that I have enabled anti-spam “CAPTCHA” type plugin on this blog.. to stop spammers adding rubbish while allowing real people, we hope, to add comments.

more mp3 goodness a la fluffy t. bunny - hello mr clouds kind of an elctro punk #, it’s kind of funny i’ve always wanted to do some upbeat punky electro stuff and maybe potentially hopefully this is the first of many ….

also some on myspace.. the above is there, as is ‘bo dubby’, a dabbling in dub.. features real electric guitar , even a solo !!
los angelos penetratos ’swamp stone scar’ features, some more real electric guitar but in the metal format (insert whatever the appropriate emoticon for being satanic is).. myself and friend andy taylor decided to record some metal so we trundled off and did so (more satanic emoticons).
it was all improvised and is very tough possibly i think so! even though i may be biased (satanic emoticon).

oh yes not to forget the remix of the victor xray track new sharp. whupped together in about 2 1/2 hours, i still want to change a little bit of it but maybe one day when no-one is looking ,,

and the below was crawling all over me, i think it had decided to live on my chair until i released it into the wilds of one of our pot plants

Clan Analogue presents…
‘Cash for Analogue’

A fundraiser to help cover the costs of producing the new documentary: ‘Clan Analogue: Plug In & Switch On’

Clan Analogue have been working with Manikin Films on the production of a new documentary about the history of Australia’s longest-running electronic arts collective and record label.  ‘Clan Analogue: Plug In & Switch On’ will be included on the forthcoming Clan Analogue DVD and CD retrospective Re Cognition.

To help raise funds to cover costs associated with the documentary’s production, Clan Analogue are holding ‘Cash for Analogue’ at Troika Bar, 106 Little Lonsdale St, on Thursday the 26th of October.  ‘Cash for Analogue’ will be an evening of partying, fun and merriment, with some celebratory electronic sounds and rhythms thrown in to the mix.

See the world premiere screening of ‘Plug In & Switch On’, including bloopers.  Groove along as Clan Analogue celebrities Nicole Skeltys (Biftek), Nic Lowrey (DJ Toupee) and Bo (winduptoys) play favourite selections from their extensive record collections.

The electronic music rarities auction includes hundreds of dollars worth of prizes, giving people a chance to get some choice items of Australian electronic music history, such as vintage drum machines, the complete set of 90s Clan Analogue vinyl releases, the last ever new copy of Telemetry Orchestra’s debut album, premium tickets to the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and much more.  All this plus door prizes, raffles, drink specials and the relaxing ambience of Troika Bar.  Entry is only $8.  See you there!

Where and when?  Troika Bar, at 106 Little Lonsdale Street, on Thursday the 2nd of November at 7pm!

For more details contact:
Nicholas Bates
Master Management
0403 920 0908
nichol.b@Ihug.com.au

Clan Analogue presents Hump! at Horse Bazaar

Clan Analogue are back at Horse Bazaar for another installment of Hump! Serving up some tasty beats and spicy visuals, cooked up by some of Australia’s finest electronic chefs, Clan Analogue invites you to drop in and let your eyes and ears feast, at 397 Little Lonsdale Street, on Wednesday the 18th of October from 8pm till late.

ZOG (DJ)
Joining us is long time Clan Analogue member Zog, who has built a reputation for putting on the HeadSpace series of minimal techno parties. A bedroom music producer and obsessive nerd, Zog has brought his mix of minimal dub and the occasional Thai country blues song to various venues and outdoor chill zones, from Melbourne to the beaches of Thailand.

THE GOOD OMEN (Live)
Hailed as a hero of electronic synth-rock on the Soviet stadium circuit in his homeland during the 70s, The Good Omen became noticed in the West with his records carried by sailors from Vladivostok to progressive music fans in Japan. Gradually his reputation spread via American soldiers stationed there until now, when he prepares to meet his apotheosis with a new concept album about the final struggle between Good and Evil. Hear him at Hump with a rare performance in an intimate venue.

BOYRONIN (Live)
Stepping out of the laboratory, with his groovebox under one arm, laptop under the other and a fist full of samples is Boyronin, ready to take you on a magic carpet ride through dark atmospheres and minimal beats.

JONTY BURTON (VJ)
Hump regular Jonty Burton will once again be painting the walls with his warped, video mash, fusing Eisenstein with disco and laying his own rabid animated rants over the top. This endeavour has found him gracing the screens of the Electundra music festival and the airwaves of ABC TV’s Rage.

THE VENUE: Horse Bazaar, 397 Lt Lonsdale St, Melbourne
THE TIME: Wednesday, the 18th of October, 8pm till 1am.
THE COST: Free entry

4-4-2 Music, Mantravision, and Clan Analogue presents
JUST LIKE NOW
an all ages free event at

The Mars Hill Cafe, Church St Parramatta.
8pm Sat 14th Of October
Featuring live; Lunar Module and Valley Forge
with live video by Stephen Fox

N i g h t f a l l

Tonight the 3rd of rOcktober presented by Mantravision in conjunction with Clan Analogue and A Different Drum at The Hopetoun Hotel Bourke St Surrey Hills, Three Sydney Vocal Electro acts:

N e u r o p a, J u n k C i r c u i t and L u n a r M o d u l e

playing live with a DJ set from Bleepin J Squawkins and DJ Boyas.

Junk Circuit will be playing tracks from their debut album Universal Republic (out now on A Differeent Drum), Neuropa are back playing tracks from their up and coming album. Their label begged them to reform and record. Lunar Module are well and truly ready to turn heads with their authentic 80’s based synth pop and three new tracks!!

Entry only $6 at the door.
www.junkcircuit.com
www.adifferentdrum.com
www.lunarmodule.net

Winduptoys & Koshowko video for ‘Switched On’..The video clip for our tune “Switched On” ( from the Double Exposure album on Clan Analogue ) was recently seen on Rage on ABC TV. This was directed by the creative soul that is Kenton Baines… It can also be seen on www.youtube.com/watch?v=swruC9o74EA So check it out.

Also make sure you download the free mp3 of the exclusive ( not on the album ) track “Switched on DUB”. This is at www.cvibes.com This is the original track Koshowko got the pieces off Winduptoys & created the whole new puzzle that became “Switched On”.

Cheers,

Bo & Jeremy (winduptoys)
www.winduptoysmusic.com

This Saturday, the 26th August, Clan Analogue act Bleepin’ J. Squawkins will be playing at “LIVE - Sydney electronica festival” at the Gaelic club, alongside 5 other local sydney electronic & crossover bands.

Lineup for the night is

Bleepin’ J. Squawkins
The Blush Foundation
The Crystalline Effect
The Graphics
Grand
Ruby Love Rocks

It runs from 8pm to 1ish, costs just $10, and is guaranteed to be an excellent night covering a wide range of electronic music being written and played in Sydney at the moment.

re-sound vs clan analogue

date: Friday 18 August 2006
venue: Gertrudes Brown Couch
30 Gertrude St, Fitzroy
time: 8:30 pm
tickets: $10/8 available at the door

Contemporary chamber music meets electronica

One of Australia’s most progressive new music ensembles meets one of Australia’s most innovative electronic music collectives in a one-off event immersing its audience in a sea of sound waves, noises, rhythms and fragments of strange melodies. This unique encounter between contemporary chamber music and electronica explores modern musical aesthetics, resulting in a world of hybrid sound and unsettling textures.

Clan Analogue artists contributing to this event include winduptoys, Koshowko, Apell, The Good Omen, Reductionist, Thomas Reiner and Anne Scott, plus music composed by the Re-Sound ensemble.

Re-sound formed in 1996 at Monash University, where artistic director Thomas Reiner lectures in composition, with the aim of creating a performance platform for contemporary sound and music. Their performances and recordings have ranged from modernist classics and electroacoustic works through to multimedia events and improvised experimentation, including a recent CD release of Terry Riley’s classic minimalist work ‘In C’ on Move Records.

For further details please contact:
Paul Todd, Re-Sound: 0425 864 648
re-sound@re-sound.com
Nicholas Bates, Master Management: 0403 920 908
nichol.b@ihug.com.au

www.re-sound.com