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Wendy_and_The Wolf
Wendy and the Wolf mixed by Chairman Hao. “Peter and the Wolf” by Sergei Prokofiev. Performed by Wendy Carlos.


Wendy and the Wolf by Hao Do is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 United States License.

Bleep.com and WarpMart are now a combined site. You can visit the Beta version now. Hot titles include Antony & The Johnsons’s new album “The Crying Light” (Rough Trade), Bleep’s Best of 2008, TV on the Radio, Franz Ferdinand, and featured artists Animal Collective.

They say all good things come to an end. But sometimes it just changes name.

Warpmart will now be combining with Bleep.com. Bleep has been Warpmart's sister store, also owned by Warp Records and selling digital music for the last 5 years. We have decided to put it all together as we believe good music is good music – regardless of format.

Among the many “Best of Albums”, the Supreme Balloon album by Matmos was not voted by critics. I am not a real critic, but as a hardcore music consumer, I would have added Supreme Balloon to my list (under ‘electronica’). The Civil War LP was originally my favorite album, but Matmos have persuaded me to think otherwise by releasing a more accessible album. That’s not to say that the experimental sounds aren’t there. The glitchy bit-crush and knob-twiddling extravaganzas we’ve grown to love is still apparent. The major difference for me, is that melody seems to be a key element this time. They used a varying list of vintage instruments: Arp, Korg, Roland, Waldorf, Moog, Electro-Comp, Doepfer, Akai, Suzuki Omnichord, Coupigny, EVI/Electronic Voice Instrument. Guest performers include Jay Lesser, Jon Leidecker (aka Wobbly), Marshall Allen of the Sun Ra Arkestra, concert pianist Sarah Cahil, and Keith Fullerton Whitman. Note: the vinyl release included three bonus tracks. "Hashish Master" features a solo synth improvisation from minimalist Terry Riley. Keep vinyl alive folks!

The lead song, “Rainbow Flag” moves with such comic and delight, that I swear I hear Danny Elfman. “Les Folies Françaises” sounds more like a Wendy Carlos-Matmos collaboration. The title song, Supreme Balloon floats around 24 minutes of manipulated synths and quirky rhythms. Mister Mouth would please IDM kids or any fan of Mr. Ozio or Maurice Fulton.

* Extra Bit: Current 93’s EP, “Black Ships Heat the Dancefloor” was remixed by Matmos and released back in June 08’. Check “The Beautiful Dancing Dust” remix.

Jan.15, 2009, Ableton announces Live 8. See the original message below.

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* New groove engine
Groove patterns can add life and swing to straight sequences. Live 8's new groove engine lets Live users apply groove patterns in real time, extract grooves from audio or MIDI sources, and (q)uantize₁ audio and MIDI in real time. It also comes with a new groove library.

₁ typo with missing ‘q’.

* New warping engine
Live 8 introduces a new, more direct way of working with warping and some important Warp Mode enhancements. Live users can now warp audio events by adjusting the events on the timeline (instead of stretching and squeezing the timeline around the events). Beats Mode has been updated, there's a completely new Complex Warp Mode and it's now possible to slice audio files to MIDI tracks based on transients.

* Looper
A much-requested feature, the Ableton Looper effect is classic sound-on-sound looping without the limitations of a hardware device. Looper is set up for remote operation, so it's possible to record, overdub and more without touching the computer. Live automatically syncs tempo to the loops played ("first loop sync"), and managing loops is a matter of simple drag and drop.

* New effects
Live 8 includes five powerful new effects, each with a strong personality and serious "classic" potential: Vocoder, Multiband Dynamics, Overdrive, Limiter and Frequency Shifter. These effects obviously contain all the well-known aspects of these devices, but they really shine due to some innovative new features and enhancements from the Ableton labs. These are effects that are not only practical and easy to use but also inspiring.

* Workflow enhancements
Version 8 makes Live easier with a number of most-wanted enhancements and some deceptively simple detail work. These include real-time crossfades in the Arrangement View, enhanced MIDI editing, group tracks, multiple track selection, a screen magnifier and more.

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* World-class sound library
Ableton Suite 8's library completely surpasses everything that Ableton has ever offered before. With the hard-working creative professional in mind, Ableton has put together a well-balanced and comprehensive tool set, including synthesis, real-world "Sound Objects," presets, grooves, templates and, above all, a wide-ranging set of beautiful sounds. No need to be quiet in this library.

* Collision and Corpus
Collision is a unique instrument for authentic mallet sounds and creative percussion. Co-developed with AAS, it uses physical modeling technology to reproduce real-world instruments such as xylophones, marimbas and glockenspiels, but also provides enough depth to create truly dramatic new instruments and sounds. Corpus, a separate effect that reproduces Collision's resonator section, widens the scope even further, giving you a far-reaching sonic continuum from authentic real-world sounds to exotic, experimental effects.

* Latin Percussion
Latin Percussion is a collection of acoustic percussion instruments such as congas, bongos, timbales, claves, shakers, tambourines and bells from the worlds of Brazilian, Afro-Cuban and African music. It includes a wide selection of clips and grooves, so you don't only get the drums, you also get the drummer. The package contains over 1GB of carefully sampled percussion instruments, 8 multi-articulation kits, 32 individual instrument groups, 50 clips of patterns and phrases, and a set of Latin grooves. The instruments feature realistic articulations, detailed velocity layers and additional features to ensure playability and stress-free integration with your hardware. Latin Percussion was produced in association with E-Instruments.

* More Operator: more power
Operator, Ableton's renowned do-it-all synthesizer, has been given a major overhaul. We opened up the hood, took a long hard look inside and did some serious hot-rod stuff. New filter types, more modulation routing options and additive wavetable synthesis with drawable partials make Operator more powerful and flexible than ever.

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