Moving? Damn.

Well, anyone else got weekend?

Deadline is friday June 27th. Don't sleep!

UPDATE:
Just a friendly reminder that the deadline is *THIS* friday.

Last call.

[ www.renoise.com ]

I can give you a tutorial if you need one, gimme a shout.

Yeah, it's a tough one I guess. Deadline is next friday (the 27th), so maybe an unproductive weekend ahead? The contest is "officially sanctioned" by Renoise now:

[ www.renoise.com ]

It's worldwide! You'll get some feedback/support from other Renoise users if you submit something. It's all in good fun aka the un-fun kind of fun?

Two more weeks, deadline is the 27th, anyone got tracks yet?

I don't know what else to say, it's the best look in the world?

[ www.nbc.com ]

I disagree.

There are a few demo songs included with the application. Have a listen to "Ride the lightning" and "Digging for gold" under the Help menu, which shows two radically different styles in the same application.

You can do anything with Renoise.

You can't, however, do it like you do in Logic or Cubase or Reason or Acid or whatever else.

This is a Renoise contest, the breaks part is secondary.

Have fun.

Edit:

This guy, B-Complex just released some pretty heavy (Limewax, Therapy Sessions, Etc) tracks made in Renoise, check em:

B-COMPLEX "Acid Trip / Squelch"
ZRD016 (MP3 Format): [ www.zardonicrecs.ve.tc ]
XRNS (Renoise Format, requires a shitload of VST plug-ins): [ syf.dodgyrecordings.com ]

Another track, electro/house by Keith303, another Renoise guru (sorry, no XRNS availble):

[ ftp.scene.org ]

There are several different Tutorials on Youtube, just do a search for "Renoise" on said Tube Of You and you'll get a pile of results. A lot of European accents going on, post colonial english in full effect, but the info is digestible.

Change the skin/theme to pink to get you back in the mood? (Disk Browser -> [*] Theme -> bantai_khahki_jeans kind of looks like IT)

:)

Screwhead: Yeah, the vinyl and the three CDs are up for grabs. PonChalice: Cool!

More tips: Check the included demo songs. Also, this guy (botb, netherlands, Because knows this guy) released a bunch of breakcore in XRNS format that can loaded up in Renoise and studied. His style is insane though (ridiculously fast BPM)

[ www.yomirecords.com ]

Hi i'm running an un-official Renoise contest, for fun. If you are interested, please follow up in the following thread, and thank you for your time: www.renoise.com ] 1.9.1 XRNS files, no VST/VSTi/LADSPA plugins allowed.
* 1 winner, chosen by me, arbitrary criteria, heavy drinking

The winner may choose any *one* of the following:

* Registered copy of [ www.renoise.com ] paid by me.
* [ www.renoise.com ] T-Shirt and Mouse pad, paid by me.
* [ Entire"> ] Trotch discography, mailed to you from my closet.

Don't like the rules? Start your own contest. This one is on me. Completely unofficial, completely fun, real prizes out of my wallet.

Go!

Addendum:

For those of you new to Renoise, the free demo does everything you need to participate, it's a free download, check it out.

Also, here's a link to Youtube style tutorial to get you doing Fat beat in less than 10 minutes:

[ www.renoise.com ]

Humiliation.

Moderators, please merge with:

[ www.rave.ca ]

PS: I win...

I win!

Latest acts confirmed

Model 500 (Live) - Juan Atkins is joined by Mad Mike Banks for the First ever UK Live show

Phil Hartnoll - Orbital DJ Set + LONG RANGE show

Modeselektor (Live) + The Flashbulb (Live) + Richard Devine (Live)

Hype + Tickets: [ www.bangfaceweekender.com ]

2008 is the year of the beer straw. I'm committing to it too.

Very cool.

[ www.brawndo.com ]

[ en.wikipedia.org ]

Atheist's Wager

A specific argument challenging the assumption that belief is rewarded is known as the Atheist's Wager. While Pascal suggested that it is better to take the chance of believing in a god that might not exist rather than to risk losing infinite happiness by disbelieving in a god that does, the Atheist's Wager suggests that:

You should live your life and try to make the world a better place for your being in it, whether or not you believe in God. If there is no God, you have lost nothing and will be remembered fondly by those you left behind. If there is a benevolent God, he may judge you on your merits coupled with your commitments, and not just on whether or not you believed in him.

All major religions that preach "hellfire" also preach exclusivity. So, the problem becomes _which_ god is supposed to be the correct one to _bet_ on. Also, There's no way to know if the risk is the _other_ way, that all people who believe without reason will experience the greatest suffering. Imagine a millennia-long intelligence test. God purposely set us up with ZERO evidence of his existence, got some flunkies to write a few Good Books and seed them around the planet, and then waited to see who would take the bait. Anyone that falls for a religion (any religion) is immediately sent to Hell because obviously they are mental defectives who are too stupid to go by the facts. Maybe it's the non-belivers, the ones who saw through the scam all along, and suffered horribly down the ages at the hands of the True Believers (remember, if you want to go to the Good Place you have to suffer while you're on Earth) who will (to their great and everlasting surprise) be admitted to Heaven. At which point, the Atheists will be believers because, well ... now they'll have some evidence, and they'll be able to believe in God without having to take it on "faith".

So this leads to Pascal's Wager , i.e. it's a safe bet to believe in a "general god" because there's no risk, and a lot to lose. But, if you don't believe in exclusivity, then there's no reason to believe in hell, either. I mean, why is it the most religious countries get hit with major earthquakes, flooding and tsunamis? Because they are being punished for workshipping the wrong god. Or, worshiping the right god in the wrong way. If there's one thing that god hates most it's betrayal. So, mayber everyone who worships a god goes to the severest depths of hell. Hence, maybe safest option is not believing, as the punishment is less severe.

Finally, if God is everywhere and infinite, that means that he includes everything. Ergo, if evil exists then it too must be part of God. This requires one of three conclusions, (a) God is not all good, (b) God is not infinite, or (c) evil doesn't exist.

It's got what ravers crave!

Yeah, it's from Idiocracy. Maxim magazine called the product one of the movie products it wished were real. Now it is, thanks to the folks at Redux Beverages, who you might remember from such beverages as the drink formerly known as Cocaine.

I'm expecting a can (or two) soon!

[ www.brawndo.com ]

Excuses, I got them.

Hope it was a good night.

RIP

I have other obligations but will show up late, for sure.

I can't say I went out as much as I would have liked but I did go out as much as was possible. You should start a sitcom called "Thursday Thirty Something."

Also, Steve and Rhys are pretty much the only maniacs that would have anything to do with Trotch, so for this I am very grateful.

The end of an era. Congrats, gentlemen. Funeral high fives all around!

Yeah, i had a great time. The line up was three of the best DJ's in town in terms of what I'm interested in.

Personally, it's tough for me to do thursdays. I'm one bitter old man. I can't bring a crowd. Hence, weather or not I'm there is moot. You can't expect friends to show up every time. It's just the way it is. Some restraint in deflating the hype in a forum where the core support of your endeavor reads (and not the random person of the street who would make the venue packed) might not be the best course of action.

All I'm saying is don't give up based one two events. You got something going that deserves a few more shots. Nothing wrong with going back to the drawing board and trying again.

Good luck guys.

Is the bar scene some sort of the special olympics where everyone is a winner? Is there some sort of mandatory socialist money exchange where you guys are the mandatory benefactors of people showing up based on you wanting them to? (i would support this, but that's another story...) You win some, you loose some. Man up, gentlemen. It's not sexy to bitch and moan, I don't go to events out of guilt, I go for fun.

I paid two covers, spun the wheel for two drinks, I stayed 20 minutes. The concept was rad, the music was rad, sorry I couldn't have stayed longer, but in terms of support, I was there. I don't want to be a dick, but what were you expecting? 500 people? A charity drive? I mean if you wanna run profitable sausage parties, more promo in the gay village is needed, or something. Otherwise I'm not too sure what else could have went off at this point in time for the target demographic. And you lost money, why wasn't the event done in a free venue? Or at least negotiated better? If you are gonna come out blazing the trail of terror with financial expectations, well, welcome to the world of Trotch I guess, thousands of dollars down the toilet, all the free names in the newspapers you can eat. You win some, you lose some.

I'd like to go too, but at this point it's wishful thinking.

Captain Obvious? Is that you? :)

Yeah, I know Adam X is techno and hardcore. But the link has mixtape covers that say "Underground Rotterdam House" so when I said "I'm pretty sure the rest of the world wasn't calling Adam-X circa 1991 house?" it was an observation on the mislabeling of the style since Adam X is on one of the mixtapes.

As Rotterdam is known for "Rotterdam" i.e. Gabber, these mixtapes are the historical root of that style.

I agree, funky it ain't.

Can anyone read dutch? Doesn't matter, cuz I can read DOWNLOAD. And I'm pretty sure the rest of the world wasn't calling Adam-X circa 1991 "house?"

[ oldskool.web-log.nl ]

Way too much distortion! And not the kind that's actually listenable... but a cool link so I thought I'd share.

[ www.slide.com ]
[ www.youtube.com ]

SQUAREPUSHER
ALTERN-8
BOGDAN RACZYNSKI
BONG-RA
CEEPHAX ACID CREW
DJ REPHLEX RECORDS
DJ STINGRAY
KID606
KNIFEHANDCHOP
KROME & TIME
LUKE VIBERT
µ-ZIQ
RAGGA TWINS
AARON SPECTRE
SAINT ACID
SHITMAT
THE DJ PRODUCER
THE PANACEA
MIKE DRED
VENETIAN SNARES
KODE9
MALA (DIGITAL MYSTIKZ)
CHAS & DAVE
DMX KREW
REMARC
PLAID
THE DOUBTFUL GUEST
CYLOB
DJ SCOTCH EGG
CASSETTE BOY
JACKSON AND HIS COMPUTER BAND
BEARDYMAN (2006 & 2007 UK BEATBOX CHAMPION)
DOPPLEREFFEKT

Check the FAQ:

[ www.bangface.com ]

Tickets are £110 per person and include 3 nights self catering chalet accommodation, access to all the music venues & park activities.

The full rave kicks of officially on Friday evening so we recommend you arrive well in time for the grand opening. Music will run each night until 6am and begin again at 11am the next day on both Friday and Saturday. On the Sunday it will finish at midnight. We also have a 24hour bar across the weekend.

Congratulations on the new site. Drastic changes. Looking good!

I'm bringing celery back.

Anyone seen this?

[ www.bangface.com ]

It's 112 british pounds for 1 ticket...

Released a few hours ago:

[ www.renoise.com ]

Solid!

Pro-Tip: If you were smart enough to donate to the guy selling lottery tickets at the computer, he had a stash of hidden earplugs that saved my life.

The venue was awesome. The times had, equally awesome.

[ www.renoise.com ]

After about 2 and a half month of testing, testing, testing and fine-tuning,
the first RC (Release Candidate) version of Renoise 1.9 is finally available.

Check it out.

Evidently kneecam #1 was on strapped to a ten foot techno giant?

Yeah, the night was wicked. A lot of heavy stepping and heavy tunes.

I heard the next one will be combining all the past concepts into one mega concept. it's going to be called BLACKOUT HOT DOG BARBECUE where everyone gets a bottle of mustard and ketchup at the door, 4 times as many sub woofers, 2 deep fryers, and a bunch of stripper poles set up at various locations on the floor, total experimental mayhem!

Seriously though, one of the best events of the year. Good times!

Yeah, a script like that would be cool, you should contribute to the project.

Over the weekend I made some changes in the CVS for the XRNS randomzier script:

New features: Randomize modes based on scales, option to keep note octave.

Now the user can chose the following randomize algorithms:

* chaos
* shuffle
* harmonic_minor
* locrian
* lydian
* melodic_minor
* pentatonic_blues
* pentatonic_major
* pentatonic_minor
* pentatonic_netural

Windows users who want to help test can double click get_cvs_dev_version_scripts.cmd in XRNS-SF version 1.4. Others can check out the code using their CVS client of choice.