Perspective is as important in music as in art…taking a step back, or a step closer, can often conjure up interesting results. One man who has developed plenty of new ways of approaching music is Brian Eno…
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The concept of loudness in audio recordings has been a bone of contention for many producers for about two decades now, although the last ten years have seen it surge to such levels that prolonged exposure to some modern recordings can actually induce nausea (because of the audio rather than the music)…
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Although the idea of the RPM Challenge is to write, record and produce an album from start to finish within the temporal confines of the month of February, observant readers will note that Canabrism has been inclined to push these boundaries a little…
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So you’ve spent months (or years) working on your album, poured your heart and soul into it, and now you’re ready to put your feet up and watch the kudos roll in. But before that happens – even in this digital age – you’ll need to put together an album cover to give your work a public face…
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Game music is slowly gaining credibility as an artform in itself – as evidenced, for example, by such projects as Amon Tobin’s soundtrack for Chaos Theory. Johnathan Coulton’s closing song for Portal was a particularly apt and powerful complement to a highly inventive game, but now that Portal 2 has been released, the testing can continue…
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This week saw the usual cascade of Hollywood stars emerge for their annual Oscar baskage; but alongside the silver screen there lies an array of woofers and tweeters to provide essential sonic accompaniment. This time around, the audio engineers produced a few gems…
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During their American tour between October and November last year, Gorillaz wrote an album on an iPad which they released on their website over Christmas. Albarn also revealed what apps were used in the process…
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In an extremely late presentation of this year’s RPM challenge album – but just in time for Christmas nonetheless – we have the XKCD-inspired ‘Little Bobby Tables’ by Canabrism…
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The recent decision by the Irish High Court – stating that ISPs cannot be forced to identify and disconnect those accused of illegal music sharing activities – brought the issue of music rights and copyright back into focus. But the very identification of what is infringing material can be a thorny matter in itself…
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It’s not often that a 35-minute ambient music track goes viral, but last month this is precisely what happened when Shamantis uploaded a Justin Bieber song – slowed down 800%. The resulting whooshy soundscape has now generated over two million plays on Soundcloud…
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