Posts Tagged ‘Free the Wax’
Editor’s Picks Sept. 17-20
A weekend of folk, fun, the end of summer, Detroit techno, Beijing dance rock, and a Brazilian takeover of the JZ Big Band.
ONRA’s 1.0.8
This Saturday Free the Wax will have one of their very well directed events, this time bringing ONRA to The Shelter. In preparation we’ve got a review of the beatmaker’s newest album 1.0.8. You can listen to the album while you read it.
Editor’s Picks, June 18-21
I won’t recommend this event (see photo), as it constitutes French House music, which combines two of the more questionable elements of society that I am aware of, but I will direct your attention (Disgust? Uproarious laughter?) to its flyer. Congratulations, LOgO. If this was Oscar season you would have the inside track for the most ridiculous flyer of the year. Just a fantastic effort. And, without further ado (adieu?), on to the picks:
Nosaj Thing, Beatmaker and Sound Designer
He says his influences go from old classic such as Chopin, to new classics like Boards of Canada, and his sounds have been compared with those of Flying Lotus, Burial, Battles, and Ratatat. Jason Chung, aka Nosaj Thing is emerging from darkness, straight into the spotlights with laptops, beating gadgets, and good vibes to forge [...]
Free your Mind and your Ass will Follow
We have been saying for some weeks now that the music scene in Shanghai is pretty hectic! Because we are only ducks and not octopuses, we occasionally have to ask for help, and Leo from Free the Wax has lent us some of his free time with this one. Free the Robots will play this Saturday at YuYinTang, and we wanted to tell you what kind of robots they are freeing, and about the music they will play for us; so we made an exception from our rules (sorry boss) and asked Leo to do the interview for us himself. And, yes, be careful, Free the Robots are freeing some wax on Saturday at YuYinTang. (!)
Editor’s Picks May 14-17
You know the score, but this week there’s an bonus Conflict of Interest Pick!
Dorian Concept: When Music Moves Forward
Today Dorian Concept guided a master class to show the technique he uses to create his music. The meeting was interesting and he certainly created expectations for the gig organized by Free the Wax tonight at The Shelter. One thing that I admire about electronic musicians is the freedom they feel from the technique of instrumental music
How To Do All This And Survive?
Have you ever had so many events to check out in one weekend that you lose your power of omnipresence? Well, this looks to be one of those weekends. The only problem is that recently the Computer Gods got a bit dizzy (or it could have been also a solar storm. Who knows what it [...]
