photo by Lara

Here is my DJ set from Chillography 104, on May 8, 2009. It’s a mix of mostly psydub infused with extra bits from my Kaos Pad 2 effects processor, Kaosillator pocket synthesizer, and a wonderful discussion about the multiverse by Brian Greene. The other three sets from Chillography 104 can be downloaded from here. Enjoy!

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Download » Crispy at Chillography 104 (1hr 29min, 202MB)

Tracklist::
1. Kuba — Freak Controle
2. Eat Static — Holy Stone
3. Hol Baumann — Radio Bombay
4. Nagual Sound Experiment — The Special Button
5. Younger Brother — All I Want
6. Dub Trees — Magnetica
7. Phutureprimitive — Innerverse
8. Nagual Sound Experiment — Bad Breed
9. Capsula — Golden Orb
10. Ott — The Queen of All Everything
11. Kuba — But Your Dreams May Not
12. Bluetech — Oleander (Phutureprimitive Symbiotic remix)
13. Solar Fields — Sky Trees

 
This weekend I’m playing at another fundraiser for another excellent cause. The Church of Bass is raising funds to install a new wood floor in the dowstairs area so it can be used as a community Yoga center when severing as the home of the underground events in the city. I’ll be playing some chill beats in upstairs lounge from 10:15-11:30. Click through for the full event details.

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Chillography is celebrating its one-year anniversary of diving deep into the mellow and we’re doing it with a sure fire format—a chillout day party, in a park, for free…. ’nuff said. Musically, we’re bringing back some Chillography favorites to treat us to the perfect soundtrack to a waterfront-breeze-with-grass-between-your-toes kinda day. Please join us with your picnics, hula hoops, long boards, frisbees, yoga mats, books, blankets, lawn chairs, sunscreen, and whatever else is it that makes for a great summer day in a beautiful Seattle park.

Welcome to Chillography 201.

When:: Sunday, July 5, 2009, noon to 8 pm
Where:: Myrtle Edwards Park (southern-most clearing, just north of the Olympic Sculpture Park)
Cost:: FREE

Music by::
EQlateral
Osiris Indriya
Lara
Hendrik
0×66
Crispy

Full event details are here.

Check out this fantastic short film by Terri Timely that explores Synesthesia. The film reminds me a lot of parts of the wackiness that is Funky Forest.

Spotted on the always interesting Synthtopia blog.

 
Tonight is Groovix³, a fundraiser for an ambitious Burning Man art project. The musical menu is looking quite delicious with EQlateral kicking things off, followed by courses of Osiris Indriya, myself and Rob Noble. Come on out and get your dance on, while supporting the construction of a humongous LED Rubik’s Cube!

The official deets:

Friday, June 19
8:30-10:30 : Lip Sync – Bring your iPod, put on a crazy costume, and show us your crazy moves — prizes for top performances!
10:30-12:00 : EQlateral
12:00-1:30 : Osiris Indriya
1:30-3:00 : Crispy
3:00-4:00 : Rob Noble

All night: A silent auction of select artwork and services!
Location: Waid’s, 1212 E Jefferson St, Seattle, WA
Admission: $15

Huzzah! The City of Seattle Department of Parks and Recreation are sponsoring our event which significantly reduces our costs. Donations received thus far will be used to cover the remaining expenses. Thank you for all of your support!

We are very very close to being fully official with the city for Chillography 201 on Sunday, July 5th. Assuming the City of Seattle waives the park usage fees, this event will cost us $350–400 for insurance and gas. Please consider a donation to help us cover these expenses. We’d really appreciate it!

If you are willing and able, please go here to donate to the cause via PayPal.

Thank you!!!!!

I’m really enjoying this live set by Seattle’s own Misha this morning. Turns out that lovely, mellow techno, a cup of coffee and an overcast sky happens to be a perfect combination.

The Chillography 104 DJ sets by Spektra, Blue Spectral Monkey, DJ Eckoe and myself (Crispy) are now up and ready for your downloading pleasure! Head over to the Chillography Downloads page to grab them and any of the other past sets that you may have missed. Happy listening!

 
The new version of the Chillography.net is now live. I’ve moved it over to a Wordpress blog format to make it easier to maintain and update as well as extend its feature set.

Check it out and let me know if you find anything too funky or too awesome.

This Saturday is going to be a full night of great music events. Earlier in the evening is a surround sound downtempo exhibition from the fine folks of the Electronic Music Collective. Me thinks I am going to head over to Youngstown for this at 7 then up the Church of Bass for In The Flow at 10 to catch Ott and Pitch Black. Can I get a “Woot!” for a city full of amazing music? Woot!

Total Immersion 2 (TI2) is much more than just a performance; it’s a journey into a world of downtempo electronic music by amazing artists who will be performing original music in surround-sound, to multi-screen visuals in a rare and unique artistic setting. “Rare” is the operative word here… Live music that’s performed in surround is something that’s uncommon, even in major centers around the world. It’s often regarded as too difficult to pull off. EMC, however, has mastered the art and goes further to combine melodic downtempo compositions with lush and immersive visuals.

Check out the site for the full event description and plenty of links. And be sure to watch the String Station teaser video. That looks like a magnificent instrument and I can’t wait to hear it live in surround.