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Friday, January 17, 2003

 
I'm unable to access these pages due to server problems. For updates please see: http://www.schvtrn.com/latest.html

Martin Friday, January 17, 2003

Sunday, January 12, 2003

 
iF-Random mp3's available at last.

Scholtz Vitrine has an official url at last [thank you Dr Hood] with a seriously huge server sitting behind it. I'm updating daily with articles, news and mp3's, with a load of material on the way from me, Steve, Erin, Harry 7, CrackerDog, Paul Frayletee and the rest of the collective.

Essentially any new developments will be getting plugged, previewed and pressed at the Schvtrn site, because it's huge, it looks nice, and there's no server problems!

Having a terrible time trying to get things sorted out in terms of technology. I'm surrounded by failing equipment. Attempted to digitize some footage of Harry 7's Eagle Industries live demonstration / seminar. Video equipment either not working or not compatible with OS X or 9.2.

There should be a lot more happening in terms of getting some CD's out but as I said, it's been one technical hitch after another and I'm also in the process of moving. Gawd.

Martin Sunday, January 12, 2003

Tuesday, December 17, 2002

 
Season's greetings!

Ade's given the lab site a major update. You can now see some Stray Dog City images and read amusing Odeama press reviews.

New Memeplex mp3's finally available here . Eat the Sweets and Cut the Strings are two songs that, for the few people I've played this stuff to, have continually stood out. Eat the Sweets was written 10 years ago in a freezing cold flat in Stoke. The place was so cold that the synth / sequencer I programmed the bass and beats on broke down [the display screen broke]. Cut the Strings is a new one and is sort of influenced by Scott Walker's 'Climate of Hunter'.

You can also listen to some tracks by Harry 7 , which is the closest I've ever come to being in a conventional rock band. Check the Harry 7 web site for more info on this 'infra-sound field operation'.

I've been updating the Scholtz Vitrine site [virtually] daily with interesting news from the world of sound and those bizarre schvtrn people.

I'm also [hopefully] moving in January. The way my life has been going over the last couple of years I can't assume that anything will go to plan - and I have to say I have no idea what I'll do if it all falls through.

Also hoping to have an iF Random mp3 site up by the end of the week with three ambienty / beatless tracks from the 'inner-tube' sessions. Some nice, lush drones and sleep-inducing voices.

And then there's the Mekano Set material that I wan to do the same to, which is much more light-hearted, based around patterns of 'non-musical elements.'

Rollo's going to hopefully put a couple of spoken-word things up too with some Scholtz Vitrine soundtracks. Erm what else? Erm... Erin Bauer mp3's too soon hopefully. An amazing Erin mix of Memeplex's 'Company' - totally over-the-top strings. A couple of Godbreath tracks too.

We may have an official scholtz vitrine site up very soon, with a massive amount of room for mp3's. Hopefully.

More soon.
Martin Tuesday, December 17, 2002

Wednesday, November 20, 2002

 
Currently exploring the oddly child-like world of OS X. It's certainly gone a whole lot further in terms of 'liquifying' pixels. And although it may simply be down to my lack of experience with the interface, it seems oddly clunky... reminding me of a child's colourful wooden blocks. I'm not convinced I'll be making the switch full-time, but perhaps it might make a nice holiday. Word does seem a whole lot more appealing under X though.

Well anyway, I've just found out that my Powerbook is almost certainly beyond repair so I'm in a bit of a daze. No work was lost though, fortunately, and I'm now forced to fork out wedge on the iMac I've already filled-to-bursting with .wavs and txt's.

Have also just mailed the master of the 'Rekotron' sessions to TAR, so hopefully there will be some MP3's up very soon.

Martin Wednesday, November 20, 2002

Thursday, November 14, 2002

 
So Ade (SDC / CompseyTAR) came over last night, and as he didn't bring his kit with him I assumed it was just a flying visit. But we set up the fretless and ended up recording about 7 tracks on-the-fly. 7 tracks with beats. Each one just happened spontaneously over some beats I'd been working on 'in case of emergencies'. First time we've played like this in almost four years (horrible thought!)

I'm going to be mixing the tracks this week, and coupled with the droney things we did a few months back, and some MeMePleX tracks, and some new beats I've been working on meantime, we're potentially going to have all this new material available for release and download very soon. TAR now have their own server, so they'll essentially be able to offer an entire hard-drive's worth of mp3's for download.

Updates are being made on a near-daily basis to Scholtz Vitrine's rumour control by Steve and me.

See you soon.
Martin Thursday, November 14, 2002

Thursday, October 31, 2002

 
As I explained on the old site, this isn't so much 'news' as a chance for me to be honest about what I'm actually up to at the moment.

Updates have been made to Scholtz Vitrine's rumour control at last.

I'm currently working on an ep with a live 'popular beat combo' I've been working with, who are as-yet nameless. Quirky, and huge, it's a whole lot more 'musical' than anything I've done before, and it's an interesting opportunity to think in terms of two guitar parts, as well as not having to do four things at once live.

There is a serious amount of iF-Random / MeMePleX stuff that's virtually mixed and waiting [until I can get other computer to do it's job properly they are trapped in virtual limbo!]. Ade and me are also talking about getting a load of stuff recorded before Christmas, as we've got a bit of a deadline. Details of that soon.

On the writing side of things, FMS is finished. We'll hopefully have an online version soon. Rollo also got his first piece of hate-mail this month too! Expect to see it online soon!

As some of you may have figured out, I've been more 'emotional' than usual lately. I can happily say that I am 100% back to my normal self-obsessed, glee-filled, manic self, despite the fact that life just got a whole lot more complicated once again this week! And thanks to Camel and Andy for entertaining me in Brighton once again!
Martin Thursday, October 31, 2002

Monday, October 28, 2002

 
Well this weekend sees me worn out after a week of editing Scholtz Vitrine articles at all hours. Friday night was the first time in too long that I've been out and enjoyed it. Saw three bands - why don't people use space in songs ever? Why does every moment have to be hogged by a wall of guitar [transformed into white noise by ineffectual venues and sound systems]. Got a rather good lecturing on sexuality too.

Do to continuing ISP troubles I'm only able to update sites using Blogger at the moment. There's a lot going on right now, I just wish that there was some way I could get some mp3's up but at the moment it's simply impossible.

Just when you think it's all sorted, I'm reminded, it's not all sorted at all.
Martin Monday, October 28, 2002