Voide Newsletter May 2009 A lot has happened since the last Voide newsletter. I have been busy with remixes, collaborations, hosting Pixicast, composing new tracks and reviving an old project.

Here is an attempt to summarize the latest news.

Two brand new tracks has been released now in May and they are the first ever Voide tracks that are released under a creative commons license. In short this means that you are free to share Voides music with friends, include in podcasts etc. For commercial use my permission is required, contact me if you have something in mind :)

Into the Sun featuring Australian vocalist Pixieguts
Into the Sun is the first track collaboration between Voide and Pixieguts. While the track is upbeat and has a bit of a club sound to it, it is still a bit dreamy and Pixieguts lovely voice pulls it all together about 2 minutes into the track.

Would you like to go into the sun together with us?

 

You can listen and download Into the Sun at these sites:
Bandcamp
Last.fm

Traffic
Traffic is inspired by traffic flows in general, especially in the city. The 'point of view' of this track is from the drivers seat of a car and the time of day is after dark. Traffic has a solid beat with some dreamy pads and acid lines. The arrangement is somewhat of an experiment as there is a breakdown pretty early in the track, that is compensated for later.



You can listen and download Traffic at these sites:
Bandcamp
Last.fm

Little Red Cottage (LRC) - I Go Easy
Little Red Cottage is the new incarnation of the Johanson/Almgren duo that has been ULDA for the last 18 years. ULDA produced analogue recordings of experimental electronic music with a psychological tinge. After a long period of silence since 2002 we decided that it was time to revitalize and rename the band. Much has also happened technology wise since the ULDA era with the new digital production possibilities.

With LRC the course has changed to a more mellow and relaxing sound with the first release titled 'I Go Easy' that is inspired by lounge, bar, house and chill out music in general.

It was also an excellent opportunity for us to work together with the female vocalist Pixieguts from Australia in this international collaboration.



Visit and listen to Little Red Cottage at any of these sites:
Last.fm
Lrcmusic.com - free downloads
CDBABY
Little Red Cottage will also be available from iTunes late May.

Mondo Blu Radio
Based in Barcelona, Spain Paul of Mondo Blu Radio hosts a podcast show presenting artists featured at the radio station. In episode 15 Paul features both Little Red Cottage - I Go Easy and Voide - Into the Sun both featuring Pixieguts.

By playing the new tracks in the podcast Mondo Blu Radio was the first radio station world wide to feature the two new tracks!

Visit Mondo Blu Radio and listen these sites:
Mondo Blu Podcast
Mondo Blu Radio - Accessible Eclectic Internet Music Radio
Mondo Blu Radio at Live365.com

PIXICAST 002
 
Episode number 2 of this podcast with alternative electronic world sounds has been recorded and published in April. I am hosting this show for the Pixies Palace community and I have been working together with Pixieguts producing this podcast. There are some truly talented artists featured in the podcast series and I suggest you check it out (and subscribe for free). Pixicast episode 3 will be out in a couple of weeks.

Listen to PIXICAST at any of these sites:
Last.fm
iTunes
Podomatic

Voide Remix of Imogen Heap - The song that never was
Imogen Heap posted a remix competition on Twestival.fm and I decided to participate with my version of "The song that never was". The competition had close to 500 contributions with a wide variety of mixes.

You can listen to the Voide version here:

Imogen Heap - Voide Remix - The Song That Never Was by voide

Voide Remix of Sun Diviners by Baxandall IP featuring Pixieguts
There was an open remix collaboration at Pixies Palace to remix the track Sun Diviners originally composed by Baxandall IP featuring Pixieguts. I am very happy with the remix, it has a slightly softer sound than the original adding that Voide touch.



You can listen to all the eight remixes available of Sun Diviners at last.fm. All remixes including the Voide remix are free to download.

Love featuring Suzie Electric
When I was releasing the Humachine album this project together with the female German vocalist Suzie Electric did not get the attention it deserved so I decided to include it in this newsletter.

Me and Suzie met on MySpace in 2007 and we decided to make this single together and the work continued during the last six months of 2008. There are tree versions of the track 'Love' on this single. Based on some listener feedback I also want to point out that the extended version is not only extened, it is also different in several ways. It has a different bassline, new vocals and a somewhat different beat together with new sounds.


Listen to LOVE at these sites:
Last.fm
Bandcamp

Are Eidet created the cover art and took the original photo used for the single. Are is a very talented artist and photographer. I can recommend a visit to his website for some amazing and fun photos.

Humachine
In case that you missed it, Humachine is the latest Voide album that was released early 2009. The most popular tracks to date are Humachine, Sometimes I Daydream, Adrenalin, Rock the Geek and How Does it work.



You can listen to the Humachine album at these sites:
Bandcamp - free downloads!
Last.fm CDBABY - CD hard copy album and MP3's available
iTunes

Twitter
As you have seen I don't send out newsletters all that often, that is to keep them more interesting and to prevent me filling up your mailboxes. I started using Twitter a couple of months ago and my updates are posted on voide.net and my MySpace page. To get updates on a more daily basis on what I am doing you can follow me on Twitter.

I always appreciate your help in helping me spreading the word about my music - Kudos!

All the best and take care,
Dave of Voide
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