Felix's Machines: The Next Generation

Felix Thorn has unveiled his new machines at a live event in Bordaux with Warp Records' Plaid here with beautifully moulded Perspex casing to improve the sound pick up and reduce interference from outside sounds. It's not the first time Felix and Plaid have shared billing, but for this event Plaid had composed music that was then played on the machine. Was this a trial run for a tour in '10?

Thanks to Felix for letting us use his pictures, click on the thumbnails to see the full pictures.

PIXELH8 RELEASES THE AND / Interface Amnesty Pixelh8 Music Tech Master Stroke DS BETA

The latest free software release from the ever busy Pixelh8 promising his 3rd album next month, this latest software development is on a new level regarding features than the previous releases and the display is suitably retro in aesthetic.

He will also be giving a talk and a performance on his chip tune work in Bradford on the 10th November at the . Click here for more info.

The AND / Interface Amnesty Pixelh8 Music Tech Master Stroke DS BETA download page.

WipeOut Fury Soundtrack

So I try not to dip too far into geeky topics when I write here but I'm going to make an exception for myself in this case. This week saw the release of WipeOut Fury for the PlayStation 3 which has been holding most of my attention this week. People familiar with the WipeOut series will know that the soundtrack is always fantastic and this iteration's is no different.

Featuring the likes of Two Fingers, Nosia and The Crystal Method to name a few, Fury's soundtrack definitely has a harsher electronica feel than the previous techno-flavoured iterations. Here's the track "Le Night Dominator" by The Touch, which is also featured on the soundtrack.

Tonetable

Another interesting touch screen based control method for digital DJs to hit the interwebs, it's Tonetable. For those of you familiar with timecoded vinyls this little app will produce a tone that's compatible with Serato’s Scratch Live, Native Instruments’ Traktor Scratch, M-Audio’s Torq, Image-Line’s Deckadance and more. Just take the audio out from the iPhone or iPod Touch and whack it into your audio interface box. Video below:

True story and semi-related; I once did a VJ gig at a club night and a DJ came up to me asking who had unplugged his Serato Scratch setup, 5 minutes before he was due to go on. Devastated, he sat in the corner of the booth and cried proper tears. I shit you not.

Tonetable is available for the mere fee of Five Great British Pound Sterling.

Pixelh8 Gives Away His Software - For Free!

That is correct, the ingenious inventor and producer wants to share chip tune with the world so much he is giving away his hard grafted over software creation for free in the name of creativity.

Here is Mr. Applegate talking through the Pixelh8 Music Tech Pro Performer:

Go to the download page on his site here.