Ruinednation

Quick update. The first post of mixtape.ruinednation is up for your listening pleasure. This week the mix is focused on cover songs. I will attempt to post a new mix every week.

http://mixtape.ruinednation.com – there is also a link to the site in upper right corner.

I just added a page for which all media related to Ruined, Threshing Floor, and Rip-Off Dub Syndicate can be found. There you will find two sections of originals and covers. Original material is licensed with Creative Commons and I encourage their use in podcasts, remixes, free/non-profit radio streams. Covers are not available for download (and I highly doubt they ever will be) but after I get permissions worked out I’m hopeful that there will be on sale on iTunes, Amazon, etc later this year.

Enjoy!

http://www.ruinednation.com/media/

Here is a link to a good interview with one of godfather’s industrial and Uber lord of the sampler of JG Thirlwell of Foetus, Steriod Maximus, Venture Bros. and others. Highlights include news about the new Foetus album currently in production called HIDE and new Manorexia project played by live string orchestra. On a personal note, I alway found Thirlwell to be one of the most adept and talented songwriters out there but now that he’s moved to big band and orchestral arrangements my respect for his abilities have double. To find out more about him I also suggest picking up the LIMB album that also includes the FOETUS NYC documentary. While you are there may I also suggest in getting the Venture Bros. soundtrack collection, which is getting my nod for album of the year.

http://www.bigshinyrobot.com/reviews/archives/10512

“Not to trust everybody. Not to trust everybody in the industry. There’s a lot of sharks and record companies steal. They cheat. I have to audit them. And it’s time for artists to take a stand against them.”

As I woke this morning and getting ready for work I had ABC’s GMA drivel going in the background when they did a story about Micheal Jackson’s funeral service. In it they put a clip of a private interview with Director Brett Ratner and the above quote was part that clip.

Although I have very little respect for Jackson, I will say that for someone who has been declared “The King of Pop” for a the better part of two generations to come down on the record industry speaks volumes about the decay and greed of record labels.

Micheal Jackson/Brett Ratner interview part 1

Micheal Jackson/Brett Ratner interview part 2

I’ve added two new pages to the site.

First is Projects, this is where I’ll share current projects I’m working in the budding online collaboration communities. Right now I’m focusing on Kompoz.com but eventually I’d like to look into Ninjam and others.

Second is RuinedStudio, which is home to my uStream of my studio. It’s live only when I’m in the studio doing work, but I’m trying to work on an automatic notication for when I’ll be in the studio. I probably won’t talk very much but I’ll keep an occasional eye on the chatbox and discuss anything worthwhile.

I’m working on a couple of new reviews that should be posted in the next couple of weeks: JG Thirwell – Venture Bros., Foetus – Limb/Foetus NYC Documentary, and VNV Nation – Of Faith, Power, and Glory.

Break something,
E.