Audio Logic

All roads lead to our new home

2008-11-24T16:20:00.000-08:00

From our camp, we're consolidating our efforts, streamlining our process and trimming the fat. Some of the articles and interviews featured here will be re-posted, some will be here in archived form. See you in the fray.

Point your browsers to:
architectheroes.blogspot.com

And while your out surfing the edges of the electronic metaverse, check out my new home:
www.stephenruiz.com

11.13.06>The Heat of a Texas Fall

2006-11-14T00:28:00.000-08:00

I quit my job to pursue music and art full time. I'm freaked out, but I'm more excited. Here's how the first week went.

Sunday, 11/05: Full-blown studio action. The Zygote sessions we're in full-swing at Pleasantry Lane, and we managed to get the begining of a great track togther (tenative title, "Magicial Dracula Powers"). Seriously. I got so hyped about the work that Aaron and I did, that I posted it on our Myspace music page. Fucking weird.

Monday, 11/06: I got Kevin some mix CD's to give away at Good Records, then met up with a friend, and proceeded to go to WAY to many bars.....

Tuesday, 11/07: It was a lounge around recovering from Monday day (and I went to Mia's for the first time since coming back to Dallas. Their Brisket tacos OWN!!!), until the evening. Then it was out with friends to the movies and a night cap.

Wednesday, 11/08: I began to preping everything for my upcoming tour in January. Met up with Mwanza, Gerard (aka Convextion) and Charlie P. from the Tah-Dahs at the Libertine for drinks the over to Bishop Manor studios for some late night chaos. I've known Charlie for 10 years now, and it's great to see him doing well....but I digress.

Thursday, 11/09: Aaron and I went to Meridian Room and ran into Chris McCall and Suitcase. Saw DJ Mr. Rid do his thing and closed the night at Lee Harveys, where I met another new friend, who I believe I was buying drinks for and everyone called "Texas Red." Good times.

Friday, 11/10: The Central booking crew was on full-blast with "The Party at Zubar. Our camp at the Bell House decided to have a pre-party . Lori, Chris, Mary, Prince William and a group of fam showed up and we posseed up and went to Zu. The guys were stellar as usual, and Kevin even brought fuckin' airhorns. True story.

Saturday, 11/11: Unit One blew up Wax with Dub Assembly 4. Serious business. The kids were on point, Mundo, Lifted, Keith P, Tiny and the whole crew just locked it down tight. After getting home at around 1:44am, there was a knock on the door, and a birthday party irrupted in my house until around 5. Don't ask, just wait for the pictures....

Sunday, 11/12: A day of reflection. The momentium I have right now is crazy. I'm opening for Flock of Seagulls next Friday, I have the DAT Politics/Kevin Blechdom show on December 9th and I'm on tour for January/Feburary. I'm also about to put-out a picture disc with Scream Club and some other NW bands (came out of the blue, but sounded like fun), I'm going to do a remix for Smile, Smile, Pikahsso and still find time to freelance. It's fucking great!!!

By the way, The Fineline is all jacked-up right now, so stay tuned for another installment of The Chronicles of Low Frequency just as soon as the internet gremlins have gotten exterminated!!

08.17.06>The Texas Asphalt Society

2006-08-17T02:27:00.000-07:00

We're in the triple digit nasty weather here in the lone star state, and the sweatbox asethtic is fully-tilted. On the DJ front, Panoptikon is on hiatus until Saturday September 23rd, at which point I'll resume my residency and will be back in the V.I.P. dropping more freakbeat electo and dark wave booty jams. And look out for the Hospital Fetish Party, that's going to be a whole new level of nuts!

On the production front, Zygote (Aaron Mobley & yours truly, Stephen Ruiz) have been slaving away at Salim Nourallah's Pleasantry Lane Studio working on the new full-length record, "Radio Anthems for the Newly Disenfrnchized" which is slated for late fall, early winter release 2006.

On the DJ/Remix/Production front, I have been bearing the fruits of insomnia, jamming the remix competition circuit dropping remixes for the Mochipet and Spank Rock battles, the later of which was given a nice boost by local taste maker, Gorilla Vs. Bear. To quote, "...when a local DJ makes a remix as ill as this one, I'm all ears." Hot damn. Also, I heard a rumor that I might be turning up as a guest on the G vs. B affiliated Blog Radio on Sirius Satellite. Stay tuned..... Also, I'm taking a swing a remixing local Hip-Hop legend, Pikahsso. I'll be in the lab for a minute on this one, trust me!

Check out the mixes here:
http://www.myspace.com/zygote

BTW, I'm in the process of putting up a DJ Stephen R. Myspace music page, so you can get more off the goodness soon.

Want the live mix action? Well, come out and see me!

Aug 25 2006 6:00P-9:00P
Yaris Party - DJ'ing at Ave Arts @ Ave Arts - Live Comic Book Art, Free Food from Meridian Room, Mad Beats and a Toyota

Aug 26 2006 2:00P-5:00pm
DJ'ing at M.A.C. (nothpark mall....4 real) - Come get your face done and feel the glamor all over!

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Chart attack

DJ STEPHEN R's TOP 10 FOR WISHING SOMEONE HAD INVENTED A KOOZIE FOR YOUR BALLS FOR SUMMERS IN TEXAS (thanks Gerard/Convextion for the idea!)

1. DAT Politics - Wow Twist
(DAT P. are playing a Audio Logic show in Dallas in December...FYI bitch)

2. DJ Nature - The African Game (mix CD)

3. CSS - Cansei de ser sexy

4. Girl Talk - Night Ripper

5. Erase Errata - Nightlife

6. Tree Wave - The Cabana EP (still)

7. V/A - Hollertronix 1.5: Money Studies 12"

8. DJ Danger Mouse - Bright Eyes/Super Furry Animals (remix) 7"

9. Bexarametric - Pressure LP (Metric Style records RAISE UP!)

10.DJ Stephen R. - Spank Rock Vs. Stephen R. - Demo

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A few other things of note, I'll be posting my interview with Jeff Parker of Tortoise within the next 24 hours on Fine Line Live, offically consumating my relationship with the group! Also, I'm helping in the launch the web site of Metric Styles Records. Take's the phrase "Don't Sleep" to a whole other level!

06.18.06>Mods, Flashlights and a moving on to the next big thing....

2006-06-18T17:40:00.000-07:00

Weekend Redux

This weekend saw some great things happening in Dallas. I caught Echo and the Bunneyman, at least a few songs in their set, at the Gypsy on Friday. They were in great form. It was amazing to see how well they've held up over time. After the show, I headed out to DJ a set at the Melissa's Deluxe after-party cum Birthday Party for McQueen. Rad times were had by all.....

Saturday night was CRAZY! The Lollipop Shoppe kids threw one hell of a party at the Doublewide in Dallas. As part of the "Mod and Soul Weekender" German DJ Frank Papp threw down some amazing rare soul and go-go, and The Dirty Novels threw down just an amazing set of Garage rock that sounded like it could have come straight out of Detroit. A wonderful party by a wonderful group of people. Mad props to Patricia and Gabe. You guys know how to make the kids shake their asses!

Speaking of ass-shaking, I just got a line on the new (debut?) mix CD from the Flashlight Party boys called "Oh Shit it's The Flashlight Party" volume 1. Serious a funky and eclectic mix of amazing stuff. Be sure and show them some love on Weds. night at Elm Street Bar, because these kids know their shit. For all you Trainspotters out there, peep out the track listing:

1. Intro to Bloc Party- Helicopters (diplo remix)
2. The Faint- Dust
3. LCD Soundsystem- Tribulations
4. New Order- Blue Monday
5. M83 vs. Aphex Twin vs. Kia- Run to Pussylicker
6. Global Communications- The Groove X's four
7. Phoenix- If I ever Feel Better
8. Wonderland Avenue- White Horse (Mike Monday remix)
9. Luomo- Tessio
10. The Juan Maclean- Give Me Every Little Thing ( Muzik Xpress Vocal mix)
11. VHS or Beta- Night on Fire ( Carlos D remix)
12. Kano- I'm Ready
13. Death From Above 1979- Sexy Results
14. Micheal Jackson- P.Y.T. 12' remix
15. !!!- Hello? Is This Thing on?
16. Rod Stewart- Do You Think I'm Sexy
17. DAft Punk- Technologic
18. Mylo vs. Miami Sound Machine- Doctor Pressure
19.Telefon Tel Aviv- My Week Beats Your Year
20. Depheche Mode- Policy Of Truth (Beat Box mix)
21. RJD2- 1976

And now some news from us here at the Audio-Logic camp. The Audio-Logic Blog is being wrapped into http://www.finelinelive.com blog. Now, for those of you who do not know, Fine Line was started by on Ms. Cindy who founded the award-winning TexasGigs.com. I've been looking for a new and "offical" home for Audio-Logic, and it looks like we've found it. I'm REALLY excited about the direction of A.L. under the Fine Line umbrella. Expect more Podcasts, Video-Casting and fresher content. (Did I mention and actual editorial direction?). All the deatils will be sorted out soon, and this blog will be an extention of my personal musical output, Zygote and my DJ Activity.

Wish me luck and thanks for reading kids! See you at the party.

06.07.06>Dance-punk Jihad, slow moving reptiles, chasing paper images and east coast herbabvores...

2006-06-07T15:38:00.001-07:00

Shit Robot (of DFA records) and MSTRKRFT (Jesse Keeler of Death from above 1979 and producer AI-P) are playing a show in Ontario, Canada this Saturday, and I'm VERY interested to know how this came about. Now, if your not familiar with the rivalry in these 2 camps, Death From Above 1979 had some choice words for DFA records when they asked them to change their name. They added 4 numbers to their name (the minimum legally) and posted this on their web site:

"FUCK DFA RECORDS FUCK JAMES MURPHY WE DECLARE JIHAD ON THEM HOLY WAR ENDING IN THIER DEATH AND DISMEMBERMENT... james murphy is a selfish piece of fuck that will burn in the flames of a specially dedicated rock and roll jihad. if i had the resources i would fly a plane into his skull."

We can only hope that these two brilliant camps have sorted out their differences and can go and rock together.

http://www.myspace.com/shitrobot
http://www.deathfromabove1979.com/
http://www.mstrkrft.com/
http://www.dfarecords.com/
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Jeff Parker Interview

I've got an upcoming interview with the wonderfully talented Jeff Parker of Tortoise, Isotope 217, Chicago Underground, New Horizons Ensemble and WAY too many to list here. His musical accomplishments are vast and his music legendary. I'm very exited to pick his brain and share the results with you!

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Chris Yomans, Cello player for the pAper chAse and consummate Dallas music scene staple, has been busy behind the camera creating videos for Centro-Matic, Slowride the Deathray Davies as well as his own band. Check it out:

http://www.tacticsproductions.com/

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This Blog has been around for a few years and always has great stuff about the NYC scene and new music in general.

http://www.brooklynvegan.com/

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06.02.06>The week in sound

2006-06-02T13:47:00.000-07:00

Okay, first off Dalllas resident and reclusive techno star, Convextion paid a surprise visit to the Dallas Laptop Deathmatch last Sunday as a contestant....SHIT! I think it might have been his only live performance ever, but I can't say for sure. I'll I know is that his "set" (he played 2 sets, 3 minutes a piece as a part of the contest) was great.

Top 10 List of good stuff....

1. New Event: lithesome marauding, comiung in early August

2. Podcat: http://www.grimetime.de/

3. I'm going to the Pitchfork Music Fest in Chicago

4. Exercise Tiger....experience the awesomeness http://www.exercisetiger.com/ (did I mention she's playing at the first "lithesome marauding?"

5. THE EXXXCESS PARTY!!!!!

6. Beats in Space (a rad dance music podcast!

7. http://www.manetas.com/

8. The Wire, MP3 Catalog

9. Trax Records

10. Plastikman

WEEKEND TO DO LIST:

Friday June 2nd, 2006

The Happy Bullets and Krisite Kruger at the Cavern, Dallas

Damage Case, Drastic Actions, OCD and Bloodline at the Red Blood Club, Dallas

Current Leaves, The Backsliders, The Goodness Snakes at Rubber Gloves, Denton

The Tah-Dahs, Jack with One Eye & Tame...Tame and Quiet at Metrognome Collective, Fort Worth

Saturday June 3rd, 2006

Lost Generation series Vol. 1 The Great Tyrant, Mazinga II (last show ever), Pegasus Now, You are The Universe and Laptop deathsquad w/ Joe "the Butcher", Kidko, Plutonium Jukebox, Frogboy and the Deathtop,The Wild Bull at Haileys, Denton.

Watch the Mavs beat on Phoenix (Tivo that shit though....go out, get blasted, come home and watch that)

05.27.06>Exxxcess....

2006-05-27T16:11:00.000-07:00

Well, here you go....

:::EXXXCESS:::
:::An Electro Punk Goth Indie Rock and Roll Hip-Hop New-Wave Mod
Dance Party:::

:::Sunday > June 25th > 9pm-4am > 18+ > $7 > Club One (3025 Main
St. Dallas):::

LIVE:

+ Crunc Tesla - NYC (aka DJ Raedawn, Tigerbeat6 Records)
+ Laptop Deathsquad - Dallas

RESIDENT DJS:

+ DJ Nature (The Party - Denton)
+ Wild Bull (Wanz D. - You know this guy!)
+ Stephen R. (of Zygote)

GUEST DJS:

+ Lord Byron (Panoptikon)
+ Mr. Rid (Local Legend)
+ Melissa Meaow (Melissas Deluxe / Local Star / Lollipop Shoppe)
+ DJG (The Cavern / Haileys)

**If anyone wants to help promote, e-mail me ASAP. If this show
goes well, we will be doing a motnhly Saturday night at Club One
and that would ROCK for everyone in this scene.....thanks, Stephen
R.**

05.22.06>Weekend, Redux

2006-05-22T10:57:00.000-07:00

This past weekend was all about quality over quantity. I caught up with Liz the Indie Kitten (who owns and opperates Halo Artist Development) on Friday, after our chance meeting at Meat Radio HQ last Friday. As a new local band manager and "girl on the scene," she's already helped 'Fishing for Comets' become a more visable local act and win the Best Folk/Accustic award at the DOMA's this year. Keep an eye on her (I know I will...) she's a girl on the move. And speaking of people in motion, the hardest working man in the Dallas underground and I made the rounds late Friday evening (ealry Saturday morning?) and boy did I get an ear full.

Wanza Dover got in on Friday night from Lawrence, Kansas after his first session recording the new Mazinga Phazer II record. He called me and suggested we meet up for drinks, so we were off to the races. After a few beers and much convincing, I was able to take a sneak listen of one of the new tracks, and all I can say is that you will not be dissapointed!It's incredible and I can't wait to hear what the full record sounds like.

Saturday night was the latest installment of the High Society Party at the Avenue Arts Center which brought out the more prolific DJ of North Texas, DJ Nature. This afterhours affair was a blast! As usual, Nature dropped a mind-blowing set of Grime, Baltimore Club, Hip-Hop and Dance Hall, while the people-watching was almost as much fun. Seeing an Eddy Ruiz, loaded, wearing a 1980's meets Riverdance outfit with cans tapped to his shoes for that "extra lift," was hands-down the most interesting specticle of the evening. Props to High Society, their parties are getting better every event.

05.16.06>pirate radios, solo acts, foxes, epic metal and more!!!

2006-05-16T11:28:00.000-07:00

1. The Detroit Electronic Music Festival. - www.demf.com
I may be traveling to Detroit to work for "The Man," but as part of my jaunt into Corporate America, I get to go to one of the world's most preiminent electronic music festivals. Viva la Revelution!

2. The Exxxcess Party
DJ Nature (Maestro of "The Party" every Wednesday at RGRS in Denton), DJ Wild Bull (aka Wanza of Mazinga Phazer and Black Arm Band) and DJ Stephen R. (of Zygote and Audio Logic) are joining forcess to create the mother of all hybrid freak out dance nights! Exxxcess is an Electro, punk, goth, indie, rock and roll, hip-hop, new wave, mod dance party! Expect local and national acts to come through with all kinds of goodness!

Stay tuned for more info!!!

3. Hot Chip - www.hotchip.co.uk
Low-fi Electronica? Minimal, indie, ironic folk? Falseto-laden experimental pop? Whatever it is, me and my peeps in A.L.H.Q. have been rockin' it like it's going the way of those brightly colored panchos that were all the rage last season!

4. Thom Yorke making a solo record!
Are you serious? The driving force of making Radiohead the weirdest band in stadium rock is making a solo record? Mr. Yorke has won the confidence of even the coolest of indie kids by refusing to pick the batton passed on by U2 to ascend into the Pantheon of rock and roll, which inevitabily strips away all orginality and crative conviction. With a sonic template as diverse as anyone laptop meister, I suspect that Mr. Yorke's effort with be one of the most widely anticipated solo rleases this year.

5. Faux Fox - www.fauxfox.com
One of the most orginal bands in the D/D/FW area right now. Faux Fox mix electronics, raw driving rock and since of self-deprcation that blends into some of the most fun and interesting music coming out of the area. On a side note, Tim, thanks for putting me on the list at the Cavern last Friday...I promise to not get kicked out of the bar before you play next time! :)

6. Dallas Pirate Radio (Meat Radio 102.5) - myspace.com/meatradio
Okay all you cool kids with mad street cred, step on up. While you've been busy picking up the latest thing on the Good Records top 10 list and taking interesting pictures for your myspace account, someone's been on their roof installing a loving beam of low frequency community radio. From "Grits and Gravy" with Gabriel from Lollipop Shoppe to "Jet Set Radio" with Happy Bullets drummer Rhett to other stuff I'm not sure about (just check out the linke above, okay?), Meat Radio takes on the philosophy of "less talk and more action." Here's to you guys!

7. Lacoste - myspace.com/lacoste
Insane pseudo French punk electro hip-hop with cutsie (and perverted) male and female MC's who writhe around on the floor and take their clothes off during performances.....are you kidding me? When's the tour?!?! I want to book you fuckers ASAP!

8. Manowar Fan Page - myspace.com/manowarfan (Thanks El Macho!)
Manowar, the undisputed kings of epic metal! This is the band that brought you the line "If you're not into metal, you are not my friend," so you know they're not playing games! Here's their biggest fan!

9. The Grooves Magazine Podcast - http://www.groovesmag.com/podcast.phpA magazine that has proven to be a long-standing champion of experimental electronic music has morphed much over the past few years from print to digital, but has remained one of the most forward thinking and fluff-free (i.e. no fashion spreads here) publications in the "electronica" music publishing world. With steallar taste firmly i tact, Grooves has taken the music they review to the people sho want to hear it most. Nice work guys.

10. The Wikipedia definition of Dance Punk

Awesome!

05.15.06>A Blog of Blogs....

2006-05-15T15:15:00.000-07:00

Some great blogs about D/D/FW music.....

http://weshotjr.com/ - We Shot J.R.

http://www.dentonrockcity.com/ - Denton Rock City

http://dfwunderground.org/ - DFW Underground

http://www.texasgigs.com - TexasGigs.com

http://www.dallasobserver.com/blogs/music - Unfair Park (The Observer's thing)

That's all I can think of right now....

05.11.06>This weekend in D/D/FW

2006-05-11T09:30:00.000-07:00

Friday - Team Evil w/ The Tah-Dahs and Rubber Robot at the Doublewide

Team Evil is back with the Tah-Dahs and that feels just right.... Rubber Robot, is supposed to be something else, and they go on at 10:00 We go on at 11:00, and the Tah-Dahs will be rocking at 12:00.

http://www.double-wide.com/

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Sunday - Filmmakers Meeting (Starts with snacks at Spiral Diner)

Serious Filmmakers are hard to find in Fort Worth. At least they have been until now. Metrognome is dedicated to independent cinema in all its forms, and to further public awareness and create an independent-filmmakers support group, we are trying to put together a local, not-for-profit film center in the Untitled #1518 building. Equipped for screenings, meetings, lectures, production and post-production work, the 1000 square foot space will be a home for local filmmakers to collaborate, promote their works, arrange screenings, client meetings, and more. Filmmakers, production companies, or businesses interested in participating-in, volunteering for, or sponsoring this venture should come out for an introductory meeting at 7:30pm on Sunday May 14th at the Spiral Diner at 1314 W.Magnolia, Fort Worth TX 76104. After a meet-and-greet at the Spiral, we will be heading over to the Metrognome to look at the space and discuss the possibilities it holds.

http://upcoming.org/event/75840/ | http://www.metrognomecollective.org/

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Do you know about MORE good stuff going on this weekend? Holla acha Boy!!!

05/10/06>Sprung in Assasination City

2006-05-10T21:39:00.000-07:00

Sprung in Assasination City

Dallas has officially moved into Sping, and while the demise of the local music scene is being annoucned by local journalists, strange and interstesting things are boiling just underneath the surface of the metroplex area. If you've noticed the lack of posting on this blog, you maybe be wondering where my once feverish enthusiasm for my adopted home scene has gone. Well, fear not dear reader, for although my archive of experiences has dwindled, my activity in all things music in the area has jumped to an all-time high. Here are some of the highlights of the past month...

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First off, the Wall of Sound Festival happened in Ft. Worth. It was 2 days of music, with some well-known names filling out quite a bill of national (Low, The New & David B. of Pedro the Lion) and local talent. Now, I was only able to catch the first day, (I was working with Kate Mackley of Texasgigs.com) but my personal favorites of day 1 of the show (and there was NO way for me to see all of the acts that performed that day), in no particular order were:

Mazinga Phaser II
experimental aircraft
Kissing Cousins
Loxsly
Pink Nasty
Red Monroe
Snowdonnas
The Angelus
The Black Angels
Tree Wave

It was a great event and I'm looking forward to next year.

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TV on the Radio and Celebration

....played at the Gypsy Tearoom.....it was rad!

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Kid606 at the Red Blood Club, Dallas

Now, as the promoter and DJ at the event, it's VERY difficult for me to be objective about the event, but I'll try. With live performances by Bexarametric, Tree Wave and a mind-blistering set from DJ Nature, I was already floored by goodness by the time Kid606 hit the stage....the show, simply, jumped off!!! And the afterparty??? Damn, where to start! ;)

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Meat Radio

If you're in the East Dallas/Lakewood/Lower Greenville...Meat Radio 102.5 FM Friday 9pm Rhett from Happy Bullets is hosting a radio show....
Jet Set Ret

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05.10.06>Top 10 Cool shit in my orbit

2006-05-10T15:34:00.000-07:00

1) Tracks (and a live show??) from CRUNC TESLA

http://www.myspace.com/crunctesla

2) Mix Tapes and Live Sets from DJ NATURE Did I mentioned The Party (Every Weds. Nights at The Rubber Gloves in Denton, so be there Bitches

http://www.myspace.com/djnature

3) The We Shot JR Blog....Serious down with D/D/FW music scene!

http://weshotjr.blogspot.com/

4) PAPERKLIP http://www.myspace.com/paperklipmusic

5) DJ'ing at the LA REUNION fund raiser last weekend.....

6) Recording at Pleasantry Lane Studio in Dallas. (Rip Rocks!)

http://www.pleasantrylane.com/

7) Tree Wave ( because they're awesome )

http://www.treewave.com/

8) THE SLOMO VIDEO FESTIVAL, coming soon to an art gallery near you!

http://www.slomovideo.com/

9) Sonic Youth playing in Dallas in June.

10) http://www.austinpunkrock.org/

03.15.06> Metric/Islands - Dallas, TX

2006-03-17T15:05:00.000-08:00

http://www.ilovemetric.com/

As hipster bands from around the globe flock to the SXSW conference in Austin this time of year, Dallas gets an influx of great bands playing show enroute. Metric brought their brand of ass shaking, post-punk goodness to the Gypsy Ballroom and brought Islands (featuring members from the defunt indie wonderkind band the Unicorns) in tow.

Island was a great surprise. From the ashes of the band Unicorns has arisen a band of depth and amaging musical skill. Their set including a rage of styles, from Bluegrass to epic indie rock goodness (think a VW commerical), without sounding derivitive. With more than 4 multi-insturmentalists in the band, there were violins and wind intruments thrown for a mix, making for a beautiful range of sound.

When Metric hit the stage, lead singer Emily Haines' was every bit the ingenue, holding the crowd with her mix of 'runway model meets twitchy club kid'. The wall of lighting behind the band added to the band's stage pressence, but made for an experience that at times overwhelmed the music. The band's perfromance was great overall, all of the songs flowed well and stage show was that of a band who's on the cusp of really moving into a new stratosphere.

01.19.06>Podcast

2006-01-19T15:49:00.000-08:00

Our latest installment of "Audio Logic" is here.....we were feeling a bit groovy this time around and have some fun tracks in the northern soul vein, alnog with some lounge, some plunderphonics and 60's gems....along with some of our favorite artists. Check out the show and keep the faith.....

http://eeng.net/CS/files/7/al-castaway/rss.aspx

http://eeng.net/zygote/audiologic/audiologic4-1.mp3 - Part 1 - 25.8 MB
http://eeng.net/zygote/audiologic/audiologic4-2.mp3 - Part 2 - 26.9 MB

01-19-06

Valerie LeMercier - 95c
Bruce Haack - Motorcycle Ride
Major Lance - um, um, um, um, um, um
Tetsu Inoue - health loop (excerpt)
LCD Sound - Disco Infiltrator
Peggy Lee - Sittin' on the doc of the bay
The Incredibles - All of the Sudden
Tetsu/Charles.Daimon - Audio
Architecture in Helsinki - Frenchy I'm Faking
Wobbly - Digital
Velvet U. - Black Angels Death Song
Television - See No Evil
Dengue Fever - Sni Bong
??? - Loving you
Jackson - Rock on
Taylor Deupree - bare (bare)
Stereolab - Tea and Cake (remix of sea and cake)
Coldcut - Atomic Moog 2000 (post nuclear afterlife tounge mix)
DJ Cam - In a Silent Way (miles Davis Remix)

01.05.06>Podcast

2006-01-07T02:02:00.000-08:00

Our first cast of the new year, happy 2006. Some really great stuff this show, a debut from "Lacoste" (from myspace no less) and "Yoko Solo", as well as some gems from classic artist such as Brian Eno and David Bowie.

DOWNLOAD:
PART ONE (27.3 MB)
PART TWO (27.3 MB)

christopher willits - "the roller skating in san francisco machine" - eadgbe
the happy bullets - "a momentary vision of the end of the world as seen through the eyes of a suburban housewife"- the vice and virture ministry
the faint - "car pass in cold blood" - blank wave arcade
secret mommy - "dance studio(edit)" - wire tapper 14
lacoste - "le latier" - ?
yoko solo - "pigbucket blam blam" - the bleeps
big audio dynomite - "the bottom line" - ?
the raveonettes - "attack of the ghost riders" - whip on it
interpol - "pda" - turn on the bright lights
tortoise - "DJed" - millions now living will never die
david bowie - "sound and vision" - the singles 69-93
mochipet - "the adventure of flamenco boy" - randbiet works 2002
brian eno - "dead finks don't talk" - here come the warm jets
stephen ruiz - "soul structures sourced" - 1937, Soul Junk Remixed

12.29.05>Podcast

2005-12-30T17:03:00.000-08:00

Our last podcast of the year, enjoy some new and interesting from from the likes of Chilian artist Freddy Musri and German artist Rod Stasick, along side some of our favorites around our camp.

If you would like to have your music considered for casting, please contact zygotesf@lycos.com.

Direct Download Here: (MP3 Format)

Part One (27.4 MB)
Part Two (27.5 MB)

Playlist: (Production Date 12/29/05)

Rusuden - "voicemail" - Warm Human Antennae
Freddy Musri - "Sunset at Paulas" (excerpt) - Tundra
Animal Collective - "Flesh Canoe" - Feels
Rod Stasick - "Fourth Degree Sawagashii" - Self Release
People Like Us - "Smash & Grab" - Recyclopaedia Britannica
Stereo Total - "In/Out" - ??
Esquivel - "Sentamental Journey" - Space-Age Bachelor Pad Music
Architecture in Helsinki - Neverevereverdid - In case we die
Kevin Blechdom - "Ready 4 Love" - The Inside Story
Broadcast - "Long Was The Year" - The Noise Made By People
Twine - "Keys" - CDr
Experimental Aircraft - "Symphony" - Love For The Last Time
Lou Reed - "Metal Machine Music, Part III" - Metal Machine Music

12.22.05> Podcast

2005-12-22T12:12:00.000-08:00

The Audio Logic Podcast is dedicated to left-of-center music of all genres. Host by Stephen Ruiz of Zygote, the show serves as an outlet for music that flys under the radar. The show is a companion to the Audio Logic Blog, and will feature music by artists that are featured on the web site.

If you would like to have your music considered for casting, please contact zygotesf@lycos.com.

Download Here: (MP3 Format)
Part 1 (30MB)
Part 2 (24MB)

Playlist: (Production Date 12/18/05)

Audio Logic 1 - Playlist
Stereolab - Contronatura
Jackson an his computer band - Utopia
Blackheart Society - Say You Want Me
Ris Paul Ric - Purple Blaze
One Umbrella - 0101
Zygote - Hunter Vs. Sandra
Kid 606 - Done with the Scene
LCD Soundsystem - Never as tired as when I'm waking up
The Unbareables - Porn
Hot Hot Heat - Middle of Nowhere
Oida - Untitled

11.21.05 > Top 10 Rotation (for eatting dead bird and shopping)

2005-11-21T19:22:00.000-08:00

1. Jackson and His Computer Band - "Smash" - Warp Records
http://www.warprecords.com/?mart=WAP194

2. Ris Paul Ric - "Purple Blaze" - Academy Fight Song
http://www.myspace.com/rispaulric

3. Oida - "CDr, Green" - Self Released
http://www.oidamusic.com/

4. Boards of Canada - "The Campfire Headphase" - Warp
http://www.boardsofcanada.com/

5. Awesome New Republic - "ANR So Far" - Sutro Records
http://www.awesomenewrepublic.com/

6. The Orb - "okie dokie it's the orb on kompakt" - Kompakt Records
http://www.theorb.com/

7. Numbers and Adult. - "Numbers + Adult=This Seven Inch" - Kill ROck Stars
http://www.numbersmusic.com/
http://www.adultperiod.com/

8. Abraxxas - Anything he's done - Somebody, sign him please

9. Casiotone for the painfully Alone - "The First Two Albums By CFTPA" - Tomlab
http://www.livejournal.com/users/cftpaforever/

10. The Octopus Project - "One Ten Hundred Thousand Million" - Peek-A-Boo Records
http://www.theoctopusproject.com/

10.28.05 > LCD Soundsystem/The Juan Maclean - Dallas, TX

2005-11-06T19:36:00.000-08:00

The DFA records dance-punk train stopped off in Dallas last night to what was a less-than-packed Gypsy Tearoom. Nevertheless, The Juan Maclean and LCD Soundsystem threw down their analog soaked rock and roll with much enthsiasm and "much patience". I've been a fan of the label since first getting turned-on to Black Dice a few years ago and had no idea that through BD's abstract wall of noise asthetic that I would be lured into the world of brash dance music. I'm not all togther sure that Dallas is ready for this, but the people in the audience were.

The show opened with The Juan Maclean's twitchy, paranoid disco performed in a rigid, but highly energetic setting. His drummer kept time with Juan's 4/4 analog and vocoder spice. His set-up included not just said drummer, but another band member (who looked suspiously like one of the members of Blak Dice) who played keys and theremin and generally kept the live show interesting. Juan kept the crowd intrigued with his cowbell skills, his vocoded vocals and his ability to rock the analog units like a pro. It was a very stong live performance from a producer who has put out one of the strongest record of the year. Kudos to Juan.

When James Murphy and company hit the stage, the crowd was ready to hear the live version of what has admittedly been the most hyped bands of the past few years. The Soundsystem did not disappoint. As they plowed through their set list, the crowd did everything from dance to sing-along. Songs such as "Beat Connection", "Yeah" and "Losing My Edge" kept the indie kids in a kinetic frenzy.

Overall, the performances were amazing. Seeing the bands play live made me have a whole new level of respect for their work. It's one thing to have stellar production in in the studio. Most bands would kill to achieve the quality of the recordings that Juan and the LCD Soundsystem have. Translating this into a good live performance can sometimes be a difficult proposition, and this is something they've both accomplished.

08.07.05 > One Umbrella

2005-09-07T08:30:00.000-07:00

One Umbrella, Solve (Tell All Records)

Solve, the latest effort of Austin's experimental music dynamic duo One Umbrella, is a complex mix of noise, improvisation and beautiful melodic nuance. The collection of songs on this record feel like a soundtrack to a Man Ray film. There is a sense of unease mixed with bliss, a kind of catharsis from the tension that lies just beneath the surface of the music.

The track titles themselves are as complex as the music. The track itxitxx sounds like a wooden gong harp being panned through a massive sound system. The trick here is that listening through headphones is the best way to fully appreciate the song. OIOI starts off like the buzzing of bees from far away, with a sound swell, then release. Xestyl sounds like a beautiful love song comprised of organized static.

Starting with 8trs, the songs start to take on some similarities, almost as if O.U. were wanting to play of similar ideas. 8trs is a piano piece. It's sounds as if the piano is being played from a distance, with distorted vocals hanging in the air behind it. Uhm is almost a variation on a theme from 8trs, however feels more parinoid, more panicked, like a distorted mantra. Mhu starts with the sounds from uhm, reversed and skipping. Srt8 starts with the vocal phrase "after of thousands of years of cultural and technological evolution, shouldn't we be spending our time reading poetry, contemplating the cosmos" and then the vocal distorts under the weight of a reversed soundtrack that, again, plays on a variation of the last 2 songs. The last song on the record, eintrocinc start off with a slight metallic sound, then fades into a trance inducing guitar melody that trails off into a trance inducing crescendo, then ends in an atmospheric hum.

This, simply, is a beautiful record.

This review originally submitted to the Oklahoma Gazette, all content rights pending publication.

More information:
http://www.oneumbrella.net/
http://www.tellallrecords.com/

08.31.05 > the kid and the guilloteens

2005-08-31T08:34:00.000-07:00

KID606, Resilience (Tigerbeat6 Records):
The king of crunchy, abrasive laptop beats switches gears here and has put togther a collection of tracks that find the kid in a more emotive and introspective mood. The tracks "Done with the Scene","Short Road Down" and "Cascadia" pay homage to some of the early Warp Records output, complete with melodic analog synth washes and midtempo break beaks. "Phoenix Riddim" and "Banana Peel" continues to explore Mr.606's obsession with digital dub and dancehall. The two stand-out tracks on the record are "Sugarcoated" and "Audition". "Sugarcoated" Starts off electro, moves into analog synthland, a la daft punk the builds into an overload of sythisizer maddness, with the filters gurgling out lazer noises that don't sound at all like a laptop. "Audition" Starts with Guitar, and builds like a Mogwai song without the cliche crashendo, adding in barely audible ambient elements. Overall, the record is a nice change of pace from his usual frenetic output.
This review originally submitted to the Oklahoma Gazette, all content rights pending publication.

The Fatal Flying Guilloteens hit the road

The Houston based, GSL records post-punk, garage, no-wave freak-out band unleashes their live fury on the road in September. The dates of concern with my part of the country are as follows:

25th, Oklahoma City, OK @ the Conservatory

26th, Denton, TX @ Rubbergloves

30th, Austin, TX @ Beerland

Check out their site here: http://www.fatalflyingguilloteens.com/ and the fun song
20 Degrees Below F**king,

Hello World....

2005-08-31T08:22:00.000-07:00

Welcome to the first installment of Audio Logic. This blog is dedicated to new music in all it's forms. There will weekly updates that will include record review, show reviews, local scene information and editorial rants on the state of independent music. If you are interested in submitting your band's CD or in contributing content on your local music scene, e-mail stephen_ruiz@sbcglobal.net.