Welcome to 'Transmitting to Earth'. I'm Charssun and I'll be your host. This blog and podcast is a byproduct of VoyagerRadio.com and is intended to provide the most timely information about this Internet radio station. It is also intended to be a fun and accessible electronic journal with commentary focusing on Internet radio, podcasting and webcasting issues and technologies, music, and some of my other interests. I also offer personal perspective about being an Internet radio broadcaster (and podcaster).
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Apple's Introduces New iPodApple Computer today officialized the introduction of its new lineup of iPods. Priced at $100 less than former models of equivalent capacity, the new iPods also introduce a few new features, such as increased battery life, touch-sensitive controls, one-touch shuffling, and the ability to adjust the speed of audiobooks. This last feature will be especially useful for deejays if it applies to music as well--kind of a pitch feature for iPods.
Of course, as popular as iPods are, they're not for everyone--especially those of us who are of the financially deprived category. Unless I hit the lottery--which I hear you have to play to win--I'll be sticking with my trusty old Discman. Sure, I wish I had an iPod, but even if I did I'd still wish it could tune in to Internet radio stations. When that day comes, I'll be the first in line to buy the device--even if I have to sell my body (which won't bring in much, let me tell you.) eBay Introduces Music DownloadingeBay has entered the music downloading fray with the announcement of its own digital downloading area (currently located here, though it appears to be empty at this time). The first thing you may wonder is how eBay will implement this. The Digital Music Weblog points out that eBay's clout has the potential to make things interesting, particulary for the independent recording artist, since the online marketplace could provide a level playing field for all content owners to sell their wares. I'll add that should this global digital music marketplace emerge, consumers could win too, of course, by being provided with a wider range of music to choose from and--dare we dream?--less restrictive file formats. Perhaps we'd even get better prices--you never know. Though I'd take a choice between downloading a WAV, an AIFF, or an MP3 file over lower prices anyday. Yes, I know, I'm dreaming--but you never know what will happen once that great equalizer eBay is involved. The Orb's Bikes & Trikes Released in the U.S.The Orb's latest creation Bicycles and Tricycles has finally been released in the U.S. I've been waiting the arrival of this release for about a year now, and after purchasing a few tracks on iTunes I can tell you it's been worth the wait. It takes me awhile before I really know whether I'm into a new release or not, but after listening to a few tracks I'm already sensing that this one is going to be a classic. Other listeners feel the same way--I have read many reviews of Bicycles and Tricycles, and several reviewers, having enjoyed the new release, have noted the Orb's "return to roots", so to speak, as well as a continuation of their experimentalism. Sound like a contradiction? Not at all--the Orb have always experimented with electronic music forms, defying rigid labeling within any established genre; even the genres they are often credited with creating, such as Ambient House. Their latest release doesn't simply rehash their old sound; it invokes some of their earlier creations and transforms them within an entirely new framework--one which includes hip hop, trance, downtempo, and other genres.
Hear the new release on your favorite downtempo webcast now! (Please contact me if you have any problems or questions about tuning in.) Nortec DJs to Perform in Concert Series at HammerOn Thursday evening at 9pm Nortec DJs Fussible and Panoptica will showcase the electronica of northern Mexico at the UCLA Hammer Museum in Los Angeles in a concert series called Mixed In Mexico, developed in conjunction with an ongoing exhibit, Made In Mexico. This concert series will continue each Thursday through August 5th. Next week's concert will feature Bostich, another contributor to the Nortec scene, famous (in part) for their ultra-popular electronica collaboration Nortec Collective.
Anyone who listens to my downtempo Internet radio station will be in for a real treat if they attend these concerts, especially this and next week's. Fussible, Panoptica, and Bostich--as well as other members of the Nortec Collective--have been played extensively on VoyagerRadio over the past few years. Though a variety of downtempo artists are always playing on the station, I always keep a few Nortec artists in the playlist because I just can't seem to get enough of their sound. Perhaps the first to do so, the Nortec Collective combined electronica with the traditional music of Mexico - mainly the northernmost region of the country - and brought it to my attention through their attendance at Coachella. This gringo has been addicted to Nortec's booty-shakin' combo of brassy horns, drums, and electronic beats ever since, collecting (and broadcasting) subsequent releases by Fussible, Panoptica, and other Nortec artists. I regularly search the Internet hoping for news about the arrival of the rumored follow-up to Nortec Collective's 2001 collaboration Tijuana Sessions Vol. 1. Should it ever surface, you can be certain Vol. 2 will make VoyagerRadio's playlist. The concerts are free and will begin at 9pm, and if you arrive earlier (say, at 7) you'll also be able to catch artist Daniel J. Martinez's gallery talk. See you there - I'll be the one badgering the DJs about that missing follow-up. Besides this blog, a narrative blog called something that happened, and various other projects, I also moderate a discussion forum: Please consider subscribing to engage in a dialogue about all things having to do with Internet radio! |
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We are officially podcasters now that we have revitalized and reintroduced our downtempo show Tempo of the Down, this time around as a podcast. Now showcasing independent downtempo we've been granted permission to offer for download, Tempo of the Down is our entry into the future of Internet radio.
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