d.iscontent http://d.iscontent.com New Cascadian Music Wed, 27 Jan 2010 03:23:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Static Glide 3.0 http://d.iscontent.com/events/static-glide-3/ http://d.iscontent.com/events/static-glide-3/#comments Wed, 27 Jan 2010 03:23:52 +0000 Miniature Airlines http://d.iscontent.com/?p=125 Taking over where Bonkers left off, Knightriders takes over 2nd Friday at ReBar starting Feb 12th, 2010.

Static Guide & Knightriders are Proud to Bring Seattle a Night of unparalleled Bass Mayhem………………..
Static Glide 3.0 w/ Performances By:

Skoi Sirius
Relcad
Potato Finger
Miniature Airlines
Travis Baron

Static Glide Returns with a 3rd installment to the SG series! Our First SG event w/ Telephone Jim Jesus & DJ Egadz was graciously hosted by the good people at Broken Disco, May 9th 2008 after the fire marshal closed the VIP Room. The sets were fantastic and the party turned out great! Luckily we had already planed the next SG party that same month on the 25th. Miniature Airlines & Hjalti /// Levitation Device /// Greg Skidmore /// Struggle blew out the Baltic Room that night.

We’re excited to bring back the Static Glide Party Concept on Friday, February 12th to the ReBar with some of Seattle’s great dance floor manipulators. Skoi Sirius – Relcad – Potato Finger – Miniature Airlines and Travis Baron have quit a lot in store for you all.

SG shows often veer away from norm, leaving behind the typical and always striving for the outlandish. If you are looking for a musical adventure look no further. Sounds of both consonance and dissonance will envelop your senses and heighten your awareness. You may find yourself in a strange new land of secret synth laden basslines designed specifically to move you just where you need to go.

Don’t Miss this Unique night of Glitched out Bass – Dubed out Techno and Sonic Whoomp.

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9pm – 3am
ReBar – 1114 E Howell st.
Doors at 9pm FREE till 10pm!!! – Only $5 till 11pm – $10 after.
Drink Specials And $2 PBRs
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Visuals by Killing Frenzy!!!

]]> http://d.iscontent.com/events/static-glide-3/feed/ 0 Winter Update http://d.iscontent.com/news/winter-update/ http://d.iscontent.com/news/winter-update/#comments Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:35:33 +0000 the Supreme Commander http://d.iscontent.com/?p=120 We’ve had the appearance of still waters here at d.iscontent headquarters lately, but there’s plenty of activity in the depths.

Our biggest news is an impending live performance by Miniature Airlines, and not just any live performance; he’ll be participating in the annual gladiatorial event known as the Laptop Battle here in Seattle, at Chop Suey on December 18th. this is a live performance spectacle, pitting 16 musicians against each other in a fight to the finish. Look for a full line-up and other details shortly, and make sure you come out to cheer on Miniature Airlines! Audience participation will help determine the winner of this brawl.

Of course, while preparing for this battle, Miniature Airlines is also still hard at work on his upcoming full length, tentatively titled Arrivals & Departures. There’s no firm release date, but early winter 2010 is the best bet.

Speaking of new albums, Hjalti is in the planning stages of his next aural assault. Now that he’s returned from Scandinavia, he’s upgrading his entire music setup, starting with the battered and sputtering laptop that has served his musical needs for the better part of this decade. Once the new hardware arrives, he’ll be starting on a new project that by all accounts should be bleaker, heavier, and darker than anything he’s done before. Look for this currently untitled project to fully integrate his primal influences, from minimal IDM to grim black metal.

Keep watching this page for more information as all of these projects develop…

]]> http://d.iscontent.com/news/winter-update/feed/ 1 Decibels http://d.iscontent.com/news/decibels/ http://d.iscontent.com/news/decibels/#comments Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:25:59 +0000 the Supreme Commander http://d.iscontent.com/?p=118 We take a short break from our frantic (*ahem*) self-promotional posting schedule for a little cross-promotion: next week heralds the 6th annual Decibel Festival in Seattle. From the 24th through the 27th of September, you can catch some of your favorite electronic artists at a number of venues here in the fine city on the Puget Sound, playing everything from sublime ambience to grimy dubstep, smooth house to hard techno. It will be a rollicking good time, and perhaps you will even bump into Miniature Airlines behind one of the merchandise booths. (I would mention Hjalti as well, but reports indicate that he is wandering the wilds of Scandinavia at the moment).

So come one, come all! Decibel Festival only happens once each year, and it’s not to be missed!

]]> http://d.iscontent.com/news/decibels/feed/ 0 It’s Here. http://d.iscontent.com/news/its-here/ http://d.iscontent.com/news/its-here/#comments Sun, 19 Jul 2009 17:30:26 +0000 the Supreme Commander http://d.iscontent.com/?p=113 The new Hjalti record is officially out. And Will You Leave Me Thus? Say No. Say No. Say No. has been released for public consumption. We make no claims as to the safety of your headphones or car stereos. Download at your own risk. Special thanks to the Naturebot (courtesy of Pleasure Boat Records).

]]> http://d.iscontent.com/news/its-here/feed/ 0 And Will You Leave Me Thus? Say No. Say No. Say No. http://d.iscontent.com/releases/and-will-you-leave-me-thus/ http://d.iscontent.com/releases/and-will-you-leave-me-thus/#comments Sun, 19 Jul 2009 07:30:05 +0000 Miniature Airlines http://d.iscontent.com/?p=102
  • In This Vale Of Tears We Are All Shadows
  • The Stars Are Scattered Thinly And The Cold Space Seeps In
  • I Have Labored In Vain, I Have Spent My Strength For Naught And In Vain
  • Stay By Me My Star, Do Not Fall My Star
  • Til a The Seas Gang Dry, And The Rocks Melt In The Sun (I Will Love Thee Still)
  • They Have Pulled Down Deep Heaven (Miniature Airlines Remix)
  • In This Vale (The Naturebot’s Galactic Wank Remix)

    • Full album with Artwork: 79.2mb .ZIP file

    From deep, deep bass, welling up from nothingness, to the harsh metallic screams that herald some vague apocalypse, this new Hjalti album is a journey of extremes. The absolute cold of space, with it’s stillness and silence, and heat so fierce it will melt rocks (and your speakers), all of it has a place in Hjalti’s second full-length album. And Will You Leave Me Thus? Say No. Say No. Say No. is rounded out with remixes from Miniature Airlines (who took pieces from each track and combined them into one dark epic) and the Naturebot (appearing courtesy of Pleasure Boat Records, with a cosmic revision of his own). Special thanks also to the inimitable Droomstyyg, for providing guest vocals.

    ]]>     http://d.iscontent.com/releases/and-will-you-leave-me-thus/feed/ 3     Be Prepared http://d.iscontent.com/news/be-prepared/ http://d.iscontent.com/news/be-prepared/#comments Thu, 14 May 2009 16:12:11 +0000 the Supreme Commander http://d.iscontent.com/?p=99 We’ve been a little quiet since February, but I can now reveal that Hjalti is int he final stages of mixing for his second album, to be titled And Will You Leave Me Thus? Say No. Say No. Say No.

    The new record has all the darkness and subtlety you expect, with a marked black metal influence that differentiates the new record from its predecessor, Winter Asks What We Did In The Summer. Expect fast kick drums, hazily distorted drones, wide-open dynamics, verbose titles, and some processed guest vocals from d.iscontent’s close ally, Droomstyyg. Along with the five lengthy original tracks, there will be a couple of guest remixes to round out the set. More details will be coming soon, including a sneak preview single of the second track, “The Stars Are Scattered Thinly, and The Cold Of Space Seeps In.” You may have heard this track debut on KBCS earlier this year, so if you’ve heard it, you know what’s coming.

    ]]>     http://d.iscontent.com/news/be-prepared/feed/ 0     Final Stretch http://d.iscontent.com/news/final-stretch/ http://d.iscontent.com/news/final-stretch/#comments Wed, 18 Feb 2009 17:42:04 +0000 the Supreme Commander http://d.iscontent.com/?p=96 We’re almost there! In about 60 hours, Hjalti and Miniature Airlines will be performing live at the LoFi Lounge in Seattle. Tickets are available for pre-sale right now, at a discounted rate of only $8! There are a total of 7 live acts on the bill, including Anticon’s Restiform Bodies, touring in support of their new album, TV Loves You Back. I can’t tell you enough how incredible and diverse this night is going to be, with music veering from twisted hip hop to blistering black-metal inspired IDM (seriously!). I know there are a lot of options that night, but this is definitely the best value for your money.

    If you missed the on-air interview on KBCS 91.3 FM last Friday, you can listen to it online, and get a preview for this upcoming night. Go to the KBCS.FM website, and search for Variations with DJ Gregory D, February 13th from 11pm to midnight. Thanks a lot to Gregory for inviting the boys on!

    See you at the show!

    ]]>     http://d.iscontent.com/news/final-stretch/feed/ 0     On the Air http://d.iscontent.com/news/on-the-air/ http://d.iscontent.com/news/on-the-air/#comments Fri, 13 Feb 2009 21:19:49 +0000 the Supreme Commander http://d.iscontent.com/?p=91 Tonight! On your radio! (You remember what a radio is, right? That thing we all had before MP3 players and Pandora?). Miniature Airlines and Hjalti will be live in-studio guests on Variations, an electronic music show on KBCS 91.3, Seattle, from 11pm until midnight. They also have a live stream, for the technologically advanced. Tune in and listen to the world premiere of a brand new track from Hjalti, along with self-glorifying answers to our interviewer’s questions, and probably some awkward small talk. All of this is a lead up to the big event. Next Friday! Live at the Lofi Lounge!

    ]]>     http://d.iscontent.com/news/on-the-air/feed/ 0     D.iscontent live at the LoFi http://d.iscontent.com/news/live-at-the-lofi/ http://d.iscontent.com/news/live-at-the-lofi/#comments Sun, 18 Jan 2009 18:26:41 +0000 the Supreme Commander http://d.iscontent.com/?p=87 Yes, it’s true! The D.iscontent crew will be performing live yet again. Miniature Airlines and Hjalti will be playing support slots for Restiform Bodies, on their TV Loves You Back tour on February 20th. Restiform Bodies are headlining the main room at the Lofi Lounge, with (n1nth)cloud and Egadz, and the D.iscontent kids will be rocking the second room, with the able assistance of Travis Baron, Erictronic, and xBen. It’ll b a rollicking good time, so buy your tickets in advance, while they’re still only $10!

    ]]>     http://d.iscontent.com/news/live-at-the-lofi/feed/ 0     February 20th at the LoFi Lounge http://d.iscontent.com/events/tv-loves-you-back/ http://d.iscontent.com/events/tv-loves-you-back/#comments Sun, 18 Jan 2009 18:12:40 +0000 the Supreme Commander http://d.iscontent.com/?p=77 Static Guide Presents: Restiform Bodies, (n1nth) cloud, Egadz!, Miniature Airlines, Hjalti, Travis Baron, Erictronic, xBen

    429 Eastlake Ave E Seattle, WA 98109 (206) 254-2824 21+, $10 in advance

    ]]>     Restiform Bodies :: TV Loves You Back
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    “Restiform Bodies certainly sounds like the Anticon group that it is. The familiar flow of twisted words that serve as social commentary and progressive yet minimalist MPC-created beats are prevalent on all tracks on their sophomore LP, TV Loves You Back. The sonic resemblance they bear to their Anticon peers comes as no surprise, considering two of its members (vocalist/MC Passage and instrumentalist/programmer Telephone Jim Jesus) have released solo records for the Bay Area indie hip hop label. However, the trio, which is rounded out by programmer
    Bomarr, has managed to carve out its own identity within the roster of likeminded art-hop musicians that they’ve found themselves a part of. Restiform Bodies may be one of the most consistently listenable artists on the label, due in large part to their willingness to craft hooks and counterbalance with their grittiness with a well-defined
    melody, a welcome departure from the dissonance and discordant sounds that many Anticon artists prefer.” – Reviewed on Tuesday, October 14, 2008 by Amorn Bholsangngam
    -more at http://www.urb.com/reviews/cd/feature.php?ReviewId=841

    ::Main Room

    Restiform Bodies – Oakland -  ANTICON
    www.myspace.com/restiform

    (n1nth)cloud  – Denver – GhostintheMachineRecords
    www.myspace.com/ninthcloud

    Egadz – San Francisco – Kid Without Radio,
    www.myspace.com/djegadz

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    ::Front Room

    Miniature Airlines – Seattle – d.iscontent
    www.miniatureairlines.com

    Hjalti – Seattle – d.iscontent
    http://hjalti.iscontent.com/

    Travis Baron – Seattle – Knightriders Inc.
    www.knightridersinc.com

    Erictronic – Seattle – Bonkers!
    http://www.myspace.com/bonkersseattle

    xBen – www.crunkinthetrunk.com
    www.myspace.com/battlezone1996

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    ::LoFi Lounge
    429 Eastlake Ave E
    Seattle, WA 98109 (206) 254-2824
    21+

    ::Ticktets are only $10 Advance!

    ::More info to come….
    But first,
    go to: www.myspace.com/staticguide
    or
    http://nwtekno.org/showthread.php?t=133147

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