The first song ever recorded by C.O.T.A. ‘From Aliens to Indians’ is now available for download at http://www.sonicksorcery.com.

Two exclusive songs @ Myspace: ‘Die Zeit’ + ‘Schneeflocke’.

Two songs from the forthcoming album @ Myspace: Radiolied + Ich nehm dich… Even more material at the members’ pages: Herr Brandt, Frau Sonne & Kpt. Korg.

Only available for a short time: the web mini album ‘Free Tibet‘ by Death in June, with seven tracks, mainly alternate versions of material from their World Serpent days.
Some videos are now online at YouTube as well.

UK-based webzine Auralpressure, active since July 2003, will cease its review activities at the end of September. Just the links and events sections will continue. A pity, but I know how time-consuming such a website is. I wish webmaster Jo all the best with her work at Cold Spring Records.

My Life in the Bush of Ghosts by Brian Eno and David Byrne came out 25 years ago and is considered a “pioneering work for countless styles connected to electronics, ambience, and Third World music”. This year there is a remastered reissue with 7 bonus tracks, but also the multitracks of two songs are available online for remix purposes. In the top 20 of remixes you can find amongst others Scanner and Banabila.

Do you have a short attention span? Then the online compilation Sloppy Seconds may be something for you. All submissions must be exactly one second in length. They are being strung together in the order they are received, into a “massive roller coaster ride of an audio experience”. Hundreds of artists have submitted already…

A nightmare: a flood that ruins your belongings, including your treasured record collection. This happened to people in Broome County, NY in June/July. On their site they describe (with many photos) their efforts to save as much of their beloved records as possible.