blocSonic News

Pssst.... guess what

Things have been quiet for a bit... they won't remain that way. netBloc. Next week. UPDATE - 02-23-2008: Well, I'm trying to release, but of course archive.org's upload process is holding me back. Once again they're having some issues that's making it impossible for me to go live with the release.…… Read “Pssst.... guess what”

News from the outer reaches: Net audio news extravaganza

What do you get when you mix joyriding with DJing and various net audio tracks? You get DJ Pelle's new Bedroom-Projects video. Featuring the music of a few artists you know from previous blocSonic netBlocs — Zengineers, Schaua and Lucrecia, among others. Watch while Pelle takes a joyride in his car…… Read “News from the outer reaches: Net audio news extravaganza”

netBloc Vol. 10: Postmodernism is dead. Postmillennialism killed it... sorry Andy :(

Thanks once again for checking out our latest installment in the netBloc series. 10 more net audio gems for you to groove to. Here we present to you hip-hop, trip-hop, jazz, electro-pop and rock from Germany, France, Spain, Bulgaria and Canada. I'm sure you'll be curious what the title means, read a…… Read “netBloc Vol. 10: Postmodernism is dead. Postmillennialism killed it... sorry Andy :(”

Janet was right – it is all about "control"

(Updated version of netBloc Vol. 9's liner-notes essay) October proved to be quite the shake up for the bloated music industry. I've been saying all along that the industry is in bad shape, much thanks to it's narrow-minded greedy outlook on what place music has in this world. To them, the collecti…… Read “Janet was right – it is all about "control"”

netBloc Vol. 9: Lo-Fi Adventures on Planet Rheton!

Hello again everyone. After a month off, I was eager to unleash volume 9 to the world. As the title suggests, it's focused on "lo-fi" offerings that the world of net audio has to offer. Lo-fi as a description for music is kind of vague and can include many genres. Personally, I define lo-fi as any m…… Read “netBloc Vol. 9: Lo-Fi Adventures on Planet Rheton!”

WARNING: Listen to Highly Addictive "netBloc Vol. 8: I Copyleft!" at Your Own Risk

As some of you may or may not know, I run a freelance graphic design business at nvzion.com. When I'm not working full-time at my "day job" or finding the best new net audio for you, I'm designing albums for Public Enemy and Chuck D's Slamjamz music label. This past week I've been wrapping up work o…… Read “WARNING: Listen to Highly Addictive "netBloc Vol. 8: I Copyleft!" at Your Own Risk”