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Gogol Bordello – Break The Spell

Sensei Sensi — Fri, 20 May 2011 10:10:57 +0000

I love this band and their live perfomances I never miss when they come around to my local area. Full of energy and the crowd is alway in good spirits. The main reason for this blog, and I’m not afraid to admit it, is to display the wonders of our video network and the ability to sell products without alienating our viewers. If you enjoy just watching the video then fantastic. If the video has reminded you what a great outfit Gogol Bordello are and you want to purchase that one album you don’t yet own then the oppurtunity presents itselfs. So enjoy, enjoy, enjoy!

Drummerworld – Danny Carey from Tool

Sensei Sensi — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 11:48:23 +0000

Without a doubt one of my favourite drummers from one of my favourite bands. Danny Carey is one of those drummers that is crucial to the band sound. Without him Tool would sound very different!
Carey’s first encounter with the drums began at the age of ten by joining the school band and taking private lessons on the snare drum. Two years later, Carey began to practice on a drum set In his senior year of high school in Paola, Kansas, Carey joined the high school jazz band and began to study under a new teacher specifically for jazz drumming training. Jazz would later play a huge role in his signature approach to the drum set in a rock setting. As Carey progressed through high school and later college at the University of Missouri–Kansas City, he began expanding his studies in percussion with theory into the principles of geometry, science, and metaphysics as well as delving into Sacred Geometry and certain hidden aspects of life and the occult. Carey also played jazz while attending college and got to experience the jazz scene in Kansas City.
A friend and bandmate convinced Carey to leave Kansas for Portland, Oregon, where he played briefly in various clubs before leaving for Los Angeles, California after college where he was able to perform as a studio drummer with Carole King and perform live sets with Pigmy Love Circus. He also played in Green Jellÿ as Danny Longlegs and recorded the album Cereal Killer. He would later find his way to Tool after coming to know singer Maynard James Keenan and guitarist Adam Jones and practicing with them in place of drummers the two had requested but had never shown up. Besides Tool, Carey also finds time for other projects new and old such as Pigmy Love Circus, VOLTO!, and ZAUM.

Joujouka – Don’t touch me, I’m electric!

Sensei Sensi — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 10:11:13 +0000

The members are Numanoid a.k.a DJ Tsuyoshi and Funky Gong among others. This band was born in 1998. Their first debut-album was released in the UK,catapulting right into the worldwide arena that same year by releasing their debut album, Aoki Uru, with their original members in London ,releasing Aoki Uru in UK in December of the same year. They performed world-wide tours in Tokyo, London, Paris, Berlin,Indonesia and more.Also Joujouka performed their music at numerous big festivals such as Japan’s largest rock-festival FUJI ROCK fes., Summer Sonic, and ALVIKA FESTIVAL in Norway. The members of the Joujouka are all DJs, so they are also organizing numerous club-events called “MADSKIPPERS” monthly in Tokyo.

They take their name from the oldest form of music in the world. Please visit wikipedia for more information on this.

Dub FX – Flow feat. Woodnote

Sensei Sensi — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 12:12:56 +0000

What we’re talking about here is the modern day ‘one man band’ but instead of a cymbal on his head and a marching drum on his back we have a microphone and a few effects racks. Live looping is the key here and Dub FX really knows how to put a song together in a matter of minutes.
Dub FX (real name Benjamin Stanford) is a worldwide street performer from St Kilda, Melbourne, Australia. Stanford struck out solo when he moved to Europe and presently tours with his fiance Flower Fairy. Give it up…..

To find out more visit the Dub FX site.

Amon Tobin and the music of ‘Infamous’

Sensei Sensi — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 13:42:36 +0000

There is only one Amon Tobin. Nobody out there does anything even remotely similar – fact! Now that we’ve established that let’s move on to his recent soundtrack work. Having previously worked on Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell he has now collaborated with Sony’s music team to work on the Infamous soundtrack. This is a great insight into the workings of Sony studios however let me tell you now before you get to the end of the video…. Amon Tobin doesn’t appear in it at all! Sorry, however it’s still worth a watch

The game, created by Sucker Punch Productions, combines elements from Grand Theft Auto, Crackdown and Assassin Creed all set within a modern metropolis after a devastating explosion to the center of the city. The hero, Cole McGrath, not only survives the blast but walks away with superhuman powers.

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Sensei Sensi — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 11:24:47 +0000

Kid Koala – Live at Maida Vale Studios

Sensei Sensi — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 15:26:06 +0000

When it comes to having fun with records Kid Koala is your man, er.. or bear or marsupial. Either way not many people can grab your grandparents record collection and then proceed to make some the greatest trip hop and jazz beats in a fashion denies belief. Recorded for Radio 6 so please sit back, relax and enjoy

Kid Koala and crew are presently touring their Space Cadet Headphone concert and are happy to come play as long as can help them find a suitable venue.

The Bridge – Perform Your Beats with Ableton Live and Serato Scratch Live

Sensei Sensi — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 13:03:53 +0000

I’m a big fan of Ableton – let’s just get that out there straight away. I have been in many an online ‘discussion’ as to what the best music software is to use. The answer is which ever one you’re using.

However….the one thing that truly sets Ableton Live apart is that you can jam with it! You can remix your tracks on the fly. Record and sample right there on stage if you’re feeling brave. It’s almost like DJing in a way but without limitations. Then Ableton go and do something amazing, again. They bridge Serato and allow you to automate and loop using control discs or even your lunch, probably. In fact, Ableton Live can probably automate your lunch and turn it into a electro track.

There is no limit.