Remixes and References
Posted on January 29th, 2012
Filed under: General,Music News — Karl Olson @ 8:48 pm
To make this count towards my requisite blogging, I will start with this obvious filler sentence. Also, I broke a key rule from the previous lecture about brevity in sentence structure. Also, while I’m taking about class, I should put a notebook in my backpack, so I can do the in class writing assignments.
Hmm, that’s three sentences. I wonder if my prof appreciates the explicitly meta writing style that I’m employing, or whether he finds cliche and overdone.
Anyway, I wrote some music, and yes, it is about the same stuff I’ve been blogging about for the last week. (I bet that is even more annoying to the professor.)
Ultraklystron vs. Juno – Focus (Remix-Cover)
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Concerts, Conventions and Expansion
Posted on January 25th, 2012
Filed under: Music News — Karl Olson @ 1:08 pm
Even though I just played a show in Seattle last month, it seems I have signed on for even more. On February 11th, I’m playing a free show at the Shipwreck in Seattle. There is a Magic the Gathering tournament beforehand if you’re interested in that kind of thing. If not but you’re still in the area, please turn out. Later, on April 7th, I’m performing at Norwescon. In fact, on April 5th, Rai Kamishiro is also playing Norwescon, and I should at least be her DJ for that set, though I may jump on a couple of songs myself. Rai (and perhaps also myself) are also looking at doing a panel at SakuraCon the same weekend if the logistics can be sorted.
What does this “influx” of activity mean? As I’ve said previously, 3 (or 4) albums I am involved with in varying degrees are nearing completion. However, what’s become obvious to me now is just how close all of these releases might be. My own album, Animatic, is almost done as there are only a few outstanding collaborative elements to be sent to me, and even the bonus/remix disc is fairly well appointed and effectively complete. Neither Rai’s nor Nursehella’s albums will be as lengthy as mine, so while they each have more work do on them, I don’t doubt that they’ll be wrapped up sooner rather than later. Once the vocals are recorded, it should be an manageable, almost mechanical process. Therefore, it’s a safe bet to say this Spring should bring a unplanned deluge of music from myself and my associates.
Of course, with university soaking up the majority of my time, I won’t be touring. Gigging regularly in Seattle? Sure, as often as Death*Star, Klopfenpop and other artists in the Emerald Empire crew and overall Seattle Area will have me. I’d do shows up here in Vancouver if the opportunity could be seized (actually much easier said than done since I need some Seattlites to drive up to fill the bill.) However, I wouldn’t rule out some touring for Rai and Nursehella, albeit separately and in radically different venues probably. Still, both have pitched some very interesting plans. Should said plans come together, I hope my (largely overlapping) fanbase gets out to support them because it does directly support me.
Or to summarize, let’s put it in the words of rapper T.I.:
“Big things poppin’ […] failure’s not an option.”
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2 Days & 6 Songs
Posted on January 9th, 2012
Filed under: Music News — Karl Olson @ 8:38 pm
After what has been an admittedly long wait, it looks like things are really beginning to cook with Nursehella’s album. The recent studio sessions have run smoothly so far: we have six songs worth of vocals in the can after only two days in the studio, and she has material lined up for another five or six.
I’m not particularly sure how many of my instrumentals will underpin her album. That fact hinges a lot on her tastes, and how many other producers we can wrangle into working with us. She made a lot of good connections in the past year though, and perhaps it’s time to see how just how good they are.
In regards to my own album, I’m essentially just waiting on material from some of my collaborators now. Everything else has been locked down though perhaps once I have the collaborative elements in, I might tweak my vocals in a few spots. I could also draw the album out to 22 original tracks, plus 9 or more remixes. However, I think I’ll wait to see how long the collaborative tracks run. The final version of those songs could eat up the spare space.
Lastly, readers should expect more updates like this as I am obligated to blog an average of twice a week for a writing class. Not every update will be this extensive, but I figure that I ought to be forward about why I’m using my blog heavily.
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Listen And Watch
Posted on December 4th, 2011
Filed under: Music News,Videos — Karl Olson @ 6:11 pm
Watch and skip around my mixtape. Or just download it from one of these places:
Bandcamp
Multiupload
Google Music
After all, Hipster Please! liked it, and that blog is the Pitchfork of Nerdcore (or so I’ll claim.)
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Pop n’ Rap
Posted on November 28th, 2011
Filed under: Music News,Reviews,Videos — Karl Olson @ 3:00 am
More Soda.
The Mixtape:
Ultraklystron – Storyboard [The Animatic Mixtape]
Also on Bandcamp and coming soon to Google Music.
Enjoy.
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A Refreshing Change of Pace
Posted on November 17th, 2011
Filed under: Music News,Reviews — Karl Olson @ 2:35 am
Don’t mind me, I’m just enjoying some flavorful sodas. Certainly no song leaks in the background of these soda reviews:
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Pretend That I’m Famous
Posted on November 6th, 2011
Filed under: Music News — Karl Olson @ 1:38 am
I have been interviewed about my upcoming project and so on. Highlights included me blathering about my creative process, what I do on collaborative projects, and my favorite Prince song. With juicy sweet information such as the preceding teasers, you know your soul is compelled to observe the amazing secrets of my banal life, as revealed to you in an excitingly over-verbose yet shockingly nondescript fashion.
Meanwhile, I should be more of a narcissist and google myself regularly, so I find sick fan videos when they come up:
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Also
Posted on October 26th, 2011
Filed under: Music News,Videos — Karl Olson @ 3:09 am
Ladies and gentlemen, ZOIDBAHTON.
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If you had donated to Rai’s Kickstarter
Posted on October 26th, 2011
Filed under: Music News — Karl Olson @ 2:53 am
You would already have Storyboard [The Animatic Mixtape] which features a whole bunch of songs of my next album Animatic. Those who didn’t pony up will have to wait until my birthday.
Also, I now have a tumblr that will have all the content from this blog on it. Like the LJ I still auto-crosspost to, I expect it’s relevance to be fleeting at best.
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Still Got Love
Posted on October 9th, 2011
Filed under: Music News,Videos — Karl Olson @ 1:38 am
News in the video.