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Category Archives: Music
Top Tracks of 2011
Yet another awesome year of electronic music! Here are my favorite tracks, categorized loosely by genre: House 1. Julio Bashmore – Battle For Middle You [PMR Music] 2. Tom Middleton – Cicadas (Maya Jane Coles Remix)[Lo:Rise] 3. Shonky – Oasis … Continue reading
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barre3 3rd anniversary mix
My relationship with barre3, an exercise studio, has evolved since I made their 2nd anniversary mix last year. My girlfriend is now an instructor there. I spent this spring developing a forthcoming web-based business with the owners. They’re now a year … Continue reading
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Top Tracks of 2010
Another awesome year of electronic music. So many great tracks. Many of them coming from my musical hero Maya Jane Coles (pictured). Here are my favorite tracks, categorized loosely by genre: House 1. Maya Jane Coles – Love/Hate [Dogmatik] 2. … Continue reading
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barre3 NYC Mix
Barre3 is a yoga/ballet fusion studio here in Portland that my girlfriend Kait is obsessed with. She convinced me to check it out when she mentioned she heard a Claude Von Stroke track in class. I was caught off guard … Continue reading
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Top 10 house and techno tracks of 2009
It’s been an incredible year for dance music. Out of the approximately 200 releases I picked up this year, here are my 20 favorite tracks: House 1. DJ T – Shine On [Get Physical] 2. Adam Marshall – Tool For … Continue reading
Novation Launchpad Dissection
I haven’t satisfied with the reliability my arduio-based monome clone I built earlier this year, so I sold out and got a Novation Launchpad. At $200, it’s nearly half the cost of materials as my DIY project and is obviously … Continue reading
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End of summer house mix
The best summer I can remember is coming to a close. Click here for a half hour mix of some of my favorite house tracks to remember it by: Summer 2009 Mix by PeterMarks 1. Felipe Velenzuela & Dani Casarano … Continue reading
Arduinome Complete!
Fueled by the news of Ableton Live’s impending integration with Max, I willed my Arduinome to completion this weekend. A combination of frustration with bugs and holiday distractions sent me off course for a couple weeks. Here’s what happened: Problem 1: … Continue reading
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Arduinome Progress
I’m nearing completion of my Arduinome. Everything is soldered together. After I work out an ArduinomeSerial quirk, I should be ready to close up the enclosure and start jamming on it. Here’s some construction pics. Click on them for the high res Flickr set. … Continue reading
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Deep Mix
I just put together this mix of my favorite deep house tracks I’ve picked up this year, as well as some old standbys. Best served with with a cold beverage after work. Here’s the link and here’s the tracklist: Deep … Continue reading
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