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Anyone who follows electronic music cannot deny the talent of Anders Trentemøller. His provocative original tracks, and electric remixes
have established the Danish producer and DJ as one who blazing his own path through the frontier of me-too dance music, not an ordinary feat these days.
Fans of Trentemøller will be ecstatic over the release of The Trentemøller Chronicles, a seamless mix of original tracks on the
first CD and remixes on the second CD that narrate his work to date. On the first CD, you'll find a couple of choice cuts from his Poker Flats and
Audiomatique r'epertoire, "Killer Kat", and "Physical Fraction", as well as "Moan," a fan favorite. Second CD finds Anders wobbly rerub
of "You and I" by Filur and the obligatory inclusion of his remix of Moby's "Go." If you're looking for a savvy gift for a hipster friend this
holiday season, drop this in their Christmas stocking...
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The title of Annie Lenox's fifth solo record, Songs Of Mass Destruction, evokes apocalypse, or worse, but it is a little heavy-handed and overblown for the well-crafted,
multi-dimensional tracks found on this release. Songs Of Mass Destruction could almost be labeled a Best Of... compilation of new material since it showcases her mastery of
a wide variety of genres. Songs range on Destruction from smokey ballads, to driving power pop that recalls some of her best work with Dave Stewart. Glen Ballard's production
gives Lenox a grainy, rougher sound that recalls some of his work with Alanis Morissette, and creates a new depth that contrasts with her undeniable vocal in profound ways.
Look for the album's remixes, which could be this year's standouts. LISTEN!
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The three CD Balance platform is the perfect vehicle to showcase Lee Burridge's taste in wonky music, and his measured mixing style. Instead of packing
20 or more tracks on each CD, Burridge chose to flow about 12 groggy cuts that accurately demonstrate what it's like to see him spin at a venue. Lee, who along with
his partner-in-crime Craig Richards, officially broke into the electronic music scene by hosting the famed Tryant parties in London, has been fine-tuning his DJing
lately by embarking on what he dubbed the 365 tour. Instead of bouncing from city to city for one-off, Burridge would move into a town for a month for a number of
play dates, before moving onto the next spot. This approach allowed him to get to know, and understand, a city and its electronic music community more intimately.
For fans of Burridge and his deep, dark tech-house sound, at least one of these CDs will transport you back to a sweaty, dank night in your past, for the uninitiated,
you'll be privy to a very personal experience with the man and his music... LISTEN!
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October 24, 2007
../ Will New Laws Force ISPs To Police File Sharing On Their Networks?
UK Legislators Threaten ISPs
The UK record industry's equivalent of the Recording Industry Association of
America (RIAA) is trying to strong-arm the country's Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to begin policing their networks for illegal file-trading.
If successful, the results could have major ramifications for the rest of the world.
Will ISPs be forced to monitor their customers activities?
Discussions talks between the ISPA and the Music Publishers Association are underway to discuss the possibility of ISPs to turn off file-sharing
on their networks. ISPs have long had the ability to boot P2P customers from their networks, but have decided to remain neutral in the ongoing battle
between copyright holders and infringers.
The issue of the ISPs policing their networks has also come under fire by
civil rights groups who feel that this will lead them down the slippery slope of censorship, or worse.
The music trade groups want the ISPs to immediately terminate the user's accounts, while
the ISPs desire a less severe punishment centered around monetary fines. The argument that the ISPs are floating is that termination is too harsh a response
since Internet access is now a vital part of daily life. While that may be true, it's pretty thin response and the ISPs better develop a new tactic if they
want to pursue legislators.
A Minister from the UK, Lord Triesman, the parliamentary Under Secretary for Innovation,
Universities and Skills, responded to the matter recently by stating that legislators will create new laws if ISPs don't act first. "If we can't get voluntary
arrangements we will legislate," he threatened. Triesman, who was part of the Communist party in the '70s, may be just forcing his hand, since he may not have
the political juice to make good on this threats. In fact, it was the same Triesman who also told the press that the talks were "progressing more promisingly
than people might have thought six months ago."
Besides the censorship problem, the UK's ministers may not have realistic expectations on
monitoring methods. Some concepts that are being offered will have a significant impact on system performance. One of those ideas that officials are gravitating
towards is a digital fingerprinting system to evaluate transmissions and to determine whether it is copyrighted content. Whether this is a viable solution that
won't grind throughput to a stand still has still yet to be determined.
The Future: Not only is this messy, it's scary messy. Sometimes Legislators get bored
and try and fix things that don't need fixin' — other times they fix things that their campaign donors decide need fixin' — and finally, sometimes they
fix things that the people actually want fixed. This is obviously the middle option. The problem here is that if Triesman and his cronies decide that this ISP/file-sharing
thing needs fixin' — then the Chernobyl-sized fallout could be a disaster for the entire free world.
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