Podcast: Sonic TALK104 - Warbling Divas and Tumbleweed

US Machines that recommend music, best b-lines, girls and the S word 23/10/08

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44:28 mins

SONIC TALK 104 - Another LIVE show under our belts - thanks to all those who joined us in the chat room. We're currently looking to try another streaming service as UStream seems to bonk out with only a few listeners. Suggestions welcome. This week I'm joined by regulars Rich Hilton from Chic and the Nile Rodgers studio, Mark Tinley sound artist and jet setter (Scotland and back before the show), Dave Spiers from GForce Software on the eve (or so) of the release of their M-Tron Pro and also not so regular Dave Robinson editor of Pro Sound News Europe. Best wishes to PJ, who's not feeling too good today. After Dave Spiers tells us about his hearing tests from earlier today, we talk of the iTunes Genius recommendation system and other similar services, then its the great Reason bassline challenge and the panels own favourite b-lines, Nick embarrasses himself with girls singing about synthesizers, then we ponder the 7 music trends whose return must be stopped, which takes us into the world of warbling divas.

Mark Tinley
Rich Hilton's Myspace
GForceSoftware.com Dave Spiers' fine instruments
ProSoundNewsEurope.com Dave Robinson's fine magazine
Genius the new recommendation service inside iTunes
Pandora
TheFilter.com Gabriel's service
Shazam.com audio analysis tool
Yamaha UK Show sponsors - Yay!
Pocketrak 2G Personal recorder
Reason 2008 Bassline Battle
Tom Browne Funkin' for Jamaica
Rhythm Is a Dancer
Top 50 Basslines Stylus magazine
Talk Talk - It's my Life
Halcyon On and On
Good Times
Flashlight
Pastorius Teen Town amazing!
Sisters are Doing it for Themselves
I Feel Love
Blue Monday
Roadblock
Music For Chameleons Mick Karn ahoy
Boogie on Reggae Woman Mr Wonder
Maybe Your Baby ditto
Army of Me Bjork
Expansions Lonnie Listom-Smith
Forget me Nots Patrice Rushen
World Girl Scritti Politti
Moaner Underworld
Hur, she said synthesizer via MatrixSynth
Red Blooded Women on MySpace.com
Apple FireWire Petition
7 Music Trends Who's Return Must Be Stopped
Dave's dirty secret
And Nicks... (one of them)
Homerecordingnetwork.com - more podcasts on music production related subjects

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