Electronically Yours Vol. 1

Well, it’s been a little while in the making, but is well worth the wait. With our track ‘The Smartest Bomb’ in the honoured position of #3, preceded by Client, we urge you to purchase this collection of brand new female fronted electropop.

Available from MusicNonStop.co.uk

Unlike Little Boots, Lady GaGa, La Roux, et al, this is music written, produced and promoted by the artists themselves – without the help of major labels. (eg, Little Boots co-writer is Greg Kurstin – look him up and decide for yourselves how much Victoria Boots actually wrote herself….Greg on Wiki)

Anyway…I digress slightly! This is a collection of new electro produced by people with a passion for what they do and is the brainchild of Orac of League-Online, a man with a passion for all things electro and prepared to release an album to prove it!

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EMI Press Release:

Here it is – the release of Electronically Yours “EY Volume 1″, possibly the most significant collection of new electronic pop music since 1981’s “Some Bizzare Album” which launched the recording careers DEPECHE MODE, SOFT CELL, THE THE and BLANCMANGE.  Featuring synthly the best new acts on Planet Earth, “EY Volume 1″ has been pre-programmed for your listening pleasure!

Electronically Yours started life as a blog in tandem with Secrets Online, both in celebration of synthesizer pioneers THE HUMAN LEAGUE.  The thrill of electronic music merged the two sites into one.  But then in late 2006, the discovery of Greek electro-maidens MARSHEAUX changed everything…

EY webmeister Rob Windle (AKA Orac)’s belief in the duo’s wonderful analogue synchronicity and Eurocentric charm led to them headlining the first ‘EY Night’ for their live UK debut in London and the aftermath was an enthusiastic union with Undo Records to bring you this CD.   Only one condition was specified…all the tracks had to be ‘really good’!

“EY Volume 1″ perfectly captures a fantastic moment in time. The last 24 months have seen a resurgence in what is known to many as ‘electropop’.  In the past, it was the mainstay of boys with their toys who were prepared to play the role of ‘outsider’ in yesterday’s tomorrow.  What has revitalised the genre without a doubt are the feisty, glamourous ladies who are not only fronting the music but are helping to create it too. No electropop puppets here! 21st Century electro is fresh BECAUSE of the female voices… 80s synth pop never sounded this sexy!

So taking the lead from 21st Century female-fronted electronic acts LADYTRON, GOLDFRAPP and MISS KITTIN, this brilliant compilation brings together the best of ‘neu musik’ for those who still love the sound of synth.

No guitars here and frankly who cares?

Leading the pack…

Took a screenshot in case something happens:

Just gotta hold out till Aug 5th…if you haven’t yet been kind enough to purchase the track…please do!!

Go here: alterhit.com

Full details on previous post:
http://cassetteelectrik.wordpress.com/2009/06/19/help-us-get-to-the-big-chill-festival/

Help us get to the Big Chill Festival!

Latest News: WE ARE AT NUMBER #2!! #1!!
Thank you one and all…we just gotta hold out till August 5th…

Watch our progress in the competition chart: http://alterhit.com/comps/BigChillFestival2009

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Hi Cassette Electrik gang!

Imagine if somehow these three amazing things could happen simultaneously:

1. We play at the Big Chill Festival this August

2. You receive an awesome new song called ‘No Knowing’ from us

3. The British Heart Foundation gets a donation from Cassette Electrik fanbase

Extraordinarily, this can all happen with a simple action on your behalf thanks to a competition by a music site called Alterhit in which the band who sells the most songs by August 5th gets to play at The Big Chill Festival.

So far there are only 106 bands in the competition, and the band in the lead has only £17.90 in sales at the time of writing. Surely this measily sum is easily beatable…!

What you need to do…

We would really love to play at the Big Chill and therefore would love you to register with Alterhit and buy our two songs from them at £1.50 each, so that we have the most sales and get to go to the ball! Which is clearly quite a cheeky request…

To sweeten the deal, we promise to donate all proceeds from these sales to the British Heart Foundation via the London-Brighton cycle ride, which our old pal Mr Looptron is doing

You also get 2 versions of our brand new song No Knowing… you can preview both on our Alterhit page. It is not available to buy anywhere else currently, and won’t be until our new album comes out later this year.

Procedure:
1. Go to Alterhit.com
2. Register for a Friend account
3. Charge up your account with £3
4. Search for Cassette, locate our page and click ‘buy’ on the two songs we have there.
5. Download the songs, watch us rocket up the charts and feel good about your charitable donation!

Lucy and I have got the ball rolling by buying our own songs and have managed to propell us to chart position #5 already!

Does that all makes sense? It’s a crazy mission, but we have faith in you all, people!

http://alterhit.com/comps/BigChillFestival2009

Lucy & Oli

Update…

Yeah, it’s been a while since we last posted to the blog, but we’re now hard at work to rectify that…

• planning some gigs for the summer. In fact Des, Lucy & I have a rehearsal this very evening.
• Preview track No Knowing from album #2 is already up on the myspace.
• Regarding album #2, other completed tracks are Feels Good (pure electro!), Too Much For You (a pounding ballad!), plus a properly recorded K7 with Real Drums played by a Real Drummer. 
• In progress and nearing completion…Rubicon (like a Justice track with more melody)…and a few others. Add those to 28 Days, Leaving, and our ravishing cover of New Life, I think we’re approaching album completeness. And about time too!

Regular updates on all this and more will be forthcoming, including the long anticipated Electronically Yours Vol #1 on which The Smartest Bomb rubs shoulders with Client, Marsheaux and Parralox, and other electro luminaries.

Comments from Myspace

[selection of genuine comments from the myspace. Been meaning to post this up for, like, ever]

Thanks for the CD! It’s great, I’m going to keep track of you Im honored, as I hear your wonderful music ^^  LOVE THE MUSIC COLLECTION   nice Beautifully crafted tracks! Thank you for enlightening me with your music. cool music. hey is there anyway i can get a hold of that version of new life you did? It was pretty dam awesome !!!Amazing music guys!!!!! I was at the Human League gig in Stoke at the Victoria Hall in Hanley and thought you were brilliant.Happy new year to you and keep up the good work! Hoping to hear more from you in the future, Good ! lovin your work this group is awesome. Lovevly music ! very sonic,great textures and colour.Wonderful! You…and the Human League…Live…Together…And I missed that…:-/ (went hanging myself…) (doesn’t work with a rubber band…) Quite spectacular…really. all sounds very tasty i like ur music.. Great sounds…Keep up the amazing work..! wow thx a lot really nice sound Great music. I love the TB 303 und fantastic orchestral-synth. Likin’ your grooves.. love your sound! really nice work there! yep…electrik sound lover… Nice electronic sounds, and perfect vocal. hope to see you dancing with us in Britanny ! keep up the tempo heyyy nice music!! Really happy and groovy! awesome tunes! it’s great to find out about you. love your music!! tha real sound machine!  love the music, you guys are awesome. you NEED to come to california. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE!!!! much love! =) well the HL gigs were amazing and thats thanks to u guys  Hey Cassette Electrik…Your Sound is Awesome !!! Great music!! I like it!! Respect! u guys were A M A Z I N G supporting human league cool site with nice music   Very nice trip the “voyager” electromagnetic has landed and as I suspected, thoroughly wonderful! Like ur music..its Hott.. love your track “A little respect”, great music and vocals!! Cool music, Voyager is a fantastic track! saw you play on 1st with human league at Hammersmith =] ace x I love “The smartest bomb”!!! Great music!!! cool music.. and beautiful singer.. ehehe kiss Fine electric sounds  Thank you so much for finding me, I’m so in love with your sound… ERASURE COVER! Ace!  Wow !! it was a blast cin u guys support HL, u sounded an looked fantastic I have to say that your music is simply amazing. Nice fat sound. Great work. I gonna find your mp3’s in the net)) you gotta good voice girl )  Saw you at the apollo last night – you were brilliant. Bought the cd and love it.You strutted around like you owned that stage great gig last night at Human League concert, went especially to London to see you both play  You were amazing last night! I bought the album on the strength of your show and listened to it as I drove home. Loved it! And your version of “New Life” was brill too! You guys were outstanding last night. Wonderful set at the Human League gig last night. Thought the sound quality was excellent. You played a fantastic set last night with the Human League and can’t stop playing electromagnetic. Whoaouhhh I like your music !!! really great music..and so lovely vocals… gr8t profile- lovely music   Love the Music, Great vibe! Very funky. Glad somebody is doing it!  I added A little respect to my profile!!! My deepest respect goes to your work! i like u music so much!  Lovely Lovely Lovely sounds!!! Lovely songs Yaa ilove electrofunk=] thanks cassete nice tunes i like your music very much You have a great sound! beautiful music, nice vox! you have a nice electrical sounds there, i respect it. You guys sound awesome, what perfect blend on this and that I love all sorts of electronic beats  Your album is amazing! Lucy, you’re gorgeous, and have the voice to match. And Oli, SUPER creative music you’re making! Boomin electro soul Tracks ! I really appreciate your tunes and your style, great influences I like VOYAGER so much Really good synthpop here! COOL AS… I have to say that your music is incredible. I love the synthpop & technopop sound. Great songs. Excellent music you have and wishing you loads of success on your tour. you look and sound amazing.. Love your sound, the voice & ….everything ! “Smartest bomb” and “voyager” are super songs.  Loving the Superbug remix of Smartiest Bomb.  Smartest Bomb is quality  Wow! Great music! The music is GREAT and your voice is BEAUTIFUL!!! Thanks for making music!!! PS I bought it on iTUNES. I LOVE your cover of A Little Respect! Love “Voyager ” very much – great song! Well, what can I say, it’s brilliant, a lot better than Goldfrapp if you ask me, actually!  Your music brings the memory of the 80’s with your own eclectic style of NOW……… your music is realy good , all of them !!! i love youuuuuu sweeetnessssss love the sounds.. always. listening to your music…wow! love it cool songs a sweat vocal I like so much Great to see you play on the same bill as Client last night. Thanks for a great show on Sunday – good to see you again Got my 28 Days CD, love it! Great video, Lucy looks gorgeous as always. Just wanted you to know I love your album, and the CEO hey manns, nice set at barcode, digged it lots. Just wanted you to know I love your album, and the CEO Remix of 28 Days just blows me away  Your music is pretty awesome! And funky  Leavin Remix is fab x 28 Days. Wow. Got your CD yesterday – absolutely brilliant, will play you on my radioshow 2moro Keep Up the Great Music!!! When are you guys coming to Chicago???????  you guys are basically amazing. if you come to california i promise i’ll bring all my friends to see you. PLEASE COME?  All this is simply amazing. Love.  8 bit is TRULY magnificent… I’m loving what you’re both doing on this first album. The songs are really awesome and catchy. I especially love “The Smartest Bomb” and “Friend Or Foe”, but the entire album is really solid. Keep up the good work.  amazing beats, great flow. You really were great. ‘Love The Smartest Bomb’ and ‘Voyager’ especially. Was quite pleased that I got one of your set lists at the end of the show Hello, you are going to electriboost my life! Cool...  So cool sounds!!I like it!!

 

CE On Singapore Airlines playlist!

One of those random happenstances when you find yourself in Beyonce, Madonna and The Prodigy’s company.

We are delighted to have joined the Mile High Club – feels good yeah?

No Knowing #1 (of course!)

Boyz magazine, March 2009

Preview of new track: No Knowing

Hey look, here’s a preview of a new track from us!

it’s called ‘No Knowing’ and it goes something like this:

NO KNOWING

Now this is actually a club remix of the track we’ve done with the DJ Adamix. We really enjoyed the set he played for us at one of our launch parties last year and thought it might be fun to work on a remix with him. We were right!

The original is also nearly finished and am sure we’ll be posting it up soon.

Hope you enjoy the tune…imagine it fully loud on a pumping bass system in a club. Yeah! Actually, you won’t have to imagine it for long, Adamix will be giving it a spin on the 6th of March at the next Electroqueer at Underbelly, Hoxton Square, London Town.

See ya there!

Setting up Vokator in Logic Studio

Setting it up properly is not that intuitive and surprisingly difficult to find simple instructions on ‘la interwesbs’, so in case anyone else is stumped – cos the manual doesn’t even bother to try and explain such things – here’s how to do it:

1) On Audio Instrument Track 1, put Vokator in as an instrument (not effect)

2) On Audio track 1, set it up to receive mic input,  set its output to Bus 1 - and don’t forget to arm it (press the ‘R’ button to make it flash red)

3) Mute Bus 1 (strange, but true)

4) Open up Vokator that you placed on Instrument 1, and in the Side-Chain setting, choose Bus 1

5) In the main Arrange window select Audio Instrument 1, so that you can play your keyboard through it – voila! Vokator will now only process audio sung/spoken into the mic when you play the keys on the keyboard and you have the classic vocoding effect. (If it isn’t, check that Audio track 1 is still armed (red ‘R’ flashing)

Hopefully someone will find this as useful as I would have done a couple of weeks ago, and as I probably will in a couple of weeks when I forget how to do it again…

Our pic on Q Mag/Glasto site

Well, we’ve entered the Emerging Talent contest for a slot at this years Glasto (been overlooked for headlining the main stage…again…the fools!)

But look – they picked our little pic to appear on the promotional banner on the front page:

(block A1, Lucy with the pink coat!)

You can see our little page on their site here

You can’t vote for us yet – their ‘experts’ have to shortlist us first, (which of course they will), so we’ll let you know about that bit as and when.

Pip pip!