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Cindy Sherman's photograph is now the most expensive photo ever. And I did an homage to it.

Liz — Fri, 20 May 2011 15:25:30 +0000

Like Ms. Sherman, my creative process involves being alone, thinking, devising, mentally-sketching, tweaking, re-tweaking, re-thinking; sharing for feedback, and then re-tweaking some more. It’s emblematic of the contemporary, technology-enabled artist, in a way. Creative types have so many resources available: so many mediums to muck around in, so many visual sandboxes (like Adobe CSx–Photoshop, Illustrator, Premier); audio playgrounds (like Reaktor, Ableton, FL Studio) and platforms for interdisciplinary / cross-medium work (like Max/MSP, etc).

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When I applied to art colleges, I was so disheartened by the rampant insistence that I choose a medium. I didn’t like the feeling of being forced to create within an established “language” (medium) that could be critically evaluated (by critics who specialized in media). Then I found California Institute of the Arts, was accepted, and played and played and played and finally found my voice. A voice that was me, and not limited to choice of media, but one that used media to express the ideas I wanted to introduce to the world.

And that, I feel, is true contemporary artistry. Knowing that the clay of the world is yours to play with and yours to enjoy.

Full Quantazelle rant is here.

[4.10.11] Crowdsourced 1.0: dreamlogicc, Protman, Roth Mobot, Polyfuse

Liz — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 00:20:36 +0000

What really makes a music scene? You know–those certain reasons that make you put on a jacket and promptly head for the El or call a cab just to get there in time. That’s what Chicago Innovative Electronic Music (CIEM) and subVariant are asking via their Crowdsourced 1.0 event: What is it about electronic music that people want to see live?

It really is a heady question. But, CIEM & subVariant‘s preliminary answer seems to be: "That which is "crowdsourced."

To the unfamiliar, "crowdsourced" means that the content that is the most popular "rises to the top" via votes–as in, the crowd chooses what’s the most relevant. On Digg.com (a popular news and entertainment aggregator) the front page is filled with only the content that has been voted up through "diggs." Threadless is also a good example: only the designs that are voted hottest actually make it to production.

On April 10, CIEM will test their theory in the electronic music world. Electronic music fans and supporters were asked to vote on a number of the submissions from Chicago artists to determine the lineup for the night. After approximately 600 online-votes later, the results were in, and the top four will perform in order of the number of votes recieved.

It’s democracy in electronic music. Like, seriously, democracy. Not that "republic" stuff that’s been thrown around. These artists have been chosen by the people, for the people.

Crowdsourced 1.0:

dreamlogicc 9:15pm [mix]
Protman 8:30pm [mix]
Roth Mobot 7:45pm [mix]
Polyfuse 7:00pm [mix]

The Empty Bottle
7pm – 10pm
$3
1035 North Western Avenue, Chicago, IL 60622

Here were the contenders:

Rebound Kawa DJmix by Kawa

Alphabasic Arctic Tour 2011 Portland Whiskey Bar Live by Protman

Vista damage mixdown by [esc]ape

Audition For Randy by Justin McGrath

Live on RTS.FM by dreamlogic

Latest tracks by RothMobot

The Consequences by Liz Revision

Ode to Sniffles, The Frost-Breathing Dragon

Liz — Sat, 25 Dec 2010 20:33:50 +0000

Liz Revision:“Ode To Sniffles” [DOWNLOAD]

Actual paper toy to follow, once I reinstall Windows + Adobe CS5 on the work putie.

1. Altered Tensions “Slow in Ashes” The Answer to the Question You Forgot to Ask [Self]

2. Diarmo “Details” Robohustlin [subVariant]

3. s.t. “Emotions in a Box” Emotions in a Box [Monotonik]

4. Elijah B. Torn “oooEight” Robohustlin [subVariant]

5. Kettel “Boekebaas” Myam James 2 [Sending Orbs]

6. Fourtet “Sings (Extended)” There is Love in You [Domino]

7. Quantazelle “Polychromatic Tomatoes v.1″ Unreleased

8. Deetron “Collide” Collide [Green]

9. Marc Romboy vs. Stephan Bodzin “Atlas” 6 Monde [Systematic]

10. Nick Curly “Kalimba” Critical Mass EP [Murmur]

11. Peaches “Lose You (Brodinski & Yuksek Remix)” Lose You [XL Recordings]

New Compilation from subVariant: "Robohustlin"

Liz — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 17:14:52 +0000

I put together a compilation of melodic IDM / deep techno called Robohustlin for my label, subVariant. I put out an open call for submissions in July and got an amazing collection of submissions. I decided to go with minimal techno / melodic IDM since that was submitted the most. Hope you enjoy!

Chaircrusher’s “Crow Beat” and Milipede’s “30,000″ take a somewhat dark, harder approach, while tracks like Diarmo’s “Details” and Matt Wolfe’s “4:09am” hover somewhere between hopefulness and melancholy, held together with intricate rhythmic programming.

In keeping with subVariant’s tongue-in-cheek, music-as-consumer-product design aesthetic (see Subvaritrax, Exception AM), Robohustlin‘s digital cover lists the individual artists as separate “cures” in a packaging style based on the popular cough & cold medication, Robitussin.

1. Chaircrusher: “Crowbeat“
2. Millipede: “30,000“
3. Digital Gnosis: “Ruins“
4. Redun: “Splt“
5. Tapage & Stan Verberkt: “Modular“
6. CitizenGreen: “Ob“
7. Matt Wolfe: “4:09am“
8. Michael Una: “Aleph“
9. Elijah B Torn: “oooEight“
10. JahWarrior: “The Mad Piano“
11. Codebase: “Duel“
12. Diarmo: “Details“
13. Glen Stefani: “Over it Already v2“

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OK, let's try this again! (Robohustlin Re-Premeire Tonight)

Liz — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 17:57:05 +0000

Last Thursday was beset by technical difficulties, so I’m re-doing the virtual release party tonight. Watch the post on the subVariant page in case I need to switch back to Stickam again: Robohustlin Virtual Release Party

subVariant latest free compilation, Robohustlin, is a curated collection of melodic IDM, ambient and glitch tracks from Chicago and beyond. Chaircrusher’s “Crow Beat” and Milipede’s “30,000″ take a somewhat dark, harder approach, while tracks like Diarmo’s “Details” and Matt Wolfe’s “4:09am” hover somewhere between hopefulness and melancholy, held together with intricate rhythmic programming. All thirteen tracks were chosen from an open call for songs in July-August of 2010, and represent the highest quality and most discernable sonic dedication that fit with the general theme that organically emerged over the course of weeding through all the submissions.

In keeping with subVariant’s tongue-in-cheek, music-as-consumer-product design aesthetic (see Subvaritrax, Exception AM), Robohustlin‘s digital cover lists the individual artists as separate “cures” in a packaging style based on the popular cough & cold medication, Robitussin.

Thursday, ~~September 23, 2010~~ September 30, 2010 at 9pm CST

Robohustlin with be premiered in a live DJ set by Liz Revision on Ustream on at ustream.tv/channel/live-at-subvhq (embedded below).

Friday, ~~September 24, 2010~~ Octoberber 24, 2010 at 10am CST
The compilation can be downloaded from www.subvariant.com

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Redun: “Splt”

Tapage &Stan Verberkt: “Modular”

Glen Stephani: “Over it Already”

Robohuslin compilation and virtual release party on subVariant

Liz — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 07:45:22 +0000

I’ve put together an IDM compilation on my label, subVariant and I’ll be doing a virtual release party on Thursday.

…Robohustlin, is a curated collection of melodic IDM, ambient and glitch tracks from Chicago and beyond… All thirteen tracks were chosen from an open call for songs in July-August of 2010, and represent the highest quality and most discernable sonic dedication that fit with the general theme that organically emerged over the course of weeding through all the submissions.

Thursday, September 23, 2010 at 9pm CST
Robohustlin with be premiered in a live DJ set by Liz Revision on Ustream on at ustream.tv/channel/live-at-subvhq (embedded below).

Friday, September 24, 2010 at 10am CST
The compilation can be downloaded from www.subvariant.com

Read more here: Robohustlin virtual release party.

MIDI Mapping for M-Audio X-Session Pro for Traktor Pro (.tsi)

Liz — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 16:46:01 +0000

Here’s the .tsi file for the M-Audio X-Session Pro for Traktor Pro that I used on my latest mix: “The Consequences.” The photo shows how I set up the top knobs and the rest is pretty standard, with soft-takeovers on the faders and effect knob. The file is not backwards compatible for earlier versions of Traktor.

Liz Revision: "The Consequences" DJ Mix

Liz — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 16:28:22 +0000

[gplayer href="http://lizrevision.com/filez/Liz_Revision-The_Consequences.mp3" ] Liz Revision “The Consequences” [/gplayer] [DOWNLOAD]

1. Cristian Paduraru: “Where Do I Fit?” (Roby Mannarini Minimal Mix)
2. Kabale Und Liebe: “Childs Play”
3. UGLH & Federico Locchi: “Gulp”
4. Guido Schneider: “Albertino”
5. Alternative Reality: “Bleep!” (Paul Anthony & ZXX Remix)
6. Aurum Beats: “Square” (Electrohouse Beat Mix)
7. Dr. Kucho: “Do You Want To” (Beat & Bleep Mix)
8. Hoxton Whores: “Devil Toy”
9. Weekend Heroes: “Nex” (Andrea Bertolini Mix)
10. Spartaque: “Sorry Uncle Jack”
11. Andrea Giuliani: “Firemario”
12. Roland Dill: “Candy Mountain”
13. Popof: “Serenity”
14. Chymera: “Parelo” (Jody Wisternoff Mix)

New Quantazelle website & new Quantazelle track

Liz — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 23:25:47 +0000

Check out the new website for my music project, Quantazelle. It’s made using WordPress and the Skulls theme by Jake Setlack.

Quantum Gazelle by quantazelle

Here’s a new Quantazelle track, too called “Quantum Gazelle.” Enjoy!

Liz Revision: "Neurotransmission"

Liz — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 17:23:13 +0000

[gplayer href="http://lizrevision.com/filez/Liz_Revision-Neurotransmission.mp3" ] Liz Revision “Neurotransmission” [/gplayer] [DOWNLOAD]

A conceptual DJ mix on the theme of love.

1. Bronnt Industries Kapital “Objects & Purpose (M.A.N.D.Y & Booka Shade Remix)”
2. Goldfrapp “Beautiful”
3. Tony Rohr “Afterburnt”
4. SCSI-9 “Sweets and Love”
5. Leon Somov “Without You”
6. Ulrich Schnauss “Blumenweise Neben Autobah”
7. Luomo “Tessio”
8. Williams “Poltergiest”
9. Larry Heard “The Sun Can’t Compare”
10. Gui Boratto “Beautiful Life”
11. Mochipet “Oly”