Attention Edmonton Musicians: Get Your Music on The 4am
This post isn’t about Edmonton, per se, but it could be of use to Edmonton musicians. I know there are a lot of talented acts in this city, and most of them are unsigned and/or unknown outside of River City. The 4am is a podcast mixed by Warren Ellis. In Ellis’ own words:
The 4am is a mixtape file containing nothing but music donated directly by new and/or unsigned acts. The 4am is of no set length and is released on no set schedule. The 4am is mixed down to 128 of the kbps. The 4am is not afraid of your nipples. The 4am is imflammable.
If you’re a new or unsigned act, who wants to get some exposure (international exposure, no less), then you may want to consider sending your mp3s to Warren Ellis. If he likes what you’re doing, you might make it onto an episode of The 4am.
For the record: Warren Ellis’ previous podcasting/mixtaping adventures have all been a sumptuous olla podrida of sounds. They have been, for me, a great source of the demented and delirious music that builds into a messy climax in your ear. That most difficult to find sound that you love upon first hearing, even though it is rough and unpolished. He is the grizzled truck-stop pimp who takes on the heavy task of clawing supple young virgins from their crevasses and offering them up to passing truckers and johns. His hardened gaze searching out the mud-flecked cast-offs from the cultural high-way, fresh into the world and desperately attempting to thumb a ride. I enjoy it most heartily.
allan
16 Oct 07 at 1:03 pm
That may just be the greatest endorsement of anything…ever.
Adam Snider
16 Oct 07 at 1:06 pm
except for the glaring grammatical errors that now burn my eyes
allan
16 Oct 07 at 3:45 pm
As per your blog post, I have corrected the errors for you.
Adam Snider
16 Oct 07 at 5:54 pm