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Andrew Duke · Post by **Andrew Duke** » Tue Jun 27, 2006 4:48 pm

Amberience wrote:Hey Andrew, can I send my remix as a URL because Google Mail will not let me send my remix because it is too big.

Hi, Amberience.
All submissions must be received by Stratagem Musik, but
I'm sure Stratagem Musik could accomodate you.
They're all easy-going there.

Email submissions@stratagem-musik.com about the above.
Hope this helps.
Andrew

Andrew Duke · Post by **Andrew Duke** » Tue Jun 27, 2006 4:53 pm

Amberience wrote:...how many people have entered thus far if you don't mind me asking?

We're not going to be releasing any specifics re: # of entrants till after the contest closes, but I can tell you that as of this morning the contest-related samples had been downloaded by over
two thousand people.
Andrew

Andrew Duke · Post by **Andrew Duke** » Wed Jun 28, 2006 1:03 am

arnethorvald wrote:Seems random..

Did 16bit work for you in Kontakt 2?

Andrew Duke · Post by **Andrew Duke** » Wed Jun 28, 2006 4:44 am

reviews are starting to come in:

Andrew Duke--Consumer vs. User (Phthalo/USA)

If industrial robots have their own blend of funky music to listen to during their
breaks on the assembly line, then "Consumer vs User" is likely to make fluids
boil in their servovalves. Glitchy and groovy are indeed two words that go
together well in the music of Andrew Duke on this release (published 2006 on
Phthalo Records), and it had been a long time I hadn't listened to something
with a feeling both as mechanical and dancy at the same time--maybe since
Cabaret Voltaire, but it was aeons ago, and in a quite different genre.
At first, this album won't sound funky or groovy at all. Raw distorted beats, some
weird sounds, and when you think that's all then you realize that all this is
deceivingly repetitive, and there is definitely something more. Andrew Duke
starts where minimal techno ends, and against this minimalist background (a
heavy bass--sometimes very heavy, like in d'n'b or dub--saturated
drumloops and sequences) something else is slowly built, through weirdly vocoded
voices, electronic noises imperceptibly coming up, lots of processed samples that
seem to be based on audio electronic interferences, and almost unnoticeable at
first hear variations. But, though this could read quite experimental, the way it is
done gives us 11 tracks that qualify as real idm since it is both intelligently done
and sometimes catchy as hell.

Well, this won't come as a real surprise for those of you who already know
Andrew Duke: an audio activist based in Halifax, Canada since nearly 20 years,
he has gained international recognition through the years both as a musician and
for his consistent investment in the worldwide development of the idm scene (see
for instance the Cognition Audioworks label he rules at
http://www.cognitionaudioworks.com/). Again he proves here with this very good
and coherent album that he deserves all the praises for what he does best:
electronic music, both as a producer and as a composer. Groove ex Machina.
(Cyrill Duneau/Igloomag/USA)

ANDREW DUKE - CONSUMER VS. USER (CD by Phthalo Records)

The career from Andrew Duke started in 1987 and has never been quiet in any
way since then: his own releases, his remixes (Aaliyah, Pink Floyd, Chicks On
Speed to mention a few) and his concerts, plus the fact that he is since 1981
writing about music. It's a vast amount of work that I must admit don't know in
every possible detail, but that I off and on follow throughout the years. Here he
has a record of rhythm based music. Important to know, since Duke sometimes
does also more experimental drone based ones. But it's rhythm here and Duke
plays not just one kind of rhythm oriented music, but from several different points
of view. Some of the pieces are quite minimal along the lines of Kompakt or
Plus8/Plastikman, but also beat stuff that involves a lot more, f**ked up rhythm
pieces that we found in the past on the Phthalo label itself. I must admit that the
minimal pieces were the better ones, but perhaps the more chaotic, somewhat
disorganized beats is just not my thing, and minimalism is. Music by Andrew Duke
is always well produced, full of sound (perhaps the only thing not minimal!), and
perhaps not always full of surprises, but quality is guaranteed.
(Frans de Waard/Vital Weekly/The Netherlands)

Amberience · Post by **Amberience** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 1:29 pm

Andrew Duke wrote:
Amberience wrote:...how many people have entered thus far if you don't mind me asking?
We're not going to be releasing any specifics re: # of entrants till after the contest closes, but I can tell you that as of this morning the contest-related samples had been downloaded by over
two thousand people.
Andrew

Awesome

I'm very interested in your release, I really like the samples. When my money situation balances out a little bit I'll grab it for sure.

I emailed Stratagem and linked them to my file, hopefully they've grabbed it by now.

Andrew Duke · Post by **Andrew Duke** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 9:39 pm

Looking forward to hearing it.

Andrew Duke · Post by **Andrew Duke** » Fri Jun 30, 2006 3:34 am

coverage:
http://remixmag.com/transmissions/andre ... st-062906/
Andrew

Andrew Duke · Post by **Andrew Duke** » Fri Jul 07, 2006 8:39 pm

and another one:

Andrew Duke
Consumer vs. User
(Phthalo)
Halifax's Andrew Duke has been producing electronic music for almost two decades now, generating a voluminous and varied discography. A quick glance at his New Music Canada page reveals that, over the past couple of years alone, hes made everything from ambient drone arrangements to bumping tech-house tracks. And though Duke generally tends to put the I before the DM, much of his music would find a welcome audience on the dance floor of some all-night party in a derelict factory. For Consumer vs. User, however, Duke seems to have led us into the still-active electronics manufacturing plant next door to said all-nighter. We can still hear the muffled bass through the walls, but the snare drums have been replaced by hydraulic spurts and the high-hats with electronic sizzles. Tracks like Raven march on with a perseverance only factory machinery could maintain. With the exception of some delayed treble loops echoing through the open skylight from next door, most of the songs melodies are made up, not of different notes, but of variations in sound texture.The album sits on the border between IDM and ambient, and so it shouldnt be surprising that there are few to no hooks throughout. But what Dukes latest cut lacks in catchiness, it makes up for in its evocation of a cold yet fascinatingly intricate landscape. This is definitely not your summer barbecue soundtrack, but it makes for a fantastic listen at 3AM on your basement surround sound system.(Peter C./Discorder/Canada)

Andrew Duke · Post by **Andrew Duke** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 3:23 pm

Just a reminder to the producers on the list (and anyone who would like to help spread the word):

The deadline for entries in the Andrew Duke--Consumer vs. User remix contest is August 31, 2006--just one month from today.

In case you missed the info first time 'round:
remix material from Andrew Duke's Consumer vs. User album (just
released on California's Phthalo http://www.phthalo.com/cat.php?cat=phth40 and featuring a remix of Phonopsia and two collaborations with Massaccessi) for a chance to be released on Stratagem Musik (http://stratagem-musik.com) and win cool prizes including a grand prize of a copy of Native Instruments Reaktor, plus software from FXpansion and Audiomulch, magazine subscriptions, CD-ROMs, books, CDs, and more;
http://andrew-duke.com/contests.html has the details. And even if you're not interested in participating in the remix contest, there are 385 royalty-free samples available for you to play with.

Again, contest deadline is August 31, 2006. And there's another remix contest (different source material and prizes) starting up August 15.

Thanks.

--
Andrew Duke
scoring/sound design/source
http://andrew-duke.com
http://myspace.com/andrewduke
http://cognitionaudioworks.com
http://myspace.com/cognitionaudioworks

Andrew Duke · Post by **Andrew Duke** » Tue Aug 22, 2006 6:12 pm

Just a reminder that the deadline for entering the Consumer vs. User remix contest is next Thursday August 31 noon Atlantic Standard Time.

2NDMOUSE · Post by **2NDMOUSE** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 2:00 am

I've only just saw this today and i was really excited cos i woulda worked hard on this..........then i saw the closing date was 9 days ago dammit
Any chance of it being extended ??

If not , thanks very much for the free samples Andrew -- they will be most definitely be used over and over again -- you make some great source material !!

Amberience · Post by **Amberience** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 2:05 am

9 days ago? What the f**k are you talking about? Its the 31st, and today is the 23rd...

Andrew Duke · Post by **Andrew Duke** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 2:27 am

2NDMOUSE wrote:I've only just saw this today and i was really excited cos i woulda worked hard on this..........then i saw the closing date was 9 days ago dammit
Any chance of it being extended ??

If not , thanks very much for the free samples Andrew -- they will be most definitely be used over and over again -- you make some great source material !!

Hi, 2NDMOUSE:
The bad news for you is that the deadline will not be extended.
The good news for you is that the closing date is next Thursday August 31, so you still have just over a week to get your entry in.

Thanks for the kind words re: my samples.
Take care.
Andrew

Andrew Duke · Post by **Andrew Duke** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 2:29 am

Amberience wrote:9 days ago? What the f**k are you talking about? Its the 31st, and today is the 23rd...

Got the 9 days part correct, but in the wrong order, eh? Perhaps something odd in his/her time dimension, who knows?

Andrew

2NDMOUSE · Post by **2NDMOUSE** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 2:38 am

Insomnia is catching up on me --- coulda sworn i read august 14 !!
Anyway -- great -- im in -- will start something tomorrow -- its late here in the uk.
Thanks for the reprieve LOL