I’ve been told (and I tend to agree) that the style is a lot more upbeat that previous releases, that said I think there is still a good amount of sad sounding synth drones and crushed up beats to please fans of Penguins. I really hope people like it, it’s material that was put together over about 6month of time, I went back and weeded out everything I didn’t like at the end (I have enough material for 2 or 3 out takes albums (why don’t people release those for free, hmmmm). If you do enjoy it, please let me know, it makes all these hours worth so much more. if you want to review the album and don’t want to spend the $3, also drop me a line, I will be very happy to hook you up with a free download (really same goes for anyone, I’d rather you listened to it and enjoyed it than paid me, so if you need a hook up, let me know). Email me at jp@madebyrobot.com or drop me a line on twitter @madebyrobot thanks for your time, I really do appreciate it.

[PS025] Various Artists – Number Stations part II by PublicSpacesLab

Once again, I’m honored to have been given the chance to curate another Number Stations compilation for PublicSpaces Lab – Number Stations Part 2. Gathering together a collection of international artists, old and  new and faces a like. Again the one remit, make music with samples taken from the mysterious and compelling number stations phenomena. Strange shortwave recordings of unexplained voices, beeps and clicks that are often attributed government agency communications with secret agents. Many of the recordings are from the height of the cold war. The challenge is to take these hissing, crackling, pitch twitching sounds and wrestle them into something musical. It was a challenge that was accepted with delight by 12 artists, who I am proud to say make up the Number Stations Part 2 release. Number Stations Part 1 is also available on PublicSpaces Lab.

Mistral by Madebyrobot on Mixcloud

Very excited to have been a part of this project as curator and contributor. Head on over to Public Spaces and download the entire album in MP3 and Flac format. If you like the tracks check out the artists other work and maybe buy some more of it, support them so they can make some more. In the mean time Numbers Stations is freely available under Creative Commons license. We hope you enjoy it.

This is the first in a series of 3 videos I’m working on.

The music track is available for download free:

soundcloud.com/​madebyrobot/​the-colorado-project

The Colorado Project Part 1 by madebyrobot

http://soundcloud.com/madebyrobot/the-colorado-project/download.aif

This is my track, from the album Penguins, available on iTunes, or madebyrobot.bandcamp.com

I was deeply honored when James Lowery (Swaying Smoke) contacted me to let me know he’d been working on a remix of Thursday Afternoon the opening track on Penguins (link to iTunes). I was even happier when I heard his mix, which I think paints a nice spin on the original. Many thanks James.

And don’t forget if you’re interested in working on a mix or a totally new track using the raw stems, they are all available on my Band Camp site, just let me know what you do with them.

They are up on my bandcamp site. I’m releasing them as I did the entire album under CC-NC-A license, and I’m hoping some will take on the challenge and remix them to oblivion. If you have any questions whilst remixing don’t hesitate to ask. If I get enough volume of remixes I’ll put together a little compilation and and maybe see if I can get a netlabel to release it free.

If you make a remix, please let me know how it comes out, I’d love to hear what people do with the stems and if I get enough feedback I’ll be sure to put them together and make them available as a free download on my bankcamp site.

If you need an easy way to send the tracks to me, just use my soundcloud drop box:

Send me your track