Red Skull Arrives

redskull · Joined: Aug 16, 2003 Posts: 203 Location: Texas

Hey all.

I have been making electronic music since 1997, and recently found this nifty site to join. I signed up to get some opinion and whatnot, and would really like to hear some feedback from all you out there with an interest...

There are alot of free mp3 downloads on my site, both of my main project, and my side project with Dj Bad Generation, called Empirikon. Please visit and support a struggling, but passionate Texas-based electro-musician...
Wink

http://www.eternalink.org/music.html

-Red Skull

elektro80 · Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2003 3:14 pm Post subject:

I am trying to play your video. but I am not getting any sound.. just the video. Dunno why the audio is gone.. I am using VLC for OS X.

redskull · Joined: Aug 16, 2003 Posts: 203 Location: Texas

well this is a goof on my part then I am afraid. The file is encoded in the near-latest format of Divx video, 5.01 I believe, and I notice I have not said so on the file's area of the page. This is an oversight on my part. As far as the OS you referred to, I am assuming this is a mac format machine? I have no working knowledge of a mac OS, but if I am mistaken, please inform me.

I apologize for the error, as I have received no other comments of this issue so I am assuming it has something to do with either the player you mentioned, or you do not have the mac version of divx.

-red

mosc · Posted: Sun Aug 17, 2003 9:31 am Post subject:

elektro80 · Posted: Sun Aug 17, 2003 10:48 am Post subject:

I have to install some codecs and stuff. I forgot I recently reinstalled the system on my laptop.

Interesting music. I agree with Howard. And I see Mr. Red Skull has a link to that norwegian Troll Mortiis on his webpage. Mortiis is great serious fun and I recommend you guys listen to the Mortiis stuff too. Mortiis is pretty much ignored here in Norway.. which is sad. Dunno.. but I seem to remember Brian ( Lustmord ) has remixed a track or two for Mortiis.

redskull · Joined: Aug 16, 2003 Posts: 203 Location: Texas

Actually, mosc, what I did was after making the movie file in Windows Movie Maker (original file was HUGE as AVI format, exported from one of my software tools - Adobe Premiere), I used a free downloadable demo of a program called "Dr. Divx" http://www.divx.com/divx/drdivx/
which is really nice, and can convert almost any video codec format into divx. It is pretty slick and fast encoding engine too! Smile

I am really nuts about mortiis, the music is amazing to me and makes me think about and feel emotions towards the old things in the world, like caves and whatnot, something I like about electronic influenced trax. When I hear his music, I am not thinking about his appearance at all, but a kind of lost wisdom of the ages, reproduced in a modern format. Cool stuff...

-red

elektro80 · Posted: Sun Aug 17, 2003 12:22 pm Post subject:

Mortiis is extremely underrated. And I love his troll thing.. but clearly the music is something else. I can also recommend it. reminds me.. you might be the kind of guy who might enjoy the music by a band called Transjoik. Local dudes who hang out at the same bars I do. The URL is http://www.transjoik.com There is a video there somewhere. Recommended.

redskull · Joined: Aug 16, 2003 Posts: 203 Location: Texas

wow man, this is some killer stuff! I thank you from the bottom of my little black heart for that info and the link.

Smile

I am into this hardcore my friend. Are they selling cd's online? I have little time to browse at the moment but I would like to order something sometime soon.

very good stuff Smile

elektro80 · Posted: Sun Aug 17, 2003 1:58 pm Post subject:

You should be able to buy their stuff at any decent online shop. The guy running their booking is a friend of mine so you could always send him a mail.. His name is Ketil Hustad and his site is at http://www.hustadpromotion.com/

And tell him I sent you.

When I think of it... you could always also check out Brian´s site at http://www.lustmord.com and check out his deepnet bulletin board. But from where I think you have your musical interests you will probably hang out here a lot too. The deepnet is not really for musicians and composers .. or.. it has not turned that way recently. But there is a lot of nice people there. And Brian is a gem.

As hardcore goes.. not really hardcore.. but you should probably try to find the first Sudden CD by my buddy Paul Andrews ( a canadian ) ... but main prob ius that you REALLY should hear some of the unreleased stuff. Hmm.. ..and you should definitively hear some of the material by the norwegian band Oscillate. I see you also work with words.
You should definitively listen to the CDs Godbluff and World Record by the english underground band Van Der Graaf Generator. VDGG is a really weird band but if you like Mortiis you will probably love this. Be warned. This is stuff you can OD on. But it is not electronic.. sorry..

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And .. look up Chris and Cosey. http://www.chrisandcosey.com/
You can hear some snips at http://stage.vitaminic.co.uk/chris_and_cosey/
Recommended and yes.. this is electronic.

elektro80 · Posted: Sun Aug 17, 2003 2:33 pm Post subject:

You might also like (or at least find interesting) the music by the local norwegian band Gåte ( in english: Riddle ). They have their own blend of traditional norwegian folk music ( which at times can become pretty spaced out.. trust me ) and rock/electronics. This is not pop.

Try the concert videos at:
http://www.gaate.no/ny/video/folgjebetong/folgjeliten.mov

and

http://www.gaate.no/ny/video/litibetong/litiliten.mov

The lyrics are of course in norwegian.

Their best performances are not online.. but this should give you an idea about what this is about.

redskull · Joined: Aug 16, 2003 Posts: 203 Location: Texas

information overload is the MOTHERLODE my man! Twisted Evil

redskull · Joined: Aug 16, 2003 Posts: 203 Location: Texas

Hello everyone. I have some news that is making me smile alot. I am mere days away from the completion of my 3rd album. This material will be mostly new material, from my all-night sessions (the winds weep).
I will include some rare mixes of older songs as well as some nifty surprises. Anyone who wishes it from this site ONLY, when the cd is completed and sent off for mastering, contact me and I will send you a free copy of the cd at no cost to you (well except shipping for orders across the sea, that's not cheap HEH).

Stay tuned...

Cool

seraph · Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2003 1:31 pm Post subject:

elektro80 · Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2003 1:41 pm Post subject:

hehe. you checked out his site? Trolls .. right?

Did you see his latest video?? I think that stuff is very cute.

seraph · Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2003 1:44 pm Post subject:

elektro80 · Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2003 2:21 pm Post subject:

Hey... he is a troll.. Don´t you have similar figures in Italy? Berlusconi?

Sorry Smile

But Mortiis is actually dressing up as a troll which I think is very cool. A far more authentic norwegian costume than say... dressing like an indian and singing "YMCA".

Seriously.. the music is not bad at all. That one video there is slightly poppish in a very weird way.

The next big hit from Norway might be "Kaizer´s Orchestra"...: a mix of norwegian farmers doing an Einstürzende Neubauten impersonation and and elks doing some serious Bob Dylan karaoke. Very cute.

seraph · Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2003 3:05 pm Post subject:

elektro80 · Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2003 3:09 pm Post subject:

ahh.. do I have some K-O ? Nah.. I will look around.

In the case of Mortiis his troll costume is quite OK.. but then I have grown up with the stories about trolls. I prefer the nice troll outfit for some silly heavy metal leather costume. But do check out his video.

I will look for the K-O. the best would be finding a video somewhere.... hmmm....

elektro80 · Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2003 3:59 pm Post subject:

OK Carlo... their site is at http://www.kaizers.no/

there is a video of sorts at http://www.kaizers.no/filmer/kaizers.mov
loads slowly.. let it hang there and load...
Title of the song translates to: Man against man

and a song is at http://www.kaizers.no/admin/lydfiler/kontroll.mp3
( English title would be something like "Take control of the continent"

these guys are best live

and yes... they are singing in norwegian

rock.. kinda.. hard to say...
not important really
genres are for penguins..