No Pain In Pop

Cosy

These are no humble horns, riverside renditions of ‘Summertime’, but like a fog of droning Tranes and Lockjaws getting to grips with tape loops. Prolific 24-year-old Italian Valerio Cosi’s billowing sax symphonies of mutant brass and analogue ambience weigh down heavy on the innards. Take ‘Emmanuelle Beart’ with its thick blanket of lairy saxophone blows that position themselves between the frenetic slaps of Eric Copeland and Sun Ra’s lurid muscle. Take ‘I Wanna Be Free’ with its prime hip-swinging clatter from the Cosi collective’s recent Collected Works (out on Porter Records). Both’ll have you in fits.



MP3: Valerio Cosi - Emmanuelle Beart



MP3: Valerio Cosi - I Wanna Be Free

Tags: horns, loops, porter records, valerio cosi

Tie Yr Own Lace

“Today, dublab and Creative Commons announced the launch of “INTO INFINITY: an exploration of on and on and on…”

“Into Infinity comprises a collection of ready-to-remix 12-inch circular artworks and 8-second music loops created by a vast array of artists from around the world. Contributors include Kofie, Lucky Dragons, Odd Nosdam and Dntel. New submissions will be added to the exhibit regularly.

“Into Infinity is all about embracing the infinite possibilities of art and music,” says Mark McNeill, dublab’s founder. “These works are available to everyone in the world to reshape, remix, and redesign as many times over as possible.”

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Tags: dublab, loops