Quantazelle: “Unlawful Furniture” [320kbs MP3]
Quantazelle: “Braking (Broken)” [192kbs MP3]

“Always / Never / Now” is a storytelling game adventure that’s somewhere between James Bond and William Gibson in its action and intrigue. There’s a the street samurai with the metal legs and the one-time-professional bodyguard with the metal arms to the the cat burglar with the reckless guile, in over his head. Always/Never/Now translates these characters into ready-to-play action heroes on a mission that stands to change their dystopian future forever.

The designer, Will Hindmarch, an old friend, asked me for a track to use for the promotional video that was kind of “something befitting international espionage, action-adventure, and slickly classy near-future dystopias,” so I recommended Unlawful Furniture.

When I wrote Liz, seeking music for this, my first Kickstarter video, I gave her just the barest rundown of the adventure’s atmosphere and subject matter and she immediately pointed me at “Unlawful Furniture,” the track you hear in the video. I totally thought ‘Unlawful Furniture’ would work when you mentioned spies,” Liz wrote. “[T]hat was the first piece I did where I mentally said “[Okay], let’s go minor chords and dark and not be so chipperty dippity.” That the lyrics for the song encourage listeners (and thus game players) to do “whatever you want to do” only made it feel more apt.

[UPDATE 12/17/11: Wow! A/K/N has majorly exceeded its original goal, and Will is not only taking it in stride but creating even more content to keep up with demand, while still keeping it under a Creative Commons license. I personally love to see projects like this take off, and I'm glad to be a part of it!]

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I curated a Chicago-artists-only compilation of innovative electronic music for my label, subVariant called Frequencity, and contributed a track as well. Read more about it and download it here.

TRACKLIST:
01. Beanbake: “A Bicycle In Your Mind” [Melodic Electronica]
02. Belmont and Clark: “Dark Compression” [Analogue Electro]
03. Ella Laurence: “aaaAH” [Acid]
04. [esc]APE: “Square Fingers” [Dark Electro]
05. Polyfuse: “Blood on the Urinal” [Electro Industrial]
06. Foe Paw: “Dos Otros” [Prog Rock]
07. XYZR_KX: “Home” [Folk IDM]
08. Mike Gonsior: “Reflections” [Downtempo Electronica]
09. Quantazelle: “Polychromatic Tomatoes” [Melodic Electronica]
10. Lokua: “Hue” [Minimal Techno]
11. Drasla: “Moonlight Somnambula” [Neo-Classical IDM]
12. Elock: “Ari on Acid” [Chiptune]

“So You Wanna” is a track by en.Code aka Sage Krause featuring Quantazelle vocals from the free Quantazelle Sample Pack.

The vocals are a cover of Tricky’s “Overcome” / Massive Attack’s “Karmacoma.”

PLAYLIST of the 690th radio show « Le Vestibule » October 2, 2010 from 9:00 P.M. to 11:00 P.M.
Hosted by JEAN-FRANÇOIS FECTEAU on CFOU 89.1 FM

1) Gabriel Johnson: “No Words” (ELECTROFONE MUSIC)

2) Thievery Corporation: “Shadows Of Ourselves (Feat. Lou Lou)”
(EIGHTEENTH STREET LOUNGE MUSIC)

3) Crocodiles: “Mirrors” (FAT POSSUM RECORDS)

4) Breakbot: “Baby I’m Yours (Feat. Irfane) (Aeroplane Remix)” (ED BANGER RECORDS)

5) Unkle: “Country Tune (Feat. Gavin Clark)” (SURRENDER ALL)

6) Dark Dark Dark: “Celebrate” (SUPPLY AND DEMAND)

7) Deerhunter: “Earthquake” (4ad)

Opera Multi Steel: “Fureur en Asie” (WAVE RECORDS)

9) Exit Calm: “You’ve Got It All Wrong” (CLUB AC30)

10) Klangstabil: “Vertraut (Ostball Remix by Synapscape)” (ANT-ZEN/MHZ RECORDS)

11) Surface Of Atlantic: “Tear Garden” (METROPOLE RECORDS)

12) Peace Orchestra: “Shining (Feat. Chilli Bukasa)” (G-STONE RECORDINGS)

13) theYage: “Devils & Angels” (DYSTOPIA RECORDINGS)

14) Young Galaxy: “Lost In The Call” (ARTS & CRAFTS)

15) Lindstrom and Christabelle: “Lovesick (Fan Death Rework Remix)” (SMALLTOWN SUPERSOUND)

16) Joe Galen: “Fish And Chips” (CREAKED RECORDS)

17) Auditory Canvas: “Lost and Found” (SUMMER RAIN RECORDINGS)

18) Quantazelle: “Digital Love” (SUBVARIANT)

19) Handful Of Snowdrops: “Astronaut” (NANOGENESIE)

[DOWNLOAD HERE]

SECOND PLACE: Beanbake: “Irrational Beats”
[DOWNLOAD 320]
Beanbake’s approach was impressive in that he used only my samples and was still able to put together a cohesive, catchy track. Dark, yet groovy, it relied heavy on vocal samples layered together in interesting ways. Beanbake won a $50 gift certificate to Fractalspin and a Coaster CD.

THIRD PLACE: Jonas the Plug Expert: “Modsquared”
[DOWNLOAD 320 MP3]
Jonas the Plug Expert created a dense, blissed-out IDM track with sputtery beats and layered melodies, including highly-manipulated Quantazelle samples. Mr. Plug Expert won a $25 gift certificate to Fractalspin and a subVaritrax CD

RUNNERS UP:
Naetron: “Dr. Tron’s Proper Sauce”
[DOWNLOAD 320 MP3]

Salomon: “Audiodrome”
[DOWNLOAD 320 MP3]

Masterprogrammer: “Shock-o-Zelle”
[DOWNLOAD 320 MP3]

Thanks to everyone that entered! It was fun listening to all the tracks you made. Enjoy the samples. They are free to download here.

I realized, while making new tracks, that I have this crazy huge sample library, and it’s a shame that it’s not being put to use. So, I’m releasing it to the world, and I hope it does something amazing for someone, somewhere.

To launch my free sample library, I’m throwing a contest. Make a cool track with my samples and submit it to quantazelle@gmail.com before May 14May 28 June 12, 2010.

Additional clarification:

• My samples are released under a Creative Commons Attribution license. You are welcome to use them in other tracks, I’d just appreciate credit, and/or hitting me up with what you’ve made.
• Your track for the contest can use other sounds beyond the ones in the sample pack. Be aware though I’m judging the contest and recognize the samples, so creative use of them will probably give you an advantage.
• The 3 winning tracks will be available on my website for download and play. Please make sure they are tagged with your name and the track name.
• Email the finished tracks to quantazelle@gmail.com by the end of the due date. Include Your Name, Track Name, and a URL for promoting you (optional).
• Tracks that have already been submitted will still be in the running.

Sorry for the confusion + good luck! -Liz

Samples: http://www.quantazelle.com/free-stuff/sample-pack/

FIRST PRIZE: $75 Gift Certificate to Fractalspin.com & Coaster CD
SECOND PRIZE: $50 Gift Certificate to Fractalspin.com & Coaster CD
THIRD PRIZE: $20 Gift Certificate to Fractalspin.com & subVaritrax CD

Looking forward to hearing your work!

Here’s a new Quantazelle track, “Quantum Gazelle.” Enjoy!

And my website has a new design. It’s made using WordPress and the Skulls theme by Jake Setlack. What do you think?