29 mei 2010 wirwar aan de waal .....

lets see if we still know how to hook up our sound system ...
skatepark waalhalla in nijmegen will be the place ... on the 29th may ...
come along for some fun and some dance moves ...

also the new accu records 005 - surrender ep will be out that day !
so support the system and buy some of me ....
cee ya there ....

dream out loud ... for real ...

its a sad world ....

trying to get the records out in the world .. with the help of toolbox distribution :



and some unwanted help .... bloody audiorippers ....



what a sad world we live in .... I have been working so hard to make a nice product ... and here come the audio rippers ... spreading the mp3s all over the net ..

now I have decided to let it go as well ... I will return to making the high quality mp3 version available on my own pages for free, as it used to be ... and then put the wav files in the stores ... as a bonus to the analog release ...

support the system ... or choke on it !!!

accu records nr 004 ....

its another exciting moment, as accu records nr 004 is seeing the light of day today, and soon the darkness of night I guess ....

perfect imperfection it's called .... all music by toysfornoise
pressed by record industry on 180gr black vinyl and an amazing master and cut by Simon at the Exchange ... you know ...... or you willl ..... 300 copies limited ...

13th march 2010 nosleeptillburg-DJ bash ....

saturday the 13th march .... free warm up event ... its the nosleeptillburg djbash ....
two rooms in 013 will be filled up with a total of 18 djs ... each will be manning the wheels of steel for about 30 minutes, making for a total mashup of styles, should be (could be) very interesting ....

20 feb 2010 Hall of Fame -- Spindemtunes # 10

saturday 20th feb

on the decks ..... from 21:30 till 01:00
in no chronological order ....

zuur79 (hans)
Ben Lukkie (dennis
toysfornoise (ikke)

some oldskool - noskool - and much more, come and do a little dance with us .....
lets break da beat ....
free entry ....

looking for ...

accu records is looking for fresh music, in line with the labels musical mission --- exchange energy ---- I now have a new way to enable you to drop some of your stuff .. literally, its called a dropbox, connected to my still very fresh soundcloud page, with 12 hours of music --- mixes, livesets and tracks ... finally I can output some more stuff ... aaaah ... ad fresh vinyl on its way too ..... testpressings have been played and approved .... ha ha .... its almost there ...... making room for new stuff ...

Send me your track

15012010miksformichelle by toysfornoise

found a new "nest" for my music and mixes -- lets see how it will go, a fresh mix has been added .... enjoy

15012010miksformichelle  by  toysfornoise

what a night ...

batcave totally packed --- it was back to the old days ...
visuals were amazing, livedrawings being "gamed" onscreen, creating cool extra dimensions behind the dj-s ....

cutting the first track at the exchange

acid teknooooo

cutting lacquers for accu records

toysfornoise | MySpace Music Videos


mastering and cutting fresh lacquers ...
never mind the noise from the vacuumcleaner that is sucking away all the acetate that the music is being cut into .... without the hoover it sounds very fine indeed !!

ha ha ... acid teknoooooo

off to london

studio 1 -- the exchange London here i come ....
studiotime has been booked on tuesday to master and cut new accu releases ...
the exact what and how will unfold in the coming months ! It's a joy to finally be able to let go of the tracks and cuts, selecting these has taken it's time ... but hey ...

I will be in London from monday till thursday ... booked a cheap room for 28 euro close to hyde park and will be roaming the streets of London till my feet hurt I guess ... look forward to seeing this great painting in the tate modern .... jackson pollock

16th jan wirwar bangbangboom

saturday 16th - batcave - 013 - tilburg
singularity dave will not be playing live, but teaming up with Ivar on the decks ...
see you there .... keep your ears open for some freshly mastered cuts :]

atomic --- projecting colour in rotterdammm

shooting colours from a nice position, they had arranged proper ground supports and trusses so I could put my projectors high up, allowing me to light up the entire hallway in between the restaurant and the theater from different sides, it was going from yellow and green, to the deepest purple, radiant light blue and firy red ..... ha, it was a joy to be able to immerse myself in these colours for 14 hours or so !

one step closer .. accu 004 toysfornoise - perfect imperfection e.p

that's the name ... the tracks have finally been picked ..
now its time to get the fu**er mastered and cut, for that I will be going to the Exchange in London in january which will be exciting to do ! The labels are being made by marco2 lets see whats gonna come out of the mad scientists lab for this ....

i'll keep you posted !

marco2 also made the most amazing birth card I've ever seen, for the birth of his son finn it took some folding and some glue, but then ....

sensitive colouration

Last week I transformed a small chapel / church for a x-mas ball of a local Lions service club, a real black tie gala event, with an art auction for a good cause and a big band and some singers for entertainment.. this promised to be good fun like last year. Cause the place is totally white in the inside, it is ideal to light up with the slides that my dear brother finsent invented 6 years ago. These slides still do something more than just form images on the walls ... they radiate .... to me anyway ..

It was again amazing to see how the slides did their job, they transformed the place, using yellow and for the ceiling and outside I used the yellow and blue/green slides, in the back I placed a mirrorballl with some pinspots on them to create a sky filled with stars and to top it off two beamers each projected a huge traditional silver christmasball on either side of the stage. Basically a repetition of last year, but with 6 extra projectors the whole picture was really complete and filled up.

Next week I will be in rotterdam with the projectors ... inside a small hallway, curious how that will turn out, at least I am free to choose my colours then ... this was all on request ...

project(ing) atomic -- dec 19th

loads of projectors, colourfull slides and some walls will do the trick ...





ATOMIC -- Tracks Tricks & Tronies
Zaterdag 19 december 2009

ATOMIC is een nieuw initiatief van een groepje creatieve breinen uit Rotterdam en Den Haag.

Dé nieuwe multidisciplinaire avond waar de kruisbestuiving plaatsvindt tussen zeer uiteenlopende stijlen van vernieuwende jonge muziek, mediakunst en visuele kunst.
De eerste editie vindt plaats op zaterdag 19 december in De Unie in Rotterdam. Zowel het cafe, de foyer als de zaal van De Unie zullen benut worden om de bezoekers van inspirerende zintuigelijke input te voorzien....

Programma:

Voor de oren...
DJ Glow (Trust, Oostenrijk) ... funky sfeervolle electro...
Peverelist (PunchDrunk, UK) ... delicate en verfijnde dubstep met techno invloeden...
Pametex (Clone, NL) ... chicago punisher...
Strange Fruit Collective (NL) ... mixing soul, jazz, hiphop en blacktronica...
Charly White en Geazah (Dirty Agga Crew, NL) ... britse bassline en dubstep...

Voor de senses...
Daan Brinkmann (NL) ... installatie Skinstruments...
Daan Brinkmann experimenteert met audiovisuele interactieve installaties waarin het lichaam van de toeschouwers letterlijk deel uitmaken van het werk. Skinstrument is een muziekinstrument die de huid van 2 spelers gebruikt om geluid te genereren.


Voor de ogen...
CO2RO (NL) ...optikinetics..
Noorderlicht010 (NL) ...lichtmanipulator...
Toys for Noise (NL) ...illuminator...

CO2RO, Noorderlicht010 en Toys for Noise zijn de lichtmanipulators van de avond die met hun performance, optikinetics en andere bizarre projectoren het geheel zullen illumineren

.

22:00 - 05:00

6 euros



@ De Unie

Mauritsweg 34

ROTTERDAM

analog sequencer

how about this for an analog sequencer :




its a roll of paper, with black dots, as the roll moves, the black marks activate photosensitive switches and these in turn, activate the individual air releases that are placed in each arm ... so its like a giant scottish bagpipe that makes this immense soundscape that is ... this installation ..






amazing ....
all found here ,....

http://www.wonderhowto.com/wonderment/building-sized-berorgan-emits-heavenly-music-and-farts-0113557

the green green grass of ...

... scotland...



on a day like today I wish I was there,
in the middle of the highlands, or on one of the islands,
being able to go outside and not see any human beings ... ok maybe some sheep or deer ... but for the rest, only moors and green and purple and brown valleys ...
inviting you to roam and discover their grounds ....
actually I could have gone to a beautiful nature reserve sort of thingie close by where I live, but it would still mean I have to go and get there by getting out of the city (or big village as I call it) ...
I wish I could be there, by simply stepping outside, like when I was camping in the wild in scotland, or malta (another beautiful island) .. every day a different view .. although camping would be a bit cold now ... but then again, a nice small cabin somewhere in the forest with a fireplace, and a closet full of food, some electricity to make some music (get some solar panels) ...

mmmm sometimes my middle name is hermit ....

untill I remind myself it is actually michiel and that I really have to go out and get myself some coffee and yoghurt ......