So, here it is, the first music video for The Slowdowns and at the same time the first for Dirtybird Rexx.
It's a video for the song "The Land of the Midnight Sun" from The Slowdowns' soon coming Subliminal EP.
It's simply a story of a bagheaded girl who can't find her place in a town (or a world) like this. The girl in the video and me worked mostly just together, moving around the city, improvising and following the story quite freely. She acted, I had the camera.
We filmed it as early as this March, in Rovaniemi, Lapland. It took us one weekend to take all the pictures and the editing took me, uh well, way longer than that. Anyway, now it's finished and available to see in our main page. It's visually nothing super fancy, but I'm glad we did it, and it's at least a start. No doubt, new videos will follow - no doubt, from various Dirtybird artists.
And all hail the busdrivers! At least this one had the clearest eye for drama.
Thursday, 2 August 2007
Saturday, 28 July 2007
Netlabel Pimping Quest!
Yes, you heard me right. We're talking about the Official Netlabel Pimping Quest, taking place at here.
The idea of the Quest was to build up our netlabel's site again from the scratch. I had been extremely annoyed with the old layout and all the bugs for some time, when I finally got an actual visual designer to work with me on our site. Now, we've released the brand spanking new version of it and it's lookin stunning, in my honest opinion at least. The Quest continues, however. Apart from the actual site, we have to change the looks on various other sites of ours around the world wide web. The MySpace has already been taken care of - doing CSS in MySpace is always such a delight - and the Community site is almost finished as well. We'll set our sights next on Blogger and Virb - which are supposably a kazillion times easier projects, thanks to their mighty fine editors.
As we are quite happy with the results of our work - at the moment at least - it would be superneat to get some feedback on how we've succeeded in our mission. What do you think?
The idea of the Quest was to build up our netlabel's site again from the scratch. I had been extremely annoyed with the old layout and all the bugs for some time, when I finally got an actual visual designer to work with me on our site. Now, we've released the brand spanking new version of it and it's lookin stunning, in my honest opinion at least. The Quest continues, however. Apart from the actual site, we have to change the looks on various other sites of ours around the world wide web. The MySpace has already been taken care of - doing CSS in MySpace is always such a delight - and the Community site is almost finished as well. We'll set our sights next on Blogger and Virb - which are supposably a kazillion times easier projects, thanks to their mighty fine editors.
As we are quite happy with the results of our work - at the moment at least - it would be superneat to get some feedback on how we've succeeded in our mission. What do you think?
Thursday, 5 July 2007
What are we doing?
Dearest blog,
there's quite a lot happening in our very own DBR-world at the moment. Yesterday we released a brand new album by Mr. Moods - titled In Love We Trust... And We Hate - and I must admit that it's propably me who's listening to it most actively, at this very moment too. It's really quite good - exceptionally so, I might say. There are some delicious darker tones mixed with sweet'n'soft grooves, basically just the direction I'd love to see us developing into. Instrumental hip-hop at its very best, to say the least.
We're building a new version of our site as well. Now I was pretty happy with our current looks - it's not astonishing by any means, but pretty decent anyway - until I started talking with a colleague of mine about it. Now I can't wait to see the improved version of it. Apart from the new visuals we don't have too many changes, some improvements to the usability and content of course. Being a web designer, I'm feeling very excited, because in the near future we will be having some pretty unique features on our site. Of course, serving great music remains as our number one priority, but I'm really very anxious to develope some extra-musical features as well. Just to give you a hint of what's coming: something to do with desktops and applications. There, I've said it.
In the meanwhile, when I'm not working on either my dayjob or DBR, I'm cuurently watching Lost for the second time. And it just keeps getting better. Can't wait until next February.
- Jyri of DBR
dirtybirdrexx.org
there's quite a lot happening in our very own DBR-world at the moment. Yesterday we released a brand new album by Mr. Moods - titled In Love We Trust... And We Hate - and I must admit that it's propably me who's listening to it most actively, at this very moment too. It's really quite good - exceptionally so, I might say. There are some delicious darker tones mixed with sweet'n'soft grooves, basically just the direction I'd love to see us developing into. Instrumental hip-hop at its very best, to say the least.
We're building a new version of our site as well. Now I was pretty happy with our current looks - it's not astonishing by any means, but pretty decent anyway - until I started talking with a colleague of mine about it. Now I can't wait to see the improved version of it. Apart from the new visuals we don't have too many changes, some improvements to the usability and content of course. Being a web designer, I'm feeling very excited, because in the near future we will be having some pretty unique features on our site. Of course, serving great music remains as our number one priority, but I'm really very anxious to develope some extra-musical features as well. Just to give you a hint of what's coming: something to do with desktops and applications. There, I've said it.
In the meanwhile, when I'm not working on either my dayjob or DBR, I'm cuurently watching Lost for the second time. And it just keeps getting better. Can't wait until next February.
- Jyri of DBR
dirtybirdrexx.org
Wednesday, 23 May 2007
About Subliminal EP
My first own and proper release, called Subliminal EP will be ready and downloadable this June at dirtybirdrexx.org. This post is all about it.
Subliminal EP consists of six tracks. Four of them have been available for listening for some time now at various sites, one is a brand new version and one is about to be finished this weekend.
The album starts out with the Land of the Midnight Sun - the most laid-back and chilly track of them all - a soft start to the journey. The second one is called Fingers Crossed, which originally was meant to be just some kind of a beat, but after throwing some vocal samples and altering the structure it fits to the album just as it is. After fingercrossing we move to L'Ignorance, propably the catchiest and pepedeluxiest tune on the album. The fourth path of the journey is the new one, called Mum's the Word. It's the only one that doesn't feature any vocals, and has a very bonoboish hook to carry the listener through. The fifth one is a Tender Offender, just an easy quickie. The final track is called Jane's Blues, and it's kind of a sequel to L'Ignorance - byt its moods and sounds at least.
I've been designing also the artwork myself. The ever so lovely blue rabbit is in charge, as the subliminal trip begins.
I wouldn't call Subliminal EP mind-blowing, neither it's innovative or alternative - it's just something to make the listener feel good, hopefully.
- the Slowdowns
Subliminal EP consists of six tracks. Four of them have been available for listening for some time now at various sites, one is a brand new version and one is about to be finished this weekend.
The album starts out with the Land of the Midnight Sun - the most laid-back and chilly track of them all - a soft start to the journey. The second one is called Fingers Crossed, which originally was meant to be just some kind of a beat, but after throwing some vocal samples and altering the structure it fits to the album just as it is. After fingercrossing we move to L'Ignorance, propably the catchiest and pepedeluxiest tune on the album. The fourth path of the journey is the new one, called Mum's the Word. It's the only one that doesn't feature any vocals, and has a very bonoboish hook to carry the listener through. The fifth one is a Tender Offender, just an easy quickie. The final track is called Jane's Blues, and it's kind of a sequel to L'Ignorance - byt its moods and sounds at least.
I've been designing also the artwork myself. The ever so lovely blue rabbit is in charge, as the subliminal trip begins.
I wouldn't call Subliminal EP mind-blowing, neither it's innovative or alternative - it's just something to make the listener feel good, hopefully.
- the Slowdowns
The Beginning
The fact that Dirtybird Rexx, a humble netlabel is taking the web 2.0 over site by site seems slow but unavoidable. At first there was MySpace, then dirtybirdrexx.tk - which later turned to the current dirtybirdrexx.org - then the Internet Archive, Last.fm, and now finally Blogger.
If any of you aren't still familiar with who we are and what we do, the most convenient way is to visit us at dirtybirdrexx.org. But in a nutshell: we are a netlabel, presenting uncommercial electronic music - mainly something to do with downtempo, trip-hop, breakbeat and electronica. All of our releases are available for free download at our site. Yes, free - and there's no strings attached. So why don't you go and take a listen already?
Since putting up our website last december, we've released two albums. Laineet's debut, Odotusta On EP is a blend of instrumental hip-hop and electronica, something to do with such artists as DJ Shadow, RJD2 and Aphilas. Our first compilation album, titled Birdcage, featured thirteen tracks from nine artists. This summer we are waiting for releases at least from the Slowdowns, Mr. Moods and Liquid Flesh - and there will also be a new split ep release series, first one featuring Laineet and the Slowdowns.
I guess this was it. Hope you'll stay with us.
- Jyri of DBR
If any of you aren't still familiar with who we are and what we do, the most convenient way is to visit us at dirtybirdrexx.org. But in a nutshell: we are a netlabel, presenting uncommercial electronic music - mainly something to do with downtempo, trip-hop, breakbeat and electronica. All of our releases are available for free download at our site. Yes, free - and there's no strings attached. So why don't you go and take a listen already?
Since putting up our website last december, we've released two albums. Laineet's debut, Odotusta On EP is a blend of instrumental hip-hop and electronica, something to do with such artists as DJ Shadow, RJD2 and Aphilas. Our first compilation album, titled Birdcage, featured thirteen tracks from nine artists. This summer we are waiting for releases at least from the Slowdowns, Mr. Moods and Liquid Flesh - and there will also be a new split ep release series, first one featuring Laineet and the Slowdowns.
I guess this was it. Hope you'll stay with us.
- Jyri of DBR
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