Dirty Compilation 2010: Quietly Violent [Archive]

holden

08-14-2010, 08:57 AM

It's that time of year again!
Who's ready to make some dirty music?

Deadline: October 31st
Theme: "Quietly Violent"
Format: Wav. Aiff. Flac.. some sort of Lossless file please!

Sending instructions:

Since I am going to sort out hosting the compilation on DirtyGrooves, and as I can also master the tracks to make the levels unified across the album, I will offer to receive all the tracks as they are made available.

Please send a link to download the track to blackbox@dirtyradio.org and make Dirty Compilation as the subject so that i know it isn't just another spam email!!

Information:
Please make the song filename as follows: "band name-song name.wav" for example: "In The Black Box - Thirst.wav"

And include some biographical information or whatever in the email with a photo we can use to include in the pdf booklet that will be included in the digital download.

Dunwho

08-14-2010, 01:19 PM

Like I said in the other thread count me in!

purlieu

08-14-2010, 04:15 PM

Please!

polar_action

08-17-2010, 02:29 AM

I'm on board if you'll have me!:)

holden

08-18-2010, 07:35 PM

Of course!

More takers?

And also, should we pick a theme again? The music's going to be super-diverse regardless, but sometimes having a starting point adds a bit of cohesion.

Recent memory compilations:

2003- Power On:
2005 - Dirty Musicians
2006 - Sounds for a dirty summer
2007 - Dreamgirl, I'm Desperate For You
2008 - Evidence of Autumn
2009 - Sweet in Winter, Sweet in Rain

So, sparing Sprintime, we're almost through the seasons. Do we take an UW lyric? Something dirty or completely random?

Dunwho

08-19-2010, 07:30 AM

How about something from the new album?

Bullets in Sweet Collision?

or

Quietly Violent?

or

Can You Feel it?

or

And its so GAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!

Well one of the first three anyway ;)

Buji

08-21-2010, 08:59 AM

Count me in again!

holden

08-29-2010, 03:28 PM

Buh-ump!

Who else is in?

bryantm3

08-29-2010, 07:39 PM

someone explain this to me, and please tell me if the genesis b side "evidence of autumn" was what inspired the title. this sounds like it could be fun.

holden

08-29-2010, 09:03 PM

someone explain this to me, and please tell me if the genesis b side "evidence of autumn" was what inspired the title. this sounds like it could be fun.

Oh yes, it was! UW and Genesis vie for top spot in my musical heart.

But that's not the point.

Point is, every year, we pick a theme and let our individual creative tendencies run wild. We compile them and it always turns out veryyyy interesting! Up for contributing?

bryantm3

08-29-2010, 09:59 PM

bryantm3

08-29-2010, 10:00 PM

oh, and btw, AWESOME! genesis is my favourite group (underworld is a close second, sorry guys!)

unwound floors

08-30-2010, 02:26 AM

Any idea of where a deadline would be? I'd love to take part (it'd be good inspiration to finally get something *finished*!) but I anticipate uni kicking my arse in coming months...

froopy seal

08-30-2010, 02:49 AM

but if i end up making a four minute track of ferris bueller's vomiting noises, don't be surprised.
genesis is my favourite groupLike father, like son, eh?

No, wait - didn't he say, "No Son of Mine"?

Sorry.

King of Snake

08-30-2010, 03:16 AM

well I've got some stuff that I'm almost done with already anyway, so I can definitely contribute something this year again :)

Camiel

08-31-2010, 12:57 AM

Of course I'm in.

bryantm3

08-31-2010, 02:40 AM

Like father, like son, eh?

No, wait - didn't he say, "No Son of Mine"?

Sorry.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8enlzO8PWs

not sure what you meant by that, but this is why genesis is my favourite group. give it a listen.

Camiel

08-31-2010, 07:00 AM

is this like a mandatory thing if you sign up? i'm not very good at creating music, but i have some ideas and i might be able to work something out. it could be fun, but if i end up making a four minute track of ferris bueller's vomiting noises, don't be surprised.

Check out some of the earlier compilations at www.darksounds.org (http://www.darksounds.org) , then you get the idea. It's not mandatory.

Dunwho

08-31-2010, 08:01 AM

Hey Guys....

Ok, So with the new project beginning to gather momentum I am eager to put forward a few proposals to help bring our compilations into a more modern music world.

Last year we hosted the 2009 compilation on DirtyRadio.org and through various other sites. The compilation was never added to darksounds.org nor was it reunited with the previous compilations...

... we have to change this..

Recently I have initiated a move towards setting up a small netlable for dirtyradio.org through which we intend to release free to download compilations. However as we try to enhance the dirty community for everyone (the fruits of which will be enjoyed soon), I have been eager to extend this to the dirty community and offer a definitive location for all of the darksounds projects where everything from the ID3 to the cover art... to pdf booklets and info on the artists can be provided in one fast download to all who are interested. I want to take these compilations out of the darkness and get them out for all our new and old members to hear and see.

DirtyGrooves Records will distribute it's music through a bandcamp page and will of course be free to download. This will in turn be at the heart of the dirty community and its websites and out in the open and clear for everyone to click onto and find... even casual visitors. Bandcamp also offers embeddable players for us all to promote the albums with .. and of course get it exposure through dirtyradio... facebook.. twitter etc..

I am going to need some of you to get the earlier compilations to me in as good a format as possible if i am going to make this work.

This is going to be a new era for the dirty community and I want to make sure that this project which has been so successful thus far does not fall behind...

So I am offering DirtyGrooves Records as the new label through which we can release our compilations... let me know what you think.

Lx_Nen

08-31-2010, 04:09 PM

That's brilliant! I can provide my old tracks in whatever format suits, I have the uncompressed audio archived here. Perhaps DirtyGrooves could even release some solo projects from us dirts?

holden

08-31-2010, 07:43 PM

Dunwho

08-31-2010, 08:43 PM

Dig it, Dunwho!

I also have a netlabel, Believe In Billy Records (http://sites.google.com/site/believeinbillyrecords/), and if you guys don't mind cross-promotion, i can announce and release this years' compilation there, too.

The more the merrier. Promotion's the name of the game when it comes to free music, i've learned, as there's so much out there vieing for listeners' ears.

Let's take some chances with this year's compilation, no?
I'll strive to stretch and break my typical output, for one...

Cool cool... Holden do you mind sending me downloads for all the albums? I only have last years and while i can get 2008 and 2007 from darksounds.com I would really like to get the 2006 and older albums too!

Yes lets promote the fuck out of it!

However what I intend for DirtyGrooves is for it to finally give all the compilations a definitive home.. and it will feature on the dirty websites.. here on the forums and through Dirtyradio... so everyone will be able to get their hands on the whole catalogue.. whenever they want.

But for the most recent album of course lets get as many people distributing it as possible!

Buji

09-01-2010, 02:45 AM

Sounds like a great idea.
I think it will be great for the comps to have a home to direct listeners to, keeping everything in one place stops any confusion and makes promoting it a lot easier.
Also think it would be cool to have it on Holden's label page too maybe direct link to dirtygrooves from other sites when promoting or we could get a widget that people can post up on sites.
Anyway big thumbs up from me!

Camiel

09-02-2010, 02:01 AM

wOOt. I like the enthousiasm about this every year again. I've got an acid track ready for this year's compilation http://soundcloud.com/tfhats/hast-du-angst and I'm gonna work on a dubstep track too.

polar_action

09-02-2010, 03:21 AM

I'm right up for it folks... The thing we need now is an end date.

I need a schedule to work to (i.e. I'll probably surf the net until 2 hours before the date then lob something together which could've been a lot better)

:)

TheBang

09-02-2010, 05:48 AM

Quietly Violent?
I like this idea for theme. Somewhat oxymoronic, allows for a wide latitude of interpretations.

Camiel

09-02-2010, 06:25 AM

Me too.

Buji

09-02-2010, 07:05 AM

I really like 'Quietly Violent' too, would be happy with this!

bryantm3

09-03-2010, 12:09 AM

And its so GAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!

i'm really feeling this one, guys.

big screen satellite

09-03-2010, 02:22 AM

nothing to contribute except a title:

either of these:

Parking
Larking
Darking

;)

froopy seal

09-03-2010, 04:01 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8enlzO8PWs

not sure what you meant by that, but this is why genesis is my favourite group. give it a listen.Removed due to violation of terms of service. :(

I was just kidding. Have to admit that I like a few of their tunes as well, esp. Driving the Last Spike from We Can't Dance.

(Sorry for taking this farther off-topic. Don't have anything to contribute except support for BSS's excellent title suggestions. ;) )

holden

09-03-2010, 06:20 AM

i like "Quietly Violent", too. Allows for down and up tempo tracks. Not that we'll have a problem being eclectic!

Soon, i will get together theprevious compilations so we can put them in one place for DL.

Seems like we're getting a critical mass of contributors. Sure, some might drop out, but more can be added.

Shall we make a tentative date to submit finished tracks? It's early September. Is it possible to have them done by October 31? That way if we slip into November, we can still have this out this year? Whatever works best for most people's schedules...

Camiel

09-03-2010, 06:30 AM

October 31 is fine with me.

I have already one track ready.
If nobody is taking the title as a track title, then my next track is called quietly violent. :D

Caprice

09-03-2010, 08:01 AM

I want to contribute something.

Cadevil

09-03-2010, 03:20 PM

I may be interested in adding something.

Dunwho

09-03-2010, 09:24 PM

Ok so just to get things clear...

Deadline: October 31st
Theme: "Quietly Violent"
Format: Wav. Aiff. Flac.. some sort of Lossless file please!

Sending instructions:

Since I am going to sort out hosting the compilation on DirtyGrooves, and as I can also master the tracks to make the levels unified across the album, I will offer to receive all the tracks as they are made available.

Please send a link to download the track to blackbox@dirtyradio.org and make Dirty Compilation as the subject so that i know it isn't just another spam email!!

Information:
Please make the song filename as follows: "band name-song name.wav" for example: "In The Black Box - Thirst.wav"

And include some biographical information or whatever in the email with a photo we can use to include in the pdf booklet that will be included in the digital download.

Dunwho

09-04-2010, 02:41 PM

Hey..also just uploaded the last compilation to the dirtygrooves Records page on bandcamp so you can get a sense of how it will look for all the albums.

Check here http://dirtygroovesrecords.bandcamp.com/album/sweet-in-winter-sweet-in-rain

I will be adding .pdf booklets to every album, maybe someone wants to help with that?

I am hoping to develop the darksounds project with borndirty.org so as this site grows the compilations will be at the heart of the development.

Sappys Curry

09-04-2010, 06:18 PM

Wait...so the songs on the SIWSIR compilation I dl'ed some months back...is original music from dirty forums members? Is that the case? If so...good job to those dirts who made music for SIWSIR and any other dirty compilation.

Dunwho

09-04-2010, 06:41 PM

Sappys Curry

09-04-2010, 08:45 PM

I, uh...how? I don't make music (although I wish I was experienced with it). I'd totally make Electronic music if I had the equipment.

Camiel

09-05-2010, 05:49 AM

Dunwho

09-05-2010, 02:25 PM

What kind of help do you need, Dave?

I was hoping to create a simple PDF booklet with information on the artists and all that... a photo too... people can be involved in more than just musical ways. We could perhaps offer for the first time a Compilation of music and art based on the theme "Quietly Violent"? We can include hi res images in the pdf... its an option

purlieu

09-05-2010, 02:35 PM

I'm working in a ton of different directions at the moment, not sure which to take this. We shall see. I'll get started this week.

holden

09-06-2010, 07:32 PM

I was hoping to create a simple PDF booklet with information on the artists and all that... a photo too... people can be involved in more than just musical ways. We could perhaps offer for the first time a Compilation of music and art based on the theme "Quietly Violent"? We can include hi res images in the pdf... its an option

Dig it!

I've created the cover art for the past 3 years. But if people have inspiration, i'm happy to let whatever looks best be the cover. Also, i think it'd be great if contributing artists give a little more of their personality to the booklet notes than just a few words. If we got a page per artist, that'd be wonderful. And if people are inspired to send in art/photos on the theme of "Quietly violent", that'd flesh it out, too!

Buji

09-07-2010, 02:33 AM

Yeah that would be cool.

How about everyone who submits a track sends in 1 photo of anything/place etc that has maybe influenced them in some way to make the song or music in general!
And some words to go with it.

purlieu

09-07-2010, 05:29 AM

While doing some live improv rehearsals I seem to have accidentally made a piece which fits the theme perfectly. It's a one-take jam but I'm rather happy with it. I think I shall submit it for this. Yes.

Dunwho

09-07-2010, 10:15 AM

Dig it!

I've created the cover art for the past 3 years. But if people have inspiration, i'm happy to let whatever looks best be the cover. Also, i think it'd be great if contributing artists give a little more of their personality to the booklet notes than just a few words. If we got a page per artist, that'd be wonderful. And if people are inspired to send in art/photos on the theme of "Quietly violent", that'd flesh it out, too!

Yeah that would be cool.

How about everyone who submits a track sends in 1 photo of anything/place etc that has maybe influenced them in some way to make the song or music in general!
And some words to go with it.

Yea i like all of this... how about we keep it real simple. SEND IN WHAT YOU GOT! If it is photos, art, painting, drawing, music whatever...photographic or visual - SEND IT IN... and we will see what we can do.. Everyone can take part - lets make it the best yet!

All the details ar eon the first post now (Thanks Todd!) and so if your looking for addresses etc check it out there!

Camiel

09-15-2010, 01:15 AM

I've sent you my tracks Dave...:D

holden

09-15-2010, 07:27 PM

Great to hear there's interest and people are getting to it!

I'm revisiting a set of melody and lyrics I wrote in 2002, but now with some live guitars and (hopefully) improved production values.

Roll on autumn and the latest dirty comp.!

Dunwho

09-18-2010, 07:57 PM

Keep sending in tracks and whatever else people!!! We got a few already but room for lots more!

purlieu

09-28-2010, 04:59 AM

How's this coming along? I want to hear it!

/impatient

Camiel

09-29-2010, 01:19 AM

Dave, I'll send you a new mix of 'Quietly violent'. I've balanced the beat more and put some more compression on the 808. Do you want the endmix or should I send you the mastered version?

holden

10-09-2010, 02:06 PM

BUMP!

How's everyone's tracks developing? Still shooting for an end-of-month turn-in date?

I've got some probolems with mine - i have 6 versions, all of which have their pro's and con's...getting external opinions, but i think a 7th version is in order...

Good luck, keep at it, and let's hope "Quietly Violent" is a success!

Dunwho

10-10-2010, 07:18 AM

Hey everyone, keep sending in the tracks... got a collection building up nicely now but the more contributors the merrier!!

Bandcamp have taken a shit all over my plans to host the whole collection there.. they have limited free downloads significantly and i have a feeling that eventually we would have to charge people to pay!! So I will work on seeing if we can integrate the catalogue into the "Projects" section of borndirty.org over the next few months.

Eitherway the new collection will be hosted by a few of us i am sure as per usual and will be downloadable in many places ;)

Sean

10-12-2010, 04:58 PM

I just came across this thread. Can't believe it's already that time of year again!

I'm going to try to get something together by the deadline, but I'm not sure I'll make it. Dealing with physical therapy after my spinal surgery a little over a month ago, and in the middle of what could end up being a move across the country, so it's been a little tough to find time for music.

And thanks to all who are contributing their time and efforts to pulling it all together! The new Dirty Grooves Records site looks great!

Dunwho

10-13-2010, 05:47 PM

The new Dirty Grooves Records site looks great!

We may have to ditch that for the moment because there is new rules on the bandcamp site.. they have limited Free downloads.. so we would have to charge people to download it eventually which would simply not be an option

holden

10-15-2010, 05:59 PM

Ok, still trying to decide between 7 mixes of my track... going to Spain and Holland for some dance inspiration. I might be a day or two late on our self-imposed, flexible deadline!

As for hosting the tracks, i can upload this year's comp. as well as previous years (if all are willing - though they were freely released then, it should be fine now) via Archive.org. That's what i use for my netlabel output, it's free, no download limit, creative commons license applied.

Will get back to you in a few. Keep tracking!
Holden

undarrenworld

10-23-2010, 09:37 AM

My band have finished two tracks called Desperated and Late at Night, so I will send it today:) Its nice to be Quietly Violent:)

Dunwho

11-01-2010, 06:14 PM

Ok so the due date has passed but because of the remix competition i expect some peeps are a little behind. We will give it another half a month... so lets say 15th of November is the closing date...absolute final submissions allowed!

holden

11-01-2010, 08:16 PM

Will have my final version in by the 15th, hopefully along with some art and/or writing.
In the meantime, if anyone has any words of advice as to what "flavor" my track (called "Scary Tale") should take, here are 8 versions:

http://www.archive.org/details/AdvancesInObsoleteTechnologyScaryTale

At the moment, i'm leaning towards submitting the "Worried mix", though i kind of like the simplicity of "BAcoustic mix". The "Wax and Wane mix" is closest in spirit to the original, but is a tad overproduced.
Any advice? Maybe i should try a ninth version... ;)

Buji

11-02-2010, 10:09 AM

Apologies for leaving this late all, got caught up in the Bird 1 remix thingy!
I will get a track or 2 over by next week for sure!

Looking forward to hearing everyones work.

Jez.

Lx_Nen

11-02-2010, 10:22 AM

Same here, Bird 1 grabbed every minute of my spare time, but now we are into the voting stage it's back to Quietly... currently working on something in Boards of Canada territory, something that's a bit like circuit bent Bach, and an orchestral drum and bass workout. Not sure which will make the cut though!

Camiel

11-02-2010, 03:43 PM

Hmmm, I need to look more on the front page. I've missed this whole remix possibility. :) Anyway, one of my contributions will feature in next month's Future Music! I've promoted dirtyRadio and the Dirty compilation in my story.

holden

11-14-2010, 11:22 AM

Finished my track, and sent you a PM with link, Dunwho!

How's it going, everyone? How many tracks do we have in or almost in?

King of Snake

11-15-2010, 03:01 PM

I've sent in my track! I'm not 100% happy with it yet so if the deadline gets pushed back again I will try and get in another version.

Lx_Nen

11-15-2010, 04:32 PM

still not quite happy with mine

Camiel

11-16-2010, 01:00 AM

I've sent Dave two tracks that I'm quite happy about.

Buji

11-18-2010, 04:54 AM

Just about to send my track through, sorry for the lateness guys had a hectic couple of weeks!
Looking forward to hearing everyones work.

Lets get this thing movin!

Dunwho

11-18-2010, 02:59 PM

hey guys,

Thanks so much for sending all the tracks and what not. Now its just a matter of putting it all together and getting it ready for the download package.

I am going to make the download available through bandcamp afterall.. for free of course.. and some others have also kindly offered to host the download.

The only problem with Bandcamp is that they have now limited the amount of free downloads allowed.. we may have to charge a small amount, like a few cent, for each download... but that is only if we exceed the download limit which is at 300 downloads (I think)

If we do start charging all the money (However small) will go to the dirty community website and help fund the hosting of the site and all other costs involved. Though we will try and keep things free for as long as possible.

You may ask why we dont just provide it through the site?? Or perhaps why we dont just offer it from our own servers. But the issue arrises when you start providing an album of high quality WAV files ..combined with PDFs and images... it can push past 1GB per download and depending on the amount of downloads a server could easily exceed its bandwidth capacity.

Using bandcamp is the best option right now, we can host all the albums and their ID3 tags will be perfect and clean.. also there will be a nice pdf package with each album... and even if we have to pay (a very small amount) further down the line then the money is going towards the very thing that brought us all together!

Reactions please.

I am going to be in London over the weekend (Brixton YEA!!!!) and will get to this next week... so peeps who want to improve their song you have another weekend!

Thanks!
DAve

TheBang

11-18-2010, 05:04 PM

We can host it on Born Dirty if you want, Dave. The bandwidth isn't a problem.

Camiel

11-19-2010, 02:31 AM

Hi Dave,

Yesterday I've sent you a newly mixed version of my second track 'Quietly Violent'. I hope you've received it.

Regarding Bandcamp, I'll send you a pm.

purlieu

11-19-2010, 03:46 AM

Mirror it on the Internet Archive, you're not limited to space there.

Dunwho

11-19-2010, 04:26 AM

@thebang my worry is not for this compilation alone but for whole back catalogue.. The intention is to make it all avail in one place. That possible here with wavs and all?

TheBang

11-19-2010, 02:35 PM

Yeah, it's not a problem to host all 4(?) here. I host far more than that for another site without any problems

holden

11-20-2010, 07:03 PM

Does anyone still have high-fi versions of previous compilations? I was just going to rip my CDs at a high bitrate mp3 and put them on archive.org. Some/all of the comps were probably ~ 192- 320 kb/s mp3 to start with.

Yes, this year, it'll be nice to share in high quality, since that's much less a restriction than it once was. But as for prior years, my guess is we're limited by source material, so size shouldn't be a problem.

Anyone mind if i compose some cover art again? Dunwho, please send me a list of what tracks/artists yhou've got and we can devise an order.

Dunwho

11-22-2010, 12:56 PM

holden

11-29-2010, 08:37 PM

So, are we all in?

Dunwho, what are the tracknames/times/info - i had an idea or three for cover art.

Will try to rip the previous compilations this week as well.

Dunwho

11-30-2010, 07:07 AM

Holden: I will PM you this evening with all the details.. we have about 8 songs. I am not at home right now to give you details but fear not they will be there soon. I will start working on getting everything uploaded and finding a nice way to present them on the site.

Thanks to everyone who contributed, once again we have a very high standard of work to promote!

We will hopefully have everything ready for release by next week, depending on how busy I am, but with all this wintery weather i can see a lot of time to do these things while i sit it out in my house.

Holden: I will see about having you upload the back catalogue directly rather than send me anything, it will be far faster and more efficient. But like I said i just need to get the page ready first and then things will get a move on!

purlieu

11-30-2010, 07:29 AM

Ah wonderful, so soon. Looking forward to hearing and seeing this a lot! :)

Drix

11-30-2010, 12:33 PM

Nice! Can't wait to hear what you did this time. :)

Camiel

11-30-2010, 01:38 PM

holden

11-30-2010, 08:29 PM

Ok, as a test, i uploaded the 2005 compilation, which was called "Dirty Musicians".

It's in with my netlabel for now - we can move it to a separate collection if we want.
In any case, it's hosted on Archive.org, which is free, allows unlimited downloads, and affixes a Creative Commons license to the work, for what its worth.

Since i only have these comps on CD, they'll get ripped at an appropriate bitrate mp3. Archive.org creates various versions (e.g. ogg, lower bitrate, streaming). This one's at 192 kbs, just as a test, and if memory serves, the originals probably weren't super high res. But the later editions were, and we can at least slap 'em up at 320.

http://www.archive.org/details/DirtyMusicians2005

Enjoy this blast from the past, featuring the likes of Marshall Watson, Lucid Rhythms, Hal9000, Greg Thelen, Grandbrother, AViD, Maus, Sputnikk, Genetically Engineered/Krazy Kasper, The Sharkdog, and DJ Dinobyte!

holden

12-01-2010, 07:41 PM

...annnnnd, the 2006 edition, "Sounds For a Dirty Summer":

http://www.archive.org/details/SoundsForADirtySummer2006

holden

12-01-2010, 08:18 PM

Dunwho

12-01-2010, 08:33 PM

Quick update... getting the page ready on Born dirty... we have a tracklisting.. but i will keep that quiet till we get things ready to download.

I probably wont have a special pdf like i hoped because i simply dont have the time to sort it out... but what i will do is have a series of blog posts on borndirty.. maybe one a week.. spotlighting one of the artists on the compilation - links to websites etc.. and then of course another link to download stuff....

I think we will get all the artists more exposure that way!

Its sounding really good... and its probably the most experimental/energetic that we have had in a few years!

Camiel

12-02-2010, 01:19 AM

Hey, it's "Dreamgirl, I'm Desperate For You" from 2007!

http://www.archive.org/details/DreamgirlImDesperateForYou2007

Somehow, i have 11 files listed on the Cd art, but only 10 on the CD - hopefully these are tagged correctly, though i'm going on memory for a few of them.

10 tracks seems to be correct.

My, that track of mine has come a long way. This one was version 0.1. If you want to listen to the definite version, then check out this link (http://www.tfhats.com/e107_plugins/flashmp3_menu/mp3/Mastered%20tracks/Dreamgirl,%20I'm%20desperate%20for%20you.mp3)

holden

12-02-2010, 08:05 PM

Sweet baby James, it's the 2008 edition: "Evidence of Autumn":

http://www.archive.org/details/EvidenceOfAutumn2008

Ooh, this one was a good one!
I'll get the cover art for these old comps. scanned in soon, too.

King of Snake

12-05-2010, 10:30 AM

I sent in an updated version of my track. I hope it's still possible to get that into the compilation :)

Professor

12-05-2010, 01:32 PM

veto veto veto

:)

King of Snake

12-06-2010, 01:50 PM

well if you're looking for "dancefloor" stuff, I think you'll like it ;)

holden

12-07-2010, 07:18 PM

Here's the cover art i designed for this year's comp.:

King of Snake

12-08-2010, 01:37 AM

I really like the graphic, but the typography could be better (those dropshadows are a big no-no if you ask me).

reactorstudios

12-08-2010, 01:40 AM

I have to agree. Awesome art, not-so-great typo.

reactor.

froopy seal

12-08-2010, 01:59 AM

Also agree with KoS. Cool, gritty graphics, but the typography looks, if I may say so, like a quick shot. And the bar "|" on the left of "quietly violent" might be mistaken for an "I" (capital "i").

Then again, I don't have any say in this project at all...

Camiel

12-08-2010, 03:48 AM

I concur with the rest. IMO the font can also be a kind of gritty.

holden

12-08-2010, 06:47 PM

oh, you critics! ;)

Updated typography. Downloadable cover image will be higher fidelity. The uploaded image size limit here is pretty tiny.

Cheers,
Holden

now, bring on the music!

Camiel

12-09-2010, 01:01 AM

YES

froopy seal

12-09-2010, 02:08 AM

Mmhhhhhh, grittsy grit grit. :)

Buji

12-09-2010, 03:43 AM

Artwork is good, nice work Holden.
:)

purlieu

12-09-2010, 03:51 AM

Ah, that second one is ace, great stuff.

I'm itching to hear this!

Camiel

12-09-2010, 09:07 AM

When will this be official? I'd like to make a newsitem about it on my website.

Dunwho

12-10-2010, 07:09 PM

When will this be official? I'd like to make a newsitem about it on my website.

Gonna work on getting the final product up this weekend..

Dunwho

12-11-2010, 11:10 AM

Et Voila:

http://www.borndirty.org/2010/12/project-dirty-compilation-2010-quietly-violent/

Tracklisting:
01. Advances in Obsolete Technology – Scary Tale
02. The Explorers – Triangle
03. Liquid Green – Late at Night
04. Tin Foil Hats – Quietly Violent
05. LX Nen – Chiral
06. Second Thought – Ice Haven
07. Sputnikk – Open Up
08. Liquid Green – Desperated
09. Tin Foil Hats – Hast du Angst (Are You Afraid)
10. In The Black Box – Radio Dynamic Twenty-Two

Back once again with a staggering display of ground-breaking electronic experimentation, Dirty Compilation 2010:Quietly Violent is yet another powerhouse of stunning, high quality electronic music. Passionately written, produced and recorded by the members of the Dirty Forums on www.borndirty.org this unique compilation boasts some of the freshest sounds available for free on the internet today. Get ready for a dynamic journey through the ever expanding electronic soundscape with everything from synth-pop and dubstep to minimal electronica and electro-house. Each track takes you deeper inside the complex psyche of the dirty community.

This is not just another collection of music. Quietly Violent is another instalment in a full and varied series of compilations that have featured every possible electronic genre you could think of. The Dirty Compilations bring together different artists from all around the globe to express themselves with a common theme in mind – the results are always astounding. So rarely do you find a compilation of such quality and with such a rich history available for free online.

Be part of the Dirty experience and wrap your ears around the latest musical works from the depths of the Dirty Forums…

purlieu

12-11-2010, 11:36 AM

Marvellous! Gonna grab this in a mo. :)

TheBang

12-11-2010, 01:16 PM

Sweet (in winter)

undarrenworld

12-12-2010, 03:09 AM

Big thanks Dunwho for make this happen. The cover artwork is awesome, thanks holden.
My friends you made me really happy today, its great pleasure for my band Liquid Green to have our songs Late at Night and Desperated on the compilation album.
Thank you very much, its great news for me and my band.

Happy listening and thank you.

purlieu

12-12-2010, 03:57 AM

Yeah, you guys have done a brilliant job on this, giving it a listen, all sounds great so far!

undarrenworld

12-12-2010, 04:36 AM

Great sounds, maybe we should put it on Discogs...

For this case I made an early "work in progress" draft here:

http://www.discogs.com/release/2592726

Do you like a form, or you will change something?
It sems that Discogs dislike artwork which is bigger than 300kB:(
Maybe we shall put all Dirty Compilations on Discogs...

purlieu

12-12-2010, 04:47 AM

I was thinking of doing a Discogs entry, too. What to put for the label - DirtyGrooves?

I'd take out the stuff from notes, it counts as 'reviews/hype' and somebody will just ask you to remove it at some point - I spent an afternoon getting rid of all that stuff from my submissions because some dude decided to flag it up in every single one of my entries.
Oh, and mine should be listed as Second Thought (2) :)

purlieu

12-12-2010, 04:57 AM

Right, I've just finished listening to this, it's a nicely cohesive compilation start to finish. :) Top marks for the running order.
Musically, all good stuff, although three tracks really stood out to me - those by The Explorers, Sputnikk and In The Black Box. The other tracks are great too, but I thought those three deserved extra special praise. All in all, very enjoyable and I'm proud to be a part of it.

Has anyone considered doing something about the compilation for Dirty Radio?

holden

12-13-2010, 08:21 PM

Listened to this about 4 times today - it's extraordinary! Congrats to all that contributed. There are elements of each track that that really grab my attention, and as usual, it's great to hear a variety of styles, different interpretations of the theme. The care and craft are evident.

This, along with the fan compilations back to 2005 are now all uploaded to Archive.org, links in this thread (http://www.borndirty.org/forums/showthread.php?t=17307)
Free, unlimited downloads until the internet closes down, hopefully!

Camiel

12-14-2010, 01:00 AM

I miss your track Holden.

Lx_Nen

12-14-2010, 03:28 AM

I have this on heavy rotation. Thre is so much outstanding work here, and the tracks work together as a complete album so well, it's almost as if a Dirty 'house style' has emerged spontaneously. These compilations keep getting better and better.

Buji

12-14-2010, 03:54 AM

Excellent work by everyone involved in this years comp, and possibly my fave artwork too Holden :)

I agree with LX Nen on the way the comp sounds like more of a complete piece of work than previous comps, almost as if everyone was in the same zone!

Also ace to have all previous comps immortalised on the interweb!

holden

12-14-2010, 07:38 AM

I miss your track Holden.

Track 1: "Scary Tale" by Advances in Obsolete technology. Sometimes i'm AViD, sometimes i'm Mental health Consumer, sometimes Down Team Up. Different names for the same thing - barely passable music! But once you get past my opener, the quality of the compilation really picks up!

great Tin Foil Hats music, by the way!

Sean

12-14-2010, 07:45 PM

Dammit! Sorry I missed getting in on this one. Just too much life crap going on. But I'll download it tonight and be all of your biggest fan! Can't wait to hear it...

froopy seal

12-15-2010, 04:49 AM

Just too much life crap going on.Where have you been, Sean? Internet's the new life. Seriously, man, get a smartphone and check your TOP 50 favourite lifestyle blogs (and tweet about it).

Camiel

12-15-2010, 06:01 AM

Track 1: "Scary Tale" by Advances in Obsolete technology. Sometimes i'm AViD, sometimes i'm Mental health Consumer, sometimes Down Team Up. Different names for the same thing - barely passable music! But once you get past my opener, the quality of the compilation really picks up!

great Tin Foil Hats music, by the way!

:D See, all those names are too confusing for me.

Don't downplay your own contribution. I like it! And thanks for the compliments.

Sean

12-15-2010, 10:40 AM

Where have you been, Sean? Internet's the new life. Seriously, man, get a smartphone and check your TOP 50 favourite lifestyle blogs (and tweet about it).Ha! Been dealing with a spinal injury that ended in spinal surgery, and then with physical therapy to rebuild my strength, all while looking for a new job at studios all over the country. I've missed my internet life.

froopy seal

12-16-2010, 02:06 AM

Ha! Been dealing with a spinal injury that ended in spinal surgery, and then with physical therapy to rebuild my strength, all while looking for a new job at studios all over the country. I've missed my internet life.Oh, fuck! Now that you've made me look like a fool... ( ;) )

"Spinal injury" as in prolapse/protrusion, or as in "ran my bike into a tree at a hundred mp/h"? Anyway, all the best for recovering, man. Hope it works out well for you in the end.

And just to be clear on this point: Screw the Internet (I'm still trying to detox from excessive use).

Sean

12-16-2010, 04:36 PM

Oh, fuck! Now that you've made me look like a fool... ( ;) ) Heh - sorry. That wasn't my intent. :)

"Spinal injury" as in prolapse/protrusion, or as in "ran my bike into a tree at a hundred mp/h"? Anyway, all the best for recovering, man. Hope it works out well for you in the end.I wish I got it in a cool way like crashing a bike. But it happened while towel drying my hair after a shower. Pitiful. It was a bad protrusion that was pinching a nerve in my neck dead, and causing the muscles in the whole upper-right quarter of my body to shrivel and atrophy. Good times! But the surgery was a full success, and I just finished physical therapy a few weeks ago. So all's well now, thanks for asking. And once I'm settled into a new job, I can get back into music as much as I used to be.

And just to be clear on this point: Screw the Internet (I'm still trying to detox from excessive use). I should probably do the same. Good luck to you on staying "dry" so to speak....

froopy seal

12-17-2010, 05:41 AM

I wish I got it in a cool way like crashing a bike. But it happened while towel drying my hair after a shower. Pitiful. It was a bad protrusion that was pinching a nerve in my neck dead, and causing the muscles in the whole upper-right quarter of my body to shrivel and atrophy. Good times! But the surgery was a full success, and I just finished physical therapy a few weeks ago. So all's well now, thanks for asking. And once I'm settled into a new job, I can get back into music as much as I used to be.I've been having fun with a protrusion these past years - nowhere near as bad as yours, though, and from all the sitting at a desk instead of, err, impulsive, naked activity. ;)

Anyway, I can highly recommend Yoga, as regards flexibility and keeping the pain at bay.

I should probably do the same. Good luck to you on staying "dry" so to speak....Oh, if only I were already struggling with staying dry...