I feel that I owe anyone who reads our blog an apology. I’ve been wanting to post this track for quite some time, and I’ve totally spaced it until now. Well, better late than never. Anyway, this track is, by definition, phenomenal, and is probably one of my all time favorite songs; definitely falls into the top ten of my list. This track was originally produced by the Smiths, and was titled: “There is a light that never goes out.” If you’re a fan of the smiths, (and even if you’re not) if you’ve heard this song, I don’t think I need to tell you that it’s amazing. Well, Schneider TM decided to get a hold of this song and do a cover of it, giving it the appropriate title: “the Light 3000.” I hope what I’m about to say doesn’t hurt the feelings of any die-hard Smiths fans out there, but Schneider TM took the Smiths to the cleaners on this cover, and I’m standing by that statement.

Anyway, I hope you enjoy this cover as much as I have (and always will).

Peace,

- m / Colorcubicâ„¢

I’d like to start off by apologizing for our absence in updating our posts. This is far overdue, but I’m happy to have finally found time to share what we’ve found & accomplished over these last several months. One particular find that has really stood out to us recently is this electronic group called OTO-GRAPH. They’re pretty amazing, although I had to search long and hard to find their music. One track in particular that has really tickled our fancy is a track of theirs titled “Jimmy Chu.” It seems to possess a perfect blend of melancholy meets upbeat click hop (« sub genre).

Anyway, I’ll be making updates over the course of the next several days.

Stay tuned for more, and happy listening.

- m / Colorcubicâ„¢

We finally found some time to wrap an experimental motion reel we’ve been working on for several months now. With all of our projects underway, it’s hard to find time to really give enough attention to detail. Fortunately this clip is only 19 seconds long, but the downside is that it took almost a month to create until we were really happy with the results. We took a more traditional approach when producing this by editing and manipulating each individual frame (much like stop motion animation). A lot of the cloud scenes are photographs, manipulated in photoshop, and then spliced into one seamless motion. It was pretty fun to work on, and we’ll be producing more as time permits.

You can view the reel: here.

Enjoy

- m / Colorcubicâ„¢

With the constant influx of projects, having a resource of listening pleasures is absolutely conducive to creativity for us. With that said, we’ve recently been listening to a lot of Apparat, and I must say, on a personal level, this has helped me concentrate soooooo much. Especially this EP titled: “Silizium.”

One particular track that really stood out to us was the BUS remix of Apparat’s title track “Silizium.” This track really puts things into perspective as far as listening pleasures evoking nostalgic, dream like design pieces. This track starts off with a very minimal, but almost melancholy melody that is pretty consistent throughout the track; followed by a beat that sounds like it was supposed to be an homage to classic dub cuts. I’m sure you’ll have a better idea of what I’m talking about if you just listen.

Enjoy

- m / Colorcubicâ„¢

I apologize for not posting anything recently. We’ve been busy wrapping several projects that keeping up on our posts just didn’t quite fall into the “high priority” category. That being said, we have had the pleasure of working diligently whilst our ears have been massaged by the Velcro Fastener “deep : inside” compilation. It’s amazing how hard it is to find a decent compilation that is conducive to creativity, especially nowadays, where everyone is so ADD. It seems that people are more interested in releasing a lot of mediocre records, instead of releasing a few REALLY GOOD ones. Anyway, it’s hard to pinpoint one particular artist from this compilation that really stands out. I mean, just look at what you have to choose from:

• Authecre

• Fujiya & Miyagi

• Mr. Velcro Fastener

• Mouse On Mars

and many others. This whole compilation is brilliant from start to finish. Fortunately, Mouse On Mars (above all else) really seems to stick with me personally when I’m plugging away. Their music just seems so appropriate that I had to post their track, “Pinwheel Herman.” It’s so quirky, and yet I can relate so easily. Well, I hope you enjoy these listening pleasures. In the interim, we’ll be sure to prep our finished works and post them here for preview if anyone is interested.

Happy listening

- m / Colorcubicâ„¢

The works of Madeleine Peyroux have really stuck out to us recently. One piece in particular is a cover she did of Elliott Smith’s song “Between the Bars.” The original is a very beautiful piece, but this cover takes the original to the cleaners, and then some. If you can appreciate good, classical jazz, with an emotional mix of melancholy, we think you’ll appreciate this cover as much as we do, especially the breakdown with the piano, nylon guitar, upright bass, and beautiful sounding brushes over the snare drum. PARFAIT!!!!

Enjoy

- m / Colorcubicâ„¢

Today a friend referred me to the Andre Perry website, and I must say, I’m ashamed to admit that I had no idea who Andre Perry was until today. Better late than never I suppose. Anyway, I don’t even know where to begin. This is such an amazing studio, and the Le Studio (I apologize for redundancy) brand is super duper.

Apparently this studio was one of the first sophisticated, wold-class, environmentally friendly, audio / visual studios started by Andre Perry in 1974 (a 1962 Grand Prix du Disque award winning studio musician). Anyway, click here for more information on Andre Perry, as the history of Le Studio is really fascinating.

Enjoy

- m / Colorcubicâ„¢

Here is another one of our “Colorcubic Helios Office Mix” tracks. This one in particular is very much at the top of our list as far as emotional sound content is concerned. This track is a remix by Planet Boelex titled: I Met A Girl With Butterfly Wings. The image featured above isn’t necessarily associated with the release of this track, but I believe it was designed by Planet Boelex himself, although I apologize in advance if that assumption is wrong. Whatever the case, I’m personally impressed with the simplicity, and use of colors. Planet Boelex was originally introduced to us by our good friend, and occasional model Drew Wiltsey a.k.a. White Car. Anyway, we hope you enjoy these listening pleasures.

- m / Colorcubicâ„¢

We decided that our office needed a mix to hail the coming of this beautiful Portland summer weather. Aphex Twin’s “Xtal” wound up on our mix. Originally featured on Aphex Twin’s “Selected Ambient Works 85-92“, this is an amazing song, and an even more amazing album. We highly recommend buying this. If you can find it on vinyl, even better. Be sure to give this a listen, and we’ll be sure to post more of what we have officially dubbed “the Colorcubic Helios mix.”

Enjoy

- m / Colorcubicâ„¢

Salt by: Funkstörung. What can I say about this track that hasn’t already been said? It’s a dope beat, and a collaborative effort by Michael Fakesch and Chris De Luca who made up Funkstörung. I love the haunting melody on the guitar, and that eerie minimal brass section that drops in every now and then. Almost sounds like the ghosts of a jazz quartet haunted the production while this track was being produced. Perfect song to listen to while nursing a hangover, or while working on a typical Portland rainy day.

The packaging is pretty fantastic as well. Definitely unconventional, but it screams Funkstörung.

Happy listening

- m / Colorcubicâ„¢

Well, I went ahead and jumped on the bandwagon to remix Radiohead’s hit single titled “Nude”, under my moniker Masmöd. Apparently this is supposed to be some kind of competition, but I’m just doing it for fun. If you wanna vote for me that would be dope, but no obligations.

Anyway, enjoy

- m / Colorcubic™ / Masmöd™

There is nothing better than designing on a Sunday evening in Portland, Oregon with the sun setting, all while listening to a down-tempo compilation that helps ease my day towards its expiration. This is one compilation I never grow tired of listening to. I can actually listen to this comp from start to finish, (and it’s a double disc, which is even more amazing to me). The compilation is titled: “Putting the Morr back in Morrissey“, and is released on the Morr Music label. Each track on this compilation was influenced in one way or another by an existing Morrissey song. One track that really stands out to me over all others on this compilation is a track titled: “Delc:R” by Arovane. I’ve always been a really big fan of Arovane, and how he manages to make any time of day beautiful when you listen to his work. I would highly suggest picking this up if you can find it. The design and layout are pretty dope as well. I really love how simple it is, and how it’s so complimentary to the music. The credit for the design direction goes to: Jan Kruse from o8 Design.

Anyway, be sure to give it a listen.

Peace

- m / Colorcubicâ„¢