19.09.2009 - 13:11 + bleaknews from the other side
heavily recommended:
14.06.2008 - 12:25 + scrag!article about netaudio (german)
a couple of months ago i wrote an article about netlabels and its impacts on the music industry.
it was printed in a periodical newspaper from an austrian internet provider (Silverserver).
it`s in german, and turned out to be a remote discussion with one of austria`s most renowned music reviewer, Karl Fluch (from the "standard" newspaper):
Was ist Musik noch wert?
here`s a google translation (very bad, but it may give you an idea:
automatic translation
it was printed in a periodical newspaper from an austrian internet provider (Silverserver).
it`s in german, and turned out to be a remote discussion with one of austria`s most renowned music reviewer, Karl Fluch (from the "standard" newspaper):
Was ist Musik noch wert?
here`s a google translation (very bad, but it may give you an idea:
automatic translation
03.06.2008 - 11:53 + scrag!players
here are some software recommendations - from our bleak perspective. free software, tested to properly deliver you bleak media!
audio (windows):
foobar2000 - an excellent player, plays ogg, flac, mp3 ,... you name it. it also has the most advanced file tagging functions, you can do virtually everything with tags. very efficient, slim and unpretentious.
winamp - a widely-spread player for all thinkable audio formats. not as slim as foobar2000, but with a lot more convenient features, ie an advanced media library and myriads of available plug-ins.
video (multiple platforms):
vlc - video lan client: plays virtually everything, has similar aestethics as foobar2000.
audio (windows):
foobar2000 - an excellent player, plays ogg, flac, mp3 ,... you name it. it also has the most advanced file tagging functions, you can do virtually everything with tags. very efficient, slim and unpretentious.
winamp - a widely-spread player for all thinkable audio formats. not as slim as foobar2000, but with a lot more convenient features, ie an advanced media library and myriads of available plug-ins.
video (multiple platforms):
vlc - video lan client: plays virtually everything, has similar aestethics as foobar2000.
27.05.2008 - 08:05 + scrag!even more recommendations
... and again some picks from myspace, some of the following artists i would love to work with...
uMachuPichu (srb) - post punk
Ana Never (srb) - post rock
Hermes Phettberg (aut) - elender
uMachuPichu (srb) - post punk
Ana Never (srb) - post rock
Hermes Phettberg (aut) - elender
08.10.2007 - 09:14 + scrag!more recommendations
a further selection of very interesting artists on myspace:
maldoror (vienna) - dark poetry
thumbtack smoothie (usa) - electronic confusion
jeremy bible (usa) - ambient experimental
maldoror (vienna) - dark poetry
thumbtack smoothie (usa) - electronic confusion
jeremy bible (usa) - ambient experimental
12.08.2007 - 18:42 + scrag!recommendations on myspace
here some very interesting artists on myspace - more recommendations will follow....
53 (vienna) - industrial/experimental/electroacoustic
1 bomb 1 target (linz/vienna) - experimental/breakcore
ipso schaltwerk (vienna) - ambient/industrial/experimental
53 (vienna) - industrial/experimental/electroacoustic
1 bomb 1 target (linz/vienna) - experimental/breakcore
ipso schaltwerk (vienna) - ambient/industrial/experimental
05.08.2007 - 19:41 + scrag!bleak on myspace
of course we are also present on myspace.
bleak on myspace
do not hesitate to contact us there as well.
bleak on myspace
do not hesitate to contact us there as well.
24.03.2007 - 22:53 + bleakthe rotating images
...up to this moment, they are all taken and manipulated by red.chamber.
if you have a picture that fits in, don`t hesitate - feel invited to submit it to us.
you can contact us via the message box in the "contact" section, the # sign will take you there.
if you have a picture that fits in, don`t hesitate - feel invited to submit it to us.
you can contact us via the message box in the "contact" section, the # sign will take you there.
24.03.2007 - 20:46 + bleakreferences? what?
here you will find a selection of links, documents, ressources, media, ... on things we like. on things we find important.
releases || news || links || contact
open audio player for a selected playlist
with a donation of above €25, you will receive a special bleak goodie bag PLUS free entry to a bleak event as announced in the news section
open audio player for a selected playlist
with a donation of above €25, you will receive a special bleak goodie bag PLUS free entry to a bleak event as announced in the news section
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the bleak manifest
BLEAK is a netlabel. we distribute art that does not fit in
elsewhere. this may be difficult music, atonal music, sounds, noises, spoken
word, improvisation, experimental.
music that is not intended to make you dance. but even that depends on HOW you would dance to it.
music that is not intended to make you dance. but even that depends on HOW you would dance to it.
BLEAK is also a platform for any other form of art that can be
presented on an internet site.
there will always be images, videos, paintings, drawings or poetry that reflect the ideas and imaginations we have.
there will always be images, videos, paintings, drawings or poetry that reflect the ideas and imaginations we have.
BLEAK is the home for artists who don't care too much about pleasing
the audience. this does not make us better or special. it just represents an
alternative to the pop culture, where music finds the audience. we hope that
the audience finds us, because they are looking for us.
BLEAK is not a counterpart to anything or something special. it is an
extension.
we hope you like what you see and hear... and feel. if something makes you feel uncomfortable, it may be intentional.
we hope you like what you see and hear... and feel. if something makes you feel uncomfortable, it may be intentional.
a
BLEAK release is not necessarily a downloadable package. we may release also
images, events, ideas, words.
(C) 2006 - scrag!
all art released under
a creative commons licence (CC), unless stated
