'Electronic Music in the Classroom' will be available early, from BandCamp.

As a 'blog exclusive', those who want to be early adopters of the Cafe Kaput label will be able to buy 'Electronic Music in the Classroom' a from BandCamp, from this coming Friday (3rd September). That's a couple days before the official release date (Monday 6th). I'm doing this as a special for those who follow the blog in some way, or follow the label on Twitter.

As someone who has bought from BandCamp before, I recommend it as it's very straightforward (or at least, that was my experience recently).

iTunes and Amazon links will follow on Monday 6th.

Finally! Cafe Kaput Podcast 6 is here!

Yes, it's taken literally months to get the final podcast done, but hopefully you can see my reasoning. I've been super-busy with recording stuff for Ghost Box and getting all the behind-the-scenes stuff done for the launch of the Cafe Kaput label, that I just haven't had the time. I guess I could have thrown something together, but that would have probably ended up a bit half-arsed… and I'm not really a half-arsed kind of person. I decided to postpone it until I could spend a day giving the podcast my full attention and have a bit of fun with it.

As is now customary, you can download the mp3 here:

Cafe Kaput Podcast number 6!

Hope it was worth the wait! Enjoy. And yes, Bruce Forsyth is featured. Really.

- Jb.

D.D.Denham liner notes re-post.

Sorry to anyone who has tried to download the Denham 'Electronic Music in the Classroom' liner notes and found a dead link. I've re-upped the notes here. Happy reading.

- Jb.

Found 0bjects

Some Cafe Kaput followers will no doubt already know about the Found 0bjects blog. Last week, I was already spending too much time over there, reading interesting bits and pieces and then, suddenly, was asked to contribute.

It's turning into quite an archive over there, with new posts being added by the hour. Jim, Julian and myself from Ghost Box have all added stuff and there is so much more besides.

I thought I'd add a box to the sidebar of Cafe Kaput (have a look over on the right of the page) to link my own contributions on F0. I hope this doesn't come across as conceited; there are lots of interesting contributors over there. It's just that F0 moves quickly and it's good to keep a record of these things.

- Jb.

Twitterings...

Just a quick note to say that there is now a Cafe Kaput Twitter. I'll try and keep it as on-topic as possible, although that's not a promise. If you're into Twitter, feel free to join me on there.

http://twitter.com/cafekaput

- Jb.

The New Activity at Ghost Box...

Remember The Rev. Jim Jupp's curious brown leather case I mentioned, when I showed you the first ever vinyl singles from GB? Well, he's opened it yet again (quickly) to reveal two more wonderful singles in the Study Series. Belbury Poly connect with Mordant Music on one record and on the other you've got The Focus Group and Broadcast. How can you go wrong? Lovely. Remember that the Revised Edition of Farmer's Angle is also out on 10" in September. You'll need that one for your end-of-year Ghost Box exam.

Rev. Jim also revealed a set of rather chic new Ghost Box t-shirts, which will also undoubtedly fly out of the door before I've had chance to nab one.

Hurry over to the Belbury Parish Magazine before The Rev. shuts the curious brown leather case again.

- Jb.

And the first release will be...

KAP001: 'Electronic Music in the Classroom' by D.D.Denham.

Release date: 6th September 2010.

Format: Digital Download.

Availability: Worldwide - iTunes Store, Amazon, BandCamp.

Let me guide you into the fictitious, colourful world of academic composer D.D.Denham and his pupils. Close your eyes and imagine that the sounds you are listening to emerge from the minds of Mr Denham's class of budding composers. You can practically smell the tape loops as they whizz around jars and broom-handles in makeshift schoolroom studios. You can see the soft light as it chinks through the heavy, lined curtains covering the windows. You can experience the energy of concentration, as these young sonic experimenters work through practical recording techniques with their music teacher.

Simple sine-wave melodies glide through echoes and primitive reverb tanks. Slightly broken tape machines do their best to capture the sounds of educational instruments processed through filters. Voices re-dubbed at slower speeds create sinister undertones. Untamed, unstable oscillators are set to synthesise the characteristics of the operatic human voice.

It's all here, woven within the fabric of these 16 pieces.

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'Electronic Music in the Classroom' will be available to buy worldwide from the usual outlets: namely iTunes, Amazon and BandCamp, on Monday September 6th.

An accompanying PDF download of explanatory 'academic notes', is available here.

I hope you all enjoy the album.

Usefully, Amazon already have some short, 30-second previews up on their page, so if you would like a little taste, visit << here >> and have a listen, but remember the album is unavailable to buy until September 6th.

The success of the Cafe Kaput label will ultimately depend on your support. If you enjoy the album, tell others about it and direct them to buy a copy for themselves. Any earnings from the release will be ploughed back into the label, to allow further expansion and new releases. Your support is greatly appreciated.

- Jb.

Position Normal attend The Outer Church

Just a quick mention that Position Normal will be appearing live at The Outer Church on the 11th of August. Entry is absolutely free, so if you're anywhere near Brighton, there's no excuse; you simply have to go. It's worth mentioning that The Outer Church has fairly recently hosted the DJ antics of Moon Wiring Club, which apparently went down a storm, especially since they mic'd up a 1930s Kimberly Clark hand-dryer as part of the set.

You can keep up-to-date with all things Outer Church by visiting the blog, too.

- Jb.