Been awhile since I played Portland back during the 1st MonomeTour. It was obvious back then, as it is now, the folks there know how to represent. Sublime spirits, PDXers. Looking forward to it.
Lights 2 PDX
January 27th, 2012First (and Second) Release Party Ever.
December 6th, 2011In celebration of our first release ever…
Salud! Benvenuti! Ça Va! Mushi Mushi! Namashkar! Holler!
Come one, come all to the blazinest bassface beatfreak barrage in town! RENEGADE MOTHERPHUCKIN LIGHTS! WHUT!!!!
Our artists will drown your sorrows in a wash of digital-to-analog-then-back-to-digital-and-if-they-feel-like-it-back-to-analog-again mayhem.
Check us out! Info on Facebook pages for Part1 and Part2, or right here:
An Alien Landing By Vinyl
November 6th, 2011On November 1st, 2011:“Renegade Lights #1” made available from our music.renegadelights.net page!
The inception of a new era in electronic music: Renegade Lights #1. Renegade Lights Media ignites their shine onto the world of electronic music for the first time with this originally defiant compilation of uniquely skilled artists. These beats were born to butcher bassbins and refuse to die, taking you on an intrepid journey through the fringes of all genres and beyond while still remaining cohesively engaging throughout. Through shine or shadow, this tasty double-wax album remains truly renegade.
A preview of the Album Art:
A few details:
Title: Renegade Lights #1
Format: Digital Download and 45rpm double-wax
Catalog: RL#00001
Release Date: November 15th, 2011
Track listing:
Side A -
1. Schismatics – by Dolza
2. Interspace – by Nonagon
Side B -
1. S8 Unstate – by Raja The Resident Alien
2. Unfamiliar Ceilings – by MEND
3. Stone – by Anon Day
Side C -
1. Dirty Nine- by Jeekoos
2. We Are Not Human – by Wolf Interval
3. Sonido Interior (ft. Paloma del Cerro) – by Searchl1te
Side D -
1. A Number Of Days – by Spacewülf
2. Burning Down The Porch – by Edison
3. Fold – by Ellul
Digital Download includes video from CSTNG-SHDWS and Mediapathic.
Renegade Lights Video Flier:
‘Renegade Lights’ Video Flyer from Raja The Resident Alien on Vimeo.
An Exclusive Sneak Peek! on our SoundCloud:
MalbotFunc
October 24th, 2011First check out the original track, “Robot Malfunction” from the album, ‘Vision’, by LordX:
Then, here’s my remix, ‘MalbotFunc’, my pleasure:
A First Release from Renegade Lights Media
July 15th, 2011I am honored to represent my friends in this way:
‘Renegade Lights’ Video Flyer from Raja The Resident Alien on Vimeo.
Thanks to Deems Bononcini for mastering my audio track for this video.
More info at the Renegade Lights Media website.
Props To Chicago and Part Time Suckers
June 24th, 2011
Chicago was a blueshift nearer to the heart. Our gracious hosts at TransAmoeba allowed Renegade Lights to magnify the brilliance of all who attended and performed long after dawn. With food provided by Edible Alchemy and an overwhelmingly immersive sound system provided by Catalyst Sound, it was a night to ring beautifully in the ears forever. Of Catalyst Sound and Part Time Suckers fame, Ryan Searchl1te hosts a weekly radio show, Part Time Sucker Radio, featuring both fresh and veteran electronic musical talent on Chicago’s WNUR. Some of our Renegades made an appearance and I’m honored to present the audio hear:
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LoveTech, April 30th
April 10th, 2011Honored to play LoveTech this month.
Time
Saturday, April 30 at 9:00pm – May 1 at 2:00am
Location
Il Pirata
2007 16th St (@ Utah St)
San Francisco, CA
Created By
LoveTech, Rich Trapani
More Info
••••LIVE ELECTRONIC MUSICIANSHIP••••
This is both a Farewell Party for the ECC (their Last Ever Show in SF!)
THE EVOLUTION CONTROL COMMITTEE
JANAKA SELEKTA
EDISON
SEVENTH SWAMI
RAJA THE RESIDENT ALIEN
…as well as a Return From India Party for Janaka Selekta!
•••INTERACTIVE ART & MUSIC•••
INTEROPTIX – Troy Sheets
Live Lighting Design
$8
Renegade Lights 2 at Il Pirata
April 10th, 2011The second Renegade Lights show on March 5, 2011 at Il Pirata was phenomenal. People showed up right at the beginning and stayed longer than the end. We had intelligent lighting design by Troy Sheets/InterOptix. Mattbot, Steen, and CSTNG-SHDWS all set up some amazing visuals, and last but not least, every musician radiated their most brilliant. People thanked me, and I had to echo their thanks back: I was just happy so many people turned out. I had just started a full-time job, which took away from the time I had hoped to spend on publicity. It was amazing that so many people turned out regardless. The general consensus seemed to be that this was not only better than the first Renegade Lights show, but that it was one of the best locally and independently produced live-electronic-music shows of the year in the bay area. At least 10 people came up to me and told me I should keep doing this. Thanks everyone: that’s just what i needed.
Lesson learned: sometimes, everything just comes together.
Monometour: The Inception Of RenegadeLights
April 10th, 2011Monometour went off with a bang. I decided to organize and host the SanFrancisco leg of the tour at Space Gallery. Prior to this I had only played one show in the Nevada desert in the past 5 years: Bump Sound’s yearly “Elemental” party. I had never organized anything myself before. I was nervous to say the least. But with the help of friends, we set it off with style. I decided to call the show ‘Renegade Lights’, and that was the beginning.
1st show in 5 years: Bump Sound’s ‘Elemental’
April 9th, 2011This show was magical. Before this, I had played one show in 2005 at ‘Otherworld’. Back then, I did not have my monome, instead, tried to do a mainly laptop and midi keyboard performance which just didn’t generate much enthusiasm from even myself. For this ‘Elemental’ party, I had just finished the lion’s share of development on my monome app ‘~SerpentEclipse)‘. Playing a set with the monome was to prove much more engaging than anything I had ever done before.
The BumpSound crew setup in the middle of the Nevada Desert just outside Reno on Native American owned land: no cop hassles, no problems going loud ’til the wee hours of the morn, no trash or pollution(not even light-pollution). The moon was almost full. There were beautiful pillars of limestone and other rocks all around us. People even lit bonfires atop the rocks to add to the ceremonial feel of the night. To top it off, the crew built their own bass bins. A huge wall of 6 subwoofers quaked the desert floor. I’ve rarely heard anything louder and clearer. They had obviously done this many times before. A night to remember, for sure.
