First check out the original track, “Robot Malfunction” from the album, ‘Vision’, by LordX:
Then, here’s my remix, ‘MalbotFunc’, my pleasure:
First check out the original track, “Robot Malfunction” from the album, ‘Vision’, by LordX:
Then, here’s my remix, ‘MalbotFunc’, my pleasure:
I 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.
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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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
The 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 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.
This 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.