April 2011
Radiolab, Mozilla and SoundCloud
What do you get when you cross the brilliant podcast Radiolab with Mozilla and SoundCloud? The Radiolab Hyper Audio Player (v1)!
We are proud to announce we have been involved in an interesting experiment. Using a segment of Radiolab’s latest show “Desperately Seeking Symmetry”, a JavaScript framework for integrating the web into audio and video productions...
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Remixes/Contests/Submissions...
This week on Remixes/Contests/Submissions…
We’ve got an awesome new contest to get the ball rolling this week. The new film from the director of Kidulthood “EVERYWHERE AND NOWHERE” hits cinemas on MAY 6th and offers a story set in London’s clubland featuring music from The Prodigy, Engine Earz Experiment, Redlight, Zinc, Sukh Knight, Sub Focus, Roots Manuva and Toddla T
We’ve teamed...
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Deutsch Dienstag
DEUTSCH DIENSTAG Y’ALL!
marieelliott:
Fressen {verb} Learned this one today thanks to some coworkers! It means “to eat” (mostly used to describe an animal eating) or “to gobble up”. It can be an insult as well if it’s used to describe a human eating, which makes sense. I thought this word was interesting because as “fresse” it can refer to someone’s mouth, like “halt die Fresse” means...
Has your day been insufficiently rhythmic? Maybe you need a fix of some drums:
Military snare drum cadence @ 92 bpm: unplugged, live, lo-fi, theater location by karmadrums
There’s more where that comes from, because this week we’re doing a special drum-focused installment of Found Sounds over on the SoundCloud blog!
SoundCloud Spotted: Children's Radio Foundation,...
SoundCloud Spotted is our weekly roundup of the most interesting uses of SoundCloud out on the interwebz. Here you can find all you’ll ever need to know about super cool apps, SoundCloud exclusives and new and exciting SoundClouders!
First on the bill this week we would like to introduce you to the Childrens Radio Foundation.
Through the use of radio and other existing low-cost technologies, the...
Watchuvmann:
Beastie Boys - Hot Sauce Committee Part Two Prelistening.
Woohoo! You can also go to hotsaucecommittee.com.
WatchToday would have been Roy Orbison’s 75th birthday. Happy Birthday Roy! To hear a rare interview with Roy click here.
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Remixes/Contests/Submissions...
This week on Remixes/Contests/Submissions…
The new film from the director of Kidulthood “EVERYWHERE AND NOWHERE” hits cinemas on MAY 6th and offers a story set in London’s clubland featuring music from The Prodigy, Engine Earz Experiment, Redlight, Zinc, Sukh Knight, Sub Focus, Roots Manuva and Toddla T
We’ve teamed up with the film to give you the chance to remix...
Deutsch Dienstag
Deutsch Dienstag is a thing now.
marieelliott:
Osterbrot {n.} This literally translates to Easter bread (Oster=Easter, brot=bread), and boy, this bread is delicious! I bought a loaf over the weekend because of the name and the bunnies all over the bag, and I was pleasantly surprised.
Word: Osterbrot Sentence: Osterbrot ist lecker (Easter bread is delicious)
“Imogen Heap: People just loved the idea that they could record whatever sound...”
– http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/news/20110419_imogen.shtml (via alexanderljung)
“It’s not easy being green…”
– …but somebody’s got to do it. Check out our roundup of frog sounds on SoundCloud in this week’s Found Sounds.
SoundCloud Spotted: TakesQuestions, Thurston...
SoundCloud Spotted is our weekly roundup of the most interesting uses of SoundCloud out on the interwebz. Here you can find all you’ll ever need to know about super cool apps, SoundCloud exclusives and new and exciting SoundClouders!
We’re going to get things moving this week with our newly launched project TakesQuestions. TakesQuestions is all about social audio in the form of Q&A....
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“I’m originally from Los Angeles, but I moved to Berlin from New York, after I...”
– @thisisparker of team SoundCloud, yay!
http://blog.soundcloud.com/2011/04/08/meet-parker-higgins/
(via alexanderljung)
Joining the team? Easy.
“Re-location for me went pretty smoothly. I got the job and within a month I was...”
– http://blog.soundcloud.com/2011/04/15/fun-friday-meet-natalie-keshlear/ (via alexanderljung)
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-4-10) →
Prince (6)
Prince & The Revolution (4)
Mika (1)
The Darkness (1)
ABBA (1)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
HEY ask me some questions :) →
Hey guys, go say Hi to Natalie who started on the Community team last week and ask her some questions.
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Remixes/Contests/Submissions...
A whole heap of cool contests this week on the ‘Cloud…
To start things off Apparel Music have launched their SCSI-9 “Sunny Side Up” remix contest giving all you up and coming producers to be part of their label (with a couple of SoundCloud accounts thrown in too!).
This is a special event as the new SCSI9 12” is out worldwide in May and would be a...
Are you relaxed yet? Those are wind chimes from a Korean temple, and they’re the first of this week’s Found Sounds, “Rings a Bell” edition. Check out more of SoundCloud’s deep track bell recordings!
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SoundCloud Spotted: Domino Records, Arctic...
SoundCloud Spotted is our weekly roundup of the most interesting uses of SoundCloud out on the interwebz. Here you can find all you’ll ever need to know about super cool apps, SoundCloud exclusives and new and exciting SoundClouders!
To celebrate Record Store Day this coming weekend, Domino Records have released a playlist detailing their exclusive releases for RSD, check it out:
...
Flavors.me Blog: Flavors Music Week Interview with... →
flavorsdesign:
Awesome acts from around the world have selected Flavors to host and aggregate their online presence, integrating services like SoundCloud, Bandcamp, Tumblr, Facebook Pages and more to connect fans with their music and news.
Guys, did you know that SoundCloud plays well with Flavors.me? If you’re in need of a dead-simple website to integrate your different profiles on the...
“A lot of people are attracted by Berlin, Berlin itself is a start-up”
– Alex Ljung | Berlin moves from capital of cool to start-up haven < German news | Expatica Germany
WatchGoh is a SoundClouder and premiered an indie movie he plays in at SXSW. This is an interview with him and the director of the movie. Click-though to the film’s website to spot the SoundCloud player containing some music used in the movie.
garychou:
The story behind Surrogate Valentine, a film I produced that premiered at SXSW.
I love that the interview was shot in black and white. You...
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New Feature: The People Finder
Hey check it out: we’ve got a People Finder now. You can see some of the most interesting users on SoundCloud on the first screen, and if your SoundCloud profile is connected to your Facebook account, you can find your friends on SoundCloud.
Add your friends! Go nuts!
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Little Help Needed
Hey, we’re working on a cool little project that we’re not ready to announce publicly just yet but wanted to post a quick call for you to get involved if you fancy.
We’re looking for women who’d be up to read and record a text we provide you with in your language with the SoundCloud Record button (Android, iPhone or on the website). From experience, reading the text should...
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Remixes/Contests/Submissions...
This week on Remixes/Contests/Submissions…
We are celebrating this year’s Gaymers Camden Crawl Festival by giving two lucky users the opportunity to become roving reporters at the event this spring!
VIP tickets and media centre access backstage at the festival are up for grabs for two winners who will have the opportunity to interview a host of the event’s big names. These two winners...
arborlights asked: Hey guys! We've only just started using Soundcloud and we're already in love with it. Thanks for all the awesome stuff you do for musicians!
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WatchEyes up technology lovers. The Next Web is making great use of their SoundCloud Premium account for their daily 5-minute tech news recap. It’s a really great way to stay on top of what’s happening in the fascinating world of technology in just a few moments and without the need to read too many different articles.
You can follow The Next Web Daily Dose on SoundCloud, subscribe to the...
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Deutsch Dienstag
Remember last Tuesday when we introduced you to Marie from the community team and how she’s recording the progress she’s making learning Deutsch?
Well it’s Dienstag again, click through and listen to the word Marie learned this week :)
Marie still wins.
marieelliott:
Spinner {m.} This is one of my new favourite words in German. It means “weirdo”, which is a word I like to...
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SoundCloud Spotted: Incubus, The Kills, Foo...
SoundCloud Spotted is our new weekly roundup of the most interesting uses of SoundCloud out on the interwebz. Here you can find all you’ll ever need to know about super cool apps, SoundCloud exclusives and new and exciting SoundClouders!
Premiering a new track or album? There’s always a great way to do this using SoundCloud!
Why not embed a player on your website in the style of...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-4-3) →
James Blake (9)
Codes In The Clouds (4)
Ceephax Acid Crew (1)
Rossi B & Luca (1)
Tropics (1)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
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