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To celebrate the wonderful summer we are having and to commiserate for the England World Cup team / Andy Murray not going further I have decided to release some of my work Free of Charge under the Creative Commons licensing agreement. That’s nothing, nowt, nada, not a sausage, in short FREE FREE FREE!

The Creative Commons license means you cannot profit from the music but can share with your friends and family ’til your heart’s content – which I would be most grateful if you would.

Have a little listen to these three beauties and let me know what you think:

America

Gotta Dance (Changes Mix)

Spitfire Island

Arcade

Klunk Records - Arcade

Here is evidence that with some music you believe in and a credit card anyone can set up their own label. Klunk Records now has a presence in all of the itunes stores. This has been made possible by using tunecore music distribution web service which for a low fee per song uploads your material and makes it live within around 8 weeks.

I have dabbled in the past with cdr production, but was never that satisfied with the results. The process of putting together your own cds for sale whilst possible is very labour intensive and not very environmentally friendly (especially if you do not shift them all). With itunes and tunecore I have been able to do away with this process and reach many more people along the way.

Arcade

I have just placed the Chelmsley Wood e.p on the last.fm so everyone can enjoy the entire e.p completely free of charge. If you wich to listen, then point your browser to: http://www.last.fm/music/Arcade/Chelmsley+Wood+e.p

Arcade Arcade, last.fm, Radio

This is a short-ish clip of video taken of me playing live at Concrete in Birmingham on Friday the 22nd of February. The event was organised by Project X Presents, where an eclectic collection of artists came together under one roof to make a truely wonderful night.

I have some photos taken during the night too, which I will put up shortly.

Arcade Arcade, Birmingham, Breakcore, Concrete, Electronica, Live, Presents, Project X

I have just been sent the official details for X-Lab hosted by Project X at the end of Feb. As you can spot if you read on that Arcade will be in be playing and I also have it on good authority that friends of Klunk – Loopz and Iron Fist of the Sun will be involved as part of the whole affair.

Here are the specs:

Name of promoter: Project X Presents
Name of night: X-Lab:VL
Date: Friday 22nd February
Venue: Concrete (formerly The Boiler Room), The Big Peg, 120 Vyse Street,
The Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham, B18 6NF
Price: £5 on the door
Time: 9pm – 4am
Web-Site Address: www.projectxpresents.com
Venue & Club Enquires: 0121 212 9280 www.myspace.com/concretebirmingham
07968 366878 or 07968 260276

X-Lab:VL is a multi media performance. The show combines live music from many genres with VJs, DJs, interactive sound and light installations and one or two other surprises to create an unforgettable night out.

The night is carefully sequenced to produce an interactive fantasy journey: a seamless multi-layered flow of entertainment with action moving continuously around the venue and the audience entranced in the middle of it all.

X-Lab:VL is an event without parallel – quite simply: like nothing else out there!

Featuring:
Arcade – quirky electronic dissemblage
VJ Chromatouch – painting with light
Rich Batsford – meditative piano and instrumental epics
Shana Tova – anarcho rawk!
Koala Grip – spiky punk
DJ Marc Reck – uplifting breakbeat (Mr Elephant/Rockfall)
Object X – interactive installations

With many more playing a part during an unforgettable night.

Website: www.projectxpresents.com

Arcade, Project X Arcade, Iron Fist of the Sun, Live, Loopz, Project X Presents, PXP