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v1.0 Mediacore, a fancy-free bunch of cheap Vancouver trash, is pleased to announce the release of v1.0, an enhanced music CDR. Featuring hypnotizing video and musical styles encompassing noise, hardcore, dark ambient, esquvirrel, and deeply awkward drunk'n'bass, there is bound to be music even a dog can appreciate. Artists include: Bad Feng Shui Clone Crazy Dave Cyclic vs Gendai Error 404 Merlyn Musikill Seedy Windowshade We at Mediacore have dedicated ourselves to creating a distinct experimental music and performance presence in Vancouver since 1998, and have channelled the psychic trauma of this odyssey into our release (and a soap opera called "Day of Cheap Bars" that is to air in the fall 2000 season). Featuring over 30 minutes of audio that can be played on a standard CD player, over an hour of MP3 audio, and 8 minutes of video, v1.0 is a good time in the guise of a coaster-like shiny piece of plastic. You would not want to deny your animals any pleasure during their short lives. Here is what some others have had to say about v1.0: "True underground electronics compilation, covering all the bases from harsh noise to ambient to speedcore to idm, all from the land that brought us David Cronenburg, i.e. Canaduh. This is an enhanced cd, where there is a large amount of audio in mp3 format, and about half an hour's worth in traditional audio cd format. It features tracks from Clone, Error 404, Seedy, Cyclic v.s. Gendai, Musikill, Crazy Dave, Windowshade, and Bad Feng Shui. There is a great deal of incredible material on here, for only $6 ppd! The highlights include the opening ambient track from Clone, the epic "God Loves the Little Collaborators" by Bad Feng Shui, and the Musikill live sets (in mp3 format.) There is a wealth of good music on this cd, and as such I must highly recommend supporting this music collective." -Anthony Saunders, Assume Power Focus Webzine, Merzbow & DIY politics list admin "Been waiting for this. Those of you who have been into the noise/industrial/hardcore scene out in Vancouver have probably heard of Mediacore’s projects. Usually intense and weird nights attended by noise freaks, few in number but dedicated in spirit. Recently they seemed to have consolidated in an effort to purge the world of music through noise. Here’s part of their effort. I plug in and await synaptic responses. First: industrial ambient openings. Second, syncopated, experimental dnb’ that makes eyelids flutter. All very bleepy by Error 404. Third, reorganised feedback in some sort of drum loop. I think. At this point, I wax and oil my new weapon. Fifth installment reinserts the organised dnb. Tech-step, really. The sixth completely reinverts me— Tower of Dfunct. “Now you are threatening legal action,” the CD tells me. Oh. Whoops. IDM inserts my orifice. I like it. The seventh seal which I gather is Fukkered is the most distorted piece of distortion ever. Neat, aggressive. But I’ve heard that one before. Still makes me load bullets, though. I pull out the Unabomber manifesto. What follows is 500BPM Love. Speedcore that echoes in and out with high-pitched sounds. I manically spray the neighbourhood with bullets. Spent ammo is left down the street. God Loves is next, by Bad Feng Shui, the same artist that did Tower…. I like this. Well done. The CD ends with more industrial ambient, a la Clone who also did the opening track. I go home and drink my corporate Coke. Remember kids, don’t do this at home! For the rest of us, keep the noise coming. My mouth is open." -Tobias, Discorder Magazine, CiTR fm, technoWest, <ST> Collective "something that would sit in [my] cd player at home for months on end" -Skinner, Black Monolith Records, gabber & darkstep list admin Our CDR is currently available at Boomtown & Scratch Records in Vancouver, as well as Blackbyrd Myoosik in Edmonton. It can also be directly purchased by mail for $6 US/$8 Cdn (make cheque payable to Colin Hendry): Mediacore #23 - 1195 Davie St. Vancouver, BC V6B 1N3 Canada Have you ever seen an animal cry? Free feel to contact us if you have any questions: http://www.mediacore.org info@mediacore.org icq 49593569 fax 208.275.1967 -- colin http://www.mediacore.org/~clone http://mp3.com/sonicatharsis np: --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org