Abstract Expression /blog Just another WordPress weblog Mon, 14 May 2012 16:02:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 happy may + new mix [ripmca] /blog/2012/05/happy-may-new-mix-ripmca/ /blog/2012/05/happy-may-new-mix-ripmca/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 16:02:12 +0000 Dominique /blog/2012/05/happy-may-new-mix-ripmca/ Hello there! So first up, a new mix: 2012-0511 [ripmca]

Live mix in honor of Adam Yauch/MCA, w/hiphop, garage, house, ambient, idm, etc

beastie boys – mark on the bus
de la soul – transmitting live from mars
actress – r.i.p.
aardvarck – nostep (cosmin trg mix)
mak & pasteman – lost (youandewan dub)
zomby – rumours & revelations
dro carey – tarred adonis
xxxy – I know this can’t be love
kidnap kid – lazarus taxon
beastie boys – ask for janice
jungle brothers – jimmy’s bonus beat
de la soul –…

]]> /blog/2012/05/happy-may-new-mix-ripmca/feed/ 0 april update + new mix /blog/2012/04/april-update-new-mix/ /blog/2012/04/april-update-new-mix/#comments Mon, 09 Apr 2012 14:34:26 +0000 Dominique /blog/?p=368 New mix: 2012-0403 [what's going down mix]

This month’s mix features mostly new music, with IDM, post-dubstep and drum’n'bass, hip hop, UK garage, soul, fuzzy ambient, etc.  In other words, beats and rhymes. 

Laurie Spiegel – The Garden
Odd Future – White
Fatima Al Qadiri – Hip Hop Spa
Schoolboy Q – Sex Drive
Lone – Spirals (feat. Anneka)
Robot Koch – Hard to Find
Fused Forces – What’s Going Down
Dream Continuum – Give a Lil Luv
SL2 – DJs Take Control
Zomby – Need Ur Lovin’
Lazer Sword – Batman (Lando…

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NEWS

That said, let’s get down to ME.  The past month has been spent mostly on mixing tracks for the next record.  You might wonder why mixing takes so long.  You might even wonder what mixing IS.  Well, the truth is, it’s a lot of listening,…

]]> /blog/2012/03/march-update-gospel-chops-mix/feed/ 0 Winter EP /blog/2012/02/winter-ep/ /blog/2012/02/winter-ep/#comments Thu, 23 Feb 2012 19:22:15 +0000 Dominique /blog/2012/02/winter-ep/
  • Don’t Miss (5:31)
  • It’s All Over Now Except for One Last Bit (10:10)
  • Don’t Miss [Mark Lion remix] (4:50)
  • It’s All Over Now Except for One Last Bit [Max Tundra remix] (7:57)
    • ]]>     /blog/2012/02/winter-ep/feed/ 0     URL updates! (tumblr, bandcamp, mixcloud, etc) /blog/2012/02/url-updates-tumblr-bandcamp-mixcloud-etc/ /blog/2012/02/url-updates-tumblr-bandcamp-mixcloud-etc/#comments Thu, 23 Feb 2012 19:15:27 +0000 Dominique /blog/?p=339 You know how hard it is to keep track of all the passwords you need? Well, as a budding artistic vanity-projector, it’s even harder to keep track of all the websites I need to maintain. To help us both, here’s a handy list (click to visit):

    Official website: http://www.dominiqueleone.com (duh)
    Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dominique-Leone/165898100124600
    Twitter:
    Bandcamp: http://dominiqueleone.bandcamp.com/
    Soundcloud: http://soundcloud.com/abstractexpression
    Mixcloud: http://www.mixcloud.com/abstractexpression/
    Tumblr (NEW!): http://dleone.tumblr.com/
    Myspace: whatever

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    Instrumentals (2012)

    ]]>     /blog/2012/02/instrumentals/feed/ 0     Les Noces /blog/2011/11/les-noces/ /blog/2011/11/les-noces/#comments Mon, 21 Nov 2011 21:55:07 +0000 Dominique /blog/?p=328
  • Les noces, movt. 1 (5:10)
  • Les noces, movt. 2 (5:43)
  • Les noces, movt. 3 (2:59)
  • Les noces, movt. 4 (9:22)
    • ]]>     /blog/2011/11/les-noces/feed/ 0     WINTER EP + LES NOCES returns! /blog/2011/11/winter-ep-les-noces-returns/ /blog/2011/11/winter-ep-les-noces-returns/#comments Mon, 21 Nov 2011 21:21:32 +0000 Dominique /blog/?p=318 So, I’ve got a new EP with remixes and everything! The Winter EP is out November 21 on Upcode Records, a French label started by Vincent Thierion (aka MarkLion, and formerly of DAT Politics).  The EP features two new tracks, and two utterly spiffy remixes by Max Tundra and MarkLion!

    You can listen here: Bandcamp

    You can buy here: Amazon, Boomkat, Play.com

    Winter EP

    tracklisting:
    1. It’s All Over Now Except for One Last Bit
    2. It’s All Over Now Except for One Last Bit (Max Tundra remix)
    3. Don’t Miss
    4.…

    ]]>     /blog/2011/11/winter-ep-les-noces-returns/feed/ 0     CMJ: Dominique takes Manhattan October 20! /blog/2011/09/cmj-dominique-takes-manhattan-october-20/ /blog/2011/09/cmj-dominique-takes-manhattan-october-20/#comments Mon, 26 Sep 2011 22:39:52 +0000 Dominique /blog/?p=314 get ready NYC, we’re coming!

    I’ll play this year’s CMJ Music Marathon festival on October 20th at Local269 in Manhattan. And here’s the twist: joining me will be the Deviant Septet, a classical ensemble based on the instrumentation for Igor Stravinsky’s L’histoire du Soldat. Stay tuned for more info, but this is gonna be a show to remember!!!

    In other news, I am almost done mixing the live performance of Les Noces, to be included on the Kickstarter-funded CD (also including our studio recording…

    ]]>     /blog/2011/09/cmj-dominique-takes-manhattan-october-20/feed/ 0     LES NOCES gets a KICKSTARTER Campaign! /blog/2011/07/les-noces-gets-a-kickstarter-campaign/ /blog/2011/07/les-noces-gets-a-kickstarter-campaign/#comments Thu, 07 Jul 2011 00:00:05 +0000 Dominique /blog/?p=306 Hello!

    As you may know, ten of my closest friends and I are creating a new production of Igor Stravinsky’s Les Noces (The Wedding). We have arranged the piece for a small ensemble of vocalists, pianos, percussion, and bass, and will perform it twice at the end of this month, July 29 & 30. Yay!

    And now, we have a Kickstarter campaign to help fund the project!

    This is a pretty hefty endeavor. First of all…it’s Stravinsky! The music is hard: the vocalists are required…

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