The Turnbull Mixtape mixes again
One, two… Well, just two so far
It’s New Zealand Music Month again! We decided an array of exciting music events in the Library throughout the month of May wasn’t enough, so we’ve painstakingly compiled our second annual mixtape of music recently acquired for our digital music collection.
We’re sticking with last year’s Creative Commons theme but this time we have had a little help from our friends! A master list of CC albums collected over the last 6 months (xls, 45KB) was distributed to a select group of music loving Library staff, who diligently listened to every track, eventually settling on the 11 tracks we present to you now.
Turnbull staff gather to determine the tracklisting. Trick photograph of Alexander Horsburgh Turnbull seated around a table, ca 1915. Ref: 1/2-021644-F.
If you love it, set it CC
So what makes these musicians choose to license their lovingly crafted songs through Creative Commons you might ask? Well I managed to talk to 2 of them with tracks on this compilation and here’s what they had to say.
Michael Upton (aka Jet Jaguar)
To me choosing a CC licence is about making explicit what I believe a lot of musos actually consider acceptable. It's a very easy way to clearly get across what matters to me, with regard to how people treat the music I put out.
The options within each licence get to the guts of the things that have been debated in the last few decades regarding creative works and copyright. That is: sharing work around, using that work to make something else, and making money off those derivative works. I can choose the appropriate licence that best fits how I feel about each of those points.
Nick Guy
A CC license is a good way of stepping outside of a whole realm of Copyright issues that are not relevant to my situation, allowing me to protect just those rights I am interested in, and promote the kinds of re-use I am comfortable with.
Allowing sharing, re-distribution, remixing, re-use, sampling, etc, encourages others to disseminate and promote my music for me. For an independent artist that is really helpful.
Almixander Turntabull's Music Month Mixtape
Download the mixtape now (zip, 135MB), or stream through it below. We've also laid out the tracklist for you to peruse below – all these artists have more music you can listen to right now.
Tracklist
1. Wanganui / The Bing Turkby Ensemble
From: Sick Chutney (2000)
Collection record | The Bing Turkby Ensemble on Bandcamp
“I chose this track because it sparks critical discourse around a range of significant contemporary societal issues. Like the diplomatic uses of beer, or xenophobia in rural NZ... you don't look right, and round here that's a good excuse for a fight."
(Mark Crookston, Digital Collection Strategy Leader).
2. The Hacker / John Egenes
From: Crucifixion (2006)
Collection record | John Egenes on Bandcamp
“Have you ever heard a country & western song about computer hacking? Now you have. Let these slide guitars tell you a tale of firewalls and security protocols."
(Leigh Rosin, Digital Archivist).
3. Real / A.D. Geist
From: Songs For a Dead Rapper (2008)
Collection record | A.D. Geist on Bandcamp
“Can’t resist a beat and bass that grinds me down into the ground. I feel my vertebrae going…"
(Reuben Schrader, Web Editor).
4. Darkwave Live In Auckland / The Enright House
From: (2010)
Collection record | The Enright House on Bandcamp
Recorded live at the Wine Cellar in Auckland,on September 11, 2008, as part of The Enright House's Solo Electronic Tour.
“It sounds good for a live recording, plus I like the lyric, ‘ESP telegrams."
(Andrew Henry, E-Publications Librarian/Selector).
5. Feeeel it / Wet Wings
From: Glory (Lil’ Chief Records, 2011)
Collection record | Wet Wings on Lil’ Chief Records
“Someone described Wet Wings to me as ethereal. I think it's true in part, but I like how the percussion punches through in this track. The whole album evokes lazy summer afternoons, no matter what the weather is doing outside."
(Mark Crookston, Digital Collection Strategy Leader).
6. Marcel’s Redundancy / Snarlos
From: HelloElectroland (2010)
Collection record | Snarlos on Bandcamp
“Every 20 seconds another element is thrown into the mix that just changes the feel of the whole thing. It starts at static and dizziness and ends at a stomping dance."
(Reuben Schrader, Web Editor).
7. The Waves of the Great Open Sea / Wellington Sea Shanty Society
From: The Cook Strait Demos (2012)
Collection record | Wellington Sea Shanty Society on Bandcamp
“Argh, who doesn't love a good sea shanty? This song fits the bill plus some, it's both melodic and melancholy and with lines like ‘with the wind as a way to find freedom/on the waves of the great open sea’ quite romantic too."
(Jessica Moran, Assistant Digital Archivist).
8. Dear Men Hello / Carb On Carb
From: no body perfect (2012)
Collection record | Carb On Carb on Bandcamp
“This debut EP is full of dreamy, highly addictive pop songs of which the track "Dear men hello" slightly edges out the pack for me. They have just released a second EP called Ladies mile, also on Creative Commons."
(Sholto Duncan, E-Publications Librarian/Music Selector).
9. Get Down (feat. Anna Holland) / dBcooper
From: Golden Mean (2012)
Collection record | dBcooper on Bandcamp
“Good production with some nice retro R&B sampling, and nicely penned politically tinged raps. 'Get Down' is my favourite it has a good hook and Anna Holland's vocals bring some soul to track."
(Sholto Duncan, E-Publications Librarian/Music Selector).
10. Single-Digit High / Jet Jaguar
From: Single-Digit High (2013)
Collection record | Jet Jaguar on Bandcamp
“The first of 6 EPs planned for release this year! Very chilled-out downtempo beats overlayed with an almost hauntingly fragile female vocal track."
(Sholto Duncan, E-Publications Librarian/Music Selector).
11. Palliser Bay / Nick Guy
From: (2012)
Collection record | Nick Guy on Bandcamp
“It takes a considerable amount of gumption and skill to pull off a long piece of music that eschews things like repetition and structure. Without these, the success of a song relies heavily on less studied elements like texture and atmosphere. I think Nick's a real pro at this, and also his former band Barnard's Star were flippin great, so I'm biased."
(Matt Steindl, Research Librarian Music).
Good blog Sholto, looks like you have been busy!