News and Blog
Welcome to the ELEGANT SIMPLICITY news / blog page! Here you will find all the latest posts, news, opinions etc. Everything, unless stated otherwise, is written by me (including any mistakes) – there is no Artificial Intelligence doing the work here! Feel free to comment and share.
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BANDCAMP FRIDAY: Discover New Music and Support Independent Artists
This Friday (tomorrow), May 3rd, is Bandcamp Friday. A quick reminder as to what it’s all about: We are happy to announce that Bandcamp Fridays will continue in 2024. Bandcamp Fridays began in March of 2020 at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic when the shuttering of venues led to…
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Bandcamp Friday on, er, Friday
Check it out . . . . This Friday (tomorrow), April 5th, is Bandcamp Friday again. Straight from the folks at Bandcamp: We are happy to announce that Bandcamp Fridays will continue in 2024. Bandcamp Fridays began in March of 2020 at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic when the…
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Kev Rowland – The Progressive Underground Vol 5
Kev Rowland has recently published the fifth book in one of the most epic book series of all time! Here we are at, wait for it, Volume 5 of the Progressive Underground. This time, the book covers Kevin’s writings from 2014 to 2018. it includes all his reviews, in alphabetical…
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I’m not afraid to wake any more
Over Xmas last year, in the space of about 7 days, I managed to write and record an entire album of original music. Now, while the music has elements of my ‘day job’, it is so far removed from it that I felt that releasing it under the Elegant Simplicity…
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Mixing With Pink Noise? Is The Ear Ache Worthwhile?
For those of you who dabble in the world of DAWs, you may have heard of a technique that is alleged to get you up and running with a pretty well balanced mix with minimal effort. It is called the Pink Noise technique. Essentially, you load all your tracks into…
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Steve Harley – a Small Tribute from a Fan
I was saddened to hear that Steve Harley of fabulous Cockney Rebel fame had died, aged 73. Over his illustrious career he made some outstanding music but will forever be known for the stunning Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me) from 1975 album The Best Years Of Our…
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Crispy Cassette on Sale
If you like your music delivered in a low tech but cool sounding and cool looking format, you will be pleased to learn that the cassette version of our latest studio album Don’t Look Down (at the End of the World) is on sale now for the low, low price…
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Newsletters on Hold For Now
Following the successful relocation of our websites and online store etc – where everything is working fine – the next thing to do is get the newsletters rolling again. At the moment, I am evaluating several third party providers. All of them are hideously expensive. There are a couple that…
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Northbound Flux Added to Discography
Don’t know how this slipped through the net, but our first release of 2024 Northbound Flux managed to avoid being included in the Discography! That has now been fixed. You can read all about it here and buy it directly from our Bandcamp store. It’s rather spiffingly good!