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2009-12 : Back in the Studio

admin — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 03:55:55 +0000

December brings Methodrone back to the studio to continue working on new songs for 2010. Stay tuned for more details!!

Kramer Presents: Departures Vol. 2

admin — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:23:15 +0000

“Sometimes it’s just important to hit the record button. This past Saturday night I found myself going through her Deep House vinyl, randomly making selections to play and I just started recording. What came out (I think) was probably my first Deep House mix in 12 years of being a DJ.”

No track list at the moment, but for now, enjoy “Departures Vol.2″ – 90+ minutes of Deep House gems.

Download Mix!!

Music Player

sg — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:34:08 +0000

Listen before you buy! Music player added to Facebook Page.

http://www.facebook.com/methodrone

Methodrone Interview 2009-10-28

admin — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:08:05 +0000

Kramer and Scott take time to talk about thier new record, Nonlinear Reality out now on Looq Records.

Interview

New Album “Nonlinear Reality” OUT NOW!!

sg — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 06:01:41 +0000

Debut album “Nonlinear Reality” on Looq Records is now available from your favorite download site!

“Nonlinear Reality” is the debut album from bi-coastal (San Francisco and New York to be exact) live/electronic fusion team “Methodrone”. Born out of an intense marathon recording session (18 songs in one week) “Nonlinear Reality” loosely falls into the “chillout” category but is in reality much more. This instrumental album borrows from dance music, psychedelic rock, and ambient styles to create tracks that are rich, powerful, and sophisticated.

Expect dance floor versions of selected tracks from “Nonlinear Reality” to be released in early 2010.

iTunes, Beatport, or Amazon

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Tracklist:

1. Slow It Down
2. Elevate
3. Passing Time
4. s4D
5. Out There Floating
6. Live And High
7. Systematic Glitch (Upon Re-Entry)

2009-04 NYC Session – Day 6

sg — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 16:34:38 +0000

After spending the remainder of day 4, and the rest of Day 5 mixing, listening, mixing, listening (repeat x10), we have finally reached completion. The tracks have been shipped off to the label, and we are now focusing on creating a continuous play mix for the songs.

2009-04 NYC Session – Day 5

admin — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 21:34:26 +0000

Slow it down & Out there floating… on the agenda for today.

9.48PM
Headed out to a retail outlet in soho and tried the album out on 7 different sets of speakers.

Sounds Great!
Taking a moment to celebrate.

2009-04 NYC Session – Day 4

admin — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 21:33:32 +0000

Day 4 builds on the awesome success of yesterday. Today we were able to put the final touches on 5 of the 7 songs that we are releasing. Tomorrow looks like it will be ultra productive as well.

2009-04 NYC Session – Day 3

sg — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 03:07:35 +0000

On April 1st, NYC guitarist Jerry Fuentes joined Methodrone to record some guitar on a few songs. We spent a few hours in the studio and had a blast. Jerry came in totally blind, and blew us away by experimenting on what we believed were songs that lent themselves to a different sort of vibe than we had previously worked on.

Jerry lent his guitar skills to the following songs:
Sundown on Mariposa (dancefloor)
Entry Level (chill)
Working title of ‘Electro Synthy’

We couldn’t have been more pleased with the outcome, and look forward to getting these songs finished for the world to hear.

This will be a really good view into the direction where we believe Methodrone is heading!!!!

Thoughts on Guitars

sg — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 00:13:19 +0000

ne can really fall into a rut when it comes to blues licks and pentatonic scales, particularly of the minor variety, and this lesson is designed to help us break out of some of those doldrums.

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A lot of the notes we sometimes simply “pass over” can be the key to our success when it comes to more intense improvisation, and more new and fresh ideas. These notes can be the sixths, the ninths, the flatted fifths and the flatted thirds, just to name a few.

I feel it’s so important for you to start to understand where these notes lie in relation to the notes you’ve become so accustomed to playing, so you can really become comfortable as to where they are, and when you can use them.

You’ll note that these ideas often result in chromatic runs being played, because these notes usually lie on fret below or above the normal position w