Always wanted a Null Device album, but just couldn’t bring yourself to spend the $9 on iTunes? Or the $5 on our store? Or…well, whatever?

Well, for a limited time, we’ve slashed the prices of digital downloads in half. It’s a holiday weekend after all, at least for those of us in the US. But all of you in other parts of the world can reap the benefits of flag-wavin’ American jingoism by getting deep discounts on perfectly legal, licensed, and nifty Null Device music.

So for the aforementioned limited time, you can get Excursions (digital edition) for a mere US$2.50! Even the lossless FLAC version is only $4.00. A Million Different Moments? $2.50! Sublimation! TWO AMERICAN DOLLARS AND FIFTY AMERICAN CENTS. For you brits, that’s like less that two quid. Or less than two euro for the rest of the EU. Or a mere 560 Icelandic Krona. And…you get the idea.

Remember, limited time only, so dig in. If this works, we’ll do more like this. Specials, deals, etc etc.

Enjoy!

The ND Store? Ye Olde Nulle Devife Shoppe? Call it what you will, but it’s a pretty definitive place to buy Null Device music and merch. We’re slowly adding products, as we account for inventory, get packages put together, etc, but it’s there and it works.

Notably available are some digital editions – full, high-quality DRM-free versions of entire albums, in the case of Excursions, even a FLAC-lossless version – for prices much lower than you’d find on most other legal download sites. And the revenues go straight to the artist (us). And it’s all legal, so you don’t need to live with that creeping sense of shame that haunts your nights after you use one of those grey-market Russian download sites or some fly-by-night torrent server. (You’re also less likely to pick up a virus or get inundated with pr0n spam from us too).

If we get ambitious, some of our old, archival tracks may make exclusive remastered appearances. Hear what we sounded like in 1998!

And of course, there’re Tshirts, CDs and eventually more schwag on the way.

Received three of the four remixes we’ve solicited so far and daaaaaaamn.  Stripmall Architecture returned a remarkably rockin version of “Return” that almost makes us sound like Muse; The Dark Clan sent a remix of “Under The Gun” that’s…I’m not even sure what to call it – it’s so pan-genre that I lack adjectives, although I expected no less from him.  Bogart gave us a crazy-deep dubstep version of “I Promise” that has, as he calls it, “sack-shaking bass.”

Meanwhile, I’m still deep in the remixing of Claire Voyant.   They sent me a mellow, major-key track and I’ve chruned out possibly the most bombastic minor-key think I’ve ever done.  Still need to do some work on it, yet – I haven’t filled in the vocal harmonies or added the accents yet, but I got the big chunky drums, walls of taikos and dhols, and big strings and choirs.  I’m having way too much fun with this.

Much went on behind-the-scenes at Null Device Media Industries this month.    Nothing that’s going to explode into a big new album or multiplatinum recording, but some seriously cool stuff nonetheless.

Shipped off some remix kits for Recursions -  Included remixers are, thus far, Bloodwire, Bogart Shwadchuck, The Dark Clan, and Stripmall Architecture.   (I tried to snag a few others, but they were either too expensive or too busy, or both).  I’m quite excited by all these, as I am an unabashed fan of all these artists.   And, somewhat serendipitously, Bloodwire and Stripmall Architecture just played a show together. 

Speaking of remixes, we’ve just started on one for Claire Voyant, which I hope I can bend into the appropriate shape.

Also, I’ve booked some studio time with musicians from a local Carnatic dance company, which I hope may lead to some very interesting collaborations.

And finally, there was a pretty spiff article about Madison’s electronic musicians in last week’s Isthmus.  I’ve mentioned that before, but 1) it’s a good article and 2) I forgot to mention I’m quoted in it.  I’m also quoted in a 77Square article about the MAMAs, but only a little.

Also, the studio got moved about 25 feet to a hopefully more secure, drier and sunnier location.

This year, Null Device won a Madison Area Music Award for “Performer of the Year – Electronic.”   Sensuous Enemy won for Album and Song in the Electronic category, so congratulations to them as well!

Thanks to all who voted for us, and of course thanks to my fellow band members who did all the stuff like, you know, “performing” and “writing parts” and “writing lyrics” and “practicing” and all that.   At any rate, the MAMAs support a good cause – music education in area schools and communities – so the award show, the submission and voting fees, and all that are in support of good work for the community.

www.themamas.org for more info,and he complete list of nominees and recipients.

Lots of stuff going on.

Remixes are successfully being wrangled for the next release, including one remixer that I was convinced I wasn’t going to be able to get, but managed to anyway thanks to some fortuitous business transactions.  Also got to drop some spooky theremin hand-waving on a really stellar track for another band (although I’m not sure if I can announce who yet.  I’ll update this if I can).   Two weekends ago, I was involved in recording commentary tracks for Caustic and The Gothsicles, and that was crazy drunken hijinks.  Aaaaand finally, I’ve been twiddling the wiring of the live set – everything from the microphone routing to the setlist to the cover tunes is being tweaked.  All we need now are some more gigs.

Also, this weekend is the latest iteration of the Madison Area Music Awards.  We’re up for Best Artist – Electronic.   Also up for a few awards is Sensuous Enemy, our compadres with whom we’ve played many times.