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05/16/2012 - Monitoring artwork
What you see to the left, is the final artwork for the new album "Monitoring".
As mentioned before, it was done by "2011" cover artist Melinda Kónya (Homepage,
Facebook). Go to the gallery to view it in full size. Needless to say it by far is
the best artwork seen on a Taxim record so far. It fits the album just perfectly and
I'm super excited about it. The CD booklet looks very good as well, so everything is
fine with the album's appearance. If you ask me if the record will be as good as the
artworks, my answer would be "yes, almost". ;)
The fact that I show you the artwork (of course) implies that the album is well
advanced, so warm up your CD or MP3 player. Soon, the second and final teaser for
"Monitoring" will hit YouTube. The videos for the tracks "Tringa Solitaria"
and "Ich bin nicht schuld" will hit YT right after the album's release.
There might be a video to "Pain Remains".. Still not sure about that.
04/28/2012 - C64 game soundtracks / Reviews
Along with a new review on "2011" by
Sideline Magazine, I decided to bring some of the reviews back. They can now be found
under "Press". Also, some new photos have been added to the gallery.
9 years ago I started composing SID (C64) music exclusively for games and I thought it'd
be about time to give you C64 fans some examples of my work. No, it's not that these
games wouldn't be released anymore; it's just that their development takes way more time
than expected. So I made a little "video" for you, which you can watch
here.
By the way, the music was recorded from tv (sorry) and taken from the following games:
"Heroes & Cowards", "Space Lords", "Hotspot" and "32".
03/26/2012 - Monitoring Teaser 2.0
Monitoring Teaser 2.0 has been released. Click
here to watch it. "2.0"? Well, it's a professional version of the first
one, actually, and I'm happy to announce that all future Taxim videos will be of a
higher standard. "Yay", I know. I'm also happy to announce that
"Monitoring" will be distributed by
Ionium Records, a division of afmusic and Danse Macabre.
I wish more people would have participated in the Facebook poll, on the other hand it's
nice to see most of you aren't interested in that sh** site. Anyway, I've decided to
release "Monitoring" both as digital download and on CD, as it'd be a shame
not to make the amazing artwork by Melinda Kónya front of a booklet. Besides, most
people voted CD.
02/28/2012 - Facebook poll
Dear Facebook.. Taxim fans, a poll regarding the new album "Monitoring" has
been posted on Taxim's Facebook page. It's not an unimportant one, so if you're on
Facebook, I beg you to take part in it. I'd like to find out, if you want the album to
be released on CD or just digital. Yes, maybe I'll let it depend on the poll's result,
so actually you should take part in it. ;)
Go to poll.
I'm making good progress on "Monitoring". Also, some videos are in the making.
Btw, you still can vote for the track "2011" at the
Orkus webpage and you can win a CD by doing so. Thanks for your support.
02/06/2012 - Dark Spy / New single
The Alternate Version of "2011" will appear on Dark Spy Compilation 40. Also,
there'll be an article about Taxim in the magazine.
Dark Spy is another well known German music magazine and because it's German, the
print version is only available in Germany.. Unfortunately. Anyway, issue 46 is the one
you Germans should buy (to be released early March).
Today is the 6th of February, release date for the single "Immer rein, wenn's kein
Schneider ist". However, I was ill for some time, so we couldn't do the final
recording of the song yet. We'll try to do it very soon. Those of you who
really want to know what the song sounds like may find a snippet somewhere..
By the way, another review of "2011" is online now at
Radio Gates of Doom. Thanks, DJ Chaoskatze.
01/29/2012 - The band returns / Destroy all Humans
And here's the 5 dollar question (no, it's not worth more): Do you remember the lady in the photo
to the left? Right, it's Frau Schön, a member of the 3 man band Taxim. If you thought we
wouldn't do it anymore, you were terribly wrong. Yes, the band Taxim will return on the 6th of
February, with their new single "Immer rein, wenn's kein Schneider ist". You don't speak
German? That's too bad. Anyway, be prepared for some extraordinary electro punk stuff. Like "2011",
this single will be available for FREE.
And recently, Dan X of MDX Project made a little video for my remix of "Destroy all Humans",
so you can pre-listen to the track. You can watch it
here.
01/19/2012 - Orkus / Remix
I admit I never thought I'd post a picture of Orkus magazine here, but yeah.. There it is. So what
happened? Well, I made a track called "2011" and I was asked if I'd like to see it on an
Orkus Compilation. Apparently I liked the idea, because the track will appear on Orkus Compilation
77, which will be released in March. This alone should be a reason for you to buy the March issue. ;)
Depending on the readers' feedback, I might be interviewed as well. (Ok, let's forget about
the interview.)
Now about the remix for MDX-Project: I recently finished it. I remixed the track "Destroy all
Humans" (yeah, let's destroy them all) and it will appear on "Destroy all Humans"
MCD, to be released shortly. In case you wanna know what it sounds like, watch the website of
Planet X Records.
01/06/2012 - So many news
Ok, first off, the first review of "2011" is online now at
Chain D.L.K., a popular US based webzine. It got 4 out of 5 stars; needless to say I'm very
satisfied with that. More reviews on the way. Last week, "2011" entered the listeners
charts of Radio Dark Dimensions at #7, this week it climbed up to #3. Thanks to all voters. If you
feel like voting, you still can do it
here.
And now for something totally different: I found a model for Taxim (yes, a female, of course).
Her name is Jigels and not only will you see her on Taxim related artworks, but also in future
videos. Go to the gallery to see the first 2 taximized photos of her. You like them? Ha! I knew it.
12/27/2011 - 2011 / Monitoring artwork / Remix
"2011" was released 10 days ago and it already got some airplay. Also, the track is
charting on several music sites, where Taxim never has charted before and the feedback was just great
so far. However, many radio stations or DJ's obviously weren't too fond of it, but what to expect
of nowaday's so called dark radios. I'm sure "2011" probably was too hard and dark for
them. ;)
Into other news, I recently got the artwork for "Monitoring" and it really really wow'd
me. It's the best artwork ever used for a Taxim CD, that's for sure. Great job, Melinda Kónya!
No, I won't show it off now, sorry; you'll have to wait until "Monitoring" will be
released.
Other than that, I currently work on a remix for
MDX Project.
12/17/2011 - Single & video "2011"
The new single "2011" has been released. As mentioned before, it's available for free
download at
Ultra Dark Radio. Also, a video to "2011" has been released. You can watch it
here.
Musically, 2011 was a great year for Taxim and I'd like to say thanks to all fans, supporters and
partners. If you care about christmas, have a great one. And let's hope I won't have to make a
track called "2012".
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