Out of the 32 algorithms that connect the oscillators on the original Yamaha DX7 synth, 18 is the harshest sounding. That sums up what this music is all about. Militant. Uncompromising. Digital.

I haven't played live in several years, but I do enjoy it.

Distribution of music via the net actually removes the industry part of the music industry. By eliminating the need for manufacturing and distribution of physical media, as well as taking care of promotions, the internet pairs music down to the only people who actually care about music: the content creators and the audiences. Parasitic middle men at RIAA giants are being cut out more and more with each passing day, which is why we've seen such a backlash to online file sharing from the RIAA. The inflamitory press releases and waves of lawsuits only serve to obfuscate the fact that major labels have no real purpose other than to extract profits by exploiting the work of artists and over charging music fans. Think about it: they charge you $17 for something that the artist got paid less than a dollar for and only cost a penny to manufacture.

Rather than constituting the old chestnut, "you're stealing from your favourite artists", file sharing and sites such as Soundclick offer the potential to create a direct link between musicians and their listeners, enabling greater artistic freedom and perhaps much higher quality music in the bargain. With music consumers getting content direct from its creators, prices would be vastly reduced, probably cutting free downloading down to a trickle rather than the flood it's become. The world has changed, and the majors have failed to change with it. The've outlived their usefulness and Soundclick is letting us leave them, like the dinosaurs that they are, in the dust.

Permanently.

I'd take their money, no doubt, but I'd probably give a large part of it to extremist groups that blow up record company executive's houses.

I've been making music and multimedia under the name algorithm18 since about 2001.

Most of the music on this site is made with freeware music programs, but I also use hardware. I love harware samplers. Sourcing sounds off of vinyl and chopping them up in a sampler/sequencer is a big part of my creative process. Some favourite samplers of mine have been: Yamaha SU10 , Casio SK1, Korg ES1, and my current fav, the Akai MPC500.