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Why make music?

Written on September 8, 2011 at 9:37 pm, by

This might not be the most original blog post, but sometimes this is important for me to remember! Given the work that goes into producing music, it can be hard to deal with when a track or release either falls unexpectedly flat or gets negative feedback. Ignoring negative feedback definitely isn’t the answer – there […]

New, completely redesigned Northcape website now up!

Written on August 31, 2011 at 9:55 pm, by

The new website is now up, after a few days hard work. It has been completely redesigned and rewritten as I was never very happy with the previous version, which was a bit hacked together to get it to work. The main improvements made are: Whole website is now coded in wordpress, which should make […]

In praise of the album

Written on August 1, 2011 at 11:07 am, by

I’m writing this blog in response to a recent blog ‘Eclecticism and what makes a good album’ by the electronica artist Dementio13 on his website. The blog started me thinking about the reason why the album still exists in an age of digital music; the point is made several times in the blog and subsequent […]

Emerging Organisms 4 Compilation

Written on July 23, 2011 at 8:47 pm, by

I’m pleased to confirm that Northcape has a new and exclusive track ‘1am Transition’ to be released on the forthcoming Emerging Organisms 4 compilation, which will be out on August 9th on Tympanik Audio. This is the 4th volume of a critically acclaimed compilation series focusing on IDM and atmospheric electronica and this release includes […]