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Isomer Transition LIVE on Percussion Lab @ Sweet Revenge : Monday May 9 2011

RJ v. posted an article on - May 7, 2011, 1:11 pm
I will be performing as Isomer Transition this Monday at midnight on the Percussion Lab Radio show in their new home, Sweet Revenge located in Clinton Hill Brooklyn. (May 9th 2011 at midnight). Gone are
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SND, Mark Fell, and William Gibson's 'Future'

RJ v. posted an article on - Apr 14, 2011, 11:41 am
Above is a video of Mark Fell and Mat Steel performing as SND at the Lovebytes festival in 2008. Notice how they don’t move. Notice how they don’t put on a show. Notice how they
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Donating all proceeds from Bandcamp sales and performances to Japan for one month

RJ v. posted an article on - Mar 16, 2011, 12:04 pm
I want to do something for the people of Japan, and this is one small thing that I can do for them. I am donating all proceeds from sales on Bandcamp, and all fees associated
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Generation loss and the tapeless generation

RJ v. posted an article on - Mar 14, 2011, 2:01 am
I am beginning to have concerns about the digital world we live in these days. It is fine for one way autonomous rants and monologues (as I am demonstrating here), but there is a real
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WNYC.ORG – RadioLab – HELP!

RJ v. posted an article on - Mar 11, 2011, 3:51 pm
Season 9 | Episode 3 // HELP! What do you do when your own worst enemy is…you? This hour, Radiolab looks for ways to gain the upper hand over those forces inside us–from unhealthy urges,
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The medium does effect the message, for sure.

RJ v. posted an article on - Mar 2, 2011, 4:52 pm
This is a response written to a comment on someone’s FB profile… The medium does effect the message, for sure. One thing to keep in mind is how we locate the material which we read,
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Cassettes, tape, future productions, and more from the late great John Cage.

RJ v. posted an article on - Feb 18, 2011, 12:44 pm
I have always loved the sound of tape. The noise, the hiss, the warmth and distortion. Nothing sounds like it, and nothing can ever truly emulate it’s sound. The only way to get ‘that tape
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Q&A with Ezekiel Honig

RJ v. posted an article on - Nov 9, 2010, 6:02 pm
Ezekiel Honig (left) and Josh Ott (right) performing at The Future is Beautiful, March 2009. Photo by Zach Dilgard Ezekiel Honig is one of those musicians whose music lives in a world of it’s own. Not quite
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So, what does Atman mean?

RJ v. posted an article on - Aug 11, 2010, 6:48 pm
While reading Eckhart Tolle’s ‘A New Earth’ I was exposed to the Dharmic concept of Atman, which, when following the Hindu interpretation, roughly translates as the global soul, also called ‘universal energy’. It also means
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RJ Valeo – Atman review on Big Shot Magazine

RJ v. posted an article on - Aug 4, 2010, 1:06 pm
My recent release, Atman, has been reviewed and featured on the homepage of Big Shot magazine. Click here to read the review on their site. Full review copy below. Album Review: RJ Valeo / ‘Atman’ (IO) From the outset, New York’s Richard John Valeo has trained the world to cave in at any mo...
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Transelectronic Theory – Cassette Rips

RJ v. posted an article on - Jul 30, 2010, 12:29 am
This is a, more or less, and accidental release. During the day yesterday, while working, a lot of information pertaining to analog tape kept coming up throughout the day. Blank tape adverts, cassette shell websites,
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TFIB Presents: Schematic's Dukes of the Stratosfear Tour, 2010

RJ v. posted an article on - Jul 15, 2010, 2:27 am
** TFIB is proud to present the NYC leg of the Schematic’s Dukes of the Stratosfear tour, 2010. ** Start Time: Saturday, July 24, 2010 at 10:00pm End Time: Sunday, July 25, 2010 at 4:00am
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The long walk home from DubWar

RJ v. posted an article on - Jul 13, 2010, 3:30 pm
It is Saturday night. Kinda late. I just got out of DubWar @ Love. Tired. It’s been a long week, time to go home. I walk uptown from West 4th, up to the 6th ave and 14th street L train stop. I bolt down the stairs and look around. The platform is full. I hear a train coming. I
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Announcing: Atman – by RJ Valeo

RJ v. posted an article on - May 11, 2010, 11:30 am
On June 1st 2010 RJ Valeo will release his follow-up album to his highly acclaimed Type Records release ‘September’, entitled ‘Atman’. Drawing inspiration from his recent study of Buddhism, coupled with his love of modern
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Hawkins on Aliens, ABC's Lost, Cheap Analog Synths and Reality Hunger

RJ v. posted an article on - Apr 26, 2010, 11:22 am
Steven Hawkins says to be wary of aliens I can’t say that I disagree on this one. If history serves as any indicator as to how newly discovered life forms are treated (think Native Americans, Africans, India’s populus, etc) we really shouldn’t be putting out signs that ‘we are on earth and ...
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An open letter to Resident Advisor about Terry Riley

RJ v. posted an article on - Apr 13, 2010, 11:26 am
Dear Resident Advisor, I’ve felt this for a while, but since I make dance music (under one of my monikers) it didn’t seem as important an issue to champion when people seemed to thought that I was ’spinning’ (how I loathe that dreaded term) when I was playing live. Today I saw something that...
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Richard J Valeo – A Scattering of Seeds

RJ v. posted an article on - Feb 16, 2010, 1:47 pm
‘A Scattering of Seeds’ builds on the dark and atmospheric ideas presented in last year’s ‘The Hardware Excursions Volume One’. Sound design, drones and field recordings are manipulated in real time using granular synthesis, delay,
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Behind the Shadow of the Moon – EP Series

RJ v. posted an article on - Feb 15, 2010, 12:17 pm
Over the next several months I am going to be assembling a series of EPs entitled ‘Behind the shadow of the moon’. Ordinarily the process of grouping and ordering the tracks, coming up with the final names, making and edits to the tracks, and art creation all happens behind closed doors. No one ...
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Isomer Transition on Magda's Fabric 49 Mix CD

RJ v. posted an article on - Jan 20, 2010, 12:05 am
Isomer Transition’s now infamous “San Pelegrino” track is featured in Magda Fabric Mix CD. The track used is a special un-released version crafted specifically for this mix, removing several elements by request, in order sit
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Percussion Lab, Jet-Lag, NYSOM

RJ v. posted an article on - Dec 9, 2009, 3:16 pm
Recently I had the honor of having a a feature written about my Isomer Transition project, as well as an exclusive live performance featured on Percussion Lab. The live performance was recorded in the summer
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Richard J Valeo – Days EP

RJ v. posted an article on - Nov 29, 2009, 11:49 am
RICHARD J. VALEO For this musical exploration, entitled Days, I decided to strip my composition processes and production methods down to the bare minimum. To begin with I limited the amount of time that I
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Soundcloud Profile and Dropbox

RJ v. posted an article on - Nov 29, 2009, 4:01 am
I really love soundcloud. If you have never heard if it before, just pop on over and you’ll see what it is all about. It is one of those services that changes they way you think about social media, and it just so happens to be focused on playing and sharing audio files. To listen to
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TFIB : Oct 10 : Romulo and Runar are in Brooklyn

RJ v. posted an article on - Oct 2, 2009, 3:59 pm
The Future Is Beautiful, in association with AUF and 319 Scholes present: “Romulo and Runar are in Brooklyn” Schematic / Hljodaklettar / TFIB / AUF / 319 Scholes / Oct 10 / Brooklyn October 10, 2009 319 Scholes, Brooklyn NY 8pm – 6am / $10 / RSVP Required For this edition of The Fu...
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