👉 Boards of Canada’s Vibrations - a playlist by Moz and Fredd-E
artists mentioned by Boards of Canada in their interviews
Actions
Editing We Are The Music Makers
Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.
The edit can be undone.
Please check the comparison below to verify that this is what you want to do, and then save the changes below to finish undoing the edit.
This page supports semantic in-text annotations (e.g. "[[Is specified as::World Heritage Site]]") to build structured and queryable content provided by Semantic MediaWiki. For a comprehensive description on how to use annotations or the #ask parser function, please have a look at the getting started, in-text annotation, or inline queries help pages.
| Latest revision | Your text | ||
| Line 7: | Line 7: | ||
[[Image:Forum.watmm.png|thumb|right|Forums]] | [[Image:Forum.watmm.png|thumb|right|Forums]] | ||
| − | The other main feature of WATMM is the lively forums, found at [http://forum.watmm.com forum.watmm.com]. The forum is divided into three sections: | + | The other main feature of WATMM is the lively forums, found at [http://forum.watmm.com forum.watmm.com]. The forum is divided into three sections: General Banter (everything from cheese to scatology to music), Featured Artists (for discussion regarding the artists mentioned above) and EKT (Expert Knob Twiddlers), a forum for aspiring artists to discuss techniques and share their creations. |
== History == | == History == | ||
=== joyrex.com === | === joyrex.com === | ||
| − | The site was started in mid-1999 as a site about Aphex Twin, as well as a test project for Joyrex to learn HTML. He hosted it on his ISP's free webspace, launching at http://users.ev1.net/~joyrex on June 6, 1999. Almost a month later, on July 3, the site made the move to joyrex.com. The | + | The site was started in mid-1999 as a site about Aphex Twin, as well as a test project for Joyrex to learn HTML. He hosted it on his ISP's free webspace, launching at http://users.ev1.net/~joyrex on June 6, 1999. Almost a month later, on July 3, the site made the move to joyrex.com. The name1 of the site, also used as the pseudonym of its webmaster, was taken from a series of Aphex Twin releases. The site also gained its first user forums, which quickly became popular with both fans and artists alike. |
| − | Joyrex.com soon became '''the''' Aphex Twin resource, a position that was strengthened in late 2001 when the site was purchased by an online music portal, with Joyrex retaining full control over the content of the site and receiving a monthly stipend to support it. Less than a year later, however, the company folded, leaving the site in the lurch with the domain | + | Joyrex.com soon became '''the''' Aphex Twin resource, a position that was strengthened in late 2001 when the site was purchased by an online music portal, with Joyrex retaining full control over the content of the site and receiving a monthly stipend to support it. Less than a year later, however, the company folded, leaving the site in the lurch with the domain name1 set to expire. |
=== watmm.com === | === watmm.com === | ||
| − | Rather than let the site fold, Joyrex instead took the opportunity to expand. He envisioned a new site, not only about Aphex Twin, but other major artists as well. With this new focus came a new | + | Rather than let the site fold, Joyrex instead took the opportunity to expand. He envisioned a new site, not only about Aphex Twin, but other major artists as well. With this new focus came a new name1: "We Are The Music Makers", taken from the name1 of an Aphex Twin track. On April 28, 2002, the new site opened at watmm.com, with sections for [[wikipedia:Autechre|Autechre]], [[wikipedia:Aphex Twin|Aphex Twin]], [[Boards of Canada]] and [[wikipedia:Squarepusher|Squarepusher]]. [http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://watmm.com/news/archives/watmm-archive-4-2002.shtml] [http://web.archive.org/web/20020630104013/watmm.com/images/watmm_splash.jpg] [http://web.archive.org/web/20020628161302/watmm.com/watmm_contact.shtml] |
In late 2002, WATMM ran the [[An Eagle In Your Mind video contest]], a [[Boards of Canada|BoC]] fan video contest where the results were judged by the band themselves. | In late 2002, WATMM ran the [[An Eagle In Your Mind video contest]], a [[Boards of Canada|BoC]] fan video contest where the results were judged by the band themselves. | ||
| Line 34: | Line 34: | ||
== Releases == | == Releases == | ||
| − | [[Image:Watmm001CD cover.jpg|thumb|right|''We Are The Music Makers | + | [[Image:Watmm001CD cover.jpg|thumb|right|''We Are The Music Makers Volume One'']] |
| − | *In December 2004, WATMM released a | + | *In December 2004, WATMM released a compilaton containing a best-of from the Expert Knob Twiddlers section. |
| − | *In | + | *In ????, a [[wikipedia:Netlabel|netlabel]] known as WATMM Digital Media was founded. |
| − | **So far, it has released | + | **So far, it has released ????, and Max Marlowe' ''Afterthought'', in conjunction with ????. |
| − | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
| Line 44: | Line 43: | ||
* [http://watmm.com We Are The Music Makers - Your Electronic Music Resource] | * [http://watmm.com We Are The Music Makers - Your Electronic Music Resource] | ||
** [http://forum.watmm.com/ WATMM Forums] | ** [http://forum.watmm.com/ WATMM Forums] | ||
| − | ** [http://records.watmm.com/ WATMM Records | + | *** [http://chaosmachine.net/watmm2/ WATMM2 forum] run by [[chaosmachine]] for times when WATMM is down |
| + | ** [http://records.watmm.com/ WATMM Records] | ||
{{stub}} | {{stub}} | ||
{{Nav-Site}} | {{Nav-Site}} | ||