Emancipator & 9 Theory – Cheeba Gold review

Back in 2010 I used to listen to Emancipator’s Safe in the Steep Cliffs album quite a bit, and have been checking out Emancipator’s releases ever since. Emancipator’s instrumental hip hop music has a very special tone – it’s a nice mix of natural, manufactured and altered sounds. The main tone is still very much … Read more

Unzyme to collaborate with Jyväskylä Particle Accelerator Lab

I felt like Adam Savage on the set of Blade Runner 2049, or a kid in a theme park, when I was invited for a visit at the Jyväskylä Accelerator Lab. We talked about various forms of collaboration, all of which sounded really interesting to me. They need music for a marketing project, and we … Read more

Music production software holiday sales

At Unzyme, we have recently concentrated on not using so many 3rd party software synthesizers, and use mostly Ableton’s own instruments. We have 3-4 laptops on stage, which all run Ableton Live, so having updated licenses for all those computers becomes a hassle, and expensive. Having less software instruments also allows easier collaboration between band members … Read more

“Dust on the shelves” music video in the works

We’ve been hard at work, editing a music video for a brand new song called Dust on the shelves. We like to do story-driven music videos, and this one is no exception, except for the setting, which is radically different to what you might expected from us. Instead of your standard industrial facility, in which … Read more

Looking for collaborators

We’ve dealt with many people who have promised a lot, but delivered very little. It has been a painful learning experience, but it has also made us professionals. We know how to recognize people who are only looking to take advantage of us. At the moment we’re managing and promoting ourselves, which seems to have … Read more

Stargate Origins may breathe new life into the franchise

[su_youtube_advanced url=”https://youtu.be/Itqq9hzLapk” playlist=”U9xZa8LfQsg,4iADJzARx2w,bpwdTxTYOaE,TseqEgacjg4,RPtRdZAJa2A,GHPYHEsn91E,p2mAE0zW01o,gWLWlKEK4fU,gJFGUhdMndc” width=”1500″ height=”1000″ modestbranding=”yes” https=”yes”] Stargate Origins is a new kind of web series in the Stargate franchise. Even though the new trailer looks a bit cheap, I think that this new series should be given a chance to succeed. If fans support it, and buy the Stargate Command subscription, that will prove … Read more

The impact of The Cranberries and Dolores O’Riordan on Unzyme’s music

[su_youtube_advanced url=”https://youtu.be/U9xZa8LfQsg” playlist=”4iADJzARx2w,bpwdTxTYOaE,TseqEgacjg4,RPtRdZAJa2A,GHPYHEsn91E,p2mAE0zW01o,gWLWlKEK4fU,gJFGUhdMndc” width=”1500″ height=”1000″ modestbranding=”yes” https=”yes”] When I first heard Zombie by The Cranberries in mid-nineties, it got stuck in my head for months. Despite of falling in love with the song, I didn’t immediately become a fan, because the rest of their songs didn’t really resemble Zombie. But a few years later, an … Read more

Numbers on social media don’t matter

I’ve tried growing my audience on Twitter by using Crowdfire and other similar tools. Basically the strategy is to follow other people so that they would have a look at your profile and follow back. But that doesn’t work. People don’t care about you, unless you interact with them. So, it’s time to let go … Read more

Crowdfire gets more interactive

The idea of Crowdfire is very promising. Keeping track of what’s happening in multiple platforms of the social media jungle may be backbreaking at times. Crowdfire brings social media statistics in one place and helps you to grow your Twitter following by suggesting accounts to follow, and tweets to like, in hopes of people following … Read more

Bomb Track: The Rasmus – Wonderman

I’ve been a fan of The Rasmus since their 2001 album Into, and have liked pretty much everything they’ve done. It’s been interesting to see them change their sound from a pop-funk band to a much darker tone, while maintaining the very melodic nature of their songs. Playboys is still one of my favorite albums, … Read more

How to start a YouTube show

Instead of building up a vast library of random uploads, it would be a good idea to compartmentalize the content and steer the ideas into defined sections. Starting a series on your channel creates a frame for other, occasional videos and make them stand out more on their own. Creating a separate show on YouTube … Read more