FM3
FM3由北京音乐圈的活跃分子Christiaan Virant(老赵)和张荐组建于1999年,它被认为是中国抽象电子实验音乐的开拓者.FM3以致力于在作品中prime space for “live” aspects而著称,他们通过在micro-sounds和合成杂音之间微妙地添加某些中国民乐元素,使之成为丰富的小宇宙,呈现神秘的、冥想的、极简主义的声音风景.
FM3被美国杂志Grooves评论为”中国最杰出的实验组合”.XLR8R杂志把FM3的声音描述为”诗意的噪音”.英国的Wire杂志形容FM3的现场为”静默冥想的”和”抚慰人心的”.
2004年,FM3受巴黎卢浮宫博物馆委托,为1930年代的经典电影”La Croisière jaune”制作新的配乐.这个计划以6月在卢浮宫礼堂的三场成功演出而告终.
2005年,FM3在柏林传奇厂牌Staalplaat发表了便携式声音装置”唱佛机”,通过forced exposure、boomkat等邮购网站,它已经成为2005年独立音乐界最受欢迎的产品,被Wire、Arthur、Almostcool、New York Times等媒体报道和赞美.
2005年,FM3在Staalplaat发表了专辑Mort Aux Vaches,此前他们在法国的Bip-Hop、加拿大的Mutek_Rec、意大利的Mousike、英国的Nascente、瑞士的Leerraum和美国的Sublime Frequencies等厂牌发表过作品.他们的下一张专辑将在著名的Staubgold厂牌发表.

buddha machine
FM3’s latest release, Buddha Machine, is not a CD or a download. It’s a “a self contained FM3 loop player” — a $23 white plastic box that looks a little like an iPod and it plays nine sound loops. Brian Eno is said to have purchased eight of them. You can buy one at Forced Exposure.

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Brian Eno loves the FM3 Buddha Machine

Posted Oct 30th 2005 1:45PM by Ryan Block
Filed under: Misc. Gadgets, Portable Audio

It’s not a digital audio player (at least not in the traditional sense), it’s barely even much of a device at all. The FM3 Buddha Machine is just an audio out jack, an on off switch, and an integrated speaker (and apparently a Buddha figurine in there, too) — turn it on, and it repetitively plays back one of nine loops. Seriously, that’s it, straight up. But somehow the Buddha Machine has captured the imaginations of many with its utterly deceptive ambient simplicity, including Brian Eno, one of the Brians behind Roxy Music, ambient composer, and Bowie’s long time partner in crime (apparently he bought eight of ‘em). Dude, why didn’t you just get one more so you can play all nine ambient loops at the same time? Alan Bishop bought 24 Buddha Machines — now that’s what we’re talking about.