New album(s)

There's a new album in the works. It's going to be called 'Force of Man' and will be an interesting project for me. The early tracks on the album are going to be rather different from anything I've written before. I'm aiming for a more organic natural sound. So much so, that depending on how it goes, I might actually split the album into two. The first half as something of an experiment and the second half being more typical [U-D-R].

The basic premise is that of the history of humans. From the very beginning of our cultures through what I see us as a species today. Possibly with a bit on where I think we're going. So as one might expect; even mellow, slow paced electronic music wont capture my vision early on. I'm trying out new things, expanding my horizons a bit and working with a more simplistic, organic sound.

It will of course evolve as the album goes on. I would expect to see more electro inspired songs beginning in the renaissance. As we reach the industrial revolution, things will get darker and more mechanical. What lies beyond that will ramp up to what I would consider, my "style."

The album(s) will contain a prelude, three interludes and an epilogue. These five short songs (and videos) will be released once a month leading up to the album's release. In the mean time, I will likely have some other offerings as well.

Without further ado. I present 'Force of Nature' (prelude):

~Listen or Download the audio~

~Watch the video~

This begins as a look at an Earth, unaffected by humans.  Mankind then enters the picture and we see a brief glimpse of what horrors we can inflict upon ourselves.


Enjoy!

Party hats and Palominos,
-Anthony

Site overhaul

Major overhaul to the site today.
I thought I might do a quick rundown of the changes.

Home page -
New view, with extra space for information. Both facebook and twitter, at a glance. Mini bio, album info and quick links to music, video and merchandise.

Each page has a new social media links bar. Below that is a sitemap style menu. With easy access to the various parts of the site, music retailers and additional info.

News page -
Essentially the same as the old one. I understand that some browsers are particularly unamused with me embedding blogger. So I moved the "if you can't read this, click here" link to the top of the page.

Listen and Download page -
This is now split into links and notes for the three most recent albums and EPs. Each link will take you to the corresponding album. Where you can preview or download, depending on the license.

Music Store -
This takes you to the CD Baby store widget. Where you can buy the album through them. There is also a "buy on iTunes" link. This of course is in addition to the links to other stores, at the bottom of all the pages.

Clothing Store -
This section is also essentially unchanged. I lengthened the page so the embedded store itself, does not have scroll bars. The navigation feels slightly easier, to me at least.

Videos and Photos -
This is much like the album page. It's now split in two, with a link to a videos page and another to a photo album. I simplified these areas as well. With selected videos and photos. As all the videos are readily available on YouTube and the photos on facebook.

Bio page -
Just a bio. One that never seems to stop being... slightly revised.

Live page -
A new feature to the site. With some notes about [U-D-R]'s past performances and booking information. Which is currently not available.

Contact -
This is a mix of the old links page and contact information. With a special note for promoters, DJ's and the like.

I hope the new site design is agreeable.

Wombats and web-design,
-Anthony

Cantonment on iTunes

[U-D-R] - Cantonment is now available on iTunes as well.

[U-D-R] - Cantonment on iTunes

Look for it on these distributors in the future:

• Rhapsody
• Emusic
• Napster
• Nokia
• Tradebit
• ThumbPlay
• Deezer
• MySpace Music
• MediaNet
• Amazon MP3
• Zune
• Last.fm
• Spotify

Thanks for the support!
-Anthony

[U-D-R] 'Cantonment' worldwide release

[U-D-R] - Cantonment

world-wide release announcement:

Cantonment is available now on CD Baby (click here to buy).  iTunes in the next ±24 hours.  Amazon MP3 and others to follow in the coming weeks.

This album is a collection of previously unreleased and reworked material from 1999-2011.  With moods ranging from harsh industrial and upbeat synthpop to melancholy electro.  It covers a decade of creative exploration.  A true untapped talent of the independent industrial music scene.

Cantonment is only a taste of things to come.  [U-D-R] is back in the studio writing all new material, as well as bringing back a few lost gems of the past.

Be sure to take the time to listen to and download "Cantonized."  The free companion album to Cantonment below.

Cantonized by [U-D-R]

Enjoy!

-Anthony