Introducing Audiovoltaics
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The first question that popped to mind when Thomas Raukamp launched the Audiovoltaics site was, “Should a blogger review a site made by someone that he admires, respects and is privileged to call a friend?” The answer came in the shape of a blurry voice in my head that said, “But you are not a blogger!!!” and that put an end to my doubts.
When some months ago Thomas gave me a sneak preview of Audiovoltaics and we had a long Skype chat about it, I was thrilled about, not only the concept, but that Thomas was being innovative in the way we experience music reviews on the web. If this sounds like an exaggeration it isn’t. Thomas is one of the most respected voices of the growing Creative Commons/Netlabel community and he is very well respected journalist (he is the former editor of German Beat Magazine). If that isn’t enough, Thomas knows how to write great reviews (if this sounds like a pleonasm–being a journalist and knowing how to write well–please, go to any news website and judge for yourself the writing quality of most of its contributors) and he is also a very talented musician and DJ. In a nutshell, Thomas knows and loves the industry in which he works and that passion shows in every detail of his past and present work.
Audiovoltaics Website
Audiovoltaics sets an incredibly high standard for what an online music magazine should be. It is beautifully designed, the interface could not be simpler, allowing the visitor to focus on content and, when speaking of content, the seamless integration of text, audio and video allows you to stay on the site while being able to know, in one single spot, all the useful information there is to know about a certain artist or release.
Content
Thomas knows about every aspect of music so his articles are extremely informative and detailed. In this issue of Audiovoltaics you already get a glimpse that Thomas will not stay on his comfort zone and will aim to cover all kinds of creative arts.
Highlights
The netlabel portrait section, the interview with “To Rococo Rot” and the interview with Sven Kacirek deserve a highlight but all of Audiovoltaics is filled with pleasant surprises.
The “Peepin’ Music” section is a very welcome idea applied to Creative Commons music (based on the a very well known section from Wire magazine), where a known producer listens to music tracks and describes what he/she feels about them without knowing who the artists are.
Conclusion
If you are a music lover, want to get a peek of what the future of online music magazines might be like, have access to great and well-written content, you can’t miss Audiovoltaics.
…and I am not saying this because Thomas is my friend; I am saying this because I can’t wait for the October issue to be online.
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Thanks a lot Fernando. I’m proud to call you my friend, and reading your kind words really means a lot to me.
audiovoltaics.cc is actually an ever growing project, which means there’ll be updates every few days. So it’ll be worth subscribing to its rss feed and/or to stop by every now and then, as there’ll be something new to explore on a frequent basis.
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Beautiful design and content, Thomas! ~ d
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