Clash Music is pretty much the best music monthly in the UK right now. So it was a bit of a no-brainer when we were asked to compile a podcast for them as part of their DJ Mix podcast series. Andy has put together 40 mins of emotive, classically influenced electronica...really a primer to his own sound and a branch of electronic music that isn't normally given much coverage but which we have been and continue to be, profoundly influenced by.

We hope you enjoy it. More information and a download link at the Clash Music DJ Mix Podcast page

The Digitonal ClashMusic Dj Mix tracklisting

Jvox - Cadona (n5md)
Elegi - Despotiets Vesen (Miasmah)
SonVer - Anonima (Disconnected Music)
Max Richter - Song for Yulia (130701/Fatcat)
Digitonal - Emberkreiss (Just Music)
Ochre - Lifewish (Benbecula)
Rena Jones - Driftwood (Native State)
Bola - Pfane pt1 (Skam)
Jon Hopkins - Searchlight (Just Music)
Posthuman - Beautiful Beast (Seed Records)
Vangelis - Chews Eye Shop (Esper Edition, Unreleased)
John Metcalfe - The Shock of Recognition (Big Chill)

The new Digitonal single, Silver Poetry is released on digital format through Just Music next Monday, 16th of March.

It's backed with an alternate, downbeat mix of A Lighter Touch which was previously only ever available on a Big Chill compilation, and two other fantastic remixes:

Gone (Winter North Atlantic remix)
A stunning bit of Folktronica from the Giovanni Chrome recordings artist and our old mate from Sheffield, and recently played by Gilles Peterson.

93 Years On (Maps and Diagrams remix)
Our longtime mate Tim Diagram, co-honcho of the fabulous Cactus Island records that released our In Silence EP, turns in what can only be described as an ambient classic. A stunning soundscape that out Blade Runner's the original track and will be the soundtrack to our Summer Sunsets this year. Whilst we're bigging it up, we should also mention that Tim's superb album Smeg is still available and is just about the best bit of proper ambient electronica you're liable to find at the moment and we strongly recommend it.

The single will be available from Monday from iTunes and the Just Music Digital Store for a low price.

In the meantime, here is a video shot by our mate Jim from our first Union Chapel gig last year, performing the title track:

p.s. Andy Digitonal is now on Twitter and about to get mental in Minehead at Bloc this weekend in his AGT Rave Cru persona. Feel free to follow him!

p.p.s. We are assured by our label that Save Your Light for Darker Days will be imminently available to buy from iTunes and all good retailers. Just Music have a new distribution deal and the record should be available everywhere now. The Just Music store always has it in stock as well. Please do email us by clicking the little envelope above if you have any troubles finding it.

(photos by Petr Klapper)

I can't even begin to tell you how much we enjoyed playing at Akropolis a couple of weeks ago. Prague is, for me, the most cultural city in the European landmass and I love playing there.

Thank you for all the kind messages, and particular thanks to Teresa and Josef for inviting us to play there.

More details soon on the Silver Poetry EP and what's next for both myself and Digitonal.

As new dawnings go, we weren't expecting much from this year, with, as previously reported, the band members spreading out to other projects and Real Life™ getting in the way of the free pursuit of cinematic electronica.

Funny how things work out...we're getting busy again.

First thing to report is our return to our favourite European city, Prague. Full details are in the live section, but we are very much looking forward to it. We have formed a new, but very exciting lineup for the gig, including violinist Amy Butterworth and our longtime collaborator, cellist Jo Quail. In addition, visual support will be lent by VJ Myogenic who we have been working with on the AGT Rave Cru project amongst other things. This will be special.

I have started editing and uploading video footage from our Union Chapel gigs and you can find the first of these on Vimeo (it's on youtube as well, but the quality sucks). Expect more, plus additional website content, over the next few weeks.

We are also working with the label on making some older material available and, of course, the Silver Poetry EP drops in a month or so as well.

More soon!

Andy.:

A very happy Christmas and thanks to everybody that has supported us this year.

It has been an exhilarating year for me, both personally and creatively and I shall be spending Christmas with my wife, taking the opportunity to relax and take stock.

Whilst 2009 will see some changes in the way we operate and perhaps slightly less output for now, we are certainly not out in any way. yesterday we found out that our label, Just Music, have put new distribution deals in place and will be able to get some of the stock back from Pinnacle. This is great news and we will update you when everything is finalised.

In the meantime, you may wish to know that this evening, Christmas Eve, at 7pm, the fantastic Fluid Radio will be broadcasting an exclusive mix I did for them, entitled "To Drive the Cold Winter". We'll try and make it available to download next week with their permission in case you've missed it.

Also, Pete Lawrence (ex Big Chill boss) has included a Christmas choral piece I wrote a year or so ago called "Winter Lent" on tonight's BBC Radio 2 show. It broadcasts at midnight I believe.

I wish you all the very best Christmas and we're looking forward to all the new creative opportunities that 2009 will bring!

Thanks for listening...

Andy.Digitonal.:x