Update

Caitriona just got back from Africa. She told TJ that she wrote quite a few new songs. So has TJ. TJ is heading for the States next week and recordings should be commencing in September. All is well with Digital Dreams and although October as a CD release date is definitely out the window, the next album will come!

Myspace Problems - again!

Our apologies to all our myspace friends and visitors. We are currently unable to access any of our myspace pages. This goes on for a good few days already and we don't know wether myspace knows about these problems and when they'll be sorted.

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To make things more exciting you can now HEAR the posts thanks to odiogo. Just click on the listen now button, which you will find over each post.

NEW REVIEW

Abi Rhodes ZigZag Wandering has just reviewed the "Best of Digital Dreams" CD:

Here’s a collection of compositions by German born Irish resident Thomas ‘TJ’ Janak recorded over the last 20 years. On my first listen the wide variety of styles covering that time period agitated me quite a bit as there seemed to be a lack of cohesiveness in the album. But subsequent hearings have allowed me to appreciate this variation as a positive rather than a negative. A compilation can only very rarely be heard as a concept album in the true sense of the term and it should not be listened to as one – which had been my initial mistake.

Without going through the 18 diverse tracks one-by-one, which I do not intend to do, it’s quite difficult to compose a definitive descriptive commentary on the compilation. I will say, though, that this CD is full of wry humour and exciting rhythmic settings which will repeatedly cause you to sit up, pay attention and then want to listen again. Plus it’s always great to hear the German language used in electronic compositions – it seems a totalling natural pairing.

Thanks for the review - we appreciate it!

New technology

In real "fair trade" manner TJ brought his V-Synth back to the dealer and came home
with a new Korg R3 and a Korg Kaosspad. The next CD is going to sound stunning with all the 21st century technology and the analogue feel of Digital Dreams.

Due to unforeseen circumstances TJ and Caitriona couldn't meet as planned this weekend to commence recording. Recordings may not happen for some time now due to summer breaks. Please be patient with us.

The Korg R3 - Synthesizer/Vocoder, the latest addition to the ...

... Sensitivity Studio, together with the new Mini Kaosspad.

Modern Music Production Workshop

Being an award-winning songwriter, TJ has been asked by the Whitechurch Library, Rathfarnham, Dublin to give a workshop in MODERN MUSIC PRODUCTION.

The course will run on five consecutive tuesday's and will cover the following topics:

01. 23.09.2008 Songwriting skills
02. 30.09.2008 The voice as an instrument
03. 07.10.2008 Music and the computer
04. 14.10.2008 Electronic music - synthesizers & keyboards
05. 21.10.2008 The history of modern music

Exact times and costs have not yet being fully finalised. Watch this space for updates.