THE NEW DIGITAL SOUND: The Depressed American Dream

The New Digital Sound

The Depressed American Dream

© 2005 The New Digital Sound (634479097683)

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notes

The idea behind The New Digital Sound started around 1995 in dirty basements strewn throughout various Massachusetts suburbs by Copelinn. His D. I. Y. approach was a result of frustration with the then dead local band scene. Early NDS songs were recorded using no more than a multitude of guitar stomp boxes, outdated drum machines, and simple analog four track tape recorders. While the early recordings were crude and imperfect, they showed a glimmer as to what direction Copelinn and The New Digital Sound was going.

It was around this time that Copelinn discovered artists such as Moby, DJ Shadow, Roni Size, Atari Teenage Riot, William Orbit, Underworld, The Pixies, The Clash, Tricky, Nine Inch Nails, Front 242, Joy Division, KMFDM, My Life With Thrill Kill Cult, Marilyn Manson and others. He found himself completely enamored with the idea of self-production and computer technology to achieve it. In 1999, amidst pre millennium hysteria, he befriended The Jack Bohlen Book Club brainchild Kevin Murphy while working a local record store. It was a result of this friendship that Copelinn then began his ever changing production style and D. I. Y. approach to musical creation: create the most dissonant music possible using technology. Armed with an HP Pavilion computer, he began writing his first album, which became a self-titled debut released in 2001. The album, all things considered, was a success -- garnering airplay, reviews, downloads and CD sales worldwide.

In early 2004, Copelinn returned to his studio to produce a follow-up entitled, "The Depressed American Dream," which was released in April of 2005. Again, after receiving similar success, The New Digital Sound had determined its' fate and direction in the indie music scene. After recieving more than 50,000 downloads on Bearshare.com for the track "Exclude 17", The New Digital Sound was starting to attract ever-increasing fanbase online. To date, the band's website (thenewdigitalsound.org) has seen over over 4 million visitors.

After a brief break to produce and perform with the computer-laced rock outfit The Killbabies, Copelinn stepped back into his studio to work on new music for future releases by NDS.

This year The New Digital Sound will be releasing a follow-up entitled "Species Protector." This album promises to be a complete departure from earlier efforts, yet, still remains true to The New Digital Sound's original purpose. Aided by a host of indie musicians, Copelinn plans to take his electronic freak show to a club near you very soon.

Welcome to the show.


Status = okay. 00010001110_ this is maltreated electronica. this is The New Digital Sound.

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  • Good.
    author: Dan

    This is a good CD. When is my free CD coming?

  • There's an inward drive to the minimal beats and keyboard melodies that New Digital Sound layers over rusty metallic backgrounds; they push into you with repetition and simplicity, but remain restrained and anticipatory. It's a cinematic, mood-enhancing sound: bleak, electronic-noir.Tracks such as "Expressing of Sorrow for a Dead Person" and "Gone and Nobody Knew", though carefully pieced-together, center on one, or perhaps two elements. "Expressing of Sorrow", for instance, is built upon a strong electro beat that's surprisingly hip given its bleak setting; it pauses at the minute-mark to introduce a vocal sample, then rolls out the CD's most potent spacy synth. "Gone and Nobody Knew"'s beat is drenched with a great echo effect; on headphones, your skull will feel like a hollow metal ball with a drummer in the middle."The Meaning", "You" and "The Delicate, The Fragile" employ trickling piano melodies to pique your interest. They linger in the air, adding a much-needed sonic glow to the otherwise skeletal sounds. "The Delicate, The Fragile"'s mannered tempo and fuzzy sample recalls the melancholy dip at the end of Lift Yr Skinny Fists' first track, while "You"'s spaced-out melody contrasts with a speedier, albeit borderline subliminal, beat....New Digital Sound falls narrowly short of greatness.-- Josh Kazman

  • Wonderful
    author: Gerry Beaudoin

    The age of NDS, yes it has arrived, but not in the sense one might think. It is not a quiet arrival. It is more like: kick down the door and let me in. I am Copelinn and I should be heard. 4 stars

  • Cool.
    author: Stan "the man".

    cool disc. Basement is cool. The whole disc is cool.

  • Editor's Pick
    author: J-sin

    Electro outfit The New Digital Sound offers a lot of marketability, whether it’s the amazing fact that they’ve released four new releases in one year or the fact that they pick up in techno/electronica where Moby left off prior to his “Play” album. With creative mixing and rhythmic beats, Copelinn, the man responsible for The New Digital Sound, fears no genre-twist; instead he seems to embrace the responsibility that comes with genre-crossing. Obviously he’s a fountain of talent who’s not afraid to look past expectations and well far down the road into a realm of critical praise and mainstream club appeal.

  • Great album.
    author: Dave

    This is cool. Like what you are doing here Copelinn.Tracks I liked: "Smile", "Basement analog playset", "New of" and "Infection Crisis". Overall, this is worth grabbing fellow cdbaby-ers.

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