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13 Heavens 9 Hells – Music Manumit Podcast

By admin on July 19, 2016 in Audio

Here’s a podcast I did talking about 13 Heavens 9 Hells and The Black Penguins. Check it out.

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Mark it Zero (demos & outtakes) / THE BLACK PENGUINS 2011

By admin on March 15, 2016 in Music

Five years ago 3 dudes met on Craigslist, not the personal section, and made an album called “Mark it Zero” was recorded from Feb 20th to Feb 25th at warehouse #37 Gasoline Alley Chico, CA. It was cold, damp and noisy. These are the live stereo recordings made during practice on a Zoom H2.

Al Carter …. Drums, electronic drums, noises
Dave Emmert …. Bass, noises
Eric Toledo …. Guitar, samples, keys, programming, noises

It was released on Bandcamp on March 12, 2011. It’s available for free, just click the download button. It won’t hurt I swear.
http://music.theblackpenguins.com/album/mark-it-zero

Many thanks to Al & Dave for joining forces with me to create The Black Penguins. Couldn’t of done it without you.

Be sure to keep up to date on the social nets. @eroctech or #theblackpenguins etc.

peace,
et

ANML (deephouse throat) THE BLACK PENGUINS 13H9H

By admin on February 11, 2016 in Music

ANML (deephouse throat)

Track History [MIX1]
Animale – basemix1 / recorded in SF with Anonymous, with Reason 2.0 on a 2007 MacBook Pro Modded

Then iPhone 6 / Vinez of @eroctech sampled IRT.
Then dump down to Yamaha MT4X
Tweaky Tweakey
Then plug into my new COLUOR BOX by JHS pedals: Blackstar Amp 5w 1×12 / SM58 / Colour box / MT4X
Then mix back to Ableton only gently Mastering in Waves.com /SACRAMENTOZ.
Blamo we have lift off.

Mmmm K.
eroctech

Engineering Marvel

By admin on August 6, 2015 in News

A video posted by eric toledo (@eroctech) on Jul 20, 2015 at 4:36pm PDT

<a href="http://music.theblackpenguins.com/album/everything-in-ones-and-zeros">everything in ones and zeros by The Black Penguins</a>

The Black Penguins new album is an engineering marvel. It’s an ambient electronic noise album that looks at our connection to technology and issues of our personal privacy or lack thereof.

Dedicated to those defending our rights to privacy and freedom.

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Credits

released 15 June 2015

eric “eroctech” toledo – guitars, keys, programing, recording, and mixing using ableton live

“Miles Copeland (The Program)”
remix from “Mixtape 02”
called “Miles Copeland (Red Dawn)”

“Radio Transmissions”
eric “eroctech” toledo – guitars, drum programing, recording & mixing
bIONIX – ni maschine played live
bionix.bandcamp.com

Ross Ulbricht

By admin on July 27, 2015 in News

#freeross #rossulbricht #theblackpenguins #glitchart #eroctech #obama #nsa #dea #fbi #freedom https://t.co/PQmEYcpMqc

— eric toledo (@eroctech) July 23, 2015

Ross Ulbricht has been sentenced to life without parole for five non-violent counts. It is a harsher sentence than is typically given to murderers, rapists and child pornographers.

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Here is the full song “My Onion Router and DPR” by The Black Penguins off the album everything in ones and zeros.

Libreyana #25

By admin on July 20, 2015 in News

Libreyana 25: The Profane Scapegoat Spikes the Punchbowl

Shownotes and more are available on The Libreyana Wiki at http://www.amateurzen.us/wiki/en/25

Libreyana 25: “The Profane Scapegoat Spikes the Punchbowl” is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. You should have received a copy of the license along with this work. If not, see <http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/>.

Malaika (live demo)

By admin on February 5, 2015 in Videos

“Malaika (live demo)” – The Black Penguins (2011)

This is a live stereo demo recording of the song “Malaika” in the process of being made from around 2011. This was probably the second or third time we ever played it. I took that stereo recording then added some subtle keys, intro nature sounds, and the various video clips along with their audio as well.

Ben Colbeck – Guitar
Al Carter – Drums
eric toledo – Lead Guitar, Keys

Video edited by eric toledo using Final Cut Pro. Original footage by Wyatt Smith aka bIONIX and eric toledo. Plus random clips.
*I do not own the rights to some of the video footage used.

About Malaika

The chords and riff were written by Ben as well as the name of the song, “Malaika”.

Malaika is a Swahili song. Malaika generally means “angel” in Swahili. As is the case with many Swahili words, it is ultimately derived from Arabic. An alternative Swahili meaning is a “baby” or “small child”, hence at least one particular traditional version of the song is commonly used as a lullaby throughout East Africa. One of the better known versions is possibly the most famous love song in Kenyan pop music, as well as being one of the most widely known of all Swahili songs.

Hear More Music @ http://music.theblackpenguins.com/