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lotusCast - Lotuspike Podcast #16 - November, 2008 - [podcast]

Daniel Pipitone — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 21:38:08 +0000

This time, we let that artist handle the podcast with a special feature from Rudy Adrian. Rudy shares his creative process with us and gives a intimate look at the “behind the scenes” of the production of his Desert Realms release on Lotuspike. All the way from New Zealand, Rudy Adrian shows us what’s on [...]

lotusCast - Lotuspike Podcast #15 - August, 2008 - [podcast]

Daniel Pipitone — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 02:42:41 +0000

This edition of LotusCast is dedicated to some big news. Lotuspike and Spotted Peccary have joined forces and have created an even stronger Lotuspike.

Your host Daniel Pipitone also plays tracks by Jon Jenkins, David Helpling, Craig Padilla, Erik Wøllo and a Darshan Ambient feature to celebrate his release of From Pale Hands to Weary Skies.

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lotusCast - Lotuspike Podcast #14 -January, 2008 - [podcast]

Daniel Pipitone — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 14:23:39 +0000

A music-only podcast, featuring Chad Hoefler, Ben Cox, Jeff Greinke, Darshan Ambient, and a preview of Johan Agebjörn's upcoming Lotuspike release, Mossebo.

lotusCast - Lotuspike Podcast #13 -August, 2007 - [podcast-video podcast]

Daniel Pipitone — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 20:16:11 +0000

Welcome to a very special 13th edition of lotusCast. A video tribute to Michael Allison, a.k.a. Darshan Ambient.

Back in April, we received word from Michael’s wife, Nicky, that he had gotten ill very fast…and worse…he was in intensive care fighting a terrible infection due to an abscess in his liver. Over the course of [...]

lotusCast - Lotuspike Podcast #12 -June, 2007 - [podcast]

Daniel Pipitone — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 16:05:52 +0000

Finally, after nearly a year, we are back with episode 12 of lotusCast and an interview feature with Markus Reuter! Our host, Daniel Pipitone, got a chance to ask Markus about his latest release, Trepanation, on lotuspike. Listen to Markus discuss his influences, production techniques and other thoughtful insights from his creative process on Trepanation. [...]

lotusCast - Lotuspike Podcast #11 -July, 2006 - [podcast]

Daniel Pipitone — Tue, 25 Jul 2006 14:20:58 +0000

lotusCast - Lotuspike Podcast #11 -July, 2006

Lotuspike features Rudy Adrian and his debut release on Lotuspike Records, MoonWater.

Rudy also discusses his previous releases and the influences on his work.

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lotusCast - Lotuspike Podcast #10 -April, 2006 - [podcast]

Daniel Pipitone — Sat, 29 Apr 2006 23:28:20 +0000

lotusCast - Lotuspike Podcast #10 -April, 2006

On April 23, we were fortunate to be able to host Robert Rich as he stopped in Pittsburgh as part of his 2006 Spring Tour. Along with the Carnegie Science Center we hosted an evening with Robert at the CSC Buhl Planetarium. Robert’s performance was absolutely astounding and nothing [...]

lotusCast - Lotuspike Podcast #9 - March, 2006 - [podcast]

Daniel Pipitone — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 16:32:38 +0000

lotusCast - Lotuspike Podcast #9 -March, 2006Lotuspike takes a road trip to discover what things are happening with other musicians and labels across the country.Download the file here

lotusCast - Lotuspike Podcast #8 - VALENTINE’S DAY - [podcast]

Daniel Pipitone — Tue, 14 Feb 2006 14:19:59 +0000

lotusCast - Lotuspike Podcast for #8 - VALENTINE’S DAY 2006Special Valentine’s Day edition. A soundtrack for a romantic evening featuring music from many of the Lotuspike releases.Download the file here

lotusCast - Lotuspike Podcast #7 - January 06 - [podcast]

Administrator — Wed, 18 Jan 2006 19:13:05 +0000

Episode 7 of our lotusCast features our newest release by new artist, Chad Hoefler! Quiet Glow hits the streets today, so get a great preview and listen to a personal interview with Chad here:

Download here! >

lotusCast - Lotuspike Podcast #6 - October - [podcast]

Administrator — Mon, 12 Dec 2005 17:54:24 +0000

This is our special holiday edition. 45 minutes of non-stop music for your holiday spirit.

Happy Holidays from Lotuspike!

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lotusCast - Lotuspike Podcast #5 - October - [podcast]

Daniel Pipitone — Mon, 31 Oct 2005 14:22:00 +0000

lotusCast - Lotuspike Podcast for #5 - October, 2005featuring music by Darshan Ambient, along with music and an interview with Jeff Pearce!Download the file here

lotusCast - Lotuspike Podcast #4 - August 18 - [podcast]

Daniel Pipitone — Wed, 24 Aug 2005 14:15:00 +0000

The fourth installment of LotusCast.In this edition of lotusCast, we feature music from Darshan Ambient, Craig Padilla and Zero Ohms, Terra Ambient and an exclusive interview with Ministry of Inside Things from Philadephia…Plus new and event updates for the month of August 2005. Download the file here or you can just copy / [...]

New Lotuspike Artist - [otherwise]

Ben Cox — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 +0000

Jeffrey Paul Cox was born at 5:50pm EDT on Monday, June 27, 2005 at Magee-Women’s Hospital in Pittsburgh. He was 7lbs. 5oz. and 20″ long. Mom is doing great, and she and Dad and Jeffrey’s big sister Becky and his Mna are proud as can be.Congratulations also go out to lotusFriends and fellow new dads [...]

lotusCast - Lotuspike Podcast #3 - June 20 - [podcast]

Daniel Pipitone — Tue, 21 Jun 2005 14:10:00 +0000

The third installment of LotusCast.This month we feature music by lotuspike artist and co-founder Ben Cox, new lotuspike artists Craig Padilla & Zero Ohms (Richard Roberts), and a track from ambient pioneer Robert Rich. Download the file here or you can just copy / paste this URL into your podcast player : http://feeds.feedburner.com/LotusblogYou [...]

lotusCast - Lotuspike Podcast #2 - MAY 05 (#2) - [podcast]

Daniel Pipitone — Tue, 21 Jun 2005 03:57:00 +0000

Welcome to our second installment of the lotusCast podcast!This time we feature an exclusive interview with Michael Allison (aka. Darshan Ambient) and a rare track from Daniel Pipitone. Download the file here or you can just copy / paste this URL into your podcast player : http://feeds.feedburner.com/LotusblogYou can also subscribe to our podcast [...]

lotusCast - Lotuspike Podcast #1 - MAY 05 - [podcast]

Daniel Pipitone — Tue, 21 Jun 2005 02:58:00 +0000

Well, here it is, our first lotusCast podcast installment. From time to time we will be producing these to keep you in the loop on Lotuspike goings-on, and all of the latest news and info related to music and artists on the Lotuspike label. Download the file here or you can just copy [...]

Separated at birth? - [otherwise]

Ben Cox — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 +0000

You decide. On the left: Jerome Bettis. On the right: Marvin Gaye.

Founders’ Picks - [music]

Daniel Pipitone — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 +0000

OK, so here are the “founders’ picks”, or “recent favorites”, which we would say we’ve have been listening to most recently - most of them released fairly recently (in the last year…or so) :DANIEL:Steve Roach and Vir Unis - Blood MachineIan Boddy - ChiasmataSteve Roach - Life SequenceNumina - Sanctuary of DreamsBrian Eno & [...]

Launch Event Photos (delayed reaction) - [music]

Daniel Pipitone — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 +0000

So, after nearly hurting myself trying to sort this out…I’ve done it! I found a way to blog these images from the Inaugural lotuspike event @ the Mattress Factory from January 7, 2005.For those who might be curious and could not be there, this is what it looked like:

We’re Brewin - [otherwise]

Daniel Pipitone — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 +0000

I’ll begin my blog entries with a quick review of something non-musical…homebrewed beer.My wife gave me my first homebrew kit for Christmas this year, and we are just now, this evening, tasting it after three weeks of fermenting and priming. Do we need a food and drink area for this stuff?Anyway, here are the tasting [...]