The track snippet in this video is a rough mix for a remix I did for Vitreous. The track is called “Pine”, and will be revisited for a fresh mixdown before being signed off and released shortly. More on that soon. Not in the “will tell you when we can” mysterious sense, but in the “we don’t actually know” realistic sense.

Link: Shooting Video For Gigs: Take That Camera Close and Make It Look Like Stuff Happened

Catch the video on your flavour of Vimeo or YouTube. Also you can still download the track from the original post on the site here.

Dave has been pursuing interests in the field of data analytics, whilst finally retiring the beleaguered Asus M6R notebook computer that was the hub of music production for the band. Putting together a monster new DAW, Dave can also be found writing music hardware reviews and a monthly column for street press Time Off, as well as contributing to esteemed music technology site Createdigitalmusic.com amd his own Segwist site. Whilst he departs for a mountain bike trip with Oxfam Australia shortly, the fruits of various collaborations with Kris Ko will be released to close out 2008 with a promise to stay tuned in early 2009. Dave has also played with Kris’s drum’n’bass act Silent Shadow in recent months, including the Brisbane leg of Parklife Festival, as per various videos on youtube here, here and here.

Leo has moved to a focus on his DJ’ing and has pursued his interests in the minimal tech sounds. Putting on events as part of the OK Kana collective, Leo has released the first of the Kana series entitled Kana:Red, which you can check out on their site or download here. Recently playing at Quantum Relic, Leo can be found regularly supporting the local dance music scene.

Kris Ko has been the eternal collaborator with Segue and originally coaxed Dave into his previous stalwart Brisbane live breaks and tech act, D-KO. The trend continues with Kris joining Segue on drums in front of 5000 or so at the Gold Coast Big Day Out this year, and Dave joining Kris on keyboards and sampler for Parklife Festival and gigs at Uber with Silent Shadow. Kris came on board to assist in some fresh mix downs of Segue live set classics for Smash Bang Records, with the pair moving on to remix King Unique and set to drop some fresh collaborations to close out 2008 on a high. Kris is music journalist by trade and helms Time Off’s dance editorial role with suitable hyperbolic verbosity. Contrary to initial assumptions, this actually means less love for Segue in the local press. So much for cronyism!

Jaymis has collaborated with Segue on local and interstate gigs and turned the negative of being unable to VJ for the band at Big Day Out into an incredible video featuring the band’s closing track, Reset. Check the video out here and be sure to check out his other projects. A “swiss army geek” or “geek of all trades”, Jaymis is the editor of Createdigitalmotion.com and is collaborating with acts ranging from Ed Guglielmino to Hyperion. Jaymis is currently curating some VJ madness at The Qld State Library’s Game On exhibition.

As 2008 comes to a close there are some classic live set tracks reworked to drop by the year’s end, with new material and jamming underway for releases and shows in early 2009. With collaborations and side projects yielding fresh ideas, outlooks and excitement, there will be a renewed enthusiasm and productivity with the direction of Segue ahead. Whilst the influences of progressive house endure, the harder edged tech sounds have evolved with the exploration of acoustic guitars, vocalists and live instrumentation in the studio. If that scares the tech house purists, rest assured, as long as there are synths in the Segue studios, there will be acidic pew pew riffs and arpeggios ready to rock.