ojdo – Page 2 – Reviews of Creative Commons music, self-made photos and wallpapers

Ballpen – [2010] The Dreams Trilogy

Dreamy friend of electro acoustic experimental sounds, akin to Crepusculum. Sleepy weird well crafted.

Audio

Acoustic, CCBYNCND30, Easy Listening, Electronic

Thu, 12th Nov 2020
Various Artists – [2013] FrostWire Creative Commons Mixtape Vol. 4

Professionally produced pop music compilation, endorsed by BitTorrent client

Review

CC-Unspecified, Compilation, Pop

Wed, 4th Nov 2020
Ezhak – [2016] Cold Sky

Funky vaporwave. Essential genre entry, while avoiding most (not all) clichés.

Review

CCBYND30, Electronic, Funk, Vaporwave

Thu, 29th Oct 2020
Rare & Cheese – [2010] Jazzpolice EP

Classic hip hop sound with frisky jazzy loops and funky lyrics. Fresh Prince from Bel-Air style!

Review

CCBYNCND30, Hip Hop, Instrumental

Wed, 21st Oct 2020
Welcome Home Morning Star – [2018] Nimrod

Cold as steel cinematic post rock from Portugal; calm sound yet strong atmosphere.

Review

CCBYNCSA40, Post Rock, Rock

Wed, 14th Oct 2020
How to include more symbols into your WordPress blog’s social link menu

For my blog, I use the WordPress theme Twenty Sixteen that supports adding links to my profile on typical social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram et al. For these well-known names, the theme automatically inserts company logos in the circular link symbols: For smaller sites, the bundled Genericons font however does not provide those…

How-tos, WordPress

Sat, 10th Oct 2020
Various Artists – [2008] The Silent Ballet, Volume VII: Có Vẻ Như Trời Sẽ Ngớt Mưa

Carefully crafted slightly experimental ambient post rock or drone tracks, with tender vocal tracks throughout.

Review

CCBYNCND30, Compilation, Electronic, Post Rock

Wed, 7th Oct 2020
Bash: How to find all files modified on a certain day

The following bash function (e.g. stored in your ~/.bash_aliases) finds all files within a directory that was changed on a specific date. I use this to retroactively check on all my activities throughout a day. For code-related changes, a filtered git log certainly is better, but this includes file downloads, modified text documents in one…

How-tos, Linux

Thu, 1st Oct 2020
PeerGynt Lobogris – [2011] The Edge of Forever

Varied showcase of versatile artist from prog rock over downtempo to classic piano.

Review

CCBYNCSA30, Electronic, Instrumental, Progressive Rock

Wed, 30th Sep 2020
Stikleader – [2013] Melody of the Clouds V2

83 minutes of uninterrupted instrumental laid-back techno. Easy on the ears, late night compatible.

Review

CCUnspecified, Electronic, Mix, Techno

Wed, 23rd Sep 2020
Lavoura – [2019] Ayizan

Exotic future jazz fusion with groovy inserts left and right.

Review

CCBYSA40, Exotic, Fusion, Jazz, World

Wed, 16th Sep 2020
King Shi – [2018] Red (LP)

Expertly produced fusion of instrumental hip hop and trip hop. Groovy, yet downtempo goodness.

Review

CCBYNCND30, Electronic, Instrumental, Trip Hop

Wed, 9th Sep 2020
Alex Mason – [2020] Dark

Rich field recording soundscapes combined with creepily dark ambient drones.

Review

Ambient, CCBYNC40, Dark, Electronic

Wed, 2nd Sep 2020
Chico Correa & Electronic Band – [2006] Chico Correa & Electronic Band

Unique blend of latin flavour and electronic sound. Great vocals on top make this a rare find.

Review

CCBYNCSA25, Electronic, Fusion, IDM, Jazz, World

Wed, 26th Aug 2020
Code Therapy – [2018] Scape From Reality EP

Icy tech house with beats and style. Monotonic bass lines included. Bring headphones or subwoofers.

Review

CCBYND40, Electronic, Trance

Wed, 19th Aug 2020
Various Artists – [2006] An Hour Of EMCradio

Sour popsicle assortment of fruity music ranging from dance to weird.

Review

CCBYNCND25, Compilation, Electronic, Experimental

Thu, 13th Aug 2020
Various Artists – [2018] Spirare

Massive electronica and acoustic compilation from acoustic ambient to noisy industrial. Sad it’s over.

Review

CCBYNCSA30, Compilation, Electronic, IDM

Wed, 5th Aug 2020
Waterplea – [2011] Dream Catcher

Relaxing long-form electronica trip. A 40 minute journey between music and soundscapes.

Review

Ambient, CCBYNC30, Downtempo, Electronic

Wed, 29th Jul 2020