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  • Paper Plane Pilot – [2009] This Place

    Cute. Pop. Music. That’s this EP in a nutshell. Sweet like early child memories, with a faint glimpse of melancholy. The netlabel Corporate Identity serves this yummy musical candy. What a pity that it only has two tracks. Like usually, I strongly suggest to listen to the samples below and to download the release. This…

    Paper Plane Pilot – [2009] This Place
    Review
    Wed, 1st Dec 2010

  • stockfinster – [2005] All becomes music

    Great ambient shoegaze Electropop like AIR. Hm… that’s stockfinster in a nutshell. What else to write? Of course they don’t sound exactly like them, they seem to have taken up influences by Zero 7, too. They are more difficult to classify as purely easy-listening, a little bit of Trip Hop is in the mix. 10…

    stockfinster – [2005] All becomes music
    Review
    Ambient, Electronic
    Wed, 24th Nov 2010

  • Cam Butler – [2004] Dreamland EP

    Cam Butler would easily win any “Be the next Ennio Morricone” contest, the composer of well known italo-western movie soundtracks like Once Upon a Time in the West. Cam Butler’s music sounds just like one of those soundtracks, but much happier. Guitars and violins ride into the sunset, riding on a chivalry of classic march…

    Cam Butler – [2004] Dreamland EP
    Review
    CCBYND20, Instrumental, Orchestral, Traditional, World
    Wed, 17th Nov 2010

  • Narbonne & Sête

    Both towns are worth a visit. Narbonne with its famous market hall and historic centre (mainly town hall and cathedral), Sête with its harbour, channels and the signature hill atop.

    France
    Wed, 10th Nov 2010

  • Khonnor – [2003] Lost Pets

    Early CC music smash hit. One of the most-played and -remixed EPs.

    Khonnor – [2003] Lost Pets
    Review
    CCBYNDNC10, Electronic, IDM
    Wed, 3rd Nov 2010

  • Younnat – [2010] His Name Is Radar

    The Japanese netlabel Bump Foot is a great source for a wide range of free music. His Name Is Radar is a very organic sounding Pop Funk release. Younnat’s other album The Duct, released in 2007 at the same netlabel, is among the Top 10 of most downloaded releases. He also has released some tracks…

    Younnat – [2010] His Name Is Radar
    Review
    CCBYNCSA, Electro, Electronic
    Wed, 27th Oct 2010

  • Yasahi – [2005] When Earth Fell On The Moon EP

    A well mixed one-file EP comes from Yasahi, released at the netlabel Sublogic Corporation, which specializes in electronic dance music. This release is a solid breakbeat breakfast. Five songs with a total playtime of 17 minutes wait to be discovered. In this case, both download and this preview contain all tracks in a single file.…

    Yasahi – [2005] When Earth Fell On The Moon EP
    Review
    Breakbeat, Electronic
    Wed, 20th Oct 2010

  • Various Artists – [2008] Cologne Commons Compilation 01

    Cologne Commons is an annual conference and festival for digital culture that takes place in — surprise — Cologne in Germany. Unfortunately, I have never attended so far. YouTube enabled me to watch some conference talks online. Fortunately for me as music collector, a colourful music compilation is released for each conference. This album is…

    Various Artists – [2008] Cologne Commons Compilation 01
    Review
    CCBYNCSA, Compilation, Electronic, IDM
    Wed, 13th Oct 2010

  • Chenard Walcker – [2005] Archisex

    Obscure 70s funk samples, harvested from a supposedly vast record collection, are mixed together to create a strange, groovy sound. This album consists of ten tracks with a total playtime of 25 minutes. Creator of this album is Chenard Walcker, a sampling artist who has released a lot of albums on the Internet Archive in…

    Chenard Walcker – [2005] Archisex
    Review
    CCBYNC25, Experimental, Funk / Soul
    Wed, 6th Oct 2010

  • The Kyoto Connection – [2010] No Headphones Required

    I found this synth-pop album through the Free Music Charts, a monthly show presenting great free music, mainly from Jamendo. The Kyoto Connection reminds me of La Roux due to the lead singer’s voice and the yummy electronic pop harmonies. This album consists of 11 varied songs, all well mixed and produced.

    The Kyoto Connection – [2010] No Headphones Required
    Review
    CCBYNCND, Pop, Synth-pop
    Wed, 22nd Sep 2010

  • Jenset – [2010] Rockin’ Back My Nights

    This week’s release is a DJ mix set released at the Sonic Walker netlabel. It features 12 tracks from the netlabel rec72 (which should not be confused with the 12rec. netlabel). The covered genres range from dark ambient stuff to breaky IDM. Tracks by Zoe.LeelA also feature vocals. I would suggest it for a cool…

    Jenset – [2010] Rockin’ Back My Nights
    Review
    CCBYNCSA, Compilation, Electronic
    Wed, 28th Jul 2010

  • Optimise nonlinear functions using Matlab or Octave

    For my diploma thesis I needed an easy-to-use optimisation algorithm which could minimise a given function. I had access to Matlab, but surprisingly, none of the supplied optimisation functions seemed to satisfy my needs: I wanted to globally minimise a non-linear function within boundaries without using gradients. So I did a little research and found…

    Optimise nonlinear functions using Matlab or Octave
    How-tos
    Wed, 21st Jul 2010

  • Benny Goodman – [1938] The Famous Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert

    A unique performance, made available to everyone. Often wrongly described as the first Swing concert, the The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Concert by Benny Goodman is a milestone in the history of Jazz concerts. Just listen to the final track of the concert and you know what I mean. (The cover image is self-made with…

    Benny Goodman – [1938] The Famous Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert
    Review
    Free Improvisation, Jazz, Live
    Wed, 30th Jun 2010

  • Mathematical Formulas in Microsoft Word

    Formula typesetting can be a tedious work in most typewriter software. Word (here: Version 2003) is no excuse. When you are — like me — forced to use this software for writing technical reports containing formulas, then this tip might be useful for you. The “typical” way of writing formulas is creating formula objects which…

    How-tos
    Wed, 23rd Jun 2010

  • Peter Van Riet – [2008] Not even the beginning of the end EP

    Peter van Riet is an incredibly talented musician from Belgium. Fortunately, he built on that talent and studied Classical piano, followed by supplement courses in harmonics and composition. The results of this effort are partially for download on his homepage. He first names Craig Armstrong in his list of artists that influenced him. And that…

    Peter Van Riet – [2008] Not even the beginning of the end EP
    Review
    Wed, 26th May 2010

  • Alpha Point – [2010] High Like The Angels CDM

    Alpha point is a music project originating from a Russian electro band. Their style has influences of Depeche Mode, combined with dance floor compatible beats and straight industrial guitar riffs. The result is not a complex composition, but honest, enjoyable techno songs. They have have released several singles and albums on the internet archive. Here,…

    Alpha Point – [2010] High Like The Angels CDM
    Review
    CCBYNCND, Disco, Electronic, Synth-pop, Techno
    Wed, 19th May 2010

  • Wooden wallpapers

    Some new high-definition wallpapers. Subject this time is wood. The first three wallpapers are more texture-like, while the last two show also objects: a conifere and a green bottle. All images are photos taken myself, cropped and a little edited with the free image editing software Paint.NET. (I pretty much like the photo filters…)

    Wallpaper
    Wed, 12th May 2010

  • Deadspin – [2006] Deadspin EP

    Free online music is still often linked to eclectic, weird and experimental music. This rock album from 2006, recorded by the band Deadspin is a good counter-example of artists who offer their first release for free. In September 2009, their second album Little Birds Are Like Bullets was published at Split Infinity. In between, several…

    Deadspin – [2006] Deadspin EP
    Review
    Blues Rock, CCBY25, Classic Rock, Rock, Soft Rock
    Wed, 5th May 2010
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