Workfest, day two

2008-03-25

Proceed with first work day. Due to loud snorers and periodic heater-startup and my cell phone failing to be a usable alarm after its batteries drained in standalone mode for no apparent reason, causing me to believe it was 6 AM when it was probably around 2 AM .…more

Workfest with Christian Appalachian Project, day one

2008-03-24

It’s quite different. People are open. Their groups are open. It’s a difference between being pushed away from people constantly, and being pushed toward them, so one does not constantly need to fight back against the repulsion. Maybe it’s the types of people.…more

2008-01-17, backlog (vortechtral)

2008-01-17

Vortechtral - Technical EP This is EMRMP001 on a label called ElectraMento. It looks like they have a little more of a commercial interest in mind than Kahvi or Thinner, as they have fewer albums and only some are available freely (though it looks like all of them can be played online). I wrote: “Subterreanean” is good… beat is heavy but not fast. Atmospheric, layered Very good.…more

2007-12-28, backlog (ultramar)

2007-12-28

gastón arévalo – ultramar This is thinner thn099. It looks like a pretty short album (20 minutes) but I remember liking it. I wrote: Kinda beat-driven; flows pretty well Minimalistic

2007-12-21, backlog (speak, Polaski, coax)

2007-12-21

“Speak” by Mindsplit This is kahvi #228. I really can’t remember anything about this one, but I wrote this: Ambient, slow, controlled Beat-oriented but not driven Methodical? Melodic? So I guess I liked it but I can’t remember much else. I wrote about kahvi #229 like coax wrote it, however it seems coax had nothing to do with it, so I am rather confused.…more

2007-12-11, backlog (various ctgmusic links)

2007-12-11

RMS Maryse I must not have liked anything this artist did, because I wrote “Avoid completely.” Anyone who feels like disputing that, his SoundLift page is here. Sylver - Dance With Loneliness (e-Side Remix) Fast-paced, upbeat, driven, almost frantic Not house, not techno, not quite trance either Where to get it: Here at ctgmusic Mindmasher - Easter Eyeland Solemn, less beat-driven, kinda mysterious?…more

2007-11-03, backlog (Eloi Brunelle)

2007-11-03

Eloi Brunelle - The Love EP This is EpsilonLab EPS25. DJ Eloi Brunelle also has a Myspace here. I don’t remember much about the EpsilonLab netlabel. They have a pretty handy classification system for each track, giving it as a combination of: atmospheric, cerebral, energetic, melodic, minimal, rhythmic. Some releases have free downloads available, others don’t. For this release, my old notes say:…more

2007-10-16, backlog (krill minima)

2007-10-16

krill minima - urlaub auf balkonien This is Thinner thn098. Thinner is a netlabel that I like quite a bit - they have a helpful website and a number of good releases (which look like mostly ambient to me). All the releases I’ve seen are free under Creative Commons and have funky morphing Flash-animations for album artwork, artist information and links to pages elsewhere for the same artist.…more

2007-10-13, backlog (Cardamar, Dream Lab)

2007-10-13

Cardamar - Sequence Breaker EP This is Cardamar PARO011. I got this as a promo CD with “Cosmotherapy” by Dream Lab. Somewhat normal Cardamar sound (piano, generally gentle) #3 is notable (Radioactive Granny) despite the strange name Melodic, layered, with some light beats Where to get it: I don’t know, because it’s no longer sold at Cardamar Music. Dream Lab - Cosmotherapy…more

2007-10-12, backlog (Scann-Tec)

2007-10-12

Scann-Tec - The Man Who Lives Offline This is kahvi #222. All I wrote about this is: “Good, notable, I’m too lazy to say why.” I guess I should probably listen again and maybe I’ll remember.