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Point – [2014] Flatpad EP

Cinematic electro grandeur. Located somewhere between movie trailer oomph and ambient big beat electro, there is a small Flatpad EP. Only four tracks long, it covers 30 minutes with unusual yet tasty tunes. Fat bass lines and thick beats reign supreme, but vocal samples and synth pads create some ambience.

Tue, 7th Mar 2017

CCBYNCND30, Dark, Electronic
Various Artists – [2016] Toucan Music Presents 2016

Excellent trance mix. Toucan Music is one of the household names for well-produced electronic dance music in the Creative Commons scene. It has been releasing free music as a netlabel for more than ten years now, and its annual mixes never fail to impress. Last year’s mix contains 20 tracks.

Wed, 1st Mar 2017

CCBYNC30, Compilation, Electronic, House, Techno
How to only color external links in LaTeX

Package hyperref is quite handy for making a compiled LaTeX document more accessible, by allowing to quickly jump to references (back to the text with package backref), section headings (from the table of contents) and weblinks. By default, links are marked by a coloured rectangles, which only appear on screen, not in print. If one…

Wed, 22nd Feb 2017
How to launch Cygwin in the active FreeCommander directory

Under Windows, I rely on trusty FreeCommander for all my file management needs. And I use Cygwin for having my most needed shell programs nearby. Sometimes there is the need to quickly open a Cygwin terminal in the current folder within FreeCommander.Luckily, there is already a popular StackOverflow question for that. Unfortunately, most answers rely…

Sun, 19th Feb 2017
We&Dem – [2007] Nosotros Y Ellos

Laid-back Reggae tunes. Spanish band We&Dem, according to Spanish Wikipedia article, has been founded in 2002 in pictoresque Zaragoza, Aragon. Influenced by Bob Marley, they craft solid, unsurprising Reggae tracks. 15 tracks, just short over one hour, made it into this 2007 release, which was published on Jamendo and Autoeditados, a Spanish publishing platform. Find…

Wed, 9th Nov 2016

CCBYNCND30, Reggae, World
How to include your ownCloud calendar into Outlook (read-only)

Say you have your contacts and calendar synchronised via your own private or trusted ownCloud instance. But then at your workplace, you have to use Outlook for your work stuff. Then there is the occasional late appointment, and you run into collisions because you did not look at your private calendar before accepting a meeting…

Tue, 1st Nov 2016
Stephan Siebert – [2012] 10 Songs of 28 Years

Beautiful, easy listening Jazz. While there is no single smashing hit among the 10 songs, this release offers a consistent listening experience for almost an hour. Instrumental pieces, ranging from piano solo to a richly orchestrated saxophone jam. Only occasional hums are the only vocal parts. Recording and mixing are excellent, and is for my…

Wed, 13th Jul 2016

CCBYNCSA, Easy Listening, Instrumental, Jazz
Eye – [2007] Plays

Meditative psychadelic rock. Ok, the release notes advertise this as Pop, “without a shadow of doubt”. I tend to disagree, but what do words matter? For a change, I’ll discuss three of the release’s 7 tracks.

Wed, 6th Jul 2016

CCBYNCND30, Experimental, Psychadelic Rock, Rock
JT Bruce – [2005] Anomalous Material

Instrumental progressive rock at its best. This over 10 year old album by JT Bruce contains just over one hour of meticulously produced music. No lyrics, but attention to detail throughout the 16 tracks. If you like this classic, you might also enjoy his 2015 release Vandal of Fortune (Jamendo).

Wed, 29th Jun 2016

CCBYNCND25, Instrumental, Progressive Rock, Rock
Chronique – [2008] A Gate to All Secrets

Solid alternative rock. A German band, both German and English lyrics, and broad musical influences: traces of new wave, gothic, and metal can be heard throughout the 11 tracks.

Wed, 22nd Jun 2016

Alternative, CCBYSA30, Rock
Kimiko Ishizaka – [2012] The Open Goldberg Variations

Kickstarter-enabled public domain score and recording of a real classic. By raising over $23,000, she was able to have the original notes transcribed to a modern 58-pages score and, based on that, produce a high-quality recording of her interpreting the whole work on a not too shabby instrument in a not too shabby studio. All…

Wed, 15th Jun 2016

CC0, Classical, Piano
Various Artists – [2006] These Boots Are Made For Stomping

Reference for Goa & Psy Trance compilations. Monotonous? Yes. Endless beets? Absolutely. Simplistic harmonies? Very much so! If you can with these “deficiencies” of the genre, this release will be an enjoyable ride for your ears. While the music does not offer too much detail to the conscious listener, but is great for recreational, background…

Sat, 11th Jun 2016

CCBYNCND25, Electronic, Goa, Psy Trance, Trance
Frenic – [2012] Present And Correct

A lesson in Funk remixes. This classic release by from Bulgarian netlabel Dusted Wax Kingdom showcases UK artist Frenic. His trademark is blending together vintage voice samples and funk music, served with some big beats.

Wed, 1st Jun 2016

CCBYNCND30, Funk, Instrumental, Trip Hop
How to list subdirectories recursively with total size

Just a note to myself, as I always have a hard time understanding the find manpages. To list the directories and subdirectories up to a certain depth, “simply” enter: Option maxdepth states how deep the subdirectories should be listed, option type restricts output to directories (d). If a directory listing including size is required, this…

Sun, 29th May 2016
Various Artists – [2009] Music From All Around The World

Timeless introductory drug for to-become Creative Commons addicts. This is less of a review and more of a SHOUT-OUT to make you GET. THIS. RELEASE. 17 good to excellent tracks have been gathered. They show both how diverse (and enjoyable) from 2009 and earlier is.

Sun, 29th May 2016

CCBYNCND, CCBYNCND30, Compilation, Pop