Nov 16, 2009
Slowmotions - Quick Potions - yk 005
Today I am extremely proud to present the debut album from
Slowmotions,
Quick Potions. The sixteen track opus is the result of the musings of one Andrew Brassell - one third of
And The Relatives. However... it's a significant departure from the rock leanings of ATR, choosing to rely more heavily on self-sampling, various beats and a myriad of intriguing sounds to create the soundscape.
I do my best to keep from being overly wordy when putting a record out there because I just want you to
click and get it but I will say this - I am extremely excited for everyone to hear this record. There's a surreal and dreamlike quality to it that keeps me coming back for more, over and over again. The album plays through like a series of dreams stitched together with instrumental segues.
The artwork for this release is entirely my doing and I am very pleased with how it turned out. The physical release is die cut on the Erlenmeyer flask, revealing a portion of a unique image tucked inside each one. It's great. You really should
buy one; it's more than worth it.
Long Story Short: New album from
Slowmotions available right now as an
entirely free download or an
awesome limited edition CD.
Please have a
listen and spread the word! Everyone you know should hear and love this record.
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Nov 16, 2009 - 9:57 am ·
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Oct 16, 2009
A Gentle Reminder: Shaboi
As you embark on your weekend, please remember that if you haven't procured the new release from
Shaboi -
Curse Walk - you really need to do so now. It will get the gears properly turning for the forthcoming pagan celebration of Halloween.
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Oct 16, 2009 - 12:06 pm ·
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Oct 13, 2009
Shaboi - Curse Walk
I love Halloween music. Be it spooky sound effects, amusing songs about the season or a random song that
reminds me of Halloween; I consider myself a big fan. So, with that in mind, I am extremely pleased to present my fourth release for
yk records -
Curse Walk by
Shaboi.
The album is a quick listen but it spans a wealth of styles in that time. He manages to cover hip-hop, instrumental electronic, country ballads, traditional pop and even a nod to 1920's Radio Drama. Typically I'd think this was a bit too eclectic for it's own good but the thematic umbrella of Halloween holds it all together perfectly.
Long story short,
Shaboi has created a great album of Halloween songs that every single person that encounters these words will find something enjoyable on. As always, it's a free download or a purchasable limited edition CD with artwork courtesy of
Amir Raissian.
- Download Curse Walk - completely free, no strings attached. Just promise to enjoy it and pass it along.
- Buy Curse Walk - limited edition compact disc, hand printed and decorated uniquely for each purchase.
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Oct 13, 2009 - 9:49 am ·
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Oct 12, 2009
Wanna Hld Yr Handheld
I've been reading about this compilation of 8-Bit artists all doing Beatles songs called
I Wanna Hld Yr Handheld and it looks like the album is now fully compiled and
ready for streaming. No download or physical version available yet but at least you can hear everything in its entirety for free!
Doing a Beatles song in 8-Bit style is odd enough as it is but these artists don't do straight interpretations either; so it's a nice base of familiarity with a lot of
new on top of it.
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Oct 12, 2009 - 11:08 am ·
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Sep 15, 2009
Uncle Skeleton - REMIX
Awhile back
Ross and I decided it would be fun to see if we could get some people to remix songs off of
Pancho Chumley and, assuming the results were good, put out a free EP of their labors. After many months of actually getting everything together we are happy to present said EP - simply known as
REMIX.
Overall it's a fairly interesting blend of styles - several heavily beat driven takes on the songs mixed along with some more atmospheric indulgences. The
Jensen Sportag remix blows my mind that they took the original so far off into a new direction. The
Justin Kase mix is a dance jam right off the bat but it's great to hear where he takes the song after it's been building.
I could gush about the great work that every single person contributed to the compilation but I will let you form your own opinions. It's an entirely free download so if you like it - just spread the word and get it heard by more people.
» Uncle Skeleton -
REMIX - separate tracks
» Uncle Skeleton -
REMIX Megamix - one mp3, all the remixes blended
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Sep 15, 2009 - 10:52 am ·
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Jun 22, 2009
Nerd Tools
Some code related goodies you may enjoy perusing:
- jQuery TOOLS - from the people that developed the FlowPlayer comes a host of jQuery plugins for making development quicker / easier. The expose demo is particularly nice but there are tons of things there worth considering.
- iUI: iPhone User Interface - a framework for making web apps feel like native iPhone apps. It's based on work from Joe Hewitt - the guy that made Firebug and developed Facebook for the iPhone. Those credentials should give you pause enough to check it out.
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Jun 22, 2009 - 10:06 am ·
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Mar 24, 2009
Sexy Curls
The
Sexy Curls jQuery Plugin makes adding that little upper right hand corner 'page' effect to any site 10x easier. While I understand if you have no use for such things I think it's worth noting how far alot of these plugins have come in making many "standard" practices of the past few years so much simpler to implement.
Via
Keegan.
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Mar 24, 2009 - 11:17 am ·
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Nov 06, 2008
Carrot Creative
Jamie had me check out the portfolio of
Carrot Creative and I must say, I enjoyed the experience. They are using a lot of out of the box jquery plugins for their design problems and it's a great solution for presenting a lot of information in a fixed height area AND impressing the end user. I particularly enjoyed the Services page.
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Nov 06, 2008 - 10:14 am ·
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Sep 17, 2008
More of the Misc
I enjoy a good unordered list, I hope you do as well.
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Sep 17, 2008 - 11:57 am ·
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Aug 28, 2008
Tech Talk
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Aug 28, 2008 - 11:09 am ·
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Aug 27, 2008
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