bsd.network/@cev/106815663757550700
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Tags:
fantasy,
tabletop games,
video.
I'm 14 episodes into Critical Role campaign 2. I watched thru about episode 50 last year so this is a rewatch. Really enjoying it, I love the hijinks the CR players get themselves into.
I wanted a fantasy to escape into, something dramatic but also reassuring, and this works for me.
bsd.network/@cev/106798808347160728
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I missed most of Quakecon due to an internet outage.
MTT 234 / No Carrier
Fast and noisy breaks, electro, and IDM this week. North of 140. Features a couple new tracks from Paradox and Parand. This one is coming in a few days late due to some technical difficulties.
This mix features some profanity so please consider your surroundings when listening. (One F-bomb is dropped by Parand near the end of the mix).
This mix is no longer available for download from this website. It is however available at mixcloud.
bsd.network/@cev/106797801465602555
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Tags:
meta,
movement through thought.
I'm back online after an extended multi-day internet outage. It stinks that my mix release schedule was interrupted but this was honestly a good time for it to happen.
I'll have MTT 234 from 2021/08/19 up tomorrow morning.
bsd.network/@cev/106771282511127048
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Tags:
meta,
website.
Spent my day doing a bunch of webpage stuff. Didn't really mean to use my time that way but that's OK, it was fun.
Will have to change gears back to music tomorrow.
Electrokid's 2002 mix The Robot Within
Electrokid's Robot Within. Released in 2002 (I think, that's the date on the file I have anyway). 62:52 in the truncated 256kbps version, 77:27 in the full-length 128kbps version. Nonstop propulsive breaks, electro, and IDM. 21 tracks all perfectly arranged.
This mix is a big part of why I'm here, why I'm a DJ. I found it in the early 2000s through a review Ishkur wrote on his old website. The mix completely floored me then; it still does now. Looking back I think I must have internalized a lot of the selection and decisions in Robot Within because I have - consciously or not - been trying to sound like it for a long time. I know it's the first place I heard Movement Through Thought, for one.
Robot Within holds up very well today and is still one of my favorite DJ mixes. I strongly recommend giving it a listen over at Electrokid's website. (And Ishkur's review has the tracklist).
bsd.network/@cev/106764572974057770
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Tags:
2000s,
electro,
music.
I might write an article about just the B-side of this record some day, break down the construction of the song in finer detail. Some day when I feel like I have the skill and confidence to do that.
bsd.network/@cev/106764564179075173
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Tags:
2000s,
collection,
electro,
music,
vinyl.
I wrote a couple paragraphs about the two-track "Florida Electro Artists Volume Two" compilation on Frajile Recordings (2001, FRJ1-006).
https://djcev.com/2021/08/florida-electro-artists-volume-two
Florida Electro Artists Vol. 2 on Frajile Recordings
The Florida Electro Artists Volume Two compilation released on Frajile Recordings in 2001. Catalog number FRJ1-006. Side A by Factor E (remixed by Jackal & Hyde), side B by Resident Alien (Exzakt and James Wolfe). Design by Clutch. Mastered by Steve Smodish at Echo Beach Studios. Vinyl, 12", 45 RPM. Flac, 16bit/44.1khz, 86M. Tracklist and credits are from the sleeve artwork and discogs. Track durations, file size, bit depth, and bitrate are of my stored recordings of the vinyl.
bsd.network/@cev/106752779788591179
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Trying to write a couple paragraphs about a record I like. Writing is really difficult.
MTT 233 / Movement Through Thought (2)
Mid 2000s Florida breaks, electro, and some more recent electro-bass. There are a few new(ish) tracks in this hour from Code Rising, Exzakt, and Gucci Bass, but most of this is old, Exceleration and Frajile records, some of my absolute favorites.
This mix is no longer available for download from this website. It is however available at mixcloud.
bsd.network/@cev/106741736531650672
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Tags:
electro,
meta,
miami bass.
I love mixing mid-2000s Florida breaks and electro so, so much. Old Exceleration and Frajile in particular. A lot of good memories with those records.
That was how I spent my evening, a few cups of tea and mixing practice.
bsd.network/@cev/106739672214400322
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Tags:
meta,
python,
software.
I didn't post this to the fediverse at the time because I thought it was kind of beneath anyone's notice. It's not a complete program and won't work outside of a particular set of circumstances. But maybe it could be useful to someone as an example, or as a seed to plant in another environment (Pelican or some other Python-based site compiler).
bsd.network/@cev/106739656907698141
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Tags:
meta,
python,
software,
website.
A few weeks ago I reimplemented stagit (the static git page generator) in Python as a plugin for my static site compiler / blog engine.
Brief writeup here: https://djcev.com/2021/08/blogofile-gitview/
and the program itself can be found here: https://djcev.com/git/blogofile_gitview/
Discord & Rhyme Episode 50: Steely Dan
Discord & Rhyme Episode 50 covering two albums by Steely Dan.
Taking a moment today to link to the Discord & Rhyme album review podcast's two-and-a-half hour episode 50 which covers Countdown To Ecstasy and Aja by Steely Dan. Discord & Rhyme is always good, but this episode on Steely Dan in particular helped me understand a difficult band. (And it's been cheering me up a lot over the last year). Warning for profanity; maybe don't listen to this at work or around kids.
Important questions are answered during this podcast. Questions like: Is Steely Dan for dads? Is Aja "slick" or "smooth"? Did Steely Dan enjoy 2006 in film? And many more.