While I'm never not going to be a metal/rock guy, I took a long tour through trance, and other modern dance including the Cruxshadows end of darkwave, and more recently, The Midnight and other retrowave groups. As a result, I was overjoyed to stumble into Didact's recommendation of Scandroid [https://didactsreach.blogspot.com/2019/05/the-neo-tokyo-drift.html]. The first track he shows, "Empty Streets" has not only an excellent and evocative sound but a stylish 8-bit lyric video. So, to follow o…
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While I'm hit or miss on their songs, I love this one by Cowboymouth. While we're at it, I'm sure a few guys can relate to this one....…
For a bit of change of pace, I'm working out a few thoughts as to the next step I want to take with the music hobby. While it's not really new for me, heck, the whole extended family is musically inclined, taking it seriously and learning to play an instrument is knocking some serious rust off, and bothering to learn the theory is actually new. That means "amp or computer inputs". Well, the crappy amp I have is good enough to flatten the sound on it and use it as a straight speaker-out for…
For those of you who've hung around a while, my love of Sabaton is not news. There are metal bands with more intricate musicianship, but the overall blend of history and music sense is outstanding. They've also started a youtube history channel [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaG4CBbZih6nLzD08bTBGfw] with Indy Neidell, who has two other youtube channels dedicated to history in general and WW2. I'll post links to the first seven videos released up until now below, but another question has been…
Hi. More of a personal update. I've still got a few project sets I'm working, some work related, a couple personal. Can't talk much but that's part of the reason it's been quiet around these parts. That said, a good chunk of the blame the last couple days can be ascribed to my newly re-acquired music hobby. Talk about a neverending rabbit-hole. Filed under things I've learned: First, despite being the kind of guy who could wire up a complex home stereo just by looking at the back…