Revolution Void

Here are some tracks which can be used as building blocks, either for other songs or for soundtracks and segues.

These are all released under the Creative Commons Attrib license so you can use them for whatever you like (just give credit).

• Minimal Instrumental Hiphop Segue MP3 | WAV
  Sparse, minimal downtempo breakbeat and a Moog-ish bassline. This clip is only 34 seconds long so it would have to be a segue, incidental music or music cue.
• Hat Pusher Overkill MP3 | WAV
  Overdriven breakbeat with pushy hihats. Warning: Very loud!
• Too Cool for Homeschool MP3 | WAV
  This track starts with solo turntablism filtered with light delay. The beat drops-- a simple, crisp drum-machine breakbeat with sub bass. The beat is then filtered through a flanger while the turntablism continues.
• Biomythos (ambient soundscape mix) MP3 | WAV
  Sparse vibraphone evokes a sense of mystery, while a phased synth pad provides counterpoint. Remix of a track from the 2006 release Thread Soul.
• Filtered Breakbeat with Clav Solo MP3
  The main solo on this track is performed with the Native Instruments Elektrik Piano Clavinet (along with some filtering effects). The breakbeat has a lowpass filter using Ableton Live's built-in Auto-filter effect.

Labels: creative commons, hiphop, samples

An historic event in cinema, the first-ever Open Source/Creative-Commons-licensed full-length feature film to be shot entirely in HD, The Last Drug is already gaining momentum before the release. From the website,

The first reports on "The Last Drug" come out. A journalist even told me recently "...there are already rumors! We have to bring this story if we want to be the first" That sounds promising. Last week there was an article in "Prinz" and radio "Energy" broadcasted a report.

Meanwhile the cut is finished, sound design, compositing and rendering are worked on. As soon as all computer generated shots and animations of priority 1 are integrated, we go search for a sponsor - then we can see about a release date.

Production Stills: Incidentally, you can hear the Revolution Void track Double the Daily Dose playing in the background during this compositing session: Link

Labels: creative commons, film

The Revolution Void song Obscure Terrain is featured in the website Coloured Monde, portfolio of Greek artist and designer Alekos Damagas.

The track plays in the background as you navigate the site, which is fully Flash. In addition, the solo Hammond organ song Humans in Universe plays on the site.

You can visit Coloured Monde at www.colouredmonde.gr.

Labels: flash, website

The album Thread Soul has been featured in its entirety in the promotional Flash game Grolsch Gardens, playable at www.grolschgardens.com. It's refreshing to see high-quality sprite-driven Flash work. I love vector as much as the next guy but the developers of Grolsch Gardens have really done a superb job at creating a faux-3D environment using 2D sprites.

In addition to featuring my music, their "jukebox" page also features 7 other Creative-Commons-affiliated artists, most (if not all) of whom were found through Jamendo. While it may be a double-edged sword, I think it's great that big-league advertisers are looking to underground, independent musicians for music placement. I hope this trend continues, as it gives underground musicians a chance to reach a larger audience (myself included).

Labels: advertisement, creative commons, flash, website