I went with a few friends to see Glasgow band Mogwai at the Ironworks on Friday night, and the tinnitus in my ears has only just subsided.
To say they were loud is a bit of an understatement. It wasn’t just the volume, although that was high, it was the depth of the sound. As Michael [...]
Posted at 18:26 on Sunday 11th May 2008 in Music tagged gig, Inverness, Ironworks, loud, Mogwai, Music, with no comments.
Firstly, Autechre are not mainstream music. They are not particularly ‘easy listening’, or good background music. That said, when you spend some time listening to the subtle complexities of the music, it is incredibly well put together.
Their earliest album, Incunabula, is probably the most accessible of the albums I have, and also the first I [...]
Posted at 20:32 on Sunday 11th November 2007 in Music, Reviews tagged electronica, Music, review, with no comments.
I have been meaning to write up a review of some of the music I have been listening too recently, but never seem to get round to it. Instead, I am just going to publish this list in draft format, and I might expand at a later date if I feel the urge to be [...]
Posted at 22:17 on Thursday 12th July 2007 in Music tagged electronica, Music, with no comments.
Macworld is reporting that more EMI tracks are being sold now that they are available in a higher bitrate (better quality) DRM free versions. EMI sales climb on iTunes Plus plan.
Let’s hope that other record labels take note and get rid of DRM. As plenty of other people have noted, DRM only hurts honest customers. [...]
Posted at 11:24 on Thursday 21st June 2007 in Computers, Music tagged apple, DRM, ipod, Music, with no comments.
According to the Electronic Frontier Foundation Microsoft’s so called “iPod Killer” is turning out to be rather suicidal:
Microsoft’s Zune will not play protected Windows Media Audio and Video purchased or “rented” from Napster 2.0, Rhapsody, Yahoo! Unlimited, Movielink, Cinemanow, or any other online media service. That’s right—the media that Microsoft promised would Play For Sure™ [...]
Posted at 23:06 on Monday 18th September 2006 in Blog, Computers, Music tagged Computers, EFF, ipod, Links, microsoft, Music, technology, WMA, with no comments.