Gratisvibes
 
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Baud of Passion

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2007-12-22 08:02:39 by ikram in Gratisvibes
...music would know that it is perhaps one of the most astonishing things one might ever hear. Frantic, pulsating 150 bpm hard techno/trance coming out of a reverse-engineered video game console from the 1980s For this release, Baud Of Passion, x|k slows it down a little, and the album is less intense when compared to his hard techno output on...
 
 
 
 
 
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Rap in a Foreign Language

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2007-12-16 09:30:48 by adrian in Gratisvibes
...music in this album is definitely well-produced. Much of this can be attributed to the huge list of more than 10 collaborators that were involved in the making of the album. This has resulted in a 20-track album that is both varied and ultimately very entertaining The album starts off with a pretty exciting track in the unassumingly titled...
 
 
 
 
 
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Live Epics of Guitars and Machines

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2007-11-25 12:30:33 by adrian in Gratisvibes
...music that is epic and oftentimes tending towards the melancholic. Endlos second outing holds well to this style, delivering a spectacular album through use of drones, synths, distorted guitars, heavy amounts of atmosphere and even saxophones The style of Endlos is very much Post-Rock, with its gradually shifting instrumentation and layering...
 
 
 
 
 
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An amazing podcast series

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2007-11-14 15:00:57 by adrian in Gratisvibes
...music podcast run by a guy called Pete. Youre probably wondering what is so special about this one electronic music podcast when there are probably a ton out there. Well, there are a few things that make Petes podcast really stand out Firstly, it runs for 5 days a week . That alone shows a lot of dedication on Petes part. Ive been listening...
 
 
 
 
 
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Getting In On the Act

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2007-11-03 17:30:09 by adrian in Gratisvibes
...music shouldnt be too straightforward but still leads you on in some way. The vagueness and applicability to different situations makes it worth listening to again while the familiarity firmly grounds the song in your mind. Songs like Slide With Me and Water Falls fit into the above criteria In Slide With Me, self-retrospective lyrics are...
 
 
 
 
 
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Shapes And Sizes

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2007-10-21 17:44:53 by ikram in Gratisvibes
Shapes and Sizes by Ontagon PREVIEW ALL TRACKS HERE Is it getting colder where youre at? Ive found a release thats almost perfectly suited for autumnal weather. Ontagon s full length album Shapes and Sizes has a pastoral, introspective, hypnotic, sweet-dreams feel to it thats perfect for those stay-in-bed mornings nestled under the covers The...
 
 
 
 
 
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That Small Club Feel

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2007-10-20 17:15:06 by adrian in Gratisvibes
...music but the loose quality control of the movement has often meant that finding great tracks in popular genres is a challenge. Artists, who dabble in Creative Commons, often employ it as a testing ground for their more avant garde work. This, of course, sometimes doesnt work very well in strict genres such as dance. There are a ton of people...
 
 
 
 
 
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Something Weird

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2007-09-30 15:10:39 by adrian in Gratisvibes
...music fans have something to look forward to in the releases of new Netlabel Weird and Wired . The label run by Massju and Wolfseule focuses on releasing high quality and ingenious music with a bit of weirdness. Fuzzy - A Collection of Reflection is their fifth release and after listening to it for quite a while, I must say that they have...
 
 
 
 
 
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Slow Melodic Rock

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2007-09-18 07:55:14 by adrian in Gratisvibes
...music. Broadleaves and Conifers is their second EP release after their first demo release titled Harmattan The music of Broadleaves and Conifers consists mostly of melodic post-rock with its soft-loud contrasts and lavish arrangements. Most pieces are undoubtedly emotionally charged with the chorused and delayed guitar riffs giving either a...
 
 
 
 
 
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Adrift

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2007-09-08 09:00:06 by ikram in Gratisvibes
...band Love Spirals Downwards) reminds me of Sades sultry voice. In fact ex-MTV VJ and well known podcasting personality Adam Curry calls it the sexiest voice in podcasting. Yes thats right, Anji does podcasts as well Definitely a release for all those skeptics who still think that the netlabel scene isnt producing quality