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Anna Ternheim – No, I Don’t Remember

Brian Upton — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 07:22:21 +0000

Pirate Metal?

Brian Upton — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 04:22:31 +0000

Just when I think I’ve seen and heard it all… Pirate Metal. With keytar.

Gaeta’s Lament

Brian Upton — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 18:21:08 +0000

Part of the wonderful Battlestar Galactica season 4 soundtrack.

Waking up is a strange reason to die

Brian Upton — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 03:19:38 +0000

Mocking public figures and the cancer destroying music, while throwing in non-sequiturs like junkie Einstein? Awesome.

New headphones

Brian Upton — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 05:33:32 +0000

I listen to a lot of music, and I tend to do so on headphones. I’ve been using some Sony studio-style headphones for some time – I believe I bought them in 1999 or 2000. They’ve certainly served me well, but the headband was beginning to snap and I’ve begun to notice distortion for louder volumes. So I ordered a pair of Sennheiser HD 202s.

Wow.

The headphones themselves block out a good deal of ambient noise. And the clarity is such an improvement – I’m picking up all sorts of nuances that I never noticed that much before. One of the reviews on Amazon described the sound reproduction as being “analytical” and I can kind of see what the reviewer meant by that. Certain genres or instrumentations may be a bit too clear, almost deconstructed. I’m not sure if that is necessarily a bad thing, or just simply different.

My only real complaint so far is that they’re a bit too bulky for use on the bus. They’re perfect at home, though, which is where I get the most use out of them anyway.

No there’s no light

Brian Upton — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 05:53:11 +0000

Frances the Mute is a masterpiece. I may, in fact, like it a bit too much.

Something more substantive when I get some time…

Chrono Trigger Quartet

Brian Upton — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:47:32 +0000

Great quartet performing a medley from Chrono Trigger. Best of all, they do justice to the passion and intensity of Magus’ theme. That’s an extremely rare thing.

Why did Square never release a quarter or orchestral album for Chrono Trigger? Bastards.

Thanks to Brandon.

Binary Solo

Brian Upton — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 07:39:17 +0000

The Humans Are Dead – Flight of the Conchords

We no longer say “yes,” we say “affirmative.”

Yes, affirmative.

Slays me everytime.