NOTE: This is an archive of the show originally available from the CerebralRift website. Since the original publication of this show some of the links / references in the above notes may no longer work. Additionally, some of the reference websites may have been changed to no longer reflect the Creative Commons license of these works. The licenses and links were accurate as of the original air date of this show. No warranty or guarantee is implied as to the accuracy of this information at this time.

Fantastic Alternate Universes…

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Fat Chance Lester is a new group that has just released two albums under Creative Commons licenses. When I was asked to listen to them and consider doing a “release party” show on CerebralMix, I jumped at the chance. Why? The request came from Klaatu, who, as I have come to know, has an interesting range of music interests. I knew that even though I hadn’t heard of Fat Chance Lester before the music would be interesting and be something that listeners of The CerebralMix would likely find interesting.

So, this week, along with the Juiced Penguin OggCast, I am happy to present the release party for Fat Chance Lester. Their unique sound pulls on many influences in prog-rock and jazz to form a tribute to many of the pulp-fiction stories of the past that most geeks and nerds are familiar with. I hope you will have fun exploring Fat Chance Lester’s Fantastic Alternate Universes…

Track Credits

All tracks this week come from The Fantastic Alternate Universes of Fat Chance Lester. You can find them on SoundCloud.

All the following tracks from The Fantastic Alternate Universes of… by Fat Chance Lester are under a CC BY-SA license except where stated otherwise.

• 00:00:00 Opening: Broken Music Box From Hammerpants By Transient [CC BY-NC-SA]
  
• 00:12:21 Gas Mask
  
• 00:15:40 Three Million Square Miles
  
• 00:19:50 ID Break: Zone from Hammerpants by Transient [CC BY-NC-SA]
  
• 00:33:20 The Plot to Save the World
  
• 00:39:08 Utopioid
  
• 00:53:05 Closing: Broken Music Box from Hammerpants by Transient [CC BY-NC-SA]

Show Credits

For more information on the selections in this weeks show, visit the CerebralRift. [Note: Show notes are no longer hosted on The CerebralRift.]

You can follow the CerebralMix on Facebook, identica, last.fm, twitter and MySpace. Check the CerebralMix website for links.

Licenses for all episodes of the CerebralMix are registered on the Creative Commons Network. A link to the Creative Commons Network can be found on the CerebralMix website.

And finally, the CerebralMix is a one hundred percent Open-source produced show. All software used in the production of the show is open source. All the music used in the show is either Creative Commons Licensed, Public Domain, or released under a compatible license.

Closing Note

This concludes the first ever release party on the CerebralMix.

Thanks to Klaatu for honoring me with the opportunity to premiere this very fine recording!

I hope you will join me again for another journey to the sounds between thoughts on The CerebralMix.

Tags: #podcast, #music, #eclectic, #Creative-Commons, #rock, #progressive

NOTE: This is an archive of the show originally available from the CerebralRift website. Since the original publication of this show some of the links / references in the above notes may no longer work. Additionally, some of the reference websites may have been changed to no longer reflect the Creative Commons license of these works. The licenses and links were accurate as of the original air date of this show. No warranty or guarantee is implied as to the accuracy of this information at this time.

Just a Bunch of Music II

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I’ve been compiling a lot of music to play on the CerebralMix, and I am preparing to start working with some more thematic material again. However, in the meantime this week I just went through the backlog of stuff that I’ve accumulated over the last several months to put together a set of music that is funky, rocks, and grooves.

Closing Notes

Special thanks go out to Amy for turning me on to Triplexity.

Next weekend is the Ohio Linux Festival, but that doesn’t mean that the Cerebral Mix will be taking a break. Instead, the show must go on, and things are already in place for Episodes 16 & 17.

That’s all for this week. I hope you will join me again next week for another adventure into the sounds between thoughts on The Cerebral Mix.

Tags: #music, #Podcast, #eclectic, #Creative-Commons, #electronic, #jazz, #blues, #boogie, #classical, #rock, #progressive, #metal, #ambient, #experimental

NOTE: This is an archive of the show originally available from the CerebralRift website. Since the original publication of this show some of the links / references in the above notes may no longer work. Additionally, some of the reference websites may have been changed to no longer reflect the Creative Commons license of these works. The licenses and links were accurate as of the original air date of this show. No warranty or guarantee is implied as to the accuracy of this information at this time.

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The guitar is possibly one of the most unique instruments in music. It’s roots can be traced back approximately 3,300 years. Throughout history, there have been many names for instruments of similar construction (if not always similar in timbre and tone): oud, lute, cithara, and vihuela just to name a few.

The emergence of what could be seen as the modern acoustic (or classical) guitar occurred in about the 12th century in Europe. However, after the Baroque period, the guitar seems to have fallen out of favor until it reemerged in the 1800s.

The electric guitar dates from the 1930s. It’s first application was in the country swing bands of the period, allowing it to produce sound of equal volume to the rest of the band. Adoption of the electric guitar in jazz and rock assured that it was an instrument with a long road ahead of it.

This week, the first of a series of occasional shows, we present both acoustic and electric guitars in settings as diverse as progressive rock, ambient, jazz, death metal, blues, and more. So be prepared for just about anything in the world of the guitar, this week, on the CerebralMix.

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Tags: #podcast, #eclectic, #music, #Creative-Commons, #guitar, #electric, #acoustic, #progressive, #rock, #blues, #ambient, #jazz, #metal