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  1. For reference you can find other uptempo works by nebula here. Urge you to check out tracks like Modern Shamanism and The Sacrament

    https://soundcloud.com/nebulameltdown

    Also he had a finnish Mixeri account for those curious with some awesome tracks.

    http://www.mikseri.net/artists/nebula-meltdown/bending-space-2009-mix/433065/

     

    Thanks for the link to the Finnish site. Too bad many of the SoundCloud tracks aren't available for download or available elsewhere.

  2. Just finished The Apocalypse Codex, the 4th book in the Laundry Files series by Charles Stross.

     

    http://www.amazon.com/Apocalypse-Codex-Charles-Stross/dp/0356500985/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&sr=&qid=

     

    The LF series follows a computer geek recruited by a British agency (the Laundry) focused on the occult and supernatural defense. The books are a humorous mashup of Lovecraft, science fiction, and spy thrillers.

     

    Nothing profound, just fun to read.

     

    Try the 1st book, The Atrocity Archives, to see if you might be interested.

     

    http://www.amazon.com/Atrocity-Archives-Laundry-Files-Novel/dp/0441016685/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1398008696&sr=1-4&keywords=charles+stross

  3. Classical music can be overwhelming because there's so much material. I mostly prefer the Haydn / Mozart / Beethoven era, but there's also a lot of great music before and after these composers.

     

    Here are a few initial suggestions which only scratch the surface:

     

    The Best Of Haydn (Naxos)

    The Best Of Mozart (Naxos)

    The Best Of Beethoven (Naxos)

     

    Haydn - minuets or divertimentos (divertimenti)

    - the Paris Symphonies

    - the London Symphonies

     

    Mozart - overtures or divertimentos (divertimenti)

    - Symphonies 38-41

     

    Handel - Water Music

    - Music For The Royal Fireworks

     

    Beethoven - German dances, Modlinger dances, or minuets

    - Symphony 6

     

    Naxos (and other labels) also has "Best Of" compilations for many other composers, plus compilations organized around various themes, such as famous Classical melodies. It's an easy way to survey the genre if you're not sure what you like. Your local library might also have classical music available.

  4. Rather than start with full scale symphonies you might begin with shorter pieces. For example, I enjoy the following types of short compositions: overtures, divertimentos, minuets, German dances, modlinger dances, and serenades, all by Haydn, Mozart, or Beethoven.

     

    You can find many albums of such music at Naxos (http://www.naxos.com/) and other classical labels.

     

    There are also many cheap "greatest hits" compilations for all the well known composers. Even though the cuts are very short it's an easy way to sample a lot of music to find out what you might enjoy.

  5. The explosive growth of the Internet over the last 20 years has also had a major impact on music media.

     

    On the one hand, the Internet makes it possible to assemble a global audience of sufficient size to (almost) support a niche music like goa / psy.

     

    On the other hand, Internet technology pushes music in the direction of easily distributed digital files rather than physical media like vinyls and CDs.

  6. Back on January 8, I previewed the album on Bandcamp, liked the music, bought the album, downloaded the music, and moved on to other things. Yesterday, the CD arrived from Israel. I had totally forgotten that I was also getting a CD even though I had paid an extra 4 Euros back in January to ship a piece of plastic that I didn't really want. I would have been much happier just to pay 8 Euros for the digital download album.

  7. Every time I follow a link to the "new and improved" SoundCloud I get an error message (which I know is incorrect). Are we now supposed to set up an account and log-in just to listen to music? Is anyone else having this problem?

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