tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191825402008-12-13T01:19:53.505+01:00Poorly filtered brain leakageukironoreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19182540.post-85666747949299462382008-11-30T15:58:00.003+01:002008-11-30T16:07:56.049+01:00

I've been making add-on maps for DOOM and DOOM II for 14 years now. In recent years I just haven't had the time needed to produce something worthwhile, but occasionally I fire up the editor and poke around in some old maps. This weekend I've actually made some progress (!) on an old map of mine, part of which can be seen above in all its satanic glory. Wether it'll ever get released is

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I have had an extremely hectic period at work, so there was unfortunately never time to do any posts leading up to my DJ set in Belgium last week. I worked so much, in fact, that I barely even had time to pack my bag. When I went to bed the day before I flew to Belgium I had been awake over 36 hours, working non stop for 33 of those. This meant that any form of set planning or other preparation

ukironoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19182540.post-61753620275919790572008-08-17T23:17:00.005+02:002008-08-17T23:29:31.755+02:00

Just a quick note to say I will be playing a DJ set in Ghent, Belgium on September 6th. The lineup looks pretty awesome and I can't wait to hear Tim Schuldt and Green Nuns Of The Revolution. In the 3 weeks leading up the the event I'll try to write a few posts on the type of music I'll play. I'm really looking forward to unleash some mental morning goa trance for the infamous Belgian party

ukironoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19182540.post-69605326005934057082008-08-14T19:34:00.005+02:002008-08-14T20:19:35.330+02:00

When a black metal band lists Juno Reactor among only 4 visible friends in their MySpace profile you can probably conclude that they're somewhat more prone to electronic experimentation than the average band. This is indeed the case with Swiss trio Darkspace, who rely more on synthesizers than any of the bands mention previously in this series, and possible more than any in the genre. There are

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When listening to introvert and contemplative music I can't really escape the thought that it feels odd when it's made by a band rather than a single person. Weakling (see below) sort of get away with it since they have more of a desolate, post-war and somehow "open" sound, but Burzum clones that are multi-member bands will just never feel legit. With The Ruins Of Beverast we're on the safe side

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While Burzum achieved a lot by simple means, his music can sometimes become too simple. Mood, sound and structure can get you very far, but add complexity to the mix and the music can become truly mindboggling, as well as hold up better to repeat listenings. Among the literally uncountable bands that have been influenced by Burzum, I find Weakling to be the best by far (do click that link, it

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If you're familiar with Burzum you can skip this post as it's mainly directed to people who are new to the genre. I wasn't really sure if I should bring up Burzum here at all - not because of his unfortunate political ideas, but rather because he must be the most discussed black metal artist ever. A quick googling gives something like 3,4 million hits... But it's only fair to bring him up,

ukironoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19182540.post-53731371672246691992008-08-13T20:57:00.007+02:002008-08-14T10:18:02.478+02:00

Looking at my musical preferences throughout the years, one of many recurring themes is intensely energetic music with a majestic and euphoric, yet introvert and melacholic mood. That may sound like an oxymoron, but imagine being flown out from earth through the solar system. You would likely be in extatic awe of its unfathomable size and majesty, yet at the same time taken aback when realizing

ukironoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19182540.post-88477287874556257772008-01-18T22:03:00.000+01:002008-01-18T22:12:56.735+01:00

This post is in English for reasons I'll get to soon. First, this: I've started at a new job. It's pretty awesome and although the pressure is certainly high, so is the reward. Everyone is super talented, funny, and smells lovely. At this place I get work with some people who don't speak Swedish, so I get to practice my English a lot. I enjoy this, partly because I like practicing my language

ukironoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19182540.post-63136958832247434702007-12-15T15:27:00.001+01:002007-12-15T15:28:00.801+01:00

Vi har lite bråttom med att hinna bli klara med allt, men info kommer finnas här: http://www.discogs.com/groups/topic/152123 Det blir en inspelning av hela faderullan också.

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Som musik- och skivnörd är jag alltid sugen på ny musik, och ett väldigt praktiskt och underhållande sätt att möta det behovet är något som kallas varannan. För den som inte orkar läsa länken så går det kortfattat ut på att alla tar med sig ett överenskommet antal skivor, ofta 30 st. Sedan samlas man hos någon med döva/döda/förlåtande grannar och brassar loss. Alla spelar en låt var, och poängen

ukironoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19182540.post-13387838038788302072007-12-02T22:21:00.000+01:002007-12-02T22:27:40.386+01:00

Jag manglar på med lite mer innehåll på svenska när jag ändå är igång, och plockar fram ett bokmärke ur musikvideomappen: Jag är ingen anhängare av Faithless, och även om den här låten på papperet är lite poppig och slät för min smak så måste jag erkänna att den är väldigt fin. Men den stora behållningen är förstås videon, som dock inte verkar gå att köpa på DVD. Man tycker att DVD-singlar

ukironoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19182540.post-27005385788099759092007-12-02T21:55:00.001+01:002007-12-02T21:59:04.446+01:00

När jag nu satt och trilskades med Blogger-inställningar för att flytta den här styvmoderligt behandlade bloggen till min nya webserver hittade jag ett inlägg som jag tydligen missat att publicera förut. Det är en länk till en ganska enkel sida med ett par bilder och några stycken text, men som jag tycker säger ganska mycket ändå. Håll tillgodo: http://www.bigskyastroclub.org/pale_blue_dot.html

ukironoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19182540.post-6947642381465356782007-12-02T21:48:00.001+01:002008-08-14T10:53:04.440+02:00

Detta är en av dunkadunkahistoriens mest inflytelserika låtar, och en bärande grundpelare till hela trance-vågen, speciellt då goa-transen som till stor del baserades på samma frygiska skala och filtersvepstrixande som What Time Is Love. Den här gjordes 1988, vilket gör den 19 år gammal nu. Givetvis är detta originalet som kom 2 år innan MTV-såsen med rap och grejer.

ukironoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19182540.post-1168504072372414542007-01-11T09:00:00.000+01:002007-12-02T20:48:46.639+01:00

This was written thursday the 11th, but couldn't be published until now since my server was grumpy. Despite my reasonably strong affection for logic, reason and cold objectivity, I absolutely love being swept far, far away by music. A purely emotional trip, detached from all notions of the real world, with the neurotransmitters going off like an arsonist in a fireworks factory. These trips don't

ukironoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19182540.post-1164741199344956522006-11-28T19:16:00.000+01:002007-12-02T20:48:46.640+01:00

In recent years, starting with a significant boost in 2002, I have been becoming increasingly outspoken about my disdain for faith and religion. I come from a secular family and Sweden is one of the least religious countries in the world, so faith was never really on the agenda for me, but with the advent of the web and the information about other countries that it brings has made me think about

ukironoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19182540.post-1133863850534379522006-09-06T10:15:00.000+02:002007-12-02T20:48:46.640+01:00

This posting has been due for 9 months now. I've avoided posting anything else as a way to force myself to finish this one, but that just resulted in no posts at all. So from here on I will probably post on a wider mix of topics rather that sticking to one at a time. Anyway, on to the main event: Black Metal is religious music - often it's just a facade or image, but looking past the more

ukironoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19182540.post-1133860429996947122005-12-06T09:42:00.000+01:002007-12-02T20:48:46.640+01:00

One of many musical genres that I enjoy is Black Metal. There's something inherently fascinating about such an extreme type of music and its most dedicated followers and practitioners. It's a genre that pushes the boundaries of music, while still remaining less abstract and artsy than the noise music movement or other forms of extremist exeperimental electronica - If you've ever wondered how far

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Today there was a record fair here in Stockholm, and as usual I went. I had low expectations regarding actual records, but planned to spend plenty on protective plastic sleeves for vinyls and other assorted "spare parts". I did find a few records too, but nothing overly exciting. Now to the senility bit - I packed my 25 spare "disco sleeves" and 300 12" plastic sleeves into my record bag and all

ukironoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19182540.post-1132695137518504452005-11-22T22:13:00.000+01:002007-12-02T20:48:46.641+01:00

This is driving me crazy, and I must know. Please please post a comment if you have any idea. To the question: Why on earth is Philips doing TV advertising for their new MRI scanner? It's not exactly something the average homeowner decides he needs to the garage or toolshed, now is it? Or are people going to be clearing out their pool rooms now, to have some beers and a brain scan with their

ukironoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19182540.post-1132650057753526642005-11-22T09:40:00.000+01:002007-12-02T20:48:46.641+01:00

Here's a posting on the topic of automatic track mixing using software, from the PsyNews forum: [...]beyond the very basics of beatmatching, you'll need a human... There are so many aspects to take into account. Like song selection - sure you can have a database of all the tracks with different info on their characteristics that would let you auto-generate fairly decent tracklists, but there

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Since the risk of me losing interest in this blog is overwhelming, I thought I could at least fill it with something before I give up. So I thought I'd dig up old forum postings I've made on various topics and stick them in here as an archive, sort of. It could also be neat to have a backup in case some of these forum sites go belly-up, which they inevitably will do. Now I'm not saying this will

ukironoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19182540.post-1132596874732710582005-11-21T19:13:00.000+01:002007-12-02T20:48:46.641+01:00

This is my second attempt at a blog. The first one, created in the spring of 2003, got a single test posting before I abandoned it. I'm too much of a realist to expect this to go any better, but I'll give it a shot at least. I'll try to stick to english here - it's a tough choice since I enjoy writing nonsensical word-play stuff in swedish, but my utopian dream to write insightful bits about

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