Episode 28: Instrumental Acoustic

Hi, and welcome to the Open Licensed Music Podcast, the show where we highlight music from artists who let you share their music.  I'm Ralph Wacksworth, and today's episode is featuring instrumental acoustic music.

La pêche au thon - INSTRUMENTAL VERSION (2:58)
A la Roberto, tema I (1:37)
Ragtime Guitar (0:36)
Slightly On The Mash (version 2) (1:18)
Austerity Rag (3:20)
Cama Plana (2:04)

That was La pêche au thon - INSTRUMENTAL VERSION by Löhstana David and A la Roberto, tema I by Clbustos, which are both available from Jamendo and are licensed under an Attribution license.  After that was Ragtime Guitar by Sean Davoust, which is available from SoundCloud and is licensed under an Attribution license.  Next up was Slightly On The Mash (version 2) by lucas_gonze, which is available from SoundCloud and is licensed under the CC-Zero license.  Following that was Austerity Rag by The Naughty Step and finishing up was Cama Plana by mpintar, both of which are available from SoundCloud and are licensed under an Attribution license.

This week's music is all Attribution or compatible again.  You may also notice that a lot of the music this week is from SoundCloud.  That's because, although there's a lot of good acoustic music on other sites, I ran into a lot of it that was either Attribution Noncommercial or Attribution Noncommercial Share-Alike, and since I wanted to do an Attribution-only episode, I ended up cutting a bunch of it.  It'll probably make it into a future episode, though - some of it's really good.

And for all of you folks that just happen to have a 4K display already, apparently the short film Sintel is available for download in 4K resolution, or 4096x1744 pixels.  I find this rather fascinating, since we now have open media at the forefront of technological advancements in commercial display resolution.  By making this available, they're giving early adopters and anyone playing around with the technology free media to test it with, which benefits not only the general public and the open content community but the commercial media distribution companies as well.  The 4K version of Sintel is available from the Xiph Test Media site at media.xiph.org and is licensed under an Attribution license.

Anyway, let's continue with some more music.

Entertainer part 1 (1:19)
Sad (3:07)
Imposto (3:36)
A Night Of Stars (4:50)
Grünes Land VIIb (4:44)
Camila - Instrumental (2:37)
Primavera (4:19)
Amy Waltz (0:53)
Acoustic theme (2:10)
Juba Breakdown (1:10)

That was Entertainer part 1 by mikefilonov, Sad by eshmatov, Imposto by mpintar, and A Night Of Stars by Acoustic Size, all four of which are available from SoundCloud and are licensed under an Attribution license.  After that was Grünes Land VIIb by Still Playing Guitar, which is available from Jamendo and is licensed under an Attribution license.  Then we had Camila - Instrumental by mpintar, which is available from SoundCloud and is licensed under an Attribution license.  Next up was Primavera by Distimia (España), which is available from Jamendo and is licensed under an Attribution license.  After that was Amy Waltz (Nov 12 2012) by lucas_gonze and Acoustic theme by Korgluva, which are both available from SoundCloud and are licensed under an Attribution license.  Finishing up was Juba Breakdown by lucas_gonze, which is available from SoundCloud and is licensed under the CC-Zero license.

Today's app-of-the-day is Agent 008 Ball, a neat little HTML5 open source billiards game.  The object of the game is to get all of the pool balls scored as fast as possible.  It's quick loading and easy to try, has nice graphics and sound, runs very smoothly, and is licensed under an MIT license.  Try it out today at agent8ball.com

Now for a short noncommercial break from one of our nonsponsors followed by more music, and although this book is filled with really terrible and outdated stereotypes, it has some really clever puns and wordplay, and as such, I very much enjoy it.

The Foolish Dictionary
Cerises - INSTRUMENTAL VERSION (3:40)
Ratty's return (3:02)
1001 Rag (3:46)
Telling a Repetitive Anecdote (Instrumental) (3:39)

That was Cerises - INSTRUMENTAL VERSION by Löhstana David, which is available from Jamendo and is licensed under an Attribution license.  After that was Ratty's return by The Naughty Step, 1001 Rag by HeatherEnidWells, and finishing up was Telling a Repetitive Anecdote (Instrumental) by Geoff Bennett, all three of which are available from SoundCloud and are licensed under an Attribution license.

So, that's all for today.  Remember - piracy of commercial music only proves your dependence on that model and justifies further censorship and restriction.  So don't pirate it - replace it with something better.  Listen to open licensed music, donate to the artists behind it, go to concerts, and buy music from artists whose record labels don't see you as their enemies.  Support artists where your support actually counts.

This episode was made using Gentoo Linux, Xubuntu Linux, Audacity, Audacious for organizing playlists, and Leafpad for notes, and is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution license.  Feel free to give it to your friends, or if you didn't like it, your enemies.  Links to the songs in this podcast are available on the website.  Listen in next time for some steampunk music.  See 'ya!

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Episode 27: Trance

Hi, and welcome to the Open Licensed Music Podcast, the show where we highlight music from artists who let you share their music.  I'm Ralph Wacksworth, and today's episode is featuring trance music.  As a heads-up, many of the songs this week have vocals.  So with that, let's get started.

Trance Guitar (5:08)
Ghosts and Monsters (4:04)
Lift me up (3:28)
Randos - Mystery (6:40)

That was Trance Guitar by Centralsoft, which is available from SoundCloud and is licensed under an Attribution license.  After that was Ghosts and Monsters (ft. eshar46) by George_Ellinas and Lift me up by tkdsky, which are both available from ccMixter and are licensed under an Attribution Noncommercial license.  Finishing up was Randos - Mystery by Ranzor, which is available from SoundCloud and is licensed under an Attribution license.

At this point, you've still got a few more days for the Humble Bundle.  They added another five games which you get if you pay more than the average.  I haven't tried them all yet, but I can tell you that I very much like Splice, Eufloria, and Cogs.  They're nice peaceful settings that lend themselves well to picking them up and playing for a few minutes, provided you can pry yourself away from them.  I believe all of the games in this bundle are available for Linux, Android, Mac OS X, and Microsoft Windows, though I think one or two do not work on smaller Android devices like phones due to the small screen sizes.  Check it out today at humblebundle.com

Trance (7:39)
Face to face (3:35)
return to the future (3:10)

That was Trance by Kaerus, which is available from SoundCloud and is licensed under an Attribution license.  After that was Face to face by GenDy, which is available from Jamendo and is licensed under an Attribution license.  Finishing up was return to the future by Sekula Wieslaw, which is available from Jamendo and is licensed under an Attribution Noncommercial Share-Alike license.

Today's app-of-the-day is Audacious, the music player I use to organize my playlists.  I didn't realize this until recently, but it's available for platforms other than Linux.  Audacious is just an incredibly simple and basic music player.  Not many bells and whistles, and that's why I like it.  When you're working with different playlists as much as I do for this podcast, the stability of that functionality becomes a hugely important feature, and unlike other music players Audacious delivers on that point.  They have downloads on their website for Linux and Microsoft Windows, and it looks quite easy to compile for Mac OS X.  Check out the podcast website for a link to a howto for compiling it for Mac OS X, or to download the official version for Linux or Microsoft Windows, check out audacious-media-player.org

Now for a short noncommercial break from one of our nonsponsors, which this week is also a song, followed by some more music.

CCmixter.org (6:36)
Behind Fantasy (4:15)
Infinity (7:05)
[www.electrobel.it]felixjd800 - you_bite_and_scratches (7:03)

That was CCmixter.org by Nitropox@CCmixter, which is available from ccMixter and is licensed under an Attribution Noncommercial license.  After that was Behind Fantasy by CORIN-Music, which is available from Jamendo and is licensed under an Attribution license.  Next up was Infinity by zero-project, which is available from zero-project.gr and is licensed under an Attribution license.  Finishing up was [www.electrobel.it]felixjd800 - you_bite_and_scratches by Felixjd, which is available from Jamendo and is licensed under an Attribution license.

So, that's all for today.  Remember - piracy of commercial music only proves your dependence on that model and justifies further censorship and restriction.  So don't pirate it - replace it with something better.  Listen to open licensed music, donate to the artists behind it, go to concerts, and buy music from artists whose record labels don't see you as their enemies.  Support artists where your support actually counts.

This episode was made using Gentoo Linux, Xubuntu Linux, Audacity, Audacious for organizing playlists, and Leafpad for notes, and is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial Share-Alike license.  Feel free to give it to your friends, or if you didn't like it, your enemies.  Links to the songs in this podcast are available on the website.  Listen in next time for some instrumental acoustic music.  See 'ya!

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Episode 26: Mystery and Spy Music

Hi, and welcome to the Open Licensed Music Podcast, the show where we highlight music from artists who let you share their music.  I'm Ralph Wacksworth, and today's episode is featuring mystery and spy music.

La Prima Noche Versus Carmão 1 Pulmão EP 2009 (2:36)
Noir - 01 (2:19)
I Knew a Guy (2:46)
Vicenzo Bosa - Jazz (1:24)
Noir guitar soundtrack samples (1:25)
café connection (Instrumental) (3:12)

That was La Prima Noche Versus Carmão 1 Pulmão EP 2009 by Avante Royale and Noir - 01 by grimorio, which are both available from SoundCloud.  Then we had I Knew a Guy by Kevin MacLeod, which is available from incompetech.com.  After that was Vicenzo Bosa - Jazz by vicenzobosa and Noir guitar soundtrack samples by Stevies Amp Shack, which are both available from SoundCloud.  Finishing up was the instrumental version of café connection by morgantj, which is available from ccMixter.  All six of them in this set are licensed under an Attribution license.

This week's another "at least as permissive as Attribution" week.  As usual, I'm a big fan of the more permissive licenses sine there's so much more you can do with them.  While I understand the position of people wanting to restrict their works to noncommercial or something like that, I tend to be more of the opinion with my own works that if you're going to give people the freedom to reuse your works, you might as well give them the freedom to build whatever kind of cool stuff they want with them.  No sense in making them redo what you've already done just because they want to use it in a way you didn't anticipate.  That's why I like doing these episodes.  If I use anything more restrictive, I have to place restrictions on the whole episode.  This way, you've got a nice collection of stuff to easily reuse for just about anything.  I'd love to see one of you listeners use this music for an open movie or a new game.  That would be truly awesome.  And if you do, please let me know.  I'd love to see what you did and try it out!

Speaking of games, the Humble Bundle folks are back again with another bundle of games for Android, Linux, Mac OS X, and Microsoft Windows.  There a number of really fun-looking games that I'm looking forward to trying when I get some time.  Pay what you want, and depending on your pricing level there's a bonus game.  Plus, they come with soundtracks.  Check it out today at humblebundle.com

Now, back to music.

Thoughtful Spy (2:27)
Escape From Tridion (2:02)
Fast Talkin (1:01)
Desert Spy (2:09)
Rain & Mystery (2:50)
Soundtrack: solo electric blues guitar (1:14)
Long Note Three (edited) (3:15)
Interloper (4:25)
Soundtrack (edited) (5:37)

That was Thoughtful Spy by Reality Catcher, which is available from SoundCloud.  After that was Escape From Tridion by Pirato Ketchup, which is available from Jamendo.  Then we had Fast Talkin by Kevin MacLeod, which is available from incompetech.com.  Next up was Desert Spy by KrugerKnight, Rain & Mystery by Royaltyfree, and Soundtrack: solo electric blues guitar by Barrettt, which are available from SoundCloud.  After that was a slightly edited version of Long Note Three followed by Interloper, both by Kevin MacLeod and available from incompetech.com.  Finishing up was an edited version of Soundtrack by nathanschlawin, which is available from SoundCloud.  All nine of the songs in this set are licensed under an Attribution license.

Today's app-of-the-day is Ri-Li, a game where you have to route toy trains around a track without letting your train collide with itself.  It's a lot like the classic snake game where as you collect items from the track, your train gets longer.  The catch is that, unlike a snake game, you're limited to running on the existing tracks instead of having a whole field of open space to use.  Makes for some interesting strategy.  It's available for Linux, AmigaOS, Mac OS X, and Microsoft Windows.  Download it today at ri-li.sourceforge.net

Now for a short noncommercial break from one of our nonsponsors followed by more music.

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Covert Affair (3:14)
Night Surfing (2:56)
Agent Orange (edited) (1:36)
Speed Surfer (edited) (1:43)
Los impresionistas (2:38)

That was Covert Affair by Kevin MacLeod, which is available from incompetech.com.  After that was Night Surfing by Bogstomp, which is available from SoundCloud, an edited version of Agent Orange (ft. Colin Mutchler) by Sawtooth, which is available from ccMixter, and a slightly edited version of Speed Surfer by Pirato Ketchup, which is available from Jamendo.  Finishing up was Los impresionistas by LOS SEDIENTOS SURFISTAS, which is available from SoundCloud.  All five of the songs in this set are licensed under an Attribution license.

So, that's all for today.  Remember - piracy of commercial music only proves your dependence on that model and justifies further censorship and restriction.  So don't pirate it - replace it with something better.  Listen to open licensed music, donate to the artists behind it, go to concerts, and buy music from artists whose record labels don't see you as their enemies.  Support artists where your support actually counts.

This episode was made using Gentoo Linux, Xubuntu Linux, Audacity, Audacious for organizing playlists, and Leafpad for notes, and is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution license.  Feel free to give it to your friends, or if you didn't like it, your enemies.  Links to the songs in this podcast are
available on the website.  Listen in next time for some trance music.  See 'ya!

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Episode 25: Abrasive Electronic

Hi, and welcome to the Open Licensed Music Podcast, the show where we highlight music from artists who let you share their music.  I'm Ralph Wacksworth, and today's episode is featuring abrasive electronic music.  As a heads-up, this is some really cool electronic music that's a little too abrasive to fit into my normal electronic music episodes.  It's good music, but may be a little hard to listen to while trying to focus on something else.  So without further ado, let's get started.

Pulse (George Ellinas remix) (3:17)
Mc Sing (4:38)
Adibudi - Dynamite (3:33)
A Walk Over Silicon Valley (2:48)

That was Pulse (George Ellinas remix) by George_Ellinas, which is available from ccMixter.  After that was Mc Sing by Sirius, Adibudi - Dynamite by Adibudi, and finishing up was A Walk Over Silicon Valley by Andrey Avkhimovich, all three of which are available from Jamendo.  All four of them in this set are licensed under an Attribution license.

And again, all of the songs this week are licensed under an Attribution license.  If you decide to publish some content under an open license, I heartily recommend considering this license or another similarly-permissive license.  If you're building software, take a look at the zlib license.  They both allow for a ton of flexibility in what your content can be reused for.

Anyway, back to music.

Dj Fire-Black - Speed Limit (Original Mix) (3:25)
IN THE HOUSE (3:49)
Come Home (6:52)
The Iron Woodcutter (5:29)
Dj Fire-Black - Intro (White Spirit) (7:10)

That was Dj Fire-Black - Speed Limit (Original Mix) by Dj Fire-Black, IN THE HOUSE by IVEZA, Come Home by Rataxes, The Iron Woodcutter by GreG, and finishing up was Dj Fire-Black - Intro (White Spirit) by Dj Fire-Black.  All five of them in this set are available from Jamendo and are licensed under an Attribution license.

Today's app-of-the-day is Orbium, an open source HTML5 game.  The goal of it is to sort an incoming stream of colored balls into rotating geneva gears.  When one of the geneva gears is filled with matching colors, that gear is complete and the balls disappear, leaving you space to sort more of them.  It gets a bit more complicated than that, especially as you get to some of the higher levels, but it's a well-built game that doesn't take long to get started.  You also don't have to install it, and it runs on pretty much every platform with a modern web browser.  Try it out today at http://jsway.se/m

I'm going to try over the next few episodes to cover a few more of the open source HTML5 programs I've found.  There are some pretty nifty ones out there, but I've found that quite often they're a little difficult to find.  Once you find them, though, they're incredibly easy to try out since they run on just about any platform and don't need to be installed.  So, you can look forward to seeing more of them over the next few episodes as I start going through some of my bookmarks.

Now for a short noncommercial break from one of our nonsponsors followed by more music.

The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
Remember The Name (Run Beat Remix) (Instrumental Version) (3:56)
FANTASY (3:56)
pROgraM vs. Us3R (2:55)
Russell8 - Soundtrack №1 (1:00)
Sandwich (1:42)

That was Remember The Name (Run Beat Remix) (Instrumental Version) by Jay Sinkie, which is available from ccMixter.  Then we had FANTASY by Sirius, which is available from Jamendo.  Following that was pROgraM vs. Us3R by morgantj, which is available from ccMixter, Russell8 - Soundtrack №1 by Russell8, which is available from SoundCloud, and finishing up was Sandwich by Dr.Arthur, which is available from Jamendo.  All five of them in this set are licensed under an Attribution license.

So, that's all for today.  Remember - piracy of commercial music only proves your dependence on that model and justifies further censorship and restriction.  So don't pirate it - replace it with something better.  Listen to open licensed music, donate to the artists behind it, go to concerts, and buy music from artists whose record labels don't see you as their enemies.  Support artists where your support actually counts.

This episode was made using Gentoo Linux, Xubuntu Linux, Audacity, Audacious for organizing playlists, and Leafpad for notes, and is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution license.  Feel free to give it to your friends, or if you didn't like it, your enemies.  Links to the songs in this podcast are available on the website.  Listen in next time for some mystery and spy music.  See 'ya!

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