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Two New Tracks

nobody@vox.com(Grant Overend) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:11:06 +1100

Two new pieces of music. Wildly different. One takes a more retro experimental-electronic approach inspired by listening to Ursula Bogner's recent work. The second is quite a cheery, mid 90's Nightmares on Wax-like downtempo thing. Have also be...

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New Track - Gerry's Antics

nobody@vox.com(Grant Overend) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:01:27 +1100

The beginnings a new minimal tech/house number. Fun-kee

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New Tune - The Road

nobody@vox.com(Grant Overend) — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 08:39:53 +1000

A new piece of minimal, dubbed out ambience.

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Some New Photos

nobody@vox.com(Grant Overend) — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 18:11:25 +1000

I took these a couple of days ago through my bedroom window using a new lens.

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3 New Pieces of Music

nobody@vox.com(Grant Overend) — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 12:00:27 +1000

Firstly, a close-to-finished, buoyant, atmospheric electro-pop number I've been working on. btw. If you like any of these and would like a copy, please let me know and I'll happy email you one. Something a bit more crazy and playful. ...

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Freesound Fun

nobody@vox.com(Grant Overend) — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:34:35 +1000

If you're a frustrated musician with a day-job (like me) enjoy experimenting and have been trying to find ways in which you can still explore musical ideas while at work. Here's one for you: Goto www.freesound.org click on their search feature and...

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Brisbane Ranges / Steiglitz Photos

nobody@vox.com(Grant Overend) — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 12:20:26 +1000

Taken in the Brisbane Ranges National Park.

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The Makings of Ambient

nobody@vox.com(Grant Overend) — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 22:10:08 +1100

Interested in discovering the mechanics of an ambient piece of music? The sustained ambient sound which fades in at the start is actually a sample from Augustus Pablo's - East of the River Nile. It's actually two notes played simultaneously (Pian...

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New Ambient Music

nobody@vox.com(Grant Overend) — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 22:53:52 +1100

A new ambient piece slightly reminiscent of Brian Eno's Apollo LP. This one's had a more analog psychedelic raw vibe. “There can be no thought of finishing, for ‘aiming at the stars’ – both figuratively and litera...

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Art and Validity/Richness

nobody@vox.com(Grant Overend) — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 14:43:45 +1100

I'm reading 'Audio Culture' by Christoph Cox again. This particular quote from Umberto Eco's Poetics of the Open Work I found quite interesting. "…the form of the work of art gains its aesthetic validity precisely in proportion to the number of d...

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