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Jason Smith on 03/13/2010 at 12:59PM
The many shades of Graphiqs Groove...
I first came across the work of Graphiqs Groove last year via Mevio's Music Alley. Six months later, I still don't know that much about them, except that they hail from Japan and describe themselves as a sound creator, drummer, and graphic designer. Graphiqs places the emphasis squarely on the Groove for their selections, crafting machine-driven and rhythmically complex house, techno, and drum and bass. The song titles are all different colors such as "Reed Gray" and "Deep Sky Blue." Different moods and textures accompany each shade, their common thread being a jazzy aesthetic that shapes each arrangement.
It's good to see these pieces as part of the Free Music Archive. Hardcore gamers out there may get some Sega Genesis flashbacks listening to some of these songs: they wouldn't be out of place as part of the sound test for your favorite racing game. For today's featured track, take "Sea Green" out for a test drive...
Jason Sigal on 03/12/2010 at 12:30PM
18,000 mp3s / Jason's recent faves
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We surpassed the 18,000 mp3 milestone this week. That's nearly 4 times as much free quality audio as when we launched the FMA less than a year ago -- a lot to keep up with! To break it down for you, we highlight a few gems from the FMA on this here blog (RSS), on Facebook, and on Twitter. And I've made a mix of some of the sounds that've bent my ear lately -- most of them uploaded within the past month or so. We're curious to know -- how do you go about browsing the FMA? Do you browse By Curator? By Genre? Search for music that fits your Creative Commons criteria? Or do you just dive right in to the Recently Added RSS feed and hit Play? We're going to combine our browse functions (by curator and by genre) with our search filters and add a bunch of filters to make it easy for you to find music that fits your criteria. You can read more about what's in store here, and leave a comment to share your feedback |
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