Reviews

Charts and Maps – Enemies of C. Frias

Indie jazz rock band conquers music lovers with a solid indie math rock offering. Charts and Maps offers one of a kind instrumental music that takes you back to the 60s, as it reverberates with beautiful guitar work and a jazzy rock feel. Enemies of C. Frias is the bands 4 song EP and from the sound of it, it seems to be a very promising take on what they have to offer. Enemies of C. Frias was mixed and recorded with the help of Chris Schlarb, member of jazz rock duo I Heart Lung; this demo is a mix of math rock and indie jazz but for those who hate labels, it's otherwise called great music. Take a listen.

TrueCrypt – freeware encryption program

When it comes to storing sensitive files on your hard drive, it's a great idea to make sure that it is protected. Freeware is the ultimate freeware encryption program that you can download for free to help protect your data. The software contains 11 algorithms to help protect your private files and ensure that they are safe. TrueCrypt creates encrypted volumes including 256-bit AES and 448 bit Blowfish. Truecrypt is also great when it comes to protecting your data on mobile devices. It can work on security tokens as well as smart cards as well.

Brian Lee and His Orchestra Vol II – Let Yourself Be Happy

Soulful indie rock music that can do wonders for you on a bad day. Brian Lee and His Orchestra is a three piece unit that creates sweet and relaxing indie pop music that washes away a bad day like salt after a heavy snowfall. With slightly gruff vocals and a smooth acoustic/electronic instrument work, Let Yourself Be Happy is a solid compilation that wins over the admiration of regular or new fans alike. Along with that traditional Nashville sound, great recording quality and obviously high quality production and promotion, Brian Lee and His Orchestra definitely has what it takes to impress listeners with their brand of indie folk rock.

K. Sparks – The Trilogy Chapter 1: The Collabs

K. Sparks has made quite a positive reputation among the hip-hop enthusiasts in the FrostClick community. Early last year, his previous work “Definition” received such a warm response that translated to 25,000 downloads within days from the launching date. Needless to say that his supporters have been waiting for his latest work, THE TRILOGY CHAPTER 1: THE COLLABS. K. Sparks has teamed up with DJ Booth.net and Mixtape Assassin for this brilliant work.

FlightGear – free flight simulator software/game

FlightGear Flight Simulator or simply Flightgear is an amazing flight simulator that you can use if you want to know how to fly an aircraft. Even though it's tagged as a game, it's actually a program that doesn't contain any gameplay strategies. It's purely a flight simulator that will help you become familiar with flying almost any type of aircraft. The software runs on almost all types of platforms including Linux, Mac, BSDUNIX, Sun-OS and of course , Windows. It's the perfect software to relax to if you're tired of rolling in the ground and running for your life while playing various video games. FlightGear contains plenty of options when it comes to aircraft choice and more are still being developed.

Johannes Hopfner “Soft Night” – acoustic indie folk pop with a twangy European flavor

Acoustic indie folk pop with a twangy European flavor. Johannes Hopfner brings back indie folk pop with great acoustic guitar work in his Soft Night album. Songwriter, composer, and accomplished guitar player; Hopfner has been playing his favorite folk songs ever since he was 15. Soft Night features beautiful guitar work and enthralling often chilling vocal quality from the artist. Although his odd enunciation might annoy some, it works perfectly with each track. Most songs are a nod to the 70s and makes you wish you were in a commune or park somewhere, playing lovely music with your six string.

VODO release: The Yes Men Fix The World, P2P Edition

The Yes Men are a culture jamming activist-duo consisting of Andy Bichlbaum and Mike Bonanno. Through actions of tactical media, The Yes Men primarily raise awareness about problematic social issues; most frequently, attention is brought to situations in which a person or group benefits from the detriment of others. In their films, they practice a concept they have coined as "identity correction", in which they impersonate entities that they dislike. The Yes Men operate under the mission statement of telling the truth and exposing lies. From their offices in Milwaukee, they create and maintain fake websites similar to ones they intend to spoof, which have successfully lead to numerous interview, conference, and TV talk show invitations.

Celtx – open source media pre-production software for filmmakers

Filmmakers often like things organized. They like to be able to keep track of their media projects like screenplays, documentaries, audio, comics, games etc. With the help of Celtx, you can do all that and so much more. Celtx is a client-server program that provides independent film makers a chance to organize all of their pre-production needs like scheduling, creating reports etc. It is also a great program for scriptwriters since it allows them to attach videos or images to the script to help the filmmaker have an idea of the scene. Currently, the program has an estimated 500,000 users all across the world.

Noon by Gareth Dickson – Creative Commons Music – ONE SONG :(

Scotland-born Gareth Dickson is a talented guitarist who has toured with Vashti Bunyan to lend his excellent guitar artistry to her concerts. He has also worked with brilliant artists Juana Molina and Max Richter, and performed in magnificent venues all over the world. Gareth’s music is influenced by Aphex Twin and Brian Eno as by acoustic guitarists such as Bert Jansch and Nick Drake.