Month: January 2011

Ellephare: The Best Defense

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Ellphare is a indie rock band made up of Kyle Mathis - vocals, Luke Pigott - guitars, Charley Tynes - guitars and Josh Myrs on drums. The Best Defense is a self-released EP that's filled with 7 indie alternative rock tracks. The album contains a nice combination of fast upbeat alternative tracks and more indie, laid back cuts. The band creates songs that contain a spiritual element to it. For a debut EP, the group has successfully created a compilation that is both interesting and engaging. The Best Defense is a self-released EP from the group that's filled with 7 indie alternative rock tracks. The album contains a nice combination of fast upbeat alternative tracks and more indie, laid back cuts. The band creates songs that contain a spiritual element to it. For a debut EP, the group has successfully created a compilation that is both interesting and engaging. In their early career, they've already been hailed as one of the top 10 bands in the Cornerstone Festival New Band Showcase. Take a listen to these catchy and inspiring tracks.
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Krimelo’s Siamese Enemies

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Need a game that you can play with your best bud? Siamese Enemies should be right up your alley. It's a twisted but pretty cool game from leading Swiss indie developer, Krimelo. In the game, you play one half of a Siamese twin. Your mom just wants one baby so you have to fight over who gets the most organs before you actually reach the hospital to get separated. Sounds a bit sick? Well, yeah, it sort of is, but it's sure great fun to play. Give it a try and you'll know what I mean.
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Volumina: This is Our Home, Please Come In!

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Volumina is essentially Benjamin Z. A native of Mexico, this dude definitely knows how to incorporate whimsical sounds, instrumental reveries and sweet vocals into his music. The album is an eclectic mix of instruments and sounds that makes you feel as if you were living in an cool, romantic 8-bit, children's program. This is Our Home, Please Come In! is equipped with 8 beautiful tracks that can make you reflect; wish you were a musician and even do the robot dance. This experimental indie pop album is a fun and spirited effort from this artist. Essentially, you get that warm fuzzy feeling when listening to album, just like someone important is giving you that big long hug once you've gotten home from a long hard day at work. This album is available for free download on Canadian netlabel, Peppermill Records. Check it out and give yourself a cozy warm hug just by listening to it.
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The Marionette

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What if you suddenly wake up in front of an unfamiliar house after opening an ordinary looking package? Enter Martin, he's a bachelor and sculptor that specializes in human figures. He creates puppets. One day he was just going about his day when he suddenly finds himself transported into a world somewhere between dreams and reality. He must explore, figure out why and find out how to escape this place once and for all. The Marionette is a spooky free game that features superb graphics as well as very tight storyline. It's a traditional 2D point and click adventure game that was developed using AGS (Adventure Game System.) If you're in for a really good chilling adventure, then you're in for a real treat with this one.
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I Am The Agent: Volume One

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'I Am The Agent’ is an alternative rock band from Newcastle/Central Coast of NSW, Australia. In their EP, ‘Volume I’, this band conveys a hauntingly beautiful and delicate sound which is achieved through a soft, clean and crisp guitar style and simple, emotional and gentle vocal melodies. Keeping this in mind, the band does not shy from taking things up a notch from time-to-time. All of these elements make it difficult to dismiss I Am The Agent into a specific and accurate category within the alternative rock genre. Furthermore, There is definitely a grunge element to this music and in some songs, this band reminds me of Nirvana. Specifically, the song ‘Leave’ reminds me of Nirvana’s song ‘Polly’ from their album ‘Nevermind’.
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Sp. A.I

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"In the near future, the online world decides the fate for reality. He who controls the digital controls all of humanity. In this battle for information enter Aiva, a hacking program that does battle on the information super highway, whose task is to access the enemy’s mainframe and shut it down." So goes the premise of this cool 3D puzzler game, Sp. A. I. Created by 5 third year uni students from Queensland, this cool game lets you play as a cyber detective hacking your way through a computer network. Pretty much, you try and break down firewalls, decrypt passwords or simply avoid triggering any of the security systems inside this neon cyberspace. It's an interesting game that features bright colors, low key sounds and awesome game elements. Definitely a must -play for all you game junkies out there.
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Reviewsic Anniversary Compilation Vol.1

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To celebrate Reviewsic's first anniversary, they have compiled 17 awesome tracks as a thank-you record of sorts. The record takes the works of some of the best up-and-coming music acts, and sandwiching them into one eclectic and powerful album. Every single one of these acts are featured in Reviewsic's Anniversary shows. The site adds that these are "bands playing our shows in the downstairs "Dirtroom" at Double Door and Schubas Tavern all throughout the month of January." Reviewsic is the brainchild of Sam Gordon and is a haven for music lovers everywhere. The blog faithfully reviews new bands, artists, music, albums, live shows and even provides up-to-date music news. You can bet this compilation is among the best you'll find out there.
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Lonely Planet Boy 1969: No Dream Is Good Dream

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This Chinese rocker creates awesome music inspired by rock greats Neil Young, Syd Barrett, Tom Waits and Nick Cave, to name a few. Lonely Planet Boy 1969 creates melodic tracks that transcend time and space. No Dream Is Good Dream runs like a 1970s rock album, filled with moody atmosphere, shady, almost whispery, vocals and an awesome indie progressive feel. If there's anything this guy has learned from his influences, it's collating the good and ditching the bad. Each of the 9 tracks exhibit their own personalities; the good, the bad, the quirky and the plain eccentric. Clearly, if you love most of those artists mentioned above, chances are this compilation will become a surprising favorite.
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To Hell with Johnny

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In To Hell with Johnny, you find yourself having the worst of luck. Nothing goes right. First, you suffer a broken car. Second, a storm comes in an bombards you. To top it off, your girlfriend gets kidnapped by demons. So now you have to go ahead and rescue here; going through hell and encountering countless vile creatures. This is where your journey begins, as you attempt to rescue your girlfriend while fending off monsters that you encounter. The game is offered as a free download in both IndiePub and Michi . The former contains updated graphics and new creatures. The game can also be purchased if you want to go ahead and help out the developer.
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