Reviews

Joe Marson and the Satisfied Mind: Someday Soon

It's rare to meet an authentic and soulful alternative rock singer these days. However, if there ever was one that came closest to belonging in this little niche; you can bet Joe Marson is one of them. Armed with a guitar, beautiful melodies and a voice that's heartfelt and mesmerizing, Joe Marson and the Satisfied Mind has created a gem of a record. Currently based in Brooklyn, this is their latest release. Consisting of previous recordings as well as originals, it comes in the heels of their 2011 record, Post Cards From Siren City. The album enchants and provides a fresh take of the alternative scene. Perfect for lovers of musicians like Ben Harper and Jeff Buckley.

Bryyn: FTTme

Swiss music is always good to have since only a few are around to choose from. Hailing from Lausanne, Switzerland, the French-speaking part of the country, Bryyn is the living proof that army knives and hot chocolate beverages are not the only things that the Swiss should be proud of. Most of his songs are written and recorded at his apartment together with his wife, Rachel and a couple of his friends playing the instruments.

Cooked

Watch an arctic love triangle between a walrus, a seal, and a lobster in Cooked. This 7-minuter animation is directed and designed by Jens Blank, produced by Tom Legget, and written by Caroline Brucker. Cooked became an official selection in the Cannes Film Festival last 2010.

Megapolis

Megapolis is a city builder game for the IOS and Android. Published by Social Quantum Ltd, it’ concept and gameplay should be very familiar to anyone who has played a city building game before, but this one has some new twists that give it a unique feeling.

Wolfgun: Projections

Wolfgun‘s latest release entitled Projections transforms experimental electronic music into a livelier style, incorporating world musical elements, futuristic melodies, and a whole lot of funk.

Raptr

Raptr is an instant messaging app that is aimed at video game players. Created by Dennis Fong, The application has features like game management, in-game overlay and you can also track your game achievements. This Windows application has support for Facebook Chat, Windows Live Messenger, GTalk and other chat programs. With it you can access several applications and import your accounts from Stream, PlayStation or Xbox Live.

Emmy Curl: EP Ether

Here is yet another outstanding album from Emmy Curl. Ether is the young artist’s 2009 EP before Origins which was also featured in FrostClick. The album offers the best of the artist’s first songs, all recorded and mixed by Curl. Get ready for some lucid dreaming and sonic pleasure as Ether features nine tracks of acoustic dream pop.

Find My iPhone

Find My iPhone for the iPad and iPhone does exactly that, help you find your device if it is lost. It’s one of those apps from Apple you never want to use but will want to have around. Losing your device isn’t just a matter of money of course, as all your personal and business data is stored there as well.