My name is Aleksander Skjæveland Larsen. I am a masters student in Information Science at the University of Bergen. I enjoy coffee, music, old computers, programming and hacking around in general. Both me and my wife are left handed. I prefer the keyboard over the mouse any day.
Some friends requested I put this online. It is something we made years ago, as part of a project at school, gathering money for an orphan home in Bolivia.
01 – Tore vant
Track #1 is about our friend Tore, which won the contest to be featured as the events yearly postcard. Hence the title Tore vant (Tore won). A teacher entered the classroom and announced he had won. The teacher also said it was to be kept a secret until lunchtime, as it where to be announced to the rest of the classes. Our reaction was to spontaneously make up a victory song, to counteract the teachers admonition by singing it aloud in the canteen area.
02 – Batseba
Track #2 is a love song for a girl in the class, Batseba (Bathsheba). I can’t recall why she is called this. It surely makes no sense.
03 – Dragonflames in Bolivia
Track #3 is a result of our need to make cheesy power metal. The lyrics do not make sense.
04 – Jahn Kenneth
Track #4 is a bonus track. It is the result of spontaneously making a song of celebration when Jahn Kenneth suddenly appeared in his home town. Everyone thought he was in another part of the country. This song is legendary.
Some days ago, this excellent 8-bit cover album popped up over at 8bitcollective.com. Dr. Zilog is the man behind it. His handle, Dr. Zilog, is also one of the coolest ones ever, referring to the influential microprocessor Zilog Z80. It started out as a microprocessor for business-computers of the time. Later versions where used in handheld devices as the Nintendo Gameboy, and it is still being used for embedded systems. I really like that name, Zilog. It has that perfect sting to it.
Chip ‘Em All is a rich album. Several, as some would put it, conflicting genres are visited: pop, funk, heavy metal, death metal and more. It is also a lengthy affair, lasting 1 hour, 3 minutes and 38 seconds. Not bad for a free 8-bit release! You should give it a listen. If even just to check out the cover versions of the songs you know. They are very well done.
01. MST3K
02. Curse Of The Castle Dragon – Paul Gilbert
03. Blister In The Sun – Violent Femmes
04. If You Think Im Sexy – Rod Stewart
05. Unleashing The Bloodthirsty – Cannibal Corpse
06. The Duelists – Iron Maiden
07. Retrovertigo – Mr. Bungle
08. Kids – MGMT
09. Sex Machine – James Brown
10. Praise The Lord (Opium Of The Masses) – Dying Fetus
11. Heart of Glass – Blondie
12. Whiplash – Metallica
13. Boogie Nights – Heatwave
14. My Girls – Animal Collective
15. Merry Go Bye Bye – Mr. Bungle
Some friends at the university and I had this discussion the other day, regarding the proper means of opening a banana. As the internet somehow seemed to disagree with me, I had to make some disagreeing on the internets for myself. This is the video I made to prove my point:
The song is a work in progress, and everything is filmed by a crappy compact camera. I’ll post the song I used later, if there is demand. Now it is time to sleep.
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