Aleksander Skjæveland Larsen » Music http://ogrim.no This is my personal webpage, where I share the tings I make Wed, 16 Nov 2011 20:48:57 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Strangehome & Habakukk – Bolivia http://ogrim.no/2009/12/strangehome-habakukk-bolivia/ http://ogrim.no/2009/12/strangehome-habakukk-bolivia/#comments Mon, 28 Dec 2009 17:55:06 +0000 ogrim http://ogrim.no/?p=295 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.

Album in ZIP-archive

]]> http://ogrim.no/2009/12/strangehome-habakukk-bolivia/feed/ 0 Dr. Zilog – Chip ‘Em All http://ogrim.no/2009/11/dr-zilog-chip-em-all/ http://ogrim.no/2009/11/dr-zilog-chip-em-all/#comments Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:01:41 +0000 ogrim http://ogrim.no/?p=240 Dr. Zilor - Chip 'Em All

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.

Grab it here
or use bittorrent

Most impressive track listing:

  • 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
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    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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