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Pounding four-to-the-floor kicks, a gritty bassline, sharp supersaws, infectious vocals, and an irresistible melody - yes, thatās what is called Hands Up . 2Phaze returns to the genre in full force with a powerful remix of āDigital Loveā by Mux Recovery. After a brief dive into LoFi territory, this remix marks a bold re-entry into the world of higher BPM music. Mux Recovery first shared theā¦
If youāve been following my work here or on social media, you might have noticed a slowdown in music projects this year. One big reason for that is a new project that has recently taken shape: Auszeit . Auszeit is a newly formed band focused on Austropop, Pop, and Rock music. Now that weāve played our first few public gigs, it feels like the right time to officially introduce the band. Weāre aā¦
You donāt need to be a programmer to understand that 0x01 + 1 = 0x02. What does that mean in the world of music? Simple: 2Phaze is back with the second installment of his Drum and Bass Smash Up series. After the first mix, 2Phaze levels up with 0x02, a full-throttle auditory assault that blends breakbeats, bass, and an insane amount of vocals. Itās Drum and Bass like youāve never heardā¦
Itās time for another LoFi gem. Following up on Wouldnāt It Be Nice , this release takes on Sixpence None The Richer ās version of The La ās classic āThere She Goesā. If I had to sum it up in three words: smooth, dreamy, and effortlessly chill. This track combines soft ukulele, warm rhythm guitar, and beautiful female vocals, resulting in an atmospheric and relaxing song that instantly sets theā¦
Itās that time of year again - the cold air bites, the smell of cookies fills the rooms, and the world seems to take a collective pause, preparing for a fresh start into the next year. This more calm period of the year is the perfect opportunity to discover new music. If youāre a fan of LoFi, Iāve got something special for you: āWouldnāt It Be Niceā, my latest release - a LoFi Hip Hop cover of theā¦
Crystal Mask is the new song by Ruffy Le RaRe . Itās a dancefloor 4-to-the-floor Electro/Complextro tune, with a massive bassline and a powerful distorted saw lead. Simplistic in arrangement, but rich and deep in its sound design. Slightly atypical for RLR tracks, Crystal Mask plays at 132 BPM. Also most Ruffy Le RaRe tracks feature vocals, Crystal Mask is one of the rare exceptions until nowā¦
If youāre a League of Legends fan, you probably heard āLegends Never Dieā by Against The Current already. But have you heard 2Phazeās Hardstyle Remix yet? If youāre into high-energy and euphoric Hardstyle with an orchestral twist (some would call it Festival Hardstyle), this remix is a must-listen. 2Phaze has once again blended elements of Hardstyle, Hardcore, Hands Up, and Harddance into a singleā¦
Digital audio processing is a complex yet fascinating subject. Getting a deeper understanding requires knowledge in multiple technical disciplines, including physics, electrical/electronical engineering, and some software engineering when it comes to parts of the Linux ecosystem. This article aims to demystify the Linux audio stack by explaining the basics of sound, how humans perceive sound,ā¦
If youāre into music creation, chances are youāve heard of Focusrite Scarlettsātheyāre practically a staple in the industry. But hereās the kicker: while theyāre adored by many, official support from Focusrite is limited to Windows and Mac users. Thankfully, the Open Source Community has stepped up to the plate! Thanks to the efforts of Geoffry Bennet and others, compatibility with Linux systemsā¦
The year 2023 slowly but steadily comes to an end. And with it a new Ruffy Le RaRe release comes along to end the year with a ābangā. Ruffy partnered up with A.R. and created a Deep House re-interpretation of āRather Beā by Jess Glynne and Clean Bandit. This cover contains acoustic guitars, crunchy vocals and jazzy synth leads combined with a steady four-to-the-floor house rhythm. Youāve probablyā¦
Hey there! I hope youāre all having an awesome day filled with good vibes and great tunes. Today, ruffy has something special in store thatās sure going to make your day a little bit better. Weāre taking a trip down memory lane to revisit a classic track that had us all grooving back in the day ā āPerfekte Welleā by Juli. Many productions as 2Phaze came out lately, so it was time to also releaseā¦
Itās time for a new release again ššš. This time ruffy presents a tune combining catchy Drum & Bass and (lots of) iconic vocals from the previous 20 years. All that, combined into a single song. The project initially started out as a remix for āAll That I Needā by S3rl and was further on extended with Adele , Linkin Park , Jason Derulo , Ellie Goulding Dada Life and Candee Jay . At some pointā¦
Todayās architectural challenges are often tackled using distributed systems with microservices as major building blocks. While microservices offer great benefits, they tend to increase the overall complexity of a system. This problem especially increases in IoT scenarios with a large number of external systems to communicate with. In this talk, Raffael and Paul will show how actor frameworks suchā¦
Are you a streamer? Are you into Emojis? Do you want your community to engage more in your chat? Then say no more, youāre right here! In this post Iāll show you the awesome F(L)OSS project called emojiwall . In a nutshell, itās a fun enhancement for your stream, constantly having a look for emojis in chat messages. When a new message with emojis comes in, it extracts the emojis and makes them flyā¦
Todayās architectural challenges, especially in IoT scenarios, are often tackled using distributed systems with microservices as go-to solution of choice. While microservices offer great benefits, they also tend to increase the overall complexity of systems. Paul and me will show you how actor frameworks can mitigate those problems, using a long-forgotten paradigm from the early days of computerā¦
Here we go again! 2Phaze is back with a new original tune called āHolding Youā. Holding You is a romantic dance duet in the typical 2Phaze Hands Up style. āHands Up Will Never Dieā - with this in mind, ruffy produced āHolding Youā as a catchy dance tune with lovely vocals and lyrics telling you the story of a couple in love, and how they describe their relationship.
Tschentig , formerly known as Tirolerisch G'spielt , convinces with young and cheeky austropop, showing without a doubt that its origin is rooted in typical tyrolean folk music. Tschentig has succeeded in combining classical austrian folk instruments with catchy melodies and beautiful lyrics. Swinging songs with lyrics taken from life. Songs to sing along. In this blog post, we will have a look onā¦
Apache Cordova is a cross-platform software-development framework allowing you to code your application once and have it running on Android, iOS, Web and Electron (Desktop) natively. Cordova itself might not be so well-known, yet itās the foundation for other Frameworks (such as Ionic) allowing cross-platform software development. While Cordova is a decent framework it can get quite hard to set itā¦