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Posted on 10.30.2006

Far Away Trains Passing By

I found Ulrich Schnauss's 2001 2 CD "Far Away Trains Passing By" at Half Price Books this weekend for $7.98. To me, it's worth much more. The music on the 2 cd set is just as good if not better than his more recent release, 2004's "Strangely Isolated Place".

You may recognize the tune "Passing By" from the movie Elizabethtown. It's an excellent song that builds towards a crescendo of layered instruments accompanied by a progressively more noisy rhythmic sound.

Far Away Trains Passing By is chill out. The Cocteau Twins-esque vocals that surface in a few tracks are subtle but break up the monotony. You have to be in the right mood to listen to chill out. In fact chill out music is probably best experienced by yourself. Like other chill out music, Far Way Trains is at times repetitive but the melodies are beautiful which keeps this cd in rotation both in my car and at work.

Listen to Ulrich Schnauss:
suddenly the trees are giving way

a million miles away

religion

Remixes by Ulrich Schnauss:
Johannes Schmoelling - Icewalk (Viktoriapark - Collaboration With Robert Wässer)
Hrk - Love World (Joint Records)
Obscure Celebrities - Fahreinheit (Gooom Disques)
I'm Not A Gun - Make Sense & Loose (City Centre Offices)
Justin Robertson - Love Movement (Bugged Out)
Mojave3 - Bluebird of Happiness (4ad)
Longview - Can't Explain (14th Floor Rec)
Longview - Will You Wait Here (14th Floor Rec)
Pete Lawrence - Musical Box (Big Chill)
Sia - Breathe Me (Go Beat)
Depeche Mode - Little 15 (Reprise/Mute)
The Zephyrs - Stand Round Hold Hands (Club Ac30)
Korsakow & Nudge (Usm)
Daniel Lodig - Connect (Müller)
Beroshima - Electronic Discussion (Müller)

posted by grillcheese at 10:49 AM 0 comments

Posted on 10.11.2006

MediaPortal

MediaPortal is an Open Source application ideal for turning your PC / TV into a very advanced Media Center. MediaPortal allows you to listen to your favorite music & radio, watch and store your videos and DVDs, view, schedule and record live TV as a digital video recorder and much much more. You get MediaPortal as Open Source software. This means you can help develop MediaPortal or tweak-it for your own needs whith lots of innovating plugins from our great community.

http://www.team-mediaportal.com/

I plan to install this as soon as I get a chance.

posted by grillcheese at 11:24 AM 0 comments

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