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dUASsEMIcOLCHEIAS iNVERTIDAS – [2011] SADITREVNi SAIEHCLOcIMEsSAUd
https://www.ojdo.de/wp/2019/11/duassemicolcheias-invertidas-2011-saditrevni-saiehclocimessaud/
#CCBYNCSA30 #Instrumental #Jazz #PsychadelicRock

Wow, what a ride this is. At times, I scratch my head wondering "what the heck did they want with this?". But mostly, virtuosic saxophone, galloping guitar, furious drums make you want their 13 minute long track to last even longer. Similar to progressive or post rock, all tra

Osiris4 – [2019] Black Diamonds EP
https://www.ojdo.de/wp/2019/11/osiris4-2019-black-diamonds-ep/
#CCBYNCND40 #Electronic #Trance

Simple and effective melodic trance. Digital Diamonds keeps up to its promise.

Aevio – [2019] Bioluminescence
https://www.ojdo.de/wp/2019/10/aevio-2019-bioluminescence/
#CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0 #Downtempo #Electronic #Glitch

Soothing ambient glitch hop. Skilfully crafted sound textures that excite your ears and calm your mind.

Banabila, Grem, Cramer – [1996] Lieber Gorilla : Visionen
https://www.ojdo.de/wp/2019/10/banabila-grem-cramer-1996-lieber-gorilla-visionen/
#CC-BY-NC-ND-3.0 #Experimental #Stage&Screen

Extremely experimental theatre / sound art / pop music album by a Dutch theatre outfit.

Various Artists – [2011] BACKUP11
https://www.ojdo.de/wp/2019/10/various-artists-2011-backup11/
#CC-BY-NC-ND-3.0 #Chiptune #Compilation #Electronic

Exceptional chiptune compilation for Platine Festival in Cologne. Great contributions from well-known artists.

How to align and justify text in beamer columns with surrounding text
https://www.ojdo.de/wp/2019/10/how-to-align-and-justify-text-in-beamer-columns/

This is an update to my 2015 post on horizontally aligning text in beamer columns with surrounding text. In this article, I am going to add the request to also justify alignment of all text. At the same time, I am simplifying the solution from last time:

Horizontal alignment

I have not changed my solution from last time. The re

How to create a nicely formatted Excel table from a pandas DataFrame using openpyxl
https://www.ojdo.de/wp/2019/10/pandas-to-excel-with-openpyxl/

When I want to save the current state of a pandas DataFrame for "manual consumption", I often write df.to_excel('foo.xlsx') within my IPython session or Jupyter Notebook. However, the default style does not look pretty and often needs manual adjustments (e.g. column widths) to be usable.

If you want to create custom reports from pandas, y

Ant Neely – [2008] Not Fit For Human Consumption
https://www.ojdo.de/wp/2019/10/ant-neely-2008-not-fit-for-human-consumption/
#CC-BY-NC-SA-3.0 #Electronic #Pop #Stage&Screen

Wide range of styles and techniques on a single solo artist review: pop album, movie score and a little bit of funk.

Bit Shifter – [2006] Information Chase
https://www.ojdo.de/wp/2019/10/bit-shifter-2006-information-chase/
#CC-BY-NC-SA-3.0 #Chiptune #Electronic

Essential chiptune album from the (g)olden age of Creative Commons music.

As Above So Below – [2016] Ritos I
https://www.ojdo.de/wp/2019/09/as-above-so-below-2016-ritos-i/
#CC-BY-NC-SA-3.0 #Instrumental #PostRock #Rock

Debut EP of "Portugese project doing cinematic postrock". Special treat: excellently crafted melody lines.

University of Chicago Symphony Orchestra – [2012] Design and Intent
https://www.ojdo.de/wp/2019/09/uso-2012-design-and-intent/
#CC-BY-NC-SA-3.0 #Classical #Live #Orchestral

Live recording of excellently performed classical music. Though not exactly hi-fi, the performance excels.

Akey – [2010] Feel
https://www.ojdo.de/wp/2019/09/akey-2010-feel/
#Ambient #CC-Unspecified #Electronic

Rather experimental ambient electronica, but hear me out. Songs that work as songs, but will stick out in your collection.

Various Artists – [2009] Footprints
https://www.ojdo.de/wp/2019/09/various-artists-2009-footprints/
#CC-BY-NC-SA-3.0 #Compilation #Electronic #TripHop

Massive trip hop infused electronic compilation. 30 tracks from dance to experimental.

Boogie Belgique – [2014] Nightwalker (Vol. 2)
https://www.ojdo.de/wp/2019/08/boogie-belgique-2014-nightwalker-vol-2/
#CC-BY-NC-ND-3.0 #HipHop #Instrumental #Swing

Old swing samples meet instrumental hip hop loops. Both casually and dancually enjoyable.

Planet Boelex – [2013] Exist
https://www.ojdo.de/wp/2019/08/planet-boelex-2013-exist/
#Ambient #CC-BY-NC-ND-3.0 #Compilation #Electronic

Short like an EP, full like a compilation. Uplifting ambient electronica at its best.

Spiedkiks – [2013] Take Off Your Make Up
https://www.ojdo.de/wp/2019/08/spiedkiks-2013-take-off-your-make-up/
#BigBeat #CC-BY-SA-3.0 #Electronic #Funk

Groovy big beat funk, great for upbeat parties.

Electric Mirrors – [2016] UFO Stories
https://www.ojdo.de/wp/2019/08/electric-mirrors-2016-ufo-stories/
#CC-BY-NC-SA-3.0 #IDM #Pop #Synth-pop

Slightly dark synth-pop at its best. Stomping beats and almost spoken vocals included.

Saito Koji – [2009] Time / Line
https://www.ojdo.de/wp/2019/06/saito-koji-2009-time-line/
#Ambient #CC-BY-NC-ND-3.0 #Drone #Electronic

Essential ambient drone music. Literally takes its time.

Scott Altham – [2012] Scott Altham Anthology
https://www.ojdo.de/wp/2019/06/scott-altham-2012-scott-altham-anthology/
#CC-BY-NC-3.0 #Electro #Electronic #Trance

Collector-curated compilation of 4 years of electronic music from Scott Altham's ccMixter profile.