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To this day, I still don’t fully understand why Rom DiPrisco decided to pull all the music he recorded under the band name Bitstream Dream from the web. My guess is his new career as video game soundtrack producer began taking up all of his time, and he didn’t want to set expectations for new Bitstream Dream material in the future. After all, if making music is already your full-time job, you might want to do something else to blow off steam.
That said, I still wish Rom had left some trace his Bitstream Dream work out there, if for no other reason than for archival purposes. It’s one thing to pull the music out of online stores — that sort of thing usually costs money to keep up — but to leave almost no trace of the project seems like such a waste. If nothing else, just point the domain to a page saying the project is no longer active and provide a link to an archive of the music. Why try to erase art that was once part of your life?
Of course, it’s his art, and he can do what he wants with it. (And if nothing else, I just found out he did leave Spiralglide up on eMusic.) That said, Dave’s Lounge is my show, and if I want, I can share an old episode full of Bitstream Dream music. Because it’s worth sharing.
It’s been a crazy week here — parents’ anniversary, work-related functions, dumping Verizon DSL for Road Runner, lots of football, etc. — and I’m still trying to sort through a backlog of music submissions. New music returns next week. Promise.
Playlist for Dave’s Lounge #35:
- Bitstream Dream, “Rising Sun” Buy from: iTunes | eMusic
- Bitstream Dream, “Phantasma”
- Bitstream Dream, “Kite Flight” Buy from: eMusic
- Bitstream Dream, “Walls” Buy from: eMusic
- Bitstream Dream, “Darkest Hour”
- Bitstream Dream, “Whirlwind” Buy from: eMusic
Background tracks
- Bitstream Dream, “Downtown”
- Bitstream Dream, “Dectri”
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So you might seen me mention on my Twitter feed this week (and in past weeks) that Verizon DSL service has suddenly become quite useless inside my house. While there’s one local Verizon repairman who’s sympathetic to my cause, my complaints have, for the most part, fallen on deaf ears. I’m sure Verizon would love to offer me FiOS, expect that there’s no timetable at all for FiOS rollout here in Durham, North Carolina.
I would leave Verizon tomorrow, as I’m out of contract, but my only other option is Time Warner Cable, which is more expensive, and their apparent lack of interest in fixing a malfunctioning junction box behind my house is the reason that I switched to Verizon in the first place. So I have two options for high-speed Internet access at my house, and neither of them really work properly. So what do I do now? Seriously, if anyone out there has suggestions, post a comment here, because I’m starting to miss having an Internet connection I can rely on.
Playlist for Dave’s Lounge #168:
- Adam Fielding, "You’re On Your Own" Buy from: iTunes | Magnatune
- Kush, "I’m Not Myself Lately" Buy from: iTunes
- Hands Upon Black Earth, "Some Nights" Buy from: iTunes | eMusic
- My Shadow and I, "He Did It Mostly For Her" Buy from: iTunes
- Under, "Berkeley" Buy from: iTunes | eMusic
- 4 Tunes feat. Deborah Vilchez, "Oir Es Aprender" Buy from: iTunes | eMusic
- Bent, "Sing Me" Buy from: iTunes | eMusic
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Remember a few months back when I did that not-so-chill episode? This week’s show is a little like that. It focuses on the more beat-centric side of downtempo, and while it’s not quite as over the top as #152, it’s still more likely to make your head nod than to bliss you out. And that’s not always such a bad thing…
Playlist for Dave’s Lounge #167:
- The Submarines, "1940 (AmpLive Remix)" Buy from: iTunes | eMusic
- The Disco Builders, "Alone" Buy from: iTunes
- Kutiman, "Escape Route" Buy from: iTunes | eMusic
- Lemonchill, "En Larmes (Side Liner Remix)" Buy from: iTunes | eMusic
- Luxurious, "Dice" Buy from: iTunes | eMusic
- Monodeluxe, "On the Bridge" Buy from: iTunes | eMusic
- Pearlcoder, "Masamba" Buy from: iTunes | eMusic
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This week, I decided to open up the show to the listeners. I put up a call for requests on the Dave’s Lounge Facebook page and listeners pick the tunes they wanted to hear. Those tunes ended up forming a pretty solid mix, so I just got out of the way and let the music play. I’ll be doing this sort of thing again toward the end of the year, when it’s time to put together the 2009 Yearbook episode, so don’t forget to make yourself a fan of this show on Facebook between now and then…
Playlist for Dave’s Lounge #166:
- Natalie Walker, "With You (Dive Index Remix)" Buy from: iTunes
- Sharon Robinson, "Party for the Lonely" Buy from: iTunes | eMusic
- The Shanghai Restoration Project, "Miss Shanghai Revealed" Buy from: iTunes
- Welder, "Rain" Buy from: iTunes | eMusic
- Water, "Evolution"
- Halou, "Honeythief" Buy from: iTunes | eMusic
- Kmotiv, "Something on the Wing" Buy from: iTunes | eMusic
- Show-B & Cyrus, "Stranded" Buy from: iTunes | eMusic
- Line, "1 Night in Tokyo"
- 8mm, "Never Enough" Buy from: iTunes | eMusic
- Groovecatcher, "Intoxicated" Buy from: iTunes | eMusic
- Lal Meri, "Give Me Your Light" Buy from: iTunes | eMusic
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