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Blank Artists: "Primates Love Fun"

Here is a dark, minimal and moody compilation from the Detroit-based Blank Artist crew featuring Josh Cummings, Josh Dahlberg and Codine. Blank Artists was born in 2005 as an art/music collective focusing on visual art and music with an eclectic perspective that showcases electronic music of the down-tempo, funk, house, and techno varieties. Blank Artists: Primates Love Fun [MORE INFO]

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IDM / Ambient mix by Jancek

1) Infinitescale: “Jaw Break” /Toytronic/ 2) Ether: “X-Kick” /Quasi Quasar/ 3) Bundok:”Vanishing Point“ /Cusp/ 4) Endorphins: “Title Based Words” /Taming Textures/ 5) Urban Tribe: “Night Scope” /Rephlex/ 6) Yunx: “Hesie” /Yunx/ 7) Beneath Autumn Sky “Bluestreams” /Hefty/ 8) Cim: “Cable Car” /Focus/ 9) Anthony Shakir: “Cowboy” /Klang Elektronik/ 10) Harmonic 313: “Problem 1” /Warp/ 11) VDA: “Massaye” /Toolbox Ltd/ 12) MDK: “Vreme” /WéMé/ 13) While: “Hex2“ /Chocolate Industries/ 14) Urban Tribe: “Quantum Encryption” /Trust/ 15)…

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Free remix release by the Heaven Seventies

Here’s a cool remix project I participated in for my friends The Heaven Seventies. My version of “The Coldest Day of the Year” is a micro-sampled techno version. Enjoy! 1. In the Morning Light …the epic baroque version by Fyll Kyllynz 2. Coldest Day of the Year …buzzed yet grounded by Slava 3. Devotion …taking you back to my house mix by Honeycutt 4. Coldest Day of the Year …unraveled and redesigned by Quantazelle 5.…

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Valentine's Day "Science Project"

Here is a great science project-inspired Valentine’s Day card from one geeky-yet-considerate husband with a sense of humor to his overworked wife. Click on the image for a bigger version so you can read the hypothesis, variables, and eventual conclusion. My hypothesis is that if I help with the kids when I get home from work, Mindy will be happier than if I sit on the couch, or check my email. Turns out my hypothesis…

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Liz Revision font: give yourself a headache

(and if you can’t read that:) Hey, feel like forging Liz Revision notes and legal documents? Now you can with the Liz Revision font, called, surprisingly, “Liz Revision.” Awfully clever, I know. LizRevision.ttf [DOWNLOAD] And if you’d rather see your printing while you’re typing (I sure wouldn’t-my printing is goofy and I would surely give myself a headache), I’d recommend you visit the site where I made mine, yourfonts.com. You download a template, fill it…

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Weekends matter with the Twelve calendar

Here is a great calendar if you love striking graphic design and hate your 9 to 5. The Twelve calendar is available to download for free below and is designed to be printed at A1 size in black. The calendar takes on the simple form of black circles that represent every Saturday and Sunday of the entire year. The poster features the typeface Apex New available at www.vllg.com [DOWNLOAD]

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Free ambient electronics in compilation format: IDMF02: Concord

Here is a free, ambient, melodic, MP3 compilation from the members of theIDM Forums, Concord. Concord is pure sonic experimentation at its finest, an ambient journey of vibrant soundscapes that tear the very fabric of time & space, taking your ears to places you never thought existed. This release will tap into your emotions, put a smile on your face & help you appreciate the sheer beauty that these 14 artists have crafted. Concord is…

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