Couple of things I just discovered recently, that I thought I should share on my sort-of-dying blog (hey, I have exams!)
First up - iPhone App.
"Moodagent - Automatic Playlist DJ for your music, your mood" (whoa, that's a mouthful) is an alternative to the Genius playlist maker. It uses 5 'mood' scores (Sensual, Tender, Joy, Aggressive, Tempo) to make up a playlist of 25 songs, based on what's on your iPod touch/iPhone. You'll need more than 25 songs, and you'll need to make sure they've all got accurate metadata (or your results will just be rubbish - rubbish in, rubbish out). But the great thing is that you can save the playlist in-app, and then you have a setlist for whatever mood you configured! Oh, do get this app quick, because it's FREE (for now).
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Next up, music.
I know that by now, you're probably getting sick of me expressing my addiction to Owl City. Hey, there's nothing wrong with uplifting music being piped into my ears. But now, I found an antidote to my Owl City drug.
It's an up-and-coming electronica (oh goodie!) band from Manchester, and they're called Delphic. They were 3rd in the BBC Sound of Music 2010 round-up (if you didn't read about the BBC Sound of 2010, I suggest you do. It's basically a title which goes to a music act that's been predicted by most of the music 'geniuses' of the UK, ranging from radio DJs to journalists, to do very well in 2010 on the UK charts.), but what makes them different from number 2 and 1 is that they actually have an album out now. It's called "Acolyte", and it doesn't have a cheerful tracklist (that's quite evident when you look at the album art, actually). It's intense, it's dark, and yet, it didn't fall into the 'overly emo' trap (I'm looking at you, Paramore). It's a new band with a promising future, at least in 2010, if not in this decade. And they've been off to a great start. Rating: 9/10
I especially recommend these tracks from the album: Doubt, This Momentary, Acolyte.
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One last thing.
As you probably know, there was an earthquake of magnitude 7.0 on the Richter Scale that struck Haiti on 12 January 2010. The death toll has been estimated to be in the thousands, and there is a desperate need to get aid into the country as quickly as possible. So let's all help in whatever way we can, little or big.
If you'd like to donate to support the disaster relief efforts in Haiti, there are a number of ways to do it, including some online means of donation. Google has links for donations to UNICEF and CARE; In the UK, 12 charities have come together to raise funds for their efforts in Haiti via DEC (Disasters Emergency Committee); if you shop on iTunes, you might have seen the link on the iTunes Store which lets you donate to the American Red Cross.
At this point, I also hope we can pray for the survivors in Haiti, the leaders in Haiti, as well as those involved in the relief efforts in Haiti. Let's pray for peace and stability in the country as recovery efforts are underway. Let's pray that the people of Haiti can pick up the pieces and get back on their feet as swiftly as possible, as they continue on their pathway of progress.
Let's support each other, especially in times of need.
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