A little over a week ago, Kyle Gabler, one half of the team responsible for the ridiculously fun Wiiware puzzler entitled World of Goo did all Goo fans a HUGE favor and released the World of Goo soundtrack to the public. Oh yeah, he did us an even bigger solid and released it all for free. That’s F-R-E-E, free!

I couldn’t have been happier as I found the musical score to provide the perfect backdrop to World of Goo’s moody and murky story line. The music was just as integral a component to the game as was the building of goo ball walls, bridges and towers. At least all that wrecking my brain in my feeble attempts to move throughout each level in hopes of guiding my precious goo balls to safety was done while listening to the euphonious sounds of Kyle’s cantilena.

I even loved the music so much I took it upon myself to compile some of my favorite Gooey songs into iPhone formatted ringtones. Don’t blame me if you’re missing calls because you simply don’t want to make the melodious music cease. Listen, share, enjoy!

Thank you 2Dboy

Currently playing in iTunes: A Tribute To The Beatminerz by J. Rawls

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**Update May 13, 2010**
New link
I’ve rezipped the file for those still wanting the ringtone set. There’s a total of 12 tones in the set so grab, listen, and be merry

Praise God family, friends and fellow interwebbers! I come greeting you on this, day of our Lord January 5th 2009. As I think back on 2008 I can’t help but to reflect on all the magnificent opportunities that God was able to open up and bless me with.

From shooting / second assisting with various professional photographers, to graduating from graduate school, to realizing my passion for music ministry, and more. I am very grateful for the experiences and look forward to more great things in 09’. I know the ministry will have some very important things going on, mainly the completion of our album and the continuation of being able to share the good news that is Christ.

Things will be divine in 09’!

Peace,

-Carl

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This is a tributary post to an online service that I miss dearly. Muxtape once shined as an independent beacon of art, fostering with its growth, a fresh system of tools for the avid fan, on a quest for musical discovery.  

• EL*7 Kingdom MUSIC — Sunshine (Sky walking interlude) – a beat created one morning, while at moms house. The initial beat was created in about 15 minutes. My process is fast and I rarely go back to tweak beats.
• Dwele — Brandi (feat. Slum Village) – One of my favorite Dwele tracks. It’s a tribute to an old Slum Village vol. 2 track called Go ladies.
• EL*7 Kingdom MUSIC — Fit for Kings – Another beat I created one morning. A quick Earth, Wind, and Fire sample, some drums, and voila!
• Jay Dee — Track 04 – Beat tape donut.
• Flying Lotus — My Room Is White (Flying Lotus Remix) – I love what Flylo was able to accomplish with this track. It’s a great track to run or for studying.
• Afta-1 — Honey Dip – Afta-1 is a relatively new artist I discovered while perusing through myspace. His music is a mellow mix of ill drums, synths, and samples. Music to my ears every listen.
• 14KT — Cherish – My favorite producer coming out of the D. He’s a believer too, which, really shows forth in his humble personality.
• Justice — D.A.N.C.E. – Bangin dance heavy groove. Karim and I are huge Justice fanboys.
• The Smiths — This Charming Man – Merrari first exposed me to this band while in high school. I love their song titles.
• Yeah Yeah Yeahs — Tick – Aggressive alt rock. I love her voice as she belts out these staccato like tones.
• Interpol — All Fired Up – The breakdowns in the song are powerful!
• Bilal — Something To Hold On To –  really slick beat. Bilal came correct on this entire album. 

Oh, how i miss this service. Darn you RIAA and darn you large music companies!!!!

This whole time I’ve been thinking it was QuestLove from The Roots but, its actually another Philadelphia resident by the name of Paul Mawhinney. Very impressive and kinda spooky. Must be the underground cavernous feel of the dwelling, lol.

Who knows what SCO, SP, and myself could accomplish with several hours, an MPC, turntable, and some drums in this place. Hmmmm, I digress.

But impressive, to say the least.

[World's Greatest Music Collection via Nah Right]

This shot was taken while at SCO*ATK’s house over the past weekend. He, SP, and myself are all working collectively on a christian hip-hop album which, is slated for release later this year. More on that later.

In between sessions, I would grab my camera and snap a couple shots of different things around his studio. This particular shot was one of many from the day.

*******UPDATED*******

This is a song from the album that SCO* produced entitled Beware. We’d love to hear what you think.

Here are some others

Simply brilliant!