Reflections

Reflections

I have released a new song – [Reflections](https://www.recreantview.org/blog/?page_id=76). Not the usual thumping metal but a good-time acoustic tune. I am quite pleased with it, and it is quite different to my usual style, even the acoustic work I have done....
Getting the new tune…

Getting the new tune…

…is proving difficult right now as [Recreant View](https://www.recreantview.org/) is having DNS problems. Jokosher.org is also having the same DNS quirks. I have copied the new blastbeat-double-bass-drum-metal-tastic tune to jonobacon.com so you can grab it. So,...
Stuff and nonsense

Stuff and nonsense

Wow, seems [my last post](https://archivedblog.jonobacon.com/?p=843) is stirring up the debate, which is great! Thanks for all the excellent comments you folks have added to the the post. Its late here so I will wait until tomorrow to post some replies in the...
Seeded Drum Test

Seeded Drum Test

Recently I have been working on a new song which is very intense on the drums. Tonight I managed to nail it all in time, resulting in pretty achey legs. Anyway, I figured I would put a sampler online as the song won’t be ready for a while due to Christmas....
Dime: Never Forget

Dime: Never Forget

Almost to the day a few years ago, [Dimebag Darrell](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimebag_Darrell) was killed by a crazed fan. I remember minutes before going into an important meeting at OpenAdvantage and getting the news. I was utterly gobsmacked and distressed...
Dime: Never Forget

Off to UDS

Tomorrow I fly out to San Francisco to the [Ubuntu Developer Summit](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuDeveloperSummitMountainView). This is cool for two core reasons: * The Ubuntu Developer Summit and its discussions, [people](https://launchpad.net/sprints/uds-mtv),...