22 Jul 2010 - Cyberpunks Released

I mentioned something on my blog a few months ago about a community compilation CD that Joseph Labrecque of Fractured Vision Media was putting on, and that I was going to be submitting a track to it. Well, the compilation CD is now released! There are some really great tracks on it and a lot of work went into its production. You can find more info on it, as well as download the music, here: Emergent Collective One

The song I submitted was a brand new one called Cyberpunks, a track with vocoded voices, an expansive sound, and an interesting look at the world today. You can read more about the work that went on behind the scenes to produce it, as well as download the track in a few formats, on my latest blog post.

28 Jan 2010 - New Song Released: Battery

A new song is being released today called “Battery”. It won’t be appearing on my latest album, but it was good enough that I figured I should release it. Since it had been such a long time since I worked on one, I thought it would be fun to write a progressive trance song this time around. The result is “Battery”, a song named after a piece of software I love to use. As usual, it’s released under the Creative Commons 3.0 Attribute-ShareAlike license.

Also, if you haven’t yet, don’t forget to become a fan on Facebook!

Enjoy!

04 Jan 2010 - Inside The Beat Promo Images

I’ve added a new section to the website: Galleries! This is where you can find any images (and soon videos) related to Partition 36. To get you started, I’ve uploaded some awesome promotional images for the upcoming album Inside The Beat. These were shot by my good friend Curt Richter, so many thanks to him!

28 Nov 2009 - New Song, New Album, and More

Lots of updates today!

First off, I have a new song available called “Inside The Beat”. This is my latest track, and it’s a bit different in that it actually has lyrics. I also experimented with a darker, EBM-inspired sound, so I hope everyone enjoys it. The song is available a few paragraphs down at the bottom of this news update and can be played directly in your browser.

I’ve also gone back and re-did part of the last song I released, “Crystallis”. This new version is also at the bottom of this post and can be played in your browser.

Both of these song are off the new album, which I sort of mentioned in passing in the last news update. Now that I have three songs finished for it, as well as part of the artwork, I think it’s safe for me to announce it. The title of the new album will be Inside The Beat, and will likely feature between 12 and 14 tracks. This will also be the first album where I have actual lyrics (as you can already hear today), and will also be the first one where you can purchase a physical copy if you desire.

This is because today, I’m also announcing the opening of the Official Partition 36 Merchandise Store! There aren’t many designs right now (I admit that I am by no means a graphics designer), but you can help support Partition 36 by buying a t-shirt, water bottle, coffee cup, or even a physical copy of my previous EP, Opcode-1.

Anyways, on to the songs. As usual, you can get the song in either Ogg Vorbis or Mp3 format, and you can make as many copies as like. A high-quality FLAC copy will be available only once the album is finished.

Also, if you haven’t yet, don’t forget to become a fan on Facebook!

Enjoy!

16 Oct 2009 - New Song Released: Crystallis

I was hoping to release something a sooner, but I’ve been pretty sick all week. Still, better late than never, right?

So this song is off the new album I’m working on. From the start I decided that I didn’t want to overdo anything on it, so I kept the instrumentation pretty simple. The bass was a pattern I just sort of randomly came up with while messing around with my PolyEvolver keyboard (which is what provides the final sound), with the rest of the song developing from there.

This time around I’m going to embed the song into this new item, as well as offer a separate download link, so that it can be played directly from your browser. As usual, you can get the song in either Ogg Vorbis or Mp3 format, and you can make as many copies as like. A high-quality FLAC copy will be available only once the album is finished.

Also, if you haven’t yet, don’t forget to become a fan on Facebook! There’s a link to the official Partition 36 Facebook Page on the right.

Enjoy!

09 Aug 2009 - New Single Released: I Love Penguins - The Remixes

To go along with the recent release of Opcode-1, I’ve created a set of remixes of the song “I Love Penguins”. Along with the original song, the single contains three new mixes: Vocal-less Mix, Dirty Mix, and Electro Mix. You can listen to the songs directly in your browser, download them individually as mp3 or Ogg Vorbis files, or download the entire album in either mp3 for FLAC format.

Visit the album's page for more info and downloads.

The album is released 100% free of charge under the Creative Commons 3.0 Attribute-ShareAlike license, which means you can make as many copies as like. So please be sure to share the album!

24 Jul 2009 - Help Support Partition 36

Partition 36 is maturing as I become much more involved with it. Unfortunately, keeping it running takes money. Equipment breaks down, software needs upgrading, and this website needs to stay running. Also, I’m beginning to plan live shows in the near future, but the labor and additional equipment will need to be paid for.

I would love to keep releasing my music for free, but it’s going to take some help from Partition 36’s fans.

If you would like to support Partition 36, you can do so by visiting the donate page. Just click the button and donate as much as you’d like.

Help keep Partition 36 running!

EDIT: Fixed the link above and on the right. Sorry about that!

09 Jul 2009 - Partition 36 is Now On YouTube

Partition 36 now has an official YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/partition36. Here you can find a few of my favorite tracks (with more to come soon), and eventually any music videos that get created of my songs. Please share this with all your friends and enjoy!

06 Jul 2009 - New EP Released! - Opcode-1

I’m proud to announce Partition 36’s newest release, Opcode-1! This EP contains six tracks in total, which consist of three completely new tracks, one remix from the last album, (incf partition-36), and two remastered tracks written before Partition 36 existed. As usual, you can listen to the songs directly in your browser, download them individually as mp3 or Ogg Vorbis files, or download the entire album in either mp3 for FLAC format.

EPs are something new that I’m trying out. The idea is that I can make releases more often, and also have a place for remixes and remastered songs from the past. A few of the brand new songs on EPs may end up on the next full album, or they may not. You’ll just have to stick around to find out ;^)

The album is released 100% free of charge under the Creative Commons 3.0 Attribute-ShareAlike license, which means you can make as many copies as like. So please be sure to share the album!

03 Jul 2009 - Get Your Geek On With This New Song

I’ve completed another new track, I Love Penguins, which is available for download on the Latest Music podcast. You can also freely download the track directly here (mp3), and as an Ogg Vorbis file from here.

The track uses samples from the Going Linux podcast by Larry Bushey and Tom Chaudoir, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

29 Jun 2009 - DS-10 Songs Page

There has been another update to the discography page, this time to include some new track releases. Every once in a while I’ll write a song using nothing but the Korg DS-10 software for the Nintendo DS. They’re not the greatest, but I’ve decided to make them available for download.

As with my other albums, these can also be listened to directly in the browser. Check out the DS-10 page!

25 Jun 2009 - Discography Page Updated

The discography page has been updated and cleaned up a bit. In addition to each album being on its own page, all Partition 36 tracks can be played directly in your browser. The only caveat is that you either need a very modern browser that supports HTML 5 (such as Firefox 3.5), or you need to have the Flash plugin installed.

Songs can still be downloaded individually, as either an mp3 file or (now) an Ogg Vorbis file.

Check out the Discography page!