Shogun 2 – Spring Ambience
When a flower is composed, it does not bloom all at once although the spring has come. Otherwise, yesterday’s friend will become today’s enemy, as yesterday’s flower will become today’s…
Continue readingMBiosec
It took a while to get there but I’ve now graduated from Murdoch University with a Master’s degree in biosecurity. Studying while working full-time is a double-edged sword and studying…
Continue readingFrom the library: c. 2020
I’ve been meaning to keep track of what I’ve been reading for a while and of course keep forgetting. So, for the record here’s what I can recall for 2020…
Continue readingPuerto Pollo Radio
Here’s something different for you. A little bit of foley work and sound design. The inception for this track was wondering what else might play on the radio in Blondebeard’s…
Continue readingMega Monkey Mix 2 – Storm over Blood Island
This is the second installment of the custom Monkey Island ambience I’ve been working on. It features music exclusively from Blood Island which is, without a doubt, most people’s favourite…
Continue readingCooking for Gamers: Bolognese
This is quick, easy and has a lot of room for error. It’s a good recipe for gamers since it can be left to sit once the sauce is done…
Continue readingAugust Smart Lock Review
I’ve been using August’s 3rd Gen smart lock pro for about a year now. I had doubts when I first bought it… here’s my honest review after a year of…
Continue readingThe Ambience of Max Payne
Following on from my Ambience of Monkey Island playlist I decided to start harvesting content from a few other classics that captured mood through audio. MP1 certainly fit that bill….
Continue readingThe Ambience of Jurassic World
Triggered both by my recent purchase of Stern’s new Jurassic Park pinball machine and the fact that I ran out of Curse of Monkey Island scenes to capture, I’ve been…
Continue readingPinball, uh, finds a way
I’d been avoiding looking at pinball news and for-sale listings for quite a while. I’m not entirely sure why I decided to check Stern’s site one morning, but I did….
Continue readingFYRTUR Smart Blinds from IKEA
I took the plunge and bought some of the new Fyrtur smart blinds from IKEA. Turns out they’re great!
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