Musaic Box is a puzzle game that uses music to define the pieces. Find outlines for songs, and then try to put them together...very fun and addicting. Don't try to play with the sound off obviously.
posted by schyler523
on Jan 27, 2012 -
6 comments
Twenty years ago today, the gaming world saw the launch of a truly landmark title:
Sonic the Hedgehog. Developed as a vehicle for a new Sega mascot, the fluid, vibrant, cheery-tuned wonderland swiftly became the company's flagship product, inspiring over the ensuing decades
an increasingly convoluted universe of TV shows,
comic books, and dozens of games on a variety of systems (all documented in
this frighteningly comprehensive TVTropes portal). And while in recent years the series has turned out
more and more mediocre 3D and RPG efforts, the original games remain crown jewels of the 16-bit era. So why not kick off this anniversary by replaying the titles that started it all for free in your browser:
Sonic the Hedgehog (1991),
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (1992),
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (1994),
Sonic & Knuckles (1994). Or click inside for music, remakes, and other fun stuff!
[more inside]
posted by Rhaomi
on Jun 23, 2011 -
71 comments
The IDEA - The Indian Documentary of Electronic Arts - Seven somewhat dated collections of essays, music, videos, and thought curated and designed by Shankar Barua, backed by totally awesome early Internet-era graphics, and hosted at
Laurie Spiegel's also-rad
retiary.org.
Please note that many individual pages of The IDEA gazettes are very-very heavily loaded, by [2001's] WWWeb standards, with images/audio/video. In other words, if you can get past ugly old broken HTML and auto-playing music, you may find a lot to like in here.
posted by carsonb
on May 4, 2010 -
3 comments
iNudge Is a software music toy that lets you create and share short snippets of music.
posted by empath
on Sep 25, 2009 -
21 comments
Lullatone are a half-Japanese, half-American duo based in Japan who make music that can probably best be described as twee folktronica; a recent EP of theirs is titled "Little Songs About Raindrops". And now, you can make your own with
their Raindrop Melody Maker Flash web toy, which looks a bit like a pastel-coloured
Tenori-On:
posted by acb
on Jun 4, 2009 -
9 comments
The Turn is the latest creation from multi-media singer/artist
Fredo Viola. Using multi-track recordings of his voice in rich harmony, coupled with unusual video vignettes,
The Turn [flash] offers a dozen performances of Viola's interesting integration of voice and visual artistry. His first album was just released this week on iTunes and includes works like
The Sad Song.
posted by netbros
on Dec 12, 2008 -
9 comments
Auditorium is a musical flash game where you influence a stream of particles with gravity-based nodes. A steady stream of particles past a collector enables a layer of music. Good fun!
Via Jay is Games
posted by closetphilosopher
on Nov 21, 2008 -
15 comments
Monday got you stressed? Tired of all the politicking?
Here's something to help you relax. Remember, just like real life, yellow is good, purple is gooder and red is bad.
posted by oxford blue
on May 25, 2008 -
32 comments
"Not much chance for survival, if the
Neon Bible is right." Presented by
Arcade Fire which is a
band that hails out of Montreal. Okay. So I'm easily
entertained, but you will believe a turkey can roast marshmallows. Requires flash.
posted by ZachsMind
on Oct 15, 2007 -
45 comments
Notessimo is a quick and easy flash music creator. Lots of different instruments to choose from. You can even share your
ear-piercing horrors soulful tunes!
posted by Kattullus
on Aug 2, 2007 -
12 comments
Radio Sherpa We show you what is playing on your favorite radio station right now. If you see a song or program that you like, just click on the album art to make your selection. You can play the song, learn more about the artist or song, or even buy it. Only in Boston at the moment.
posted by srboisvert
on Oct 4, 2006 -
5 comments
Inner City Youth, London "In 2002,
Simon Wheatley began photographing London's publich housing developments...and was able to obtain a level of intimacy with his subjects that provides a true picture of the daunting project of growing up in the intimate confines of drug use, societal neglect, and poverty."
This (Flash-based) narrated slideshow features Wheatley's work, and is a look at the culture...and also the music (
grime) "as an artistic response to the place and circumstance, an expression of the violence, bleakness, and neglect..." (via
Future Feeder)
posted by tpl1212
on Jul 20, 2006 -
38 comments
MusicLens enables users to find pieces of music using very vaguely described criteria, such as loudness (perceived volume), mood or purpose. The search or recommendations query can be enhanced or limited by adjusting the ten control sliders.
Example : All slow titles by Madonna from the 90s that also sound sexy. (Note: FLASH)
posted by crunchland
on Jul 11, 2006 -
15 comments
MusicTheory.net - Posted in a comment
here, I thought I'd give it an FPP considering it
may have just saved my butt on an exam. MusicTheory.net is an excellent, step-by-step resource for students, amateurs, and aesthetes of all levels. The site is flash, but provides not only lessons but training sessions and other resources as well (including a
staff paper generator).
For those who would like some other resources,
ilearnmusic.com has
lessons, including a section on
Music Theory 101 (with a few
nice links, as well).
Dolmetsch online offers
extensive information, including a section demystifying
guitar tabs for those of us who don't play. And, of course, the wikipedia has a fairly extensive list of
external links in their article, including several journals for those more advanced theorists out there. [
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posted by Eideteker
on Apr 10, 2006 -
13 comments
War Photographer is an awesome, viking-filled flash animated music video directed by Joel Trussell for musician Jason Forrest. (quicktime)
via
posted by maryh
on Oct 14, 2005 -
22 comments
Pandora. Bound to draw comparisons to
Last.fm,
LAUNCHcast, and
Musicplasma, Pandora (formerly Savage Beast) is a music discovery web application that recommends music based not on popularity, usage habits of other users, or genres/categories but on the deconstructed elements of how the music itself sounds. Fruit of the
Music Genome Project, music analysts have for more than five years spent 20 minutes analyzing each song in its ever-growing database for nearly 400 distinct attributes, so when you ask it, "Why is this song playing?" It answers, "Based on what you've told us so far, we're playing this track because it features electronica influences, mild rhythmic syncopation, surreal lyrics, use of call-and-response vocals, and string section beds." (YES! Thank you!) Currently live on public beta.
[Flash, 128kbps streams]
posted by Lush
on Aug 29, 2005 -
44 comments
Music Hurts is a new online music magazine that looks to examine the impact of music on society and culture. The articles cover topics such as band logos, female drummers, baile funk, Old Dirty Bastard (RIP!), Heavy Metal and Rap around the globe, and Iggy Pop. Lots of great stuff here, that is if you can get past the arty flash layout. Via
OneLouder.
posted by Quartermass
on Jul 25, 2005 -
7 comments
Gallery 41 A jazz photography collection covering the past quarter-century and over 150 artists. Hear musical excerpts and highlights of recorded conversations as you explore.
posted by LinusMines
on Jun 15, 2005 -
8 comments
