Dual Core

I had a blast, as usual, rapping at Penguicon this weekend.  A few people sent me this video from TimeShredder so I wanted to pass it along :]

A rather flattering review of Next Level was dropped on us by none other than Hex of Nerdapalooza. As Nerdapalooza is one of the quintessential nerd music festivals, it is recommended that the A-game be brought in all dealings with Hex and the crew.  Fortunately, that seems to be what we bring, on each album apparently:

I have been a fan of these guys since the drop of their first album, Zero One.

It (Next Level) is an amazing album, but frankly it NEEDED to be if it was going to be able to compete with Lost Reality

Read the full review, or just buy the album :]

-eighty

1. Shael Riley & The Double Ice Backfire, Dual Core, Mona Medusa
2. Blue Rock Tavern (in Northside) at 4112 Hamilton Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45223
3. December 26, 2009 at 9:00 PM, ages 21+
4. ?????
5. Profit

A most splendiferous review of Next Level was just posted over at Radio Free Complex by the man ComplexedOne.  The tl;dr is we got a 5/5.  But since it’s a track-by-track review, I strongly urge you to go read his insights.

It was really difficult for me to pick an excerpt, but I’m feeling a bit plucky, so I’ll just mention that the review states the following:

Next Level is just that, the next level of nerdcore.

I would pat myself on the back, but I’ve gotta get back to hacking.

-eighty

I have them.  Lots of them, apparently.

After finishing an upgrade of some plugins, I was thinking about how awesome the past couple months have been.  From hanging with my hacker friends in San Diego and Nashville, to reuniting with my nerdcore friends in Pensacola, East Lansing, and Cincinnati; my life has been pretty great.

Playing shows is one of my favorite things to do.  I love rapping, and I love meeting people.  Nothing major there, true; but the fact that people appreciate, enjoy, and support the music that we make in our spare time is a reality with which I may never come to terms.  c64 and I really are just two guys who happen to like both technology and music; and it is an indescribably awesome feeling to know that other people enjoy our take on it, and share in it with us.

We are lucky to have such phenomenal fans and to be surrounded by such genuinely fantastic people.  Thank you for making everything so amazing!

-eighty