Fresh post titled Thank You From EFF over at the EFF’s blog gives shout-outs to folks from DEFCON for helping raise money and supporting the foundation. You will see Dual Core mentioned a couple times.
We played two sets at the fundraiser, with the second being a freestyle set for donations. People put money in the cashbox while myself and drraid would freestyle about whatever topic the donor threw at us. The donations went to the EFF on behalf of egyp7, working toward his goal of $1000 USD in EFF donations so that he would get a mohawk.
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
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.
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!
