tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post116125150225949933..comments2023-11-02T12:15:47.847+00:00Comments on Quinquireme: Patroclocast 1patroclushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01933476561340044351noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1164573137412118052006-11-26T20:32:00.000+00:002006-11-26T20:32:00.000+00:00Ah, that would make sense OPC, since you once said...Ah, that would make sense OPC, since you once said you had a thing about violins in pop music. Well, you probably didn't say 'pop music', but it was something along those lines.<BR/><BR/>Glad you like it anyway. I'm working on another one, but I'm finding it terribly difficult.<BR/><BR/>Hm, might go and have another go of Pandora now.patroclushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01933476561340044351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1164572567673812082006-11-26T20:22:00.000+00:002006-11-26T20:22:00.000+00:00Downloaded it ages ago, but have only just got aro...Downloaded it ages ago, but have only just got around to listening.* Excellent stuff. Will definitely have to add Matson Jones and Lovage to my Pandora station, and trawl the usual sources for cheap CDs. That Her Space Holiday track's growing on me too. <BR/><BR/><BR/>*was waiting 'til I could face an hour or few of technological faffery, incompetently trying to convert m4a to mp3.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1162164233005684412006-10-29T23:23:00.000+00:002006-10-29T23:23:00.000+00:00I just-well technically a week ago- came back from...I just-well technically a week ago- came back from Iceland where I saw Tilly and the Wall as part of the Airwaves festival and they cheered me up no end.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1161953108872850142006-10-27T13:45:00.000+01:002006-10-27T13:45:00.000+01:00The cover of "Poison" cracked me up (so "yay!" for...The cover of "Poison" cracked me up (so "yay!" for putting that on there), not because it is intrinsically funny, but because I'm an Alice Cooper fan and apt to sing snatches of his songs. It's funny how his rock songs can be turned into ballads (same happened with "Only Women Bleed").llewtrahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06056744147599140057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1161854451284665082006-10-26T10:20:00.000+01:002006-10-26T10:20:00.000+01:00My pleasure! I have another one in the making eve...My pleasure! I have another one in the making even now...got to get them out of my system before I return to the Land Of No Broadband on Wednesday.patroclushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01933476561340044351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1161854190836375382006-10-26T10:16:00.000+01:002006-10-26T10:16:00.000+01:00I downloaded Free Mp3 Wma Converter after reading ...I downloaded Free Mp3 Wma Converter after reading numerous reviews and converted it to mp3 format and am now playing it as I type this. Brilliant Patroclus. Thank you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1161850670809439212006-10-26T09:17:00.000+01:002006-10-26T09:17:00.000+01:00Billy suggested Xilisoft to me and that worked. I...Billy suggested Xilisoft to me and that worked. It must be a fairly recent program as I downloaded lots of conversion routines during Xmas last year while I was bored and none handled mp4. It sometimes crashes in the middle of long files, but usually converts on the next attempt (so don't check the "delete original file" box!)<BR/><BR/>The iTunes copy protection format has now been cracked allowing music to be moved to different platforms for playing. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6083110.stmllewtrahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06056744147599140057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1161847047801849182006-10-26T08:17:00.000+01:002006-10-26T08:17:00.000+01:00I know, Llewtrah, it's rubbish, isn't it? I use i...I know, Llewtrah, it's rubbish, isn't it? I use iTunes, so everything is in m4a format, and I can't work out how to turn it back into mp3.<BR/><BR/>There goes all my cred as a) someone who knows anything about technology, b) someone who knows anything about music, and c) someone who knows anything about the wibbly world of 'social media'.<BR/><BR/>It's probably also about time that I confessed that James actually made the podcast for me, as I couldn't work out how to edit all the songs together in Audacity (extra shame for me as Annie Slaminsky told me it was dead easy).<BR/><BR/>Doh.patroclushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01933476561340044351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1161809054074062122006-10-25T21:44:00.000+01:002006-10-25T21:44:00.000+01:00Only downside is the m4a (mp4) format :( I only h...Only downside is the m4a (mp4) format :( I only have mp3 so have to convert it to audio CD for in-car listening. Even dbPowerAmp, which converts just about anything, doesn't seem to convert mp4 direct to mp3llewtrahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06056744147599140057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1161715558942724762006-10-24T19:45:00.000+01:002006-10-24T19:45:00.000+01:00Thank you Valerie. They are indeed all ace. If I ...Thank you Valerie. They are indeed all ace. If I was going to recommend an album from this lot, it would probably be Husky Rescue's 'Country Falls', which is just lovely. Or Howe Gelb's 'Sno Angel Like You', which is totally outstanding from start to finish. Or indeed Barry Adamson's 'As Above, So Below', because Barry Adamson is a god amongst men.<BR/><BR/>Um, you'll probably find slightly more insightful reviews on Pitchfork.patroclushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01933476561340044351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1161714148043425092006-10-24T19:22:00.000+01:002006-10-24T19:22:00.000+01:00Awesome podcast! Now I have a bunch of new albums...Awesome podcast! Now I have a bunch of new albums I must buy. I like it all best, but maybe especially Husky Rescue and Matson Jones. Oh and Ladytron. Oh and Barry Adamson. Oh and...Valerie Policharhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06235536374093188620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1161632692637938312006-10-23T20:44:00.000+01:002006-10-23T20:44:00.000+01:00Downloaded and installed for on way to work listen...Downloaded and installed for on way to work listening. From the listing it promises to be a treat.Billyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17841187654606981532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1161612301099779472006-10-23T15:05:00.000+01:002006-10-23T15:05:00.000+01:00Liked them all but loved the flamenco one, the cat...Liked them all but loved the flamenco one, the cat one and the one with cellos especially.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1161594397054052982006-10-23T10:06:00.000+01:002006-10-23T10:06:00.000+01:00ah, i see.my favorite word is 'dipthong,' followed...ah, i see.<BR/><BR/>my favorite word is 'dipthong,' followed closely by 'Molybdenum.'Moominmamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11750304448922417139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1161536007685336132006-10-22T17:53:00.000+01:002006-10-22T17:53:00.000+01:00Songs with swearing - brilliant.Shame I can't list...Songs with swearing - brilliant.<BR/><BR/>Shame I can't listen.Spinsterellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08611660308963083276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1161535217451040512006-10-22T17:40:00.000+01:002006-10-22T17:40:00.000+01:00A quinquireme (or, more correctly, quinquereme) wa...A quinquireme (or, more correctly, quinquereme) was an ancient Greek ship with five tiers of oars. A quadrireme is the same, only with four tiers of oars. And thence down to trireme, bireme and - apparently - unireme.<BR/><BR/>It doesn't have any particular significance to me, other than that it's my favourite word.patroclushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01933476561340044351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1161534530968779892006-10-22T17:28:00.000+01:002006-10-22T17:28:00.000+01:00Patroclus, what does Quinquireme mean? Enquiring (...Patroclus, what does Quinquireme mean? Enquiring (and uneducated minds) want to know.Moominmamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11750304448922417139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1161533412105134862006-10-22T17:10:00.000+01:002006-10-22T17:10:00.000+01:00Thanks W. and chatterbox. I too listened to it on...Thanks W. and chatterbox. I too listened to it on my mega-walk through Hammersmith, Kensington, Notting Hill and Shepherd's Bush this morning, and it kept me trundling along at a brisk pace, pausing only to notice that Waterstone's Notting Hill Gate's 'local author of the month' is toffee-nosed posho Tom Parker-Bowles. Bleurgh.patroclushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01933476561340044351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1161532022579330452006-10-22T16:47:00.000+01:002006-10-22T16:47:00.000+01:00Thank you for this - I have been marking mediocre ...Thank you for this - I have been marking mediocre coursework all day and your podcast made it all seem much better, even on a rainy Sunday afternoon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1161524729080284192006-10-22T14:45:00.000+01:002006-10-22T14:45:00.000+01:00Brilliant!Brilliant!Wyndhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06682812260329010391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1161518270152846912006-10-22T12:57:00.000+01:002006-10-22T12:57:00.000+01:00Brilliant, downloading as we speak. Bloody slowly,...Brilliant, downloading as we speak. Bloody slowly, damn pipex and their lies.<BR/>That's my trip to work sorted. Sorry not to hear non-sequiteurs regarding Alan Turing dropped in amongst the musical gems, but you can't have everything. can you?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1161508396490330322006-10-22T10:13:00.000+01:002006-10-22T10:13:00.000+01:00Yes, Garageband just decided that was what it was ...Yes, Garageband just decided that was what it was called. And who am I to argue, even if it's really more of a Swamp of Sexy Happiness rather than gloom and despair.<BR/><BR/>I can do a gloom and despair podcast, though, no bother. And I probably will.patroclushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01933476561340044351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1161507774776570392006-10-22T10:02:00.000+01:002006-10-22T10:02:00.000+01:00Hurrah! I am taking it to the gym with me. Interes...Hurrah! I am taking it to the gym with me. <BR/><BR/>Interestingly, the file has uploaded as "The Swamp of Gloom and Despair" - was this intentional? <BR/><BR/>(Thank you for your kind words.)Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15941917503687179585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1161500951362316462006-10-22T08:09:00.000+01:002006-10-22T08:09:00.000+01:00Whales: Woo!Nibus: Oo, make a mowercast!Whales: Woo!<BR/><BR/>Nibus: Oo, make a mowercast!patroclushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01933476561340044351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-1161465572914681942006-10-21T22:19:00.000+01:002006-10-21T22:19:00.000+01:00At first I thought it said 'Qualcast'. Which made ...At first I thought it said 'Qualcast'. Which made me think there are no pop songs about mowers. I have some (er, not strictly falling into either 'pop' or 'song') that <I>sound</I> like mowers, however.nibushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09749800344875079722noreply@blogger.com