christophertin
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Hello Civ fans,
This is Christopher Tin here. I believe some of you may know me as the guy who wrote 'Baba Yetu', the menu theme to Civ IV.
I've been chatting with some of the Mods about my brand new album release, and they invited me to post here on the forum, and maybe talk about it a little, answer any questions, and generally just hang with you guys for a bit.
My new album is called 'God of Love'--it's the debut release from my electronica duo Stereo Alchemy. (For those of you who know my album Calling All Dawns, it's a partnership with Kametron, who played and programmed percussion on the album.) It's not an orchestral album like Calling All Dawns is--it's sort of a fusion of trip hop, synth pop, and post punk. Or to put it another way, if you like bands like Massive Attack, Portishead, Nine Inch Nails, The Postal Service, and M83, you might find something in there that appeals to you.

You can get a free download of our title track 'God of Love' just be clicking the picture above and going to our website. Just enter in your email address, and we'll send you an MP3. (You can also get a free download of our song 'A Rapture' by liking our Facebook page: facebook.com/stereoalchemy)
Another interesting thing about the album: all the lyrics are taken from Renaissance and Romantic Era poetry. A little known fact is that I was an English Literature major (in addition to being a music major) in college, and I actually spent several months at Oxford studying Romantic literature with the grand nephew of William Wordsworth. So I finally got to put my English major to good use.
We took poems about love and death, from authors like Christina Rossetti, John Donne, and Lord Byron, and turned them into these dark, brooding trip hop songs. And it works!
Anyway, I'm here for the next couple weeks, if anyone wants to ask any questions about the new album, Calling All Dawns, what the Grammys are like, or even Civ/gaming questions. I think the Mods have some other fun things planned too, so be on the lookout for those.
Best,
Chris
This is Christopher Tin here. I believe some of you may know me as the guy who wrote 'Baba Yetu', the menu theme to Civ IV.
I've been chatting with some of the Mods about my brand new album release, and they invited me to post here on the forum, and maybe talk about it a little, answer any questions, and generally just hang with you guys for a bit.

My new album is called 'God of Love'--it's the debut release from my electronica duo Stereo Alchemy. (For those of you who know my album Calling All Dawns, it's a partnership with Kametron, who played and programmed percussion on the album.) It's not an orchestral album like Calling All Dawns is--it's sort of a fusion of trip hop, synth pop, and post punk. Or to put it another way, if you like bands like Massive Attack, Portishead, Nine Inch Nails, The Postal Service, and M83, you might find something in there that appeals to you.

You can get a free download of our title track 'God of Love' just be clicking the picture above and going to our website. Just enter in your email address, and we'll send you an MP3. (You can also get a free download of our song 'A Rapture' by liking our Facebook page: facebook.com/stereoalchemy)
Another interesting thing about the album: all the lyrics are taken from Renaissance and Romantic Era poetry. A little known fact is that I was an English Literature major (in addition to being a music major) in college, and I actually spent several months at Oxford studying Romantic literature with the grand nephew of William Wordsworth. So I finally got to put my English major to good use.

Anyway, I'm here for the next couple weeks, if anyone wants to ask any questions about the new album, Calling All Dawns, what the Grammys are like, or even Civ/gaming questions. I think the Mods have some other fun things planned too, so be on the lookout for those.
Best,
Chris