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Spring Sale Extended

Submitted by Admin on Sun, 13/06/2010 - 12:19

We have some important news for you. As you might have noticed, there was not much activity recently. That's not because we're lazy, we just decided to change a few things.

First the good news: The sale has been extended to infinity. Prices will stay at this level. Cool, isn't it? :)

The bad news: This will be the end of our sales activities. Sold out items will be removed continously until everything is gone. The reason behind this is simple: Prices have fallen so much in recent years that the whole thing is not sustainable anymore. We don't blame anybody, it's just the way the marked develops. And since our music is widely available these days, nothing is lost. You can get it from many different stores online.

This decision has some implications of course. We will have to go back to rely on donations. The future will show how that works out. For the moment, financing is secured. So don't worry, we will stay here. What is great is that we now have much more time to get new music online. Over a hundred new tracks have been uploaded today. More will come. We even think about a second channel. Something like a Creative Commons radio.

So then, enjoy your weekend and don't forget: Keep chilling!

Roberto

Massive Spring Sale

Submitted by nem on Sat, 03/04/2010 - 09:45

Sofaspace is running a massive spring sale. Get any item you want from our store for €10 or less. We mean it, EVERY ITEM, including downlads and cds. If there is something in there you want, get it now!

Recommendations

Submitted by nem on Wed, 17/03/2010 - 06:27

We implemented a recommendation system in the shop last week that will help customers find the music they like. There's a new section at the bottom of every product page which shows matching products according to the current selection. As we heard from many customers, they are often overwhelmed by the size of the catalog. Now you can use the recommendations as a guide. Once you have found something interesting, go on from there and follow the displayed links. That should help.

Here's a screenshot:

This selection is dynamic. You may see other items after a page refresh. And of course it is also possible that you won't see any links at all as we're still building up the database. It is quite small now but will grow over time. Your feedback is always appreciated. If you think the system doesn't work as expected, then let us know.

And since we're talking about recommendations, let me introduce you to a few of the latest records. That's Mick Chillage - Tales from the Igloo to start with and Argaman - My Little Forest. The first is an old school Ambient CD from Psychonavigation. Very good. I enjoyed every second of it. My Litte Forest is a groundbreaking PsyChill release. It reminds me of the first Infected Mushroom CD. Not as hefty, it is still Chill, but I think it will have a similar impact on the Genre as Infected had. Argaman has been writing and playing classical music for more that 10 years before he came to electronic music. You can clearly hear his roots. His style is competely unique.

Then there's Avalon Rising for fans of the World Fusion genre. Also very good. And last but not least Cell's Hanging Masses. A dream of a record. More Ultimae style and not as kitschy as the last one. Definitely worth a try.

Mick Chillage - Tales From The Igloo       Argaman - My Little Forest       Avalon Rising       Cell - Hanging Masses

Bye Bye Spreadshirt

Submitted by nem on Tue, 02/03/2010 - 06:05

Good Morning

Our Spreadshirt page has been removed due to the increasingly bad quality of the delivered items. There's no merchandise available at the moment but we'll see if we can get someone else to produce some nice shirts and mugs or whatever else would make a nice addition to your home. Maybe Cafepress or so. We'll see. However, we also take other donations if you feel generous. ;)

Cheers,
Roberto

More Apps :)

Submitted by nem on Wed, 20/01/2010 - 02:57
ooTunes

Looks like I've hit the nerve with my last post as some readers let me know that there are apparently quite a few useful apps for the iPhone.

This particular baby called ooTunes comes with builtin Sofaspace support. You get the mp3, ogg and aac+ streams directly from their directory. Nice. :)

It's not free though, but it comes with a huge radio directory and they're adding new stations regularly.

UPDATE: If you think of getting this app, then do so today. All earnings go to Haiti relief efforts. Only today 20th January. Thanks!
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