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My name is Linus Åkesson, though some of you may know me as lft. I live in Lund, Sweden.
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Wings I've lost in dreams
This cryptic is a little different. It's highly inspired by The World's Tallest Cryptic by Ucaoimhu, but there are additional twists. Read more.
Posted Wednesday 6-Jul-2016 23:53, 0 comments.
To Die For
Here's my contribution to the C64 music compo at Gubbdata 2016. It's in the style of a highscore ballad—hence the name—and it ended up on 4th place. Read more.
- To Die For (C64 executable, 4497 bytes)
- To Die For (SID tune, 4734 bytes)
- Linus Akesson - To Die For (MP3, 2.7 MB)
Posted Wednesday 6-Jul-2016 00:14, 0 comments.
Your Heptacular Eyes
Karmic organised a “Non-standard Time Signature Compo” over at CSDb, so of course I couldn't resist making a contribution. Here's my SID tune, which actually ended up on 1st place! Read more.
- Your Heptacular Eyes (C64 executable, 5703 bytes)
- Your Heptacular Eyes (SID tune, 6526 bytes)
- Linus Akesson - Your Heptacular Eyes (MP3, 3.2 MB)
Posted Wednesday 6-Jul-2016 00:14, 0 comments.
A Prehistoric Tale
Jochen Hippel's epic title tune for the Atari ST version of the game A Prehistoric Tale from 1990, played live on two Pocket Operators. Read more.
- A Prehistoric Tale (Pocket Operators) (MP3, 5.7 MB)
- lft_a_prehistoric_tale_po (MPEG-4 video, 166 MB)
Posted Sunday 17-Apr-2016 23:25, 3 comments.
A Computer In My Backpack (And A Chiptune In My Heart)
This was my contribution to the Oldskool Music compo at Revision 2016. It ended up on a 5th place. Read more.
- A Computer In My Backpack (C64 executable file, 4325 bytes)
- A Computer In My Backpack (SID tune, 4990 bytes)
- Linus Akesson - A Computer In My Backpack (MP3, 2.7 MB)
Posted Monday 28-Mar-2016 13:51, 7 comments.
Wintergatan Marble Machine 8-bit jam
Like many others, I was impressed by the Wintergatan Marble Machine and its built-in tune. Here's my 8-bit interpretation of it, played live on Arcade and Robot. Read more.
- Linus Akesson - Wintergatan Marble Machine 8-bit Jam (MP3, 3.8 MB)
Posted Monday 14-Mar-2016 21:54, 2 comments.
Faking Fissile Material
Hoo-ray! It turns out I'm the winner of the 2015 Underhanded C Contest! Check out my contribution below, and see if you can spot the sleight-of-hand. Read more.
Posted Wednesday 3-Feb-2016 22:56, 8 comments.