1. It's a new EP by Gerador Zero.

2. It's the first line of all scripts on Linux/Unix that make use of the Bash shell, a fundamental piece of the GNU system.

The EP has this name because:

1. I'm a geek and I've been trying to make some tracks about GNU/Linux for some time.

2. Weird names are cool (If you don't believe it, ask Aphex Twin).

Why do the tracks have these strange names?

It's a Bash script. If you write this inside a text file and run it on Linux (or MacOS X, or Windows with Cygwin), it will work perfectly. What does it do? Well, if you know Bash, you already know. If you don't, I'll explain it:

#!/bin/bash
(Tells the system to use Bash to run this script)

for x in *.wav; do
(Do the following with all .wav files:)

oggenc -q 6 $x
(Convert it to OGG Vorbis with quality 6)

rm $x
(Delete the original .wav)

done
(Self-explanatory)

Obviously you'll need oggenc for it to work, but most Linux flavors come with it pre-installed.

But this could be done on a single line!

I know, but a CD with just one song isn't that much interesting.

Hey, these are not MP3... how can I play them?

From the start: OGG Vorbis is a format that does exactly the same as MP3, only better. You can rip your CDs to *.ogg and share them with Kazaa/Soulseek/whatever exactly the same way as with MP3. Apart from the better sound, another advantage is that while MP3 is proprietary (e.g., if you make a program or appliance that uses MP3 you need to pay royalties to the creators of the format), OGG is completely free (as in beer *AND* as in speech) and based on open source code.

Because of this, most of the current players support OGG:

Windows

- Winamp version 2.89 and up plays OGG out of the box without additional plugins.

- If you want a very fast and complete player without the eye-candy, try Foobar2000. I use it and can't recommend it enough!

- Nero Burning Rom burns OGG directly to audio CDs using a plugin that you can download here.

- Windows Media Player is the absolute worst player in the whole existence and should be deleted without remorse. There are some plugins to make it play OGG, but I'm really acting on humanity's behalf making you download a decent player. Trust me.

Macintosh

- iTunes can play OGG using this plugin. And if you're really a Mac user you ONLY use iTunes, JUST iTunes, NOTHING MORE THAN iTunes, with Saint Jobs as witness.

Linux

- On Linux you may use the good ol' XMMS or ogg123 if you're a console freak.

But I WANT MP3!

No problem. Download them at Trama Virtual. The sound quality is not as good, though.

And what are the sample packages for?

#!/bin/bash is not only an EP about free software: it *IS* free software! All the elements used on the tracks are free for you to use, under some conditions:

- On the best free software tradition, if you use any of these samples or sample a different piece of the tracks, you should also make your tracks available freely.

- You need to give credit to the original auhtor in any derivative work using these samples - being it a remix or an original track. Always.

The tracks and samples are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike license (see sidebar).

You may share and distribute these tracks freely. To use the tracks on advertisements, soundtracks, sell it on CD or any other activity that turns profit, please contact me first.

All songs composed and produced by Fabio FZer0.

Tracks

 1. #!/bin/bash 
 2. for x in *.wav; do 
 3.   oggenc -q 6 $x 
 4.   rm $x 
 5. done 

Sample packs

 #!/bin/bash (180bpm) 
 for x in *.wav; do (170bpm) 
 oggenc -q 6 $x (93bpm) 
 rm $x (47.5bpm/95bpm) 
 done (160bpm)