Personal blog with music, technology, and life insights. - Articles in Englishhttps://kerray.cz/https://kerray.cz/en/posts/2024-01-17-the-treasure-named-heidi-priebehttps://kerray.cz/en/posts/2024-01-17-the-treasure-named-heidi-priebeIt's been a while since I stumbled upon a treasure of unparalleled value in the depths of the internet. It helped me find my way during dark times and showed me the light at the end of the tunnel. I'v...Wed, 17 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMTenKerrayhttps://kerray.cz/en/posts/2016-05-04-bio-here-againhttps://kerray.cz/en/posts/2016-05-04-bio-here-againI don't share that many invites, since I rarely play anywhere, usually just local parties in Brno. However Bio is a party that deserves an invitation, since it's been the best Czech openair party for ...Wed, 04 May 2016 00:00:00 GMTenKerrayhttps://kerray.cz/en/posts/2008-08-01-departurehttps://kerray.cz/en/posts/2008-08-01-departureAfter two years, another Boom Festival takes place on the usual spot in Portugal, and we're leaving by car on Sunday after tomorrow, for cca three weeks. On one hand, I'm really looking forward to the...Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMTenKerrayhttps://kerray.cz/en/posts/2008-05-28-mobio-2008-party-report-and-photoshttps://kerray.cz/en/posts/2008-05-28-mobio-2008-party-report-and-photosThe MöBio psytrance festival last weekend was very good - again. The reactions are overwhelmingly positive. All the work put into past years increasingly starts to pay off - the -bio- parties are amon...Wed, 28 May 2008 00:00:00 GMTenKerrayhttps://kerray.cz/en/posts/2008-05-08-mobio-2008-and-boom-2008-invititationshttps://kerray.cz/en/posts/2008-05-08-mobio-2008-and-boom-2008-invititationsMöBio (info in English) is the 7th instance of probably the best Czech psytrance festival. The date is 23rd to 25th May 2008, and the place is a children's summer camp Tišina, near Kožlany and Rakovní...Thu, 08 May 2008 00:00:00 GMTenKerrayhttps://kerray.cz/en/posts/2007-08-24-feature-request-for-google-earthhttps://kerray.cz/en/posts/2007-08-24-feature-request-for-google-earthWouldn't it be nice, if you could not only save places, but also bookmark your favorite content simply by marking it with a star, like in Google Reader and GMail? And what about sharing? Having a RSS ...Fri, 24 Aug 2007 00:00:00 GMTenKerrayhttps://kerray.cz/en/posts/2007-06-19-the-information-artifact-game-bios-2007https://kerray.cz/en/posts/2007-06-19-the-information-artifact-game-bios-2007This year's Bios party wasn't (at least from the viewpoint of our psychedelic decorations crew Vytvarny Krouzek Ctverecek) as hectic and full of work as previous years, and so I used the time to prepa...Tue, 19 Jun 2007 00:00:00 GMTenKerrayhttps://kerray.cz/en/posts/2007-06-13-vim-next-level-in-text-editinghttps://kerray.cz/en/posts/2007-06-13-vim-next-level-in-text-editingAs someone who spends considerable time in front of a computer screen (or two), I knew that there were two groups of people, supporting two text editing systems - Vi/Vim and Emacs. The relations betwe...Wed, 13 Jun 2007 00:00:00 GMTenKerrayhttps://kerray.cz/en/posts/2007-05-30-internet-marketing-resources-for-musicians-and-labelshttps://kerray.cz/en/posts/2007-05-30-internet-marketing-resources-for-musicians-and-labelsThis post is meant to provide a collection of resources and concepts and basic ideas about how the Internet can be used in music marketing. It is meant for musicians, producers, DJs and labels, hopefu...Wed, 30 May 2007 00:00:00 GMTenKerrayhttps://kerray.cz/en/posts/2007-05-23-after-bioshttps://kerray.cz/en/posts/2007-05-23-after-biosI'm probably not going to write much about the party. For me, it was everything I hoped it would be, and there are lots of (almost exclusively) positive reactions from other people. I didn't participa...Wed, 23 May 2007 00:00:00 GMTenKerrayhttps://kerray.cz/en/posts/2007-05-23-invitation-to-the-kruh-festivalhttps://kerray.cz/en/posts/2007-05-23-invitation-to-the-kruh-festivalfullmoon electronic music festival | 29.6.-1.7.2007 | Ostrovec, Loc: 49°25'56.1"N,14°8'1.39"E Another festival invitation? As if there was nothing else to write about... well, don't worry, other posts...Wed, 23 May 2007 00:00:00 GMTenKerrayhttps://kerray.cz/en/posts/2007-05-12-flight-mode-in-google-earthhttps://kerray.cz/en/posts/2007-05-12-flight-mode-in-google-earthJust a little tip for your next Google Earth visit. Besides the normal Google Earth navigation mode (Ctrl-T) there's a "flight mode", which can be turned on by pressing Ctrl-Alt-A or just Ctrl-A to st...Sat, 12 May 2007 00:00:00 GMTenKerrayhttps://kerray.cz/en/posts/2007-04-24-bioshttps://kerray.cz/en/posts/2007-04-24-bios[](/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/P5301139.jpg)Bios (in previous years Biolest, Bioles, Bioples, Bioplex, Plexus Solaris) is an exceptional event, an open air music festival in its sixth year. Although i...Tue, 24 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMTenKerrayhttps://kerray.cz/en/posts/2007-04-24-evaluation-of-influence-of-web-20-on-businesshttps://kerray.cz/en/posts/2007-04-24-evaluation-of-influence-of-web-20-on-businessThe evaluation of my Senior Project (Influence of Web 2.0 on Business) has arrived some time ago, and although I've received a C+, the evaluation mentions its because of finishing half a year after th...Tue, 24 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMTenKerrayhttps://kerray.cz/en/posts/2007-04-24-hodnoceni-influence-of-web-20-on-businesshttps://kerray.cz/en/posts/2007-04-24-hodnoceni-influence-of-web-20-on-businessZ univerzity přišlo hodnocení mého Senior Projectu Influence of Web 2.0 on Business, a ačkoliv jsem dostal C+, hodnocení zmiňuje, že to je kvůli zpoždění - víc než půl roku, ehm... prostě to pořád neb...Tue, 24 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMTenKerrayhttps://kerray.cz/en/posts/2006-11-04-pravidla-moderniho-psytrancehttps://kerray.cz/en/posts/2006-11-04-pravidla-moderniho-psytranceUž dlouho mi tenhle textík straší v hlavě, ale teprve dneska se uráčil na sebe nabrat podobu konkrétních obratů. Neplýtval jsem časem na hledání vhodných alternativ, takže je to jenom anglicky. Je to ...Sat, 04 Nov 2006 00:00:00 GMTenKerrayhttps://kerray.cz/en/posts/2006-11-04-rules-of-modern-psytrancehttps://kerray.cz/en/posts/2006-11-04-rules-of-modern-psytranceThis text has been materializing for quite some time, and today it finally took on a solid form. Alternatively, it can be found in my last.fm journal. So what are the rules of modern psytrance? 1) It ...Sat, 04 Nov 2006 00:00:00 GMTenKerrayhttps://kerray.cz/en/posts/2006-10-07-robert-charles-wilson-spin-2https://kerray.cz/en/posts/2006-10-07-robert-charles-wilson-spin-2is a scifi book which I've just finished, and I'm so excited that I have to write this short review. I've read other Wilson's books, namely Darwinia and The Chronoliths, and they have quite a lot of c...Sat, 07 Oct 2006 00:00:00 GMTenKerrayhttps://kerray.cz/en/posts/2006-10-03-the-influence-of-web-20-on-businesshttps://kerray.cz/en/posts/2006-10-03-the-influence-of-web-20-on-businessis the name of my final paper on UNYP. I'd appreciate any comments and feedback, particularly in next day or two, since then I'll bind it and it's officialy done. The topic covers Web 2.0, blogs and s...Tue, 03 Oct 2006 00:00:00 GMTenKerrayhttps://kerray.cz/en/posts/2006-09-28-a-few-recommended-bookshttps://kerray.cz/en/posts/2006-09-28-a-few-recommended-booksI've been reading quite a lot throughout the summer, and thought I could recommend books that might be worth your time. I've been discovering America however, as they are mostly classic ones. Neverthe...Thu, 28 Sep 2006 00:00:00 GMTenKerrayhttps://kerray.cz/en/posts/2006-09-28-prazdninove-cteni-anglickyhttps://kerray.cz/en/posts/2006-09-28-prazdninove-cteni-anglickyDalší post v angličtině - bilinguální blog je občas celkem otrava :) Tentokrát jde o pár odkazů na zajímavé knihy, které ale spousta z vás beztak znáte...I've been reading quite a lot throughout the s...Thu, 28 Sep 2006 00:00:00 GMTenKerrayhttps://kerray.cz/en/posts/2006-09-05-report-from-boom-festival-2006https://kerray.cz/en/posts/2006-09-05-report-from-boom-festival-2006[](/vizual/soukrome/boom-2006/mapa.jpg "Map of our journey")During slightly more than three weeks, we went with two cars from Prague to Hannover in Germany, then through France, around Spain to the Bo...Tue, 05 Sep 2006 00:00:00 GMTenKerrayhttps://kerray.cz/en/posts/2006-09-05-zpatky-z-boomu-aneb-co-jsem-delal-o-prazdninachhttps://kerray.cz/en/posts/2006-09-05-zpatky-z-boomu-aneb-co-jsem-delal-o-prazdninach[](/vizual/soukrome/boom-2006/mapa.jpg "Map of our journey")Tenhle report zabral nějakou chvíli, a jelikož jsem ho napsal rovnou v angličtině, nechce se mi ho teď samozřejmě překládat. Nečekal bych kd...Tue, 05 Sep 2006 00:00:00 GMTenKerrayhttps://kerray.cz/en/posts/2006-07-29-on-our-way-to-czechtekhttps://kerray.cz/en/posts/2006-07-29-on-our-way-to-czechtekWe're on our way to Czechtek. Despite all media desinformation the party does take place, the police are letting both people and systems in, but the event was, and still is, boiling enough to cause a ...Sat, 29 Jul 2006 00:00:00 GMTenKerrayhttps://kerray.cz/en/posts/2006-07-05-million-marihuana-march-2https://kerray.cz/en/posts/2006-07-05-million-marihuana-march-2We're lucky to always have some reasons for demonstrations, making similar parties on Letna in Prague harder, if not outright impossible. It was a nice afternoon, distantly reminding me of last years ...Wed, 05 Jul 2006 00:00:00 GMTenKerrayhttps://kerray.cz/en/posts/2006-06-27-lastfm-2https://kerray.cz/en/posts/2006-06-27-lastfm-2is quite an interesting service, which follows what music you're playing, and uploads the results so that a lot of classic data and Web 2.0 magic can be done. Other people can see what music you're pl...Tue, 27 Jun 2006 00:00:00 GMTenKerrayhttps://kerray.cz/en/posts/2006-06-17-psyoneer-summer-camp-2006https://kerray.cz/en/posts/2006-06-17-psyoneer-summer-camp-2006Greetings from our little technological corner in the dining room of the summer camp in Pnetluky. We arrived yesterday in the evening, went to local pub to have a beer, and discovered that there's a d...Sat, 17 Jun 2006 00:00:00 GMTenKerrayhttps://kerray.cz/en/posts/2006-06-14-summer-camp-workshop-invitationhttps://kerray.cz/en/posts/2006-06-14-summer-camp-workshop-invitationFor past three years it has become a custom for us to go for a week to a forest by Pnetluky to an old summer camp. For a week, we pretended to be kids, divided ourselves into groups, competed in class...Wed, 14 Jun 2006 00:00:00 GMTenKerrayhttps://kerray.cz/en/posts/2006-06-13-training-with-aliactehttps://kerray.cz/en/posts/2006-06-13-training-with-aliacteI took part in a two day training of my Dad's company, just for fun. I only knew it's going to be about positive approach, and I was quite curious what it will look like - I could always leave, right?...Tue, 13 Jun 2006 00:00:00 GMTenKerrayhttps://kerray.cz/en/posts/2006-05-30-videos-from-past-boom-festivalshttps://kerray.cz/en/posts/2006-05-30-videos-from-past-boom-festivalsWhat about a few amateur vids from past Boom Festivals, just to tempt? YouTube playlist with videos from Boom Festival <script type="text/javascript"> </script> Also several vids at Google let you fai...Tue, 30 May 2006 00:00:00 GMTenKerrayhttps://kerray.cz/en/posts/2006-05-24-biolest-2https://kerray.cz/en/posts/2006-05-24-biolest-2YouTube playlist with videos from Biolest <script type="text/javascript">// <![CDATA[ var BIOLEST = { movie:"http://www.youtube.com/p/5021E229585DA959", width:"400", height:"300", majorversion:"6", bu...Wed, 24 May 2006 00:00:00 GMTenKerrayhttps://kerray.cz/en/posts/2006-04-14-biolest-party-flyer-and-infohttps://kerray.cz/en/posts/2006-04-14-biolest-party-flyer-and-infoOne of the most atmospheric psytrance parties in Czech republic. It is a two day openair party in the Tisina valley near Kozlany, Rakovnik, 80km from Prague. As the name suggests, Lest meaning Elusion...Fri, 14 Apr 2006 00:00:00 GMTenKerrayhttps://kerray.cz/en/posts/2006-03-27-sweat-lodge-at-skridlahttps://kerray.cz/en/posts/2006-03-27-sweat-lodge-at-skridlaIt was a refreshing weekend in the Skridla estate. Indian sauna (sweat lodge) in icy mud and puddles of water was a one-of-a-kind experience, as well as following night with a drumming ritual. As I we...Mon, 27 Mar 2006 00:00:00 GMTenKerrayhttps://kerray.cz/en/posts/2006-03-19-back-to-the-undergroundhttps://kerray.cz/en/posts/2006-03-19-back-to-the-undergroundYesterday's night was quite interesting. I went to a psytrance party, which had basically no promo whatsoever, so earlier this week most people were still wondering whether it is real or fake. We quic...Sun, 19 Mar 2006 00:00:00 GMTenKerrayhttps://kerray.cz/en/posts/2006-02-17-alan-wattshttps://kerray.cz/en/posts/2006-02-17-alan-wattsI've known and listened to the lectures by Alan Watts for some time now, spreading them among people who know English enough to understand them. However, since mp3 it's a very practical format to use ...Fri, 17 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMTenKerrayhttps://kerray.cz/en/posts/2006-02-13-stolen-musichttps://kerray.cz/en/posts/2006-02-13-stolen-musicAs you may have read, my computer was stolen while I was away for Christmas, and we have thus lost all the music we have been working on with Dosta for past few years. This means that most our past pr...Mon, 13 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMTenKerrayhttps://kerray.cz/en/posts/2006-01-02-burglaryhttps://kerray.cz/en/posts/2006-01-02-burglaryOur house got broken into sometime during the weekend. My computer was stolen, then my new LCD display, and several other things.That means we have lost all the music we have done in last two years, b...Mon, 02 Jan 2006 00:00:00 GMTenKerrayhttps://kerray.cz/en/posts/2005-12-05-alice-in-ricanyhttps://kerray.cz/en/posts/2005-12-05-alice-in-ricanyI spent the Friday evening somewhat unexpectedly in Ricany cinema, where Embryo, 000333 and Perplex organised a visually focused event. Primarily it was about Alenka, the Alice in Wonderland themed mo...Mon, 05 Dec 2005 00:00:00 GMTenKerrayhttps://kerray.cz/en/posts/2005-09-28-discovering-google-earthhttps://kerray.cz/en/posts/2005-09-28-discovering-google-earthI finally got to install this thing, and I'm overwhelmed. The feeling you get when you look at a place where you were standing a year ago (a cliff above a botanical garden near Cape Town, 34°20'42.52"...Wed, 28 Sep 2005 00:00:00 GMTenKerrayhttps://kerray.cz/en/posts/2005-09-25-diy-carnival-35https://kerray.cz/en/posts/2005-09-25-diy-carnival-35DIY Carnival 3.5 in Prague, partly a street rave, partly a protest against the prime minister Paroubek and minister Bublan, who still don't want to give in after the messed up Czechtek party, was pret...Sun, 25 Sep 2005 00:00:00 GMTenKerrayhttps://kerray.cz/en/posts/2005-08-02-demonstration-after-czechtek-videos-and-pictureshttps://kerray.cz/en/posts/2005-08-02-demonstration-after-czechtek-videos-and-picturesVideos and photos from the Prague demonstration and spontaneous afterparty following the Czechtek 2005 police crackdown.Tue, 02 Aug 2005 00:00:00 GMTenKerrayhttps://kerray.cz/en/posts/2005-08-01-after-czechtekhttps://kerray.cz/en/posts/2005-08-01-after-czechtekMore info about Czechtek. I'm too busy to write anything of my own, although I'd like to. At least I've got both my short videos (shot by photocamera) and pictures online - movs of Czechtek itself, an...Mon, 01 Aug 2005 00:00:00 GMTenKerrayhttps://kerray.cz/en/posts/2005-08-01-anglicke-info-o-czechtekuhttps://kerray.cz/en/posts/2005-08-01-anglicke-info-o-czechtekuDole najdete text, kterej jsem teď poslal do mých oblíbených stránek Boing Boing. Jinak jsem se teď vrátil z Letné, kde se z dnešní demonstrace, na kterou přišlo ještě víc lidí než včera, stala spontá...Mon, 01 Aug 2005 00:00:00 GMTenKerrayhttps://kerray.cz/en/posts/2005-08-01-info-about-czechtekhttps://kerray.cz/en/posts/2005-08-01-info-about-czechtekI've sent following mail to Boing Boing, of all the places (result - not worthy), and I'm going to prepare some more info in English tomorrow (hopefully). You're allowed to post this text, and anythin...Mon, 01 Aug 2005 00:00:00 GMTenKerrayhttps://kerray.cz/en/posts/2005-07-31-back-from-czechtekhttps://kerray.cz/en/posts/2005-07-31-back-from-czechtekUnbelievable. Totally and definitely unbelievable. We've just returned from Czechtek, and there's too much to say to do it right now. I've tasted teargas for the first time in my life, tomorrow is a d...Sun, 31 Jul 2005 00:00:00 GMTenKerray