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Getting The Culture You Pay For

5 Jun 2021 5 minute read 0 comments Nathan Payne

I want to thank everybody who down-voted my "Karens & The Man" post for reminding me why I left the U.S.  Most people don't understand that music is an industry, an actual trade that requires compensation, and not a hobby for idlers and wastoids.  Lo...

More R. Stevie Moore?

5 Jun 2021 1 minute read 0 comments blanjamon

"Despite the fact that he has influenced countless numbers of commercially successful artists over the years, Moore himself remains a cult figure... appreciated by a relatively small yet passionately loyal fan base around the globe who realize the in...

An interview with a Musician on "Beat Block" as some are it inspired

5 Jun 2021 1 minute read 1 comment Colgate

Hello All, welcome to my first ever interview! Now I'm not sure how theses things are meant to go so in classic style I am going to wing it. Now my good friend @stayten is a very creative musician and artist who is very open about his art, mental sta...

Shoegaze Anyone?

3 Jun 2021 1 minute read 3 comments blanjamon

First blog post, a bit of a test, but want to jump right in.  Maybe it's because I'm still a sucker for even the slightest hint that My Bloody Valentine is working on new material (https://www.avclub.com/kevin-shields-says-new-my-bloody-valentine-son...

Noveletten für Celesta: VI. Wirbelwind-Kaprice [Philip Daniel; 2020]

24 May 2021 1 minute read 0 comments PhilipDaniel

          Sixth in a set of virtuosic "novelettes" for solo celesta. In this "whirlwind caprice", pellucid sections of toccata-like filigree frame a far more austere fugue the subject of which derives from motifs hidden within the preceding virtuoso...

(Crypto Break) Top 5 List – Albums You Love That Probably No One Else Knows, Or Remembers

23 May 2021 1 minute read 0 comments SeventyFourSeventyFive

While we wait for Crypto to turn around and keep buying what we hope is the last dip, I am going to run a few top five list just for fun. Now, I only have 37 followers, so I don’t expect a whole lot of response, but, feel free to leave your ideas in...

Noveletten für Celesta: V. Kleine Tanzszene [Philip Daniel; 2020]

21 May 2021 1 minute read 0 comments PhilipDaniel

        Fifth in a set of virtuosic "novelettes" for solo celesta. As the title suggests, this "little dance scene" juxtaposes various contrasting dancelike strands in a web of passionate counterpoint. These melodic fragments increasingly abut one a...

Noveletten für Celesta: IV. Das Traumbild der Spieldosen [Philip Daniel; 2020]

20 May 2021 1 minute read 0 comments PhilipDaniel

        Fourth in a set of virtuosic "novelettes" for solo celesta. Though the title translates to "the dream-image of the music box," this work is not programmatic per se, except insofar as its textures, sonorities, and harmonies invoke the faded m...

Noveletten für Celesta: III. Canzone istriana [Philip Daniel; 2020]

19 May 2021 1 minute read 0 comments PhilipDaniel

        Third in a set of virtuosic "novelettes" for solo celesta. A languorous song without words, interposing more lyrical passages with freer recitative-like "stanzas", steadily building in intensity and passion to a cryptic conclusion. Though in...

Noveletten für Celesta: II. Urwald-Phantasie [Philip Daniel; 2020]

18 May 2021 1 minute read 0 comments PhilipDaniel

        Second in a set of virtuosic "novelettes" for solo celesta. The title, "Urwald-Phantasie", translates to "Primeval Forest Fantasy", hinting at the kaleidoscopic, florid textures and colors that predominate throughout. A very brief tranquil p...