Art is the music we make from the bewildered cry of being alive. ~Maria Popova
03 Mar 2012 Leave a comment
in Songs You May Have Missed Tags: asa branca, david byrne, forro, forro in the dark
Forro In The Dark with David Byrne: “Asa Branca” (2006)
Forro (pronounced “fo-ho”) is a style of very percussion-based Brazilian dance music. Forro In The Dark, a New York-based group of Brazilian ex-pats who were playing a weekly gig at a club called Nublu, came to the attention of fellow New Yorker David Byrne, who then collaborated with them on their 2006 album. Here he sings the vocals in English of Brazilian standard “Asa Brance”.
02 Mar 2012 2 Comments
Another example of the camera capturing more than the eye. Caught with an iPhone.
02 Mar 2012 Leave a comment
A cymbal hit, recorded at a thousand frames per second, looks like a seismic event. A Keith Moon solo would probably look like the end of the world.
02 Mar 2012 1 Comment
in Songs You May Have Missed Tags: blow wind blow, dzintars, latvian women's choir
Dzintars: The Latvian Women’s Choir: “Blow, Wind, Blow” (1983)
Here’s a palette cleanser. From an album entitled Songs of Amber, another of Mickey Hart’s World Music projects (“Dzintars” is the Latvian word for “amber”, which is richly symbolic in Latvian culture). This collection of traditional and modern Latvian, Yiddish and Russian songs was recorded during the Dzintar choir’s 1989 US tour, when they were an opening act for AC/DC (kidding).
See also: https://edcyphers.com/2013/03/02/songs-you-may-have-missed-349/
02 Mar 2012 2 Comments
in Songs You May Have Missed Tags: once blue, stardust and snow
Once Blue: “Stardust and Snow” (1996)
From the one and only album by the duo of Rebecca Martin and Jesse Harris known as Once Blue. If you like the Rickie Lee Jones-Lite sound and Martin’s smooth vocals, you can pick this album up for about 3 bucks on Amazon. Used copies sell for literally pennies. Well worth it. Perfect mellow-mood jazz-tinged pop.
Every Moment Has A Song 