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full volume..

fullscreen..

patience and time

 

This starts soo simple.. but don't dare to jump forward on the time bar.

 

Just wait and let it surprise yourself

 

 

 

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Bear McCreary & BSG Orchestra - Apocalypse

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The cello chic is the same one that solos in the BSG Orchestra on Apocalypse ...I don't know her name. 

 

I've never "gotten" Zimmer.  It has a great build up and a nice resolve, but as much as I appreciate the artistry and accomplished composition...it just doesn't light my fire...So it goes...as K.V. would say.

 

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Krewella - Bad Liar  is quite nice.  She pronounces fire like Sid the Sloth from Ice Age ... Fyah  :)   I like ths song and will spend some more time with it. 

 

Cathedrals - Unbound doesn't grab me right away.  It might be the super compressed sounding recording...kinda sounds like it's playing through a tiny tiny radio speaker (we used to call them transistor radios...smokeyh2 knows what I mean :)  )

 

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I would kinda guess that Snarky Puppy isn't going to give many posters here a thrill since it is fusion jazz, but they are one of my very favorite bands in existence today so I felt compelled to include them on the forum.  Everything they do is brilliant and masterfully executed.  It's played live and not much finessing with studio tricks.  I put up four of their pieces.  Something, sung by Lalah Hathaway, is the only vocal...what a tremendous voice she has...check bridge at around 4:35  Thing of Gold is from one of their very first albums, Shofukan is from, probably, their most popular album and The Curtain is from their newest in a collaboration with The Metropole Orkest.

 

 

Snarky Puppy - Shofukan

 

 

 

Snarky Puppy - Thing of Gold 

 

Snarky Puppy feat. Lalah Hathaway - Something

 

Snarky Puppy, Metropole Orkest - The Curtain

Edited July 3, 2018 by ByeByeBye

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just thought i would post this

see if anyone gets my sense of humour

 

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another track called "porcelain"

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Skillet   :wub:

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While BlackPink is certainly more inciting to watch than Childish Gambino (wink wink, nudge nudge), C.G. has created a very uncomfortable dance (?) video to go with his neo-rap which to me owes much of it's flavor to the talkin' blues genre from the 1920's. 

 

When I first saw and heard this video I thought it was humor and shock just for shock's sake.  Just a piece of fluff.  But it kind of earwormed me and the more I listened and watched the deeper it seemed to become.  It somehow reminds me of a 1970's powerful anthem from Gil Scott-Heron - The Revolution Will Not Be Televised

 

 

Childish Gambino has created a disturbing and artful music video that has many many layers.  The music has several genre changes that are woven together seamlessly, but there is a plethora of symbolism in the dance video.  Thought provoking at the very least.  And fun too....a rather odd dichotomy.  Overall, this is a brilliant piece of art.

 

lyrics if you are interested:

 

 

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, go, go away
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, go, go away
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, go, go away
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, go, go away

We just wanna party
Party just for you
We just want the money
Money just for you
I know you wanna party
Party just for me
Girl, you got me dancin' (yeah, girl, you got me dancin')
Dance and shake the frame
We just wanna party (yeah)
Party just for you (yeah)
We just want the money (yeah)
Money just for you (you)
I know you wanna party (yeah)
Party just for me (yeah)
Girl, you got me dancin' (yeah, girl, you got me dancin')
Dance and shake the frame (you)

This is America
Don't catch you slippin' up
Don't catch you slippin' up
Look what I'm whippin' up
This is America (woo)
Don't catch you slippin' up
Don't catch you slippin' up
Look what I'm whippin' up

This is America (skrrt, skrrt, woo)
Don't catch you slippin' up (ayy)
Look at how I'm livin' now
Police be trippin' now (woo)
Yeah, this is America (woo, ayy)
Guns in my area (word, my area)
I got the strap (ayy, ayy)
I gotta carry 'em
Yeah, yeah, I'ma go into this (ugh)
Yeah, yeah, this is guerilla (woo)
Yeah, yeah, I'ma go get the bag
Yeah, yeah, or I'ma get the pad
Yeah, yeah, I'm so cold like yeah (yeah)
I'm so dope like yeah (woo)
We gon' blow like yeah (straight up, uh)

Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, tell somebody
You go tell somebody
Grandma told me
Get your money, black man (get your money)
Get your money, black man (get your money)
Get your money, black man (get your, black man)
Get your money, black man (get your, black man)
Black man

This is America (woo, ayy)
Don't catch you slippin' up (woo, woo, don't catch you slippin', now)
Don't catch you slippin' up (ayy, woah)
Look what I'm whippin' up (Slime!)
This is America (yeah, yeah)
Don't catch you slippin' up (woah, ayy)
Don't catch you slippin' up (ayy, woo)
Look what I'm whippin' up (ayy)

Look how I'm geekin' out (hey)
I'm so fitted (I'm so fitted, woo)
I'm on Gucci (I'm on Gucci)
I'm so pretty (yeah, yeah)
I'm gon' get it (ayy, I'm gon' get it)
Watch me move (blaow)
This a celly (ha)
That's a tool (yeah)
On my Kodak (woo, Black)
Ooh, know that (yeah, know that, hold on)
Get it (get it, get it)
Ooh, work it (21)
Hunnid bands, hunnid bands, hunnid bands (hunnid bands)
Contraband, contraband, contraband (contraband)
I got the plug on Oaxaca (woah)
They gonna find you like blocka (blaow)

Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, tell somebody
America, I just checked my following list and
You go tell somebody
You motha****as owe me
Grandma told me
Get your money, black man (black man)
Get your money, black man (black man)
Get your money, black man (black man)
Get your money, black man (black man)
Black man (one, two, three, get down)

Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, tell somebody
You go tell somebody
Grandma told me, "Get your money, " black man
Get your money, black man (black man)
Get your money, black man (black man)
Get your money, black man (black man)
Black man

You just a black man in this world
You just a barcode, ayy
You just a black man in this world
Drivin' expensive foreigns, ayy
You just a big dawg, yeah
I kenneled him in the backyard
No proper life to a dog

For a big dog   

 

 

  Edited July 3, 2018 by ByeByeBye

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Skillet   :wub:

 

 

Oh Yeah!  This is now in my personal play rotation...so punchy...so tasty.  Never heard this before...thank you.

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Got it from MBC2  :lol:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dtmp7GAFaU

Edited July 3, 2018 by Mjro7

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i was 10 years old when this came out

just adored the monkees tv show and their music

 

my how times have changed

a lifetime ago but still as fresh as ever

great great times as a child in england then

 

 

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i was 10 years old when this came out

just adored the monkees tv show and their music

 

my how times have changed

a lifetime ago but still as fresh as ever

great great times as a child in england then

 

 

 

 

I love the Monkees.  So many great songs.  They were a manufactured band for the Monkees TV show, but they actually turned out to be a great and talented band, not just actors, and as musicians they fought with the TV show to have control in their music.  After the TV show was cancelled the band continued to perform as The Monkees and generated a great catalog of songs.

 

Michael Nesmith, the dude with the sock-cap in the Last Train to Clarksville video, pretty much invented the modern music video.  Back in the late 70's he popped out a song called Rio and instead of just putting himself singing and playing the music, he generated an image rich short movie to go along with the song...the first modern music video.  With this video he also conceived of the idea to create MTV.  Remember, at this point in time there was no such thing as music videos and TV only had typical story shows, news, etc...no music other than variety shows featuring musicians/singers. 

 

I got this blurb from The New York Post: "Nesmith explained his concept to Warner Bros as “a new kind of TV that played videos 24 hours a day, like a radio station,” Nesmith had found his market.  Warner and partner American Express proceeded with the concept, calling it MTV and launching the network on Aug. 1, 1981. While Nesmith was offered the chance to be MTV’s production head, he turned it down to pursue his other creative projects."

 

Wow, I bet he regrets not jumping in on the MTV tidal wave...especially after conceiving the idea!

 

 

 

Not long after making Rio, he made my favorite Nesmith tune/vid, Crusin'.  I put Crusin' in a spoiler, but I think it is actually a better song than Rio, but Rio has the historical significance.

 

Edited July 4, 2018 by ByeByeBye

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let's carry on with the Latinos theme

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Que Culpa Tengo Yo starts out as a loungey torch ballad, but starts to show it's true afro-cuban colors at about 0:52 and builds to the horn lines at around 2:31, a percussion dip at about 3:38 then a final build to the "throw the house out the window" finale.  Absolutely brilliant from one of the greats of Cuban music.  Cuba! Cuba!

 

Edited July 4, 2018 by ByeByeBye

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The original started a world wide dance craze that is still going strong.  Tasty and very flavorful!

 

I put a more current remix in a spoiler...the obligatory dj remix drum machine kind of degrades the song in my opinion.  There is a very cool punchy insert at about 2:51 that kind of makes up for the boring drum machine.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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CéU - CéU(Full album)

 

This is a really wonderful album and the whole thing is on YouTube.  Sadly the fidelity is so crappy that I didn't bother to put it as a full post.  The bass is just GONE...there are some very low transients in some of the tunes (probably about 28Hz to 35Hz) that are badass and completely disappear with the automatic compression on YouTube.  CéU is one of my favorite artists from Brazil. She is a composer, arranger, instrumentalist, singer, and entertainer...she is the whole package.  Maybe someday you will see the CD and try it...hopefully the lame YouTube recording won't put you off too much.  All the songs are worth a long hard listen.  The album in it's entirety will transport you to Brazil.

 

OK, I just now listened to the whole album on YouTube...it's not as bad I I originally thought.  At least you can hear her singing.  The main bass loss is in Roda 8:09...pretty much my favorite song on the album and the lack of bass ruins the whole effect of the song.  If you listen to this album, bust out the headphones, that will help a bit. If you are up for the whole album, click the YouTube icon and listen to it on the YouTube site...the individual tracks are listed with times and links.

 

 

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I wanna play too...

 

Edited July 5, 2018 by ByeByeBye

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"Canto para Nanã" is a superlative smooth polyrythmic bossa nova from Lisa Ono's first album, Nanã.   I've been following her since the early 90s when this album was released.  She is a very prolific singer to say the least and has recorded 100s of songs, but Nanã, from 1990 is my favorite collection.  I can't believe I found the whole album on YouTube.  If this one song, "Canto para Nanã" does anything for you, whip up a cocktail or three of your choice, sit back in a lounge chair in the sun and let this full album in the spoiler carry you to Florianopolis.

 

 

Edited July 5, 2018 by ByeByeBye

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This is lovely...so soulful.  I really like the dumbek work, subtle and not overdone bounced against the electronic percussion...very tasty.  Thanks...this is going in my tune rotation.

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I just stumbled onto this short portion of Johnny Clegg's "Cruel Crazy Beautiful World"...It's at the start of this video and runs to about 1:35.  J. Clegg is in my all time favorite top 20 bands/muscians.  I really wanted to post some of his stuff before, but on YouTube and even on Soundcloud all the tunes are compressed into low fidelity crap.  

 

99.9% of all his tunes are great, but this is one of the best...I love the lyrics...and this clip sounds decent!  Clegg has a really nasty cancer right now and probably won't see 2019.  When he passes, the media will probably finally give him more of the credit he deserves and his catalog will be re-issued and repackaged.  YouTube will probably get some decent uploads.  The guy is a giant in so many regards..music, philanthropy, philosophy, anthropology, politically, poetically, and a badass Zulu rocker.

 

Johnny Clegg seems to be a strong family man type of person and the second part of this video is with his kid Jesse.  Jesse Clegg is also a muscian but not really following the path of his dad...Jesse's music is way more mainstream and as such, is kind of lost in the millions of good artists out there.

 

The best rock and roll story I ever heard is about Johnny Clegg and one of his concerts.  If anyone cares, I will write it up and post it.  In the mean time, listen and I hope you enjoy this:

 

Edited July 5, 2018 by ByeByeBye