Bye bye, Soundclick! Melakartha by RadiusVector
Folked
Dusty roads. Bicycles ringing bells. Cows lazing. Farmers and bullock carts. Children playing cricket. Wealth in reality, poverty in existence. Happiness in little things, sadness in even smaller things. Solace in the world’s biggest things. Comfort on reassurance, discomfort in oblivion. Beauty in it’s diversity, magnificence in her unity. This is my country, and Folked are [...]
Lessons from the Hermit Crab
I found this pretty amazing analogy in Derek Sivers’s summary of The Art of Learning. The Hermit Crab grows inside until its shell is no longer able to accomodate it, when it leaves and goes on to find a new shell. It is at the most vulnerable state in that period of transfer, prone to [...]
Why do I make Music?
Everyone has a need for expression. You do too, don’t deny it. Just yet. I’m not a loud person verbally, and usually less is more when I try to convey things across to someone. This is only partially out of choice though, I’d love to be someone who can express himself verbally at will in [...]
Working the Blackstar HT-5 head for the new album
Noodling on some riffs and some stuff off the new album. Mic’d this baby up for the first time and very impressed with results. More of a gear test than anything. For the geeks like me, guitar chain was :Schecter C7 Blackjack (SH-1N, JB-4) — Danelectro Cool Cat Fuzz — MXR Zakk Wylde ZW-44 Overdrive [...]
What is Art?
What is Art? Art is you. As a listener, the power you surrender and give to a piece of sonic expression is what elucidates and accents the intention behind every note. The power you give to a palette of colors is what makes the painting come alive, and tingle intimate emotion. The power you give [...]
The 3 minute check
I’ll admit it – I am not a very effective time manager. Example – I spend hours on a creative endeavour, while barely spending time on excersise, sleep, friends and all that important stuff. However, meaning is at the root of everyone’s existence and I like to take small steps – here’s something that works [...]
Bill Laswell on how life philosophy affects music
Taken from this nice interview of Bill, I found some nuggets worth their weight in gold. “There would be motions and movement, and there would be notes, and things would be established, but I think without that personal background, there is no real foundation to your musical voice, or what you express through sound and [...]
Ambient Electronica?
This was so much fun. Song’s called Despotic Freeze. Don’t ask why.
