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the avatars in this thread really add something to the place

paranoid. depressed. anxious. computer busted up but i fixed it today! now that's a victory. i did it on my own, wasn't expecting this turnaround. uh, but yeah. depressed, paranoid. compared to living in Africa getting raped and castrated...it's utterly wonderful.

album is a classic

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyQrsm70HDs

this beat is just amazing. amazing http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeVEMzquaGc

had no idea I liked Frank Zappa this much! need to check out that album.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-n6KzsFwx8 this one is a major jazz go to for me excellent cross town cruise music, if you know what i mean

every week on every music forum there is a new jazz thread in which the same albums are mentioned Herbie is on fucking mountains of Miles' albums, off the top of my head he's on In a Silent Way, Nefertiti, On the Corner, A Tribute to Jack Johnson, Miles in the Sky, My Funny Valentine, Live Evil, Water Babies I didn't know that was him on On the Corner. good stuff. i've never listened to herbie on his own really though

usually i don't say this but there are 100 jazz threads in which the same albums are always recommended might as well pin a jazz thread here or a classical thread - Eric Dolphy - Out to Lunch This is, hands down, essential shit for the beginning jazz fan to check out. Go get it, now. Tony Williams is drumming, he is great and an inspiration. This album in general is a major inspiration for many who hear it. - Pharaoh Sanders - Karma This is some of the most mindblowing music ever put on audio. You just have to listen to the whole thing nonstop, and you have to meld your brain with it. It will take you to other places, expand yourself with this. - Thelonious Monk - Underground Most people will recommend Brilliant Corners. I recommend Underground. I like it more, it showcases his piano playing instead of people blowing on horns. I've never liked Brilliant Corners. - Miles Davis - Miles Smiles When You get down 2 it this is probably Miles deepest, most pure and great period. At least that's how I feel. The quintet. Herbie Hancock is on this album and E.S.P. and another. No rock, a mixture of free and standard jazz from earlier. Tony Williams is also on this. - Andrew Hill - Point of Departure Has a lot in common with the Eric Dolphy album. This shit is just essential, don't know what else to say. It goes far, far out, as do many of these albums. But it's got these rhytmic complexities and the like - it's just good music that you need to hear if you want to. to mix it up with some [slightly more] modern jazz which I know next to nothing about - Anthony Braxton - Dortmond Quartet Check it out. Martian territory. This guy is good - AMM - Newfoundland Extremely martian territory. These guys are absolutely great to listen to when everything else seems too human, too attached, too impure, too cool, too anything. These guys are truly the real deal, you will travel far, you must stretch your mind in some ways.

i think he believes a lot of what he talks and doesn't believe a lot of what he talks and knows that it's what makes him money. his wild eyes in this clip looked kind of over the top a deeper analysis

the part at 3:00 minutes is one of my favorite Plaid moments

the backlash has probably already run full course on these guys. sucks, in a way

chalk > cheese This. Totally different. I like em both for VERY different reasons. yes. both are great. i have been thinking recently though that Dylan's original recordings of his own songs leave something to be desired

trainer

dr octagon > dr. dooom >

Mozart is interesting. Every of the musicians came from their own place, and their music should be understood within those bounds, probably. But Mozart, regarding the melodicism. I just wanted to say, I don't personally care for his melodies, in terms of any traditional idea of a melody as one line going across time or whatever. I listen to his music in a sort of different mind state. Like how some people might listen to Autechre to note the complexities and details going on over the track, I'll listen to Mozart to hear the progression of the structure of what he is doing. I wouldn't necessarily contest that many have done what he did just fine afterwards, including people in his time. But that would probably be because he's my 'go to' and I can't imagine improving on something that is already 'perfect.' Just thoughts though. For me, if I'm utterly tired of everything, oftentimes Mozart is the best. Because his music is so devoid of any emotion [in a traditional sense], or artifice. It's just perfect, crystalline. It makes no demands on your heart or soul, unless you want it to. It's just music, pure music. If there ever was music that could be called the 'epitome of what music is,' I personally would designate Mozart with that title. Of course the mind doesn't always just want something that could be potentially without 'humanity' or excitement. So we go to more 'complex' outlets. That's my take on what I've heard, I think it's pretty cool though. I really love modern classical. I think Ligeti's Etudes for Piano are really essential listening for anyone who hasn't heard. They continue the tradition from Schoenberg, Ravel, Debussy... early 1900s classical piano into the more 'experimental' realm. And they add that mathematical edge. I can't claim to understand the theory yet, totally, but I will someday soon! example http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qj9QlWltv8s

Bach and Mozart are so insanely IDM. Well, actually, they haven't really been matched. They aren't IDM in the traditional sense, there are no electronics of course, unless you're listening to the Carlos reworkings. No, they are IDM because their sense of structure and sense of perfection reaches almost robotic levels. And when they reach their best, their music has the power of allowing you to sort ofrise into a zen contact with martians. I'm kind of joking, but it's alas dada Hiho Anyway here the deal, listen to thes shit b Bach-Well Tempered Piansa - Contrupuntus Book Del Perfecto y Mozart - Symphonies 40/41 I really like the Mozart piano sonatas for a close look at how pretentious my writing is right now, however they are certainly mindblowing in their own right. People write these wonderful composers off, mostly Mozart, because they imagine him as a stuffy/cliche/lame composer. These people are wrong! You have to enter the proper mindset before you enjoy Mozart. This mindset is that you are being treated to perfection. There is no ulterior motive in the greatest Mozart. it's simply pure music being transmitted to you, free of emotion or flaw. It's sound, from the ground up. It is wonderfully calming, since it makes no demands of 'understanding.' The best thing I think is that this doesn't make the music 'dull' or 'easy.' It, in a way, makes it difficult. Because the music does not embellish itself. It's straightforward and pure. I don't need to post anything here, shit can be found. It's up to the listener who sees this to seek out the proper advice. I would definitely suggest symphony 40 as a starting point, with repeated listens to unlock what the eternal TV set has made it difficult for the modern automaton to detect.

yeah. it's not very good, even for long shits I like '1000 Records to Hear Before You Die' it's a bit better, at least in terms of the music recommendations

'Fly Wings' as usual

roger and me

The Neverending Story 2

I've been getting much more into reading. I think at some point the internet ran totally dry so that I can finally see the appeal in books! Pathetic as the above may seem. The Insect World of J Henri Fabre - I finally decided to open that one. Turns out it's very enlightening and even entertaining. It can have a frightening effect of putting your own position of power into perspective. He talks a lot about instinct. I would love to read a book that specializes entirely on animal instinct as it relates to human psychology. Being Good: A Short Introduction to Ethics - I guess I needed an alternative to the Buddhist and Jesus related books all over my room. So far I haven't read much but I think it's a great start. in addition to those a whole slew of music theory and music history related stuff. The Rest is Noise by alex ross Experimental Music, Cage and Beyond by michael nyman The Study of Counterpoint by fux [for some reason] Classical Form by caplin interesting stuff. don't know if I'm doing it the most efficient way

dr. doolittle dr doolittle talks to animals and is fat right? ok i might be thinking backwards OH the nutty professor

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