My love for Adaline’s music was a fast-paced evolution.
It all began with her voice.
The first time I heard it was at the Vancouver City Limits music festival at the Beaumont Studios, in a little intimate theatre with nothing but her emotive piano playing to accompany her. Haunting and beautiful, all it took was that voice of hers to captivate the crowd. Like she were channeling an energy from some other ethereal place, her voice simultaneously lulls and awakens you. Soothing, yet powerful.
It wasn’t until I saw her perform with her band a couple days later, kicking off her Western Canada tour at the Media Club that I really fell for her songs.
With hard-hitting pulsating drum beats, stimulating guitar, and ethereal synthesized sounds her music took on a whole new invigorating energy and explosive emotional appeal, and I was amazed by the depth and vitality it breathed.
What in my first introduction had been moving ballads were now engrossing cutting edge electro/rock songs and I could hear echoes of influences from Radiohead, Coldplay, Doves, Bjork, Esthero, and Air. Rather than drowning her out, the drums and guitar complement her sound and take it to another level, turning it into something new. "Poor You" is a heartbreaker that starts off slow - a perfect example of one of her songs that thrives on the echoes of the synthesizer and the gradual buildup of the beats of the drums and guitar.
With her brother on the guitar and a damn good drummer accompanying her, Adaline’s performance was electrifying. Her cabaret style song "Whiter/Straighter," in which her father played the trumpet, brought everyone up to the front to dance, sway, and sing along. "Chemical Spill," which she told us was her favourite song to sing, with its pulsating electro beat, had the audience completely transfixed.
After each song a roaring applause would ensue and Adaline would bashfully thank everyone and look to her brother and father in a jaw-dropped expression of, “Do you see this? Is this for real?” Sometimes the applause would overwhelm her so much that with a beaming slightly embarrassed smile she would shake her head in disbelief and grab it with her hands like she were keeping it from exploding from the high she were getting off of the crowd.
But the high was mutual, as people kept yelling, “You’re amazing!” throughout the night. The night ended with a real “kumbuya” type moment as everyone, to her obvious surprise and delight, swayed and sang along to her love song "We’ve Got Something." As everyone sang, “I’ve got something, you’ve got something, we’ve got something,” it felt like that something was in the room that night, and that something was some kind of musical high.
Okay, so after being so hyped up from her live performances I was curious to hear her CD, Famous For Fire, which was released in April of 2008.
Very rare does a CD live up to expectations, but this one definitely did
It is very well put together, with its great beats and melodies full of variation. Now I find myself replaying it over and over and humming her songs all day. This CD makes you wanna dance, makes you wanna cry, makes you wanna lie on your living room floor and just listen, makes you wanna sway, and makes you wanna sing. It surprised and thoroughly impressed me.
Sometimes people can sing, and sometimes people can even sing and write good songs. Sometimes people can sing, and write good songs, and even put on a damn good show, but to do all that and put out a fantastic debut album? Well I’d say, she’s got something!
New Song
Poor You
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Saturday, November 1, 2008
Adrian Glynn
Adrian Glynn sings the blues in a way that makes you feel his pain but crave nothing but his voice for comfort.
Soothing, sexy, rough, raw, and rich with feeling, he expresses so much in the tone and texture of his voice.
He captures and releases all the different nuances of feeling the blues: the helplessness, aching, and poignant beauty of despair and longing; the anger, blind rage and bitterness of heartache. It’s all there, in his voice alone.
And yet, watching him perform his sad songs is somehow liberating and empowering because you can feel an honest sense of relief, like he were really releasing something genuinely fierce and heavy.
It’s a voice you get lost in, like a dream you fell into to awaken stilled and captivated; a haunting voice that needs no help in commanding your attention. His music is heartfelt and stilling, somehow calming and yet violently emotive. After hearing him live, his songs gets stuck in my head for days.
I find it really hard to write about Adrian Glynn because the power exuding from his stage presence is something that needs to be witnessed for it to be understood. I’m thankful to have some clips to backup what I’m saying but they don’t replace the stilling electricity in the room felt when he sings. He fills up the space in a room with his voice and it’s just something you’ve got to feel in person.
Tonight I Loosen My Tie
Leaving Alone
Fisherman’s Lament
Little Boy Blue – The Sexy song
Until the end is near
Soothing, sexy, rough, raw, and rich with feeling, he expresses so much in the tone and texture of his voice.
He captures and releases all the different nuances of feeling the blues: the helplessness, aching, and poignant beauty of despair and longing; the anger, blind rage and bitterness of heartache. It’s all there, in his voice alone.
And yet, watching him perform his sad songs is somehow liberating and empowering because you can feel an honest sense of relief, like he were really releasing something genuinely fierce and heavy.
It’s a voice you get lost in, like a dream you fell into to awaken stilled and captivated; a haunting voice that needs no help in commanding your attention. His music is heartfelt and stilling, somehow calming and yet violently emotive. After hearing him live, his songs gets stuck in my head for days.
I find it really hard to write about Adrian Glynn because the power exuding from his stage presence is something that needs to be witnessed for it to be understood. I’m thankful to have some clips to backup what I’m saying but they don’t replace the stilling electricity in the room felt when he sings. He fills up the space in a room with his voice and it’s just something you’ve got to feel in person.
Tonight I Loosen My Tie
Leaving Alone
Fisherman’s Lament
Little Boy Blue – The Sexy song
Until the end is near
Pomplamoose - Hail Mary
This is a really catchy song and clever video. The editing is tight and the kind of off beat tune with the guitar combined with her Feist-like voice make this song sooo indie.
Haily Mary - Pomplamoose
Haily Mary - Pomplamoose
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Beautiful Spaces: Chai and The Beaumont Studios
This is a tribute to Vancouver’s local flourishing music scene
Every now and then in Vancouver I unsuspectingly stumble into a welcoming beautiful space pulsating with creativity, talent, and phenomenal live music. This is what I found the first time I walked the steps up into Chai –right above East is East- where every Wednesday night they hold a fund raiser for a different charity.
Walking in there is like walking into a party in the most awesome, cozy, colourful, nicely decorated, giant treehouse you could ever imagine – with stools and benches made out of beautiful wood, and Indian cushions and wall hangings adorning the walls. For $30 you can help yourself to the fantastic buffet of exquisite Indian cuisine, while local musicians pump out fusion world music that quickly turns the place into what feels like a giant dance party in someone’s huge exotic living room. It is honestly like another world, and yet, somehow, so completely Westcoast/Vancouver. http://www.chaiateastiseast.com/
Yesterday, to my delight, I stumbled into another gem of a beautiful space that is “so Vancouver” but in a different way.
The Beaumont Studios are tucked away at the edge of a residential neighbourhood on the East. It's an old building that houses art studios, live music, theatre, and creative small businesses. The Beaumont is a welcoming place full to the brim with creative energy and stunning art, and while housing so much obvious artistic talent there is no shred of pretentiousness.
On Saturday they held a music festival that included a beer garden, food, jewelry and crafts for sale outside, and local bands playing non-stop music all day from 1pm-10pm. By non-stop music I mean as one band was finishing up on the stage outside, the next band was getting ready to perform in the intimate 60-seat theatre inside.
I didn’t get there until about 6pm, and I ended up seeing 7 bands, and by the end of the night I came home with blood shot eyes looking like a I had smoked too many fattys when in reality no weed was involved and I think I was just literally high on music. The energy of the place was very relaxed, the crowd was very chill, the musicians very approachable and extremely talented. I want to tell you about some of my favourites, whose EPs, while all very good, do not do justice to their presence and jamming ability on stage.
Téa has a sultry voice reminiscent of Amy Winehouse, and she can jam the kind of jazz out of a piano that makes you want to groove. Her band had everybody dancing.
Warless sounded like a more upbeat, musically complex version of Jack Johnson. Every member of this band is clearly a talented musician, with a great bass guitarist and lead guitarist and a female drummer. Their sound just makes you feel like you should be dancing outside on a beach at sunset.
Adaline was on her own on the piano, and this girl has the voice of an angel – powerful, full of passion, beautiful enough to bring you to tears. In certain instances her voice reminded me of the singer from Evanescence, but her style is more bluesy.
Adrian Glynn was my favourite solo artist of the night. In the middle of his first song I told myself I was going to buy his CD. When I fall, I fall right away. He’s got a powerful bluesy voice that changes from smooth and beautiful to husky and low - low like Tom Waits low - like the kind that makes a girl giggle.
The best moment of the evening for me occurred in the intimate theatre when Adrian played a great bluesy song "Leaving Alone" while the crowd clapped along and Adaline, from within the crowd, burst into perfect harmonization with Adrian. The combination of these two voices is sublime.
The Beaumont Studios is a complete gem housing and offering so much inspiration. Every Monday night at the Beaumont Studios, The Evolving Arts Collective presents Vancouver City Limits – a $6 event where you can see 3 three distinctly original performers or bands. Check it out! http://www.thebeaumontstudios.com/
Every now and then in Vancouver I unsuspectingly stumble into a welcoming beautiful space pulsating with creativity, talent, and phenomenal live music. This is what I found the first time I walked the steps up into Chai –right above East is East- where every Wednesday night they hold a fund raiser for a different charity.
Walking in there is like walking into a party in the most awesome, cozy, colourful, nicely decorated, giant treehouse you could ever imagine – with stools and benches made out of beautiful wood, and Indian cushions and wall hangings adorning the walls. For $30 you can help yourself to the fantastic buffet of exquisite Indian cuisine, while local musicians pump out fusion world music that quickly turns the place into what feels like a giant dance party in someone’s huge exotic living room. It is honestly like another world, and yet, somehow, so completely Westcoast/Vancouver. http://www.chaiateastiseast.com/
Yesterday, to my delight, I stumbled into another gem of a beautiful space that is “so Vancouver” but in a different way.
The Beaumont Studios are tucked away at the edge of a residential neighbourhood on the East. It's an old building that houses art studios, live music, theatre, and creative small businesses. The Beaumont is a welcoming place full to the brim with creative energy and stunning art, and while housing so much obvious artistic talent there is no shred of pretentiousness.
On Saturday they held a music festival that included a beer garden, food, jewelry and crafts for sale outside, and local bands playing non-stop music all day from 1pm-10pm. By non-stop music I mean as one band was finishing up on the stage outside, the next band was getting ready to perform in the intimate 60-seat theatre inside.
I didn’t get there until about 6pm, and I ended up seeing 7 bands, and by the end of the night I came home with blood shot eyes looking like a I had smoked too many fattys when in reality no weed was involved and I think I was just literally high on music. The energy of the place was very relaxed, the crowd was very chill, the musicians very approachable and extremely talented. I want to tell you about some of my favourites, whose EPs, while all very good, do not do justice to their presence and jamming ability on stage.
Téa has a sultry voice reminiscent of Amy Winehouse, and she can jam the kind of jazz out of a piano that makes you want to groove. Her band had everybody dancing.
Warless sounded like a more upbeat, musically complex version of Jack Johnson. Every member of this band is clearly a talented musician, with a great bass guitarist and lead guitarist and a female drummer. Their sound just makes you feel like you should be dancing outside on a beach at sunset.
Adaline was on her own on the piano, and this girl has the voice of an angel – powerful, full of passion, beautiful enough to bring you to tears. In certain instances her voice reminded me of the singer from Evanescence, but her style is more bluesy.
Adrian Glynn was my favourite solo artist of the night. In the middle of his first song I told myself I was going to buy his CD. When I fall, I fall right away. He’s got a powerful bluesy voice that changes from smooth and beautiful to husky and low - low like Tom Waits low - like the kind that makes a girl giggle.
The best moment of the evening for me occurred in the intimate theatre when Adrian played a great bluesy song "Leaving Alone" while the crowd clapped along and Adaline, from within the crowd, burst into perfect harmonization with Adrian. The combination of these two voices is sublime.
The Beaumont Studios is a complete gem housing and offering so much inspiration. Every Monday night at the Beaumont Studios, The Evolving Arts Collective presents Vancouver City Limits – a $6 event where you can see 3 three distinctly original performers or bands. Check it out! http://www.thebeaumontstudios.com/
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Naturally Seven: Beatboxing at its finest
The video below is one of the funniest and most endearing sociological experiments I have seen.
It is just incredible on so many different levels – the musicians are incredible, the human interaction and connection caught on film is incredible.
It says a lot about our culture in the big city – used to zoning things out, keeping to ourselves, and avoiding eye contact - even when, in fact, most definitely when, some stranger is belting their heart out right next to you.
Bursting into song is not ‘normal’ and when things aren’t normal people get a little nervous. People start to look at each other with the: “what are we supposed to make of this?” expression.
But what’s beautiful is, despite the power of these social norms that dictate the controlled manner in which we are supposed to act in public, the power of this performance, the power of music to bring people together, to invigorate and excite, is so much stronger. I just know that everyone watching these guys perform probably wanted to dance their little hearts out. And they probably would have too, if everyone else were willing to show how much they were into it. Maybe we need a new ‘normal’ – one that definitely involves more bursting into spontaneous song and dance! Heck yes!
I love the energy of this human vocal band, Naturally Seven. And I loooove the people’s reactions as they slowly begin to acknowledge the phenomenal musical performance happening right next to them. I love the unbridled emotion in the singers voices, and the shyness with which the onlookers start to move their bodies – out of complete yet reserved adoration for the music.
There is nothing better than live music – to experience the energy of a live performance, to be able to share and magnify that energy through a crowd of people, to feel connected to others through music, is an unparalleled natural high. We’re lucky when someone captures such a moment on film.
Naturally Seven – performing live on the subway in Paris
Naturally Seven – showing what each of these vocal instruments can do
One By One
It is just incredible on so many different levels – the musicians are incredible, the human interaction and connection caught on film is incredible.
It says a lot about our culture in the big city – used to zoning things out, keeping to ourselves, and avoiding eye contact - even when, in fact, most definitely when, some stranger is belting their heart out right next to you.
Bursting into song is not ‘normal’ and when things aren’t normal people get a little nervous. People start to look at each other with the: “what are we supposed to make of this?” expression.
But what’s beautiful is, despite the power of these social norms that dictate the controlled manner in which we are supposed to act in public, the power of this performance, the power of music to bring people together, to invigorate and excite, is so much stronger. I just know that everyone watching these guys perform probably wanted to dance their little hearts out. And they probably would have too, if everyone else were willing to show how much they were into it. Maybe we need a new ‘normal’ – one that definitely involves more bursting into spontaneous song and dance! Heck yes!
I love the energy of this human vocal band, Naturally Seven. And I loooove the people’s reactions as they slowly begin to acknowledge the phenomenal musical performance happening right next to them. I love the unbridled emotion in the singers voices, and the shyness with which the onlookers start to move their bodies – out of complete yet reserved adoration for the music.
There is nothing better than live music – to experience the energy of a live performance, to be able to share and magnify that energy through a crowd of people, to feel connected to others through music, is an unparalleled natural high. We’re lucky when someone captures such a moment on film.
Naturally Seven – performing live on the subway in Paris
Naturally Seven – showing what each of these vocal instruments can do
One By One
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
The Jealous Girlfriends and Sea Wolf
So my friend called me up and told me she had an extra ticket to a concert – didn’t know where, didn’t know who, something about a Sea Wolf, was I interested?
You know how I feel about live music, I said, I’m in.
Before the concert I did a little research into their sound and was totally enthralled with their song "You’re A Wolf." I am actually addicted to it – still. It has a great beat and his voice reminds me a lot of Chris Martin’s. Turns out their an indie band from L.A., which didn’t surprise me too much considering their music made me picture myself driving along the coast with the windows down. They have that distinctive indie sound, reminiscent of Coldplay before Coldplay was Coldplay.
Anyway, one of my favourite things about going to concerts is getting exposed to new music and new bands. I love the potential of being enthralled that comes with the anticipation of hearing a new band. So many times I unsuspectingly fall in love with an opening band. And even in some cases, I’m more crazy about them than the main events. On this night I was blown away by The Jealous Girlfriends.
I haven’t seen too many girls rockin’ out on the electric guitar, but with that said, this girl could rock it.
With the electric guitar and the keyboard tinkling in the background, this band has a great grungy yet ethereal sound to them – edgey but somehow also pretty – with uptempo beats, and did I mention I am in love with her voice? Soft, sexy, moany but hard hitting and commanding when the time comes.
She’s got a voice I feel like I’ve been missing and searching for since Fiona Apple or Metric.
The crowd was really into them as well, but not fully committed until this one bluesy song "Organs on the Kitchen Floor." After that, I’m pretty sure everyone was sold. It starts off with a slow and steady drawn out beat, that builds and builds and builds until: Pause, Twoo 3 BAM! A climactic indulgence of sound. The drums, the guitar, the keyboards, and her vocal chords, all hitting it as hard as they can. The more I listen to their new CD The Jealous Girlfriends, the more I like it. It’s definitely one to be played loud.
Sea Wolf – You’re A Wolf
The Jealous Girlfriends – I Got The Message
The Jealous Girlfriends – Organs on the Kitchen Floor
You know how I feel about live music, I said, I’m in.
Before the concert I did a little research into their sound and was totally enthralled with their song "You’re A Wolf." I am actually addicted to it – still. It has a great beat and his voice reminds me a lot of Chris Martin’s. Turns out their an indie band from L.A., which didn’t surprise me too much considering their music made me picture myself driving along the coast with the windows down. They have that distinctive indie sound, reminiscent of Coldplay before Coldplay was Coldplay.
Anyway, one of my favourite things about going to concerts is getting exposed to new music and new bands. I love the potential of being enthralled that comes with the anticipation of hearing a new band. So many times I unsuspectingly fall in love with an opening band. And even in some cases, I’m more crazy about them than the main events. On this night I was blown away by The Jealous Girlfriends.
I haven’t seen too many girls rockin’ out on the electric guitar, but with that said, this girl could rock it.
With the electric guitar and the keyboard tinkling in the background, this band has a great grungy yet ethereal sound to them – edgey but somehow also pretty – with uptempo beats, and did I mention I am in love with her voice? Soft, sexy, moany but hard hitting and commanding when the time comes.
She’s got a voice I feel like I’ve been missing and searching for since Fiona Apple or Metric.
The crowd was really into them as well, but not fully committed until this one bluesy song "Organs on the Kitchen Floor." After that, I’m pretty sure everyone was sold. It starts off with a slow and steady drawn out beat, that builds and builds and builds until: Pause, Twoo 3 BAM! A climactic indulgence of sound. The drums, the guitar, the keyboards, and her vocal chords, all hitting it as hard as they can. The more I listen to their new CD The Jealous Girlfriends, the more I like it. It’s definitely one to be played loud.
Sea Wolf – You’re A Wolf
The Jealous Girlfriends – I Got The Message
The Jealous Girlfriends – Organs on the Kitchen Floor
Sunday, April 27, 2008
Michael Franti: Music with a Message
Life is too short to make just one decision
Music too large for just one station
Love is too big for just one nation
God is too big for just one religion!
I love just about every word that comes out of this man’s mouth.
The man is a lyrical genius with these fantastic one liners that make me chuckle or sigh in agreement and appreciation.
Lines like:
Only a rat can win the rat race
or
You can bomb the world to pieces but you cant bomb it into peace.
It’s fantastic to see someone who has the spotlight taking a stand and having an opinion on the world’s happenings.
I don’t know anyone who can make such poetic socio political commentary on the world that’s so relievingly raw and free of B.S. and yet so uplifting and inspiring.
Despite all his speak about the traumas of war, the ills of corporate
It’s a beautiful thing to have such an insightful and conscious mind be able to create such beautiful music as well – music that incorporates everything from hip hop, to rock, to reggae, to folk, to funk.
It’s almost contradictory in today’s mainstream music scene to have music that makes you wanna think and get up and dance at the same time! There are a lot of songs out there that have the beat but lack the soul and I have the greatest respect for the musicians that have the courage to show us some honest thoughts.
One of my favourite lines of his is:
Last weekend I had the good fortune of seeing Michael Franti live in Whistler for the 2008 Telus Ski and Snow Board Festival. The energy he has and that he evokes from the crowd is electrifying. His presence is inviting and friendly and his booming voice is such a people rallying force.
I couldn’t resist trying to record some keepsakes of the free concert, but I’ll warn you there are moments when the filming is a little shaky because I couldn’t help but wanna jump with the crowd.
He mostly played songs from his Yell Fire! album (which is amazing and combines a very tropical vibe with strong anti-war lyrics inspired by his trips to Baghdad and the Gaza Strip - which he filmed in a documentary called I Know I’m Not Alone). But he didn’t play the old classic "Stay Human (All The Freaky People)" which is a fantastic song I highly recommend. Find it, listen to it, spread the world.
He did, however, play some new songs from his upcoming September album All Rebel Rockers which I am already itching for. In one of my favourite songs from it he sings “Hey world, you know you better put up a fight” and “You’ve got to let go of re-mote control.”
Here’s a great clip of Michael Franti performing Yell Fire! and Bomb the World to Pieces for Indie 103.1 fm. He gives a nice explanation of the meaning behind Yell Fire! and why he doesn’t wear shoes!
George Stroumboulopoulos from CBC interviewing Michael Franti. This clip gives a nice bio and is a pretty good interview showing some scenes from his documentary I Know I’m Not Alone which focuses on the civilians and the soldiers he meets on his trips to
Thursday, April 17, 2008
John Butler Trio ~ Ocean
John Butler is a master guitar player and the video below, of his live performance of "Ocean," is one of my favourite videos ever.
It starts off with him drumming and playing the guitar with a smooth, calm ocean rhythm, and then slowly builds into a beautiful spiritual-like offering of his phenomenal mastery of the guitar. It crescendoes and bursts into a stunning spectacle of how music can be the most concrete grab of awe-like spirituality.
I was really excited to see that there are other musicians drumming on their guitar.
There is something familiar in it, since the guitar seems naturally to be a percussion instrument. At the same time, there’s something excitingly new about it, like this could be the future of music – putting together the rhythms of hip hop, drum ‘n’ bass, and reggae, with the melodic twangs and sounds of folk and rock.
Could this be the stirrings of a new genre?
It starts off with him drumming and playing the guitar with a smooth, calm ocean rhythm, and then slowly builds into a beautiful spiritual-like offering of his phenomenal mastery of the guitar. It crescendoes and bursts into a stunning spectacle of how music can be the most concrete grab of awe-like spirituality.
I was really excited to see that there are other musicians drumming on their guitar.
There is something familiar in it, since the guitar seems naturally to be a percussion instrument. At the same time, there’s something excitingly new about it, like this could be the future of music – putting together the rhythms of hip hop, drum ‘n’ bass, and reggae, with the melodic twangs and sounds of folk and rock.
Could this be the stirrings of a new genre?
John Butler is widely recognized for beautiful slide-playing and open tunings (common in blues, rock and folk music). The easiest way I can describe open tunings is a way of tuning the guitar so that you can get a major chord from strumming the open strings at the bottom, without fretting, or holding down, any of the strings at the top). Open tunings combined with slide-playing can produce interesting harmonies and rhythmically complex songs. John Butler is a master!
Thursday, April 10, 2008
YOAV
I first saw YOAV perform when he opened for Tori Amos at the Orpheum here in
He walked on stage alone, carrying nothing but a guitar.
And then, after a slight pause, unleashed an astonishing amount of bass that you would only ever hear in a club.
I was sitting in the balcony, far away from the stage, leaning forward in my seat and squinting hard to try and figure out how so much noise was coming from this one guy. With my eyes glued on him I realized he was drumming on his guitar and somehow looping it back and playing and singing over it. I had never seen or heard anything like it.
My ears were completely tantalized by his rhythms and the trance-like notes coming from his guitar. The beginning of his song "Beautiful Lie" reminded me of the "Born Slippy" song from the final scene of Trainspotting.
Within the first few seconds of his performance I was feeling around in my jacket to see if I had enough cash on me to buy his CD during intermission.
My excitement grew with every song he performed as he showed us the diversity of his music that put together edgy Timbaland-like beats, drum ‘n’ bass-like rhythms, trance-like sounds, soothing guitar, and soulful, thought-provoking lyrics. Not only was I interested in the music - which blew me away - but I was also interested in his words.
A particular favourite song of mine was "Club Thing" – with a beat that just begs you to move. This song was especially popular with the crowd and has tickled the fancy of everyone I know who has heard it and when he performed it at The Media Club in
Everyone I know, no matter what their taste in music, has been blown away by his talent, because he combines different sounds from different genres so effectively.
And the drumming on his guitar is something worth seeing.
For those of you in
YOAV in the studio
YOAV making a wicked drum’n’bass beat on his guitar at The Media Club
Music is ...
Music is probably the most fascinating of human creations and appreciations. What it invokes within us, and its holds over us, is mysteriously “other worldy.” Our ability to take sounds – mere vibrations – noise – and combine them into pleasurable patterns we call music is downright phenomenal. The endless, forever evolving range of music expressing and evoking different feelings, sensations, and worlds within us, never ceases to amaze me.
Music is a Sensation.
It is amazing.
Causing feelings and dazes and moments of Elation.
Elevation.
Invigorating bodies and minds
with rhythmic equations.
Incarcerating you into the here and now
with intoxicating combinations:
Of sounds and drum beats
and patterns of entrancing undulations.
Music is Communication.
A sharing of internal spaces and
A screaming of proclamations!
Expressing different moods through emotive vibrations,
for beautifully entrancing durations.
It is a response to the ages,
To heart palpitations
Created from the reverberations of
Crazed times or inspiration.
Always moving
Always changing
Music is a painting.
Of particular times and places,
Of different cultures and subcultures reincarnating.
New genres being created
Outdated
Reinstated.
Always changing.
Music is Educating.
Expressing unifying and dividing ways of
Human Identification.
Telling stories through out the ages
of hope and desperation.
Of love-sick longing loneliness
and quiet contemplations.
Inspiring movements
and social outrage,
and 1960’s folk style
Indoctrination.
Music is Awakening.
It is a moving force like breathing.
Creating energy and connectivity
and conscious moment in-taking.
The energy created from a live performance
can be palpable
Electric
Powerful.
It makes your body itch and quiver
like it were aware of being a part of something cosmical.
Music is fantastically weird.
A wonderful
Quirk of existence.
A testament to the curious
Mysteriously rich
Nature of creation.
Sound. Noise. Vibrations.
And out of them
we put together complex co ordinations.
Harmonizations.
Symphonies.
And technoesque frequencies.
Rhythmic pulsing equations,
Inducing euphoric cathartic
Sensations.
The human mind’s conscious appreciation
Of music and it’s mysterious pulsations
Unlocks and exaggerates the mystery of our minds’ situation.
Music is Erasing.
Soothing. Consuming. Releasing.
Relieving tension and
Unleashing.
It pulls you into directly experiencing
the moment you are hearing.
You are not then, nor there, or anywhere
But here and now, listening.
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