James Baldwin - The Struggle of The Artist (1969)
[If artists struggle while also having their work, it must be impossible for those who do not have the outlet.]
James Baldwin - The Struggle of The Artist (1969)
[If artists struggle while also having their work, it must be impossible for those who do not have the outlet.]
From New Paradigm (2018). Salutation to healing forces, introduced by the sound of breath, life, and spirit.
Chris Potter: Follow The Red Line (live, 2007)
Going through a reflective moment in the last few weeks, I found myself listening back to one of my favourite modern jazz albums. After dozens of listens, I continue to be inspired by the improvisational capacity of these musicians. It’s inspiring, comforting, centering.
Shiny little gem mixing traditional Ugandan drumming with elements of electronic music and techno. Supuki’s dark beats and groove drumming, combines the electronic with an earthy sound—intense; Tewali Sukali’s body-shaking rhythms are accompanied by grungy noise; Gunjula has fast-driving multi-layered polyrhythms; Busoga’s the lead synths are dripping light all over the percussion; Kaloli surprised me with its thrashing metal.
[With a mature parent, the child simply goes to the parent for affectionate connection. If the parent is afraid of deep connection, the child might feel uneasy or shameful.]
[Emotional intimacy exists when the other person seeks to know you moreso than to judge you.]
Building real bonds amongst diverse groups of strangers
[Get everyone to send a fun fact about themselves. Give everyone someone else's fact. Ask them to find their person.]
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My father and I sharing a new language with each other through flashcards.
This is Yagmuk. He lives in Ipmulaakiituk with his wife and children and eighteen moose. Since 2004, every single bill in the American health care system has gone to Yagmuk. He cannot read English, so he tears them into little shreds and burns them in the winter to keep warm. One day providers will realize he’s not paying, and the whole medical system will collapse.
[Banning code exploits itself can hurt efforts to counter DRM for autonomy.]
[Software exploits can be more dangerous than bombs because they are more likely to be used.]
[When exploits are used, we don't find out immediately; sometimes only years later, wheras bombs will be reported on the evening news.]
[Like viruses, exploits can be spread: using it is a risk of losing it.]
[Create a world that people want to come into and explore without you being there.]
[Worlds provide challenges for people and communicate what the next step is.]
[Challenges that you embrace and overcome can help create an identity.]
Joyce Moreno & Toninho Horta: Sem Você (2007)
Two of my favourite artists in Brazil (or perhaps the world) on the same disc. Two masters playing samba, bossa nova, jazz, sublime guitar.
Azymuth: Light As A Feather (2012)
Complex yet danceable mix of jazz, fusion, and disco. Makes me feel like digging into Azymuth’s entire collection. Partido Alto has a funky offbeat rhythm that’s actually in 4; Avenida Das Mangueiras stomps along—driving pulse with funk sixteenth note solos; the second section of Light As A Feather mixes jazz and bossa nova brazil with an uber-tight drum foundation; Fly Over The Horizon reminds me of Weather Report; Jazz Carnival goes full on disco; Young Embrace is a bouncy, swaying electronic biological thing, obviously from Brazil.
The drummer from their band joined with Madlib to form “Jackson Conti” and release Sujinho (2008): jazz/hip-hop instrumentals mixed with pandeiro and all sorts of Brazilian instruments and rhythms, Coltrane-era sax solos, synth riffs, flute melodies—I’ve never heard anything like this.
From The World’s End soundtrack (2013). Body-shaker, head-banger, wall-breaker—100% energy using cues from techno song forms. I have some nostalgia for Lil Jon’s general screaming and expletives. Moving!
Lingua Ignota: PENNSYLVANIA FURNACE
From SINNER GET READY (2021). Filled with dark piano textures, and a strong, pure vocal tone that manages to create this deep and expansive intensity with just a few parts. Reminds me of how powerful the acoustic piano can be. You can hear the pedals of the piano triggering overtones…