Music Reviews (felte) Ten years after releasing their final album as Abe Vigoda, Crush, songwriters Michael Vidal and Juan Velasquez decided it was time to give it another go. Their reunion seemed unlikely. At the time, Crush represented a marked departure from their first two albums—modeling their sound on icy, maximalist coldwave that did away … Read moreMusic Review: Romantic Music – Cupid & Psyche
Why must we all work long hours to earn the right to live? Why must only the wealthy have access to leisure, aesthetic pleasure, self-actualization…? Everyone seems to have an answer, according to their political or theological bent. One economic bogeyman, so-called “trickle-down” economics, or “Reaganomics,” actually predates our 40th president by a few hundred years at … Read moreBertrand Russell & Buckminster Fuller on Why We Should Work Less, and Live and Learn More
We are huge Iron & Wine fans. Sam Beam is just phenonomenal songwriter, composer and musician. So, it was a pleasant surprise to Iron & Wine’s November 17th as the accompanying live album to the concert film, Who Can See Forever. The film is the first ever in-depth look into the life and music of … Read moreAlbum Review: Who Can See Forever Soundtrack by Iron & Wine
Our series Dusting ‘Em Off looks at how classic albums found an enduring place in pop culture. Today, we spend some time with Emerson, Lake & Palmer’s Trilogy. At times, Emerson, Lake & Palmer were downright maniacal. It’s evident in their most celebrated material; the absurd 10/8 time signature in “Tarkus,” the proto-heavy metal detour in … Read moreEmerson, Lake & Palmer’s Trilogy Set a Cosmic New Standard for Progressive Rock
“Do you sometimes want to wake up to the singularitywe once were?” A stunning poem inspired by Stephen Hawking, who would have been 82 today. source
SHE rises… AI Process/Open Source Software: HUMAN, Google Flow Music (Lyria 3.5), Claude.ai, ChatGPT, Perchance.org – DAW: Audacity 4 (alpha), OS: Linux (Ubuntu 26.04) PHOENIX – Full EP Mix (20:12) Premise A nameless woman endures a fire she never named and never chose. She does not burn to punish or be punished, she simply burns, as all things that are pushed into flame eventually do. What … Read morePHOENIX
Perhaps – Full Album Mix (42:43) AI Process/Open Source Software: HUMAN, Google Flow Music (Lyria 3.5), Claude.ai, ChatGPT, Perchance.org – DAW: Audacity 4 (alpha), OS: Linux (Ubuntu 26.04) Perhaps is a concept album built around a single word. Not an answer. Not a declaration. Not even a question. A door left slightly open. Perhaps is the space between knowing and not knowing. It contains uncertainty, possibility, … Read morePerhaps
Shapes of Desire AI Process/Open Source Software: HUMAN, Google Flow Music (Lyria 3.5), Claude.ai, ChatGPT, Perchance.org – DAW: Audacity 4 (alpha), OS: Linux (Ubuntu 26.04) Vessel – Full Album (47:22) Free Downloads There are moments when becoming someone else begins long before we understand that we have changed. Vessel was born in that uncertain territory between identities, the place where the familiar self begins to loosen, … Read moreVessel
Undone AI Process/Open Source Software: HUMAN, Google Flow Music (Lyria 3.5), Claude.ai, ChatGPT, Perchance.org – DAW: Audacity 4 (alpha), OS: Linux (Ubuntu 26.04) Text to Track Prompt (Google Flow Music) bittersweet UK neo-soul, moody indie R&B, expressive soulful female vocals, warm melodic bassline, clean rhythmic electric guitar, crisp mid-tempo drums, atmospheric synth pads, emotional depth
Even Gaia Gets The Blues AI Process/Open Source Software: HUMAN, Google Flow Music (Lyria 3.5), Claude.ai, ChatGPT, Perchance.org – DAW: Audacity 4 (alpha), OS: Linux (Ubuntu 26.04) Pale Blues Dot: Even Gaia Gets The Blues – Full Album (34:33) To the listener, I want to tell you where this album came from, because it didn’t come from any one place, and that’s the whole point. It … Read morePale Blues Dot