Trilok Gurtu – 21 Spices

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Trilok Gurtu 21 Spices

There are a few artists for whom I have such great affection that I will purchase the music as soon as I learn of it, no matter what they have to offer on this latest release.  Drummer, percussionist extraordinaire Trilok Gurtu is one such artist.  Ever since having seen his magic act at the Charles Hotel in Boston, as part of his coming out party with the John McLaughlin Trio, I have been fascinated with, and ever-more delighted by Trilok.

With the passing of Zawinul 2007, I believe that Trilok is the greatest living link to limitless Jazz – music that collapses genres and spans the entire globe, while retaining its own, unique identity.  No one did that better than Zawinul, but Trilok continues to push the envelope.

This latest release, featuring a well-known rock drummer and the Germany’s hottest big band is a delight right out of the box.  I can’t wait to listen to it over and over, as I know am assured of discovering layer upon layer of genius.

Playlist for the Broad Street Run 10 Miler

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Broad Street Run Running with headphones is not always the best idea.  For serious runners, it’s not allowed (even on marathons) and disqualifies competitors from obtaining championship points.  For amateurs and hacks like myself, headphones are completely inappropriate for night or dark runs because of obvious safety concerns.  But for yesterday’s Broad Street Run, a ten miler, headphones were not only ubiquitous, but perfectly reasonable, considering the fact that there is NO traffic and NO way to get lost.  The run is literally a straight shot down Broad Street.

I like music for the longer runs, as it has the very welcome effect of distracting me from any difficulty or discomfort.  The playlist for yesterday was made by selecting a bit more music than necessary, loading all onto my HTC Hero, so that ONLY those songs that had been selected would be played on the run, and then randomizing through the lot.  Here’s how it came out:

Over The Hill – Van Der Graaf Generator

La Rossa – Van Der Graaf Generator

Over The Top – Pure Reason Revolution

Death Head – Kaki King

Cigano – Steve Winwood

People You Were Going To – Peter Hammill

Childlike Faith in Childhood’s End – Van Der Graaf Generator

Moja Ziemio Wyśniona – SBB

Echoes – Pink Floyd

Darkness 11/11 – Van Der Graaf Generator

Mantra The Lawn – Paul Gilbert

A Saucerful of Secrets – Pink Floyd

 

Just finished Threshold by @Auntbeast Caitlin Kiernan

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Kiernan’s storytelling is brutal, unrelenting.  This is a nightmare that goes on in the day, in the night, awake, asleep – it doesn’t matter.  And it can’t be explained.  And in the end, these characters, and all of us, can try to be the heroes, but there’s no way to know if any of it really matters, or if any of it even happened.  The only things you can be sure of are fear and madness.

You can buy Threshold on Amazon.

This is HUGE!! – MIDI clock sync in iOS

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I’ve been waiting for this.  it feels like it’s been a long time.  With the simplified protocols and integration, I can start jamming with iPad, use that as master clock, synch a DAW on the MacBook, and play along with guitar.  Check out the video integrating two iOS devices:

I found out about the video and the tech via Synthtopia and the leading aps are being made by Finger, although Synthetic Bits‘ Funkbox is definitely in the mix.