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Showing posts with label music. Show all posts
Showing posts with label music. Show all posts

Monday, May 30, 2011

Theremin - Unberührbare Musik

Note: English version of this blog here.
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Ich liebe Musik. Viele Arten von Musik. Aus aller Welt. Und ich freue mich stets, wenn ich Musik finde, die sich etwas außerhalb der Mainstream-Gefilde bewegt und auf außergewöhnliche und einzigartige Weise fasziniert.

Das Gleiche gilt für Musikinstrumente.

Und daher, präsentiert von dem Mann der Leute verwirrt (milde, hoffe ich), indem er...
- fragt, ob jemand weiß, was ein Chapman Stick ist
- fasziniert ist von dem Haken Continuum Fingerboard
- und ebenfalls von der Korg Wavedrum
- Leute konfrontiert mit Teuffel Gitarren und ihrem einzigartigen Look, Spielgefühl und Konzept
- (gerade erst kürzlich) Verblüffung erzeugt hat durch das Präsentieren der Harpejii ...

... also, von diesem etwas seltsamen Typen (sprich von mir) kommt nun ein weiteres Instrument, das sich weitab von allem Gewohnten bewegt.

In den Händen eines Laien nichts weiter als ein Spielzeug, das skurrile (oder auch schlicht nervende) Geräusche erzeugt, wird dieses Instrument zu einem Wunder an Ausdruckskraft, wenn Meister ihres Fachs die Hände erheben, um Musik zu schaffen, ohne das Instrument ein einziges Mal wirklich zu berühren.

Verwirrt? Oh, das ist schon in Ordnung :-)!

Schaut Euch das Video an, um vertraut zu werden mit dem Konzept dieses Instruments, und um zu erfahren, wie man es spielt, wie man damit Musik in absolut einzigartiger Weise erschafft, und für das man ein Höchstmaß braucht an Musikalität, Konzentration, Körperkontrolle, Atemkontrolle - und Übung, Übung, Übung ...

Schaut zu, wie die Virtuosin
ihr Instrument spielt und erklärt:

Das

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Neugierig geworden?
Lust, dieses Instrument vielleicht selbst zu spielen?

Dann schaut Euch das
Moog Etherwave Standard Theremin
doch mal an!

Musik für Theremin
auf CD:





Musik für Theremin
als MP3 Download:


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Theremin - Untouchable Music

Anm.: Deutsche Version dieses Blogs hier.
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I love music. Many sorts of music. From all around the world. And I always like it when if find music that is a bit off the mainstream tracks, and holds fascination of a special, unique kind.

Same goes for music instruments.

So, brought to you from the man who keeps (mildly, I hope) freaking out people by ...

- asking them if they know what a Chapman Stick is
- being fascinated by the Haken Continuum Fingerboard
- and of the Korg Wavedrum
- showing them the unique look, feel and concept of Teuffel Guitars 
- (only just recently) toppling minds by introducing them to the Harpejii ...

... brought to you from this kinda weird guy (aka me) now comes yet another instrument that is way out of the ordinary.

A mere toy, useful to create picturesque (or plain annoying!) sounds when experimented on by a layman, it becomes a miracle of expression when a master of their arts raises their hands to create music without touching the very instrument even once.

Confused? That's okay :-)!

Check out the above video, to get to know the concept and how to play an instrument that allows you to create music in an absolutely unique way, and that needs a massive loads of musicality, concentration, body control, breath control, and practice practice practice ...

Watch virtuoso
play and explain her instrument:

The

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Curious?
Interested in maybe playing this instrument yourself?

Then have a look at the
Moog Etherwave Standard Theremin

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Thursday, May 5, 2011

Tragedy


TRAGEDY
(2011)

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Wenn Du die Bedeutung des Wortes "Tragödie"
In ein Bild kleiden könntest
Wärst Du vielleicht überrascht zu hören,
Dass Du uns beide dort findest

Im Endeffekt
Hast Du [unsere Liebe] niemals ausgekostet
Und so habe ich geweint und geweint
Und jetzt sage ich Lebwohl

Ich werde mich nicht mehr zum Narren halten lassen
Nenn das nicht Liebe

Wann hast Du beschlossen
Dass ich nicht genug von Wert besitze?
Dir "Vergeben und vergessen" zu sagen
Tausend Mal
Wegen des Feuers
Und der schlaflosen Nächte?

Ich werde mich nicht mehr zum Narren halten lassen
Nenn das nicht Liebe

Nenn das nicht Liebe
La la la ...

Warum hast Du das Bedürfnis verspürt
Zu beweisen, dass alle anderen recht hatten?
Nein, ich werde nicht kämpfen

Oh, Du bist meine Tragödie
Tragödie
Oh, meine Tragödie

Ohhh ...
Das ist ...
Ohhh ...
Nein, nein, nein ...

La la la ...

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From the album


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Why I put this here?

Because it's a remarkably beautiful video ...
... that I cannot watch on YouTube.

So there.
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Saturday, April 30, 2011

Francis Bernier, LE PRINCE D'AZUR (inkl. Text auf Deutsch)

Note: Blog with English lyrics translation here.
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Buy Francis Bernier's album
"Prince d'Azur"
here!
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PRINCE D'AZUR
(2007)


Musik: Sylvain Michel

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Du, Prinz der Bläue (des Blauen Reichs)
Der über den Mauern tanzt
Zwischen den Drachen

Du, der Du über allen
Deinen Kindern bist, die knien
Mit ihren weißen Kerzen

Fliege ... Fliege
Tanze in der Luft, ohne Worte

Dein Zuhause ist inmitten der Glühwürmchen

Fliege ... Fliege
Für jene, die alles dem Erdboden gleich machen
Ist "Hoffnung" eine Parabel

Du musst fliegen!


Du, der mit durchbohrten Händen
Liebe geheilt hast, die spröde geworden war
In den Herzen von Bettlern

Du, der es vermocht hat
Zu den Grundsteinen des Galileo zu sprechen ...
Falls Du mich hören kannst:

Fliege ... Fliege
Tanze in der Luft, ohne Worte
Dein Zuhause ist inmitten der Glühwürmchen

Fliege ... Fliege
Für jene, die alles dem Erdboden gleich machen
Ist "Hoffnung" eine Parabel


Fliege ...


(feat. Serge Lama)

Du musst fliegen
Du musst davon fliegen
Für uns musst Du fliegen, und
Die Nachtigallen träumen machen
Von unseren spärlichen Leben, die an den Boden gekettet sind
Weil unser Fleisch uns trennt
Von unserer Seele, die in einer Zwangsjacke steckt

Fliege  (Fliege)
Fliege  (Fliege)
Für jene, die alles dem Erdboden gleich machen
(
Für jene, die alles dem Erdboden gleich machen)
Ist "Hoffnung" eine Parabel
(
Ist "Hoffnung" eine Parabel)

Fliege ... Fliege ...

Du musst fliegen!

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Francis Bernier
PRINCE D'AZUR

Album veröffentlich im Jahr 2007
Erhätlich bei iTunes
(nach "Francis Bernier" suchen)

Als Import-CD erhältlich
hier


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Francis Bernier, PRINCE D'AZUR (incl. English translation)

Anm.: Blog mit deutscher Übersetzung hier.
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Buy Francis Bernier's album
"Prince d'Azur"
here!
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Francis Bernier
PRINCE D'AZUR
(2007)


Lyrics: Serge Lama
Music: Sylvain Michel

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You, Prince of the Blue
Who dances above the walls
Among the kites

You, above all
Your children on their knees
With their white candles

Fly ... Fly
Dance in the air without words
Your home is among the fireflies

Fly ... Fly
For those who raze the ground
"Hope" is a parable

You must fly!


You, whose pierced hands
Healed love that was chapped
In the heart of beggars

You, you who have been able to speak
To the stones of Galileo ...
If ever you hear me:

Fly ... Fly
Dance in the air without words
Your home is among the fireflies

Fly ... Fly
For those who raze the ground
"Hope" is a parable

Fly


(feat. Serge Lama)

You must fly
You must fly away
For us you must fly, and
Make the nightingales dream
Of our meagre lives, riveted to the ground
Because our flesh isolates us
From our soul, which is stuck in a straitjacket

Fly  (Fly)
Fly  (Fly)
For those who raze the ground
(For those who raze the ground)
"Hope is a parable
("Hope" is a parable)

Fly ... Fly ...

You must fly!

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Francis Bernier
PRINCE D'AZUR

Album released in 2007
Available on iTunes
(search for "Francis Bernier")

On CD available
here

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Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Zwei Jahre

Note: English version of this blog here.
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Sind wirklich schon zwei Jahre vergangen?
Manchmal scheint es eine Ewigkeit her zu sein
... Und manchmal fühlt es sich an, 
Als seien nur ein paar Tage vergangen ...

Kel und ich sind uns auf YouTube begegnet.
Wir haben uns nie von Angesicht zu Angesicht gegenüber gestanden.
Und doch waren wir einander so nahe
Und haben so viel miteinander durchgemacht
Schlechtes und Gutes ...

Wir haben uns miteinander auf eine faszinierende Reise begeben
Wir haben die Traurigkeit der Gegenwart erkundet
Aber auch Freude im Leben gefunden
Und Hoffnung für die Zukunft.

Ein übler Schicksalsschlag hat verhindert,
Dass Kel erleben durfte, wie seine Träume wahr wurden.
Aber während unserer Zeit zusammen
War Kel glücklicher, 
Als er es für lange Zeit zuvor gewesen war.

Und das ist, was zählt.

Die Erinnerung an Kels
Wieder entdeckte Freude im Leben
Und seine
Neu gefundene Hoffnung für die Zukunft
Hat mich durch die letzten zwei Jahre gebracht.

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Vor zwei Jahren, am 19. April 2009, ist Kel gestorben  —  nur eine kurze Weile nach seinem 13. Geburtstag.

Es war nicht seine Zeit zu gehen. Dieser frühe Tod beraubte Kel eines Lebens, das sich danach sehnte, gelebt zu werden, und es nahm Kel alle Perspektiven fort, die er noch verwirklichen wollte  —  die Möglichkeit, neue Freude zu finden, und seinen Platz in der Welt, an der Seite von Leuten, die ihn liebten und respektierten.

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Wenn ich zurück blicke, kann ich nicht anders als fasziniert zu sein darüber, was alles geschehen ist während der Zeit, in der Kel und ich einander kannten. In Kels Leben ereigneten sich Dinge, die einem das Herz brachen, wenn man nur von ihnen hörte. Kel jedoch hatte mit diesen Dingen zu  leben,  und dies jeden einzelnen Tag.

Und trotzdem gab er nicht auf:

"I'll make it, you'll see! / Ich werde es schaffen, Du wirst schon sehen!"

Dieser Satz war sein Markenzeichen. Und er meinte es wirklich ernst damit!

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Ich möchte gerne ein Beispiel dafür geben ...

Wir haben hier also einen 13-jährigen Jungen, der in der Schule massive Probleme hat (wie kann man sich auf's Lernen konzentrieren, wenn die Angst davor, brutal gemobbt zu werden, jeden einzelnen Tag überschattet?).

Und trotzdem bittet mich dieser Junge, ihm Deutsch beizubringen, in unseren Messages auf YouTube, weil er gerne ein paar Sätze auf Deutsch zu seiner Lieblingslehrerin sagen wollte. Die Lehrerin war teilweise von deutscher Abstammung  —  Kel wollte sie mit seiner Idee überraschen, und er hoffte, ihr damit eine Freude zu bereiten.

So haben wir dann zusammen gelernt: Jeden Tag, Worte und Sätze, und wie man sie ausspricht  —  und obwohl Deutsch eine wirklich schwere Sprache ist, hat sich Kel richtig angestrengt und war ein toller Schüler.

Schließlich begrüßte er seine Lehrerin dann zu Beginn einer Schulstunde tatsächlich mit einem perfekten deutschen Satz. Ihr traten Tränen in die Augen, sie umarmte ihn und sagte "You just made my day!"  / "Du hast mir gerade den Tag gerettet!".

Und Kel strahlte vor Freude und konnte es kaum abwarten, bis er mir dann davon erzählen konnte ...

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Ich habe viele solcher kleinen schönen Geschichten, die mir Kel entweder erzählt hat, oder von denen ich sogar selbst Zeuge wurde.

All die schönen Geschichten, und die traurigen Geschichten ... Die Dinge, die Kel gesagt oder getan hat, und für die ich so stolz auf ihn bin ... Sein Mut, und seine Entschlossenheit (obwohl er so furchtbare Angst hatte) ... Sein Einfühlungsvermögen, und seine warmherzige, mitfühlende Seele ...

Durch all dies bin ich der Hüter einer Schatzkammer, die mit kostbaren Edelsteinen gefüllt ist: Mit meinen Erinnerungen  —  den Erinnerungen an Kel, als er noch bei uns war. Und diese Schätze werden sogar noch strahlender, noch glänzender und noch wertvoller, wenn ich in der Lage bin, sie mit anderen teilen zu können.

Und deshalb bin ich glücklich und dankbar für jeden einzelnen Besucher dieses Channels, über jeden Subscriber / Abonnenten, über jeden, der sich ein Video anschaut und vielleicht sogar einen Kommentar hinterlässt oder mir eine Message schreibt. Ihr alle seid etwas Besonderes, denn Ihr empfindet etwas für Kel   —  für einen Jungen, der nicht mehr bei uns sein kann, der aber jetzt gefunden hat, wonach er sich so sehr gesehnt hat: Freunde, die ihn respektieren, die ihn mögen und einfach für das lieben, was er ist.

Dies bedeutet unendlich viel ... Und glaubt mir: Er weiß es.

Danke.

~Michael

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Musik:
Guo Yue, DRAGONFLY

Erschienen bei
RealWorld Records




Das komplette Album
"Music For Food & Love"
über Amazon.com

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Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Two Years

Anm.: Deutsche Version dieses Eintrags hier.
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Two years ago from today, on April 19th 2009, Kel passed away  —  a little more than two months after his 13th birthday.

It was an untimely death. It bereaved him of a whole life that still longed to be lived, and took away all the perspectives that he hoped to realize, of finding new happiness, and his place in this world, being together with people who loved and respected him.

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Looking back, I can only marvel on what happened while Kel and I knew each other. There was stuff going on in Kel's life that breaks your heart only hearing about it. Kel had to live with these things, every single day.

And yet, he did not give up:

"I'll make it, you'll see!"

This was his trademark sentence, and he really meant what he said!

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Allow me to just tell you about one example:

Here we have a 13 year old boy, who had massive problems at school (how can you focus on learning, if the mortal fear of being bullied overshadows every single of your days?).

But still, this boy asked me to teach him German, here in our messages on YouTube, because he wanted to speak a few sentences to his favourite teacher, who was of part German origin  —  to surprise her, and hopefully make her happy with this.

So we studied: Every day, words and sentences, and how to pronounce them  —  and although the German language is tough, Kel put a lot of effort in it and was a great student!

Finally, he actually greeted his teacher at the beginning of class in a perfect German sentence, and she got tears in her eyes, hugged him and said "You just made my day!"

And Kel was beaming from joy and could not wait to tell me about it ...

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I have many of such happy little stories, that Kel would tell me about, or to which I even became witness myself.

All the happy stories, the sad stories ... All the things Kel thought and said and did that made me so proud of him ... His courage, his resolve in spite of being terrified ... His empathy, and his warm-hearted caring soul ...

By all of them, I am the keeper of a treasure vault full of precious gems: My memories of Kel, of him while he was still with us. And these treasures become even more brilliant and shiny and precious, when I am able to share them with others.

This is why I am happy and appreciate every single visitor of this channel, every subscriber, everyone who watches a video and possibly even leaves a comment, or sends me a message. You are precious, because you care for Kel  —  for a boy who can not be with us any more, but who now found what he yearned for so much: Friends, who respect him, who care for him, and who love him just for what he is.

It means the world ... And believe me: He knows.

Thank you.

~Michael

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Music:

Guo Yue, DRAGONFLY

Published by
RealWorld Records

Available on the album
"Music For Food & Love"

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My video and blog for the first anniversary of Kel's death day:


The saddest anniversary ...

My video and blog for the third anniversary of Kel's death day:


Don't


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Saturday, April 16, 2011

Wonderful Tonight


WONDERFUL TONIGHT
(by Eric Clapton)

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... without words ...

An aftermath to the

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Zander Zon's first solo bass album
"Sonorous"

is internationally avalable via Amazon.com
on CD
or
as MP3 download

Zander Zons erstes Solo Bass Album
"Sonorous"

ist im deutschsprachigen Raum erhältich über Amazon.de
auf CD:



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Friday, February 18, 2011

Ulrik Munther, BOYS DON'T CRY



Ulrik Munther
BOYS DON'T CRY

Have you ever done something you can't change?
Something you can never rearrange?
I have, I have ...
Have you ever felt so sad you can hardly stand?
Lying on the ground, head in your hands?
I have, I have ...

I can feel it all down deep inside
But oh, I want to let these feeling rise

But boys don't cry
But boys don't cry
I know it will be fine
But boys don't cry

Have ever tried to smile and hide your pain
Even though you're really not okay?
I have, I have ...
Have you ever been caught in the pouring rain
Wondering if anything can ever feel the same again, yeah

You try to be proud of who you are
But still you got to let those teardrops fall away

But boys don't cry
But boys don't cry
I know it will be fine
But boys don't cry

Have you ever done something you can't change?
Something you can never rearrange?
I have, I have ...
Have you ever felt so sad you can hardly stand?
Lying on the ground, head in your hands?
I have, I have ...

Boys don't cry
Boys don't cry

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Thursday, February 17, 2011

Solitary Shell


Part VI
Solitary Shell

Lyrics by
John Petrucci
Music by
John Myung, John Petrucci, Mike Portnoy, Jordan Rudess

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He seemed no different from the rest
Just a healthy normal boy
His mama always did her best
And he was daddy's pride and joy

He learned to walk and talk on time
But never cared much to be held
And steadily he would decline
Into his solitary shell

As a boy he was considered somewhat odd
Kept to himself most of the time
He would daydream in and out of his own world
But in every other way he was fine

He's a Monday morning lunatic
Disturbed from time to time
Lost within himself
In his solitary shell

A temporary catatonic
Madman on occasion
When will he break out
Of his solitary shell

He struggled to get through his day
He was helplessly behind
He poured himself onto the page
Writing for hours at a time

As a man he was a danger to himself
Fearful and sad most of the time
He was drifting in and out of sanity
But in every other way he was fine

He's a Monday morning lunatic
Disturbed from time to time
Lost within himself
In his solitary shell

A momentary maniac
With casual delusions
When will he be let out
Of his solitary shell

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From Dream Theater's brilliant album
SIX DEGREES OF INNER TURBULENCE

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Sunday, February 13, 2011

Mick Karn (feat. David Sylvian), BUOY


Mick Karn
BUOY

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Underneath a burning sun
There's always work to be done
We take much more than we care to give away

You'll be the moth, I'm the flame
I'll bless you and keep you safe and sound
Until sunrise comes around again

I'm like a mountain made of stone
I'm like a new day dawning
I'll be here every morning, close to you

We'll sail on a river, way out to the Baltic sea
Love will keep us together
And the tide will draw you close to me
(Never words so true, never words so wise)
Love will keep us together
'Cause there's more to this than meets the eye

I burn a candle in your place
I picture the passions on your face
Feelings that rise on a wave and fall away

All the pleasures have returned
All of the lessons I should have learned
Return again to light, for us to see

You're like the map of buried gold
I search for treasures in your soul
And when I'm gone, you'll know I will come back to you

We'll sail on a river, way out to the Baltic sea
Love will keep us together
And the tide will draw you close to me
(Never words so true, never words so wise)
Love will keep us together
'Cause there's more to this than meets the eye

I'm like a mountain made of stone
I'm like a new day dawning
I'll be here every morning, close to you

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Mick Karn (feat. David Sylvian)
BUOY


as MP3 download





The song is taken from
Mick Karn's album
DREAMS OF REASON PRODUCE MONSTERS


on CD




as MP3 Download




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Mick Karn (July 24th 1958 – January 4th 2011)



In the beginning 1980's,
when I discovered the British band
JAPAN,
I not only encountered,
by their singer
David Sylvian,
a voice that would be special to me
over the decades
until today.


I discovered their bass player


Apart from the bass guitar,
he played many instruments,
he sang,
 composed music,
wrote lyrics,
he drew and painted,
and he was a sculptor.

Yet,
was what hit me.
It was like nothing I had ever heard before:
Melodic, complex,
downright unpredictable,
iconic, archetypal,
and of the utmost beauty.

No one among my friends
back then in the 1980's
and until now
ever shared my fascination
for Mick's way of making music.

I did not care.
And I still don't.
I am used to finding stuff
that gets into the very core of me
as if it belonged there from the beginning
and yet
is something that is mine alone
because
no one else I know can really get on board with it
or even knows about it in the first place.

It is a lonely way of cherishing things.
But: I don't mind.

I am glad that I found Mick's music,
that it has been so fascinating for me
over all these years,
and this will always be so.

Godspeed, Mick.
I'll see you in another life, brother.

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Listen to one of Mick's songs here:

Mick Karm
feat. David Sylvian
BUOY

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Music of Mick Karn
on CD and as MP3 download
here

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Monday, January 24, 2011

A new video on Kel's channel



This song is sung by Meydad Tasa,
a young renowned singer from Israel.
For more information about him, his career
and about the albums he already recorded,
please check out Meydad's official website:

http://www.meydadtasa.com/index.html



Music from Meydad Tasa
can be found
here!

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After quite a while, this is the first upload I made on my YouTube channel Kelvinwontcry2. The idea to do so has been in my head for many months, but only now, I could finally realize this project.
I did not want to upload this video for it's religious contents, and neither did I want to make a whatsoever political statement on the obviously never ending dilemma that takes place in Israel, with the struggles between Jews and Palestinians. The channel that I established in memory of Kel is not the place for such topics.

To me, the main message of this video that reaches me most, goes much deeper, straight to a very basic and inner level - and this message has a very strong relation to Kel.

Many of my viewers, subscribers and friends on Kelvinwontcry2, who have been talking with me (in comments and many messages) about Kel, and who thereby got to know him a little, may see some of the aspects that I mean. If you have any thoughts on that, or also questions, please feel free to leave a comment, either here, or in the video's comment section on YouTube; your feedback will be much appreciated.

Sadly, I never got to share Meydad's song with Kel while he was still alive. This is why I want to do this now, because I know Kel would have related very strongly to those innermost elements I mentioned above, and he would have loved this song and also Meydad very much  -  just as I do.




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Wednesday, September 15, 2010

My Friend (written and performed by Alan Hall)




My Friend

written and performed by
Alan Hall

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I'm at love's end
I won't be back to you
Goodbye my friend
I've all but seen it through

I have these tears
To hold of you
Can't make amends
It's time, my friend

And as I leave
I hear your crying call
I close my mind
Along the corridor

There's no once more
My heart is torn
The door will close
No more my friend

While I await
To hear that you are gone
Memories play
Our carousel song

This day has come
Around too soon
Can't take it in
As grief begins

Goodbye my friend

So now it's true
Your tenderness is distant too
No arms to hold
Laughs ‘n’ tears to share

There's just a quiet echo calling
Of what once was
Once was
My friend

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Find Alan's music
on iTunes
(simply enter "Alan Hall")

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Thursday, September 9, 2010

I feel Immortal





Tarja Turunen
I FEEL IMMORTAL

(2010)


From the album
WHAT LIES BENEATH

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Whenever I wake up
I'm lost and always afraid
It's never the same place
I close my eyes to escape
The walls around me

And I drift away
Inside the silence
Overtakes the Pain
In my dreams

I feel Immortal
I am not scared
No, I am not scared
I feel immortal
When I am there
When I am there

Whenever I wake up
The shards of us cut within
Always the same day
Frozen all in the fringe
I surrender to the sleep
And leave the hurt behind me
There's no more death to fear
In my dreams

I feel Immortal
I am not scared
No, I am not scared
I feel immortal
When I am there
When I am there

So far or right beside me
So close but they can't find me
Slowly, time forgets me
I'm lonely, only dreaming

I feel Immortal
I am not scared
No, I am not scared
I feel immortal
When I am there
When I am there

I feel immortal
and I am not scared

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Saturday, September 4, 2010

Maman est chez le Coiffeur




Maman est chez le Coiffeur
(Mommy is at the Hairdresser's)

Drama
Canada 2008 (TV)

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Directed by
Léa Pool

Written by
Isabelle Hébert

Music by
Laurent Eyquem

Songs performed by
Élie Dupuis

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Summer 1966. It's time to enjoy the summer holiday, total freedom.

Teenage Élise discovers that the sudden departure of her mother completely disrupts the family. Her brother Coco seeks solace in the garage, building a super racing car. Her youngest brother Benoît throws himself into his own inner world. The father seems absolutely knocked out by the situation.

Élise decides to take control of her family, in an eloquent attempt to save them. With the assistance of flourishing nature around her, she stands on the threshold of an incomparable summer.

(from IMDb)

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Élie Dupuis
BANG BANG




Élie Dupuis
THE GREAT ESCAPE




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Monday, July 26, 2010

Do Re Mi ...

This morning, I received a wonderful surprise, by a dear friend featuring the video I include here on his YouTube channel. This song has a very special meaning for him and me, because it reminds us of someone we lost - Kel.

Kel loved this song, and he loved singing it himself. Me, I would give everything for hearing him sing this tune ... but sadly, this will not happen any more.

The downside to my friend's sweet idea of surprising me with this video is, that I cannot watch it on YouTube any more, because of the ongoing copyright struggles YouTube has with the big record companies, and also the German GEMA.

It is really disgusting how they manage to spoil and destroy the fun for viewers in general. And, at times, WMG, Sony and all the other ignorant copyright holders hit me where it really hurts, like with keeping me from watching this video once in a while, and remember Kel by it. They have done so with other videos in the past already ...

Still, I will not take that. And so, I upload DO RE MI - THE SOUND OF MUSIC here. Because I need to watch it once in a while. And I need to do so online. Some things have no logical reason - but still, they HAVE a reason, because they are important for the heart. And this is one of those things.




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Monday, July 12, 2010

Ralph Vaughan Williams, THE LARK ASCENDING

I encountered this performance of THE LARK ASCENDING by British composer Ralph Vaughan Williams already in my early days on YouTube, and this piece captivated me from the very begining.

The rendition in view here, featuring Dutch violinist Janine Jansen, has received quite some ups in the view count by me over the months and years since I favourited it.

To me, it is a timeless classic of really uplifting grace and beauty.

Were I to make a list of all time favourites on YouTube, THE LARK ASCENDING would be definitely among them.

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Part 1




Part 2

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Friday, May 21, 2010

The New York Marsicans, DEAD OR ALIVE




The New York Marsicans
DEAD OR ALIVE


arranged by
Pelham Goddard

recorded live in 2005

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... I can't stop watching :-)))!

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Monday, April 26, 2010

Amazing Find: The Reign of Kindo




I discovered this band today, and their music really captivates me:

The Reign of Kindo

Gee, what can I say - better take a look
and let the music speak for itself.

Hope you enjoy!

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