Gaia: Music Lovers

Guidance requested on Process of Musical Communication

http://akbarraaja.gaia.com — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:31:40 GMT

Kindly watch the video or download and listen the track "Composer's Breath" from the following links and read the rest of this post.

http://vodpod.com/watch/1154075-nothing-but-wind-composers-breath?pod=minerva

http://www.tamilthunder.com/forum/showthread.php?t=25867

Now, my words:

Dears,

Now, I open up a topic on The Process of Musical Communication. Thiruvasagam Oratorio and Music Messiah have improved my appreciation. Also Nokia 6233 has given me the great clarity of sound and redefined many songs of our Ilaiyaraaja. The layering i.e. the texture of our Ilaiyaraaja's compositions has been clearly seen with such technology.

Once, I read in a book that music has two inseparable elements, viz., FORM and CONTENT. The form or structure can be described by technical analysis. For example, the harmony, the counterpoints, the measure (beats & rhythm), the melody, ascending or descending notes, the pitch changes, the volume changes, the syncopation, the tempo will tell us how to play or perform a piece and bring out the greatness of the genius of the composition. But music doesn’t always composed for these technically qualities only. Music apart from this form has a CONTENT to deliver. The CONTENT is often separated from the FORM and never be given importance. The truth is that the both are inseparable. The CONTENT in the music can only expressed or apprehended, if some technical analysis be made by the listener to understand the FORM, without separating the both.

As an example I try to put my views on the track "Composer’s Breath" from "Nothing But Wind!"

Once I read in a web page that the Beginning Flute in the Composer's Breath of Nothing But Wind is suggesting the vast Indian landscape.

After that, when I listen to the Composer's Breath, I visualize for the first5-6mins as follows:

First, the beginning Flute - tonepaints the vast landscape but slightly differently, i.e. "The Air (Wind) over a vast dry landscape is asking the nature to bring rain for the sustenance of life forms". So the flute is nothing but wind. (Land = Soil = Human body = Composer, Breath = Air = Wind)

Then, as a response the clouds start nodding (from a far off location) with very feeble (sound) notes in the strings, twice.

Then, the Flute notes express the weather (changes) suitable for raining. (Humidity & Temperature changes, slight tone change of flute).

Then, the clouds start rushing to the area. Strings are expressing this movement.

Then, the onset of rain (rain droplets are heard). The rain seems to be a slow shower. Suddenly gains little momentum.

Then, the vegetation and wind start dancing. (Flute)

Then, the rainwater stars flowing here & there. (feeble Violins).Then strong violin express the collection of huge quantity of water and its movement, resulting in river flow.

Then, the rain seems to stop, Sunlight seems to peep in. (Flute with different colour).

Then, dance of the vegetation and the wind, gains momentum. This expresses the relish of land, its life forms & wind.

Then, the wind starts travelling along with river. (Wind on top of River) (Flute & Violins). Sometimes, the wind commands the direction of river flow. But for most of the times, wind follows the river.

Then, music turns abstractive (for me). I may apprehend that the flute is nothing but wind and travels with water to visit different terrain conditions. Similarly, the flute also represents the breath of a composer. Then the various musical forms & patterns metaphorically define the various breathing patterns of a composer. Here the breath of the composer is nothing but music.

Now, at the end of the piece, the gushing of violins suggests the mixing of river and sea. The river ends there but the wind seems not so.

The whole piece with various musical patterns expresses how theflow over river. breath (music) of an Indian Composer changes metaphorically with wind

What I have felt is to be verified by EXPERTS in our group.

Indeed, I request experts in our group to put more light on this kind of musical communication.

The process of musical communication is more important for our Ilaiyaraaja's composition.

With love & peace from Akbar Basha

Re: DO U MAKE UR OWN MUSIC

http://musicaddict23.gaia.com — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 21:17:48 GMT

I write classical music, and to say so myself, it's pretty epic!

Who are your favorite artist

http://sdstarbright.gaia.com — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:22:47 GMT

Music goes a long way back and some of those people who have made music do too but that shouldnt stop them from being your favorite artist. My favorite artist include Kanye West, The dream and Jay-Z whose are your??/

Re: Who's in YOUR Playlist?

http://haledavid1.gaia.com — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 18:19:23 GMT

Hey hey... I've got one foot in the ludite camp and one foot here...

Is there a way to share my favorite songs... or rather what are the ways?

Blessings, David

Re: Who's in YOUR Playlist?

http://beansprout.gaia.com — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:04:59 GMT

Hey OK ~

Where can we get a listen to your tunes?? Please do share!

PEACE ~ L

Re: Who's in YOUR Playlist?

http://beansprout.gaia.com — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 19:31:47 GMT

Wow! Beautiful lyrics! iTunes 30 complimentary clip has me wanting more...

The most amazing talent is sprinkled so richly in singer/songwriter gems around the country!! It's a magical musical wonderland!

Thanks for sharing!! - I'll definitely check him out more.

PEACE ~ L

Re: Who's in YOUR Playlist?

http://haledavid1.gaia.com — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 15:39:18 GMT

Here's one for you...
L.J.Booth.
He's got one youtube video up which shows he knows what he's doing. At present I would want the whole of the U.S. to listen to this song... alas you only get to read the lyrics - yet the message comes through.

Blessings, David

Who's in YOUR Playlist?

http://beansprout.gaia.com — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 19:51:59 GMT

Hi Y'all!

So happy to join you here! Music is such an rich and meaningful part of life. As for me, I find it transcends time, place, mood, culture, and so many other potential barriers to interaction and communication. I have the honor of having many singer/songwriter friends, whose poetry and words have inspired and enriched me in so many ways. A diverse collection of music lives in my iPod and I love the idea of sharing our musical interests here. It is a great way of expanding our playlists and also promoting our favorite indie artists!

To get the discussion started here's a link to the BRILLIANT - ELLIS PAUL:

www.ellispaul.com

You can check out his music at:

Radio Free Ellis

And his VERY active Discussion Board

Check it out and let me know what you think.

And, please WHO'S IN YOUR PLAYLIST??

PEACE ~ L

New Music From Screaming Shiva

http://screamingshiva.gaia.com — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 02:50:00 GMT

Hey everyone...

This is my first post here so just fyi... I am definately interested in meeting more musicians for networking, shows, etc... especially if your in the phoenix area!

My music can be found at http://www.myspace.com/screamingshivamusic (i know myspace is the devil right? ah well we all have our own shadows to deal with)

The two songs up on the site right now are "We the People!" (a song that I wrote over the course of a few years (since 911) that I believe voices the true voice of the people. The feelings of shock, sadness, and disbelief at a government and world gone wrong. The other song is called "The Silent One" ... this song is more about searching for answers... looking for the buddha /shiva mind or christ consciousness... its all the same feel free to call it whatever you wish...

Screaming Shiva is an Integral Neo-Folk project with a mission ... Conscious Evolution Through Music. ... It deals with all aspects of the evolution of the search for that place called home. Currently I am working on my first album... the songs on the website are rough cuts. Please give it a listen... tell me what ya think if you feel so inclined. Add me on Gaia/zaads, myspace. or livejournal if you have one... =)

Namaste!

Sage Michaels

DO U MAKE UR OWN MUSIC

http://beatmasta.gaia.com — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 00:49:43 GMT

IF U MAKE UR OWN MUSIC, AND BY THAT I MEAN EVERYTHING IS CUSTOMIZED, THEN JUS LEAVE A COMMENT SAYIN WHAT TYPE OF MUSIC U MAKE. 4 EXAMPLE, I'M A PRODUCER 4 MY LABEL CALLED UNTOUCHED RECORDS. I PRODUCE 80% OF THE SONGS IN MY GROUP. JUS LEAVE A COMMENT LIKE THIS 1 :)

Euro-Indian Sounds...

http://daivanati.gaia.com — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 22:54:48 GMT

I'm really digging the new Rasa album - Saffron Blue - it has a unique Euro-Indian sound. A nice meld of spiritual and sensual... with sitar, sarangi, violin, cello, rhythm and synthesizer.

Music is by Hans Christian and chants by Kim Water.

Anyone have any recommendations for other similar stuff??

Take a listen:

http://www.newearthrecords.com/web/pc/viewPrd.asp?idcategory=0&idproduct=1315

Beauty.full!

Re: New Music

http://daivanati.gaia.com — Sun, 19 Aug 2007 21:32:49 GMT

Yeah, this thread seems like it might be dormant, but I just got Tulku: Doors to Paradise and love it. http://www.newearthrecords.com/web/pc/viewPrd.asp?idcategory=18&idproduct=1344 It's produced by Jim Wilson, and has vocals by Tina Malia, Sita Jameison, Nubia Teixeira, Jai Uttal and more. I took this from the inside CD cover: "In this latest incarnation of the Tulku series we are graced with new voices and music from South Africa, Bangladesh, Morocco, Brazil and Europe. Our endevour is based on a shared vision of bringing together cultures and musical traditions from around the world into a new form." Check it out. ☺ New Earth has a MySpace page too: http://www.myspace.com/newearthrecords

Tulku: Doors to Paradise

http://daivanati.gaia.com — Sun, 19 Aug 2007 21:29:03 GMT

I just found New Earth Records, which has a beautiful website and even more beautiful music. I received my copy of "Tulku: Doors to Paradise". It’s a gorgeous compilation of world music ranging from ambient to downtempo to chill out, to mild world beat dance...I love it. Very diverse and beautiful! Here's the link with a lot of samples: http://www.newearthrecords.com/web/pc/viewPrd.asp?idcategory=18&idproduct=1344 It's produced by Jim Wilson, and has vocals by Tina Malia, Sita Jameison, Nubia Teixeira, Jai Uttal and more. I took this from the inside CD cover: "In this latest incarnation of the Tulku series we are graced with new voices and music from South Africa, Bangladesh, Morocco, Brazil and Europe. Our endevour is based on a shared vision of bringing together cultures and musical traditions from around the world into a new form." Check it out. ☺

Music Lovers can listen to great positive music on NC Radio

Fri, 20 Jul 2007 16:22:44 GMT

Hello Zaadsters,

I want to invite you to listen to and be a part of a “new” movement in positive communication. It is called Positive, Poz or New Consciousness music and there are over 200 Indie artists who are specifically performing this music. It is not religious, although some of it is spiritual, but it is music with a message of unity, community, and recognizing the power within each of us to achieve our highest potential. To the best of my knowledge, the only place you can hear all of this music in one place as well as mainstream artists performing music with the same message is New Consciousness Radio at http://www.ncradio.us/.

This music, as much as the genre of New Age music, can and should be the voice of enlightenment. Positive Talk radio is important and I believe in the power of positive words, but the power of positive words set to music should be recognized as an even more powerful way to present the gospel of unity, community and the power within each one of us to achieve our highest potential to the world. But this incredible music revolution is still largely ignored by the powerful voices of the New Thought and New Consciousness Movement.

The goal of NC Radio is to bring harmony to the world through the music and the message and embraces the principle that the more positive you bring into your life the more positive that will be reflected through your life. The vision to present this music through the vehicle of a traditional radio style broadcast was started by radio veteran Tom Averna in 2001.

The idea started as Radiopositive and has been through a few incarnations. It is now broadcasting as New Consciousness Radio at www.ncradio.us. In 2005 I helped found The Positive Music Association with Scott Johnson who still operates it at http://www.positivemusicassociation.com/.

My vision for New Consciousness Radio is that it be one of many media vehicles enabling others as well as myself to get “positive in to bring positive out.” I believe the music and the message could be a very powerful vehicle to do this. Perhaps we can fulfill the vision of much of the 60's music to create a world where love was more important and powerful than war.

Please give a listen and if you like what you hear, please consider promoting this work to your friends.

Thanks for your time.

Latin Music

http://gguerra31.gaia.com — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 15:50:33 GMT

http://www.batanga.com/radio/ The next time you go to a party, you'll know what stlye you're listening to!

Songs with Soulful Vision

http://mindyray.gaia.com — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 19:31:16 GMT

www.myspace.com/mindyraymusic to listen to some of my music FREE. I look forward to connecting with you.

Re: New Music

http://kabbalahkev.gaia.com — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 22:32:55 GMT

This thread seems dormant, but a good idea.
My band is Sometimes Y.

www.myspace.com/syband

Thanks for the opportunity.

Another way...

http://quadrinity.gaia.com — Thu, 28 Dec 2006 22:17:02 GMT

Check out the way I'm using the pod I started.

Re: New Music

http://hohochiheaven.gaia.com — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 23:48:37 GMT

I think I'm good, but then I would! I'm now audible at http://www.myspace.com/chaparralandrewhodges Enjoy.

New Album from Samovar Tea Lounge

http://putrabumi.gaia.com — Mon, 11 Dec 2006 03:31:55 GMT

Hello Good People….

Just letting you know that Samovar Tea Lounge in San Francisco has recently released a soundtrack album. Its lush, groovy, and uplifting.

You can check out samples as well as purchase the CD here:
http://shop.samovartea.com/Product.jmdx?action=displayDetail&;id=51&searchString=384&displayZoom=1

For the digitally conscious, you can get it on iTunes here:
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?i=199413535&id=199406442&s=143441

For the DRM-free folks, get it at eMusic here:
http://www.emusic.com/album/10968/10968028.html

And if you're into, post up a review at the online retailers.

In Gratitude. Jonathan

ps - here's a couple free-bees:

http://www.putrabumi.com/mfa/