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Visionary Instruments: an ode to the Chapman Stick
Michael
Unlike with previous instruments in this column, I have a long-standing and personal relationship with the invention I'll be discussing this week. It's called the Chapman Stick , and it was one of the most... More »
The Dream Is Valid: A Benefit Compilation for Kiva.org
Michael
"The problem is not desire. It's that your desires are too small." - Sri Nisargadatta So this is it. After almost a year in the making (but mostly in the waiting), the Zaadz Visionary Music... More »
Visionary Instruments: Tenori-on and Monome
Michael
Hopefully I don't have to do much convincing to establish with the readers of this blog that the computer is indeed a legit instrument. In fact, by some accounts , the computer might be the... More »
"Making It All Click!" interviews Michael Garfield
Michael
So I was interviewed for the first time, legitimately, a few weeks ago, by Bryan Flournoy (host of the podcast "Making It All Click!" ). Bryan is a self-proclaimed intuitive and uses said guidance to... More »
The Fullness of Emptiness: Riffing on Arvo Pärt
Michael
With this entry, I'll be commenting on the sage wisdom of visionary composer Arvo Pärt. Pärt's minimalist soundscapes are a major feature of the Twentieth Century's musical terrain; his is a particularly windblown and barren,... More »
The Soundtrack To Your Funeral, Part III: Do It For The World
Michael
There are at least three levels of motivation for making a funeral mix. As I have mentioned, personal comfort - planning-as-insulation from an intensely impartial and unforgiving void - is one. But beyond the narrow... More »
The Soundtrack To Your Funeral, Part IV: Cake's 4 Noble Truths
Michael
From here on out, each installment of this column will feature at least one (and occasionally several) songs that I would put on my own funeral playlist. The first two go together - both on... More »
Blog Updates, 28 December 2007
Michael
I use this blog to write about matters of personal significance - which means that I don't typically drop a topic after I've written about it, but tend to continue keeping tabs on it for... More »
Blog Updates, 30 December 2007
Michael
Here are a few more lovely addenda to previous blog posts. Enjoy! Update - Finding The Music In Noise You can usually trust the minimalists to make good use of otherwise nonmusical sounds in their... More »
Excellent Music Articles at RealitySandwich.com
Michael
After a intensifying series of visionary experiences, author Daniel Pinchbeck decided that he needed to take a more active role in the cultivation of our emerging noosphere, to give more intent to forming a community... More »
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April 2008