Proposals are percolating brews, waiting for the right time-space for an introduction to our ever-growing, always-pulsating Cosmos Café menu and calendar. Give the proposal a like if you think a discussion on this topic would jiggle your bells or go ahead and chime in on the conversation thread.
Let take the Café on tour, through the magical and mysterious medium of music. With topics as sweeping as Cosmic Harmonics, and the dissemination of deep space messages as per the METI mission, to personal musical journeys and favorite artists and songs. Let us hum poetic on the full spectrum.
Just today reading Reckless Daughter, Joni Mitchell , David Jaffe’s biography, in which the influence of Miles Davis and her deep admiration of him/his music comes clear, and while I was reading listened to several of her jazz influenced albums (Hejira especially). Never heard Brew before. Thanks for posting.
And in the world a heart of darkness
A fire zone where poets speak their heart
Then bleed for it. Jara sang, his song
a weapon In the hands of love
You know his blood still cries
From the ground.
This lyric is from U2’s One Tree Hill, speaking of Victor Jara (and so many others) who is one of my heroes. Happened to be listening to this when I saw your comment just now.
Also really like Morrison’s original version of Hymns to the Silence. . . (not the Youtube version which has sped it up and cut off the end) I remember hearing it first while driving in the desert and was blown away by it.
When it comes to music, I think I’ve been ‘integral’ for some time.
Today’s afternoon playlist, for example, is a pretty typical one for me - and as you can imagine I couldn’t get away with it in the office without ear buds:
“The Planets” Gustav Holst
“Old Man” Neil Young
“Anytime” Brian McKnight
“Raga Charu Keshi” Ravi Shankar
“Stolen Moments” Oliver Nelson
“A Change of Seasons” Dream Theater
and “Change of the Guard” Kamasi Washington
Inspiring, to be sure. I’m impressed. I agree: you’ve got something “integral” going there.
As a contrast, her’s a recent playlist I recently put together in response to a question as to what I was filling my head with at that moment. It’s anything but integral. Rather, I’d characterize it more as “eclectic, long-tail, earth-bound Americana”:
Title
Artist
Album
Genre (per iTunes)
I Ain’t Ever Givin’ In
Fred Eaglesmith
Falling Stars and Broken Hearts
Rock
Signs Of Life
Chris Burroughs
West Of Texas/Trade Of Chains
Country
Sensible Shoes
Cindy Bullens
Neverland
Alt. Country
Burn.Flicker.Die.
American Aquarium
Burn.Flicker.Die.
Alt. Rock
“69”
The Arondies
Pittsburgh’s Greatest Hits - Vol. 1
Rock & Roll
Golden Calf
The Band Of Heathens
One Foot In The Ether
Alt. Country
To Bury an Angel
Hardpan
Hardpan
Rock
Phone Don’t Ring
John Cate
Two Brothers
Alt. Country
Before The Devil Knows We’re Dead
Turnpike Troubadours
Goodbye Normal Street
Rock
Bad Liver And A Broken Heart
Hayes Carll
Trouble In Mind
Country & Folk
Sick & Tired
Cross Canadian Ragweed
Soul Gravy
Rock
California
Jay Farrar
Stone, Steel & Bright Lights
Rock
Ursa Major
Wrinkle Neck Mules
The Wicks Have Met
Alt. Country
American Blood
Reckless Kelly
Bulletproof
Country & Folk
Girl In The War
Josh Ritter
The Animal Years
Folk
Rich Man’s War
Steve Earle
The Revolution Starts Now
Country
With God On Our Side
Buddy Miller
Universal United House Of Prayer
Gospel & Religious
The Speed Of Light
Julie Miller
Broken Things
Country
My daughters got along much better with my Dad musically: he was a Big Band guy.
The pull no punches lyrics of American Blood are well done: “God bless America but God-damn Uncle Sam!”… hehe, yeah…
You and I hail, respectively, from 1949 and 1967. I’m wondering if (or rather how much) that’s a factor, respectively, in “eclectic… earth-bound…” and ‘eccentric… head-in-the-clouds…’ musical trips. Of course among many, many other experiential/individual considerations… I guess that would be my seed question for a larger discussion.
From Dias y Flores by Silvio Rodriquez to Lark Ascending by Vaughn Williams to Ariel by Kate Bush to O Primeiro Canto by Dulce Pontes and …that’s just for starters…
yay for Integral Eclectic unclassifiable playlists. Listening right now to:
“Shine on the dazzling darkness that restores deep sleep/ shine on what we throw away and what we keep…shine on good Earth, good air and water…shine on lousy leadership, licensed to kill…shine on mass destruction in some god’s name…shine on goodhumor, shine on good will…shine, shine, oh let your little light shine…” Joni Mitchell, Shine
…Let the Energy Move You & Play inside You!!!
