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Benjamin Zander on music and passion [TED.com]

A great talk. And he plays some Chopin too.

wrapped bullets in feathers [writings]

people said they came here for blood, but i know it was me they were after. pitched high-up in the trees, the gaze of the summernight owls pierced their cotton-cased plight to reveal the real agenda with the year’s teachings learned now as ammunition charged and ready to blow i’ll hold my fire; wait in […]

expression baby [say what your soul sings]

[through dark times] this song has got me through alot over the years. expression, baby! Don’t be afraid 
Open your mouth and say 
Say what your soul sings to you Your mind can never change 
Unless you ask it to 
Lovingly re-arrange 
The thoughts that make you blue 
The things that bring you down 
Only […]

[!] Eric Whitacre: A choir as big as the Internet

From TED.COM 185 voices from 12 countries join a choir that spans the globe: “Lux Aurumque,” composed and conducted by Eric Whitacre, merges hundreds of tracks individually recorded and posted to YouTube. It’s an astonishing illustration of how technology can connect us. >> arundel [i think the visuals are a bit cheesy, but an amazing […]

We, My Siblings, The Message behind your Agenda. [septembre2008]

we are all musicians we are all travellers they all try their best to ensure we have a ticket and know our destination yes, we are all musicians and you, Mr. Educated are with us you hate us because you cannot see the art beneath your pen and the message behind your agenda we all […]

Listening to SOUNDTRACK{‘the hard word’} by Melbourne’s DAVID THRUSSEL

i like it. great piano sounds with some mad spook in it too. [ here is the link on Amazon ] haven’t seen the movie yet. interesting discovering it via the soundtrack and not the other way around lucasx

Maserati – Synchronicity IV [new favourite song]

This is my new obsession at the moment. MASERATI from Athens, GEORGIA. I love it when bands really have that strong driving rhythm accompanied by palm muted delay guitar. Particularly liking ‘Synchronicity IV’ Makes me think about Pink Floyd, Fleetwood Mac, Death Cab For Cutie, Smashing Pumpkins (Machina era) and even has some cool jungle […]