17 Results for : earthiness
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Swift as Desire , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 330min
Instead of entering the world crying like the other babies, Jubilo was born with a smile on his face. He had a gift for hearing what was in people's hearts, for listening to sand dunes sing and insects whisper. Even as a young boy, acting as an interpreter between his warring Mayan grandmother and his Spanish-speaking mother, he would translate words of spite into words of respect, so that their mutual hatred turned to love. When he grew up, he put his gift to good use in his job as a humble telegraph operator.But now the telegraph lies abandoned, obsolete as a form of communication in the electronic age, and don Jubilo is on his deathbed, mute and estranged from his beloved wife, Lucha, who refuses to speak to him. What tragic event has come between two such sensuous, loving people to cause their seemingly irreparable rift? What mystery lies behind the death of the son no one ever mentions? Can their daughter bring reconciliation to her parents before it is too late, by acting as an interpreter between them, just as Jubilo used to do for other people?Swift as Desire is Laura Esquivel's (Like Water for Chocolate) loving tribute to her father, who worked his own lifelong magic as a telegraph operator. In this enchanting, bittersweet story, touched with graphic earthiness and wit, she shows us how keeping secrets will always lead to unhappiness, and how communication is the key to love. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Elizabeth Pe&, 241;a. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/rand/000151/bk_rand_000151_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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That's Not Funny, That's Sick: The National Lampoon and the Comedy Insurgents Who Captured the Mainstream , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 923min
The untold story behind a revolution in American comedy Labor Day, 1969: Two recent college graduates move to New York to edit a new magazine called the National Lampoon. Over the next decade, Henry Beard and Doug Kenney, along with a loose amalgamation of fellow satirists such as Michael O’Donoghue and P. J. O’Rourke, popularized a smart, caustic, ironic brand of humor that has become the dominant voice of American comedy. Ranging from sophisticated political satire to broad raunchy jokes, the National Lampoon introduced iconoclasm to the mainstream, selling millions of copies to an audience both large and devoted. Its excursions into live shows, records, and radio helped shape the anarchic earthiness of John Belushi, the suave slapstick of Chevy Chase, and the deadpan wit of Bill Murray and brought them together with other talents such as Harold Ramis, Christopher Guest, and Gilda Radner. A new generation of humorists emerged from the crucible of the Lampoon to help create Saturday Night Live and the influential film Animal House, among many other notable comedy landmarks. Journalist Ellin Stein, an observer of the scene since the early 1970s, draws on a wealth of revealing firsthand interviews with the architects and impresarios of this comedy explosion to offer crucial insight into a raucous cultural transformation that still echoes today. Brimming with insider stories and set against the roiling political and cultural landscape of the 1970s, That’s Not Funny, That’s Sick goes behind the jokes to witness the fights, the parties, the collaborations - and the competition - among this fraternity of the self-consciously disenchanted. Decades later, their brand of subversive humor that provokes, offends, and often illuminates is as relevant and necessary as ever. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Jim Meskimen. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/blak/005737/bk_blak_005737_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Exploring Earthiness
Exploring Earthiness - The Reality and Perception of Being Human Today: ab 21.99 €- Shop: ebook.de
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Exploring Earthiness
Exploring Earthiness - The Reality and Perception of Being Human Today: ab 21.99 €- Shop: ebook.de
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Weyes Blood: Front Row Seat To Earth
Natalie Mering verzückt mit ihren 60ies-Folk-angehauchten Melodien, klirrenden Gitarren, Orgeln und rasselnden Trommeln. Emotional, herzzerreißend, sirenenhaft... Ein sehr stringenter Entwurf, der den Westcoast-Sound der 70ies durch eine wirklich individuelle Künstlerin direkt in die Gegenwart bringt und dennoch die Patina des Originals trägt. Das Songwriting ist komplex, aber dennoch nicht sperrig, sondern zugänglich. Ein schönes und surreales Video: https://player.vimeo.com/video/178103466 Natalie Mering, the being behind Weyes Blood, embeds her sublime song in a harmonic gauze of arpeggiated piano, acoustic guitar, druggy horns, &, outer space electronics. Propulsive, spare drums carry us across the album's course. There is a faded California beauty to Front Row. A gentle honesty that recalls the finest folk music made on the West Coast of the '70s. The hue hangs in the sweet-spooky harmonies, the pulsing sway of the vibrato &, the ecstatic chord resolves. But this beauty is scratched with shadow, with dark foreboding, alienation, &, acceptance of change. Love &, loss balance together in suspended alchemy, as the earthiness of the singer-songwriter tradition wears digital sounds like feathers in its hair. Mering, together with co-producer Chris Cohen contrasts live band intimacy with the post-modern electric sheen of A.M. radio atmospherics. The experimental flourishes sparkle amid the succinct, thoughtful arrangements. The closeness of this record - how personal, alone, &, frank it feels - conceals its aspirations to the outside, to the "Earth" of its title. Weyes Blood harbors devastating weight while also universalizing the strange ways of identity &, relationships. These are not typical love songs or protest songs -- they are painful, poignant riddles that celebrate the ambiguity of love &, affirm the conflict of harmonious life within a disharmonic world.- Shop: odax
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From There to Here
Late Breaking News from Too Human 'New Surrender,' a track from the new Too Human CD, True, was chosen to be included on the 2nd compilation CD release from the Garland Appeal. It is scheduled for a Fall 2001 release and reportedly 20,000 copies are on advance order. The Garland Appeal was established to honor the memory of Linda McCartney and raise funds for cancer research. The first Garland Appeal release, A Garland for Linda, included Paul McCartney's choral piece, Nova, as well as works of eight other leading British composers. Too Human Bio Hailing from New York, both Ellen and Roger have had music in their lives from a very early age. Roger was an accordion virtuoso by the time he was 7 and Ellen was harmonizing by the age of 3. Over the years they both explored different musical genres and instruments, but what remained constant was singing, the song and the passion. They eventually became professional songwriters in Los Angeles, on staff with publishing giant Warner/Chappell Music, where they had their songs covered by a broad spectrum of recording artists including Cher, Pat Benatar, Teddy Pendergrass, Martha Davis, Angela Bofill, Anne Murray, and Nancy Wilson. When they moved back east and became Too Human, with Ellen on guitar, keyboards, and vocals and Roger on percussion, keyboards, and vocals, their diverse musical influences merged to create a sound that has been described as edgy, blues/jazz influenced contemporary folk. The songs are personal, topical and relevant in the singer/songwriter tradition, ranging from hilarious dog put downs, passionate love songs and self-discovery themes to issue oriented songs about homophobia, battered women and elephant slaughter -- all with gritty, heartfelt vocals, great harmonies and driving rhythms. Ellen's voice combines earthiness with sensuality, innocence, and passion. Roger's unusual percussion style and backing vocals complement her perfectly. As one reviewer has said, 'Ellen and Roger sound as if their souls are fully enmeshed in the material ...' In performance they are totally in sync with each other, creating a strong and intimate atmosphere. They perform regularly in the Northeast (The Kennedy Center in Washington, DC., The Bottom Line in New York, The Kendall Cafe in Boston, The Tin Angel in Philadelphia, and Danbury City Center in Danbury, CT, to name a few), and at schools, coffeehouses, clubs, civic concert series and outdoor venues such as Falcon Ridge Folk Festival, 4-H fairs and crafts fairs. They've opened for 10,000 Maniacs, Janis Ian, Martin Sexton, Livingston Taylor, Garnet Rogers, Kenny Rankin, Kim & Reggie Harris, Susan Werner, Jack Williams, Les Sampou, and Dave Mallett, and have shared the stage with David Amram, Mae Robertson and Eric Garrison, Dave's True Story, Bill Parsons, Holly Penfield, Trainwreck, Sloan Wainwright, and Wishing Chair. They have appeared live as featured artists on WFUV with Meg Griffin, WXPN with Gene Shay, WRPI with Sonny Ochs, WCUW with Richard Fox, WVIA with George Graham, WWUH with Ed McKeon, WRTC with Amy Jeffries, WHUS with John Sloan, and many others. Their debut CD, From There to Here, was critically acclaimed by Sing Out! Magazine and The Musician's Trade Journal -- described as 'An impressive, A+ debut!' and has gotten national and international radio play. They are currently working on a new CD, scheduled for an early spring, 2001 release.- Shop: odax
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Front Row Seat To Earth (lp)
(LP) Natalie Mering verzückt mit ihren 60ies-Folk-angehauchten Melodien, klirrenden Gitarren, Orgeln und rasselnden Trommeln. Emotional, herzzerreißend, sirenenhaft...Natalie Mering verzückt mit ihren 60ies-Folk-angehauchten Melodien, klirrenden Gitarren, Orgeln und rasselnden Trommeln. Emotional, herzzerreißend, sirenenhaft... Ein sehr stringenter Entwurf, der den Westcoast-Sound der 70ies durch eine wirklich individuelle Künstlerin direkt in die Gegenwart bringt und dennoch die Patina des Originals trägt. Das Songwriting ist komplex, aber dennoch nicht sperrig, sondern zugänglich. Ein schönes und surreales Video: player.vimeo.com/video/178103466 Natalie Mering, the being behind Weyes Blood, embeds her sublime song in a harmonic gauze of arpeggiated piano, acoustic guitar, druggy horns, & outer space electronics. Propulsive, spare drums carry us across the album s course. There is a faded California beauty to Front Row. A gentle honesty that recalls the finest folk music made on the West Coast of the 70s. The hue hangs in the sweet-spooky harmonies, the pulsing sway of the vibrato & the ecstatic chord resolves. But this beauty is scratched with shadow, with dark foreboding, alienation, & acceptance of change. Love & loss balance together in suspended alchemy, as the earthiness of the singer-songwriter tradition wears digital sounds like feathers in its hair. Mering, together with co-producer Chris Cohen contrasts live band intimacy with the post-modern electric sheen of A.M. radio atmospherics. The experimental flourishes sparkle amid the succinct, thoughtful arrangements. The closeness of this record - how personal, alone, & frank it feels - conceals its aspirations to the outside, to the Earth of its title. Weyes Blood harbors devastating weight while also universalizing the strange ways of identity & relationships. These are not typical love songs or protest songs -- they are painful, poignant riddles that celebrate the ambiguity of love & affirm the conflict of harmonious life within a disharmonic world. TRACKS: 1. Diary 2. Used to Be 3. Be Free 4. Do You Need My Love 5. Generation Why 6. Can't Go Home 7. Seven Words 8. Away Above 9. Front Row Seat (+ Bonus track 'Three Tears' on download)- Shop: odax
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