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Chaos Walking
Todd Hewitt (Tom Holland) grew up in a dystopia where a pestilence eradicated all females-and left the males subject to "the Noise," an unceasing telepathic cacophony of one another's thoughts. Drawn to an unusual patch of quietude, he discovered it stemmed from crash-landed woman Viola Eade (Daisy Ridley)-and he'd have a fight for their survival, and to learn the truth about his society. Doug Liman's take on the Patrick Ness YA fiction co-stars Mads Mikkelsen, Demián Bichir, Nick Jonas. 109 min. Widescreen, Soundtrack: English. Two-disc set.- Shop: odax
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New Sun Rising
Richard Leschen classifies himself as a songwriter/guitar player, with a background ranging from bluegrass and jazz to Turkish folk and Hindustani classical music. New Sun Rising is Leschen's latest release with his trademark cinematic lyrics and improvised guitar playing. Though the lyrics of New Sun Rising are not pop-oriented there are plenty of fills and rolls between syncopated rhythms and melody lines to entertain. The beautiful improvised section following All Saints Day is particularly moving. Leschen, a Grateful Deadhead, follows the Dead's principles and encourages careful listeners with a live recording reminiscent of a poetry reading. The album was superbly recorded by Robbie Duncan at Braeburn Studios (Wellington) and Leschen is joined by blueswoman Carol Bean on backup vocals while poet Chris Price adds percussion to Young Man Down. Torch of Freedom. Written just prior to the swearing in of US president Obama, this gospel addresses neo-conservatism and it's concomitant effects upon the workingclass and apathy for the environment. Scenes of torture precede love's rescue, endowing the narrator with the courage to remain solid as a "rock in an acid ocean." Episode of Susan: The Limit of Love. This reggae song describes the death of lead character, Susan, in an episode of a fictional TV soap. The audience observing the filming ("smoke the stage and focus tight") become more involved with the script to the point of shirking their obligations and "seat themselves" daily in front of a mind-numbing TV set. Finally, there is reality meltdown where the division between audience and actor is blurred. Bardoni's Picasso. An Italian streetartist residing in London is the subject of this ballad. Antonio frames his lover in a painting that is eventually "offered for sale and sold." The unusual time signature in the chorus under the line "angel of redemption" is the listener's clue that Bardoni's affair is a fantasy but serves a spiritual purpose. Auckland's famous busker Luke Hurley is cited in the last lines. Young Man Down. Written during a stint in South Africa, this rock song speaks to the angst of the downtrodden poor in that country. Chris Price's afrorhythm progressively builds while Bean and Leschen's voices unite in the forceful chorus lines. Eve of the Steel Blue Moon. A desert sunset is described by the narrator who gains renewal through the observed quietude. This is the first of a suite of four border songs. Aye General. This simple corrido is about a peasant uprising against a cruel Mexican chancellor. The guitar solos are clean and succinct. Parnassus. Shame, fear, and regret enter the minds of renegades in this surreal cowboy ballad. It was written from scribbled notes in North Canterbury near Parnassus and Homeview Cemetery. The narrative was completed in the Hokianga during a trip with American songwriter Peter Rowan, where Leschen incorporated Rowan's "walls" metaphor for nature, timelessness, and emotion (from his and Bill Monroe's Walls of Time) into the introspective and confused thoughts of the narrating desperado. All Souls Day. A Mexican farmer betters himself by arranging an illegal crossing into the United States. There is a lesson learnt when we discover that the Texas Ranger is in cahoots with the people smuggler. The four minute guitar solo following "a band of mariachis play" symbolizes the ascending soul of Jose-Luis to heaven. The Great Divide. This waltz is a kind of Deadheads lament: what it was to be on the road following the Dead, being at a show, the kindness one meets, the friends made, love affairs. Leschen used the "8th of July" as a throwaway line and it was months later when he realised that this date in 1995 was the penultimate Dead show, which was the last he attended. Mystical ain't it. New Sun Rising. This upbeat little tune is about the birth of a baby in Rarotonga. The muse for this song was a melody by Tarika Sammy from A World Out Of Time by Henry Kaiser and David Lindley in Madagascar. Robbie Duncan says, "great guitar in this one."- Shop: odax
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1000 Years of Peace Project 1
This hour and six minute soundscape (two 30 min. Pieces and one 5:40 min.) includes my guitar work along with Native American flute, deep chanting, a frog, cricket and meadowlark, plus the sounds of water from a stream and a rain storm. Bells and whistles come and go too. I made this to use during Reiki sessions as well as for meditations. I find it very balancing, relaxing and cleansing for my emotions. It does take me to a very sublime place of being and helps with transformations. Others listeners have noted that as well. And most importantly to me is that there are all natural sounds in this soundscape. I did the sounds, except for the flute, and recorded the sounds of nature. Pretty cool, to bring it all together in a piece that is sooo relaxing and reminiscent of other places and times. It feels good to listen to. (You can get a taste of what the Colorado country side sounds like) The guitar and flute work were recorded during meditations. The flute player, Trish, is a yoga instructor and uses the soundscape during her yoga lessons. The title '1,000 Years of Peace Project, Volume 1' is about being where I would like to be. What I mean is this, Being in the vibration of what I would like to experience is a necessary step in the manifestation of that desire. Hence when I listen with an intent to be in that time and space of PEACE, then I not only bring that desired manifestation closer but I get a taste of what it is like as well. Think about it. One other thing about this piece is this. I have always loved the Sitar, the East Indian instrument, and how the instrumentalists were in deep meditation. I have found my guitar to be my perfect companion for meditations for years and so in this soundscape my guitar is played as a meditation instrument. The pieces are unedited for their complete vibrational experience. Whatever sounds came from the guitar were kept for the blessing they are. It took several recorded meditations before I found the one that fit right. All of the takes are all so wonderful to listen to. Just one is shared here. Part 1, is in the key of 'D' this key is very useful for bringing the body and senses to center. It is very supportive of the whole body system and facilitates not only harmony in the body but harmonious resonance with the greater universe. I call this piece 'release' for I find it helps me release any time I listen to it. Part 2, begins with chanting and leads into a very deep body sensation of rest and quietude. The key of this piece is 'C.' This soundscape lend itself to chakra balancing in the beginning and then moves into a nourishing cleanse with a thunderous rainstorm that blends into rhythms and a very comforting finish. Watersong - is in the key of 'A' (a very divine key as well) and is a wonderful short meditation that began this project. It has been noted that it is very useful for a quick release and meditation plus it makes a very fine finish for this whole soundscape. Sincerely in Light and Love, Jg Shepherd.- Shop: odax
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Rituals: Piano Music of Peter Blauvelt
'Windy Fields', Ninth Piano Sonata (2002) While in the central Asian country of Kyrgyzstan, and having just met the person who would become my wife, sketches for this piece began to emerge that were then completed back in the USA. The piece fairly accurately describes my impressions of a fairly barren Kyrgyz landscape that I walked through it, accompanied by my wife-to-be. Despite all it's ups-and-downs, the piece is a celebration of life. (Performed in St. Petersburg, FL, 12 February 2003) Visions (1988-89) for piano This piece tries to musically describe three visions with differing characteristics and textures, each movement being part meditative and part virtuosic. Due to the nature of the music, the overall composition is too free to be called a sonata. (Performed in Sarasota, FL, 13 April 1991 and Clearwater, FL, 12 August 1995) Four Quiet Piano Pieces (2001) This composition was inspired by a very difficult time in the composer's life during which many things he had known and come to rely on came to an end. The intense emotions that this restructuring created ended up being sublimated into the quietude of four short movements of moderate speed. The titles of the movements have a nocturnal feel to them as they accurately describe each movement's mood. (Performed in Gainesville, FL, 10 November 2001) Rituals (1979-82) for piano With this rather intense composition, a stylistic breaking away from so-called academic composing was achieved. It took six movements of very distinct styles and with various ritualistic patterns to do so. Many of these patterns are fairly obvious, but some are not, such as the one in the fifth movement, which is a strict twelve-tone piece. It should be added that the patterns were also only meant to be presented with a proverbial grain of salt. (Performed in Sarasota, FL, 13 April 1991) Third Piano Sonata (1980) This virtuosic "wild ride" over the keyboard ended up becoming a doctoral dissertation. The physical limits of the instruments are tested and so are standard compositional structures, which prevent the piece from flying off on various tangents. As much as the sonata is expressively intense, it is also just meant to be a romp for the fingers. (Performed in Cambridge, MA, 6 February 1981) ====== Peter Blauvelt (b. 1956) was born in France and grew up in Germany, where he began his studies in composition and piano. In 1975, he came to the U.S., where he studied at Harvard University. There, he received three degrees -- including a doctorate in composition. Since 1968, he has often given recitals -- not only of his own pieces -- in the U.S., France and Germany, in public and on the radio, and has received several prizes for both composition and piano. Meanwhile, he has also been performed in other countries in Europe and North America. After leaving Boston for Florida in 1984, he co-founded the 'Tampa Bay Composers' Forum' in 1989 and founded 'Creative Arts and Tutoring Services' in 1990. To date, he has written over 125 compositions, mostly chamber music, and has had nearly 100 of them performed in public.- Shop: odax
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Swimming Pool (f)
Sarah Morton, auteur anglais de polars a succes, est en pleine crise. John, son editeur, lui propose sa maison dans le Luberon pour se reposer et travailler. Dans la solitude ensoleillee, elle reussit a se remettre au travail. Mais, une nuit, sa quietude est perturbee par l?arrivee d?une jeune femme qui se revele etre la fille naturelle de son editeur. Tout au contraire de Sarah, Julie croque la vie a belles dents. Sarah a du mal a supporter ses amants d?une nuit et la seduction propre a sa jeun- Shop: odax
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Instinct: Season One
Ex-CIA officer Dylan Reinhart (Alan Cumming) thought he had settled into the quietude of a professor's life in Manhattan. However, when he was approached by NYPD detective Elizabeth Needham (Bojana Novakovic) about a serial killer taking inspiration from his academic writings, he found himself reluctantly returning to the field. CBS procedural based on James Patterson's "Murder Games" also stars Daniel Ings, Naveen Andrews, Sharon Leal, and Whoopi Goldberg.13 episodes. 9 3/4 hrs. Widescreen, Soundtrack: English, Subtitles: English.- Shop: odax
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Love Songs & Other Trios
Reviewer Kevin Lynch of the The Capital Times/Wisconsin State Journal wrote of this CD: 'By the time Camplin sang 'I've Seen Trouble,' I could feel my heart aching right through my shirt. You pay a small price to hear this man's voice. I once characterized it as the voice of a fallen angel. After hearing Camplin's long-awaited CD of 12 originals, I know more of what I meant. His voice is a glimpse of a private, forlorn hell. But Camplin's shining baritone keeps his spirit more sweet than bitter. He knows that these qualities can get stuck in neutral, so he invariably drives the music forward with his own rhythm guitar and the crackling jump starts of lead guitarist Jason ''Doet'' Klagstad, a contrapuntal momentum that sustains you through the album's predominant quietude (also featured are bassist Steve Kleiber and string player Randy Sabien). That energy also helps boost Camplin's lyrics, which often flash pure poetry: 'You are a danger disguised as a breath of spring/ And after all we're bound to fall and doing it with no shame.' Camplin carries the weight of too many losses, a bit like this past year's Green Bay Packers. But he's a wandering spirit, beholden to nobody's rules. And yet he sings in one song, 'I Still Need Someone'. The songs rummage through the human condition, turning up archetypes like 'Old Man', or loved ones like 'The Daughter', with lyrics like 'raised on whiskey and flowers, born with hope and with shame, conceived by chance and deception'. There are still traces of Bob Dylan -- and even Lou Reed -- in Camplin's tender toughness. Check out the brilliantly rolling cadences of 'Long and Desperate Day'. It's also gratifying to hear him 'speaking to your shadow' on 'January Guitar', reprised from his very first album, 'January', from 1971. Sit back with a glass of wine on a wintry night with someone close and slowly drink in this music.' ***************** BIO Born after doctor recommends that Clara have another baby to give her something to do... This after already having given birth to 5 children... Feels so good she has another. (#6)Hears Ave Maria in the cradle...produces predilection for weepy ballads. Lives normal childhood on a dead end street...on lake...next to railroad tracks. Stays outdoors nearly all day in the summers... Hears 'It's My Party and I'll Cry If I Want To...' Develops standards with regards to weepy ballads. Time goes by... A Teacher discovers him... He serves his detentions... Encounters another teacher who invites him to sing. Goes to fields and factories in no particular order... Dreams the unoriginal dreams of the young... And is tempted by music. Gives in. Begins writing songs in vain attempt to gain control of content... Has fun in spite of self...receives some recognition... And has to write his first bio. Decades pass. Still following the muse...but not much temptation to speak about... Still abusing four syllable words...like oligarchy...like epiphany... Living normal adulthood. A nuclear family...two autos...but no partridge. Singing late at night in the café... Buffing and polishing in a haphazard way... The detritus of an unseen boulder. Meeting more people than there are separate names for. Hearing so many voices...hearing so many voicings...when overwhelmed... Keep singing. Live and learn...oh that's not original? Speaking of which... A bio is a collection of lies... I wish them to be somebody else's. [Don't discuss yourself, for you are bound to lose, if you belittle yourself, you are believed, if you praise yourself, you are disbelieved. -Michel de Montaigne, essayist (1533-1592)]- Shop: odax
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