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Aug 312010

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My Way News – Mideast talks reopen under tough conditions

My Way News reports: “The U.S. relaunches Israeli-Palestinian talks this week, its third push over the past decade to solve one of the world’s most intractable conflicts – and this time under some of the most difficult conditions yet.”

Haaretz – U.S. anticipates 'vigorous process' between Israel, Palestinians
Haaretz reports: “The United States does not expect to achieve a peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinians in one meeting, but it is looking forward to a ‘vigorous process,’ State Department spokesman Philip J. Crowley said on Monday [...] The Obama administration believes that an agreement can be reached within a one-year time frame. ‘That is what our goal is,’ Crowley reiterated on Monday.”


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Aug 312010

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My Way News – Iran says it will make fuel for research reactor
My Way News reports: “Iran claimed Monday that it will produce fuel for a research reactor that makes medical isotopes within a year, a project likely to add to Western concerns about the country’s nuclear ambitions.”


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Aug 312010

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Haaretz- Despite Israeli protests, Russia won't halt arms sale to Syria
Haaretz reports: “Israel is concerned the projectiles could significantly improve the Syrian military’s ability to target its naval ships [...] Jerusalem also fears the more advanced missiles could fall into the hands of Hezbollah, the Syrian- and Iranian-supported Lebanese militia, which would create a significant threat to naval ships in Israeli ports and the Mediterranean Sea.”


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Aug 312010

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Washington Post – As nationalism rises, will the European Union fall?

According to this Washington Post op-ed: “The European Union is dying — not a dramatic or sudden death, but one so slow and steady that we may look across the Atlantic one day soon and realize that the project of European integration that we’ve taken for granted over the past half-century is no more.”

Comment: Has the devolution of Europe begun? Many BP commentators follow the traditional interpretation that an expanding E.U. represents an end-time Rome while others believe that the E.U. will fracture into a strong inner-core (perhaps comprised of the ten countries – or kings – that prophecy scholars have been expecting) and a loosely confederated outer-core that will only rejoin later, once the ten demonstrate their success in rebuilding the European dream. I subscribe to the latter interpretation. The E.U. has been very successful at building a community defined by free trade and open borders and that community will survive the coming political changes, providing the underlying base from which a new political structure can emerge after a period of fragmentation. So, while the editorialist can write their epitaph, I would not be so quick to write them off.


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Aug 312010

Black Elk – Always A Six, Never A Nine

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Since Racer and I have been doing this whole Ripple Effect blog thing and reviewing all of this great music that we’ve been discovering, there’s been this weird phenomenon going on where we’ll both receive a piece of music that we listen to once . . . twice . . . three hundred times and we know somehow, in some whacky way, said piece of music is one of the most important pieces of music that we’ve stumbled on. The problem is . . . we just don’t know what to say about it.

Sure, we could throw together a bunch of clever words that highlight our faux intelligence and have the reader reaching for a dictionary (faux means not real,) but that doesn’t necessarily tell you what the music is all about. We want you, oh dear reader, to go out and pick up these albums that we write about coz’ we want to share the excitement that we still find in music. So . . . enter Black Elk.

Black Elk’s album Always A Six, Never A Nine has been in and out of my player for something like two years. I feel a little bad because I’ve wanted to write this thing up all this time, but I knew that whatever I wrote wouldn’t be quite correct, wouldn’t be adequate enough. Always A Six, Never A Nine is an album that takes time to understand, even though I’m still not totally sure I do. But, I do finally feel that I’m in a place where I can at least throw together the right combination of words that best describes the music contained within to give you the best possible understanding of what you’re gonna get into when you buy this beasty-beast.
This album is defies categorization, however, it has elements of post-hardcore, noise, drone, doom, and several avant elements to boot. If you can imagine, Always A Six, Never A Nine would fall somewhere in the no man’s land between the primordial droning sludge riffery of Neurosis and the wildly eclectic avant garde sounds of We Insist! Black Elk has this way of lulling the listener into a state of complacency, carving out our existence and leaving a hollowed out husk, devoid of emotion and then . . . suddenly shoving all of the human elements and emotions into that mesmerized form, shocking our systems into a overly heightened sensitivity, and bringing us back to the immediate futility of our reality. The music has these great metallic moments, but is far from any metal I’ve ever heard. The music also has this great anti-everything attitude to it, but it’s not like any punk music I’ve ever heard. The music has a free form ambience and emotion to it, but it’s unlike any jazz that I’ve laid ears upon. Black Elk simply defy any standard musical categorization.
There are a few songs that I gravitate towards more than others, but the album as a whole is still a stunning experience. “Hospital” is downright killer! The songs opens with a bizarre guitar intro that is quickly accompanied by vocals that sound like they belong to someone strapped to a table with a leather strap shoved in their mouth. Maniacal and laced with paranoia, the vocals have an edge of all sorts of creepy . . . and the way they burst from dude’s mouth in time with the power and aggression of the music is a thing of cryptic beauty. The song has a deranged quality to it, but it’s not out of control. As the songs roils through a chaotic frenzy of heaviness, note the subtle bass lines juke and the warden of inmates. There’s an underlying melody that stands in striking contrast to the darkened lunatic outbursts. By the time the song fades into unconsciousness, odds are you’ll be a little winded and wondering what the hell just happened.
“Pig Crazy” follows along the same lines as “Hospital,” driven by throbbing and pulsating rhythms and highlighted by layers of feedback that creates an eerie texture to the overall sound. The vocals are tortured and frightening, almost like having a conversation with a schizophrenic . . . never knowing if this person is going to turn on us and use violence as some means to an end. The music on this one shifts between heavily distorted guitar riffing to quasi-psychedelic soundscapes, lending an even eerier element to the paranoid visions of the vocalist. This is one of those songs that acts like a sharpened instrument to carve out our being and quickly replaces everything for maximum emotional shock. I love the breakdown towards the end of the track when the guitars completely drop out of the mix and we’re left rumbling along with the bass and drums. That bass tone is thunderous and imposing, giving the listener the impression that something terrifying was lurking around the corner of the next time change. And, for certain, you want to walk down that darkened hallway with both eyes wide open!
“She Pulled Machete” is a drunken narrative about a chick with a machete. Plain and simple. But only Black Elk could pull off a song like this. I love the imagery in this one . . . it doesn’t take much to imagine a guy at some desert truck stop in New Mexico or Arizona, sitting in a Dodge Dart with a fifth of whiskey, sober enough to question what’s going on, but just drunk enough to sit in the dark trying to piece together the puzzle . . . and this all may not be how it plays out, but in my mind, dude’s gonna get chopped up into itsy-bitsy bits and left as coyote chum. Gotta’ love music that let’s your imagination run crazy like that! And damn . . . she sure is sexy!
Always A Six, Never A Nine is the hairy chest on a super model. It’s bizarre and beautiful, it’s unreal and fascinating . . . it’s art! Black Elk have created a monstrous epic of an album that’s haunting and horrifying, a mind fuck in so many ways . . . kind of like David Lynch at his freaky best. It defies logic, it defies reality, yet . . . at the same time, it captures reality in all of its imperfection. It’s an album of serene madness and chaotic elegance, a contrast in every conventional thought. It’s a nightmare choreographed to sound and custom made for each individual listener. I can’t listen to it at night in fear that it will awaken some ancient evil buried deep within my psyche. I must have more!  -  Pope  

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Aug 312010

Guitar Talk – With Underground Guitar Hero Jim Gustafson of Poobah

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Revered by many, but unknown by most, Poobah’s Jim Gustafson is a guitar player who’s style has morphed over the years. With the re-issue of the classic 1972 Poobah debut, Let Me In, looming in the very near future, we thought it might be nice to sit down with Jim Gustafson, the grand Poobah himself, and pick his brain a little on his approach to tackling the chores of being the band’s sole six-string slinger for nearly forty years. 


What made you decide to pursue playing guitar?

I saw the Beatles on TV, at a young age, and my sister and her hot friends were going crazy over them. Right then I said to myself, I want to play guitar.
How quickly did you pick up playing the guitar? Did guitar playing come naturally, or was there a struggle involved?
 I learned fairly quickly, as I really was drawn to it. I would say I had some natural ability, and was able to learn things at a very quick pace. It also helped, that where I grew up, there were some excellent players I would go see live, often. You can learn so much from watching others. I do not recall any difficulty, as I would gladly grab the guitar and go for it, every day. I still love to play, and grab a guitar most every day. This really helps in the songwriting department, as ideas come when you are just messing around.
What was the first guitar you owned?
My first guitar was very hard to play. It was a cheap, unnamed brand of acoustic, with strings set far from the neck, making it hard to play. My grandmother watched me try to play it anyway, and often. After about 4 weeks, she then purchased me a really nice National red electric, and it was a totally easy guitar to play, making my learning move ahead quickly. I started out taking jazz lessons as a sight reader, and then also took a few lessons from a rock guitarist, which really sent me up the path I wanted to be on. I wanted to be able to get up on stage and rock.
What kind of gear do you use? Guitar? Amp? Effects?
I have owned close to 35 guitars, but now I prefer, Carvin, Jackson, Hamer, Peavey electrics, and Martin, and Ovation acoustic guitars. I usually use a Carvin H-2  24 fret guitar live, and in the studio. There are more brands I am interested in, but the ones I am using are good to play live and record with. I own 3 Marshall amps, a Fender, Peavey, and even an Esteban amp. On stage I prefer newer Marshall 4 channel amps, but I also love my 1974 Marshall all tube 50 watt head, and Marshall 4×12 cabinets with Celestion 75 watt speakers.  I own lots of effects pedals, and use many of them to achieve some wild sounds. Morley wah pedals and volume pedals are great, and I like Dunlop tremolo, DOD flanger, Line 6 echo with looping, Boss octave divider, Tech 21 compressor/distortion, Zoom multi effects and a few others. I like to play some complicated guitar riffs, and then add some flavor with effects, here and there. My newer Marshall has effects built in, for even more flavors of sound.
Do you play in standard tuning or do you use an alternate tuning? If so, why?
In recent years, I use alternate tuning, to have a bit heavier tone, tuning down a half step. On earlier Poobah albums I was in standard tuning. I like the sound of either, depending on what type of project I will be playing on.
What piece of gear can’t you live without? What’s your “secret” weapon?
My secret weapon is my ears and hands. I feel  that I can play most any guitar/amp setup , and get a pretty decent sound, as long as the gear is working properly. In fact, I love to play lots of different guitars/amps, when I can. It always gives me perspective on what someone else thought was a good setup. There is so much to learn, and so little time.
Who are your primary influences? Guitarists, musicians?
For me, the Beatles, Stones, Yardbirds, Jethro Tull, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, James Gang, King Crimson, were early influences, and then when I discovered many unusual players, meaning far from the style of the radio stars. I was and still am fond of listening to jazz, new age, and lots of technically challenging rock. Some players I like are Michael Hedges, Phil Keaggy, Steve Morse, John McLaughlin, Allan Holdsworth, Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, and many others. So much great music to absorb. Lots of great unknown players I like, too.
When performing solos, are you aware of where you’re going or are playing purely by mood and feel?
After playing for many years, you can almost map out where you are going in your head, and hear the changes that signify a different key, or tone center. I also love to improvise, which changes the music a lot. I try to capture the feel and mood of the recording, and then make it more fun for myself, by improvising many parts on the fly. Some songs call for a close to the recorded part, and if it is a signature section, then you should play it as close to the record as possible, for the audience who wants to hear it that way.
What words of wisdom do you have for young (and old) guitar players who are just getting started?
There are so many tools out there these days for guitarists. You can learn at an incredible rate, if you have the passion. Videos, Youtube, books, all will take you to the next level fairly quickly, if you are willing to put in the practice time. If I could give advice, it would be to try to find your own sound. If you are the best at covering someone else, it may not give you your own voice. There’s no shame in being a cover artist, and probably will get you more work. However, if you want to be remembered for your music, you should try to write good songs, and strive to have your own sound and style.

Buy Let Me In here: Let Me In


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Aug 312010

Everything is coming up FYF Tickets!!!

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We are so excited for this years FYF Fest! It’s gonna be great…it might even be better than an origami x-wing. Because we know you are as excited as we are we’re gonna let you in on some rad ways to get hooked up with FYF Tix!

• Eskuché & FYF have teamed up make sure you get in this year. The next 5 people to purchase a pair of Eskuché headphones at Origami Vinyl will receive a free pair of FYF tickets.

• Use your hawklike vision to scour the Origami Vinyl twitterM for FYF ticket giveaways that we will be doing all week.

Keep your eyes peeled for more ways to get the hookup!

Love ya, mean it.
Origami Vinyl


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Aug 312010

Seattle Composers’ Salon

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The Seattle Composers’ Salon is an informal presentation of new music by regional composers. The salon meets the first Friday of every other month, and features finished works, previews, and works-in-progress. It brings together composers, performers and audience members in a casual setting that allows for discussion and experimentation. This month’s featured composers include Keith Eisenbrey, David Mesler, Doug Palmer, and Tom Baker.


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Aug 312010

into the deep

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Deep Fellow-Flow


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Aug 312010

VA – Love 101 – 101 Ways To Say I Love You (2009)

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VA - Love 101 - 101 Ways To Say I Love You (2009)
VA – Love 101 – 101 Ways To Say I Love You (2009)
Genre: Ballad / Pop | 6CD | MP3 | 320kbps | 966 MB

Tracklist:

CD-01. Love 101, Disc 1 / 01:13:07 / 167,28 MB

01. Right Here Waiting
02. Bad Day
03. A Shoulder To Cry On
04. Lost In Your Eyes
05. That’s Why You Go Away
06. Hard To Say I’m Sorry
07. Without You
08. Way Back Into Love
09. How Do I Live
10. Superwoman
11. Always
12. Rush Rush
13. Forever Young
14. Waiting For A Girl Like You
15. Kiss Me
16. What Can I Do
17. Lovin’ You
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CD-02. Love 101, Disc 2 / 01:13:15 / 167,54 MB
01. Carzy For You
02. If We Hold On Together
03. If You Don’t Know Me By Now
04. A Kiss From A Rose
05. Miss You Like Crazy
06. Come Undone
07. Words
08. Just Another Day
09. Hands To Heaven
10. Love Is Love
11. Turn Back The Clock
12. True
13. Missing You
14. Love Changes Everything
15. (I Just) Died In Your Arms
16. I’ll Be There
17. To Be With You
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CD-03. Love 101, Disc 3 / 01:06:29 / 152,12 MB
01. Tonight I Celebrate My Love
02. Don’t Know Much
03. Nothing’s Gonna Change My Love For You
04. There You’ll Be
05. Vincent
06. If
07. When I Need You
08. I Love You
09. How Am I Supposed To Live Without You
10. I’d Really Love To See You Tonight
11. For Just A Moment (Love Theme From St. Elmo’s Fire)
12. Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do)
13. You Needed Me
14. Because I Love You (The Postman Song)
15. We’ve Got Tonight
16. Just When I Needed You Most
17. Casablanca
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CD-04. Love 101, Disc 4 / 01:09:01 / 157,90 MB
01. Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now)
02. The Glory Of Love
03. Can’t Help Falling In Love
04. It Might Be You
05. I Swear
06. I’ll Be Your Everything
07. One More Try
08. I Love You Always Forever
09. Hold On
10. Fallen
11. How Can I Tell Her
12. Lead Me On
13. Don’t Give Up On Us
14. Sailing
15. Biggest Part Of Me
16. The Blower’s Daughter
17. Goodbye My Lover
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CD-05. Love 101, Disc 5 / 01:08:12 / 156,08 MB
01. To Where You Are
02. 1985 Holding Back The Years
03. Desperado
04. Make It With You
05. It’s Sad To Belong
06. Baby Come to Me
07. Self Control
08. If Ever You’re in My Arms Again
09. David Foster & Marilyn Martin / And When She Danced
10. You Took My Heart Away
11. I Want To Know What Love Is
12. Drive
13. I Don’t Want To Talk About It
14. Foolish Beat
15. Masterpiece
16. If You Leave Me Now
17. From A Distance
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CD-06. Love 101, Disc 6 / 01:07:26 / 154,29 MB
01. I Get Weak
02. Through The Fire
03. Jesus to a Child
04. I’ll Stand By You
05. Still Got The Blues
06. Carly Simon
07. I don’t have the heart
08. Key Largo
09. Emotion
10. Pretty Boy
11. My Eyes Adored You
12. Runaway
13. All I Need
14. REALITY
15. The Rose
16. Goodbye

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