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This blog is for those who are true Music Lovers,
and those who are looking for something that is not necessarily inside the proverbial box.
Be prepared for a few surprises along the way...
with some ordinary, but excellent items added from time to time, as Garnish and Condiment.

I'm finally finding my way here on this Music Blog...not merely featuring random posts in order to generate page hits (think Twitter), but documenting significant events in my Listening Experience (though not in chronological order). Collectively, they have shaped my Ear to accommodate a ridiculously wide range of Music. There is not one genre in which I have not found Music that I was fascinated by. Also, I cross-referenced the new Music I discovered by "re-searching" recordings of the Musicians surrounding (or referenced by) the Album Artist.

Sometimes I even bought Music "in the blind" so to speak, based upon my record store salesman's recommendation or after browsing really thorough liner notes (ex., any classic Blue Note LP)...or even a brilliant Title (ex., Wendall Harrison - "An Evening With The Devil", or Pink Floyd - "Several Species Of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together In A Cave And Grooving With A Pict") or unique Album Art (ex., Aquanote - "The Pearl", Minnie Riperton - "Come To My Garden", Doug Carn - "Spirit Of The New Land, Spooky Tooth - "Ceremony", or any P-Funk or Hed Kandi, and certain Zappa and "electric" Miles covers). I realized from experience that few will invest the Time/Money/Resources to generate boutique artwork for inferior Music (ex., some so-called rap "mixtapes" [sic]). The more often I took chances, the more often I'd discover a Prize.

And few laypersons will invest the Time I spent standing for HOURS inside record&department stores flipping through EACH&EVERY lp, 45, 8-track, cassette, and/or cd just to make sure that I did not overlook an "Easter Egg". Add to that the HOURS spent actually LISTENING to all that Music! I wasn't a "frustrated" Musician as much as a "vicarious" one. Every payday in the early 70's, I would buy about seven LP's...mostly items that I had never heard before. And my record salesman always gave me a money-back guarantee, but I never needed to use it.

So for example I had heard George Duke, and Jean-Luc Ponty well before many because I listened to Zappa. In fact, it was Zappa's "Weasels Ripped My Flesh" track - 'Eric Dolphy Memorial Barbecue' that caused me to wonder just WHO Eric Dolphy was. When I finally found out, that took me on ANOTHER Musical quest. And by exploring all of electronic Miles' sidemen, I was introduced to another whole universe of creativity...Tony Williams Lifetime, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Mwandishi, Headhunters, NTU Troop, Return To Forever, and the numerous individual artist-led collaborations by Musicians that had passed through Miles.

So my purpose here is to share not just Music, but an entire Musical Perspective. Just as Experience shapes Behavoir, "listening Experience" shapes "listening Behavior".

Are You Experienced?


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Thursday, June 21, 2012

Laura Izibor - Let The Truth Be Told [2009]

"The foundation begins with soul," explains 20-year-old singer/songwriter/producer Laura Izibor of her passionate, piano-guided songs. On her forthcoming debut album, Izibor continues the lineage set out by artists like Lauryn Hill and Jill Scott; artists who combine a reverence for the traditions of early R&B with a thoroughly modern sensibility. After one listen to the powerful, honey-tinged vocals on Let The Truth Be Told, one thing is for sure. For Laura Izibor, it's got to be real. The songs are ripe with authenticity, from the sassy, soulful album opener, "Shine," to the magnificent and deeply personal "If Tonight Is My Last," to the anthemic and inspirational "Mmm," which colored the soundtrack of Step Up 2: The Streets. With her tracks also featured on Grey's Anatomy, The Hills, and The Nanny Diaries, Izibor has found that airing her heartfelt take on life and love has translated to the hopes and struggles of various characters, as well as to the people at home watching them. "I hope people take away a sense of honesty and realness in the record. They're just songs written from a really sincere place, and hopefully people can connect to it on some level and relate their own lives to it as well." - Laura Izibor

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Friday, June 15, 2012

Hed Kandi - Beach House 04.03 (2003)


TRACKLIST CD 1
1. Ananda Project Feat. Heather Johnson - Kiss Kiss Kiss (6:18)
2. Bonnie Bailey - Safe (Claude Bareau Mix) (6:30)
3. Q-Burns Abstract Message Feat. Lisa Shaw - This Time (Rivera Rotation Remix) (6:43)
4. Zaab & State Of Soul - When I Hold You (6:12)
5. DJ Aguy - Floating (Dub Guitar Mix) (6:10)
6. Organic Audio - Your Day (4:26)
7. Light 4 Lines Feat. Susanna Montero - Solamente (Jask's Thaisoul Latin Vision Mix) (7:22)
8. Jask Feat. Jocie - Surrender Your Love (Jask's Original Mix) (7:31)
9. Latin Hustlers Feat. Caté - Getaway (6:16)
10. Rodamaal Feat. Nicinha - Musica Feliz (Alex S Classic Club Mix) (6:45)
11. Miguel Migs - Moving On (6:27)
12. Kaskade - Feeling The Night (5:47)

TRACKLIST CD 2
1. Fac 15 Feat. Cathi Ogden - Blue Skies (7:17)
2. Late Night Alumni - Empty Streets (5:51)
3. Glider - Riding High (6:02)
4. The Roc Project Feat. Tina Arena - Never (7:30)
5. The Voltas - Never Been Kissed (4:27)
6. K&M feat Joy - Pink Is The Colour (5:52)
7. Julius Papp & Jessica Marquez Of Uneaq - Your Life (7:33)
8. Etherfox - The Whirled You Live (7:59)
9. Axwell - Libre (6:42)
10. Hardsoul Feat. Ron Carroll - Back Together (Edit) (4:37)
11. Little Louie Vega - Diamond Life (6:53)
12. A Man Called Adam - Barefoot In The Head (4:07)


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