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Podcast #905: Become a Morning Workout PersonThe arrival of kids, and the connected disruptions to the morning and evening schedules, threw off some exercise routines I had been in and have lined to return to ever since.Lately (and post-COVID), it’s seemed like a the right time to get back inertia in that area, and this podcast episode with related linked sources seems a good way to spark the fire and open the path.(A post for another day: How life seems one continuous series of adaptations.) :)
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Keeping with the Tiny Desk concert theme, here’s Ludovico Einaudi’s appearance from 8 months ago.
I came across Einaudi’s music probably around a decade ago at this point, very atmospheric and skillfully composed. (Alongside another favorite of mine in this genre, Olafur Arnalds.)
From NPR’s write up:
Ludovico Einaudi was on a North American tour, playing before audiences in the thousands, when he stopped by the NPR office to play a far more intimate setting: a Tiny Desk set. It’s the first tour for the Italian pianist and composer since the beginning of the pandemic, following the release of his 2022 album, Underwater. It’s an album that captures how many have felt in the pandemic — feeling underwater, or trapped in another world.
It’s that relatable feeling — like we’re treading water trying to remain above the surface, powering through the adversity of the last two years — that makes Einaudi’s music so emotional and reflective. The pulsating strings of the opening song to his Tiny Desk concert, the track “Experience” from his 2013 album In A Time Lapse, demand attention, captivating the audience. The fact that the song recently went viral due to a TikTok trend only proves how welcoming Einaudi’s music is — and why he is the most-streamed classical pianist of all time.
Ludovico Einaudi’s presence at the piano keeps you waiting for more. His fingers glide over the keys effortlessly, but he never seems rushed. As he plays, his eyes are closed. And in this concert, you can tell his music moves him as much as it does his audience.
Cheers. :)
“Fred again…” performs a Tiny Desk concert for NPR.
From the video description:
When Fred again.. first proposed a Tiny Desk concert, it wasn’t immediately clear how he was going to make it work — not because he lacked creativity, but because translating purely electronic music at the Desk is a daunting task for anyone. How would an artist, whose performances take the form of DJ sets in front of massive audiences, curate an intimate and unique experience? But what the British songwriter and producer came up with is a reminder of what a Tiny Desk is at its best: an opportunity for artists to challenge themselves in such a way that it almost feels like they’re making new music, all while sticking to what feels true to them. For Fred again.. that meant re-learning the marimba, playing the vibraphone, singing at the piano and looping sounds and beats — all at the same time. He began his set with “Kyle (i found you),” recreating the song’s melody on the marimba while clips of featured poet Kyle “Guante” Tran Myhre reciting the work “Love In The Time of Undeath” appeared on-screen. Sitting at the piano, he faded the remnants of “Kyle (i found you)” into “Roze (forgive),” which features Fred again.. triggering vocals sampled from the artist I am Roze, whose powerful facial expressions were magnified on a screen.In a surprising pivot, the primary vocals on the following track, “Me (heavy),” came from Fred again.. himself, with no manipulation, creating a vulnerable sense of intimacy in the space. A flurry of looped piano keys marked the transition to “Delilah (pull me out of this),” with guest vocals pulled from pop singer Delilah Montagu’s 2021 track “Lost Keys.” By his set’s end, concluding with “Faisal (envelops me),” Fred again.. was back at the piano finally resting after moving seamlessly through a jam-packed Tiny Desk.
This created a fascinating aural, and even video, experience.
Hope you enjoy too, gentle reader. :)
Gotta post this one of course: After two hard-working years, Kirby Ferguson has released in full the new-and-improved “Everything is a Remix”, herewith provided in a single hour-long video.
It represents a capstone of his many years of filmmaking before transitioning to new frontiers - Thanks Kirby!
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Artist Kirby Ferguson just released his swan song video production: “AI and Image Generation” as the capstone to his newly re-edited series, “Everything is a Remix”.
I always appreciate Kirby’s reflections, insights, and thoughts, and this one covering an age which we’re now at the advent of - AI. Here Kirby focuses mostly on the art and artist side of the topic, but there are tangents applicable across the AI spectrum which help place recent developments in perspective and offer an outlook for where we’re headed.
Strongly recommend you watch this video, and while you’re at, check out the four-part series it’s a part of, Everything is a Remix (2021 re-release).
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Thomas Merton in “Conjectures of a Guilty Bystander”, 1965.It behooves us to clarify what we’re progressing towards.
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Fr. Guissani talks of the origins and aims of the Communion & Liberation movement.Fascinated by the combination of both romantic and humanist thought which is at once hopeful but realistic. A different way of thinking.
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Gary Gulman describes a short documentary on how the states got their abbreviations.Not what you would think. ;)
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A winter morning in the mountains …Fragment from Thomas Merton’s, “Conjectures of a Guilty Bystander” (c. 1965).
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When does Christmas actually end?The age ol’ question, which would seem simple enough, has multiple answers, shared here.Perhaps the most profound came from a friend: ‘When the Christmas tree is clearly ready to take out’.But the linked article is a very interesting recounting nonetheless. :)
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This song came to mind recently and had to lookup - what a fun rhythm and melody. :)Petula Clark sings, “Downtown”.
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Time for the Christmas simulated fireplace …For your viewing, if not warming, enjoyment. :)
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Kaiyo - Buy and Sell Used FurnitureApparently the world is recognizing the cost of ‘fast furniture’ and services like Kaiyo have been emerging to keep well made pieces out of the landfill.Another slightly different offering from Fernish.Of course, there’s always the antique store and the auction house for old school fun. ;)(via Baltimore Sun, via NYT)
