Rosano / Journal

12 entries for Sunday, May 16, 2021

9 Passive Income Ideas

[There is no such thing as money for nothing. Passive income is just money earned independently of your time.]

[Money is medium for exchanging value. If you want to earn money, generate value.]

[If you can make it to a thousand subscribers then you probably have a formula that works.]

Unesco Collection MUSICAL SOURCES: Aka Pygmy Music

Lots of polyphonic hockets. We are privileged as a species to have an opportunity to hear this—sound that comes from the earth by people who have a relationship with the land they live on.

Adam Neely, Kate Steinberg: Run Away With Me, reharmonized

Jazz and prog rock arrangement of Carly-Rae Jepsen’s Come away with me.

Samba De Fato: Eu Não Quero Saber

A song about moving on. The melody revisits me from time to time, and lately I find myself enjoying the lyrics. The first disc of the album has a bunch of other great tracks, worth a listen.

Dona Onete: No Meio do Pitiú

Body-shaker that is, as I understand, named after smelly fish.

Caetano Veloso: Ofertorio (live)

I’ve been learning to sing and play some songs on guitar from this album. Many feature a deceptive simplicity and create a diversity of feelings by re-using smaller parts. I feel somewhat ashamed that it took until my second trip to Brazil to know about this artist.

J Dilla Instrumentals Mix Vol 1

Hours and hours of J Dilla's hip-hop instrumentals. If you’re not familiar with Dilla beats, introduce yourself to the supreme sonic masterpiece that is Donuts.

Tigran Hamasyan: Revisiting the Film

Kaleidoscopic colour shifting, intricate rhythms and interplay between subdivisions and the meter, and yet a consistent flow (if you can hang on through the chaos)—a meticulous freak out. @flying_fisher thinks the voice sounds like mine. The melodic style reminds me of Pedro Martins’ album from last week.

Kevin Seddiki: Cuban guitar groove

Treating the frets as a percussion instrument.

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#002: prescription apps · preaching to the choir · improvised freestyles

Harry Mack’s improvised freestyle for a man’s late fiancé

This has a backstory that for me underlines the importance of sharing outwards and encouraging vulnerability.

Creativity in the Digital Age

[Analytics shows me that 'How I do …' performs better than 'How to do …']

[Negative feedback or people correcting you can help you learn cool stuff. Publishing a book is a free life-long education.]