62 entries for May 2021

Doja Cat, SZA: Kiss Me More

I’ve never seen such fiery dance choreography by someone in a wheelchair.

MC Fioti: Bum Bum Tam Tam

This funk carioca body-shaker blasting at home signalled my friend’s long-awaited scheduling of a COVID vaccine. I dig the music, and it has gotten over a billion views, but the video hurts your eyes. Featuring samples of Bach’s Flute Partita in A minor.

Tariq Harb: Bach’s Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 on Guitar

A challenge to translate this from organ keyboard to six strings. Classical music on guitar is one of the most sublime things.

Declarative programming

[Declarative programming expresses logic without control flow—describe what should happen without saying how to accomplish it.]

[Amatonormativity favours relating as couples or family units over anything else, including relating to the land.]

[Don't mistake silence for approval. Not everyone can afford to tell Pharoah that building pyramids is a bad idea.]

[Diffuse hostile customer support requests by starting every email with 'Hey!' and hostile approaches with 'Sorry about the hassle.' as a way to diffuse.]

Let's talk about something to do this weekend, miners, and Alabama....

[When wages are raised for unions, it encourages other companies in the area to also raise wages. Makes things better for everyone.]

Fools don't trust mirrors.

Try to stay grounded in your intentions.

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.