The Upload

Live at Asheville Music Hall, Asheville, NC - 11/10/2019
 📸: Bain Stewart Media

Welcome to the return of This Deal In History (version 3.0)!
In the past, This Deal In History has featured a cut from a long-ago New Deal concert alongside comments and insights from Jamie. This edition will feature a concert from *last week* (11/10/19) in Asheville, NC - the first #TDIH to feature drummer Davide Di Renzo.

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Last week’s Asheville concert was an exciting one; it featured a lot of improvisation but it also featured what is quickly becoming a hallmark in TND3.0 - patience. 

One thing that’s different about TND3.0 is our willingness to sit on the groove for a very long time, letting the body of the piece develop and bloom at its own pace. While the TND1.0 and 2.0 iterations had some very strong musical qualities we were never really known as a “patient” band. This has changed with the addition of Davide as our drummer. Davide’s strength behind the kit has contributed to the confidence that we’re showing in letting the music travel to its natural destination. It’s also showcasing the trust between us in allowing the music to get where it's going on its own. 

This Asheville snippet exemplifies that musical trust and patience. It starts with a dark rhythmic mood interspersed with bursts of noise alongside MSG’s delay throws. I introduce a bubbling repeated line (00:18) that sets this cloudy-yet-patient tone before transitioning into a melancholy melody that complements the moodiness we’ve created so far (1:15). All the while Davide slowly, ever slowly builds intensity only to pull back and return to that bedrock groove.

You’ll notice that Dan is playing the same notes over and over - he’s in no hurry to get to the finish line and he’s trusting his bandmates to take the music where we all feel it going. Interesting note - at 1:55 he plays the trigger for “Technobeam” and then incorporates it into his bass groove (almost invisibly). He’s not calling for the song to be played immediately - it’s merely the clarion call to the future.

At 3:33 Davide takes it up a notch with a snare/tom-tom groove (bonus points for his “blink-and-you’ll-miss-it” cowbell bit at 3:56). By 4:08 we’ve somehow managed to take this improvisational piece to a new level of intensity without changing much of anything. I’m still playing that moody lead line and Dan is still playing the same Technobeam-inspired bass line but *something* has brought the jam to a higher level.

4:39 - I join the Technobeam party and start playing the trigger cue. It’s at this exact moment that Dan decides to mess with his T-Beam rhythm. So, we’ve brought it one step closer to playing that song but at the same time we’ve suspended ourselves in the musical ether, comfortable with “letting it all hang out” (a favourite musical phrase of mine to describe TND3.0) and definitely in no hurry to arrive. 

A full 2:30 of tension/build goes by before we finally release into Technobeam at 7:15 - but even then we’re not done. Davide decides to play a teaser-type drum groove over the first part, refusing to give in to the suspension, holding us back until he’s ready to let it all out with the full T-Beam groove at 08:21. 

Just listening to this right now gives me chills. Enjoy.

-Jamie

Twilight Lavender Jam > Technobeam (Live)

We're excited to welcome you back for another deep dive into the mind, heart and soul of eight amazing and world renown adventure athletes. We kick off season three of Afterglow with Jeremy Jones, an absolute deity of the snowboard world. 

For those of you who know Jeremy, he needs no introduction. For those listeners who haven't heard of Jones, he has been a snowboarding icon for nearly three decades and is someone who epitomizes everything good and soulful about the sport. 

During his extended career he has appeared in over 60 films while becoming the godfather of big mountain snowboarding. He has also create his own highly successful snowboard brand and been nominated by National Geographic as an "Adventurer of the Year." 

IN 2007 Jeremy founded Protect Our Winters, an organization that we view as one of the last great hopes for fixing our climate crisis. Jeremy and his amazing group of climate advocates are dedicated to reversing global warming by uniting the winter sports community. 

What we find most revealing about Jeremy, however, is that he is one of the most humble, ego-free, down to Earth humans you could ever meet. He's quick to point out the strengths of others, downplay his accomplishments and shine the light on the powerful passion of the everyday rider. 

The truth is that Jeremy Jones is a special person. We hope you enjoy our chat with the insightful and soulful icon.

S3:E1 Jeremy Jones

Nutrients Mix 006 comes courtesy of one of our favorite North American DJ/Producers -- @delamoonmusic. A resident and organizer of the legendary Moontribe Full moon gatherings, Dela has long been working hand in hand with the tribe at the core of Southern California's underground scene. It is an honor to welcome her to our family with this 1 hour 48 minute mix of premium nutrients with a full range of dubstep, halftime and dnb, supremely selected and mixed with confidence. Enjoy! 

Tracklist: [Song-Artist] 

Opal - Glume & Phossa
Mahdi - Mystic State
So I Smoke - Ago
Impressions - Ourman
Give It A Try  - Joakuim
Focus Inwards (TMSV Remix) - Reso
Twilight Zone - Groke
Calamity - The Widdler
Frogalicious - Wolf Tech
Sweet Earth - Tripzy Leary, GDubz
Sonic Gompa - Basher Toe
Still Breathing - SPEKt1
Keep - Ourman
Ruins - Glume & Phossa
Rapid Exposure (ft. Holly) - FLY, Holly
Xasuj - JLEON
Amplivagant (J.Sparrow Remix) - T.A.R 
Dark Crystal - SuDs, Drezza
TriFlow - Wraz
Valhalla - HØST
Choppah - Thelem
The Unexpected - TRUTH
Gut Rot - Reso
Ascent (Dj Ride Remix) - Dead End
Future G (VIP) - PartyWave
Iron Sharpens Iron - Shades
Ricecakesnduckbutter - DOt.
Extinction - Ankou
Defy - FRQ NCY
Airports - ColtCuts
Creatures - Cruk, Shyun
Night Walker - Signs
Saturn - Signs
Fracture - Zuko, Scann
Dark Crystal (Pigeon Hole Remix) - Minnesota
Around - Deft
loveistheonlyanswer - FreQ Nasty
Rockers  - Razat, Subp Yao
Silent Alarm - Smigonaut
Bengali - OAKK
Hide And Seek (FRQ NCY Remix) - Contra Scandal
Frei (Subp Yao Rmx) - Fractale
Beware - Vorso & Det
I Take it Back - Seppa
Impulse - Mumukshu
Stardust (Mandala Affect & dela Moon Remix) - Poranguí
Take LSD - An-ten-nae
Kinda Mad - Groves
Eclipse - VCTRE

dela Moon - Nutrients Mix 006

Listen to the full version & Download:
https://suninaquarius.bandcamp.com/track/fish-lips

Sun in Aquarius - Fish Lips [Full Track on Bandcamp]

These frames are the frames of my soul as I keep flowing in the journey of creation.
This journey is a path that goes beyond therapy and beyond the need for healing of our human kind into the picture of the world as an infinite frame of stories within stories all depending on one another for the realization of the harmony within the totality of stories.
Reflections are our way of looking at our own essence and yet learn something new each time we look.
The message in this story is not these words or this music in this album rather, 
the message is always - listen.
You are perceiving all and yet you make this whole into infinite yous. 
Infinite point of views
Of you and you and you. 
Thank you for listening.

GaianPortal

Afterglow is a new podcast series that travels deep into the mind heart and soul of world renown adventure athletes.

Afterglow is a series of in-depth and intimate audio conversations with athletes who chase their dreams through big mountain skiing, mountaineering, ultra running, and rock climbing. 

Join us on December 1st, for Afterglow, a series of organic, long-form and intimate conversations that reveal the personalities, motivations and inspirations of iconic mountain athletes.   

Every conversation goes deep in the attempt to learn universal truths from the experiences of these athletes including who we are, why we are here, and how these answers offer a pathway for the sharing of experiences, emotion and vulnerabilities that can potentially spark change and bridge divides. 

Join us on December 1st for a different kind of mountain storytelling.  

Season one of Afterglow showcases weekly conversations with notable mountain adventure athletes Tommy Caldwell, Will Gadd, Doug Robinson, Chris Noble, Dave Nettle, and Brendan Leonard. Our kick-off episode is a tandem chat with high altitude mountaineers Adrian Ballinger and Cory Richards. 

Subscribe now ….. and tell a friend. Email us with questions at info@alpenglowsports.com.

“Afterglow, A Mountain Storytelling Podcast” is like if our generation’s top explorers were on The Moth. " The Dyrt.com. 

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