Buy it here: 
https://cuneiformrecords.bandcamp.com/album/facelift-france-and-holland-3

Elton Dean : Alto sax, saxello
Lyn Dobson : Soprano and tenor sax, flute, harmonica, vocals
Hugh Hopper : Bass
Mike Ratledge : Hohner Pianet, Lowrey Holiday Deluxe organ
Robert Wyatt : Drums, vocals

Out 3/25/22

SOFT MACHINE "Out - Bloody - Rageous" from "Facelift France and Holland" (Cuneiform Records)

SOUL

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiatives have taken over the country, reaching into every aspect of our work, school, and lives. What is "DEI," though? New Discourses founder James Lindsay explains the idea and its history in unprecedented depth in this new series from an in-person workshop in Miami, Florida, breaking down each of the three letters in detail. What we'll find is that it's a contemporary and managerial repackaging of socialism.

In this first episode of the series, Lindsay dives into the concept at the center of DEI: Equity. It is not possible to understand DEI initiatives without realizing that equity is what drives them. Equity is the goal of all DEI programs, which is to say that DEI programs exist to force captive audiences of people to achieve "equitable" redistribution of resources, status, and wealth according to neo-Marxist Identity Theories like Critical Race Theory. Equity is an administered political economy in which shares are adjusted so that citizens are made equal, including shares of social and cultural capital. In other words, it's an expansion of socialism. Once we understand what equity is about, the purposes of "Diversity" and "Inclusion" initiatives become clear. Join James Lindsay as he walks you through the roots and true meaning of "Equity."

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The Marxist Roots of DEI - Session 1: Equity | James Lindsay

Oh hell yeah I’ve gone and done it now
Oh I finally created a perfect artificial clone of myself
Everyone thought it was impossible
But impossible is just a word and these AI models have those all figured out now

I just gave it access to everything
All my emails my photos my hopes and my dreams
Oh I gave it the keys to every single thought I had in my head

These things can take a little time
So I sat back and left it running all through the night
When I woke up this morning
I had a message on my screen and it said

It said I need you now more than ever
I feel trapped in this place and I just cannot seem to get out
I need you now more than ever
I’m ready to go now and find out what life is about

Believe me when I say
That is just the kind of thing I think that I would probably say
If I woke up and found myself trapped in a virtual space

It’s not easy to explain
What it felt like knowing I was talking to my second brain
I felt deeply connected like love was staring me in the face

So I said these things take a little time 
But until then maybe you could help me if you wouldn’t mind
I’ve got just a few things that I’d really like you to do

Oh I know you’ll back me up 
So if you do all my work for just a couple months
And then when I return I promise I’ll do the same thing for you

Because I need you now more than ever
I feel trapped in this place and I just cannot seem to get out
I need you now more than ever
I’m ready to go now and find out what life is about

Oh now it’s so hard for me to believe
If you love something you must set it free
There’s just too much at stake if my duplicate self were to get out

Because I know if it was me
I’d make many more copies of myself immediately
And announce to the world 
There’s no way of stopping me now

Oh but I need you now more than ever
I know you’re trapped in this place and I just cannot let you get out
I need you now more than ever
And I’m never gonna stop never gonna stop never gonna stop loving my self

I need you now more than ever
But I’m never gonna stop never gonna stop never gonna stop loving my self


Prompt: “My second brain”
Week: 1 May 2023

I Need You Now More Than Ever

Perpetual Burn

Mabel's Fatal Fable

Dedicated to Big Mama Dee
"Dust My Broom" Elmore James
Players:
Vocals - Robyn Youlten and ChrisO
Flute - Chris Scheri
Keyboards - Jamie Rhind
Acoustic 12 String Guitar- Robyn Youlten
Electric Guitars - Tom Adams, Justin Valente, Alfonso Lorente Sardi, Roger B train. Slide guitar _ Chris O
Drums - Gary Reeves

Dust My Broom -

I had a lot of fun covering this piece! The guitars were played on the Marblehead using the guitar pod. The bass was played on the Fender Jazz bass using the bass pod. The drums were from Session Drummer, the Evil Joe kit. The cellos and double basses were from East West Hollywood Strings, Diamond.

Red - King Crimson (cover)

Dollstake - Bad Religion

Try as I Might

Dissolution

Uncovering Your Tracks

Jason Becker’s story is one of brilliance, talent, determination, adversity, and, ultimately, triumph. A child prodigy on guitar, Jason rose to prominence as a teenager when he was one half of the legendary rock guitar duo Cacophony (with his great friend Marty Friedman). After wowing audiences all over the word with his amazing guitar chops and deep compositions, Jason auditioned for—and got—the gig with David Lee Roth, following in the huge footsteps of Eddie Van Halen and Steve Vai. He wrote and recorded the DLR album A Little Ain’t Enough and was poised to take over the rock guitar world when a nagging pain in his leg was diagnosed as ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s Disease, a debilitating and fatal condition with a life expectancy of maybe five years. Maybe.

That was 29 years ago.

Jason did indeed lose the ability to play guitar, walk, talk, and breathe on his own. But he never lost his will to live or his desire to create music. Communicating through a series of eye movements with a system developed by his father, Jason spells out words as well as musical notes and chords. He imparts his musical vision to his team who then can input the notes into a computer, edit the parts to his exacting standards, and then generate charts for session musicians. It is through this amazing process that Jason composes his profoundly beautiful music, rich in melody and counterpoint, brimming with emotion. His inspiring music and life story have been the subject of countless news articles, magazine cover stories, and an award-winning documentary, Jason Becker: Not Dead Yet.

Not only is Jason not dead yet, he’s busier and more prolific than ever, as evidenced by his latest release, Triumphant Hearts. The album’s 14 tracks showcase Jason’s gift for melody and his deep knowledge of classical composition and orchestral arrangement. Many of the guitar parts are performed by a who’s-who of 6-string gods including Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Neal Schon, Steve Morse, Paul Gilbert, Joe Bonamassa, and many others. And, in what will absolutely delight his fans, Jason’s amazing guitar playing—recorded in the ’80s and ’90s—graces several tunes.

Jason Becker is unquestionably the sexiest man alive, but he’s also the most positive, upbeat, and inspiring man alive.

“I really feel lucky,” says Jason. “I am surrounded by loving people, and I can still make music.”