Cigars & Whiskey

Don't look for a message in this track – there isn't one. 

But I do think this is a first for me: 120bpm, that ubiquitous default tempo which I usually go out of my way to avoid.
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So this one's all about the groove, and for those unfamiliar with the concept (and who would like to find out why trying to turn music into language is often a fruitless undertaking)...

UK musicologist Richard Middleton (1999) notes that while "the concept of groove" has "long [been] familiar in musicians' own usage", musicologists and theorists have only more recently begun to analyze this concept. Middleton states that a groove "... marks an understanding of rhythmic patterning that underlies its role in producing the characteristic rhythmic 'feel' of a piece." He notes that the "feel created by a repeating framework" is also modified with variations. 

Turry and Aigen cite Feld's definition of groove as "an intuitive sense of style as process, a perception of a cycle in motion, a form or organizing pattern being revealed, a recurrent clustering of elements through time." Aigen states that "when [a] groove is established among players, the musical whole becomes greater than the sum of its parts, enabling a person […] to experience something beyond himself which he[/she] cannot create alone (Aigen 2002, p.34)." 

Jeff Pressing's 2002 article claimed that a "groove or feel" is "a cognitive temporal phenomenon emerging from one or more carefully aligned concurrent rhythmic patterns, characterized by...perception of recurring pulses, and subdivision of structure in such pulses,...perception of a cycle of time, of length 2 or more pulses, enabling identification of cycle locations, and...effectiveness of engaging synchronizing body responses (e.g. dance, foot-tapping)". 

Neuroscientific perspectives:

The "groove" has been cited as an example of sensory-motor coupling between neural systems. Sensory-motor coupling is the coupling or integration of the sensory system and motor system. Sensorimotor integration is not a static process. For a given stimulus, there is no one single motor command. "Neural responses at almost every stage of a sensorimotor pathway are modified at short and long timescales by biophysical and synaptic processes, recurrent and feedback connections, and learning, as well as many other internal and external variables".

Courtesy of: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groove_(music)

Going Deeper

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431 - Dream Catcher

This is another track  I've added to a compilation album I've put together of all my best bits over the past two years called 'Soul Lounge' . This new solo fender rhodes keys track takes the the album track listing to twenty three :)

If you fancy a listen to the other tracks, or if you feel the love, you can buy a CD sound quality copy from - https://markyd1.bandcamp.com/track/crystal-silence or the whole album here http://markyd1.bandcamp.com/album/soul-lounge

Artwork c/o http://www.loungemasters.org/

436 - Crystal Silence from Soul Lounge

450 - Haven

This is the soundtrack for Tezurumozuru "Too far to see, too close to see"; Contemporary Dance piece.

Two taperecorders and one smartphone automatically playing "Slow" noises with no operation and accidental environment sounds.

Photo by MATSUMOTO Kazuyuki

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752 - Midnight Dreamer

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THE SONORITY CABINET VIII: a collection of strange, rare and unusual pieces of music from ancient and contemporary times, brought together as a 'cabinet of curiosities', often mixing the glorious sound of Oosthuizen's historic organ with new, electronic textures. 
Our previous editions include the Mass (2013), Gothic (2014), Fun (2016), Love (2017), Dream (2018), Time (2019) and Magic (2023). 
Michael Bonaventure (1962, Edinburgh) is an organist and composer whose passion lies in unusual and experimental music and the blending of organ with electronic sounds. 
In this year's edition, The SECRET CABINET, Michael performs works by Erik Satie, Loo(p)cy (aka Lucia Caiazza), Adrian Foster, Frédéric Inigo, Geoffrey King, Luiz Henrique Yudo, as well as his own music and a selection of pieces from the Fitzwilliam Virginal Book.

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THE SONORITY CABINET VIII - The SECRET CABINET 
Live recording 
Grote Kerk, Oosthuizen, Netherlands
10 October 2024

Michael Bonaventure, organ & electronics

1. Modéré (1893) - Erik Satie
2. The Secret Cave (2024) - Loo(p)cy (aka Lucia Caiazza)
3. Worster Braules - Thomas Tomkins
4. Barafostus' Dreame - Anonymous
5. V.I.T.R.I.O.L. (2023)  - Adrian Foster
6. Dr. Bull's Myselfe - John Bull
7. Dr. Bull's Juell - John Bull
8. Nowell's Galliard - Anonymous
9. Centon, set (2001) - Frédéric Inigo
10. Organ Postlude-Recessional (2024, première) - Geoffrey King
11. Encounters (2016) - Michael Bonaventure
12. Air de l'ordre (1892) - Erik Satie
13. Path Of Secrets (2020) - Michael Bonaventure & Loo(p)cy
14. ON WORDS: Q (2001) - Luiz Henrique Yudo
15. Felix Namque - Anonymous c. 1450
16. ORACLE (2024, première) - Luiz Henrique Yudo/Michael Bonaventure
17. Estampie (2024) - Huw Morgan



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THE SONORITY CABINET VIII - The SECRET CABINET (Live, Oosthuizen, Netherlands, October 2024)

2024-12-18

The Path To The Rock Temple

transportation nostalgic sounds

https://soundcloud.com/vanovano/sets/the-cosmic-voyages-of-captain

In this new adventure, Captain Vano ventures across sacred lands, forbidden to all but the fragile sand skimmers. For fifteen days, he journeys through breathtaking landscapes, worthy of the greatest westerns.

Gigantic canyons with golden and ochre walls stretch endlessly, their deep crevices whispering forgotten secrets. Infinite plains, swept by scorching winds, are dotted with improbable rock formations, as if sculpted by a divine hand. By day, twin suns dominate the sky, bathing the desert in a cruel yet magnificent light. By night, countless stars illuminate the dunes, occasionally accompanied by mysterious, dancing auroras.

Captain Vano also crosses dried-up marshes, where petrified trees stretch their skeletal branches skyward, silent witnesses of a long-forgotten past. Further on, towering crystal mountains, as tall as cathedrals, shimmer under surreal light, creating a visual symphony that both inspires and terrifies.

In this wild, untamed land, danger is ever-present but often invisible: the wind carries indistinct cries, shadows seem to shift, and sudden sandstorms envelop the world in an opaque veil.

His goal: to reach a mystical hermit, renowned for foretelling the Great Chaos without ever understanding the source of his visions. Today, this oracle feels an inexplicable calling: he must meet Captain Vano. When they finally stand face to face, the hermit reveals a troubling message.

"Your destiny is not here, Captain. It awaits you on a distant planet, where the ocean embraces infinity and the depths whisper forgotten truths. Djbaxx… Go to Djbaxx, for there, all will be revealed."

Why this planet? What force is guiding Captain Vano toward it? Only the universe knows.

Part 17 : The Journey to the Oracle

Part 13 : The Journey to the Oracle

GUANO

Here's my latest late night jazz offering, hope you like.

286 - Late Night Blue - 320kbps

Hi, I'm a keys player and I like making up grooves to existing jazz and latin standards. Over the last few years I've been mainly working on original numbers.

It's just me in the music you hear, I play all the parts off a keyboard recording in midi and layer up into the finished version.

I started playing the piano as a kid , then took up the trombone and played for fun in various local amateur bands and orchestras. Then at 18 went to college and didn't do anything  musically  for many years. Started playing the saxophone and tuba more recently, and in the last four years or so got back into the keyboard which is now my main instrument.

I like making up jazzy  late night music & music you can listen to when travelling. Sounds like a strange thing but I find the most enjoyable part of a holiday is the travelling part, whether that's on a plane , train or even a car on a quiet road with some nice views. Looking through a window with a changing view, in a bubble of suspended time between two worlds, that's what travelling feels like to me, and I like to write music that sounds that way - http://soundcloud.com/markd54321/361-stolen-moments-320kbps . Can't really explain it any better than that for now. Cheers Mark

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