The Moog Guitar
This video finally got me. I got to have one of these.
The Moog Guitar provides an incredibly intimate playing experience that connects musicians directly to the source of the sound; the strings of the guitar. It does this by controlling the way the strings vibrate. In a very coherent way, it gives energy to, and takes energy away from the strings. The resulting timbres do not rely on effects or post-processing. They are created directly from the strings.
“Klavierstück X” by Karlheinz Stockhausen
Karlheinz Stockhausen (22 August 1928 – 5 December 2007) was a German composer, widely acknowledged by critics as one of the most important but also controversial composers of the 20th and early 21st centuries. Another critic calls him “one of the great visionaries of 20th-century music”. He is known for his ground-breaking work in electronic music, aleatory (controlled chance) in serial composition, and musical spatialization.
[Extract from Wikipedia]
I think this one is only interesting to those of you who like any kind of music and do not fear avant-garde and experimental approaches of compositions. All the others, please stop reading now.
Heaven on Earth (1)
I just need to buy a magazine like Classic Rock or Rolling Stone, go through the reviews of new LPs and CDs and star them on Spotify. And after 10 minutes of reading through the best new releases and searching them on Spotify, I am done with my music for the next 2 weeks of work and relaxing.
I love the interwebs!
An ode to… Jack White
He has become my first real idol. Music has always played a huge role in my (at this point quite short) life. But Jack White was the one who transformed my life into being really addicted to music and playing instruments.
He is one of the best guitarists in history and his way of life suits perfect into my image of a perfect musician. The fact, that he is doing his thing because he believes in music, wants to rescue the Rock ‘N Roll and the blues was so inspiring to me. He is one of the most honest people in the business, never stops expanding his techniques. He was the one exposing me to blues and blues-rock music for the first time and his attitude stopped my illusion, that there are certain things in life that are impossible.
Because he is just 34 but is the owner of a very prosperous label and is singer, songwriter, guitarist, pianist and drummer — fulfilling these roles in three different bands which have different aspects in there music. But he serves this all.
Concerning the music he makes, “The White Stripes” are definitely the band, which impresses me the most — every time I hear one of their songs. There is so much dynamics and passion in this music, that it makes you forget, that there are just two people performing that stuff.
He has (until now) done things other people could not even achieve in a whole life — that is really impressing. And all he needed to get to his reputation was a certain attitude: Never stop believing — nothing is impossible. Seems a cool way of living to me. And is really successful.
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