A recollection from the past may hit you at any time. When you least expect it, being unprepared, or by instigation. A recollection from the past can be a trigger, of thoughts, emotions, imagery, music. Sometimes we try to force ourselves into a different frame of mind. But it could be, given the right moment,…read more>>
Music
Reminiscing & consuming, a fools tale
Reminiscing & consuming. A few days ago a friend shared some links to prog rock music not heard in ages. That sent me into a musical reminiscing mode. One particular song but it did not end there, thankfully. More about that shortly. On second thought, maybe not so shortly. A package from Chinesia Fast forward…read more>>
MusicCast technologies, solutions, and choice
MusicCast systems and solutions exist in plenty. From the inexpensive or cheap, like Chromecast from Google, to the (very) expensive. Somewhere in-between, a choice for me. The starting point For some time I’ve been wanting to have a music-cast or streaming setup for a pair of active speakers (inbuilt amplifier) in our living room. Something…read more>>
An unexpected sad loss, R.I.P. Maestro Allan Holdsworth
Yes sad, to the world of music, to the world of fusion music lovers, musicians, guitar players. April 16th in the afternoon (CET) his family communicated via social media that Allan Holdsworth, world renounced guitar & musician genius, father and grandfather, had unexpectedly passed away on April 15th. For those of us who grew up in the…read more>>
Romjul, good time for reclining or winding down
“Romjul” is the Norwegian name for the period between Christmas eve and New Years eve. Many here takes either the whole week or some days off work. Bank Holidays and when they occur usually determines for how long. I had some days saved up and had to spend them prior to years end, feels good, weather’s been…read more>>
Old heroes don’t live forever….
Old heroes don’t live forever a friend reminded me today. News of the passing of Grand Prog Rock Master Extraordinaire Keith Emerson spread quickly across the interweb and social media. Sadly, while the circumstances around his death remained unknown at first, during the afternoon (CET) of Saturday 12th Billboard updated their article stating that, according…read more>>
New year, clean slate? Don’t know about that, but…
..making promises at the end of the old year, for the new year, to myself, and keep them, yep, tried and failed. Yet sometimes, for whatever reason, whether associated with a new year, new beginning or clean slate kinda feeling, those do lead … somewhere. Making it a new start? Doing a (light/heavy) reboot? A kick-my-butt symbolic fresh start? A page turn? I’ll speak for…read more>>
A treshhold mile, along a road named Procrastination
I find myself camping there, every once in a while. Somewhere along the road named (or called) Procrastination. That road might, for lack of better examples, occasionally look like this… Come to think of it, the above scenery (or scenario) is a lot more interesting. It’s a problem related to some particular mundane tasks and, regrettably, some (dear)…read more>>
May 2015, a (too long?) summary
it’s been a while since I posted anything, so therefore, on this last day in May I decided it’s time.. for a blog. May 2015 – brrr… cold May has been cold where I live, in fact the coldest May recorded in 19 years. Another side effect of climatic changes and global warming? Some would say…read more>>
A musical giant have left us, RIP
On March 13th 2015 Daevid Allen, Age 77, one of the most original musical artists of this and the former century, exhaled for the last time. Posted on Facebook the morning (CET) of Friday 13th, by his son Orlando Monday Allen: ”And so dada Ali, bert camembert, the dingo Virgin, divided alien and his other 12 selves…read more>>