I too have more inspiration to post. And everyone, keep posting things you come across that are related to the show! I'll post them on FB & twitter.
Anyway, here is Meredith Monk, hocketing:
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Sensitive Boy & The Perfect Lie
I didn't get a chance to record these, but here are the lyrics:
SENSITIVE BOY
We know you’re a sensitive boy, a sensitive boy
Put down your cup, examine your mind
What is your name, where is your proof
The mind strays behind, the mind strays behind
We know you’re a sensitive boy, a sensitive boy
The seeker seeks, the creator destroys
Where are you from, don’t you know anymore
Go on seeking your own mind, go on seeking your mind
Of course you don’t understand
Of course you don’t understand
The mind disappears, the mind reappears
Of course you don’t understand
Of course you don’t understand
The seeker seeks the dark, the seeker is the dark
You are a sensitive boy, you are a sensitive boy…
THE PERFECT LIE
The smell and taste of things, the perfect lie, the recollections come
I am in love with each mistake I make and everything I’ve done
One is precisely only this: a man awake immersed in time
I’m made of tiny cells and drops of essence
I won’t let them fall
I won’t let them down
I won’t let them down
Do you predict the future or is it predicting you
We all must bear each tiny drop unfaltering amid the truth
When all is broken, scattered, still, alone, more fragile but aware
We turn our faces to the sky and breathe the swarming air
Please don’t let me down
Oh don’t let me down
I’m so in love with myself, every simple breath and sound
The sleeping sense that we would otherwise have never known
They keep on kissing us each morning, noon and night in different turns
Until they leave us stepping lightly breathless one by one
I won’t let you down (the perfect lie)
I won’t let you down (the recollections come)
SENSITIVE BOY
We know you’re a sensitive boy, a sensitive boy
Put down your cup, examine your mind
What is your name, where is your proof
The mind strays behind, the mind strays behind
We know you’re a sensitive boy, a sensitive boy
The seeker seeks, the creator destroys
Where are you from, don’t you know anymore
Go on seeking your own mind, go on seeking your mind
Of course you don’t understand
Of course you don’t understand
The mind disappears, the mind reappears
Of course you don’t understand
Of course you don’t understand
The seeker seeks the dark, the seeker is the dark
You are a sensitive boy, you are a sensitive boy…
THE PERFECT LIE
The smell and taste of things, the perfect lie, the recollections come
I am in love with each mistake I make and everything I’ve done
One is precisely only this: a man awake immersed in time
I’m made of tiny cells and drops of essence
I won’t let them fall
I won’t let them down
I won’t let them down
Do you predict the future or is it predicting you
We all must bear each tiny drop unfaltering amid the truth
When all is broken, scattered, still, alone, more fragile but aware
We turn our faces to the sky and breathe the swarming air
Please don’t let me down
Oh don’t let me down
I’m so in love with myself, every simple breath and sound
The sleeping sense that we would otherwise have never known
They keep on kissing us each morning, noon and night in different turns
Until they leave us stepping lightly breathless one by one
I won’t let you down (the perfect lie)
I won’t let you down (the recollections come)
Kid Cudi
Jonathan asked me to put together some snippets of these songs to be sung as backup to scenes from ground control.
Kid Cudi
Alive (Nightmare) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Purub08zwJI
Sky Might Fall http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwI3CS2CHE8
Man on the Moon http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKD2EWLKcNU
Embrace the Martian http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhzZet_pQ58
Alive (Nightmare)
CHORUS:
Everytime, the moon shines I become alive, yeah
and everytime, the moon shines I become alive, yeah
Nananananananana, whoooa
nanananananana
Nananananananana, whoooa
nanananananana
You're fate will be whatever it shall be (be, be, be, be)
We'll fight no more, I let these things just be (be, be, be)
Sky Might Fall
CHORUS:
'Til then I call
The sky might fall
The sky might fall
But I'm not worried at all
C'mon C'mon
The sky might fall
The sky might fall
But I'm not worried at all
Hey Hey
OUTRO:
i keep running yea
i gotta keep up gotta keep up yea
gotta keep up i gotta keep up
and i keep running yea
i gotta keep up gotta keep up yea
gotta keep up i gotta keep up yeaaaa
cause im gone
yea na na na na na na
na na im up and awayyy
na na na na
na na na na hey heyyy
Man on the Moon
And my mind is all (crazy crazy crazy crazy)
They got me thinking I ain't human like I came here from (above above above above)
Feeling like an airplane in the sky
But then they say I'm (crazy crazy crazy crazy)
They got me thinking I ain't human like I came in from (above above above above)
Feeling like a bird sitting high, I
(Chorus)
I'll be that man on the moon
I'm that man on the moon and I'ma do what I do
So do you (hey hey)
I'll be that man on the moon
I'm that man on the moon and I'm up up on the mooooon.
Whoo-hoo-hoo (hey hey)
Embrace the Martian
CHORUS 2x
Embrace the martian, embrace the martian
I come in peace, but I need ya’ll rockin wit me
Please, embrace the martian
And this is how it sounds
Oo oo, and this is how it sounds
In my mind, ooo
Kid Cudi
Alive (Nightmare) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Purub08zwJI
Sky Might Fall http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwI3CS2CHE8
Man on the Moon http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKD2EWLKcNU
Embrace the Martian http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhzZet_pQ58
Alive (Nightmare)
CHORUS:
Everytime, the moon shines I become alive, yeah
and everytime, the moon shines I become alive, yeah
Nananananananana, whoooa
nanananananana
Nananananananana, whoooa
nanananananana
You're fate will be whatever it shall be (be, be, be, be)
We'll fight no more, I let these things just be (be, be, be)
Sky Might Fall
CHORUS:
'Til then I call
The sky might fall
The sky might fall
But I'm not worried at all
C'mon C'mon
The sky might fall
The sky might fall
But I'm not worried at all
Hey Hey
OUTRO:
i keep running yea
i gotta keep up gotta keep up yea
gotta keep up i gotta keep up
and i keep running yea
i gotta keep up gotta keep up yea
gotta keep up i gotta keep up yeaaaa
cause im gone
yea na na na na na na
na na im up and awayyy
na na na na
na na na na hey heyyy
Man on the Moon
And my mind is all (crazy crazy crazy crazy)
They got me thinking I ain't human like I came here from (above above above above)
Feeling like an airplane in the sky
But then they say I'm (crazy crazy crazy crazy)
They got me thinking I ain't human like I came in from (above above above above)
Feeling like a bird sitting high, I
(Chorus)
I'll be that man on the moon
I'm that man on the moon and I'ma do what I do
So do you (hey hey)
I'll be that man on the moon
I'm that man on the moon and I'm up up on the mooooon.
Whoo-hoo-hoo (hey hey)
Embrace the Martian
CHORUS 2x
Embrace the martian, embrace the martian
I come in peace, but I need ya’ll rockin wit me
Please, embrace the martian
And this is how it sounds
Oo oo, and this is how it sounds
In my mind, ooo
Hocketing
The song that Marc was teaching Jerry and I last night reminded me of this video I had seen of the Dirty Projectors demonstrating "hocketing", which is basically sharing a melody between two or more people, alternating singing/playing notes, giving a ping-pong effect.
Dave Longstreth talks for a while about it, but skip to minute 7 to see the ladies demonstrate.
This hocketing example might be more useful for a group song. This is a group of flute players from Ethiopia. It gets pretty crazy and dissonant, but a melody could work on top of something sparer. We could try something like this as a vocal improv.
Dave Longstreth talks for a while about it, but skip to minute 7 to see the ladies demonstrate.
This hocketing example might be more useful for a group song. This is a group of flute players from Ethiopia. It gets pretty crazy and dissonant, but a melody could work on top of something sparer. We could try something like this as a vocal improv.
Twin Peaks song
Holy Shit! Over at the Twin Peaks Archive (which I didn't even know existed until today) they've just released 4 previously unreleased songs, which are downloadable today only.
CHECK OUT THIS CLIP -- it features so many of the elements we've been toying with, like:
- dark haired twin-like girls singing backup
- an 'alien' or unexpected voice coming out of someone's mouth
- wierdly nostalgic yet creepy home-like environment
And it's also a lovely, understated song. I'm not suggesting we use it in the show, just as inspiration:
CHECK OUT THIS CLIP -- it features so many of the elements we've been toying with, like:
- dark haired twin-like girls singing backup
- an 'alien' or unexpected voice coming out of someone's mouth
- wierdly nostalgic yet creepy home-like environment
And it's also a lovely, understated song. I'm not suggesting we use it in the show, just as inspiration:
White Vinyl Design
Came across this design firm, White Vinyl, which featured two things (among others) that really charmed me.
SolarBeat: "A simple ambient musicbox, with sounds generated using the orbital frequencies of our solar system." Go watch & listen here.
Micro Fantasy -- these photos kind of reminded me of Jerry's etude!
SolarBeat: "A simple ambient musicbox, with sounds generated using the orbital frequencies of our solar system." Go watch & listen here.
Micro Fantasy -- these photos kind of reminded me of Jerry's etude!
'Chorale' Devotional music from Africa
I've been a big fan of music from West Africa/Mali, and often its devotional and chanty in a mix of islamic and poly-rhythm/sub-saharan african style that is fascinating...
Here is a religious chant/song that is popped up a bit. Its a call and response but could be 3 voices/4 voices... and someone could sing the high part of the instrument (flute?).
Soufi Drissa Dembélé 'Magnouma Baro'
Although Sufi brotherhoods have been an important part of Malian Islam for centuries, Sufi Drissa Dembélé is part of a new generation of Malian Sufis, with their own style of worship, who first started to draw attention in the early 1990s. Drawing inspiration from the Baye Fall of Senegal, and in some cases from West African Rastafarianism, this new generation of urban Sufis-previous generations of Malian Sufis were more concentrated in rural areas- have created a syncretic style of worship that reflects Malian pop culture.
Here is a religious chant/song that is popped up a bit. Its a call and response but could be 3 voices/4 voices... and someone could sing the high part of the instrument (flute?).
Soufi Drissa Dembélé 'Magnouma Baro'Although Sufi brotherhoods have been an important part of Malian Islam for centuries, Sufi Drissa Dembélé is part of a new generation of Malian Sufis, with their own style of worship, who first started to draw attention in the early 1990s. Drawing inspiration from the Baye Fall of Senegal, and in some cases from West African Rastafarianism, this new generation of urban Sufis-previous generations of Malian Sufis were more concentrated in rural areas- have created a syncretic style of worship that reflects Malian pop culture.
Choral Awesomeness
Lauridsen's "O Magnum Mysterium" is one of my favorite pieces of choral music. I remember hearing this piece for the first time and crying because it was so beautiful. Maybe we could try playing with the main melody or use the chords for inspiration?
This is a song called "Past Life Melodies" that features overtone singing (starting around minute 5), which would be fun to play with.
This is a really well-arranged version of "Hide and Seek" done by Divisi an all-women's acappella group also from UO. Just FYI, I checked it out and only the "Mmm whatcha say" part of the song has been used commercially. The rest would be unfamiliar to most people.
This is a song called "Past Life Melodies" that features overtone singing (starting around minute 5), which would be fun to play with.
This is a really well-arranged version of "Hide and Seek" done by Divisi an all-women's acappella group also from UO. Just FYI, I checked it out and only the "Mmm whatcha say" part of the song has been used commercially. The rest would be unfamiliar to most people.
Dio Vi Salvi Regina
I don't know if we're feeling like continuing with this song at all, but for reference I looked it up and it turns out it's the Corsican National Anthem. WHO KNEW. Probably a lot of Corsicans.
Anyway, here's a clip on youtube -- you can find some others too, and you'll notice that there are different variations on the harmonics. Plus I can't find one sung by women, I imagine that changes the sound somewhat too. Interesting.
Anyway, here's a clip on youtube -- you can find some others too, and you'll notice that there are different variations on the harmonics. Plus I can't find one sung by women, I imagine that changes the sound somewhat too. Interesting.
Hide and Seek
Here's the song we worked on the other day with lyrics. I'd love to write some harmonies for this eventually.
Free Sounds!
Hey everyone, here is the link to the website with free sounds to download:
http://www.freesound.org/index.php
http://www.freesound.org/index.php
Afrofuturism
In doing some research on Afrofuturism today I found this website (with an incredible graphic on the splash page).
It's got links to audio samples and some history of afrofuturism.
This got me thinking I should look into the music of George Clinton / Parliament, Grace Jones and our old friend Sun Ra (remember Julie's Space is the Place etude back in Project X days???).
So here are some of the fruits of my labors:
George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic, Mothership Connection:
This is the video for Grace Jones' Corporate Cannibal, pretty trippy:
And... uh, here is Grace Jones singing Little Drummer Boy on PeeWee's Playhouse. Yes.
Sun Ra, Space is the Place -- I cannot explain this video but you should watch it:
Ok, just have one more...
Wu Tang Clan's Killer Bees video:
It's got links to audio samples and some history of afrofuturism.
This got me thinking I should look into the music of George Clinton / Parliament, Grace Jones and our old friend Sun Ra (remember Julie's Space is the Place etude back in Project X days???).
So here are some of the fruits of my labors:
George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic, Mothership Connection:
This is the video for Grace Jones' Corporate Cannibal, pretty trippy:
"I'm a man eating machine. You won't hear me laughing as I terminate your day. You can't trace my footsteps as I walk the other way. I'm a man eating machine. A man, man eating machine."
And... uh, here is Grace Jones singing Little Drummer Boy on PeeWee's Playhouse. Yes.
Sun Ra, Space is the Place -- I cannot explain this video but you should watch it:
Ok, just have one more...
Wu Tang Clan's Killer Bees video:
musical collaborators - aim high
Who are our DREAM musical collaborators? Seriously, no limits. Who wouldn't want the opportunity to write a sci-fopera?
Add to the comment thread with ideas.
Add to the comment thread with ideas.
