A Saturday Mashup
Posted on July 5, 2008
I found some fun stuff from the public domain of south Dakota, and put this semi educational mashup together for The Pimps of Joytime. Here’s where you can find the others.
“My Gold”
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What’s Doctor Bob up to?
Posted on June 10, 2008
Checking out the Steve Swell Trio.
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Still Mashing
Posted on June 10, 2008
So I find myself with another mashup after tuning into the Joytime Radio. For those of you not familiar with the New York music scene, The Pimps of Joytime are a fascinating Brooklyn group founded by one of my previous loft-mates Brian J. He has released two albums and an ep that are definitely worth checking out. Here is his latest effort High Steppin. A very good friend of mine, Andrew Lachance, provided the design for the release and you can find more of his work on Flickr. I’ll submit that for your approval later in the week.
Since I moved to Brooklyn in 2002 I have been surrounded by it’s music. The Salsa behind Dominoes games, the Afro Beat pounding lofts over head, and the fast footed pace of Zydeco from the subway platform. The shear range of it all stretches from Mali to Memphis, but it congregates here in my favorite borough. I have been fortunate to witness it, and even more privileged listening to Brian mix it all together in his studio.
For my latest mashup, I have chosen an old favorite off of the EP: Joytime Radio. I sourced public domain footage focusing on the science of sound and the inner workings of the human ear.
I hope you enjoy it.
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What Have I Mashed Up?
Posted on June 2, 2008
My friend Brian J and his Pimps of Joytime have been a soundtrack in my life for a few years now. Like a bolt from the blue, I scowered the public domain and came up with this mashup over the last few days.
I hope you enjoy it.
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Film History: Harry Smith
Posted on April 2, 2008
A man of many talents, Harry Smith took the time to reinvent film as well.
29 May 1923, Portland, Oregon – 27 November 1991, New York City
No. 11: Mirror Animations (1956-57) 16mm, color, 3:35 or 8 min. Features Thelonious Monk’s Misterioso. Cut-up and collage animation. Later expanded to No. 17.
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God Rest the Mambo
Posted on March 23, 2008
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Andy Garcia, who made a documentary about the bassist in 1993, has this to say about his music.“I always saw the music as a protagonist, ” Garcia said. “For the physical protagonist in the movie, the music is the one thing he finds solace in in exile. It is the one thing that never betrays him. It’s true for me, too. When I close my eyes and I hear a piece of music from the past, I go back and live an era I didn’t even know. I never saw Beny Moré live. But in my imagination I have.”
And for those of you who have never listened, and expecially for those who have, here is the Man himself.
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