Being Ready to Believe

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Hi folks. It's been a while since I've written on these topics. I'll explain why in a future post. For now, I'll only apologize for the hiatus, and offer you another dose of my rambling pseudo-thinkery.

In certain circumstances, is faith the best answer?

I just discovered the brilliant voice of Michael Kiwanuka a few weeks back, and ever since I did, his songs have seen regular rotation on the Goodspeed family playlist. I'm in no way a musical person, in that I can neither play an instrument nor carry a tune, but I've always been a great appreciator of those who can. Kiwanuka's singing reminds me of one of my absolute favourites, the incomparable Otis Redding, so naturally I've fast become a fan. I don't know, there's this ease in his voice that to me, somehow, seems... reassuring.

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A lovely short for a lazy Sunday

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Tactile Waveforms
by Süperfad

What to post on a lazy Sunday morning? Sure, there are some ideas making banging noises upstairs in the old noggin, but none of them are finished baking yet. I also have a few recently completed projects that I could talk about, (and one really awesome one still in production) but, dangit, I just don't feel like it.

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Seeing Music

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They way I see it, the still surging popularity of last week's post about the distance to the Sun* relies on one phenomenon; the human mind, powerful as it is, has trouble 'picturing' certain ideas.

Whether it be the space between here and another celestial body, the true odds of winning the lottery**, or how quickly the planet's population has grown, the brain often needs a little visual assistance before very abstract or overwhelmingly large concepts can be grasped. It's when this happens that infographics can be so helpful.

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The Best Harmonica Players in the World

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Alright, at some point I just have to declare it openly: this blog has become a dumping ground for whatever interests me. 

Oh sure, there's sort of a loose theme happening with the animation, art, science and skepticism; but at the same time I hope you don't mind watching my interests dance from one thing to another on occasion. And what am I interested in today? 

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"Most Ingenious Music Video Ever Made"? Why Not?

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This Too Shall Pass
by Ok Go

As coincidence would have it, I was rocking out to this very tune on my drive home from the family cottage today, having no idea that it would later be the subject of a blog post. As is usually the case, I had no inkling what the band members of Ok Go might look like, nor whether or not the song had an associated music video. When it comes to the way I follow music, I'm typically not real big on learning about the bands themselves. 

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Funky Panties

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Sampled Room
by Mateusz Zdziebko

Steve Blacker found this clip, and I just had to pass it along. Thanks Steve!

More from Mateusz:
This is an example, how to use the basic stuff in your room in such creative and musician way. Just take some noisy and voiced objects and record them with any sampler. At the end use all this stuff to create any music u desire. Or... You even don't need any sampler. Just use your friends, give them gadgets and transform your party into gizmo-jam-session. I can guarantee much fun. Enjoy!

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It's the Apocalypse! Let's Dance!

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Y'all know the world ends in two days right? Although members of doomsday cults aren't necessarily known for their math skills, by some combination of slide-rules and communing with the dead a group of them have determined that our number is up.  At least according to one very vocal and cocksure denomination of the Christian faith, on May 21st, it's all over folks.

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A Love Song for Love Songs - The Podumentary

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What's this you ask?  A documentary?

Not really, rather, a podumentary.  That means I took the audio from one of my podcasts, and turned it into a little short film.  It was quite a bit of work, so if you enjoy it, please share it with your friends on Facebook or Twitter.

The title betrays how I feel about music, something that profoundly serves to both express and fuel human creativity.  The message of this piece is an attempt to celebrate music from a scientifically informed position, as well as portray the beauty that we humans bring into the Universe. 

Why does music rock so hard? What about it makes it endlessly interesting, utterly soul nourishing, and so thoroughly distracting from the work I'm supposed to be doing?

Come on in and enjoy a 'podumentary' you can dance to! We'll look at the value music has, where it came from, and why we should never stop wigglin' our butts.

Click on the button at the bottom of the player to view full-screen.

Your feedback is welcome either in the comments section below or through social networking.  Again, please share this post with a few friends if you enjoyed it.

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A Love Song for Love Songs

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Note: This is the audio only version. To see the documentary that was eventually made from the podcast, go here.

Why does music rock so hard?  What about it makes it endlessly interesting, utterly soul nourishing, and so thoroughly distracting from the work I'm supposed to be doing?

 Come on in and enjoy a podcast you can dance to!  In this episode we'll look at the value music has, where it came from, and why we should never stop wigglin' our butts.

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Amen Brother

via youtube.com

I won't comment much on this brilliant video, lest I taint the message.

Please watch it all the way through if you're at all interested in the music of the 90's, but especially if you work in media and like me have felt handcuffed by copyright laws. This guy makes some excellent points, and really put some thought into this piece.

Thanks to Stefan Powell for the share.

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