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Reality is still out there, and you're in here. With me.


Pascal is right in maintaining that if the same dream came to us every night we would be just as occupied with it as we are with the things that we see every day. "If a workman were sure to dream for twelve straight hours every night that he was king," said Pascal, "I believe that he would be just as happy as a king who dreamt for twelve hours every night that he was a workman. In fact, because of the way that myth takes it for granted that miracles are always happening, the waking life of a mythically inspired people -- the ancient Greeks, for instance -- more closely resembles a dream than it does the waking world of a scientifically disenchanted thinker. When every tree can suddenly speak as a nymph, when a god in the shape of a bull can drag away maidens, when even the goddess Athena herself is suddenly seen in the company of Peisastratus driving through the market place of Athens with a beautiful team of horses -- and this is what the honest Athenian believed -- then, as in a dream, anything is possible at each moment, and all of nature swarms around man as if it were nothing but a masquerade of the gods, who were merely amusing themselves by deceiving men in all these shapes.

Friedrich Nietzsche - On Truth and Lies in a Non-Moral Sense


You can touch reality, but only a part of it at a time. Therefore you can never experience it. Be careful representing the touch of an elephant's anus as a picture of an elephant.

Allahu ackbar!

NP: Anton Bruckner - Symphony No. 1in C minor

Some time ago I finished correction of tags for both box-sets, containig all music used in this series. I will share files, that can be used to fix tags later)

Right now, some ststatistics for the curious.

Top Composers: Overall, for Free Planets Alliance and for Galactic Empire
1.


chart shows:
- place
- overall chart + number of tracks per composer
- Free planets Alliance chart + number of tracks per composer + how this chart differs from overall
- Galactic Empire chart + number of tracks per composer + how this chart differs from overall





Gustav Mahler | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Anton Bruckner | Ludwig van Beethoven | Antonín Dvořák | Franz Joseph Haydn | Johannes Brahms | Richard Wagner | Robert Schumann | Georg Friedrich Handel | Jean Sibelius | Franz Schubert | Frédéric Chopin | Дмитрий Шостакович

An Sealgaire, the new mini-album from Beithíoch, is available now as a free Creative Commons licensed download.

The album is part of a two work set, the second of which will follow in a few months time. It marks a returns to the instrumental format of debut Díolaim whilst also refining the production and aesthetics of the entire artistic package.

download:
MP3

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I was reading Beck's interview with Tom Waits but there's a link of an interview he did all by himself which is so much better really, it's from May last year. It's here to read it in full http://www.antilabelblog.com/?p=288#more-288

One question is: List some songs that were beacons for you? I've been looking at some of them here on last.fm so I'm just going to turn it into a journal. For some reason (I don't know why) I've started from the bottom to top anyway here goes:
Hava Nagila by Harry Belafonte
Empty Bed Blues by Bessie Smith
Wade in the Water by Big Mama Thornton or Wade In The Water by Mavis Staples or Wade in the Water by The Staple Singers or Wade in the Water by The Ramsey Lewis Trio or Wade in the Water by Ramsey Lewis
Trouble Man by Marvin Gaye
Harlem Shuffle by Bob & Earl
Mass In E Minor by Anton Bruckner or listen to here Mass in E Minor, WAB 27: I. Kyrie Mass in E Minor, WAB 27: II. Gloria Mass in E Minor, WAB 27: III. Credo Mass in E Minor, WAB 27: IV. Sanctus Mass in E Minor, WAB 27: V. Benedictus Mass in E Minor, WAB 27: VI. Agnus Dei
Oh, Holy Night by Billy Vaughn or Oh Holy Night by John Denver
Nowadays Clancy Can't Even Sing by Buffalo Springfield written by Neil Young
Theme from Once Upon a Time in America by Ennio Morricone
For What It´s Worth by Buffalo Springfield written by Stephen Stills
Walk Away Renee by The Four Tops or Walk Away Renee by The Left Banke
The Same Thing by Willie Dixon
Theme from Rawhide by Frankie Laine
Good Time Charlies Got The Blues by Danny O'Keefe
Substitute by The Who
In Dreams by Roy Orbison
96 Tears by Question Mark and the Mysterians
Raglan Road by The Dubliners or listen to The Young Dubliners Raglan Road
Bring a Little Water Sylvie by Leadbelly
Fairytale of New York by The Pogues
Restless Farewell by Bob Dylan or listen to Joan Baez Restless Farewell
I Just Want to See His Face by The Rolling Stones
Greensleeves by Odetta or listen to Greensleeves by John Coltrane
Pump It Up by Elvis Costello
Almost Blue by Elvis Costello
Sunday Morning Coming Down by Johnny Cash who first recorded it or the songwriter Kris Kristofferson Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down
You Win Again by Hank Williams
Hello Walls by Faron Young who first recorded it or the songwriter Willie Nelson Hello Walls
Hound Dog by Big Mama Thornton
Bring It On Home To Me by Sam Cooke
Nessun dorma by Giacomo Puccini
Crawlin' King Snake by John Lee Hooker
It's A Man's Man's Man's World by James Brown
Auld Lang Syne by John Fahey or Auld Lang Syne (Live) by Frank Sinatra & Dean Martin
Without a Song by Frank Sinatra or Without A Song by Sonny Rollins
Summertime by Billie Holiday or Summertime by George Gershwin
China Pig by Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
Shenandoah by Paul Robeson
Cause Of It All by Howlin' Wolf
All Shook Up by Otis Blackwell
Red Right Hand by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
You've Really Got A Hold On Me by The Miracles
Boris The Spider by The Who
Train Kept A-Rollin' by Tiny Bradshaw or listen to The Yardbirds Train Kept a Rollin'
Waltzing Matilda by Burl Ives or Waltzing Matilda by John Fahey or Waltzing Matilda by Josh White
Dirty Old Town by The Pogues
Danny Boy by Johnny Cash or Danny Boy by Glenn Miller or Danny Boy by Gracie Fields
Autumn Leaves by Jo Stafford
Moon River by Danny Williams
Who'll Stop The Rain by Creedence Clearwater Revival
I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry by Hank Williams
Just Like A Woman by Bob Dylan or listen to Nina Simone Just Like A Woman
I Can't Stop Loving You by Ray Charles or I Can't Stop Loving You by Don Gibson
Georgia On My Mind by Ray Charles
Sophisticated Lady by Duke Ellington
Strange Fruit by Billie Holiday
Deportee (Plane Wreck) by Woody Guthrie
Ball 'N' Chain by Big Mama Thornton
Ringo by Lorne Greene
Wang Dang Doodle by Willie Dixon or listen to Wang Dang Doodle by Koko Taylor or Wang Dang Doodle by Howlin' Wolf
Prisoner of Love by Perry Como or Prisoner Of Love by James Brown
Just A Fool by Eddie Boyd
Louie Louie by The Kingsmen
Ode to Billy Joe by Bobbie Gentry
The Rite Of Spring by Igor Stravinsky
Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands by Bob Dylan or listen to Joan Baez Sad-Eyed Lady Of The Low lands
Come On In My Kitchen by Robert Johnson
Night Train by Jimmy Forrest
Soldier Boy by The Shirelles
You Really Got Me by The Kinks
El Paso by Marty Robbins
Pathetique Sonata: movement #1 (Beethoven) Pathetique Sonata: movement #2 (Beethoven) Pathetique Sonata: movement #3 (Beethoven) by off course Ludwig van Beethoven
Prelude No. 2 by George Gershwin
"If you ask me tomorrow the list would change, of course" say Tom Waits but how many time do you see such a great list of songs and I wish Tom Waits would make lists of songs every day of the week.

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus which is director by Terry Gilliam and the last role for Heath Ledger but what is even better is Tom Waits is The Devil!!! Here a photo from the film.

The Turkish Five (Turkish: Türk Beşleri) is a term used to describe the five pioneers of western classical music in Turkey. They were all born in the first decade of the 20th century and they composed their most outstanding music in the early years of the Republic of Turkey, especially during the presidencies of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and İsmet İnönü. They all shared contacts with the two presidents and were highly encouraged as such, both on a personal level and also through the general drive towards westernization in Turkey.

I uploaded a sample work for each composer. Download and listen, I'm sure you'll like at least one of them!

Ahmed Adnan Saygun


Ulvi Cemal Erkin


Cemal Reşit Rey


Hasan Ferit Alnar


Necil Kazım Akses


Uploaded samples:
Adnan Saygun - Sample from the 3rd Symphony
http://r ap i d s h a re . com/files/263335224/05_-_Ahmet_Adnan_Saygun_-_Senfoni_3_Bolum.mp3.html

Cemal Erkin - Symphony No. 1 - Scherzo (this one is my favorite)
http://r a pi d sh ar e.com/files/263335223/03_-_Ulvi_Cemal_Erkin_-_Senfoni_No.1_Scherzo.mp3.html

Reşit Rey - Estantanelerden Bayram
http://r a p id sh a r e.com/files/263335222/01_-_Cemal_Resid_Rey_-_Enstantanelerden_Bayram.mp3.html

Ferit Alnar - Scherzo for Violin and Piano
http://r a pi ds h a re.com/files/263335226/04_-_Hasan_Ferit_Alnar_-_Keman_Piyano_Suitinden_Scherzo.mp3.html

Kazım Akses - A sample which I don't have its' title... But this one is my 2nd favorite! 7.53 mins long.
http://r ap ids h a r e.com/files/263335225/08_-_Necil_Kazim_Akses_-_Oda_Koncertosu_2.Bolum.mp3.html

How to download? Just remove the spaces between letters.
Also, these are for promotion only and samples! I'm not letting people download complete works of composers! These composers are hard to find anyway, even if I had the complete works I wouldn't share with anyone just because of this.

I managed to find some of the works of Ahmed Adnan Saygun (classicsonline.com, bought it online) but having a hard time with other composers. Especially for Ulvi Cemal Erkin. I really like his Scherzo in Symphony No. 1 but that is all I have. Searched all over the web and couldn't find his symphonies... Same thing for the others. What I'm trying to say is, if you could help me finding these, I'd really appreciate it!

Hope you like the samples. If the download limit exceeds, just say and I'll re-upload for you.



Ludwig van BeethovenWolfgang Amadeus MozartJohann Sebastian BachRichard WagnerGiuseppe VerdiJohannes BrahmsFranz SchubertFranz Joseph HaydnAntonín DvořákFranz LisztAntonio VivaldiRobert SchumannGustav MahlerJean SibeliusBedřich SmetanaFrédéric ChopinHector BerliozAnton BrucknerCarl Maria von WeberRichard StraussClaude DebussyMichael KamenMaurice RavelErik SatieEdvard GriegGabriel FauréCésar FranckSir Edward ElgarMaurice DurufléRalph VaughanGustav HolstFrederick DeliusMax BruchGeorge ButterworthDarius MilhaudArthur HoneggerWilhelm Furtwängler

Nihil, the newest work from Síol Na Gréine, is available now as a free Creative Commons licensed download.

Nihil is a three movement pseudo-symphony transcending the boundaries imposed between the more artistically aware forms of popular music (ambient and underground metal) and the world of classical music. Filtering its motivic metamorphoses through the aesthetics of overdriven guitar and delay/effects, Nihil meanders organically through waves of noise and atonality towards a tonal, pictorial narrative of the cyclicality of decay, destruction and rebirth.

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I went from being a metalhead who had a couple classical albums to a classical and metal listener. The two musics are really similar: like metal, classical strings together a series of riffs to tell a story.

My favorite composers are:

* Franz Schubert
* Ottorino Respighi
* Gustav Faure
* Anton Bruckner
* Camille Saint-saens
* Ludwig van Beethoven
* Robert Schumann

All of these dudes are extremely "metal": stormy, powerful, dark and lawless music.

Some of my transition was inspired by the Talk Classical metal forum and "Classical Music for Metal Fans".

Anyone else listen to classical?

以前より感心があった作曲家はAnton Brucknerでしたが、
最近はGustav MahlerやRichard Straussにも
感心があります。

ということでCD購入

・マーラー 交響曲第6番「悲劇的」
　アバド指揮 ベルリンフィル

・R、シュトラウス ティル・オイレンシュピーゲルの愉快な悪戯／英雄の生涯
　マゼール指揮 バイエルン放送交響楽団

何れもテューバの活躍が刺激的ですね。
マーラーの音源は交響曲第5番まで所有していましたのでまた1つ増えました。
（1年程前に購入した3番以来）
1楽章の勇壮な雰囲気が印象的。4楽章は刺激的の一言かな？

ティルはここのラジオで聴いて覚えた曲ですが、吹奏楽でも人気があるようで、
十数年以内に聴いた事もありそうな気がします。いずれにしても、音源はこれがはじめてです。
英雄の生涯もリヒャルトの主張のようなもの（？）が伝わってきます。

何れも（ブルックナーも）オーストリア、ドイツ系の大曲の作曲家。ブルックナーの交響曲は既に全曲揃えていますが、似たように今後のコレクションとして、音源を揃えたいと思います。が、この手の大曲は聴いて満足するにもちょっと時間が必要かな。最近は休日の度に音源を聴いて堪能しています。