Beautiful Hang Drum Duet
by Cat Johnson
The most marvelous thing about music is that it’s always changing; being recreated, reinterpreted and redifined. I love looking back on the evolution of musical forms and wondering what’s coming next.
In 2000, in Bern, Switzerland, after years of studying different percussion instruments from around the world, Felix Rohner and Sabina Schärer created the [...]
The Dreamlike Sounds of DJ Tom LG
The spirit of music weaves through everything we are, transcending time and space with it’s ability to move us. From someone keeping a rhythm on a rock through our ultra-rich landscape of genres, instruments and styles, music is a constant companion of humanity.
As we are increasingly sold to, and encouraged to define ourselves with genre [...]
Overheard at the Record Store – Part 5
“Skip lunch. Buy this record.”
“My biggest concern with a fire evacuation is that my car couldn’t carry all my records.”
“Anyone who samples The Cure is alright with me.”
“She is dankity dank dank.”
“I don’t know what that means.”
“You have to go to the Asparagus Festival so you can try an aspargarita.”
“When I saw him I wanted [...]
Overheard at the Record Store – Part 4
“What’s the longest time anyone has ever spent in space?”
“Dude, Sigourney Weaver spent like sixteen years.”
“Look at the listening station right now. We’ve got a double-whammy of crazy.”
“Get me in the right mood and I like everything.”
“You should totally get this record. Oh. It’s $1.95. Nevermind.” (?)
“I need some new memories. Can you help me?”
“You [...]
Overheard at the Record Store – Part 2
“This album has a good saw on it.”
“I am so down with a good saw.”
“You have to understand-it’s a play on the inherent facist nature of pop music.”
“Cool. Want a Zot?”
“Are you OK?”
“Yeah, I’m cool.”
“That’s good, but I’d feel better if you got up.”
“This is pretty epic right here dude.”
“It is quite epic.”
“That was the [...]
