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Matthew Stevens and the Many Meanings of Sound
By Brian D’Ambrosio For guitarist and composer Matthew Stevens, instrumental music is not a fixed statement but an invitation. It leaves room for listeners to bring themselves into the experience, carrying their own memories, moods, and interpretations into the music. That philosophy lies at the heart of Matthew Stevens, the Grammy-winning musician’s new self-titled release, a richly textured collection that feels both deeply personal and deliberately open-ended.
By Brian D'Ambrosio 4 months ago in Beat
Albums That Inspired Me To Rap: Lethal Injection
By 1993 Hip Hop heavyweight Ice Cube was one of the biggest stars in music. His first three solo albums had become certified hits that had only gotten more successful with time. After his fellow NWA counterpart Dr. Dre dropped his spell binding solo debut The Chronic in early 93’ the future of Hip Hop and pop music was paved in the sound of the newly crafted G-funk era. Hip Hop was changing from the aggressive sounds of Ice Cube’s albums Amerikkkas Most Wanted , Death Certificate and The Predator and had transcended into the newly laid back G-funk grooves of The Chronic from Dr. Dre and Doggy Style from Snoop Doggy Dogg thanks to the new empire that was Death Row Records. Ice Cube appreciated the changes in motion and decided to add his own contribution to the G-funk era with his fourth album Lethal Injection.
By Joe Patterson4 months ago in Beat
Picture These Discs
Introduction I was reading the Taschen "1000 Record Covers" to enjoy the images and maybe get some inspiration for my writing. In the middle of the 1970s section, I saw the pages that I used to head this article. I had always assumed that Picture Discs were first produced in the nineteen-sixties, and I thought I had a copy of the first one, but no, apparently the first ones appeared in the nineteen-forties:
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 5 months ago in Beat
Black Music Month Celebrates: Michael Jackson
I honestly have no idea how to begin writing an article that is a tribute to the greatest star to ever walk the face the earth. So I guess I’ll keep it simple and cliche. Happy Black Music Month to the one, the only, Michael Jackson.
By Joe Patterson5 months ago in Beat
Telstar - The Mad Genius Of Joe Meek
Joe Meek Introduction Apparently, the first song that I ever liked according to my uncle Trevor was "Hound Dog" by Elvis Presley, I was three at the time and a picture was taken of me with curly blonde hair but I have not been able to track it down, though my sister Yvonne has all our old photographs which I have scanned, but that one is sadly missing.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 5 months ago in Beat
Do Vinyl Records Inspire Original Creation?
About Vinyl Records This piece is going to be an oddity because a couple of songs came to mind that I wanted to share, but there were not enough songs to create a playlist. Below is my history of recorded media that you may find interesting as it has some of my opinions, but I have recently complained that the sole attempt at originality for modern vinyl releases is colored vinyl of picture discs, which while they can be interesting, most of the time that is where it stops.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 6 months ago in Beat
