in Each issue WE WILL SHARE critically acclaimed albums (fREE mP3 downloads!!) representative of music from the rock, pop, jazz and classical genres – please listen …..follow the links to:
the Artists and music (mP3 format) We have Featured To Date:
aRCADE FIRE – ALAN HOVHANESS – ORBITAL – AARON DIEHL
t. rEX – JOSHUA REDMAN – DEAD CAN DANCE – EDVARD GRIEG
tHE JAM – APHEX TWIN – JAN GARBAREK – MAX RICHTER
yO LA TENGO – BRIAN ENO – VIJAY IYER – jAMES MACMILLAN
FLORENCE + THE MACHINE – SIGUR ROS – cARLA BLEY – DEBUSSY
NIRVANA – FOUR TET – DAVE HOLLAND – KAIJA SAARIAHO
QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE – LCD SOUNDSYSTEM – JOHN SCOFIELD – sAINT-SAENS
wEEZER – ONEOHTRIX POINT NEVER – PAUL MOTIAN – OLIVER MESSAIEN
jOY DIVISION – HOLLY HERNDON – WADADA LEO SMITH – PAUL HINDEMITH
bON IVER – NILS FRAHM – GOGO PENGUIN – BRIGHT SHENG
bUILT TO SPILL – KRAFTWERK – MARK FELDMAN – PETER SCULTHORPE
iRON MAIDEN – LUCY RAILTON – DAVE BRUBECK – JONATHAN HARVEY
DIRE STRAITS – WILLIAM BASINSKI – LOUIS SCLAVIS – CARL MARIA VON WEBER
LYNRYD SKYNRYD – TANGERINE DREAM – TYSHAWN SOREY – MICHAEL TIPPETT
COCTEAU TWINS – FLOATING POINTS – COURTNEY PINE – lEONARD BERNSTEIN
JIMI HENDRIX – TAME IMPALA – McCOY TYNER – SAMUEL BARBER
FALL OUT BOY – IMOGEN HEAP – MATTHEW HALSALL – HENRYK GÓRECKI
OUT NOW – hit the link – ISSUE # 18 – Duran duran, tim Hecker, Jack deJohnette and arvo Pärt
OUT NOW – hit the link – ISSUE # 19 – the black Keys, Air, Eberhard weber and John luther adams
listen, download, review, comment. THE BEST WAY TO FOLLOW THE MUSIC …..We AIM to broaden your musical taste and appreciate aspects of most musical styles and genres.
COMING SOON – ISSUE #20 – franz Ferdinand , Wim Mertens, Jason Moran and Mason Bates
COMING SOON – ISSUE #21 – Stone Roses , Hidden Orchestra, Jaga Jazzist and Gérard Henri Grisey
and there’s More………….. follow the links
We also want to nurture a favoured genre. encouraging you to Download, Listen to and review Artists. artists who through A combination of cultural and artistic impact, longevity, consistency, and originality ….. are outstanding!!!
We have featured: rock Music
van morrison – Green Day – Patti Smith – Bruce Springsteen – Radiohead
arctic Monkeys – Wilco – Oasis – The National – Fleetwood Mac – Sleater-Kinney – David Bowie – The Stranglers
We have featured: jazz Music
Miles Davis – john coltrane – Charles Mingus – herbie Hancock – Ornette coleman – Pat metheny – Bill Evans – Charlie Parker – Brad Mehldau – Dizzy Gillespie
we have featured: Classical music
Philip Glass – Johann Sebastian Bach – Beethoven – Aaron copland – Frederic Chopin – Edward Elgar – Joseph Haydn – Igor stravinsky – Dmitri Shostakovich – Mozart
We have featured: other genres
b.b. King – buddy Guy – Kendrick lamar – jay z – Missy Elliot – Fairport convention – The Byrds – Neil Young – Bob Dylan – Crosby, stills & Nash – Eminem – The eagles – Muddy Waters
“headphones on shut the world out”
OUT NOW – hit the link – Rock music –Issue 14: the Ramones
OUT NOW – hit the link – Folk-Country-Rock music –Issue 7: The band
OUT NOW – hit the link – blues music –Issue 4: Howlin’ Wolf
OUT NOW – hit the link – blues music –Issue 5: John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers
OUT NOW – hit the link – Rap Music –Issue 5: The streets (Mike Skinner)
OUT NOW – hit the link – Rap Music –Issue 6: Kano
OUT NOW – hit the link – Jazz music –Issue 11: Keith Jarrett
OUT NOW – hit the link – Classical music –Issue 11: Johannes Brahms
OUT NOW – hit the link – Classical music –Issue 12: Richard Strauss
COMING SOON – Folk-Country-Rock Music – issue 8: the grateful Dead
COMING SOON – Folk-Country-Rock Music – issue 9: fleet foxes
COMING SOON – Blues Music – issue 6: Joe bonamassa
cOMING SOON – jazz music – issue 12: Lester Young
cOMING SOON – Classical music – issue 13: Jean Sibelius
cOMING SOON – Classical music – issue 14: Ralph Vaughan Williams
for music lovers – embrace the magic that music brings to our daily lives.
Music plays a vital role in ………. enriching our lives, enhancing our mental and emotional health……. and fostering social connections – Music brings people together.
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Why do you or I dislike some genres of music while loving others?
What aspects of our social environments influence us as music fans? What shapes our musical tastes?
Music is made up of simple elements like rhythm, melody, harmony, dynamics, and timbre. Each of which improve the experience and expression of a piece. Should Music Still Be Called Music? In an age of samplers, recording studios, and keeping up with the continual development of AI technology, is music still the same art form or is it something completely new? Today, music is more diverse than ever, with genres blending and changing Music can be divisive in various ways, often leading to strongly held opinions and conflicts among listeners.
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what Do you like? what do you dislike? Any Album suggestions better able to foster the discussion? Feel free to make specific Comments on each Post Issue or add general comments on the blog on the Forum Page
Snobbery in music is essentially a prejudice for certain genres and a disregard for others. Critics look down upon genres compared to their choice of music, which they hold up as superior. By addressing this issue, we create a more fair environment. Listening to a diverse range of music ensures that every type of music and artist is celebrated.
While personal taste and subjective experience inevitably colour a critic’s perception, a fair review also requires a degree of objectivity. This involves assessing the music not only on its technical merits. Consider its artistic intent, and its context within the broader musical landscape. Judgement should focus on the various aspects of the music and less on a comparison of the artists / composers.
the least disagreeable Noise.
this involves a conscious effort to try new experiences in Music, that are outside of your favoured genre. Listen to our selections and broaden your horizons