SUBLIME DELTA – Mind-Altering Music? (Sosnowski)

[squoze]

Please listen to what David Lynch from Washington has to say about consciousness, including John Hagelin, Ph.D., a world-renowned quantum physicist talking about the coherent formation of amplitudes.
Fred

Thanks for the link, Fred. Very interesting talk.

[rolifer]

David

3rd time thru and I have to agree with Danny. I did have thoughts of speaking like Yoda. Good is this music.

But I must admit that there are a few frequencies in this that make me lose any sense of altering and those same freqs, wake me back up.

What a Lovely Serene Dilemma.

I thought those days were past.

Ron

[etLux]

Hi Steve,

Wha'd he say?

An old joke about politicians: He talked a lot but
didn't say much.

This piece is a perfect picturization of me trying to argue with my ex-wife:
Just when you think it is over it isn't, so you wonder when it will end, or where will it end or WILL IT EVER END?

I never argue with women. It's easier just to
admit they're always right and move along.

Actually, I find this kind of writing fascinating but mind boggling. I like it's seemingly randomness because it takes great planning to get that effect.

I don't know that it's planning so much, Steve,
as it is choosing well. As with more traditional
composition, you do need to foresee the outcome,
the musical consequences, of your choices.

I also like Danny's response, which like the quote above, makes great use of words. Now, if I could just figure out what both sets of those words mean?
Steve

So far, I think Danny's response was the only one
really appropriate to the work... rofl!

My best,



David
www.DavidSosnowski.com

[etLux]

Hi Graham,

This works for me David. per 'Trousers', I find this music controlled, captivating and capable of conjuring up a variety of mood and thought - and in that respect, revealing glimpses of both darkness and enlightenment.

Thanks, Graham... for the kind comments and spending
time with this little experiment.

Re-listening this a few times, I think maybe I actually
like the "piece", myself, too. Which surprises me.

The trick seems to be not to listen to it while you
listen to it. That is, just let it float by, don't try to
analyze. Maybe it's just musical wallpaper; but I do
think there's a place for that sort of thing -- sounds
for the sake of pretty sounds.

From a purely musical perspective, I could see both stochastic pieces contributing to a larger scale work that contains more lyrical writing in places by way of relief, a quality I particularly admired in Beyond the Event Horizon.

Bob De Celle mentioned the very same thought to me,
Graham. I could see that working -- an excursion away
from traditional sense as an element of structure, an
element of contrast. It's an idea I'm very open to, and
it will likely emerge in one piece or another of mine down
the road.

That said, I'm up for listening to these as a set of fantasia as they stand. Are you planning any more?

I have at least one more in the hopper. Perhaps I will do
a few more, who knows. It's taking me time and exposure
to wrap my musical sensibilities around this kind of work.
It's also no secret that I have held a rather negative
outlook toward this kind of "writing" for a very long time.
Yet, there are elements in it I am finding of some value;
so I believe my perspective needs, er, adjustment... lol.

Again, great use here of the new piano and other instruments from the Garritan collection.

Best wishes, Graham

The more I work with the Garritan Steinway, the more I
love it. My gosh, what a gift!

My best,



David
www.DavidSosnowski.com

[etLux]

H Bill,

David,

Fascinating music and experiment. I listened twice today.

I admire your endurance.

The first was this morning, as I was having coffee and catching up on the news. That time it was more in the background as my mind was preoccupied. I felt a sense of calm and relaxation. A couple of hours later I listened and paid attention.

No no no... lol! This kind of thing, you're not
supposed to pay attention.

About half way in I began to experience feelings of anxiety and tension. Those feelings progressed to foreboding and near panic. I don't know if it was a result of listening analytically or what. I can tell you I had a similar experience in 1968 when I listened to Ravel's Bolero three times in a row.

Now that (Bolero) is mind-altering music!

Thanks for spending some time with this, Bill -- I know this
is about as far distant from your usual climes as you can get.

I promise I won't do too many more of these... lol!

Always my best,



David
www.DavidSosnowski.com

[etLux]

Thanks for listening, Ron.

I agree with Danny absolutely. Although, I'd like to add
that in the middle of the turpentine under the sofa I
cantered aimlessly into an uncle who once brought his
railroad cars from here to the glandular daffodils which
promulgate incursions willfully.

My best,



David
www.DavidSosnowski.com

David

3rd time thru and I have to agree with Danny. I did have thoughts of speaking like Yoda. Good is this music.

But I must admit that there are a few frequencies in this that make me lose any sense of altering and those same freqs, wake me back up.

What a Lovely Serene Dilemma.

I thought those days were past.

Ron

[rolifer]

David

I guess you missed my attempt at humor. I half accused you of messing around with Lucy while composing this.

Ron

[etLux]

David

I guess you missed my attempt at humor. I half accused you of messing around with Lucy while composing this.

Ron

Lucille Ball?

Never.

Best,



David
www.DavidSosnowski.com

[rolifer]

Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds.


What a Lovely Serene Dilemma.

I thought those days were past.

Too Chartruse perhaps?

Ron

I'm just in a weird mood.

[etLux]

Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds.

Too Chartruse perhaps?

Ron

I'm just in a weird mood.

To the best of my knowledge, the Beatles never
did any algorithmic stochastic minimalism.

I could be wrong about that, though...

David
www.DavidSosnowski.com