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A few years ago, while still working at the hospital, the subject of classic rock came up in discussion with a dear friend. I was telling her how shocked my mother was when I brought home my first Bob Dylan record.
“That’s nothing,” she said. “You should have seen how shocked my mother was when I brought home Bob Dylan.”
True story.
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I know you might find it odd that a rabid atheist like me would go out of his way to procure an LP of music from the most of biblical film spectaculars of the 50s, but that’s exactly what I did and there’s a story behind it.
This record had been in my family for years, but I don’t consciously remember hearing it until I was about 13 years old—about the same time I discovered a love of science fiction. Even then I didn’t care much for the themes behind the music, but I played that record to death.
One of my favorite stories of that period was Rescue Party by Arthur C. Clarke, and the first time I read it, this record was playing in the background. To this day I can’t hear this music without thinking of Alvernon, the Galactic Survey Ship S9000, and their valiant attempt to locate the population of Earth just six hours before the sun was to go nova.
I replaced the well worn record with a new copy when I was in college, but sold it—along with the rest of my vinyl—in a fit of madness shortly after I moved to San Francsco. Over the years, I’ve managed to replace most of my collection, but King of Kings has been elusive.
Thank you, eBay.
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Some people say that if you want an answer, ask a question and play a random song on your music player. The title is the answer. My questions and answers are below.
1. Put whatever your digital music player is on shuffle.
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
3. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER HOW SILLY IT SOUNDS!
What is your Motto?
What Have You Done for Me (Jayne Montgomery)
What do your friends think of you?
Whatever Lola Wants [Gotan Project Remix] (Sarah Vaughan)
What do you think about very often?
Crystal Gayle Killed Frank Herbert (Tom Smith)
What is 2+2?
Love Hurts (Boy George & Culture Club)
What do you think of your best friend?
Hell is for Children (Pat Benatar)
What do you think of the person you like?
Happiness [B+M’s New Re-Edit] (Bini+Martin)
What is your life story?
Color My Love (Fun Fun)
What do you want to be when you grow up?
She Will Never Learn (Simon Deewogab)
What do you think of when you see the person you like?
You Look Like the Sun (2 Colors)
What do your parents think of you?
In the Flesh? (Pink Floyd)
What will you dance to at your wedding?
Robotboy (Robyn)
What will they play at your funeral?
Dosvedanya Mio Bombino (Pink Martini)
What is your hobby/interest?
We Are Family [Sure is Pure Remix] (Sister Sledge)
What is your biggest secret?
Body Rock (Maria Vidal)
What do you think of your friends?
All I Need [Jimpster Remix] (Blue Six)
What’s the worst thing that can happen?
Echo (Cyndi Lauper)
How will you die?
Love Vigilantes (New Order)
What is the one thing you regret?
Runaway (P!nk)
What makes you laugh?
The Man I Love (Dinah Washington)
What makes you cry?
Broken Vows (Dead Can Dance)
Will you ever get married?
From Here to Eternity (Giorgio)
What scares you the most?
Living in a State of Allowing (Abraham – Hicks)
Does anyone like you?
All is Well (Chicago)
If you could go back in time, what would you change?
Where Do We Go From Here? (Chicago)
What hurts right now?
Six Cold Forties (Shirley Q. Liquor)
What will you post this as?
Through the Glass Darkly (Annie Lennox)
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Lately I’ve been rediscovering early electronic music. Long before we had techno, trance and ambient, there was a group of hearty pioneers laying the groundwork of today’s modern compositions using the most archaic of equipment. One of my long-time favorite—and definitely one of the more “out there” works of the period (discovered at a trip to the library one summer afternoon when I was in high school)—is Morton Subotnick’s Sidewinder.
Not really what I would call “music” per se, Sidewinder sometimes evokes the “electronic tonalities” of the Forbidden Planet soundtrack, other times a circling helicopter (especially dramatic in headphones), and other times like nothing as much as a cat’s tail being pulled, this is one disk that squarely falls into the “experimental” category.
Another artist I have an incredible fondness for is Larry Fast of Synergy fame. At one time I had all his records from the 70s (many of them on clear vinyl), but so far I’ve only reacquired two: Sequencer and Cords. When I first heard these records again after nearly 30 years, it was like meeting old friends. Finding Electronic Realizations and Games is going to be my next project.
Much more musical than Subotnick’s work, Synergy has a definite techno feel, although nothing to compare to contemporary examples of the genre. My favorite track on Cords is Phobos and Deimos Go To Mars, a very bouncy, upbeat piece that pulses with energy.
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