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Composer, pianist and multi-instrumentalist. Contemporary music, classical, jazz, rock and EDM. Politics, art and philosophy. Music for all seasons.

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The Devil You Know is next to Mob Rules.

07.02.2026 21:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I first thought this was β€œPersonal Mountains” by Garbarek/Jarrett.

16.01.2026 14:13 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Strauss originally wanted to call this work β€œDer Antichrist”.

09.01.2026 08:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

ClichΓ©s.

07.01.2026 20:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

And A not green…

07.01.2026 07:51 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Another classic exampe would be D7alt to Gm with the melody going F Eb to D, and people saying the F is "theoretically wrong", while at the same time claiming D7alt is "coming from Eb melodic minor". The contradiction isn't resolvable with one sweeping theory and no context.

04.01.2026 12:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

For example, spelling C#7alt as C# F B E (rather than C# E# B Dπ„ͺ) is both convenient AND correct for a resolution to D minor. Jazz theory often mistakes the convenience of its chord symbols for theoretical "correctness", leading many to enharmonically bend over backwards when notating music.
#jazz

04.01.2026 09:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Jacob's Ladder is a masterpiece.

30.12.2025 13:45 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

If consciousness is woven into the very fabric of existence, how can a panpsychist argue that AI is devoid of it?

16.06.2025 14:40 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I like the font.

14.06.2025 11:02 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

What's PT?

09.04.2025 15:07 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
How to break free from political groupthink | Robert B. Talisse

How to break free from political groupthink

The freedom of thought seldom used

By @roberttalisse.bsky.social

#phiksky

iai.tv/articles/how...

11.03.2025 15:56 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

"Switzerland remains firmly committed to supporting a just and lasting peace, while condemning Russia's aggression against a sovereign state. #Ukraine" (Karin Keller-Sutter, President Swiss Confederation)

01.03.2025 12:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

They do provide voluntary after school classes, called "me-time", but it's one teacher vs many children.

19.02.2025 08:07 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I'd like to help my 10-yr-old son with challenging school subjects. Our current Swiss public school system discourages this, because, as his teacher said, "not every child has parents who can help with school." For this reason, they eliminated homework entirely in our city.
This logic is bull, IMO.

19.02.2025 07:28 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

People who write about music in the magazines and internet and/or play music on the wireless:

Do you prefer your promos to come as a) downloads, b) streams, or c) physicals?

And why?

18.02.2025 14:22 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 15 πŸ“Œ 1

Some interesting opinions on acoustic vs electronic, and technology vs. "spirituality" in this doc.

10.02.2025 08:25 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Interesting article. Bernstein once wrote, paraphrasing, that it was no coincidence the death of God and the death of tonality were postulated around the same time in history.

25.12.2024 21:36 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Did you end up buying him a beer in Perth?

24.12.2024 16:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The recent Drumeo documentary about Phil, the drummer, is pretty interesting.

22.12.2024 13:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

One good thing about having a cold is that I can sing Koyaanisqatsi in its original key.

18.12.2024 18:34 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Bachβ€˜s workload was extreme, and he was a very practical musician, self-taught to a large degree.

17.12.2024 21:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

That's what I wonder about most. Did you test it? If I understand correctly, Dan Worrall says in the introduction video that the harmonics added will change depending on the filters?

14.12.2024 08:39 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Sounds nice; tuning reminds me of Werckmeister Eb minor, with a lap steel.

13.12.2024 20:37 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The breaking point for me was when Musk made fun of Zelensky asking for help.

04.12.2024 07:47 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Dufay [dyΒ fa(j)i] almost rhymes with Bluesky, but Bluesky doesn't like Dufay.

01.12.2024 17:25 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This should go without saying, but it's okay if someone you don't agree with goes on a certain show or podcast. It's okay to be exposed to dissenting opinions. It's okay to feel uncomfortable. The biggest danger for the Democratic Party moving forward is the imposition of ideological purity tests.

30.11.2024 20:24 πŸ‘ 9769 πŸ” 1038 πŸ’¬ 474 πŸ“Œ 87

Sorry...

27.11.2024 19:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

What about his cheesy tunes, his cheesy sounds, and his cheesy wig?

27.11.2024 18:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I see, but Dave Lombardo and Nicko McBrain are pretty old school and would disagree with your friends. Anyways, that drum set in 3 Body Problem was funny indeed.

26.11.2024 17:23 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0