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Sundar Subramanian

@elpolifemodeoro

Canadian composer, guitarist, theorist, educator Compositeur/guitariste/enseignant canadien Teaching: https://subramanianmusiclessons.ca Music: sundarsubramanianmusic.wordpress.com

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Out of curiosity, what is the source of the data? Is it based on a platform like Spotify or does it total data from all streaming services?

05.03.2026 14:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

My 11yo nephew loves it. I taught it to him on guitar (at his request). Are you and OP located in the UK/Europe? "Iris" and "Your Love" are far from obscure in the US/Canada.

05.03.2026 13:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Demo EP, completed for the RPM Challenge. A teaser ahead of the full-length album Vignettes, to be released later this year.
soundcloud.com/sunda.../set...

#avantgarde #sologuitar #progressivemusic #jazzguitar #postrock #progrock #contemporaryclassical

01.03.2026 18:55 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

That KEXP video from two weeks ago somehow went viral. I'm not sure they were well-known outside Canada prior to that.

24.02.2026 17:06 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh, I've been into this band since last year. The album is excellent.

24.02.2026 15:49 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Excerpt of "Yirgacheffe" from Night Music at The Ship on Thursday Feb 19. Video by Eldin Husic

#jazzguitar #progressivemusic #progrock #sologuitar #looper

23.02.2026 22:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Playing in the Dark I tried playing classical guitar in the dark when the power went out on Friday (for four freaking hours!). It took a fair bit of practice and adjustment but once I was in the zone, I did ok with th…

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Experience when playing in the dark after the power went out

#guitar #guitarpractice #classicalguitar #jazzguitar

15.02.2026 23:51 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Music Theory Musings: Just Intonation and Just Feeling It The other day, I tuned by ear, playing an E major chord. I double checked with Cleartune afterwards – basically all the strings were in tune relative to each other, within a few cents, but th…

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#tuning #tuningtheory #xenharmonic #microtonality #justintonation

02.02.2026 23:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Sundar Subramanian looks downward while playing a red ES-335 guitar, in front of a violet-lit background. Text: Sound Arts Initatives; Newfoundland & Labrador government logo; Night Music #263 Sundar Subramanian; Feb. 19, 9:30 pm, The Ship, $10

Sundar Subramanian looks downward while playing a red ES-335 guitar, in front of a violet-lit background. Text: Sound Arts Initatives; Newfoundland & Labrador government logo; Night Music #263 Sundar Subramanian; Feb. 19, 9:30 pm, The Ship, $10

01.02.2026 18:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

And this track is good, thanks.

27.01.2026 23:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

You got my attention. I love Eternal Devastation.

27.01.2026 23:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

same

23.01.2026 21:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you

14.01.2026 12:23 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

😍

14.01.2026 12:17 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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It wasn't a one-off. Musk is openly praising and advocating apartheid. xcancel.com/elonmusk/sta...

12.01.2026 14:55 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

If "saying something" is enough reason for the US to launch a military attack, there's probably no point in trying to stay on their good side.

04.01.2026 02:54 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Canadian government today

03.01.2026 20:13 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

He fully earned everything he got in the Sonic Youth interview, though, as someone who was listening to him in the 90s and enjoyed it BECAUSE it was confrontational and provocative. Sometimes provocation means people get provoked.

01.01.2026 19:28 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Nardwuar vs. Prime Minister Jean Chretien (1997)
Nardwuar vs. Prime Minister Jean Chretien (1997) YouTube video by NardwuarServiette

favourite Nardwuar moment

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01.01.2026 18:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Updated the file with a new mix that I think sounds much clearer

#jazzguitar #progrock #guitarsky #sologuitar #ambient #jazzsky

01.01.2026 18:29 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

youtu.be/WQZegdcTHfc?...

01.01.2026 18:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence Solo guitar arrangement of the Ryuichi Sakomoto classic Arrangement du morceau classique de Ryuichi Sakomoto pour guitare seule

Solo guitar arrangement of Ryuichi Sakomoto's classic
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#jazzguitar #ambient #progressivemusic #contemporaryclassical #stjohnsmusic

25.12.2025 03:17 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Oh so people who were probably into it 20 years ago? That makes sense.

07.12.2025 23:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

How old is the crowd, generally?

07.12.2025 01:17 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

And it looks like there was a bridge too far for Guilbeaut, at least.

27.11.2025 23:35 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Sure but Carney's caucus & Cabinet contain many of the same people who were all in on e.g. a carbon tax, plastics bans, green incentives, 'feminist foreign policy' and a pharmacare program under Trudeau, things Carney has been stepping away from. They're not mostly MPs from the ChrΓ©tien/Martin days.

27.11.2025 20:56 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Making Christmas cards with the mentally ill sounds pretty fulfilling, actually.

25.11.2025 23:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks for alerting me to this! (I voted for NIN, though, sorry.)

11.11.2025 00:49 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A scan from The Techniques of E-Guitar Playing, excerpting the opening of the "Tension and Extension" score, with descriptive commentary: the player increases volume while gradually pouring water into a metal bowl resting on the strings, varying rate and quantity, stirring inside, tapping the edge and bowing the side with a comb to create a range of resonances when amplified by the pickups.

A scan from The Techniques of E-Guitar Playing, excerpting the opening of the "Tension and Extension" score, with descriptive commentary: the player increases volume while gradually pouring water into a metal bowl resting on the strings, varying rate and quantity, stirring inside, tapping the edge and bowing the side with a comb to create a range of resonances when amplified by the pickups.

Much thanks to Seth Josel and Michelle Lou for including a reference to Tension and Extension in their incredible new compendium of electric guitar techniques The Techniques of E-Guitar Playing on BΓ€renreiter. www.barenreiter.us/products/the...
#guitarsky #avantgardemusic #preparedguitar

09.11.2025 00:52 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

That album was great, my favourite of that year iirc. I saw them on the tour, which was also incredible.

27.10.2025 17:57 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0