November 2007

Yiksiuchit – A Review

November 27, 2007

One of music2work2′s MySpace friends is Yiksiuchit from Hong Kong. His music is classified as Pop/Trip Hop. Yiksiuchit “does it all” as far as his music goes – composing, arranging, recording, synthesizer, mixing. His MySpace page contains 5 very short samples of his music; I wish the samples were a bit longer. All five songs [...]

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What color do you hear?

November 23, 2007

I was reading about an interesting phenomenon called synesthesia, in which “stimulation of one sensory or cognitive pathway leads to automatic, involuntary experiences in a second sensory or cognitive pathway.” This cross-over of senses often allows individuals to see letters, numbers, even days of the week in color; regardless of the color the letter is [...]

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It’s Not Easy Being Green…

November 16, 2007

At least, according to Kermit the Frog, it isn’t. But, if you asked music2work2 ‘s MySpace friend, Green Man Music, he may tell you differently. Green Man Music is Doug Peters, vocalist, playing guitar and occasional percussion, joined by a variety of other musicians on some of the sessions. Green Man Music is classified as [...]

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Burger, fries and a download

November 13, 2007

According to Digital Music News’ Daily Snapshot, November 13, 2007, it seems that the question at Wendy’s will no longer be “do you want fries with that?” but rather “want a Rhapsody download with that?” Participating Wendys will begin giving a code that opens access to the Rhapsody collection for free downloads with the purchase [...]

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Not Crying Wolf

November 12, 2007

Peter Wolf, one of music2work2 ‘s MySpace friends, is vocalist, guitarist and pianist in the band Supernatural. He is joined by Thomas Kraemer: acoustic & electric guitars, bass, keyboards, computers, production, and Noel White: drums, bass, computers, production. Their music is classified as Pop/Rock/Alternative. Personally, I classify it as “good music.” The songs are melodic, [...]

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Music can speak louder than words

November 10, 2007

A new music2work2 session has been posted on the web site and on our MySpace page. The piece, “Irene,” was composed in honor and appreciation to Andrew’s aunt who lives in Paris. Having recently visited her, it is an expression of his caring and thanks for her hospitality. It is a beautiful piece, one of [...]

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SINAJ

November 8, 2007

One of music2work2′s MySpace friends is SINAJ (Igor Stankovic) from Skopje, Republic of Macedonia. There is little information about him except his training, which was extensive. I don’t know what musical instrument he plays. I do know that his music is beautiful. It is instrumental music, with an almost ethereal feel. Three of the four [...]

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Dave Kilminster

November 6, 2007

Dave Kilminster‘s solo rock album, Scarlet, was written, sung and performed by Dave himself. He was joined by some other musicians and vocal backup. A well-known guitarist, Dave was named Guitarist Magazine’s 1991 Guitarist of the Year. Of the four songs available to hear on Dave Kilminster’s MySpace page, my favorite is “Aragon.” It clearly [...]

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