A Music Questions Challenge

Having seen this on starbreaker it would be impolite not to respond.

The Questions:

“What are five of your favorite albums?”
The Bothy Band
Escalator over the hill
Grounation
Second Star to the Right (Salute to Walt Disney) – now available in another version: Pink Elephants on Parade.
Trout Mask Replica

“What are five of your favorite songs?”
Songs are not music. If I wanted the intrusion of words I would read a poem.

“Favorite instrument(s)?”
Marimba

“What song or album are you currently listening to?”
Jasmine Wood – Piano Reverb

“Do you listen to the radio? If so, how often?”
Yes. BBC Radio 3. Daily.

“How often do you listen to music?”
Daily.

“How often do you discover music? And how do you discover music?”
Frequently. Subscribe to The Wire. Various blogs such as: A closer listen, The Quietus etc., radio.

“What’s a song or album that you enjoy that you wish had more recognition?”
Song: Let the Great Big World keep Turning:

Album: Bees on horseback.

“What’s your favorite song of all time?”
I do not like/favour songs.

“Has your taste in music evolved over the years?”
Not much. As long as it is an interesting noise and does not try to ‘talk’ to me or tell me a story it will probably taste good.

The sound of a slow Bank holiday Monday

Traditionally a [wikipop]Bank holiday[/wikipop] is a time to slow down and unwind. So I took a short snippet of piano music (by [wikipop search=”John Adams (composer)”]John Adams[/wikipop] if I am not mistaken)

Twinkle Twinkle Magic Trackpad

The Trackpad Magic app lets you play various instruments with the Magic Trackpad or MacBook’s Trackpad. It also features a variety of graphical effects and several [wikipop]musical scales[/wikipop]. Pressing the T key shows a grid to aid note finding. Pressing the I key cycles through the scales. The Doe Ray Me scale puts the G in the middle of the trackpad. With the C on the left edge you can pick your way through [wikipop]Twinkle Twinkle Little Star[/wikipop]. Turning off the grid and doing it blindfolded in the dark earns extra points 😉