This documentary features excellent cinematography, beautiful enthralling scenes, and more importantly, a message about the uneasy balance between man and nature. It is worth checking out!
http://www.hulu.com/watch/63305/india-kingdom-of-the-tiger?c=News-and-Information
Finally got my studio set up here in my new place. Threw together this little musical sketch in five minutes just to demonstrate the instruments to a few visitors.
Fascinating fact of the day:
Interestingly enough, the world Juggernaut, meaning an unstoppable powerful force, was originally derived from the form of Lord Krishna worshiped in Puri: Jagganath. The name Jagganath means Lord of the Universe in Sanskrit.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juggernaut
Jai Jagganath!
Also, a bonus video of the Rath Yatra in Puri.
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It’s still under construction, but a remastered version of my song Contemplation is up on a new myspace.com music page I set up. In the coming months the page should shape up, and more music should appear, I hope.
http://www.myspace.com/swamidigital
There are many interesting programs on National Public Radio, one that I listen to often in podcast form is “Fresh Air”, an interview show dealing with “contemporary arts and issues”.
Fresh Air: http://www.npr.org/rss/podcast.php?id=13
NPR Podcast Directory: http://www.npr.org/rss/podcast/podcast_directory.php?type=main
Much in the same way artists do sketches from time to time, I do music sketches. This is my latest. It’s very rough around the edges, but I like the feel of it. It could actually be a pretty good song eventually, I really like the main line. I called the song Contemplation, it has some samples I’ve recorded, a few synth lines, a pretty basic beat, and a nice orchestral main melody loop. Let me know what you think!
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I recently got a MacBook Pro from Apple, and so far I’ve been very happy with it. I recently ordered an M-Audio Ozone to go with it. It’s really an amazing package, the MacBook has tons of processing power, and the Ozone is so versatile. It is a midi controller with 25 keys, various adjustable knobs, and most impressively it doubles as an audio interface. It has two mic preamps, with the option to connect a mic with XLR inputs and phantom power. Basically, not only is it a nice compact keyboard, it also lets you control software packages, and lets you hook up external sources like mics, guitars, etc. Hopefully it will work out well with my upcoming trip to India.
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This music was produced by my cousin, Ashwini, beating on a glass table. I tossed a synth line on top, and it sounds interesting. Most people wouldn’t guess it was created on the fly with a laptop synth and beating on a table!
http://www.swamidigital.com/NewMusic/AshwiniBeats.m4a
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Edit: Youtube.com sucks and pulled the videos. The transcript is still there, but the video links don’t work. Let me know if any of you find working links.
Edit 2: New link - Google Video, you save us again.
Steven Colbert has huevos grandes… And is absolutely hilarious! I still can’t believe his address at the White House Correspondent’s Dinner. If you haven’t seen it, check it out. The transcript of the address is here: http://icopythat.blogspot.com/2006/05/steven-colbert-at-white-house.html#comments
The videos can be found at You Tube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbeDu_JEd2A
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQSVPLZ_tkA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kF52WXfSzI
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A hilarious cartoon that I haven’t read in forever. I recently took another look at the comic, and it still looks good. A sample
http://www.ozyandmillie.org/2000/om20001204.gif
