I would like to introduce Twelve Offerings, the newest release by Logickal. It is dedicated to the people and Sangha of Burma, the monks who peacefully led protests against the ruling Junta on the country before being suppressed. All proceeds of this release will be given to The U.S. Campaign for Burma.
UPDATE: Twelve Offerings is now available from iTunes Music Store (and iTunes Plus) and Beatport. Unfortunately, I cannot include personalized donation messages for sales via these services, but all proceeds will be donated regardless.
A Few Words About Process and Meaning
This release is my first official exploration into a new variation on my normal techniques - trying to implement a meditative stillness into my (normally quite excited) improvisational framework. I have always practiced some form of “Ritual Musick,” where the sound expressed is an externalization of internal forces - more often than not, my music was a form of violent catharsis. This material is an attempt to create with a different focus - mindfulness and peace-abiding. Internal looking, rather than external expressing.
All twelve peices were recorded live on September 15, 16 and 28. Some editing was done during mastering, but the pieces all fundamentally remain live improvisations. A mix of excerpts can be heard in Episode 38:Global Day of Action
End Result and Logistics
This work was not undertaken specifically with the situation in Myanmar in mind, but as the protests unfolded the plight of the Burmese people began to weigh heavily on me. As I looked back on the pieces I had created, I decided that the best way to move forward was to collect them and offer them in some way to raise awareness and resources for the citizens and monks of Burma, no matter how small.
In that spirit, I am releasing Twelve Offerings to the world in exchange for a donation to the U.S. Campaign for Burma. Please press the button below to donate. In exchange for your donation, you will receive a copy of this work - donations under $10 will receive a link to download the album in 192k MP3 format with cover art. Donations $10 and over will receive a Twelve Offerings CD as well as a link to download. Donations of over $25 will receive the above, plus a piece of music using the same methods, composed specifically for and unique to each donor.
Payment will be processed through Paypal, via the button below. You should expect an email receipt from me personally, as well as a receipt from the U.S. Campaign for Burma, thanking you for your donation. For CD shipment, please provide a valid mailing address.
This world is a violent, turbulent place. I feel that this music is at once a reflection of that turbulence as well as a small attempt to still those waters. Sometimes, the hardest thing in the world is to wish happiness for others - especially those that we disagree with or wish us harm. However, the first steps have to be taken, however small they may be.
If you have any questions at all, please don’t hesitate to contact me directly. Please feel free to pass word about this release along to anyone you think might be interested. Thank you all very much.
Myanmar Death Toll Reported at Nearly 4,000 - New York Times
furniture BulgariaThe death toll from the devastating cyclone in Myanmar over the weekend escalated to nearly 4,000 people on Monday, with thousands of others still missing and at least one entire village wiped out, state television and radio reported.
If the reports are accurate, the death toll would be the biggest from a natural disaster in Asia since the tsunami of December 2004, which devastated parts of Indonesia, Thailand and other parts of south Asia.
Now available from iTunes Music Store - Logickal’s live set from Nashville’s finest electronic music showcase, Buzz and Click, back from 2006. It should hit other services over the next few days…
Electronic Music Pioneer Bebe Barron Dead At 82 » Synthtopia
Bebe Barron, who, along with her husband Louis Barron, created the pioneering electronic score for Forbidden Planet, died April 20, 2008 at the age of 82 of natural causes.
Okay, so my first true gearlust in a very, very long time. I’ve known about these things for a good long while, but I’ve been keeping myself blissfully ignorant of these devices, but have decided once and for all - MUST HAVE. The bad news? According to CDM this morning, they launch May 1 for $1200, and only 100 will be available, with 100 more available per month after that. I don’t want to think about what the demand will be, but somehow, someway….
In the meantime, allow Toshio Iwai demonstrate via live performance:
It’s that time again, little robots! Come out to Park Grounds in Atlanta for Nophest 4 & 20 - two stage, tons of bands, April 18-20. Be there Saturday night for a rare appearance from the entire Harmaline combo as we perform our upcoming EP live and 3kStatic brings the future funkiness. $20 for all weekend pass, and did I mention the free beer? See you all there!
Everyone should RUN, not walk, to 45tribute.com and donate $5 in memory of Elektron co-founder Daniel Hansson. Your $5 goes to the World Wildlife Fund, and in return you get 30 tracks (with an additional 31 tracks available for free) from a seriously incredibly group of artists. It’s good music for a good cause, so what are you waiting for?
My brother is on the font page at YouTube. Way to gho!
My definitive statement re: Tibet, China and the Olympics is forthcoming.
Speaker Pelosi: ?I was reading the paper the other day as the torch was going through Paris that one of the carriers of the torch said that what was happening with the protesters was ?very unpleasant.? And I thought ?You think that?s unpleasant? Maybe you should be in the subhuman conditions that the refugees are in Darfur. If you think that?s unpleasant maybe you should be in a prison in Tibet for your faith in His Holiness the Dalai Lama. If you think that?s unpleasant maybe you could still be in prison from the Tiananmen Square Massacre, some people are still in prison from that time.??
i can haz drummin robot wit pahrtay in boxez? kthxbai…
International Dance Party! The full length video of this crazy and funny party machine! from Niklas Roy on Vimeo.
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