Posted on May 14, 2008 by blackdevildisco
The gentleman who stands upon the speaker while playing the melody to popular tunes on his sax-a-ma-phone has come back out for the summer.
I remember him for routinely being in the Copley area at approximately 5pm on a regular basis last year during June and July. Luckily he wasnt doing “You Make Me Feel Like [...]
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Posted on May 12, 2008 by blackdevildisco
I was finally able to finish listening to the Alan Watts lecture series Out of Your Mind.
I even went back and listen to a couple of the CDs twice, especially the parts on Hindiuism, Buddhism, and Zen.
The collection of lectures helps put things in perspective when you have no starting point for reference, it would [...]
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Posted on May 8, 2008 by blackdevildisco
Some side notes:
-Aurgasm had done a post a few months back on Lefties Soul Connection. I had first heard of them about a year ago when I had picked up Fabric Live Vol. 26, which included their song “Welly Wanging” in the mix. This lead me to Skimming the Skum. While it had a strong funk [...]
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Posted on May 7, 2008 by blackdevildisco
I’ve spent many of my recent work hours clocking in some serious time on two compilation albums.
1.) The American Boogie Down: America’s Lost Disco, Funk, & Boogie
This compilation consists of both a mixed track and a collection of separate full tracks. The mix begins strong and funky smooth and spacey with Galaxy’s “Visions of Tomorrow” and [...]
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Posted on May 6, 2008 by blackdevildisco
I was over a friends place the other weekend, in one of his roommate’s bedroom/attic spaces watching videos by Gunther.
I had only become aware of him once before when I was over there. But out of sheer chance it turns out that Boston is the city that is tentatively being considered [...]
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