This is what music does to our brain! Communion with the collective is never far away.
Showing posts with label music. Show all posts
Showing posts with label music. Show all posts
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
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Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Federal judge ruled ecstasy sentences too harsh
"Federal Judge Rejects Ecstasy Sentencing Guidelines"
by Phillip Smith, July 19, 2011
stopthedrugwar.org
Highlights:
"A US District Court Judge in New York Friday refused to sentence an ecstasy defendent according to federal sentencing guidlines, saying they punish offenses too harshly than scientifically justified and are based on 'selective and incomplete' evidence... MAPS executive director Rick Doblin had testified to the relative safety of Ecstasy before the US Sentencing Commission when it was setting the guidelines in 2001, but the commission ignored his and other expert testimony."
by Phillip Smith, July 19, 2011
stopthedrugwar.org
Highlights:
"A US District Court Judge in New York Friday refused to sentence an ecstasy defendent according to federal sentencing guidlines, saying they punish offenses too harshly than scientifically justified and are based on 'selective and incomplete' evidence... MAPS executive director Rick Doblin had testified to the relative safety of Ecstasy before the US Sentencing Commission when it was setting the guidelines in 2001, but the commission ignored his and other expert testimony."
Maybe a step in the right direction, however, any punishment is too harsh! Ecstasy has helped many people and done a great service to music via artist and audience. An entire subculture has emerged from it's empathy and many strangers have become great friends. Let us be thankful for small victories but remain motivated toward change for the greater good. Check out http://stopthedrugwar.org
Stay informed, folks. Happy Independence
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Rastafarian music
If i must restate it with every post, until the very end I say that music is psychedelic.
"The traditional music of the Rastafarian religion is Nyabingi. Nyabingi music is used during reasoning sessions and consists of chanting and drumming to reach states of heightened spirituality."
BBC Religion
"Marley's lyrics expanded the Rastafarian teachings:
We are sick and tired of your ism-schism game, to die and go to heaven in Jesus' name. We know and understand almighty God is a living man.Bob Marley, Get Up, Stand Up, Tuff Going Music, 1973
Friday, January 7, 2011
Jonathan's Cochlear Implant Activation 8 months old, right ear
What a beautiful gift thanks to technology we can witness in real time the significance of sound on human understanding and well being!
absolutely breathtaking
absolutely breathtaking
Friday, September 24, 2010
"Monkeys love Metallica"
by Rob Bryanton, Imagining the Tenth Dimension
Highlights: "music, like the the other patterns we've just looked at, connects in ways that go beyond the limits of our 4D spacetime"
"In the study, 14 cotton-top tamarins were played clips of music while the researchers noted any changes in behavior. Pieces included Samuel Barber's Adagio for Strings, a soft piano piece from The Fragile by Nine Inch Nails, Metallica's Of Wolf and Man and Tool's The Grudge... According to the Guardian article, the monkeys didn't exhibit any clear response to these piece of music one way or another, except for the Metallica song,which had the unexpected effect of calming them down... the New York Times article claims the scientists saw a similar soothing effect on the monkeys with the Tool song."
http://imaginingthetenthdimension.blogspot.com/2010/01/monkeys-love-metallica.html
Highlights: "music, like the the other patterns we've just looked at, connects in ways that go beyond the limits of our 4D spacetime"
"In the study, 14 cotton-top tamarins were played clips of music while the researchers noted any changes in behavior. Pieces included Samuel Barber's Adagio for Strings, a soft piano piece from The Fragile by Nine Inch Nails, Metallica's Of Wolf and Man and Tool's The Grudge... According to the Guardian article, the monkeys didn't exhibit any clear response to these piece of music one way or another, except for the Metallica song,which had the unexpected effect of calming them down... the New York Times article claims the scientists saw a similar soothing effect on the monkeys with the Tool song."
http://imaginingthetenthdimension.blogspot.com/2010/01/monkeys-love-metallica.html
Sunday, August 15, 2010
"What happened to dynamic range?"
by Bob Speer
"The question needs to be asked because we're the ones responsible for what's happened to our music."
http://www.cdmasteringservices.com/dynamicrange.htm
Highlights: "Much of the music we listen to today is nothing more than distortion with a beat. Great music is suffering because it lacks dynamic range. When music lacks dynamic range, it lacks punch, emotion, and clarity. The record labels blame digital downloads, MP3s, CD burners, and others for the lack of CD sales. While there is some truth to their constant whining, they only have themselves to blame for the steady decline in CD sales. The record labels need to reevaluate what they consider to be good music."
This article states that music lacks dynamic range and that is why no one is listening. "Great music is suffering because it lacks dynamic range." Well... if it lacks dynamic range, how is it great music? In my opinion, there is plenty of dynamic music out there, and not enough dynamic listeners. If people actually weren't buying simple pop music, no one would be getting paid to record it.
"The question needs to be asked because we're the ones responsible for what's happened to our music."
http://www.cdmasteringservices.com/dynamicrange.htm
Highlights: "Much of the music we listen to today is nothing more than distortion with a beat. Great music is suffering because it lacks dynamic range. When music lacks dynamic range, it lacks punch, emotion, and clarity. The record labels blame digital downloads, MP3s, CD burners, and others for the lack of CD sales. While there is some truth to their constant whining, they only have themselves to blame for the steady decline in CD sales. The record labels need to reevaluate what they consider to be good music."
This article states that music lacks dynamic range and that is why no one is listening. "Great music is suffering because it lacks dynamic range." Well... if it lacks dynamic range, how is it great music? In my opinion, there is plenty of dynamic music out there, and not enough dynamic listeners. If people actually weren't buying simple pop music, no one would be getting paid to record it.
It is every individuals responsibility, as with the responsibility of freedom, to open themselves to the grand world of sounds.
Support local artists and underground music, buy tickets, go to concerts and do what you can to spread the word.
Sunday, May 30, 2010
"Brian Eno and The Microsoft Sound"
Highlights: "In 1994 Microsoft corporation designers Mark Malamud and Erik Gavriluk approached Brian Eno to compose music for the Windows 95 project... the agency said, "We want a piece of music that is inspiring, universal, blah- blah, da-da-da, optimistic, futuristic, sentimental, emotional," this whole list of adjectives, and then at the bottom it said "and it must be 31/4 seconds long.
http://www.dosenation.com/listing.php?id=7504
http://www.dosenation.com/listing.php?id=7504
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
"Auditory Neurons In Humans Far More Sensitive To Fine Sound Frequencies Than Most Mammals"
Does this not imply that sound and music are crucial to the evolution of consciousness?
Highlights: "The results surprised the researchers. A single auditory neuron from humans showed an amazing sensitivity to distinguish between very subtle frequency differences, down to a tenth of an octave. This compared to a sensitivity of about one octave in the cat, about a third of an octave on average in rats, and half to one octave in the macaque.
"This is remarkable selectivity," said Fried, who is also the co-director of UCLA's Seizure Disorder Center. "It is indeed a mystery why such resolution in humans came to be. Why did we develop this? Such selectivity is not needed for speech comprehension, but it may have a role in musical skill. The three percent frequency differences that can be detected by single neurons may explain the fact that even musically untrained people can detect such frequency differences."
"There is also evidence that frequency discrimination in humans correlates with various cognitive skills, including working memory and the capability to learn, but more research is needed to clarify this puzzle."
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Medical science needs your brain
After reading Robert Jourdain's Music, the Brain and Ecstasy I found myself carried away by the uncertainty lying in the tangle of nerves at the nape of my neck. The transformation of vibration to sound, from information to understanding, is but a mystical light show to our primitive eyes. Once I realized that the answer to my burning questions could not be seen alive (with current affordable technology) I quickly called my mother and told her with grave persistence.... if anything happens to me, donate my brain to music science.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/today/tomfeilden/2009/01/medical_science_needs_your_bra.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/today/tomfeilden/2009/01/medical_science_needs_your_bra.html
Monday, May 24, 2010
Loud music prolongs ecstasy's effects on the brain
by Charnicia Huggins
Highlights: "In the absence of the loud music, low doses of MDMA did not affect the rats' brain activity compared with rats given placebo. When combined with the loud music, however, low doses of the drug were associated with decreased brain activity, the report indicates...
Long-term experiments showed that the reduced brain activity among rats given the higher dose of the drug persisted for up to five days, the researchers note. Brain activity returned to normal after one day in rats given a similar dose of the drug who were not exposed to the loud music."
http://www.ezilon.com/information/article_16144.shtml
Sunday, May 23, 2010
Singing 'rewires' damaged brain
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