my friends' blogs
- Richard Thomas — 4 new (old) songs!
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- Hi friends, I've recently added four new songs to my page, relatively old for me but new for this site: Two more or less spontaneous instrumental improvisations (category: humor) and two songs, 'Bushmensong' and 'Mystery to Me'. The latter being based on an improvisation of words, guitar and Groove Agent. The lyrics seemed meaningless at first but in retrospect they reveal some meaning, at least to me. Song art will follow… I hope you like them. read more...
- aeronaut — Relics
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- I am finally working on my Relics pieces again. This will become a rather large piece of instrumental music. I have uploaded part III en VI in my player. More pieces will follow... Hope you'll enjoy it. Jef read more...
- Mindmovie — New song added: Theme for An Imaginary Mindmovie
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- This will be the opening title of my upcoming first solo album. If you find some time please take a listen and if you want to feel free to leave me a comment. Audio quality is below my normal standard as the song is 8 minutes long I had to go down with the bitrate to 160kb. Anyway I hope you may enjoy. read more...
- Mindmovie — New Song added - Moonmaiden
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- A rough mix of one of the songs which will be on Mindmovie's first solo record - your feedback is most welcome read more...
- aeronaut — Mit dem Wind - adaptation by Mindmovie featuring Sara England
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Description: For my international "On the wind" project on myspace, I asked several people to write a version in their own language and style for my song. Mindmovie is the first to come up with a beautiful german version called "Mit dem Wind". The german speaking people will notice that is freely translated lyrics are really beautiful and at the same time true to the original. The music is, as we are used from him impeccable. Sara England's emotional singing goes straight to the heart. Amazing work by 2 great artists here on mi7.
Mit dem Wind Mit dem Wind
Ziehst du davon
gehst dahin im Flammenmeer
Feuer brennt so lodernd heiß
und mein Herz, gefriert zu Eis
Du bist fort
in eine andr’e Welt
Und dein letzter Gruß
verweht am Himmelszelt
Nie wusste ich das Morgenlicht
So kalt mir in die Seele sticht
Ich laufe weg
verberge mich
was immer ich auch tu
vergessen kann ich nicht
Die Zeit mit Dir hier Jahr um Jahr
All Dein Trost wenn ich mal traurig war
Auf dem Wind
und außer Sicht
Dein letzter Flug
In’s helle Licht
Das Feuer brennt ich bin allein,
doch am Ende werd’ ich bei Dir sein
Feuer brennt so lodernd heiß
und mein Herz, gefriert zu Eis
Bin alleine...
© 2007 Jef De Corte / Aeronaut ( “On the wind” - english lyrics)
© 2008 Achim Wierschem / Mindmovie (german adaptation) read more... - Mindmovie — New Song added - House Of Love
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Although This side is now soooo painfully slow that it is no longer a real funny thing to upload something - here is a new song. Welcome to any visitor who wants to leave a comment about the music. This title features Sara England on vocals - she as well as myself have discovered what it means when you a re trying to build a "house of love" with the wrong person. That's what this song is about.
read more... - Mindmovie — Planet Passion IV
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- A collaboration with Andres Rexach a guitar magician from Spain. Check his profile on myspace this man is a guitar and sitar monster. read more...
- Raven — Calling All Interested mi7 Musicians
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As all of you know, I am a devoted mom as well as a composer and musician. And as all of you know, I am a very vocal advocate for Autism Rights.
I enjoyed participating in Mindmovie's CCC project so much a few months ago that I was thinking it would be interesting to create a similar recording with snippets of my son's insights regarding Autism from an interview done with him in July 2007 and the update interview that was done with him last month.
What I am thinking of doing is using his comments along the lines of a hip hop / vocal dance mix composition. The purpose of the song would be to bring a better, more positive understanding of how children with Autism perceive the world in which they live ... our world, not their world.
I can only offer credits in lieu of money unfortunately. All of you are such incredible artists and all of you have been such good online friends to me in good times and in the most troubling times these past few months.
If you are interested in participating in this project (which would be promoted globally with links back to your websites or to your mi7 profile page just as our MIC Audio Podcasts on Autism are global), please email me at ravenmagic2003@yahoo.ca.
Thanks.
Raven :-)
read more... - Live Ullmann — New website
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Check out www.liveullmann.com
read more... - Raven — Updated MIC website, New Podcast on Autism
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In spite of the fact that the past two months have been exceedingly difficult for me, I have nonetheless updated the MIDNIGHT IN CHICAGO website and uploaded it as of yesterday evening. Stop by at http://www.midnightinchicago.com and wander about the new digs.
This time, I've added 7 ringtones (one that is free to download for the summer) along with other interesting things. There's an MIC blog that's co-written with the American Artist, Thomas D. Taylor, who is also the MIC Artist. There's a "Dime A Day Inspirational Quotes" service visitors can sign up to receive and information on the "Art from the Heart" and "De la part des beaux arts" events this summer.
It's worth taking a peak without a doubt.
Also, the two-part audio podcast on Autism and Vaccines has been uploaded. The podcast discusses Autism, mercury, thimerosal, vaccines and separates fact from fearmongering fiction. You can find those at the website as well by clicking on the PODCAST tab.
Drop me a line and let me know what you think of the redesign and the podcast.
Raven :-)
read more... - Live Ullmann — New album coming up soon
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- Please have a taste. read more...
- Mindmovie — new Song added "Aurora 2008"
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- "Aurora" is a song dedicated to the power of the sun Actually composed in the 70's and reworked on the first sunny sunday I had within 2008. Still in rough mix mode read more...
- flamingbess — Flaming Bess airplay at UR Rock - N O W - at 20:00
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follow the link and click on UR Rock Stream
http://www.ur-radio.de/portal.php
one hour interview and songs of our new record Waechter des Lichts starting in 25 minutes
read more... - flamingbess — Flaming Bess airplay at UR Radio next Saturday 20:00
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here is link to listen to a one hour special about the new CD incl. Bandinterview
http://www.ur-radio.de/portal.php
Specials Flaming Bess : Wächter des Lichts
don't miss it
read more... - flamingbess — Flaming Bess goes itunes
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Hey friends -all 5 CD's including our new album Waechter des Lichts are now also available on itunes
http://www.apple.com/de/itunes/store/music.html read more... - Raven — New Podcast on Autism and Bullying
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This is part one of a two-part podcast on the issue of bullying as it relates to children on the spectrum.
A clear definition of bullying, identifying bullies, the causes for bullying and more are examined in the first part of this podcast.
SHOW NOTES:
American Psychological Association
"Back To School Tips"
http://www.aap.org/advocacy/releases/augschool.htm
"Bullying and Peer Victimization Among Children With Special Health Care Needs"
Dr. Jeanne Van Cleave, MD, and Dr. Matthew M. Davis, MD
http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/abstract/118/4/e1212
"Caring for Your School-Age Child: Ages 5-12"
Edward L. Schor, M.D.
Bantam Books, July 1999
ISBN-10: 0553379925
ISBN-13: 978-0553379921
http://www.aap.org/pubed/ZZZWYUCM79C.htm?&sub_cat=1
American Psychological Association
Public Interest Policy
"Causes of Bullying"
http://www.apa.org/ppo/issues/bullying.html
"Tall Tot Today, Bully Tomorrow?"
Science Daily, August 19, 1998
Adrian Raine, Ph.D
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/1998/08/980819080711.htm
"Family Circumstances, Not Children's Misbehavior, Spur Abuse"
Monitor on Psychology, Volume 35, No. 11 December 2004
Sara Jaffee, PhD
http://www.apa.org/monitor/dec04/abuse.html read more... - flamingbess — Waechter des Lichts now available at "Musicload.de"
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Hey friends if you are not into ordering hardware CD's anymore - all our five albums are now available as downloads as well at
http://www.musicload.de/album/3193931_2/flaming-bess/waechter-des-lichts/item.html
or
http://www.download.mediamarkt.de/
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just follow the links.
If you want to buy our CD you can do that in our FB-Shop at
read more... - Raven — Laughter Is Good For The Soul
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Sometimes in my online research, I come across odd music titles and when I find the titles sufficiently intriguing, I click on the link and listen to the music therein.
This morning while searching for specific song lyrics, I came across this very interesting pairing of song titles and listened to it .... not one, not twice but three times, each time laughing hysterically.
And so today, I heartily recommend that all musicians stop in and listen to "A Dueling Banjo Jingle Bell."
LINK: http://members.fortunecity.com/gendrondesigndesk/midis/cd/dbjj.mid
I think I will make this blog entry a regularly updated entry because, truly, laughter is good for the soul.
Raven :-)
read more... - aeronaut — real world...
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- Stop dreaming and back to the real world... When we entered the contest we would never have guessed that we would make it into the last ten. Yesterday RW Studios became so close and today suddenly they were so far away again. Ann and I would like to thank everyone who supported us and voted for us. Jef read more...
- Raven — Real Life in an Autistic World
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Too often, society dehumanizes and abuses autistics.
I would like to believe that most do not mean to do so and are only following the lead of a select few who have no problem whatsoever with dehumanizing and abusing autistics.
There is a wonderful advertisement that was created in Europe that has a voice over in English. I would encourage everyone to watch it.
VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YC_MY9vMV0U
American pathologist, Dr. Karen McCarron was recently found guilty of killing her autistic daughter.
Source #1: http://www.ccdionline.org/newsletter.php?article_id=26&
Source #2: http://www.pjstar.com/stories/011708/TRI_BFHBKR7R.008.phpSupposedly -- according to Ms. McCarron -- she was 'inspired' by the Autism Speaks video "Autism Every Day" and the comments made in that video by Allison Tepper Singer, Senior Vice President of Communications and Awareness, regarding Singer's own thoughts of murdering her autistic daughter because she was autistic.
Autism Speaks in fact still has legal issues pending with Lauren Thierry who produced the "Autism Every Day "video as she has not been paid for her commissioned work.
Source #1: http://autism.about.com/b/a/257851.htm
Source #2: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,278814,00.htmlAnd now the latest (February 2008), Autism Speaks used intimidation tactics via their lawyers to threaten a 14-year-old autistic child who was exercising her First Amendment Rights under the American Constitution by parodying the Autism Speaks site and their articles which are insulting to autistics and the lives autistics live.
Source #1: http://www.newscientist.com/channel/health/mg19726414.300-voices-of-autism-silenced-by-charity.html
In fact, if you want to see the one remaining shard of the parodies that were found at this autistic child's website, you only have to copy and paste this URL into your browser:
VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bxx5EmCRxYY
In the Autism Speaks official video for "What Kind Of World Do You Want" it states "[quote] autism speaks wants a world where autism is a word in the history books [end quote]."
OFFICIAL AUTISM SPEAKS VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xwq3LtPWm5k
Autism Speaks wants "a world where no family has to live with autism." Parents of autistic children want a world where no family has to live with discrimination against their child and their family because of misperceptions and false beliefs held about autism and its origins.
Autism Speaks wants "a world in which a mom can hear her autistic child say I LOVE YOU." Parents of autistic children know that "I love you" is expressed in many different ways and words are only one of those many ways.
Autism Speaks wants "a world that doesn't judge an individual with autism." Parents of autistic children want a world that doesn't judge an individual with autism and our first hope is that organizations such as Autism Speaks would be the first to stop judging and dismissing autistics as they do.Autism Speaks wants "a world where autism is a word in the history books." Here's what parents of autistic children have to say about what Autism Speaks wants for autistics.
Medical research by the Autism Genome Project wherein 137 medical researchers, 50 medical centres and 9 countries along with 1,600 families where at least one child had been diagnosed with autism has proven that autism is genetic. There is no cure. You can no more cure autism than you can cure blond hair or brown eyes or size 11 feet.
The only way to have a world where autism is a word in the history books is to murder and abort every autistic individual. And that sort of promotion on the part of certain organizations claiming to have the best interest of autistics at heart only serves to dehumanize an entire group of individuals in today's society.
Support autism organizations by all means but know which autism organizations are actually doing something to help individuals and families living with autism rather than dehumanizing and abusing them.
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