Category: ministry of music
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			 Sad Bastard Music Club #19I haven’t sent a Sad Bastard Music Club email in 2 years. I’m fixing that problem now. If you’re not subscribed, I encourage you to sign up here. It’s a way to get some new, cool tunes, curated by a human (me). Because it’s been so long, I thought I would share some thoughts on… 
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			 Rick Astley Ten WaysLately, I’ve been playing a lot with Suno. Suno is an AI that makes music based on your prompts. It’s actually pretty good at it, too. It lacks the ability to edit songs, and the songs it creates will always be based on some formulaic foundation, but so much of popular music is that it… 
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			 Just the beer light to guide usI recently realized that I like a lot of different types of music. Okay, yes, if you know me, you know that’s not a grand discovery. But. What I mean is that, I like — have always liked — contradictory and conflicting styles of music. Again, perhaps not a shocking revelation. What I really mean… 
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			Gender parity in the Sad Bastard Music ClubYou may or may not be aware of a thing I started doing a few years ago called the Sad Bastard Music Club. Many of my friends and people I follow on the internets periodically release mixtapes for people to download or listen to. Historically, I’ve done this as well and, being a DJ at… 
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			 RPM 2017 recapAnother RPM is in the books and I thought I’d share some feelings about it. This year I feel like I got in on a technicality. The album that I started at the beginning of the month isn’t done, and 2 of the songs on the CD I mailed to New Hampshire were from the… 
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			Last minute change of RPM plansIn true RPM fashion, I’ve changed my mind re: plans for RPM album. It’s not going to be all about Trump. While the thought process going into it is more personal/intimate, what I can say is why I’ve decided to switch gears. In talking with e about the project — because she’s started painting and I… 
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			RPM 2017I’m in it. I’ve committed to doing RPM again this year. It’s been a couple years since I’ve done RPM which basically means it’s been a couple years since I’ve done any music at all and I can’t handle it, anymore. I need to do something. I hadn’t decided what I was going to do for this… 
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			 teh s3quence – Halloween 2015Teh s3quence – Halloween 2015 by Jazzsequence on Mixcloud It’s been a while since I put one of these together so I thought it was time. This year’s Halloween mix collects a bunch of stuff that I could hear being included in a horror movie. Think of it as the soundtrack to the horror movie in my… 
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			 Songhoy BluesThis came in the Noisetrade email today. Garage Blues from Mali that’s pretty freaking incredible. Check it. 
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			30 Most Frequently Played Songs of 2014It’s the time of year when everyone is making end-of-year lists of various things. I decided to make a list of the top songs I’ve listened to in 2014. Now a few things went into this and there should be some things stated up front. First — I almost always listen to music on random.…