28 February 2018
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I was wondering if I was going to get my RPM Challenge project finished (one album – at least 35 minutes or 10 tracks – all produced during February 2018) and then it struck me that the extended jam from … Continue reading
27 February 2018
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This morning’s view of the garden has a small dusting of snow that came down last night, the most powdery fall I can remember for a long time. However, I took my regular shots of the garden a couple of … Continue reading
26 February 2018
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Yesterday I threw together another track for my RPM Challenge album, One Bright Morning: It is essentially an arrangement of the chordal pattern for the Old Time Gospel classic, I’ll Fly Away, played on ukulele. However, as well as playing … Continue reading
25 February 2018
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I think I must have stretched too far while wearing my headphones and stretched the mini jack connector; sound has started to work intermittently which isn’t great while trying to work on my RPM project. This afternoon I broke out … Continue reading
24 February 2018
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I’m not at home this weekend so, to push on towards my RPM Challenge go, I’ve borrowed a guitar that was to hand and come up with this track: The recording was done using GarageBand on my iPad with a … Continue reading
23 February 2018
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They say a picture is worth 1,000 words. If you want to follow up that idea, have a look at the following TED talk: You can browse the interactive DollarStreet site online to make your own visual comparisons of rich … Continue reading
22 February 2018
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Do we produce too much light pollution? I’m tempted to say yes. You can see the UK lit up on a view of the earth from space and, from the ground, it is only when you get well away from … Continue reading
21 February 2018
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I’m about to let my jazz credentials go down in flames by admitting that I’m one of those cats who doesn’t always pay his listening dues. Or, rather, there is listening but it is to what is going on in … Continue reading
20 February 2018
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If I’m going to complete my RPM Challenge for 2018, I need to pull my finger out a bit. So far I’ve finished about 24 minutes of music spread across 5 tracks (the targets are either 35 minutes or 10 … Continue reading
19 February 2018
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I am unimpressed with delivery company Yodel. I order a reasonable amount of stuff online and most of it turns up with no problem, which means I often don’t know who the carrier was. That means Yodel may be responsible … Continue reading