Chill Out #3 BBC HD

This is a post thanks to beautiful videos enabled with great chillout themes. Best viewed in HD and on a large screen these songs are quite a an experience.

First one up - Ocean:

These songs again are for relaxing interspersed with visually calming and sometimes exciting showpieces of nature. This video is again by BBC HD

Ice Worlds:

This next next track is energetic (great track by jupiter 8000 link given) and beautiful video summary of the Alps:

This next track is pretty calming, though the video might not be that interesting...

Relax:

This next track is Melanchilic Violin.. but great white sand adds to the solitude...

White Dunes:

This next track like it says does fall into minimalistic trance... with good HD nature as promised :)

And finally for some slow energy from within the earth

Volcano:

Hope you enjoyed these videos.. Please do post some of your own favorites out here.

Peace

Ravi

Guitarmentallly Speaking

Hey all,

This is a post on Guitar instrumentals from rock, metal, shredding white hot solos, Arduous acoustic pickwicking.

Fusion of elements by Michael Hedges is a unique scale that i found any guitarist play, and by nature most songs by Hedges are on new exotic scales.

The next artist is not new to the guiristry art at all. Hes the guru, god and simply genuine in his creations. This one is something i picked up randomly from his discography.. This one is called Time:

The next one is by the side project of Dream Theatre called Liquid Tension experiment. This was a really good "experiment" a lot songs like Freedom of speech make a mark in the otherwise superbly technical Dram Dream Theatre. This one is pretty well known i guess with great piano solos thanks to Jordan Rudess :)

Acid Rain:

This next artist is thanks to one of my old friends i discovered. Shes got an ear(eye ;) ) alright :p

This guy includes the host of artists that are picked up by the Candy Rats label company that have featured brilliances like Andy Mckee and such. This is Steve Schakinger:

Perfect Waves :)

The next artist i am compelled to put thanks to Andy Mckee who is from where i discovered a host of artists. This is his sensei :) - Presenting Isato Nakagawa:

Clarence (beautiful)

The next song is a cover of Snow (Hey of) by the red hot Chili Peppers - And sets a groove to the song in spanish setting - and would love to see a professional outcome of such an effort - Very well done here :

Analog Snow:

I Shall continue this in another edition !!! (as always :) )

Peace

Ravi !

To my folks X & Y

This is a blog-post to a "couple" of people that i owe some of the best times and the best part of me to. This is more than a mere response to stimuli, it surely does account for me myself to realize how much things have changed since they crawled into my life. They know when they read this, and there can be no ambiguity in the depth and fondness for these people.

Though they represent a single couple, they represent in various levels, the likings of a mentor(s), friend(s), (and as we go i shall drop the 's-es'), companion, and my peace sometimes in this crazy busy place i am in.

Flavia(The X) is someone i surely should say is the beauty with the brains (she d probably kill me for this :P ), but underneath everything, shes been an intensive thinker, a great cook( you better teach me now) and the best part very open. I have probably had my guts spill out and i still feel at home talking with her.

Senthil(The Y) is surely the other side of the coin. I should say this is someone i owe a lot to, for the development in me, single words descriptions are not elaborate enough. This is someone i respect, and shall surely cherish for the rest of my life. He has been the most patient person(i dont know how to extend this to different dimensions - i leave it here since 'you' know already). Life does have those moments when you meet people who change you. This is him.

X&Y are both great sources of my taste and choice in music. Exchanges are a lot, but the discussion are prime. From Beatles, Metallica, Enigma To Florence, lady GaGa (hint hint :P). They have always welcomed me, in my worst state, in my best sharpest obstinate self. It did take a lot for me to realize how much they meant to me. And the first few songs of this blog by Florence were surely a sign, and this post a culmination of what i had, have and will always think of them.I need an appointment into their busy schedules, but i never ever need a invitation into their hearts.

Life is too short to season friendships, too long to think about lost relationships. In this case i dont see the need for time to decide for me me how much they mean. I shall do for them the best, and hope for them the least.

With Love

(for Flavia and Senthil)

Havi

Playlist #03

This is just a plain list of songs i find interesting. A mix of trance, pyscadelic, minimal...

Liv Kristine (a band that i just stumbled upon)

Also try Good vibes, Bad vibes

This next one reminded me of No Doubt Underneath it all, now you wonder whether musical themes are getting fewer that they repeat or just influencial - tough to separate these probable causes.

Bidi Bidi Bom Bom:

Some minimalism now for setting up some peace and attention to minute variation.

Mikalogic:

And to vent it all some pyscadelic from the 70s - They are really good and at par with the trance we hear these days:

Brainticket:

Have fun over the weekend.

Ravi

Chill Out #2

Hii,

This is a continuation of the chill out genre posts. There are too many favourites for me to cover, but as usual music needs no reason or justice to satisfy and i shall post more :)

The first track up is an upbeat crystal method track. Their usuals are not the chill out types, and are more towards Electronica and progressive house and techno with the very noticeable track rythms (beats).

Highroller:

The next artist up is actually a bar located in Sant Antoni de Portmany, Ibiza. Café del Mar plays chill out music as their main theme of attraction with their trademark sunsets that people see with great music playing. Please do check them out at their wiki entry.

Lux:

Now for some new kinda music a good friend of mine suggested. De phazz is a latin sounding, jazz bluish, sound that ll keep you at peace and also make you shake a tail feather.

The Mambo Craze:

And for the last of the playlist is this new band i had come across recently - Beatophrenic - This is where the chillout meets trance and minimalism at the sametime. They are also famous for a lot of vocal interludes and modulations in their Trance based songs. Shall post more when i find better. Try this one out for now.

Play:

And finally a collection :P these are what feed a lot of interest and search fodder for me on youtube and dailymotion.

Mix 1:

Until the next time. Peace...

Ravi

Chill Out #1

Hi

It has been a while since i posted. This time i would start writing posts more often here compared to my facebook profile. This times post would be on Chillout music (it refers to a set of genres for people who think its made up). There is a mix of different styles, electronica, hip hop, soul, minimalism, with usually a medium or slow tempo.

There are a host of them in this genre and i shall try to capture the ones that interest me the most (and would surely like to hear about the others from you guys) over multiple posts.

First up Delirium, they are soulful in different levels, with the usual quick synth, and profound vocals

Aria:

Dreamcatcher playing seventh heaven:

Along the same lines, Budha Bar is one of my favorites with a lot in its capability to provide calming, enlivening and sometimes romantic(nature) themes.

This next one is one of the most calming i have heard up till date. Please do hear this one out if not the others.

Sunlounger - Another Day On The Terrace

There is also an eclectic set of songs that use the minds inners to fill up for the lack in melody and create a feeling of deep musical expereince. For example Microgram

In Flight:

Completely Numb

I shall continue with a few more in the next post. Please do pop in then.

Yours

Ravi