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Everything and Nothing / Re: One Thousand Pulses home concert series
« on: January 29, 2010, 07:57:33 PM »
Awesome Darren. Good luck with this!
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Everything and Nothing / Re: RQ007: Most memorable concerts you've ever attended.
« on: January 20, 2010, 04:20:53 PM »
Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention -- circa 1967
Woodstock
Rolling Stones -- 1969 (just before Altamont) & SteelWheels Tour 1989
Elvin Jones -- 1974
McCoy Tynor -- circa 1974
Bob Marley and the Wailers circa -- 1975
Robert Rich in some crappy bar in Asheville, NC -- 2003
Jeff Pierce, Robert Rich, Steve Roach, and John Serrie Harrisburg, PA -- 2003
Woodstock
Rolling Stones -- 1969 (just before Altamont) & SteelWheels Tour 1989
Elvin Jones -- 1974
McCoy Tynor -- circa 1974
Bob Marley and the Wailers circa -- 1975
Robert Rich in some crappy bar in Asheville, NC -- 2003
Jeff Pierce, Robert Rich, Steve Roach, and John Serrie Harrisburg, PA -- 2003
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Listening: Podcasts, Mixes, and Music Sample Clips / Re: Mark Mahoney NYE Live Performance Download Available
« on: January 18, 2010, 06:55:32 PM »
Thank you, Jez. Yours is wonderful. I hope people from Hypnos are tapping into the great sets at electro-music.
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Listening: Podcasts, Mixes, and Music Sample Clips / Mark Mahoney NYE Live Performance Download Available
« on: January 12, 2010, 07:52:15 PM »
For those interested I have posted my Electro-Music.com set. It was part of E-M's New Year's Eve event. You can listen or download it here, but you will probably have to copy and paste the url in your browser:
http://www.electro-music.com/forum/download.php?id=20883
It's less than thirty minutes and doesn't take too long to download. I hope you like it.
http://www.electro-music.com/forum/download.php?id=20883
It's less than thirty minutes and doesn't take too long to download. I hope you like it.
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Listening: Podcasts, Mixes, and Music Sample Clips / Internet Concerts 1/30/10: Mahoney, Peck, Tange, Mystahr, Edison Rex, Antimon
« on: January 12, 2010, 01:28:12 PM »
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Other Ambient (and related) Music / Re: Favorite Ambient Videos?
« on: December 25, 2009, 10:11:24 AM »
"Baraka." Michael Stearns' soundtrack is brilliant. The imagery is equally astounding.
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Everything and Nothing / Re: Favorite movies
« on: November 22, 2009, 08:36:34 AM »
I never get tired of Ground Hog Day or Being There. The first Matrix is another fave. I almost forgot. . . the original The Day the Earth Stood Still.
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Other Ambient (and related) Music / Re: Modulator ESP US Tour 2009
« on: November 09, 2009, 06:01:41 PM »
I got to see Jez perform in Atlanta. Great show and highly spacey!
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Everything and Nothing / Re: Sad News
« on: October 18, 2009, 04:59:29 PM »
I'm so sorry to read the news. It seemed he was on the mend from his last heart attack. Jim was a great proponent for ambient music, and he will be missed.
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Everything and Nothing / Re: What would you like to see happen in the ambient genre?
« on: October 08, 2009, 07:27:45 PM »
As an 8th grade teacher, I think I get a good look at the future of music listening.
The medium has changed. Music is being listened to via cellphones and MP3 players. Older generations buy CDs, but the target of marketing by the industry giants is still to youth. The price of manufacturing and distribution of CDs will be the cause of its death.
It is the nature of the cellphone/mp3 player that is making a drastic change not only on the medium but also the way in which music is played and perceived. First of all, teens are listening to individual tracks and not whole albums. They download individual tracks and put their player in random mode or create their own playlist from a variety of artists. I have read that many name artists from the pop music scene are now (or considering) releasing singles. The concept album will become a rarity.
Teens don't listen to music; they watch it. Since the advent of MTV the video has become more and more dominant. The music video started as a marketing tool, but with download capabilities and YouTube the music video will become even more essential.
Because many (or most) teens are able to download music for free, the perceived value of music makes it a disposable product. They can delete, and if they ever want the music again, they can download or copy it from a friend for free. There will no longer be cabinets full of old music such as my collection of old LPs from my youth.
So what does this have to do with ambient music? The younger generation is music's future. If ambient music doesn't reach their ears or appeal to their flighty sense of music, then it will die off with the baby boomer generation. Ambient music needs to update. It has rested too long on its reputation of being avant garde and experimental.
The medium has changed. Music is being listened to via cellphones and MP3 players. Older generations buy CDs, but the target of marketing by the industry giants is still to youth. The price of manufacturing and distribution of CDs will be the cause of its death.
It is the nature of the cellphone/mp3 player that is making a drastic change not only on the medium but also the way in which music is played and perceived. First of all, teens are listening to individual tracks and not whole albums. They download individual tracks and put their player in random mode or create their own playlist from a variety of artists. I have read that many name artists from the pop music scene are now (or considering) releasing singles. The concept album will become a rarity.
Teens don't listen to music; they watch it. Since the advent of MTV the video has become more and more dominant. The music video started as a marketing tool, but with download capabilities and YouTube the music video will become even more essential.
Because many (or most) teens are able to download music for free, the perceived value of music makes it a disposable product. They can delete, and if they ever want the music again, they can download or copy it from a friend for free. There will no longer be cabinets full of old music such as my collection of old LPs from my youth.
So what does this have to do with ambient music? The younger generation is music's future. If ambient music doesn't reach their ears or appeal to their flighty sense of music, then it will die off with the baby boomer generation. Ambient music needs to update. It has rested too long on its reputation of being avant garde and experimental.
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Other Ambient (and related) Music / Re: Space Port Zero Nine~5part space music concept series: OutPost8:Triton-Neptune
« on: September 27, 2009, 06:32:32 PM »
Speaking of finding new venues (see the thread, "The Ambient Scene"), Shane's internet broadcasts are top-notch.
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Everything and Nothing / Re: Get Well for Jim Brenholts
« on: September 27, 2009, 07:46:09 AM »
Good gosh, Jim! I am glad you made it through!
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Other Ambient (and related) Music / Re: The ambient 'scene'
« on: September 27, 2009, 07:41:45 AM »
I think there are many reasons for ambient music's current lack of buzz. The fewer number of labels and their promotion is one reason. I think another big reason is the lack of live performers and venues. Live performance exposes the genre to people who are unaware of its existence. Lack of broadcast radio's support is another key reason. As mentioned there are fewer reviewers out there.
I think I typify an ambient music buyer. I like CDs, and with fewer and fewer walk-in CD outlets I don't buy as many as I used to. I am forced to buy on-line and wait for the CDs arrival. Thus, my impulse buying has been killed. Recently I have been forced to purchase downloads, but they seem to be a fragile and uncertain medium.
Finally, and I will include my own compositions here, is there any innovative and ground breaking ambient music currently being made? Is there anybody out there pushing the envelope and bringing excitement and buzz to ambient music? Or is most of the ambient music of today just rehash of 1970s and 80s pioneers such as Roach, Rich, and Tangerine Dream? Perhaps there is, and maybe it is being rejected by the ambient purists. It seems to me, that with the proliferation of incredible and innovative new instruments available in software as well as hardware, there would be a plethora of new music. Perhaps there is, but it is lost in the internet jungle waiting to be listened to.
I think I typify an ambient music buyer. I like CDs, and with fewer and fewer walk-in CD outlets I don't buy as many as I used to. I am forced to buy on-line and wait for the CDs arrival. Thus, my impulse buying has been killed. Recently I have been forced to purchase downloads, but they seem to be a fragile and uncertain medium.
Finally, and I will include my own compositions here, is there any innovative and ground breaking ambient music currently being made? Is there anybody out there pushing the envelope and bringing excitement and buzz to ambient music? Or is most of the ambient music of today just rehash of 1970s and 80s pioneers such as Roach, Rich, and Tangerine Dream? Perhaps there is, and maybe it is being rejected by the ambient purists. It seems to me, that with the proliferation of incredible and innovative new instruments available in software as well as hardware, there would be a plethora of new music. Perhaps there is, but it is lost in the internet jungle waiting to be listened to.
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Listening: Podcasts, Mixes, and Music Sample Clips / Re: Mark Mahoney July City Skies Performance
« on: July 17, 2009, 06:24:46 AM »
Thanks, Jez. Jim told me you are scheduled for a City Skies show this fall.
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Listening: Podcasts, Mixes, and Music Sample Clips / Mark Mahoney July City Skies Performance
« on: July 14, 2009, 08:01:54 AM »http://www.cityskies.com/mp3s/July2009/MarkMahoney090711.mp3
You can listen to my unedited performance from July 11, 2009. I hope you enjoy it. At the end Jim Combs and I jam for a few minutes.
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Other Ambient (and related) Music / Re: Mark Mahoney Performs July 11 @ City Skies -- Broadcast on Stillstream.com
« on: July 10, 2009, 05:38:49 PM »
Just a reminder. Also Spy Magnet has been replaced by Reklein.
My set will be a bit different for this performance. It will consist of dark ambient as well as space music pieces. I also have some tribal moments in the set as well. If you can't attend, please tune in via www.stillstream.com . My set is at 11pm eastern.
My set will be a bit different for this performance. It will consist of dark ambient as well as space music pieces. I also have some tribal moments in the set as well. If you can't attend, please tune in via www.stillstream.com . My set is at 11pm eastern.
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Listening: Podcasts, Mixes, and Music Sample Clips / Re: Mark Mahoney Live Performance @ City Skies Festival
« on: July 08, 2009, 10:52:08 PM »
When I first started performing ambient music, it was with M. Peck and another fellow. There were no venues for ambient music. We were the only ambient act around. However, we were able to find a lot of places to perform. It was surprising, because this is not a very urban area. Unfortunately many venues just weren't satisfying to play at. Art galleries and wine tastings were horrible. We did a technology convention luncheon once, that was not enjoyable. However, we found several other venues that made our efforts worthwhile: a planetarium, a coptic conference, a Unitarian Church concert. Peck and I put two shows together that drew a decent crowd for this area. We had 90 at one show and over 60 at another. If we could find places here, then I think with some imagination, an ambient musician can find venues anywhere. Now we are a little more selective where we play. We have been very fortunate to play at some tremendous venues in the last few years.
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Listening: Podcasts, Mixes, and Music Sample Clips / Re: Mark Mahoney Live Performance @ City Skies Festival
« on: July 01, 2009, 07:46:23 PM »
You would think Cambridge people would be into this genre of music. I just communicated with Howard Moscovitz of electro-music.com, and I asked him how the Baltimore Electronic Music Festival went last weekend (he and Bill Fox were performing there as Xeroid Entity.) Howard reported that there was just a handful of people there. You would think in the Baltimore-DC-Philly area, there would be some sort of support. Peck and I have had better turnouts in our little corner of the world for our local shows. It takes some very aggressive promotion to get people to come out and experience music that they know very little about.
This is such a fragile genre of music, and I think the best way to promote it is to perform live. I have noticed that most people really enjoy ambient/space music when exposed to it.
After a show I have often heard this from people; "Yeah, that's like the music they play on 'Hearts of Space.' I love that show." There's no doubt that the support of radio shows like HOS and Stars End help keep this music alive.
I think the internet helps keep the fire burning with sites like Hypnos and internet radio like stillstream.com. Review sites like http://hypnagogue.netfirms.com/, http://www.soniccuriosity.com, http://electroambientspace.com, and Binkleman's Wind and Wire are also instrumental in keeping ambient music alive, and they help spotlight new talent. There's a lot of fresh blood out there, but it's hard to get people to change their listening habits. That's why I think live performance along with web presence is the best way to promote this genre.
This is such a fragile genre of music, and I think the best way to promote it is to perform live. I have noticed that most people really enjoy ambient/space music when exposed to it.
After a show I have often heard this from people; "Yeah, that's like the music they play on 'Hearts of Space.' I love that show." There's no doubt that the support of radio shows like HOS and Stars End help keep this music alive.
I think the internet helps keep the fire burning with sites like Hypnos and internet radio like stillstream.com. Review sites like http://hypnagogue.netfirms.com/, http://www.soniccuriosity.com, http://electroambientspace.com, and Binkleman's Wind and Wire are also instrumental in keeping ambient music alive, and they help spotlight new talent. There's a lot of fresh blood out there, but it's hard to get people to change their listening habits. That's why I think live performance along with web presence is the best way to promote this genre.
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Listening: Podcasts, Mixes, and Music Sample Clips / Re: M. Peck Summer Solstice Performance
« on: June 25, 2009, 12:29:34 PM »
I highly suggest listening to Peck's performance. It is truly powerful.
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Listening: Podcasts, Mixes, and Music Sample Clips / Re: Mark Mahoney Live Performance @ City Skies Festival
« on: June 25, 2009, 12:27:49 PM »How do we get some of you lads to bring that stuff up north to New England?
Cohasset, Mass is my home town, but it is 19 hours from where I live in Tenn. That's a long, long drive. I would love to play in New England some day. If there was some big event, I might consider it.
The Ping would be another great venue to play, but that is also a long, long drive. But who knows?