The past couple of days have been hectic, but so rewarding for me and my self-esteem as well. If one were to analyze the situation from a scientific situation, a case study maybe, one might profess a slight reiteration of such.

yipes. too much. an instantly classic beat. 2 of my favorite rappers of all time. why not?

it’s so strange bein back after so long. i feel i need to get back on those bridges which i burned down by moving back home for a whole school year. no worries tho, i’m back and god willing i’m here to stay.

so trust that i’ve been on the experimental tip for a minute. if you didn’t know, i was workin at Alpha Pup Records for bit. Then two weeks after that ended, i found a job and moved to further locations. one of my friends told me about his story and after this all happened i couldn’t have thought of a more replicated situation in my case.

it seems to me that summer months are best for blogging. the heat and other elements do nothing more than inspire you to more fanciful ideas.

you know, cultural differences do a lot to cause orientalism on multiple points-of-view. sometimes, they do more to highlight our differences, rather than our similarities and create bad situations on micro and macro levels.

right now im sittin in my car, askin myself
why is life so hard
gettin by with friends,
but feelin so bad
must improve my situation i’m so mad

like you’re a disgrace son
fuck all the bass son
look at the sutations
you must face son

uh and so what do i do
what are the things i need to prove to you

now boys pullin out the south
other muthfuckers be like what now
cuz they hate on my swag shit
endin all this beef like nails straight hammered
like nowadays you dont catch me fronting
dude rollin out in a new car stiunting
huns doing one thing, brain straight blunting
feelin the rewards of this good will hunting
oh sorry if that’s be used.
i’m like the lakers in this shit brutha i might never lose.
im sorry if that’s reality
kobe straight killin it, causin all these casualties
straight switched up the flow
be like water nowaradys so you can get that dough
you wouldnt believe these dudes i know
trust word is bond. fasho runnin like treadmills. ok go.

People talk about Thriller all the time. Ya, don’t get me wrong. It’s great. But Dangerous marked a true change in style for MJ. It was a change that Michael himself wanted to make. He created this new sound by commissioning the task of executive producer to Teddy Riley rather than choosing Quincy Jones, who recommended Riley, to produce it. The dividends were returned, as Dangerous ended up being the 2nd best-selling album from his discography. Black or White was the biggest single since Billie Jean. And the album spawned 9 other albums. Teddy Riley is a producer who almost single-handedly formed the New Jack Swing sound. This new sound was characterized by a fusion of Hip Hop beats and R&B. Remember The Time is possibly one of the best examples of this formerly emerging exciting street sound.

This was a short movie more than it was a straight music video. It featured an all star cast, behind of and in front of the camera, with no worry for expense. John Singleton directed the presentation. You’ve probably heard of him from Boyz In The Hood, which he directed. Magic Johnson was in it, LA Laker legend of course. Eddie Murphy was in it, before he did the family movie thing. Supermodel Iman was in it, whom MJ controversially planted one on in the video. The Pharcyde, who did that song “Passin Me By”, was in it also.

It told a story about some magic shaman who appears and romances the Queen, to an upbeat R&B beat. Not to mention that there’s an extended dance scene, MJ at some of this finest of course. Now to check another classic of the genre.

See, even VH1 thinks it’s a classic. Another Teddy Riley produced track. People say it’s a new jack swing anthem and that’s precisely why I had to post it. And New Jack Swing found its way in other forms of media. Take this clip for example from one of my favorite shows of all time.

You see. Bell Biv Devoe. That’s New Jack Swing for sure. New Jack Swing is undoubtedly an older subgenre, but it’s definitely some good music.

Anyways, so people know Quincy Jones primarily for his work as a producer. But what a lot of people don’t know was that he himself was a jazz trumpeter and arranger. He made great music, some of which has survived in popular culture today. Take this for example:

Well, you’ve probably heard that one from Austin Powers or from somewhere else. Quincy Jones arranged that one. Notice the multiple layers, arranged on and off beat in complexfully simple ways. The flute solo was played by one of the greatest multi-instrumentalists of all time, a blind man named Rahsaan Roland Kirk. He could play the tenor saxophone, clarinet, stritch, manzello, flute, whistles and more. Check out one of my favorite Kirk tracks. This one is Laugh For Rory off of his LP The Inflated Tear, an album which many say is his greatest work. [Click on "Play With Flash Player" to grab a preview of the track before getting, assuming you want to get it of course.]

http://usershare.net/bbx0r5iu6wh3

Flute mania. Absolutely. The piano solo is absolutely superb as well.

[15:13] Jonny Young: wassup
[15:14] deeprespiration: wutup son
[15:14] Jonny Young: what is your email im about to send you some free money
[15:14] deeprespiration: oh wtf
[15:14] deeprespiration: what are you talking about?
[15:14] Jonny Young: restaurant.com money
[15:14] Jonny Young: its like 10 bucks
[15:14] Jonny Young: but im sure you can use it since you live in la
[15:14] Jonny Young: cuz there is not shit in irivne
[15:14] Jonny Young: its like
[15:14] Jonny Young: they give you a code
[15:14] Jonny Young: and then you use it
[15:14] Jonny Young: and you get a $10 gift certificate
[15:15] Jonny Young: to like anywhere you pick
[15:15] Jonny Young: from their list its legit
[15:15] Jonny Young: my dad sent it to me
[15:15] deeprespiration: oh shit
[15:15] deeprespiration: ok
[15:15] deeprespiration: jhamoy@gmail.com
[15:15] deeprespiration: take a girl out on a date and shit
[15:15] deeprespiration: lol
[15:15] Jonny Young: at the end if she is not wsup
[15:15] Jonny Young: you can be like
[15:15] Jonny Young: damn
[15:15] Jonny Young: at least i had a coupon
[15:15] deeprespiration: lol

Hahahaha. This guy would tell me to do that and shit. It’s the truth tho. Cuz cmon, who doesn’t like a good deal.

[15:28] deeprespiration: cuz im about to see this chick i was guna take out to dinner one time but i think this dude whos hitting on her is guna be int he group to. like the main competition and shit. i dont even know if im bout dat
[15:28] Jonny Young: knock that nigga out
[15:29] deeprespiration: this fool
[15:29] deeprespiration: so oakland with it
[15:29] Jonny Young: naw man
[15:29] Jonny Young: thats alameda style

This fool’s got my back at least. Yii!

[15:38] deeprespiration: thats what my homegirl said about it
[15:38] Jonny Young: hahaha
[15:38] deeprespiration: haters
[15:39] Jonny Young: they just dont know

You know, the more that these bumps in the road get bigger and bigger, the more I feel the presence of the Holy Spirit in my life. Giving me blessings, showing me examples and tangible expressions of his love. It becomes so easy to doubt and fall away from the paths that of life that we are used to. But that i’ve found that my way through it all was through constant prayer, thanksgiving, and keeping up my relationship with the Divine. As we should though. As we should. It’s important to be aware of the presence of the Holy Spirit around us. It surrounds us and penetrates us. It binds the galaxy together. Pray to the Holy Spirit and The Holy Spirit will be with you, always.

Me and my family are getting through all of the hurdles placed in our way. For my ally is the Holy Spirit. And a powerful ally it is. Life creates it, makes it grow. The Holy Spirit surrounds us and binds us. Luminous beings are we not this crude matter. You must feel the Holy Spirit around you. Here, between you, me, the tree, the rock…everywhere! Even between the land and the ship.

http://www.filestube.com/f4af23d03b5b8f1903ea/details.html

The production to me is one of the highlights of the album. The beats are all solid. Say what you want about his lyricism, but don’t doubt that the production quality here is high. Although I have this here, I highly advise you grab it at a higher quality and legally. He’s a hometown artist and it’s good to throw some support to this cat. It’s definitely headin on the iPhone tho.

Speaking of Kiwi, I know that he’s a Dodger fan. And as we and all of us in Dodger Nation are thinking, fuckin Phillies. Man, we were so robbed. But I know that we’ve done that to so many others this season. One friend told me it’s karma like that.

For example, some people indulge too much in college and have trouble living back at home.

[15:23] anonymous: i will never live back home
[15:24] deeprespiration: ya exactly right
[15:24] anonymous: Disconnected

That’s what we need sometimes. To stand on our own two feet sometimes.

Man, I read this one story of a woman who survived a bombing. Everyone in the hospital died except for her. Everyone in her country praised her for living, but she couldn’t go back to living normally. That’s so sad. What a total shock. The knowledge and thought of you living but everyone around you instantly go, that’s saddening.

bomb song. MF Doom and Count Bass D. A little different from what you’d hear today.

http://x.imeem.com/LRdeFuNele

To the gone and lost forever like “O My Darling Clementine”
He hold his heart when he tellin’ rhymes
When it’s his time, I hope his soul go to Heaven
He’s nasty like the old time Old Number Seven

Ya man. Ya.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTBIvIDnnv8

Even Mos Def knows what’s up.

gah, i dont know where im going with this.

so john coltrane composed a piece about his then wife. the piece was called “Naima”. i’ve got it on right now, probably for about the 4th time. Coltrane shows such restraint. It’s as if we know that he has such immense power within him, yet he holds it back in his soliloquy to his dear wife.

of course they say that 7 times out of 10, we listen to our music at night, as i quizzed people on through facebook the other day. this track once again is one that i associate purely with evening. this along with Blue in Green off of Miles Davis’ Kind of Blue cd are two of my favorite nighttime tracks. slow, rich tones. top notch soloing with top notch dramatis personae.

so there was drama that took place over who wrote/deserved credits for the track Blue in Green. the pianist on the track, one of the best ever in my opinion, was Bill Evans. There were arguments over who wrote it. Miles said he did it alone. Evans said he did it alone. it’s an interesting, yet unimportant debate.

it reminds me about something that was said about the Marshall Plan, America’s plan to reinvest into the European infrastracture throughout the immediate post-wwii era. So much more would get done if we weren’t worried about who gets credit for it. or something along those lines. everybody wants their own. it’s just a virtue instilled in our American culture. this idea of amassing wealth and other material objects seems like nonsense sometimes.

as i spoke about earlier, my hd broke and i had to get it replaced. but i lost almost everything i had on it. it would seem like an appropriate time for mourning, but for me, the sadness was only fleeting. i got sad about about what happened, but soon thereafter realized that i had gotten attached to it. what is it? pieces of metal with data on it? the stuff i had done in school is on the laptop still. videos and music? all retrievable over time.

i learned a long time ago that you have to take positives out of everything that happens, no matter how easy or hard that might be. in a sense, i can thank God for what happened. it reminded me about how we should not get so attached to such material, earthly possessions. it’s about the friends we make, the memories we share, and the hope for a better tomorrow.

so right now i’m on a track called besame mucho, this version is one recorded by Andrea Bocelli. this song is soneone singing to another asking that person to kiss him or her a lot because of the fear of losing him/her. it may seem like such a passionate affair. but the craziest part is that it was written by a girl before her 16th birthday. she hadn’t even kissed a guy yet. and at that time, she was taught that kissing was a sin [a simple ploy to derail her from kissing other guys]. it’s crazy to think that this 15 year old girl wrote a song about something considered so passionate, so sinful. but of course, it became popular and has become recorded by many, many artists.

http://www.mediafire.com/deeprespiration
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slaughterhouse_(group)

I have an interesting thought to put out there. Are things only as difficult in life as they seem? It could be true in a sense.

Man, so one of my friend was telling me about one of their heroes, Misty May, who strangely helps the volleyball team at Irvine Valley College. Anyways, she and her partner were on the longest streak ever of beach volleyball, 112 matches. She gets tickets to go to their next match after that, expecting to see a win. What happens on the day she catches a hero of hers? They lost in a big upset, one of the biggest in beach volleyball history. Wah.

My homie: just attack all other aspects like how u attack music
Ya man. That’s how we should do. If you love music at least hald as much as I do.

This dubstep mix that i’m on now hits the subharmonics so well. 30 minutes of wobble. Wibble wobble. Lol.
http://tinyurl.com/mgjppz