Most of the stuff that I’m putting up on www.beatsense.com/eclecticgroovesfm these days is newer. And I’m finding a wonderful cross-pollination of the genres these days. That makes for a great musical experience in my orbit. What I share is quite arbitrary of course and does go quite wide. I appreciate others input to the flow that I like to create of all genres, mainstream or just plain hanging out there on the edge.
Author: Lee Simon
Slaves Eclectic, Souls Liberated
It always ends being a wide range of sounds that find their way into my path on a regular basis and these are some of the encounters that I’ve had thanks to fate and other beatsters, in particular JonCorf in recent weeks, whose finds are included here amongst others. Continue reading “Slaves Eclectic, Souls Liberated”
Eclectic Forays and Finds
Sometimes in my search for things new, interesting, creative or just plain musical fun, I come across particular works or artists that I feel may need a random arrow pointing in their direction. Hey, if I have a spark, perhaps someone else may get one too.
Leonard Cohen: Music survives both life and death
Flowers, mementos, and an eighties style cassette boom box fill the entranceway to the modest house which was Leonard Cohen’s home for much of his life in Montréal. People quietly assembled, came and went during days following his passing, not so much in pain but in a kind of dark optimism mixed in with a joyousness that retained the fleshy realities of life.
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Who (or what) decides on what we are listening to?
Hissing, crackling and popping sounds can be heard behind the music, a song may be cut short by a BeatRoom owner whose feels the need to shift the mood or take the music down a new path, or a listener may suggest a new direction that opens up a whole different path for others to explore.
This happens at BeatSense.com. And did happen once in radio.
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