What’s Love Got To Do With It
Excellent, I expect no less from Shadowboxer, but it is spoilt by the intro and SBTV graphics plastered all over. Can these not be edited out?
Hint: Wind forward to 23 seconds to miss out the crap at the beginning.
You have to be good to take a Tina Turner classic and produce something this good!
I watched this video without the sound (mainly because I am in the Midlde East and the computer has no sound).
I would recommend watch without the sound.
Amazing filming. Very sad.
Where is it, I thought?
It could be Iceland, Sweden, Norway, even Moscow.
It is Oslo.
Like all music from Shadowboxer you can listen to, download from bandcamp.
Lyrics of April
A deep engrained lust for possession
Modern sundowns break me
I like to watch things burn down, soft and gently
I need to watch her abused ’til I’m satisfied
Never… Never…
See tonight through bloodshot eyes
I’ll wait until you can see me here
Left so long alone
Undressed tonight, forsaken skin
You mean nothing, nothing
No you mean nothing to me
Won’t you feel bad while you’re trashing out?
Makes me feel sick to know she’s had enough
Time and time again
You see tonight through bloodshot eyes
You mean nothing, nothing
No you mean nothing at all
I’ll never say a word of this
I swear, I swear
Never… Never…
I hope you know
I live tonight through methadone highs
This life is over
Shadowboxer Surrey University live sessions
Shadowboxer Wallflowers recorded live at Surrey University in Guildford.
live sessions at Surrey University
– Shadowboxer – Chase and Status – Time
– Shadowboxer – Dancer
– Shadowboxer – Word of a Stranger
– Shadowboxer – Wallflowers
studio sessions
– Shadowboxer – Scott Matthews – Elusive
– Shadowboxer – Jessie J – Price Tag
Everything Everything – Final Form (Shadowboxer Remix)
Juniper (Eshcm Laid-back Remix)
Chimp Spanner – Supererogation (Shadowboxer Remix)
Marcel Legane – Friendly Fire (Shadowboxer Remix)
Juniper (from Two Cities EP)
Dancer (from Two Cities EP)
Villanelle (from Two Cities EP)
Word of a Stranger (from Two Cities EP)
The Way of the Bow -- Paulo Coelho
I appear to have forfeited my recording deal because I won’t do reality TV. No one needs to make an album that badly. Tea anyone? — Alison Moyet
Thank you Paulo Coelho, you are a gift to mankind. — FrostWire
And remember, DO NOT PAY A DIME FOR FROSTWIRE, EVER. You can use it all you want in as many computers as you want, it’s absolutely free. — FrostWire
Artists: sell your music & merch directly to your fans. — bandcamp
Fans: discover new music & directly support the artists who make it. — bandcamp
The uses we make of this world are, in reality, the rules and laws which we agree; and not the reverse. — Laetitia Kava
I had never heard of FrostWire until Paulo Coelho mentioned on twitter that he had placed The Way of the Bow there for free download. It had been previously available as free download on his blog.
– Paulo Coelho featured on FrostWire
– Paulo Coelho’s The Way of the Bow to be featured on FrostWire
– Paulo Coelho: The Way of the Bow – an inspirational short read
Checking stats this evening on FrostClick (2321 GMT), 7,020 downloads, downloading 24, sharing 974.
FrostWire is a free, open source BitTorrent client first released in September 2004. Developed in Java by the FrostWire Project. FrostWire was spun off from an earlier project that was shut down by the music industry.
Another download system I have recently come across, thanks to ShadowBoxer who have placed their excellent EP Two Cities for download, is BandCamp.
– Shadowboxer – Chase and Status – Time
– Shadowboxer – Scott Matthews – Elusive
With Two Cities, you decide what you wish to pay. You can download for free if you wish.
Marcel Legane lets you download his Heart Life EP for £3 or for £4 you can download and he will send you an actual real physical album, signed limited edition.
Bandcamp connects creative artists with those who may appreciate their work, thus bypassing the music industry. But it does far, far more.
What is surprising is the amount of revenue being generated on bandcamp.
I do not download music. The quality is too poor due to the use of lossy digital compression. BandCamp is offering high quality digital downloads (file size large).
We like to share, as human beings, we are social animals, that is what helped our brains expand and us evolve (though I do wonder with many people).
If we look at musicians from the 1960s who are still around, they played music because that is what they enjoyed doing, it was not to become mega stars or celebrities or to become rich and famous. That playing music earned them some money enabled them to carry on doing what they loved doing.
Paulo Coelho, Neil Young, Michael Moore recognise this need to share. They want people to be aware of their work.
– Paulo Coelho calls on readers to pirate books
– Piracy is the new airwaves
We read a book that we are given, lent or recommended to read by a friend. Or if we are very lucky we meet the author.
My first encounter with Paulo Coelho was meeting a lovely Lithuania girl sat by a river reading The Zahir. I was curious what had her so entranced. We had a long conversation about writers. I have since not only read all the books by Paulo Coelho but actually met him.
– Synchronicity and Paulo Coelho
– Paulo Coelho Press Conference at Pera Palace Hotel
– Paulo Coelho’s St Joseph’s Day Party at Pera Palace Hotel
I had never heard of Orhan Pamuk until my lovely Russian friend Alissa recommended that I read My Name is Red.
A little over a year ago, I met Canon Andrew White. I bought all his books, which I read, then gave as Christmas presents to my lovely but sadly mad friend Sian. A year later we met again and I bought six copies of Faith Under Fire, one for myself, the others to be given away as presents.
– Dinner with Canon Andrew White
– Canon Andrew White at Guildford Baptist Church
– Canon Andrew White at the Boiler Room
Fulla tells her story in Suffer the Children. We are now in regular contact and we will meet in Brighton in September at a conference on Iraq organised by Canon Andrew White.
Little known author Neil Gaiman persuaded his publisher to make available one of his books for free download for a month. Monitoring only sales in independent bookshops they found sales increased by 300%!
Paulo Coelho had only sold a few thousand copies of The Alchemist in Russia, his publisher was no longer interested, until a pirate copy was posted on the net, sales then became millions!
In 1999, when I was first published in Russia ( with a print- run of 3,000), the country was suffering a severe paper shortage. By chance, I discovered a ‘ pirate’ edition of The Alchemist and posted it on my web page.
A year later, when the crisis was resolved, I sold 10,000 copies of the print edition. By 2002, I had sold a million copies in Russia, and I have now sold 12 million.
When I traveled across Russia by train, I met several people who told me that they had first discovered my work through the ‘ pirated’ edition I posted on my website. Nowadays, I run a ‘Pirate Coelho’ website, giving links to any books of mine that are available on file- sharing sites. And my sales continue to grow — nearly 140 million copies world wide.
Writers do not slave away in their garrets wishing no one would read their works. They write because they have a story to tell, they want to be read.
The music industry and now publishing is in crisis because of greed. There is no nurturing of talent. It is the latest me-too, copycat, blockbuster mega-selling act, book, then on to the next, mindless brain-numbing book, act. Moronic TV shows like X-Factor encourages the dumbing down, me-too I want to be rich and famous celebrity no talent culture.
Alison Moyet was refused a recording contract because she refused to degrade herself and appear on a crap reality TV show.
We were angry over Sopa, we are even angrier over Acta, we are seething with anger. Sopa was defeated and so will be Acta. We will not allow Hollywood and the music industry to control the internet. We will continue to share. If sharing is piracy, then I am proud to be a pirate. Sharing is not theft.
– Say NO to ACTA
– The cultural industry
– Documented@Davos: SOPA Panel
– Defend our freedom to share (or why SOPA is a bad idea)
– Thoughts of Paulo Coelho on Sopa
– Stop SOPA
A couple of years ago I picked up Unlimited Art by Jacob’s Stories. I got Unlimited Art from Resident Records in Brighton, having been pointed in their direction by Brighton Books, where I first heard Unlimited Art. I got home from Brighton some time after midnight, listened to Unlimited Art until the early hours of the morning. I gave copies to friends. Can you buy us a copy next time you are in Brighton? I bought several copies to give away as presents.
Next time I was in Brighton, I asked in Resident Records, anything else by Jacob’s Stories? No, but you will like Mechanical Bride.
Last Easter, I asked again. No, but we expect something later in the year. I picked up a copy of The Ordeal by Stuart Warwick. Stuart Warwick was founder of Brighton band Jacob’s Stories. Or maybe it was the year before, I lose track of time.
Brighton Books, Resident Records are a rarity, another good reason to visit Brighton. The reason independent bookshops and record shops are a rarity is because they have been destroyed by the greed of the music and publishing business.
– A quarter of independent bookshops lost in last five years
Who needs a record label? Shadowboxer are doing ok without. Watch them in a recording studio and see the sheer joy on their faces.
Maybe Shadowboxer can show Alison Moyet how it is done without needing a record label, without a degrading appearance on a reality TV show.
Big business has alienated those who buy by treating them as criminals. Alienated those who have talent as they are incapable of recognising talent.
What the internet demonstrates, via systems like FrostWire and BandCamp, those who create can communicate directly with those who appreciate what they create. To Big business both are simply a source of money, a product, a brand, a commodity, all consumed by easily manipulated mindless consumers who can be sold the latest fad. It could be a can of baked beans for all they care, so long as it has a monetary value attached, the bigger the price tag the better.
We make the rules, not Big Business. By making use of services like FrostWire and BandCamp, by sharing, by telling our friends to do the same, we can bypass Big Business and put them out of business.
We need more creative people to make use of platforms like FrostWire and BandCamp. And for us to support them when they do.
Well done Paulo Coelho for setting an example by putting The Way of the Bow on FrostWire for free download.
Top Story in Creative Industry Articles (Wednesday 8 February 2012).
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Shadowboxer Surrey University live sessions
Shadowboxer Word of a Stranger recorded live at Surrey University in Guildford.
Word of a Stranger is on the Two Cities EP.
live sessions at Surrey University
– Shadowboxer – Chase and Status – Time
– Shadowboxer – Dancer
– Shadowboxer – Word of a Stranger
– Shadowboxer – Wallflowers
studio sessions
– Shadowboxer – Scott Matthews – Elusive
– Shadowboxer – Jessie J – Price Tag
Everything Everything – Final Form (Shadowboxer Remix)
Juniper (Eshcm Laid-back Remix)
Chimp Spanner – Supererogation (Shadowboxer Remix)
Marcel Legane – Friendly Fire (Shadowboxer Remix)
Juniper (from Two Cities EP)
Dancer (from Two Cities EP)
Villanelle (from Two Cities EP)
Word of a Stranger (from Two Cities EP)
Joshua Bell playing Bach
A man sat at a metro station in Washington DC and started to play the violin; it was a cold January morning. He played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that time, since it was rush hour, it was calculated that thousands of people went through the station, most of them on their way to work.
Three minutes went by and a middle aged man noticed there was musician playing. He slowed his pace and stopped for a few seconds and then hurried up to meet his schedule.
A minute later, the violinist received his first dollar tip: a woman threw the money in the till and without stopping continued to walk.
A few minutes later, someone leaned against the wall to listen to him, but the man looked at his watch and started to walk again. Clearly he was late for work.
The one who paid the most attention was a 3 year old boy. His mother tagged him along, hurried but the kid stopped to look at the violinist.
Finally the mother pushed hard and the child continued to walk turning his head all the time. This action was repeated by several other children. All the parents, without exception, forced them to move on.
In the 45 minutes the musician played, only 6 people stopped and stayed for a while. About 20 gave him money but continued to walk their normal pace. He collected $32. When he finished playing and silence took over, no one noticed it. No one applauded, nor was there any recognition.
No one knew this but the violinist was Joshua Bell, one of the top musicians in the world. He played one of the most intricate pieces ever written,with a violin worth 3.5 million dollars.
Two days before his playing in the subway, Joshua Bell sold out at a theater in Boston and the seats average $100.
This is a real story. Joshua Bell playing incognito in the metro station was organized by the Washington Post as part of a social experiment about perception, taste and priorities of people. The outlines were: in a commonplace environment at an inappropriate hour: Do we perceive beauty?
Do we stop to appreciate it? Do we recognize the talent in an unexpected context?
One of the possible conclusions from this experience could be: If we do not have a moment to stop and listen to one of the best musicians in the world playing the best music ever written, how many other things are we missing?
Is this as simple as context, as the Washington Post would have us believe? It was 7am in the morning, people on their way to work. My God, what time do they get up!
How many people on their way to work are going to stop for anything?
I avoid London rush hour, but on the rare occasions I have got caught up in it it is like being swept along by a crowd of zombies, all with blank expressions on their faces.
What if Joshua Bell had played in a park? What if he had played on the streets of Brighton?
I find very good musicians on the street in Brighton. That is why I hate programmes like X-Factor as they peddle crap to the masses.
And yes, people do stop and listen.
Once, it was late, it was dark, it was getting cold, and I found this guy playing a guitar on the Brighton seafront, no one about. He was incredible. Then a girl walked by, she sat and listened. I was then at risk of missing a train. I apologised for leaving.
Another time, I found a guy sitting in a doorway just off Leicester Square in London. He only had to hit a couple of chords to appreciate how good he was. I hunkered down and joined him He was quite delighted to be appreciated.
A couple of days ago I stumbled across Shadowboxer, live sessions at Surrey University
– Shadowboxer – Chase and Status – Time
– Shadowboxer – Dancer
and studio sessions.
– Shadowboxer – Scott Matthews – Elusive
– Shadowboxer – Jessie J – Price Tag
I could not believe how good they were.
Carly Bryant is someone I found playing in The Lanes in Brighton. I sat on the curb entranced.
Yes, context is a factor, but not all.
We have complete and utter crap masquerading as art. Critics say it is good. A case of the Emperor’s Clothes. If outside the context we would dismiss it for what it is, rubbish. But no one dare say so, because it has been put on a pedestal as Art.
Celebrity is confused as a synonym for talent.
We have a semi-literate writer winning the Booker Prize. Judges complaining of writing being too simple. Paulo Coelho dismissed by critics for his simplicity, unable to perceive simplicity as elegance.
Is not the art of writing being able to communicate? If we cannot communicate we cannot write.
Never make the mistake of confusing simple writing with bad writing or incomprehensible writing with good writing.
The good scientist is the one who is able to communicate ideas, not make unintelligible and thus appear intelligent because we are made to feel unintelligent for failing to comprehend.
Top story in Art Journaling Today! (Saturday 4 February 2012).
Shadowboxer Surrey University live sessions
Shadowboxer Dancer recorded live at Surrey University in Guildford.
Dancer is on the Two Cities EP.
live sessions at Surrey University
– Shadowboxer – Chase and Status – Time
– Shadowboxer – Dancer
– Shadowboxer – Word of a Stranger
– Shadowboxer – Wallflowers
studio sessions
– Shadowboxer – Scott Matthews – Elusive
– Shadowboxer – Jessie J – Price Tag
Everything Everything – Final Form (Shadowboxer Remix)
Juniper (Eshcm Laid-back Remix)
Chimp Spanner – Supererogation (Shadowboxer Remix)
Marcel Legane – Friendly Fire (Shadowboxer Remix)
Juniper (from Two Cities EP)
Dancer (from Two Cities EP)
Villanelle (from Two Cities EP)
Word of a Stranger (from Two Cities EP)
Shadowboxer studio session in Wales
Shadowboxer cover version of Jessie J Price Tag.
live sessions at Surrey University
– Shadowboxer – Chase and Status – Time
– Shadowboxer – Dancer
– Shadowboxer – Word of a Stranger
– Shadowboxer – Wallflowers
studio sessions
– Shadowboxer – Scott Matthews – Elusive
– Shadowboxer – Jessie J – Price Tag
Everything Everything – Final Form (Shadowboxer Remix)
Juniper (Eshcm Laid-back Remix)
Chimp Spanner – Supererogation (Shadowboxer Remix)
Marcel Legane – Friendly Fire (Shadowboxer Remix)
Juniper (from Two Cities EP)
Dancer (from Two Cities EP)
Villanelle (from Two Cities EP)
Word of a Stranger (from Two Cities EP)
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