‘I know why the caged bird sings’ – Maya Angelou It is time to listen closely, it is time to hear the depths of the music you consume. Providing more than the vibes or the beat. Music acts as a cultural language that explains the black experience, something that was not stolen, so look no…
Tag: jazz
A MOOD: Solitude
Time alone with your thoughts can have healthy and unhealthy outcomes, with the physical isolation it is easy to feel for the mind to feel lonely. But this time alone can allow for some solitude, space to positively engage with ourselves and actually provoke you analyse and find balance in life. Solitude can be found…
Music Sampling
‘History doesn’t repeat itself, it often rhymes’ the same can be said with regards to music sampling, taking old songs and mashing them with the new. Like an evolution of sound through recycling. This is the part two of the music sampling posts and will include some more of my favourite tunes and their samples…
The overlooked power of Instrumentals
Just scrolling through a list of my saved songs on Spotify, I realised I have quite a few jazzy instrumentals that I enjoy listening to. For those who find that instrumentals help free thought or prefer background music, I’m here to share some songs which are full of substance without the overlay of lyrics. Sometimes…