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#HappyBirthday @russellcrowe #russellcrowe #Actor #director #producer #gladiator #manofsteel #JusticeLeague #thorloveandthunder #kraventhehunter #TheExorcism #SleepingDogs #landofbad #theinsider #abeautifulmind #romperstomper #virtuosity #laconfidential #masterandcommander #cinderllaman #robinhood #thenextthreedays #themanwiththeironfists #TheMummy #thepopesexorcist

#Virtuosity ο μπαμπάς του #Matrix

#movies

https://www.indiewire.com/features/commentary/virtuosity-new-4k-restoration-influence-the-matrix-1235088203/

‘Virtuosity’ Walked So ‘The Matrix’ Could Run
#IndieWire #Commentary #Features #BrettLeonard #Film #Physicalmedia #VinegarSyndrome #Virtuosity

https://www.indiewire.com/features/commentary/virtuosity-new-4k-restoration-influence-the-matrix-1235088203/

Rocznice:
»Rok temu odszedł Terry Bisson«

Terry Ballantine Bisson, amerykański pisarz science fiction i fantasy, zmarł 10 stycznia 2024 w wieku 81 lat.

https://www.fahrenheit.net.pl/aktualnosci/rocznice/rok-temu-odszedl-terry-bisson/

#Fahrenheit_zin #AlienResurrection #KosmicznaZałoga #6tydzień #GalaxyQuest #The6thDay #Piątyelement #TheFifthElement #TerryBisson #Wyrldmaker #TalkingMan #FireontheMountain #PiratesoftheUniverse #ThePickupArtist #AnyDayNow #Zabójczaperfekcja #Virtuosity #JohnnyMnemonic #ObcyPrzebudzenie

OK, gonna stop now McCallum's bass isn't everything for everyone; it's him, and his style. For a more toned-down example of his work, check out Nugget
https://song.link/us/i/254348287

He is less out front, less attention-grabbing, but still doing unexpected, beautiful things that make the recording more compelling, more dancy, more "gotta move".

For a look at what he sounds like when he plays mellow, here's Frank Sinatra (the song, not the dead guy)
https://song.link/us/i/254347658

For his take on jazz, listen to Cake's cover of Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps.
https://song.link/us/i/254348222

He doesn't "do jazz," but he does jazz.

Final thoughts: Cake was critical listening in the 90s. I know thousands of bands "deserved" fame and only a few got it, but I have no issues with Cake's success; they worked as hard as anyone, were as talented and skilled as anyone. Listen to how tight they are, how their rhythms (sometimes very complicated) are surgically precise. How they find grooves where other bands might just have a "dull part of the song."

The end. But I'll probably squee a bit sometime about Cake's guitarist, Xan McCurdy

#cake #90s #thread #bass #excellence #virtuosity #music #band #rock

Pic of a white guy with a baseball cap, wearing a black T-shirt and skinny jeans, playing a very funky-looking black bass (headstock not clearly visible, and I don't know basses enough to figure out what it is). He is looking up and to the right of the camera. Soft light shines on one side of his face. You can basically feel the righteous grooves emanating from this person.

Next up: Love You Madly
https://song.link/us/i/181631151

McCallum finds a groove. It's frequently staccato, and it walks all over... but it only walks where it's excellent. He plays with octaves, he syncopates, he cuts out in beautiful moments and comes back in at even more beautiful ones. He's not above just playing the root on the downbeat for a while, but he rarely says there long.

Playing his bass lines takes some skill. Maybe not #Jaco skill, but that's not (I think) his thing. He's a backing musician. His riffs could be solos in many cases, but he stays in the background supporting the band. His bass calls for my attention but I can forget about it if I want, let it fade into the mix... which is absolutely shining, as mixes go.

#bass #music #cake #90smusic #90s #virtuosity

You make it look so easy …

https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=gVRHbME3X98&local=true
https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=8BF6xaKHhVE&local=true
https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=iwsz68UVUic&local=true

“Swe-Danes was a Danish-Swedish jazz and entertainment trio (music, comedy, dance) consisting of Svend Asmussen (violin), Ulrik Neumann (guitar and occasionally vocals) and Alice Babs (singing).”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swe-Danes

#Music #Jazz #Vocals #Vocal #Virtuosity

A black-and-white screenshot of one of the clips. All three (from left: Svend, Alice, and Ulrik) are leaning toward their microphones. They’re dressed in shiny show attire, their faces show concentration with a hint of comedic attitude.

When #Goofiness, #coolness, and #virtuosity collide, you get #PirateMetal

https://youtu.be/-BoYyDsiNfA

#remembering #LouiseFletcher #actress #KaiWinn #Vedekwinn #startrek #deepspacenine #shameless #privatepractice #fantasyisland #oneflewoverthecuckosnest #PicketFences #cruelintentions #flowersintheattic #virtuosity #APerfectMan #Girlboss #JoanofArcadia #Grizzly2 #Revenge #ds930 #startrek57 @trekcore

#HappyBirthday @russellcrowe #russellcrowe #Actor #director #producer #gladiator #theinsider #abeautifulmind #romperstomper #virtuosity #laconfidential #masterandcommander #cinderllaman #robinhood #thenextthreedays #themanwiththeironfists #manofsteel #TheMummy #thorloveandthunder #thepopesexorcist #kraventhehunter #landofbad @streammaxla @marvelstudios @disneyplusla

#Happybirthday @realtraceecocco #traceeleecocco #actress #model #stuntwoman #LtJae #borg #alien #klingon #startrek #thenextgeneration #deepspacenine #voyager #generations #firstcontact #insurrection #renegades #virtuosity #nightmistress #aliendanger #staycation #startrek57 @trekcore

#TheMetalDogArticleList
#Loudwire
What's the Difference Between Technical + Progressive Styles of Metal?
Just because theyre similar doesnt mean theyre the same!

https://loudwire.com/differences-technical-progressive-metal/

#progressivemetal #technicalmetal #musicgenre #complexrhythms #intricateguitarwork #jazzfusion #virtuosity #avantgarde #experimentalsounds #oddtime #complexsongstructures

When Sid 6.7 spoke of the “symphony of collision”, he was of course referring to the sounds your joints make when you’re in your mid-thirties.

Unfortunately I am in my late thirties so my joints sound like when you’ve got a bunch of rocks in a bucket and you put them on the stairs at the back of the house and you think they’ll be fine there but then someone walks out of the house who doesn’t know there’s a bucket of rocks there and knocks the bucket and all the rocks down the stairs.

#Millennial #MillennialWhining #Virtuosity

#remembering #LouiseFletcher #actress #KaiWinn #Vedekwinn #startrek #deepspacenine #shameless #privatepractice #fantasyisland #oneflewoverthecuckosnest #cruelintentions #flowersintheattic #virtuosity #APerfectMan #Girlboss #Grizzly2 #Revenge #ds930 #startrek56 @trekcore

Great takes, especially in the first half. Possibly the only thing I disagree with here is when he says that in the old days "the #virtuosity was there, but it was at the service of the composition." My impression is that there was about as much pointless noodling in the past as there is now.

And I don't really think jazz would be dead without the emergence of YouTube!

"Why do modern #Jazz musicians all sound the same?"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zrp-2JPSoYE

#HappyBirthday #russelcrowe #actor #gladiator #masterandcommander #manofsteel #thorloveandthunder #thepopesexorcist #noah #robinhood #unhinged #abeautifulmind #pokerface #theniceguys #cinderellaman #LesMiserables #thewaterdiviner #AmericanGangster #agoodyear #TheMummy #laconfidential #TheQuickandtheDead #virtuosity #themanwithironfists

Concert review, ★★★½, Maxim Lando @ Wetzikon ZH, 2023-02-23 (Klavierissimo Festival 2023 / Top Klassik Zürcher Oberland) — Tchaikovsky: The Seasons, op.37a; Liszt: 12 Etudes d'exécution transcendente, S.139
Photos © Rolf Kyburz, all rights reserved
https://www.rolf-musicblog.net/klavierissimo-2023-maxim-lando-piano-recital-wetzikon-zh-2023-02-23/
#rolfsmblog #concertreview #concert #concertphotography #klavierissimo #piano #festival #lando #maximlando #tchaikovsky #seasons #liszt #études #executiontranscendente #virtuosity

What #movie would be a thematically satisfying conclusion to a triple bill which started with:

1. #TheLawnmowerMan
2. #Virtuosity
3. ❓

#FilmTripleBill

Musical virtuosity and creativity

Virtuosos are human beings who exhibit exceptional performance in their field of activity. In particular, virtuosos are interesting for creativity studies because they are exceptional problem solvers. However, virtuosity is an under-studied field of human behaviour. Little is known about the processes involved to become a virtuoso, and in how they distinguish themselves from normal performers. Virtuosos exist in virtually all domains of human activities, and we focus in this chapter on the specific case of virtuosity in jazz improvisation. This paper first introduces some facts about virtuosos coming from physiology, and then focus on the case of jazz.
Automatic generation of improvisation has long been a subject of study for computer science, and many techniques have been proposed to generate music improvisation in various genres. The jazz style in particular abounds with programs that create improvisations of a reasonable level. However, no approach so far exhibits virtuoso-level performance. It is described an architecture for the generation of virtuoso bebop phrases which integrates novel music generation mechanisms in a principled way.
It is argued that modelling such outstanding phenomena can contribute substantially to the understanding of creativity in humans and machines.

https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-642-31727-9_5

#PitchContour #jazz #music #improvisation #chords #sequencing #markovgeneration #virtuosity #creativity #creation #jazzstyles #genre