Music and Muses

Let's go down to the crossroads and call up the devil. A bi-weekly New Orleans Voodoo Tarot reading, exploring my creative path. This week I added a touch of keys through some organ work to flavour the music. Three-Card Tarot Spread for Musical Creativity: Ambition Mutual benefit based upon the experience of and devotion to the Grand Mother.   Community Great energy called to do good or ill. Stationary forces are roused and called into action  Opportunity A favourable outcome when the last words are said and last things done. Sounds like things will turn out okay in the end. 

How to Get There 1 of Water - Sensuality, falling in love, a never-ending stream.

Delving once more into my psyche with the Manara Erotic Tarot, I discover the red rawness of truth. The music to this reading underwent a little editing this week. What You Have The Stars - in a nutshell, I have the creativity and enthusiasm to use it but I'm also a little lost with my planning. A bit of an airhead. What You Want Strength - The ability to harness my creativity for livelihood. The courage to take that leap and triumph over my doubt. A strong ambition - a "go get it" state of mind. How to Get There The Magician - Achieving what I want will take inventiveness, careful thought and planning as well as unwavering determination and consistent work.

Happy Halloween everyone.

Welcome to "Curious Events Day".

Do you have that one spoon that you like above all others? People who don't use tools for their trade won't understand. You could have a warehouse full of the same hammers but there'll be that one that's your favourite. I have a variety of guitars but the one I enjoy playing the most is Casey, this gorgeous specimen.

What You Want: Judgement - Resurrection, annunciation, spirit, climax. How to Get There: 2 of Earth - Excitement, playfulness, enjoyment, harmless jokes.

Happy Halloween month! The usual Halloween Spotify Playlists simply weren't cutting it so I made my own to listen to in October. You're welcome to listen too. Click the link and enjoy.  https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4YxLQZphqrndhURZgcbjAi?si=86252a64889a462a

Music is best experienced and not read about. Of course, there's music theory that's sometimes best conveyed with stark, unfeeling black & white. Later the emotions can be added and incredible music made. "Music Theory" by Hal Leonard is the book I'm working through now and it's quite enlightening.

The same songs, round and round, and the suggestions by the Spotify algorithm are pedestrian. I feel like I'm in a song rut. There's nothing new and exciting I'm coming across. Perhaps you could help? Shake me up - no predictable algorithm crap. Please comment on what your current favourite song is. Maybe I've never heard it. Maybe it's something I have heard and forgotten about.  Shake me up, PLEASE.

Huge Halloween parties. That's my lofty 5-year goal. Perhaps it's not that lofty to you, but for me - without ANY spare change and gambling on my musicianship - it's pretty fcuking huge as plans go.

Have you ever wondered if your equipment is adequate? I feel mine isn't quite on par with the huge mixing desks, double screens and supercomputers I see on music producer posts. This is my studio. It's basic and small. It consists of a microphone in a bedroom, guitars in the lounge and a laptop with a USB interface. The more I practice, the better the quality of music I'm able to make. It may be basic but it gets the job done.

Is there a song that comes to mind to explain this picture and do you have any advice for this?  I think my advice was bad. I'd really like to try yours, please.

What's your favourite comic book?

...asking for my cousin's dog.

"Why are you in my entrance hall?" I ask. "I'm looking for that dark music I keep hearing from this house. I enjoy it so very much." was her reply. Lucky thing I didn't step on her. We parted on amicable terms. She gets to eat the weeds in my yard whilst listening to my dark music and I don't have to clean off the bottom of my shoe.

Happy International Talk Like A Pirate Day.