tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22117802.post116518628249399829..comments2024-03-09T16:10:28.455+01:00Comments on Shameless Words: A Musical PoemS. Kearneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03976476273818980832noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22117802.post-66016961958096759182009-03-19T14:06:00.000+01:002009-03-19T14:06:00.000+01:00for more details http://www.mastersmindtechnologi...for more details<BR/> http://www.mastersmindtechnologies.com/freehostingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22117802.post-1165584853228029402006-12-08T14:34:00.000+01:002006-12-08T14:34:00.000+01:00Oh, and Saaleha, yes, I didn't realise you were po...Oh, and Saaleha, yes, I didn't realise you were posing a question about the link. Yes, I would be pleased to be on your list of blogs. I have you on my blogfile already. Welcome aboard.S. Kearneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03976476273818980832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22117802.post-1165581627523558162006-12-08T13:40:00.000+01:002006-12-08T13:40:00.000+01:00Atyllah,I will try to work on the smell and touch ...Atyllah,<BR/>I will try to work on the smell and touch bit, to bring to this blog something absolutely unique. I fear it may take a few more years, however! Glad you liked the piece.S. Kearneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03976476273818980832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22117802.post-1165563170685192112006-12-08T08:32:00.000+01:002006-12-08T08:32:00.000+01:00Having spent some time living in Dublin that reall...Having spent some time living in Dublin that really struck a chord - beautifully haunting and evocative, Shameless. <BR/><BR/>And isn't this just one of the great things about blogging and cyberspace - bringing together all the possibilities of a multimedia portal into a wonderful whole of sight and sound - next we just have to figure out the touch and smell bit... :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22117802.post-1165476121026091172006-12-07T08:22:00.000+01:002006-12-07T08:22:00.000+01:00That would be great. An honour in fact. I'll do th...That would be great. An honour in fact. I'll do the same??Saalehahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12607453476839291138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22117802.post-1165425351946359552006-12-06T18:15:00.000+01:002006-12-06T18:15:00.000+01:00Saaleha,Yes, you're right. I will bash out comment...Saaleha,<BR/>Yes, you're right. I will bash out comments and not worry too much. And yes, Jane of all trades. Exactly. I'd like to link to your site if that's OK.S. Kearneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03976476273818980832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22117802.post-1165383810081215482006-12-06T06:43:00.000+01:002006-12-06T06:43:00.000+01:00If I were as finicky as you are about comments, I ...If I were as finicky as you are about comments, I would have had to go through moine thrice. Notice the missing e in because. And yes being a jack of all trades (Jane) is better.Saalehahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12607453476839291138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22117802.post-1165364206694305142006-12-06T01:16:00.000+01:002006-12-06T01:16:00.000+01:00Jessica,That just about sums it up!Your friend Art...Jessica,<BR/>That just about sums it up!<BR/>Your friend Art is a star, by the way!S. Kearneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03976476273818980832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22117802.post-1165359703737974112006-12-06T00:01:00.000+01:002006-12-06T00:01:00.000+01:00To Shameless:Meow.To Shameless:<BR/><BR/>Meow.unarexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16899161531166793753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22117802.post-1165352829334193952006-12-05T22:07:00.000+01:002006-12-05T22:07:00.000+01:00See what I mean! I mean, how did that extra "be" g...See what I mean! I mean, how did that extra "be" get in there? I could've sworn ...! And is it just me or is it becoming impossible to get those letter codes right when we're posting comments? I normally have to have about five attempts. How difficult is it to read yhutioupoikujygh! Don't mind me, will you. I'm just going to chat away here to myself for a bit, until such time as I've got this subediting thing sorted out!S. Kearneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03976476273818980832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22117802.post-1165352553348249152006-12-05T22:02:00.000+01:002006-12-05T22:02:00.000+01:00Geez! Can I get a new subeditor over here, please!...Geez! Can I get a new subeditor over here, please! I think this one on my shoulder has given up the ghost! My perfectionist side wants to say: sorry, "once" in that last post, obviously, should have been be "one". Luckily my actual posts don't suffer from this mad, reckless, random typing!S. Kearneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03976476273818980832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22117802.post-1165348951767633602006-12-05T21:02:00.000+01:002006-12-05T21:02:00.000+01:00Saaleha,Someone - who used to be very close - once...Saaleha,<BR/>Someone - who used to be very close - once said to me that I should focus on just once thing, otherwise I would be a "jack of all trades and master of none." I believed that for a long time, until I discovered that it's so much more fun being a jack of all trades. Who wants to be a master of just one thing!S. Kearneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03976476273818980832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22117802.post-1165344539425328282006-12-05T19:48:00.000+01:002006-12-05T19:48:00.000+01:00Actually the poor guy has all five fingers on the ...Actually the poor guy has all five fingers on the one hand cut off. He is in Morocco doing a 'food program' to assist the impoverished Moroccan children. I shall say no more. It was highly upsetting on many levels for me. <BR/><BR/>But I was marvelling, the other day, at how so many who are writers have other talents that involve the hands. I know someone who aside from writing beautifully, also does clay sculptures. Another friend paints. I make glassware, having given up charcoal drawing years ago and lacking the confidence to pick it up again. The funny thing is I love math, science and biology to bits. Amazing how diverse the human mind can be. <BR/><BR/>I listened again. I shall never tire of the images on wind blown Isles, metallic waters and grass caressed by a wind.Saalehahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12607453476839291138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22117802.post-1165337810893314322006-12-05T17:56:00.000+01:002006-12-05T17:56:00.000+01:00Shameless, My very great pleasure on the links. I ...Shameless, My very great pleasure on the links. I have a home computer-based recording studio, you probably already figured that out, which is pretty high-end. I use the Sony SoundForge set of software, especially Sony Vegas, to record, edit, and master.<BR/><BR/>I also have a Mac laptop, which travels when I travel, and is itself a creative workstation, with Photoshop, etc., but also capable of audio recording. It's how I record and/or master most of the podcast, using Amadeus, the greatest little Mac audio software since sliced bread:<BR/><BR/>http://www.hairersoft.com/Welcome.html<BR/><BR/>Cheers,Art Durkeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07463180236975988432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22117802.post-1165337636812463412006-12-05T17:53:00.000+01:002006-12-05T17:53:00.000+01:00Saaleha, thanks for your kind words. Five fingers?...Saaleha, thanks for your kind words. Five fingers? I haven't heard of it. Don't tell me it's about someone losing one of their precious members?!S. Kearneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03976476273818980832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22117802.post-1165337173574208642006-12-05T17:46:00.000+01:002006-12-05T17:46:00.000+01:00Found you via skint. And so glad that I did. That ...Found you via skint. And so glad that I did. That was stunning. I loved every note and then listened a second time so I could read the poem. Movement of hands across the keys is kinda captivating :-)<BR/> I was disconcerted though, bcause I thought of a movie I saw this weekend. Five Fingers. Don't watch it, since you are a pianist.Saalehahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12607453476839291138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22117802.post-1165337150783800902006-12-05T17:45:00.000+01:002006-12-05T17:45:00.000+01:00Art,It is wonderful to get all of those links. Tha...Art,<BR/>It is wonderful to get all of those links. Thank you. I will enjoy checking them out. I use two programmes for arranging music and sound (also for radio programmes that I've made). One is N-track, which is very good, and the other is Goldwave.<BR/>And Cailleach, I'm glad that this has been well received by an Irish household that's not in my family (they will say they like it, even if they don't).S. Kearneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03976476273818980832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22117802.post-1165332959168337832006-12-05T16:35:00.000+01:002006-12-05T16:35:00.000+01:00me and Gwion (1 of the many aged nine) have just w...me and Gwion (1 of the many aged nine) have just watched that, Shameless - you really are Shameless!<BR/><BR/>Gwion is now whistling the tune in the kitchen. As an Irish person it is difficult to hear or watch poetry about a subject like that without worrying whether it's going to come over all paddy-whackery.<BR/><BR/>I think for the most part your piece works really, really well, and avoids most of the pitfalls of this kind of poetry. <BR/><BR/>Most of all, setting it to music in this way lends a much more complete vision to the reader/viewer!<BR/><BR/>Nice hands :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06280161801824435219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22117802.post-1165283102072649302006-12-05T02:45:00.000+01:002006-12-05T02:45:00.000+01:00I want to refer you to an artist whose music I thi...I want to refer you to an artist whose music I think you might like (maybe):<BR/><BR/>http://www.krispenhartung.com/<BR/><BR/>If you click on Gear on his webpage, you'll find a long list of software tools he uses for his looping music. <BR/><BR/>One in particular I use myself, that creates effects similar to the sonic landscape in your piece here, is:<BR/><BR/>http://www.uv.es/~ruizcan/p_vst.htm<BR/><BR/>The one I use all the time, which your piece reminded me of somewhat, is the Elottronix VST plug-in, which is a software emulation of the Frippertronics delay system developed by Robert Fripp and Brian Eno: essentially, multiple tape delays at different long intevals, feeding back on each other. I used the plug-in prominently in this piece:<BR/><BR/>http://www.arthurdurkee.net/spacemusic/Overcast.mp3<BR/><BR/>Another set of freeware tools I really like:<BR/><BR/>http://www.interruptor.ch/vst_overview.shtml<BR/><BR/>I'm glad to see text moving in video: that's a technique I am exploring myself, for my next DVD. It's a really cool idea for multimedia presentation, poetry-plus-music-plus-video, that is often overlooked by folks not normally viewing "experimental" video.<BR/><BR/>i do a lot of re-processing of some of my recordings of my own solo compositions. most of what I do these days is improv; but then I might take it into one of my software editors, and play with it using VST filters, or do a multitrack version of something. Lots of examples of that are on my podcast, which you can find via my home website: www.arthurdurkee.net.<BR/><BR/>I like the soundscapes you're creating—they're more than just "songs," they're scapes—and hope you continue with wherever your musical ideas lead you.Art Durkeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07463180236975988432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22117802.post-1165273370295795452006-12-05T00:02:00.000+01:002006-12-05T00:02:00.000+01:00Thanks Hope and Skint,Crystal Palace? I wouldn't k...Thanks Hope and Skint,<BR/>Crystal Palace? I wouldn't know what to wear!<BR/>And I'm going to look up those names, Hope.S. Kearneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03976476273818980832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22117802.post-1165268282733589732006-12-04T22:38:00.000+01:002006-12-04T22:38:00.000+01:00Fantastic Shameless,Don't suppose you can nip over...Fantastic Shameless,<BR/><BR/>Don't suppose you can nip over to Crystal Palace on Saturday and do a gig ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22117802.post-1165261812917010572006-12-04T20:50:00.000+01:002006-12-04T20:50:00.000+01:00Lovely, Shameless. You could also try reading the...Lovely, Shameless. You could also try reading the poem over the music.<BR/><BR/>Have you listened to Grand Corps Malade or Abd Al Malik? Poetry + music is all the rage here at the moment!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22117802.post-1165256833408933292006-12-04T19:27:00.000+01:002006-12-04T19:27:00.000+01:00I will play it for you in person one of these days...I will play it for you in person one of these days, mvb!S. Kearneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03976476273818980832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22117802.post-1165255140240555172006-12-04T18:59:00.000+01:002006-12-04T18:59:00.000+01:00Absolutely beautiful, like all of your creations t...Absolutely beautiful, like all of your creations that I've come across...<BR/><BR/>Waiting for more! ;)RodaLargahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07372584010419802305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22117802.post-1165254675914630092006-12-04T18:51:00.000+01:002006-12-04T18:51:00.000+01:00Thank you tsp,I'm glad people have spotted the con...Thank you tsp,<BR/>I'm glad people have spotted the contrasts that I set out to capture ... I liked the idea of inventing a kind of sad Irish jig! The poem, for me, needed to have Dublin drawn with nostalgia and grief but also a chin up and hint of optimisn that things are geting better there - which, by all accounts, is the case. Thanks for listening and watching! I was also thrilled to get a call today from my Irish cousin in Dublin, who says he liked the piece. That's a new connection I am lucky to have made after the death of my father, who never got the chance to return there from New Zealand.S. Kearneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03976476273818980832noreply@blogger.com