{"id":1509,"date":"2019-08-01T16:10:01","date_gmt":"2019-08-01T16:10:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gaiamedia.org\/english\/?p=1509"},"modified":"2019-10-15T16:11:38","modified_gmt":"2019-10-15T16:11:38","slug":"august-2019-good-to-hear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gaiamedia.org\/english\/2019\/08\/01\/august-2019-good-to-hear\/","title":{"rendered":"august 2019 \u2013 good to hear"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rupert Sheldrake and Mark Vernon discuss psychedelics (and many other things)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

TED: Rick Doblin on the future of psychedelics-assisted psychotherapy<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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Melody A.M.<\/strong><\/a>
\nR\u00f6yksopp<\/strong>
\nSvein Berge and Torbj\u00f6rn Brundtland are from Norway. Their name is a pun on the mushroom called puffball. They come from Troms\u00f8, in the North, a town of about 75’000 people warmed by the gulf stream. R\u00f6yksopp debuted in 1998 and has been nominated for two Grammy Awards. \u00abNordic Chill’n’Groove with surprisingly beautiful, relaxed tracks that invite you to dream and linger, partly comparable to their last\u00a0Lemongrass<\/em>, cool enough to relax, deep enough to get under your skin. Strictly speaking one of the most atmospheric groove releases of the last six months! Extra gear for all light-eyed cloud walkers, time thieves and acrobats of life!\u00bb (Veit Staufer of Z\u00fcrich\u2019s RecRec Store) In 2009, Melody A.M. was named the best Norwegian album of the decade by Norway’s largest newspaper.
\nWall of Sound, 2001<\/p>\n

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Africa Speaks: Yo Me Lo Merezco<\/strong><\/a>
\nCarlos Santana, ft. Buika\u00a0<\/strong>
\n\u00abThe state of the world is so infected with fear and separation and disharmony, I know for a fact that the frequency of this music from Africa gives people hope, courage, and joy. The ingredients and the nutrients from everything that comes from African music makes people dance and rejoice like a revival.\u00bb (Carlos Santana)\u00a0Afrika speaks<\/em>\u00a0is Santana\u2019s twenty-fifth studio album played by an eight piece band, including his wife, Cindy Blackman Santana, on drums. Produced in Malibu in a matter of ten days, many tracks were recorded in one take to yield a unique fusion of rock, Latin and jazz. This project had been simmering ever since 1988, when Carlos starting buying all the great African music he could get his hands on when traveling in Europe. Featuring the Spanish vocalist Buika whose heavenly lead vocals cast a magical spell throughout the album.
\nConcord Records, June 2019<\/p>\n

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Little Fishes<\/strong><\/a>
\nThe Clayton Lennon Delirium<\/strong>
\nPretty trippy!\u00a0The Delirium<\/em>\u00a0is made up of bassist\/vocalist Les Claypool and guitarist\/vocalist Sean Lennon. Formed in 2015, their music is inspired by psychedelic rock. \u00abOver the course of six weeks, they wrote and recorded a total of ten songs with both of them sharing various vocal and instrumental responsibilities, going beyond their core instruments of bass and guitar, culminating in the release of their first studio album. The album debuted in the Top 10 of three \u00abBillboard\u00bb charts: Top Vinyl Albums, Top Tastemakers Albums, and Top Alternative Albums.\u00bb (Wikipedia)\u00a0\u00a0Little Fishes<\/em>\u00a0is the opening track from the Claypool Lennon Delirium\u2019s second LP, South of Reality, released last February. Self-taught animator Micah Buzan is inspired by psychedelic, electronic, and acoustic music. He has worked with The Flaming Lips (with whom Claypool\/Lennon are currently touring the US) and provides free animation tutorials on YouTube.
\nPrawn Song Records, July 2019<\/p>\n

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Dream Shanti. Music in Our Dreams: Miles Meets the Mahatma<\/strong><\/a>
\nJeff Coffins<\/strong>
\n\u00abThe genesis of this album was a jam session held between Coffin and virtuosic indian classical musicians Subrata Bhattacharya and Indrajit Banerjee in Coffin\u2019s home studio in Nashville, TN. The musicians each brought in original compositions and taught the pieces to the others by ear. Coffin asked Bela Fleck, the Flecktones percussionist Roy \u201cFutureman\u201d Wooten and New Orleans-born pianist Chris Walters to join the ensemble in recording the final product. \u201cI\u2019ve been making music with both these guys for over 20 years and know they are adaptable and super open to challenging themselves.\u201d Coffin said of Wooten and Walters. Together with Coffin\u2019s Dave Matthews Band co-stars, friend Jordan Perlson on percussion, and wife Ryoko Suzuki providing harmonium, this album is bursting at the seams with raw, genuine talent.\u00bb
\nEar Up Records, July 2019<\/p>\n

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Beats of Zion: Elevation<\/strong><\/a>
\nRocky Dawuni\u00a0<\/strong>
\n\u00abBetween me and you we shall rise above it all.\u00bb Rocky Dawuni is a Ghanaian singer, songwriter and record producer who performs Afro Root, a mixture of Reggae, Afrobeat, Highlife and soul music. Often called the African Bob Marley, Grammy nominated Dawuni currently lives between Ghana and Los Angeles. The musician and activist who is known to straddle the boundaries between Africa, the Caribbean and the U.S. to create sounds that unite generations and cultures works to foster global peace. (Wikipedia) With an easy-going charisma and reputation as a dedicated champion of social causes, Dawuni\u2019s infectious grooves and dance-inducing anthems have consistently excited fans across the globe. A galvanizing performer, Dawuni has shared the stage with Stevie Wonder, Peter Gabriel, Bono, Jason Mraz, Janelle Monae and John Legend, among many others.
\nAquarian Record, Juli 2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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