It’s billed as a digital instrument for modern times. The interface is a square filled with LED switches. Press the switches, and you get music and a light show composed and designed by you.
Toshio Iwai collaborated with Yamaha to produce this dandy device.
So what exactly is it? We all know that Sade is the official poster woman. Around here, it’s the station the guys always turn off when they drive my car.
Lately, it has expanded to include some mild electronic sounds. It does have its uses, but I’ve found that I work better to other music.
Those who object to the words of the original, controversial anthem now have the option of a parody in English, which uses words that sound like the Japanese ones.
His latest, Surprise, is a collaboration with Brian Eno. An interview with The Independent sheds some light on his marriages, his ties with Garfunkel and Dylan, and his thoughts on Bridge Over Troubled Water recorded by Johnny Cash.
Graceland, Paul Simon
This Ain’t Tennessee, Garth Brooks
Rainy Night in Georgia, Brook Benton
Walking in Memphis, Marc Cohn
Black Velvet, Alannah Myles
Georgia On My Mind, Ray Charles
Shenandoah, Keith Jarrett
Jackson, Johnny Cash
Tennessee Waltz, Norah Jones
Tall Trees in Georgia, Eva Cassidy
Late at night when it’s hard to rest, I hold your picture to my chest, and I feel fine.
In a recent study, researchers found that patients experienced up to 21% less pain when listening to music.
Half of the patients chose their own music, while the rest listened to tapes of relaxing music chosen by the testers.
