For open minds
You’re used to the talent show format, right? Imagine what it takes to get on stage a sing a beautiful song composed of animal sounds?
The singer is Gendai Tkachenko and he performs Sounds of the Earth on Georgia’s Got Talent. You don’t need to understand any languages to enjoy this performance.
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What did you think of this quirky and unusual talent show clip?
Sumer is the original “land of the civilized kings” and was one of the first ancient civilizations in Mesopotamia. The god of beneficence, Enki, is Sumerian, as if Enlil the lord of ghost-land, Sin the moon god and even An who was the god of heaven.
Now musician Stef Conner learned how to read and pronounce several ancient Babylonian and Sumerian records to re-create their sounds. This is both art and science. The Soundcloud embed above lets you listen to the results and you’ll be amazed at how it sounds.
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What do you think? You’ve heard ancient Sumerian songs recreated from original records. Are you a fan? Have you taken any empowerment away from this music?
If you want to get back into music yourself then sites like can be a helpful starting place.
(Via Io9)
Spend a few minutes watching this short film and animation. It’s an interesting story that reveals how the unexplained might be explained.
Is the story true?
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Do you still listen to the radio? Or does the internet and TV take up your spare time these days? Or perhaps you’re a regular down at Maplin and buy parts for your own radio kit?
(Via Geek Native’s short film collection).
Who knew you could make so many hypnotic patterns by spinning sand on a table?
The music here is “Vapour Trails” – the Matthew Herbert Remix.
Readers might know that Geomancy is the method of divination that uses soil, rock and sand. You would normally study the 16 geomantic figures but perhaps a musical mystic might be inspired by this video.
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What’s the strangest and most hypnotic video that you’ve found on YouTube? Why not share it below.
It is thought that the Aztec Whistles of Death were used used in a few locations across ancient Mexico. The reason why death whistles were created, sadly, has been lost to history.
Examples of the death whistle have been found at the Ehecatl temple at Tlatelolco. Ehecatl is a wind god and the association with a whistle seems strong.
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If you had the chance would you listen to an old wizard play the death whistle?
The original mask was created by Mark Polyblank and then animated by Raoul Teague. The music is available to download at iTunes from the album Mal Influence from Tristin Norwell.
If you liked the music then the YouTube channel g sharp has some variants.
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Do you have any recommendations for haunting visual effects or music? Share them below in the comments if you do.
Whether you agree with Nestle’s corporate social responsibility policies or not there’s a good chance you’ll be using one of their pet food brands if you’ve an animal or two. They own Purina and Friskies, for example, the company founded in 1930 as a dog food producers and then expanding into cat food 28 years later.
Grumpy cat headlines in this feline music video along with Colonel Meow, Oskar the Blind Cat, Nala Cat and Hamilton the Hipster Cat.
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Which is your favourite kitty in the music video? I think Colonel is quite impressive and a somewhat unemotional ball of fluff.
Once and a while an advert it worth a watch. This ad for Trident Fresh chewing gum is one of those. It features the sort of pet shop that might well be magical. The animals in this mysterious shop are certainly special. Perhaps this is the sort of mystical portal you can find by exploring the lesser used allies of any big city?
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What do you think? Any good as an advert or just a fun distraction?
Burt’s Bees is a brand behind natural skin care, hair care, soaps, baby productions and natural lotions.
The brand, which is active in the States and the UK, makes sure they have a community focus and you can read about their effort for Earth Day in their forum.
It’s also worth checking out this video created by Burt’s Bees with composer Diego Stocco. The music is created from Mother Nature herself – with the aid of some hi-tech recording devices and a little human wisdom.
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If you’ve any opnions on Burt’s Bees please let us know below. Have they been good to you?
What do you make of the music video? A good way to support Earth Day?
This video shows the amazing yoga-esq routine of Arthur Cadre. The music is by Awolnation (the track called Sail). It’s fantastic.
The performance sets the bar extremely high for anyone who wants to demonstrate a supple body and ability to move to music.
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What did you make of the video? Impressive or over done?
