When a band or artist records an album, they are actually capturing a moment in time. Microphones are used to capture the sound which essentially are the frequencies present in that room. These frequencies are then translated and stored on a medium such as wax, magnetic tape or digital recorder. When the music is played back the speakers are recreating the frequencies that were present at the time of recording. Not only are the musical frequencies captured but i believe microphones have an ability to capture the frequencies we as humans transmit. This in turn explains why you can feel a vibe on certain albums, both through the energy of the music being played and the frequencies that were being transmitted by the humans present.
The ‘will to life’ could be defined as an inherent drive within human beings to stay alive and reproduce. I believe the reproduction of sound also contributes to this. I can listen to Robert Johnson play the Cross Road Blues and immediately i’m transported back to 1937, as a matter of fact whilst i’m listening you could say i am in the room with Robert Johnson himself. For that moment in time, he is immortal.
This blog is about some of the artists i love. Hopefully you'll check some of them out and get turned onto something new or hear a piece of music from a different perspective. For me, music helps us remember moments in life, i know i’d be lost without.
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