Today I came across a BBC News story about old, worn-out pianos. A sad story but I suppose certain things just wear out. The ray of hope in the story comes from a link to a website called Piano Adoption. In the recycle/freecycle spirit, Piano Adoption provides a useful service for those wishing to give a functioning instrument to a good home; sub-sites for Canada and the UK also exist. One of those 'wish I'd known....' sites, so to continue in the sharing spirit, all the links are contained above.
Notes on a very random purchase. Earlier today I acquired Venetian Snares 'Rossz Csillag Alatt Sz ü letett ' purely on the basis of the language and artwork. Its certainly something different - and most definitely not pop. After a bit of searching: Venetial Snares is, according to Wikipedia, the performing name of Aaron Funk, who seems to specialise in experimental tracks in odd time signatures. Article here . The sleeve notes for this album (whose title is Hungarian for 'Born under a bad star') poses the question: what if, for just a day, we could both be pigeons? Interessant. Apparently this concept (a day in the life of a Hungarian pigeon) is non-typical of Venetian Snares sound, but one could ask, does Mr Funk do 'typical'? On first listening, the sound of this CD mixes classical/traditional Hungarian sounds and breakbeats. but aside from that? Definitely a 'listen for yourself' artist; try the website , fan site or myspace .
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