Sunday, March 24, 2024

Sublime Human Tricks

Little bit of mellow human harmony to get your Sunday started on the right note. Pun so, so intended.

English musician Jacob Collier is variously described as a "musical prodigy", a "multi-instrumental musical maximalist", and "one of the most inventive and gifted musicians working today". The 29 year-old has six Grammys and two Album of the Year nominations. His newest record, Djesse Vol. 4, features collaborations with artists from Brandi Carlisle to Chris Martin to Steve Vai to Kirk Franklin to Camilo to Anoushka Shankar. And until yesterday, I'd never heard of him.

As frequently happens late into the evening on weekends, I was wandering around the musical interwebs when I stumbled upon Collier. It wasn't his music that I found so interesting. Rather his habit of turning his live audiences into harmonic musical partners. For example:

Collier's critics say his prolific energy means he never stays in one place, musically, long enough to have a real voice of his own. It's true that his stuff is all over the place, from lullabyes to fuzzy pop rock to ethereal new agey. It strikes me that in that diversity is a uniqueness. I think I'll celebrate his whole catalogue. Even the weird stuff.

35 comments:

rob said...

sko buffs

Marls said...

#TCoG:TB

rob said...

"the college"? "true crimes"? "top content"? "tickly cuddlers"?

rob said...

dagger

rob said...

shaka smart is a good dude. at least the buffs didn't lose to an asshole.

Marls said...

The curse of…

rob said...

riiiiight

rob said...

speaking of curses, the college hoops world seems universally high on the brian earl hire. been a long time since we could say that about a w&m head coach. i don't recall it for shaver, though he was a respected d3 guy. obx dave, did the charlie woollum hire have any juice?

rob said...

buffs women avenge the men with a win at kansas state. they get caitlin clark next if iowa beats wvu.

rob said...

mtsu's third quarter lead over lsu was way too good to be true.

OBX dave said...

Rob, the Woollum hire did indeed have small juice. Charlie had a darn fine track record at Bucknell -- bunch of conference titles, couple NCAA Tournaments. Lure of his alma mater brought him back, because otherwise no reason to leave Bucknell.

Shaver's hiring was viewed as an experiment. Yeah, he had outstanding run at D3 Hampden-Sydney, but there was no reason to think it would translate to D1 and certainly not at such a difficult job.

I'm unclear on the 'why' for the Earl move to W&M, given that he appeared to have a good thing going at Cornell. But I was reminded that the Ivys do not accept grad transfers, nor do they permit redshirting. Athletes get four years from the time they enroll, period. Grad transfers are a big deal for roster supplementation in present climate with transfer portal.

Ivys don't allow graduate students to compete in athletics, which is also why there's an outflow of Ivy kids showing up on other rosters, because many earn a degree in four years or less and still have a year of eligibility.

Mark said...

I probably say this every year but I hate how late most of the Sunday games during the tournament’s first weekend tip off. It’s fucking Sunday. Give me these games in the afternoon/early evening.

rob said...

word.

and how 'bout it, dukes? let's get it done.

rob said...

this could be going better

rob said...

squeaky bum time for clemson

Whitney said...

Seems like each of OBXDave’s recent comments coulda been posts.

#postcount

rob said...

the proof for my book should get to my house on wednesday. shit's starting to get real. next step, profit.

Danimal said...

Bad news, JMU, got crushed. Good news is head coach was on the shortlist to get the gig at West Virginia. Didn’t happen. Onward and upward for the Dukes.

Whitney said...

No Rob commentary on the usmnt match v Mexico? I’ll help. Yes, USA!

Marls said...

Dos a cero

rob said...

i watched a decent chunk of the second half of that game. i've never seen a worse mexico side. they were cheeks. you hate to see it.

rob said...

welp, danimal. looks like wvu's trash is vandy's treasure. dane fischer is available, for what it's worth.

rob said...

significant benefit to getting into women's college basketball: now the first two weekends of march madness include 50% more weekday hoops action.

Whitney said...

I saw that Karl Wallinger died. Pity. Seems like we’re overdue for a World Party 6-Pack.

rob said...

damn. that sucks.

rob said...

so diddy's gonna have an eventful summer, eh?

rob said...

ohtani doubling down on his story of being shocked, shocked that there was gambling at this establishment. that's a...gamble.

Danimal said...

Shite

rob said...

paige bueckers in kind of a dick. i don't hate it.

rob said...

*is*

rob said...

lotta marketers and sports media execs sweatin' the outcome in iowa city.

rob said...

caitlin clark's dad *not* happy with his daughter's potty mouth.

rob said...

the news from baltimore is gobsmacking

Whitney said...

Jesus. Fucking horrible.

Whitney said...

Conspiracy theories abound. Helpful or otherwise.