Tag: youtube
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Memories of blue – Vangelis
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcYcPvnZRMQ&w=510&h=412] Another piece by Vangelis which is much warmer than and very mainstream when compared to the earlier posted Memories of Green – the piece that was used in the movie Blade Runner. Other than the “Memories” in the titles, I do not know the connection between these two pieces, if any. It could have been…
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Classic Electronics: Oxygène IV – Jean-Michel Jarre (1977)
Click on the cover to start listening to Oxygène IV. Oxygène by Jean-Michel Jarre is one of my all-time favorite album. I heard Part IV first on the British singles chart in 1977, and made me a fan of electronic instrumental music. The album has 6 tracks, named by numbers sequentially, and can be…
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Classic Electronics: Memories of green – Vangelis (1982)
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cg0cmhjdiLs&w=510&h=412] This music is part of the Blade Runner soundtrack. It matched the mood of the movie perfectly. The treated piano sounding a little bit cold and off tone is layered on top of a warm melody, which together suggests the sadness of the human clone and its slight imperfection. The blips and woosh give…
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Fête Désalpe at Saint-Cergue
We had a thorough appreciation of the saying “Until the cows come home” at the annual Fête Désalpe. Désalpe is a unique tradition of Switzerland (and parts of France) when the herds of cows that spent summer on the alpine pasture return to the valley for winter. The word Désalpe is a contraction of “Déscente…
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La Nuit des Musées at L’Usine-Tridel
Once a year, Lausanne hosts the night of the museums (La Nuit des Musées) – an event that involves 24 museums in the area. This year’s event took place this past weekend Sep 24. The admission was CHF10 and the ticket allowed access to all the participating museums, discount at restaurants, and free transportation, all…
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Gotan Project in Lausanne, September 2, 2011
Great performances. Small venue (Theatre d’Octagonal in Pully). No warmup band. The music started 5 minutes after the stated time – they are in Switzerland afterall. Played from Lunatico: “Diferente” – the backdrop came from Diferente music video (see youtube video below). This is the official video for Diferente on Youtube. Gotta love Argentine tango.…