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Buy now from iTunes httptinyurlcomiTunesmaegraith Buy album at official site httpwwwrichardmaegraithcom This performance video recorded at The Basement July 2008 by Live at the Basement ALBUM REVIEW BY SYDNEY MORNING HERALD 2008 The opening of this unusual disc seems to promise breezy French movie jazz a genre I perversely enjoy There is wordless unison voice and even a piano accordion Things change rapidly Many tracks have brilliant vocals with lyrics by Kristin Beradi They are love songs but clues tell me the loved one is a symbol of Christ in the Renaissance tradition One clue is that Richard Maegraith is a committed Christian One song is for Beradi39s baby Maegraith is also a superb tenor saxophonist with a handsome tone and powerful expressiveness As the disc progresses his solos become more and more remarkable Jonathan Zwarts39s bass is a powerful element This is not happy clappy but serious sometimes disturbing Now you39re in the know you may even contemplate the idea of original sin in Eden39s Story RICHARD MAEGRAITH BIO by Matt McMahon Richard Maegraith like the musicians he has assembled for this recording is one of the most respected musicians in the city in which he spends most of his time in Sydney It is always tempting to list the great achievements of a musicians career and the great players with whom he has worked over years of performances and recordings But improvising is always about being in the moment making real time decisions and looking ahead which is something all of the musicians on this recording manifest again and again throughout these series of pieces Richard and I played together a lot when we first met as students at the Sydney Conservatorium in 1993 He displayed in those days the skills that would serve him well on his path towards a career in music technique versatility a gift for melody composing and arranging flair deep knowledge of and respect for the great contributors on his chosen instruments But what I hear on this recording are the parts of Richards nature shining through He is a person with a great commitment to music and a person of great integrity in all parts of his life His warm fluid sound is used in the service of deep communication Richards compositions on this recording display a love for jazz but venture into other territory original territory whenever the expression demands it Much preparation is needed for a recording session such as this composing selecting which compositions will work well together But in the end what we hear is the result of Richard asking other musical spirits to come on a journey with him to a place that by its nature is always going to be somewhat unknown
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Kirisute Gomen live
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New Trivium song opening the Sydney Enmore Theatre show
NOTE I have heard Shogun FUCKING AMAZING Get ready for seriously one of THE BEST metal albums of all time
NB If anyone has a photo of the band when they were holding up that banner right at the end before they walked off PLEASE contact me or comment or something I NEED that pic thanks
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Here is the basic setup for Rockband and Singstar at my wife39s party It39s 1 Optima PAR64 3 Chauvet Colorsplash Jr39s and a Chauvet FX800 Fogger I39m using a OpenDMX USB interface with vvvv and little_cat to connect the two
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