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Possibly the worst piece of music I have ever heard ...
They SURELY "broke the cycle", alright... the cycle of LIGHT will be extinguished forever & ever amen if this kind of schlock pervades the airwaves... (& there's no doubt in my mind but wha...
Replied Sep 9
FYI members:)
I second that wholeheartedly... I've been a reviewer for nigh on 25 years now (ALL sorts of music, non-genre specific, with only one criteria for whether I review a piece or not - it's ENERGY QUOTI...
Replied Sep 5
So Are There 'Tools' Or Does Creating Music Depend On Intuition?
The biggest/largest tool I can think of - is the BRAIN
Replied Sep 1
So What One (maybe one) Composer Influenced You The Most?
For me, it was Zappa, without a doubt!
Replied Aug 30
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- Rotcod Zzaj (aka Dick Metcalf) is an improvising keyboardist and spoken-word artist who has been playing and producing music for over 30 years now. Reviewers have often referred to his "style" as "odd-istry", ergo he calls himself an "odd-ist".
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Flag Sleeping (featuring poet John M Bennett & Dick Metcalf from Zzaj Productions)
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Improvijazzation Nation, issue #94
Posted on September 6, 2009 at 9:39am —
Raise UP, peepz!!!!
So, as you watch the celebrat… Continue
Posted on August 28, 2009 at 10:27am — 1 Comment
"Average Joe" as a hermit!
Of course, the listener can control the messages… Continue
Posted on August 28, 2009 at 9:58am —
Memoirs?
Posted on August 28, 2009 at 9:53am —
Comment Wall (16 comments)
- At 4:17pm on October 1, 2009,
al margolis said… - hope yo can make it "doc" = or would that be "cod"?
best
- At 8:51pm on September 2, 2009,
Christopher Stewart said… 
Hey Rotcod ! Or is that Rotc-odd ? ;o)
Thanks for the offer but we do not have an official release yet... I'll let you know when our first album is ready...
Blessings,
Chris
- At 9:22pm on August 31, 2009,
Steve Moshier said… - Rotcod:
The balance in "Mantis" between the conflicting elements is pretty weak; can barely hear your contribution. Sounds like three or four pieces strewn together. Unsure of your intent. "Gently Spoken"'s harmonic language is not very deliberate (somewhat unsure?); therefore, the piece comes across as meandering. Is the work written out or improvised? Can't tell by listening. Remember, this is "constructive criticism" from one individual.
-Steve
- At 11:40pm on August 30, 2009,
guillermo gal*in_dog said… - Hi:
I think I remember you from Banff.
AM I right?
g
- At 7:08pm on August 30, 2009,
Luis Felipe Ramirez Santillan said… - Thanks for the add.
- At 12:46am on August 29, 2009,
James V. Signorile said…
- Dick,
As it's improv Friday, I uploaded some guitar blues (mostly) guitar solos I've recorded. I will upload some classical compositions soon.
I hope you enjoy!
Jim S
- At 8:58pm on August 28, 2009,
- "...it's really GREAT to be able to share music with true creatives! In my mind, that's what life IS - creation! "
I couldn't agree more Dick! Creativity and creating is what I believe to be the highest calling - and my favorite quote (from Leonard Bernstein) is :
"In the Beginning was the Note, and the Note was with God.
And Whosoever could reach for that Note, reach High,
And bring it back to us on Earth, to our Earthly Ears,
He is a Composer.
And to the extent of his reach, partakes of the Divine."
Reach far Dick!
Jim
- At 3:42pm on August 28, 2009,
Dick Metcalf, aka Rotcod Zzaj said…
- For those who don't know me, I'm an improvising musician who also writes music reviews. My online magazine, IMPROVIJAZZATION NATION, has been published since around 1990 - you can check it out at:
- At 12:40pm on August 28, 2009,
- Very good improv! That's where my focus in music has been the last 4 years - in my case I got "taken" with the Blues, with a jazz flavor, but closer to the improvisational styles of Eric Clapton, the 3 Kings (BB, Albert, Freddie), Buddy Guy, Robert Cray and so many others who got started before and up through the late 60's (and 1967 is when I started both composing classical style music as well as playing guitar, although it was folk and classical until the Blues "got me" and now won't let go.. :) ).
I will be posting both some of my non-improvisational classical composition recordings and well as recordings of me improvising Blues solos (which is just another form of composing, IMO). I just got laid off from a job that left me no free time what-so-ever (in software engineering, not music) and I feel freed rather than down as I would have expected. So, I have a lot of catching up to do, but positing more of my works and recording new ones are at the top of my list of things to do! And I can't wait!!
Thanks again - and again - great music Dick!!! You are indeed an excellent musician!
Jim
- At 11:55am on August 28, 2009,
Steven Jackson said… - Very interesting sounds...Improvisational, free form, you are an excellent musician.
Fragile Glass is my favourite of these.
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