Title Screens: Season of the Witch

From Martin Klasch

Lou Rawls version is possibly my favorite:
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Or if you prefer Donovan's original:
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Music: Jorge Ben

"Jorge Ben Jor (born 1942 in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian popular musician. His characteristic style fuses samba, funk, and rock into samba-rock, with lyrics that blend humor and satire with often esoteric subject matter."

"In 1963, Jorge came on stage and sang "Mas Que Nada" (or "no way") to a small crowd that happened to include an executive from the recording company, Philips. One week later, Jorge Ben's first disc was launched."

"The hybrid rhythms that Jorge employed brought him some problems at the start of his career, when Brazilian music was split between the rockier sounds of the Jovem Guarda and traditional samba with its complex lyrics. But as that phase in Brazilian pop music history passed, and the entire world became captivated by bossa nova, Jorge rose to prominence."

...continue reading this Wikipedia article



Did that get you interested?
At the excellent Brazilian music blog Loronix you'll be able to find some more of Ben's music. And here are a few shortcuts for you (I'm sure there's more!):

Jorge Ben - O Bidu | Silencio no Brooklin (1967)
Jorge Ben - Historia da MPB (1970)
Jorge Ben - Ben (1972)
Jorge Ben - A Tábua de Esmeralda (1974)
Jorge Ben - Solta o Pavao (1975)
Jorge Ben - Tropical (1977)
Jorge Ben - Alô, Alô, Como Vai? (1980)
Jorge Ben - Bem-vinda Amizade (1981)


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Music: First Philadelphia Computer Music Festival

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"This site features the full audio from
the rare LP record First Philadelphia Computer Music Festival, published by Creative Computing in 1979. The First Philadelphia Computer Music Festival was held August 25, 1978 as part of the Personal Computing '78 show."

First Philadelphia Computer Music Festival

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Music: Wir wünchen Euch ein schönes Wochenende!

(Die Drei Peheiros)

Wir wünchen Euch ein schönes Wochenende!
Trevlig helg!
Have a nice weekend!
Bom fim de semana!
Bon weekend!

We are thinking especially of Mr Gyllenstråhle!
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Food: More Vintage Food

This photo is a part of P-E Fronnings vintage food series

Radio trailer: Blacula!

Blacula (Wikipedia)

Music: What is this?

Help me organize my music library. I've got one folder called "Mel en Sol May 1" and I have no idea what that is. Well it could be some great library music. It all sounds something like this:


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Music: Dear Old Stockholm

Miles Davis - trumpet J. J. Johnson - trombone Jackie Mclean - alto saxophone Gil Pettiford - bass Kenny Clarke - drums (Recorded May 9, 1952 New York City)




Photos from Flickr (search "Stockholm")