I have posted less in this recovery phase as the changes are so slow. I know of at least two more posts I look forward to making in the months ahead. One will be 2+ months from now when I have a PET scan which will confirm that I am free of cancer in my body. And the other will be, when I am healed. Some day I will know because I will launch myself into a piece of music, I will jump, spin, flap and fly and maybe drool a little but will be the music without separation. I assume, although a different sound might creep in, that the music will come from Didge-Na-Gig, Haana or Scott Huckabay. I find it interesting that I encountered all this music at Burning Man festivals. Like most children of the 60’s I was surrounded by music. My earliest music exposure was probably my Dad playing a concertina in a polka band. I can remember the songs of the Hit Parade from the 50’s and all the sounds that followed in the 60’, 70’, 80’s up to current times. But the music at Burning Man had that remarkable effect of totally shifting time and place, contact with the musician and with others listening or dancing. A space opens where there is just pulsing potential and aliveness. This healing could occur in dance class, on a beach with Susan, or anywhere, I trust it will happen. When it calls, calls me into being, I will be there on fire.
Let me introduce these songs, trusting you will have a good experience:
Didge-na-gig is a ‘special song’ that sometimes plays in my head, it is my soundtrack to EDM/electronic type dance music, it pulses with life. It has a history with Susan and I but when I hear it it has no history or future, only present. We first heard it at Burning Man in 2007, Susan found it at a camp playing trance dance music and she later use it used it for our slideshow soundtrack for that event. It never left us. I had to track down the source group which proved difficult. even though this was the modern era of electronic information I searched and found that Global Seventh Wave (Nigel Shaw & Carolyn Hillyer) rather than being Australian aborigines are Brits living in Dartmouth moor playing mostly traditional acoustic folk music. (Maybe Didge-na-gig came from another part of their music timeline.) Their song is not available on iTunes, any other streaming or download site and not even youtube! I ordered a CD and a week later was holding music I still can not get out of my head. They have several other songs that I love. I do not see that they have any concerts in the US which means I will have to add a trip to the UK to hear them live. Most people have a favorite music sound, it can be jazz, C&W, folk, rock or many other choices. For me, my ideal sound is electronic with a didgeridoo and a good female voice. Global Seventh and Jaya Lakshmi/Lost At Last go to that place..
When I hear Didge-na-gig I HAVE to move. I remember once dancing till I was nearly exhausted and the DJ played this song. And as I am pulled into its orb a little voice goes off in the back of my head, saying ‘you might die’, and this is not just crazy paranoia. I actually had a heart condition that later required two A-fib heart ablation procedures to resolve. But I pick myself up and launch into the music, seriously, If I’m going to worry about dying I will never be alive. And if I’m going to go I’ll go dancing. Dancing with that edge brings a vitality that others may experience sky diving or other risky activities, being fully alive in the moment. I cannot post a link to the whole song, there is no youtube and dropbox will not produce a public link but this is their web site which plays samples and I trust you will get a sense of the music.
I posted about Haana early in this blog, I will repost some of that here:
A little of its history in my life: So there we were, Susan & I at Burning Man 2015, not being very good Burners we slept (or tried to) most of the night. This means we missed the extensive after midnight activities including dance & circus acts. The trade off for this energy cycle is that we were up mornings, usually at dawn, the playa was relatively empty and cool. We could see all the art pieces without lines and in beautiful morning light. And there we were at the Temple when a huge dragon shaped art car pulls up with a loud sound system. Playing on top is an amazing woman with a violin. The red headed lady had a wireless pickup and came down, people danced and whirled around her, an intoxicating sound, I danced until I dropped. I asked about the car/music/musician, simply ‘who are they’ and got an answer that was Haana, from NYC and a particular camp. The next day I was out again at dawn to dance with the dragon and wild redhead lady. The second song on my Dancing With Mr C Playlist is therefore Leya by Haana. Dance till you drop.
song: http://tinyurl.com/ybd2mdew
Then there is Scott Huckabay. Heard him in 2007 and a couple times after that. Not so much dance music but space opening sounds. He has a remarkable history. He was an adult injured in a motor vehicle accident and in recovery was given a guitar which he could not play, he would use it more as a percussion instrument until he could hold it properly, and when he did learn to play he used with different tunings. He uses a wireless mike freeing him to move and I have seen him spinning for 5 and 10 minutes while he plays. If you go to the youtube link below make sure to see the second track where you can see how he looks live. Being there is so powerful, I hope you can pick up some of that energy off the recordings.
http://tinyurl.com/ybnbhv3b
