Music can easily bring you to a happy state of mind, or push you of a cliff into the depths of self loathing and hatred. Music is, I believe the greatest gift God has made for us. How I see it, Science is the window into God's mind. It allows us to learn, think and see how God made things work. Music is then the window into God's heart. It shows us how his love flows through everything.
Music seems to act as magic. There are tunes, or rhythms that get into our heads and allows us to change moods rather easily. There is music that makes me mad, sad, happy, joyous, and everything in between. For me, I like most of all music, except I really hate rap, R&B, hip-hop, all the various forms of country and the jazz and blues. My 'editor' told me I should change this last sentence to say that I don't hate them, but they are very low on my list. I suppose this is true, I do not hate them because there are about 2 songs that I don't mind. A good heavy metal song will cheer me up much in the same way that classical is relaxing, or stirring, or even energizing depending on what you are listening to.
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Music seems to dig deep into our souls, and reading history books, it always has. Records of people playing music and singing goes as far back as the records themselves. There are musical notations from Greece as far back as 300BC and maybe even farther back. Music has been so often part of our lives, that sometimes it feels like our lives have a sound track to them.
I can easily picture music being used like magic in a fantasy novel. I want to shoot a fire ball, I will play a F# chord. You want to put up a wall? Well play a b7th sus. Everyone knows that a sustained chord will block incoming attacks. Music doesn't really work like that, but maybe in some parallel universe it can.
That is one thing that is so great about music. It goes so much farther than just vibrations in the air. It goes right down to the fabric of our souls. Music will always be an important part of who I am. I might not rock out on a guitar or serenade on a violin, but finding great music and making connections with that music is enough for me. Maybe someday I will learn to cast magic with a violin, like a short story idea I once had, but for now I am content in listening to others magic.
One of those magic bands I fell in love with instantly, is called Quiet Science. I have quoted from their songs in the past, and might have even mentioned how much they have effected me. I followed a link to them from another band I like, Showbread, where the lead singer was talking about bands that didn't get the play time that they deserved. Quiet Science is one of those bands. They are so far underrated that they barely have a following on Facebook, with less than 3,000 followers.
This needs to change. Quiet Science is nearly music perfection. The blend of the instruments and the dual vocals creates something that is closer to magic than noise. The first time I listened to them, I instantly fell for their sound. I quickly found myself wrapped in a musical blanket, or embraced by the musical stanzas. I am not sure exactly what I was feeling, but I couldn't get enough of it.
That was about 3 months ago, maybe a bit more, and the album, Dark Words on Dark Wings is never far from my CD player and I made a playlist just for them. I emailed them once to ask a question, and even got a reply from the actual members of the band, not some people who work for them. I find so much comfort in their music, I eagerly await the next album coming out sometime this year.
Until then, I hope you find some music that will wrap you up in the notation and never let you fall. I also highly suggest you go and take a listen to Quiet Science. I hope them the best and the new album will be the one to break them out of their limited obscurity and into the lime light they so greatly deserve.
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http://quietsciencemusic.com/
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