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Letters From A Tapehead has a yung'un...

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Apologies for being so notably absent. My daughter decided to spring forth two months early. Evidently, the womb ain't such a fun place. Mom and baby are doing well, but I'll be on somewhat of a hiatus till everyone is healthy. Thanks for your patience; promise I'll be back. Sincerely, Letters From A Tapehead

Super Tuesday...

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A little declaration from Fire Blood Music : "Obama" Sincerely, Letters From A Tapehead

Film score for the cosmos...

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Carlos y Gaby La Voz Sabia De Los Cosmos Alpha Pup Released 1.22.08 Rating: 8 out of 10 The switch goes up, the light goes on. The switch falls down: complete absence of light. Such is logic; such is the electricity that courses through that switch, giving it purpose, meaning; a usefulness that makes it difficult to live without. Where’s the mystery? Spirituality? What’s so divine about flicking the switch, even if it does change your environment and help you see things more clearly? Listening to La Voz Sabia De Los Cosmos , collaboration between producer Carlos Niño and keyboardist Gaby Hernandez , you can hear a soul pulsing in the electricity that flows throughout this album, masquerading as pulsating quivers or delicately shorn fringes of an odyssey out the front door. The “switch,” in this case, does a little more than supply the juice. “Space Hammock (Awoken At Dawn By The Birds Of Andromeda),” the album’s opening track, has a mysticism and warmth to it that conveys “natur...

Lack of thoughts while painting...

Been keeping very busy of late. I haven't meant to be as considerably absent with the updates as I have been, but when you have a wife on bed rest, groceries to buy, a house to clean and a nursery to paint, things sometimes fall by the wayside. As I now wait for the ceiling paint and spackle to dry, I'm offered a small opportunity to allow the outpourings of hours of consolidated thought to hit this page. But, I unfortunately don't remember what I wanted to write about, possibly the results of occupying myself with very little in terms of mental stimulation. But, music has thankfully been there to accompany me as I scrape, roll, tape and prep. Be back soon. Sincerely, Letters From A Tapehead