Phurpa - Trowo Phurnag Ceremony [Tibetan Ritual Music/Throat Singing]

"Bon," is, at least in the context of Tibet, an ancient religious practice that is said to extend its history to well before the existence of Buddhism (17,000 years ago), but is now considered one of the two main types of Tibetan buddhism today. Either way the music is haunting, exactly the kind of music you'd expect from ancient shamanistic rituals: long pulsating drones, strange tweedly wind instruments, big drums, and completed by some damn wizard outfits. I believe the music speaks for itself, but it just goes to show how history and religion can lead you to some pretty interesting music.

Here's a little bit of "HUUUH HUUUUUUUUH HUUUH"



And here's a little bit of "HOOOOOOOOO fweedleedleed HOOOOOO"

More Recent Trends in Music

Again after a somewhat large hiatus, I return providing a lot of the music that's been on my mind recently in short succession.

Most recently, two absolutely brilliant mixes just came out within the last few weeks on Diplo's radio show Diplo and Friends. Namely the RL Grime (aka DJ Clockwork), and the Norweigan DJ/Producer Cashmere Cat. Both mixes are superlatives in modern trap music, seamless and expansive, both of which can be found below.




In addition to this, I've been fawning my way through the world of blues, R&B, and soul - as they are all interrelated in such a beautiful way unique to culture from whence they came, and there is so much to be understood about the role emotion plays in music just by listening. I can't really give you a good example of the entirety of the genre, but the best way to get into it is to study the whole lineage, and to just jam out...