What albums, songs, artists, or genres of music have had a profound influence on your life?

Today – I’ve been reading Ken’s - the simple feeling of being… and also “The places that scare you” (Chodron) and “collaborating with the enemy” (Kahane) – letting them all sit with me (I’m living in my ‘zen centre’ at the moment with lockdown and all)…

So what have I been listening to as I read? :v:



Each of these has given me the chills in different ways. The bands themselves are among my favourites, and each song is my favourite by them.

Plini - Papelillo - one of the contemporary guitar gods

Leprous - At the Bottom - think of them like a dark, depressing Queen

Devin Townsend - Bastard - he has an incredibly powerful voice

Heilung - Ofnir - an extremely Magenta band, the two first pieces I would consider a single piece as I always listen to them together.

I feel SOOO blessed to have access to so much amazing music :slight_smile:
Here are a few currently playing.
Deadmau5 - Best of - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mn69LJ0239E
Duke Ellington - At Fargo 1940 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gNf4b6_oTc&list=PL8MEZuBkYyVbSg8PbfKAlSC5fiSl6xwo4
Beethoven Symphonies 1-9 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4C3eAbYFTHo&list=PLYiZl0A2kNDU-JMqvdBh-hjP6W-DTvNa8
Craig Chaquico - Panorama https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMyhahoUEOw&list=OLAK5uy_kca5wfqr6DK-3yGwkSpUKGP2W3D5l7Lb4
John Coltrane - Gentle Side of - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcIO2GX7Y2s&list=PLp1HTa9xBHuKsCqWqS7fZC_mVLfHTmv_f

I made a new dj mix! First one in years.

A dark and stormy set with samples of Alan Watts, Ken Wilber, and William S. Burroughs.

Hope you enjoy!

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Corey cited them in one of his mixes but I would underline that many integral people would like the Icelandic band Sigur Ros. Truly transcendent stuff. Start with their Taak album. Also Brian Eno - his classic rock albums of the 70’s and his ambient work too. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZTb8WxEW78

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I think Ringo Starr’s new song ZOOM IN ZOOM OUT is like a crash course - is like INTEGRAL THEORY in a nutshell. Anyone agree?

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Jeff Buckley’s album Grace took my breath away! I had the opportunity to see him in concert here in Seattle in 1995. Everyone in the audience was completely blown away!! I’ve seen a lot of concerts in my life but Jeff was something special! The day I found out he died I cried as if I’d lost a family member. His version of Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah is perhaps one of the most beautifully powerful songs ever!

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With a few similar threads running through your lists…. Have you heard Xavier Rudd? https://youtu.be/v2dkp2jMWRU

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Hi Sarah,
No, I had not, but I’ve listened and watched now several of his videos, and read about him at his website. He’s quite the (multi)instrumentalist, isn’t he? I enjoyed the dancing in several videos and by the time I tuned into the older song “Lioness Eye,” I was dancing myself! He’s great with the didge, and there he was drumming and singing too. Thanks for sharing this; I like discovering what’s happening with contemporary musicians tapping into and bringing forward their ancestral or indigenous sounds and instruments (and dance!).

Thank you. I have Lioness Eye now on my morning start. I love dancing to the drums and Didgeridoo. I am starting ILP but music certainly allows me to centre right now. I appreciate the ability to share thoughts and feels about music. :raised_hands:t2:

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