http://www.barbariangroup.com/employees/josh_carr.xml The latest posts by Josh Carr on TheBarbarianGroup.com en-us <object width="400" height="336"<param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/06Qm-Z5OsHw&#38;rel=0&#38;egm=0&#38;showinfo=0&#38;fs=1"</param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"</param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"</param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/06Qm-Z5OsHw&#38;rel=0&#38;egm=0&#38;showinfo=0&#38;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowfullscreen="true" wmode="transparent"</embed></object> <p>An absolutely riveting performance in a river (!!!) by Brazilian multi-instrumentalist Hermeto Pascoal and group. Voices, bottles, flutes and the river itself are used to make a trance-inducing piece of music. Miles Davis, on whose Live-Evil record Pascoal played, famously said of him, “the most impressive musician in the world.”</p> josh@barbariangroup.com(Josh Carr) Fri, 12 Feb 2010 04:02:51 -0500 http://www.barbariangroup.com/posts/5133-an_absolutely_riveting_performance_in_a_river_by_brazilian http://www.barbariangroup.com/posts/5133-an_absolutely_riveting_performance_in_a_river_by_brazilian <object width="400" height="336"<param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/XI5frPV58tY&#38;rel=0&#38;egm=0&#38;showinfo=0&#38;fs=1"</param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"</param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"</param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/XI5frPV58tY&#38;rel=0&#38;egm=0&#38;showinfo=0&#38;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowfullscreen="true" wmode="transparent"</embed></object> <p><span class="caps">A TED</span> talk in which mycologist Paul Stamets studies the mycelium — and lists 6 ways that this astonishing fungus can help save the world.</p> josh@barbariangroup.com(Josh Carr) Fri, 05 Feb 2010 04:02:47 -0500 http://www.barbariangroup.com/posts/5080-a_ted_talk_in_which_mycologist_paul_stamets_studies_the_mycelium http://www.barbariangroup.com/posts/5080-a_ted_talk_in_which_mycologist_paul_stamets_studies_the_mycelium <object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="300" data="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=6064456&#38;server=vimeo.com&#38;fullscreen=1&#38;show_title=1&#38;show_byline=0&#38;show_portrait=0&#38;color=00ADEF"<param name="quality" value="best" param=""<param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" param=""<param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" param=""<param name="scale" value="showAll" param=""<param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=6064456&#38;server=vimeo.com&#38;fullscreen=1&#38;show_title=1&#38;show_byline=0&#38;show_portrait=0&#38;color=00ADEF" embed=""<embed src="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=6064456&#38;server=www.vimeo.com&#38;show_title=1&#38;show_byline=0&#38;show_portrait=0&#38;color=00ADEF&#38;fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"</embed></object> <p>Jozef Van Wissem on swan neck baroque lute playing “Amor Fati (Love is a Religion)” from his Ex Patris LP on Important Records. Performed at Augustijnenklooster, Ghent in July 2009. Beautiful and haunting pacing.</p> josh@barbariangroup.com(Josh Carr) Fri, 05 Feb 2010 04:02:48 -0500 http://www.barbariangroup.com/posts/5081-jozef_van_wissem_on_swan_neck_baroque_lute_playing_amor http://www.barbariangroup.com/posts/5081-jozef_van_wissem_on_swan_neck_baroque_lute_playing_amor <div class="t_block">“No piano need feel duty-bound to always sound like a piano”</div> <div class="t_block">- <em>Glenn Gould, as quoted from <a href="http://palilalia.com/post/277120941/a-new-way-reviewed-in-novembers-wire" target="_blank">this excellent review</a> of Bill Orcutt’s most impressive LP, “A New Way To PAy Old Debts.”</em></div> josh@barbariangroup.com(Josh Carr) Fri, 05 Feb 2010 04:02:48 -0500 http://www.barbariangroup.com/posts/5082-quot_no_piano_need_feel_duty_bound_to_always_sound_like_a_piano_quot http://www.barbariangroup.com/posts/5082-quot_no_piano_need_feel_duty_bound_to_always_sound_like_a_piano_quot <object width="400" height="336"<param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/U4il05Pt5Nk&#38;rel=0&#38;egm=0&#38;showinfo=0&#38;fs=1"</param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"</param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"</param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/U4il05Pt5Nk&#38;rel=0&#38;egm=0&#38;showinfo=0&#38;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowfullscreen="true" wmode="transparent"</embed></object> <p>Las Grecas lip syncing to the deep grooves of their <em>Te estoy amando locamente</em> on some television show. Dancing in a half sexy, half awkward manner, and those matching outfits! The entire album is wonderful, thanks to L’il Meggy for the turn on. <em><br /></em></p> josh@barbariangroup.com(Josh Carr) Thu, 28 Jan 2010 04:02:58 -0500 http://www.barbariangroup.com/posts/5034-las_grecas_lip_syncing_to_the_deep_grooves_of_their_te_estoy http://www.barbariangroup.com/posts/5034-las_grecas_lip_syncing_to_the_deep_grooves_of_their_te_estoy