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Browsing Archive: October, 2009

Musical Chairs

Posted by Richard Rummery on Thursday, October 15, 2009, In : Musical Chairs 
Music involves one in an intimate and deep relationship with their own emotional reactions and interpretations. One meets themselves in the journey of a song, but may not recognise themself. Much like a dream, when a song or piece of music is heard, it can get to you; it can work itself into your mind, inhabiting your unconscious. Songs evoke memories and emotions which are unique to us, yet they are inspired by the very same sound that others hear. But no two people hear exactly the same thi...
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flexrock

Posted by Richard Rummery on Tuesday, October 13, 2009, In : Flexrock 
ftprints11 (aka Richard Rummery and special guests) is the originator of flexrock, a unique form of modern pop/rock music, gestures and structure which draws upon the Art tradition as much as the fashionable trends and developments of the popular forms. No style of musical expression is out of bounds here, the are all relevant and valid if they are sincerely performed and crafted to evoke real emotions and memories that can heal and nurture the inner self or unite people in collective dancing...
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Richard Rummery is the originator of Flexrock. It signifies the diversity and depth of his stylistic influences which are synthesised as the ftprints11 sound. A songwriter, musician and producer, Rummery is also a philosopher with a special interest in Popular Music, Social Philosophy,The History of Ideas, Psychoanalysis, Media and Communications, Ethics, Psychology, Continental Philosophy, Aesthetics, Self, Society and Culture, Philosphy of Mind. ftprints11 is a prolific writer and producer with several awards for Radio Production. The single 'I can't escape love' from the acclaimed album Unsound was released in the US and featured on Laguna Beach a US reality TV show. The Thump album features contrasting sexgroove, pop, techno and soul stylings and it is hard to resist the accessible, yet subversive and sassy pop of 'I'll take you somewhere' and 'Slowburn', while Confidential is a classic pop song about a secret love affair. The single 'Rap audio', which pokes fun at rappers, talkback, and chatter generally is an instant classic. Violet Millions (2009) and Reflexion (2010) are now released, while two other recent albums - Psychopatholgy and One on One - feature more electrorock, electronica, psytrance. The new album called The Kissing Tree (soon to be released) features that rock, pop and dance fusion (flexrock) which ftprints11 is known for.
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