In the Hopi language, the word Koyaanisqatsi means “crazy life, life in turmoil, life out of balance, life disintegrating, a state of life that calls for another way of living”.
This past weekend, I enjoyed a 20 mile urban bike ride stopping at an independent coffee shop & planning on doing another bike ride this weekend as well.
The first time I saw Koyaanisqatsi almost 30(!) years ago, I was blown away with the cinematography and music. I became very interested in Philip Glass. I received an email today from Patagonia, and he has contributed a piece for the company’s Benefit Tracks project http://www.patagonia.com/us/media/music
Steve: I vividly remember one scene – and I haven’t watched the movie since I saw it in a theater in Boston in the Eighties – where the camera races along a dirtroad, music pulsing quickly… until it hits the edge of a cliff and we realize that it was not a car, but a plane… and the music stops at the exact moment that the plane hits the edge and flies, and a huge reverb makes the last sound from the music hang in the air, just like the camera on the plane is now hanging… fantastic!
@Ottmar: I do remember your post reg. the bike shop in Austin and wish they would bring something like that to Houston. I am in the process of attemping to ride my bike to work a minimum of twice a week if not more in the near future.
How about bicycle tricks during the drum solo! – I think that would be quite fun..
Speaking of bikes, I came across this nice article regarding up and coming bike cafes across the country and it’s about time!!! http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41953889/ns/travel-active_travel/
This past weekend, I enjoyed a 20 mile urban bike ride stopping at an independent coffee shop & planning on doing another bike ride this weekend as well.
The first time I saw Koyaanisqatsi almost 30(!) years ago, I was blown away with the cinematography and music. I became very interested in Philip Glass. I received an email today from Patagonia, and he has contributed a piece for the company’s Benefit Tracks project http://www.patagonia.com/us/media/music
James: :-)
Luz: that’s great! Reminds me of this, from three years ago:
https://ottmarliebert.com//?p=3477
Steve: I vividly remember one scene – and I haven’t watched the movie since I saw it in a theater in Boston in the Eighties – where the camera races along a dirtroad, music pulsing quickly… until it hits the edge of a cliff and we realize that it was not a car, but a plane… and the music stops at the exact moment that the plane hits the edge and flies, and a huge reverb makes the last sound from the music hang in the air, just like the camera on the plane is now hanging… fantastic!
@Ottmar: I do remember your post reg. the bike shop in Austin and wish they would bring something like that to Houston. I am in the process of attemping to ride my bike to work a minimum of twice a week if not more in the near future.