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Lewian 
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 Posted: June 23 2021 at 06:08 |
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These should probably be out of competition, fairly popular and on PA, but I may consider one of them as entry if people write that they didn't know them. Anyway, here are two of the most important songs in my life, and for me they are bang on topic. Talk Talk, After the Flood & Life's What You Make It. |
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mathman0806
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Posted: June 23 2021 at 05:18 |
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^I thought of the Godfather's song as well.
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Lewian
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Posted: June 23 2021 at 05:09 |
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Birth, School, Work, Death - The Godfathers. Not a big band in my collection, but one that immediately came to mind. (My intuition is that this gives a somehow different spin on things than Nick had in mind, so very worldly, that's what I like about it.) Edited by Lewian - June 23 2021 at 05:12 |
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suitkees
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Posted: June 23 2021 at 04:51 |
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Ah, nice theme! It immediately made me think of a track with the title "Samsara", so I will put up that one first before I find something weirder... This first suggestion is by the quite interesting French electro-pop/rock group La féline, led by singer, songwriter and guitar player Agnès Gayraud. There are more tracks on their 2017 album (Triomphe) that could fit the theme, but at least for this one it is explicit. It's a short one: shows that eternal wanderings don't necessarily have to last forever... La féline - Samsara: Lyrics (my translation): Sense your life, start Sense your life, spent Sense your life, compensated Sense your life, restart Who knows where you will be? (repeated) In thousand years The next time It's just a moment It's just a vessel (lyrics repeated but not necessarily in the same order...) |
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The razamataz is a pain in the bum |
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Cristi
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Posted: June 23 2021 at 03:15 |
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Cristi
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Posted: June 23 2021 at 02:27 |
we had a couple of prog rounds, the only rule we had was that the songs were from albums with less than 50 ratings on PA.
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Hrychu
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Posted: June 23 2021 at 02:20 |
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Incomurdo (Hymn to the Atman) by Kansas is kind of inspired by Samsara but I'm afraid it's a little too widely known. xD
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“On the day of my creation, I fell in love with education. And overcoming all frustration, a teacher I became.”
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Cristi
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Posted: June 23 2021 at 01:53 |
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interesting topic, I'm gonna start looking for some songs as soon as I can.
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Snicolette
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Posted: June 22 2021 at 18:01 |
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Lovely idea for a poll!
All three of mine are not named "samsara," in any way, but all are certainly related to spiritual journeying/changing/eternalism. Two are, incidentally, live performances, as I like these particular versions best.
First up will be "Un Soupil Eternal," (The Eternal Breath) by Dhafer Youssef. This is just a superb ensemble brought to my attention here at PA in a discussion about Middle Eastern music and prog (he is not a PA artist, however). Next is "Tripping Over Gravity," by Sam Phillips. This one makes me envision someone who has stepped out into space, perhaps an unexpected death, and it's not all that comfortable of a journey. Thirdly is Lavinia Meijer, performing Philip Glass' "Metamorphosis," on classical harp (sorry, Kees  ). I find this just mesmerizing, especially in this setting, which so beautifully shows her absolute concentration. Edited by Snicolette - June 22 2021 at 18:03 |
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"Into every rain, a little life must fall." ~Tom Rapp
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jamesbaldwin
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Posted: June 22 2021 at 17:18 |
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You all know Donovan.
The Samsara theme can't help but remind me of Donovan's Sutras album (1996) which is one of my favorite auteur folk albums by far. Rick Rubin after bringing Johnny Cash to success, was unable to do the same with this album which however has the same characteristics: clear sound, folk acoustic arrangement, very sober but with many details taken care of in the background. Simple music, based on vocals, acoustic guitar and melody, if it involves it's fantastic, if it leaves you cold, it's just simple melodic pop music. It involves me, I feel the authenticity of the artist, who was one of the few to remain tied to the oriental philosophies that he had embraced when he was very young. I hope that not everyone knows Sutras and that some of you like these songs, so that you will want to listen to the whole album. 1) Nirvana Or 2) Everlasting Sea Or 3) The Evernow? Edited by jamesbaldwin - June 22 2021 at 17:19 |
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Amos Goldberg (professor of Genocide Studies at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem): Yes, it's genocide. It's so difficult and painful to admit it, but we can no longer avoid this conclusion.
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Logan
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Posted: June 22 2021 at 14:54 |
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Interesting topic, and I think this must be my favourite opening post yet. Great job on short notice. As an aside, we have a band in PA (Krautrock) called Samsara Blues Experiment (to any that don't know). And we have one called Samsara. I'm going to have to think about this -- my thought processes are very much of the aimless wandering through successive states of mundane existence type.
I'm glad you included ones in PA, as my associative thinking is going along the Krautrock (Sergius Golowin?), Kosmische, and Indo-Prog/Raga Rock route, and Alice Coltrane...? Tangerine Dream....? If instrumentals are okay, this evokes certain samsara-like qualities to me. Alice Coltrane - Journey In Satchidananda As does this. Popol Vuh - In den gärten pharaos I might need to sleep on this to think of more appropriate things. Edited by Logan - June 22 2021 at 17:31 |
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nick_h_nz
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Posted: June 22 2021 at 14:03 |
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Samsara. A word in Sanskrit that means ‘wandering’. The aimless wandering through successive states of mundane existence. The endless cycle of birth, growth, decay and death. Eternal wandering of a homeless soul.
I first came across the term Samsara in 1999 when a song of that name appeared on a Tea Party album. Upon looking up what it meant, I realised I was familiar with the concept, but simply never knew the name. I suspect it’s always been a subject that has appeared in popular music, but it was only last year that I gave it much thought. Suddenly there seemed to be a whole heap of albums centred around the concept of samsara - either overtly and explicitly, or simply coincidentally (or perhaps not) describing it via one allegory or another. Some of the albums found resolution/liberation (moksha/mukti) and some were left still wandering. My first encounter with samsara in music in 2020 was “Kala” by Mobius. I was reminded again of samsara by “Metempsychosis” by hybris. “Dysergy” from Golden Caves had a song called “Samsara” that neatly dovetailed into the overall concept of the album. Next up was “Homeless Soul” by Eternal Wanderers. Samsara as told allegorically through a sci-fi tale. Deep Energy Orchestra and Postvorta both play with the theme, too, on “The Return” and “Sidereal” respectively. Then there is Outside In with “Karmatrain”, and it’s still only May! Simen Lyngroth’s “Looking for the Spark like It’s Just Around the Corner” is basically a tale of samsara. Dool’s “Summerland” encapsulates samsara and mukti in the names alone. Dool comes from a term for wandering (just like samsara) and describes the same sense of wandering (as samsara), while Summerland is effectively the equivalent of mukti - as Summerland is not a place, but rather the highest spiritual level that can be achieved. The band deliberately had an Indian sound throughout the album, most overtly on God Particle. Avandra’s “Skylighting” addresses existence and mortality, samsara and rebirth. I’m sure there were others too, that I’ve not managed to recall, and more still, that I was not even aware of. I don’t mind if your selection is from PA, so long as it is not too well known. Just whatever you think encapsulates the idea of samsara in a song, whether it is actually about samsara, or makes you think of the concept of eternal wandering and/or looking for the spark like it’s just around the corner. Edited by nick_h_nz - July 06 2021 at 00:22 |
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