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A New Fad? Or a New Style of Performance Art?

I recently was sent a link to a YouTube video showing a young man by the name of Freddie who performs a tune from Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker.  What’s unusual about this is that he plays all the instrumental parts himself, using physical instruments (and not a synthesizer) and also, my favorite, unique percussion instruments as well.  Now, multi-track recording is nothing new and a staple of anyone recording their own music.  What sets this song apart is that Freddie recorded the video in such as way as to show him playing (and singing) all the parts together.  The result is a beautiful song made somewhat surreal by seeing all the ‘Freddies’ playing together on the screen.  Excellent video and excellent performance!  Enjoy!

UPDATE:  I’ve poked around and only found a few more videos doing something similar (and none, so far, as good as this one).  If anyone knows of more, please post in the comments!

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A Voice in the Chorus

I’d been thinking really hard about whether or not to  jump into the blogging ‘fray’ concerning atheism, religious bigotry and the efforts of the religious fundamentalists in the United States to influence education and government with their superstitious beliefs.  I’ve read countless articles on the ‘burgeoning’ of atheistic and anti-woo (as the JREF community so aptly puts it) blogs and thought that I couldn’t make that much of a difference with my opinions.  Yet, upon reflection (and much reading), I’ve come to realize that while the individuals who have spoken up thus far have been eloquent and passionate in their views, they are lone voices, only showing the way and they are often drowned out by competing voices.  More of us talking about atheism and the anti-science problem on this planet is what it’s going to take to be noticed.  It’s the chorus that gets heard.  And so, I humbly add my song.