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Hanerot halalu

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Took a break today from my new (long and ongoing) project to play / create a new song. Sometimes staying motivated is not easy but all good things take time and the Chanukah motif is fitting in a very obtuse way.

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Hanerot halalu anachnu madlikin
Al hanissim ve'al haniflaot
Al hatshu-ot ve'al hamilchamot
She-asita la'avoteynu
Bayamim hahem, bazman hazeh
Al yedey kohanecha hakdoshim.

Vechol shmonat yemey Chanukah
Hanerot halalu kodesh hem,
Ve-ein lanu reshut lehishtamesh bahem
Ela lirotam bilvad
Kedai lehodot leshimcha
Al nissecha veal nifleotecha ve-al yeshuotecha.

 

Vocal credit : Hanerot halalu

Music credit : Drone2
Music credit : Horn

What Child Is This

Short_creek

While researching today's This Day In History, I produced this song based on the events of the Short Creek Raid. I'm not sure if I'm going to use it in the segment, but I liked it enough to share.

I should add that I'm not defending the Mormon fundamentalists nor the raid (or religion in general since I'm not religious), however, I do believe it's important to look at historical events from as many different perspectives as possible. Also, you have to admit even if you don't agree with the subject matter of the William Chatterton Dix hymn, it is a beautiful piece of music regardless of personal belief.

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What Child is this who, laid to rest
On Mary's lap is sleeping?
Whom Angels greet with anthems sweet,
While shepherds watch are keeping?

This, this is Christ the King,
Whom shepherds guard and Angels sing;
Haste, haste, to bring Him laud,
The Babe, the Son of Mary.

- William Chatterton Dix

Image credit : Loomis Dean, 1953, LIFE Magazine

Vocals credit : What Child Is This
Effect credit : Wind.wav
Effect credit : Swing.wav

 

July 16, 1945 (Trinity)

Oppenheimer

As I was doing my research for today's This Day In History segment I got sidetracked and spent a few hours producing this song. It's combines a traditional flute and sitar with Native American drums and the words of Oppenheimer from an old television interview. I got the idea from Jocelyn Pook's 1999 album, Flood - specifically the song Oppenheimer (which is why they share the same name). Enjoy!

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We knew the world would not be the same. A few people laughed, a few people cried, most people were silent. I remembered the line from the Hindu scripture, the Bhagavad-Gita. Vishnu is trying to persuade the Prince that he should do his duty and to impress him takes on his multi-armed form and says, "Now, I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds." I suppose we all thought that one way or another.

- J. Robert Oppenheimer