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FUTURE OF THE FUNK: Charles Spearin "The Happiness Project"
Yo pay attention to this, this is helllllla tight! Charles Spearin from a band I like mucho mucho, Broken Social Scene, has created a projected called The Happiness Project. And as much as I hated Avatar, I don’t want anyone to get me wrong in thinking that I’m not about collective consciousness, human energy, and all that nice stuff. In fact, half my body is made of sage. It’s true.
So this above video and the accompanying album make me very happy. Spearin takes the nuances of speech in daily conversation to demonstrate how we all (albeit unintentionally) carry an inner melody and rhythm. That’s right, deep down we’re all Bobby McFerrin! Spearin explains it better:
Meaning seems to be our hunger but we should still try to taste our food. I wanted to see if I could blur the line between speaking and singing — life and art? — and write music based on these accidental melodies.
Basically, he interviewed a bunch of people and had musicians develop music around it. On top of that, the interviews revolved around the subject of “happiness,” just to ensure that it doesn’t end up being a long droning emo conversation.
This entry was posted on Tuesday, December 29th, 2009 at 3:12 pm. It is filed under Uncategorized and tagged with broken social scene, charles spearin, future of the funk.
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