Diamond Sounds

More random musical samplings from a static God.

1. Dreams Now Myths 2 - PBK

2. Beach Blanket Bong-Out - Jodie Foster's Army

3. What Is Rock - Blue Man Group

4. Down On The Old Camp Ground - Dinwiddie Colored Quartet

5. You Can't Pull The Wool Over My Eyes - Benny Goodman

6. You Know Who I Am - Leonard Cohen

7. Molly Ban - Alison Krause

8. Runnin' Blue - Doors

9. Ay, Che Camino - Matió

For more information on how I listen to my iTunes player refer to http://mog.com/Josh_Haden/blog_post/13790.

Diamond Sounds presents music to listen to while reading your favorite religious and/or spiritual text.

1. Too Many Parties And Too Many Pals - Hank Williams

2. Byzantine Crucifixion - Muslimgauze

3. Back Biters & Syndicators - John Lee Hooker

4. Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child - Marion Williams

5. I've Been Down That Road Before - Hank Williams

6. Gulf Of Mexico Fishing Boat Blues - Ricky Skaggs & Bruce Hornsby

7. Chaos - Wayne Shorter

8. Little Brown Jug - Glenn Miller

9. He Turned The Water Into Wine - Johnny Cash

Ten songs "randomly" selected from my religious playlist for your enjoyment/inspiration while driving, reading, writing, or doing the dishes.

1. (untitled) - Ornette Coleman Group - North Sea Jazz Fest 2007

2. Dreamscapes: Cleft In The Sky - R. Carlos Nakai

3. Down At The Laundrymat - Black Randy And The Metro Squad

4. Minute Prologue - Leonard Cohen

5. Photograph - Sarah Vaughan

6. He'll Be A Friend - Johnny Cash

7. Benedicamus trope: Ad superni regis decus - Anonymous 4

8. I've Gotta Be Me - Sammy Davis Jr.

9. If I Should Lose - The Joyful Noise

10. Baqa Ayiz Tinsani (All That's Left Is That You Forget Me) - Mohamed Ali Ensemble

CBS Radio Mystery Theater was a radio program started in 1975 by broadcaster Hiram Brown as an attempt to bring back quality 'old time radio' in the age of TV sitcoms and bad Hollywood movies. I remember listening to it before falling asleep as a kid. It had a huge impact on the development of my imagination and creativity and I'll never forget it. The series went off the air in 1982 after producing 1399 episodes.

I was so happy when I found some episodes archived on Internet Archive (http://www.archive.org). This episode is entitled 'Alexander Part 5: The Legend Begins' and was part of a week long series dramatizing the life of Alexander The Great.

'And until next time...pleasant dreams...'

In ancient times music and art were not created for pure entertainment value. Music and art were created to fulfill specific spiritual, religious, and ritualistic needs.

If one were to follow Plato's sacred creed that we should define our terms before engaging in meaningful debate, then one may recognize the worthiness of going as far back in time as possible to look for answers to today's questions.

Today, humanity has gotten no more closer to the meanings of 'truth' and 'beauty' as it had in 400 B.C.

Musical notation from Atlantis, Lemuria, and Ancient Egypt has not survived the ages. This week's podcast focuses on the visionary 20th and 21st century musicians who attempt to show their listeners what music may have sounded like when it had a higher purpose.

Thanks for listening! Stay tuned for next week's surprising episode!

Track Listing:

Gaston Bonheur/Georges Delerue: Karnak Sequence 1

Gail Laughton: Atlantis 21000 B.C.

Gail Laughton: Lemuria 16000 B.C.

Gail Laughton: Egypt 1700 B.C.

Ali Jihad Racy: Funeral Procession/Hymn For The Sunrise

Bernard Herrmann: The Egyptian (Nefer-Nefer-Nefer)

David Arkenstone: In The Gardens Of The Citadel

The Spirit: The Spirit Returns

Welcome to my first podcast! I made this episode to celebrate and commemorate the life of Bryn Jones, aka Muslimgauze, who passed away January 14 1999.

There is much controversy surrounding the politics of Muslimgauze and I encourage everyone who connects with his music to do a little searching and come to your own conclusions. Muslimgauze's overwhelming subject matter was the struggle for freedom and human rights. In my opinion he made extreme public statements in order to raise interest and concern about a problem that has only gotten worse since his death. Bryn Jones was a visionary musician and thinker and his work resonates deeply with me.

I encourage everyone who hears this music and is affected by it to go out and observe his legacy by purchasing some of his music, either at your local record store or through digital music stores like iTunes and emusic.

Thanks for listening, and stay tuned for next weeks surprising episode!