I recently bought a Raven Blackhawk. Some have complained about a transformer buzz. My goal tonight is to match that buzz.
Critical listening and altered states
Ok, this is not a question about relaxing, but about listening to evaluate how the system (or a piece of gear is sounding).
What, in your experience, are the pluses and minuses of altering your state of mind for listening? This can include anything you've used to affect your everyday state of mind, from coffee, beer, scotch, tobacco, to much stronger — and psychoactive, dissociative — additives.
What do you gain by altering your consciousness in terms of what you notice, attend to, linger on, etc?
What causes more details to emerge?
What allows you to stick with a thread or, alternately, make new connections?
Or perhaps you like to keep all those things *out* of your listening; if that's you, please say a bit about why.
What, in your experience, are the pluses and minuses of altering your state of mind for listening? This can include anything you've used to affect your everyday state of mind, from coffee, beer, scotch, tobacco, to much stronger — and psychoactive, dissociative — additives.
What do you gain by altering your consciousness in terms of what you notice, attend to, linger on, etc?
What causes more details to emerge?
What allows you to stick with a thread or, alternately, make new connections?
Or perhaps you like to keep all those things *out* of your listening; if that's you, please say a bit about why.
Showing 13 responses by millercarbon
What dabel imagined https://youtu.be/eNp6u8WvViM?t=2 What actually happened https://youtu.be/JeILXsgaUCw?t=173 |
Decided to try altered states last night. Russian vodka, Forum Mendo, Mezcal, QSA Stones. They tell you not to eat the worm. Don't eat the worm. https://youtu.be/40FiMy-ak0k?t=18 |
Thanks for the tips. Whiskey flavors are so distinctive it is great in the sense you can find "the one" that is pure magic which I always imagined but never experienced until Angel's Envy. Delicious! Found myself holding it in my hand allowing the warmth to release more aroma, which made it like slow-motion sipping enjoying the smell as much as the taste, then holding it in my mouth putting off swallowing as long as possible because then that wonderful flavor goes down the gullet. But then comes the warmth and the finish, the lingering never-ending finish. Have I mentioned I like this stuff???!😍 Just found Metropolitan Market has a bottle and not far from home! Will keep those others in mind for my next visit to Mikelavigne's tasting, er I mean listening room.😁 |
Lagavulin, eh? https://youtu.be/frbsZ8TGsX8 |
I like the way the guy with the best selection of liquor I ever seen right outside his listening room door chooses instead from a range of fine bottled water. Scratch that. Not seen. Tasted. Enjoyed. Relished. He also has some to die for master tapes. But what I really want to know Mikelavigne is where oh where can I get me some of that Angel’s Envy??? |
At WSU we gained a lot of experience with altered states. I have an advanced degree- or would, if only I had remembered to show up for the final. This question reminds me of one time when I came back to the dorm and everyone was already deep into studying altered states. They were discussing the various topics as deeply as ever, you could tell they were really getting somewhere. Only something strange, they were hearing deep philosophy, I was hearing blather. From this experience I conclude if you get messed up to make decisions don't be surprised when you make messed up decisions. |