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Several Circles (1926) by Wassily Kandinsky

In the early 1920s, after Kandinsky’s return from Russia to Germany, his works got a characteristic geometricity, more space started to appear on the canvas, and the spontaneity gave way to the order. Fascinated by the educational process and the theoretical work in Bauhaus, the painter continued his research on the interaction and the influence of the main elements of the canvas, the colours and forms.

The painter brought to life his own theoretical studies in his “Several Circles”. Deliberately limited himself only with one form, the circle, Kandinsky focused all his attention on other aspects such as colours and masses and their relative position on the canvas which determine the composition. In addition, “Several Circles” unlike many of Kandinsky’s abstract works have no any objective connotations. It is a pure abstraction.

via wassilykandinsky.net

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The nightmare of materialism, which has turned the life of the universe into an evil, useless game, is not yet past; it holds the awakening soul still in its grip.

– Wassily Kandinsky (Russian painter, 1866 -1944)

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Color Study: Squares with Concentric Circles by Russian painter Wassily Kandinsky

(Farbstudie - Quadrate und konzentrische Ringe) Perhaps Kandinsky's most recognizable work, is not actually a full-fledged picture. This drawing is a small study on how different colour combinations are perceived that the painter used in his creative process as a support material. For Kandinsky, colour meant more than just a visual component of a picture. Colour is its soul. In his books, he described his own perspective on how colours interacted with each other and with the spectator in detail and very poetically. Moreover, Kandinsky was a synaesthete, i.e. he could ‘hear colours’ and ‘see sounds.’ So, this is probably righteous that after a century, it is not one of his compositions – which he himself considered as his main achievements – but this small drawing that has become one of Kandinsky’s most popular works. PS: Interestingly, by arranging circles in such manner, the painter unconsciously created a piece of art in the Serial Imagery technique (e.g. Andy Warhol’s famous Marilyn Diptych).

via wassilykandinsky.net

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A painter, who finds no satisfaction in mere representation, however artistic, in his longing to express his inner life, cannot but envy the ease with which music, the most non-material of the arts today, achieves this end. He naturally seeks to apply the methods of music to his own art.

– Wassily Kandinsky (Russian painter, 1866 -1944)

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Mistah Rapsey // If You Don’t Want My Soul (snippet)

I have been in love with music forever and recently i have finally started producing my own.   This is a short clip from a song i have been working on which samples  “If You Don’t Want My Love” by Bobby Womack.  I first heard this song in one of my favourite blaxploitation films “Across 110th Street”.

Feedback on what i’ve created so far is of course appreciated, good and bad.

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Jay Electronica // Better In Tune With The Infinite

Now you better close your eyes, my child, for a moment, in order to be better in tune with the infinite..

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this song has carried me alone for years now. seeing ibeyi’s live cover was so emotional to me

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Staying Underground presents MusicalDopeTrip Vol.7 - You’ll Know It When You Feel It

This one took me a month to finish. For the best experience take time to spend with yourself tripping to this music. Get lifted, go for a walk with headphones or lie in bed with a pen and a sketch pad, etc. Let this mix be an opportunity to get in touch with yourself and that world that surrounds you. If you dig it, help me by sharing this trip with your social network and beyond. Love, Light, & Liberation, Mistah Rapsey

tracklist

A Side: Compassion Arises

    1. Grover Washington Jr. - Moonstreams     2. Dirg Gerner - Loose Lights (ft. Rahel)     3. Syl Johnson - I’m Talking Bout Freedom     4. Curtis Mayfield - Sweet Exorcist     5. D’Angelo - Everybody Loves The Sunshine     6. King Krule - Neptune Estate     7. Ceu - Malemolência (Remix)     8. IAMNOBODI - BDKMV Refix (ft. The Clubcasa Chamber Orchestra)     9. Jesse Boykins III - Amorous     10. Mara Hruby - Send It On (D’Angelo Cover)     11. DJ JD Sports - Out Getting Cribs     12. Raffertie - Rain (Teebs Remix)     13. Nicolas Jaar - Colomb     14. Elaquent - Rainy Days     15. TOKiMONSTA - Green (ft. Andreya Triana)     16. TallBoy - Edibles     17. Dirg Gerner - Window     18. Dr. MaD - Coincidence

B Side: Feelings of Love

    1. Duke Ellington - Solitude (turnt up)     2. Quadron - Befriend     3. Lapalux - One Thing (ft. Jenna Andrews)     4. Dpat - Bodyheat     5. Sly One - Come To Mine (HNNY mix)     6. The Bins - Tell the Whole Wide World (Oddlogic Remix)     7. Sunny Levine - Baby (Biggest Crush edit)     8. Mndsgn - Yeau     9. IAMNOBODI - C A L I     10. Submotion Orchestra - All Yours (Freddie Joachim Remix deux)     11. Cocotaxi - Suenos de Marimba (Joelito & Copia Dobie Sistema Remix)     12. Al Patron - One Night     13. Ta-ku - Day 3     14. Freddie Joachim - Call Out My Name     15. Ayatollah - Take It Slow     16. D’Angelo - Knowledge & Wisdom (Boy In A Movie Remix)     17. Vanilla - Morning Sun     18. Nicolas Jaar - Time For Us     19. Hiatus Kaiyote - Mobius Streak

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arightontimeconscience - “You never disappoint”

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Currently listening to! And you should too!!!

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Mara Hruby // Send It On

This D'Angelo cover from the lovely Mara Hruby will feature on the next volume of my MusicalDopeTrip mix series.

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Method Man & D'Angelo // Break Up 2 Make Ups (Dj Krush Remix)

Tonight I rediscovered this song going through my D'Angelo collection. It appears on Method Man’ Japan only release Tical: The Alter Ego Remixes and Japanese producer DJ Krush’s Def Beat Remixes Vol. 4.

“Sleep on her, she said you bitches tried to creep on her In the mall and didn’t know she had the reach on her Pearl-handled twenty-two, my Boo She go ahead and walk her dogs, and represent Wu.”

- Method Man

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atu // silly games

this is ♥(v)

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D'Angelo // Spanish Joint (Vestalus Edit)

summer vibes.

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D’Angelo- 2014 RBMA Lecture

A MOMENT…

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Currently watching/studying..

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Moods // Voodoo

While diggin’ for a mix i’m working on a mix for Mellow Orange I came across this great take on D'Angelo’s Voodoo. 

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The Roots // The Hypnotic ft. D'Angelo

I could live in this D'Angelo x The Roots world forever because as far as music goes it doesn’t get much better than this. It’s truly hypnotic..

“Addicted to her presence like a narcotic Though I wonder if she ever got it - the hypnotic That faded like a dream sequence that pursuaded Beyond being infatuated - spiritually intoxicated..”

- Black Thought

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Žiga Murko x wūf // smoov

This D’Angelo rework is truly smoov.

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