Drift Dhikr

You may want to mention that `Dhikr` is a prime component in the vocabulary
of the Holy Qur'an as mentioned throughout several revelations half a
millenium before there were any sufi mystics roaming this planet. It is
generally understood as the Qur'an itself, but I believe the divine
connotations are much more important than that.

A delightful piece! It is a pity that I lack both the electronic equipment
and the required expertise to master such recordings myself. I shall live to
see the day I suppose.

Cordially,
Oz.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Seidel" <dave@superluminal.com>
To: <tuning@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: 10 Nisan 2006 Pazartesi 4:11
Subject: Re: [tuning] Re: A taste of 3-ET

> Yes, the one in the podcast is actually called Drift Dhikr II, and it is
> here:
>
> http://mysterybear.net/article/19/drift-dhikr-ii
>
> The earlier piece (related, but different) is here:
>
> http://mysterybear.net/article/12/drift-dhikr
>
> They are not literal dhikr in the way that people practice it, but the
> intention is similar. (I've recorded more traditional ones as well, see
> http://belovedmusic.com.) Thanks for your interest!
>
> - Dave
>

Some believe that Sufis have been around for a long time in one form or another, at least since the time of the Prophet (pbuh), and maybe much earlier. But that's neither relevant nor on topic for this list. :-) Suffice it to say that "dhikr" is a deep concept, and I don't pretend to be able to explicate it.

You don't actually need much in the way of software or hardware to do this kind of stuff. I use Csound on a WinXP laptop, and sometime (although not in this case) I might do some post-processing in Audacity. All free stuff (except for XP).

- Dave

Ozan Yarman wrote:
> You may want to mention that `Dhikr` is a prime component in the vocabulary
> of the Holy Qur'an as mentioned throughout several revelations half a
> millenium before there were any sufi mystics roaming this planet. It is
> generally understood as the Qur'an itself, but I believe the divine
> connotations are much more important than that.
> > A delightful piece! It is a pity that I lack both the electronic equipment
> and the required expertise to master such recordings myself. I shall live to
> see the day I suppose.
> > Cordially,
> Oz.

A step-by-step Csound tutorial would be most helpful for the likes of me.

Cordially,
Oz.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Seidel" <dave@superluminal.com>
To: <tuning@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: 10 Nisan 2006 Pazartesi 4:56
Subject: Re: [tuning] Drift Dhikr

> Some believe that Sufis have been around for a long time in one form or
> another, at least since the time of the Prophet (pbuh), and maybe much
> earlier. But that's neither relevant nor on topic for this list. :-)
> Suffice it to say that "dhikr" is a deep concept, and I don't pretend to
> be able to explicate it.
>
> You don't actually need much in the way of software or hardware to do
> this kind of stuff. I use Csound on a WinXP laptop, and sometime
> (although not in this case) I might do some post-processing in Audacity.
> All free stuff (except for XP).
>
> - Dave