I am buried, deep and hard in a bunch of beautiful work, and had no plans to post until next week.
But then, something INCREDIBLE happened. Something that literally BLEW ME AWAY. And I couldn’t help myself. I HAD to share it…
…A little while ago, a friend of mine who had really connected with my album said, “I think I’m going to make a video for you”. I remember thinking: ‘that’s nice’. Then I forgot about it.
Cut to: 2 months later. My friend sends me a text that simply reads: ‘Video done, tell me what you think’. I cued it up thinking that I’d watch a little of it, then get back to work.
5 mins later, I was sitting, staring into space. Literally, stunned into silence.
If I had commissioned a video; if I had paid someone to make it; or even if I had make it myself; I don’t think I could have made it any better.
Do not misunderstand me. It is not a slick pop video, made with super high tech, melt your face off equipment. It is lo-fi, and gorgeous. And perfect. For me, it’s literally, perfect.
Would you like to see it? ;-)
What did you think?
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In love with a piece of music again.
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Really glad you liked it. Thanks for sharing my stuff.
Have a good one,
– J
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I want to expose my readers to this emerging transitional consciousness so you can hear what reaching for a higher stage it self-awareness can sounds like…bob
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Thanks a lot for sharing my stuff, Bob. Really glad you liked it. ;-)
Have a great day,
– J
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At this time it looks like Movable Type is the best blogging platform available right now.
(from what I’ve read) Is that what you are using on your blog?
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I use the WordPress.com platform for mine. It has been super solid so far, and I like the statistics. ;-)
Hope that helps, have a good one,
– J
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The feeling when you expect nothing and receive something that perfectly matches your idea, even when you didn’t know you had it, is beyond comparison. Congratulations on the perfect video :)
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Thankyou so much – all credit must go to the man who made it tho.
All I did was watch it with my mouth open. He is a talented boy ;-)
Have a good one,
– J
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Beautiful haunting music, utterly appropriate video images, Gorgeous. Put a slightly meditative, serene smile on my face. Thanks,
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Thankyou very much, that really means a lot to me. ;-)
Have a great day,
– J
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Maybe it was the title that made me want to see just exactly what WAS insanely great! What could it be? Both your song and the video are extraordinary. You two should team up more often, James! Great work.
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Thanks very much. That is truly appreciated. ;-)
I am seeing the dude himself on Sun, so will pass on your thoughts about future collaborations. ;-)
Have a great weekend,
– J
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WOW just what I was searching for!
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Really glad you like it. ;-)
Nice to meet you,
– J
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It’s a shame you don’t have a donate button! I’d most certainly donate to this
fantastic blog! I guess for now i’ll settle for book-marking and adding your RSS feed to my Google account.
I look forward to fresh updates and will talk about this blog with my Facebook group.
Chat soon!
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That’s really lovely of you to say.
I don’t think I’m going to have a donate button anytime soon, but if you go here:
http://jamesradcliffemusic.com/album/i
…and buy the album, then it amounts to the same thing. (But even better than donating, because then you get my album). ;-)
Thank a lot for the sentiment tho, I really appreciate it,
– J
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I think that what you published was actually very reasonable.
However, think about this, what if you were to create a awesome title?
I mean, I don’t want to tell you how to run your blog,
however what if you added a title that grabbed folk’s attention? I mean Insanely.
Great. | JamesRadcliffe.com is kinda boring. You might peek at Yahoo’s home page and note
how they create article titles to get people to click.
You might try adding a video or a related picture or two to get people excited about what
you’ve got to say. Just my opinion, it would make
your posts a little bit more interesting.
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Thanks a lot for your feedback, I really appreciate the sentiment.
Duly Noted. ;-)
Have a great day,
– J
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This is a topic that is near to my heart… Many thanks!
Exactly where are your contact details though?
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You are very welcome, I’m glad you liked it.
Contact details are on the ‘contact’ page, which you can access thru the homepage, or just click this: https://jamesradcliffe.com/contact/
Hope that helps,
– J
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