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Get your back off the wall

Theoriginal,tleofthisconversa,onwasRhythms.

BackwhenIwass,lltowhitetowrite.1

Rhythm(fromGreek-rhythmos,"anymeasuredflowormovement,symmetry")isthevariaAonofthelengthand

accentuaAonofaseriesofsoundsorotherevents.2

Butweallknowitgoesbackwayfurtheranddeeperthanthat.Backtoafundamentalunderstandingoftherhythmsthatsurround

us.

Ourunderstandingofrhythmisini,allyformedbyaheartbeatnotoursbutourmothersinthewomb.Wewouldlistentoitwith

ourunformedearsorratherwewouldfeelitwithallofourunderdevelopedsenses.3

Everybeat.

Beat-beat.

Beat-beat.

Un,lourownheartswouldeventuallycatchthetuneandbegintosingofitselfandwewouldlistentotwoheartsbea,ngclosely

induet.

Lateroninlifeourrhythmsnotonlyrepresentourheartbeatbutitalsorecallsthewaywewalktalkandinteractwithothers.

Rhythmsevengovernthewaywethinkthedifferentmannersinwhichwestructureoutthoughts.Whetheronebyoneoratthe

same,me4allperfectlylaidoutinrhythmicharmony.


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1. Idontknowwhatitisaboutmusic,butacrossgeneraAonsandgenresthistruthholdsfast:thedarkeryourskin,thehipperyourthing!

2. OfficialWikipediadefiniAon

3. Foranamazingstudyonrhythm,itsrootsanditsinfluence,seeHowMusicWorksbyHowardGoodall.4. IllustraAngthemaindiscrepancyinthoughtpaXernsbetweensexes.ThisobservaAonbytheauthorisabsolutelysubjecAveandnot

supportedbyanydatawhatsoever.

5. Onceagain,checkoutHowMusicWorksbyHowardGoodall

6. ?!yourguessisasgoodasmine.

Therhythmsofourlives.

Thereisevensomeresearch5thatsuggeststhatourstrongestresponsesisnottothoserhythmsthatemanatefromwithinusbut

tothebeatsthatoriginatefromthosearoundus.Rhythmscausedormadebyotherpeoplehavethepowertotriggerdeepwithinourheartsandmindsallpossibleprimalresponseswhetheritsfightflightorsomeotherunmen,onabledesires.6

Welivebyrhythms.Weexistthroughthem.

Weinfluenceothersbythesoundswecreatewithourlives.

Liveslivedloudlybroadcastatwenty-four-sevenlivestreamofaseriesofcomplexrhythmsintothesoulsatmosphere

reverbera,ngagainstandresona,ngwithany-andeverythingitencounters.

Leavingnothingunchanged.

Leavingno-onenottappinghisfeet.


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Feel da riddim, feel da rhyme

WhetheritsBoborDamian8orLucky9orthoseguyswiththemassivebrasssec,onandtheBillyJoelsunglasses10theragamuffincultureanditskeepershavealwaysunderstoodmusictobemorethanmeresyncopatedbeatsplayedtoamathema,calseriesofnotes.

Forthemmusicismagical.

Itisworship.Oritcouldbe.

Wherethetermriddimisusedtorefertomorethanthebeatofthedrumbuttoallthenuancesandsubtle,esofanen,rebacking

trackincludinglayeruponlayeroflowendinstrumentsandsamplescrea,nganintoxica,ngneverendinggroovelayingdownasolid

founda,onfortheyummygoodnessontop.

Wherethetermrhymeisusedtorefertothesome,mesimprovisedalwayserra,cmovementsofaleadsoundscribbledalloverthegrainytexturesoftheriddimcrea,ngachallengingbutbeau,fulexperienceforthear,standaudiencealike.

Whatisinteres,ngtoknowisthatinIndianandAfricanculturesmusicalrhythmsaretransferredorally.Tradi,onalpercussion

instrumentalistswouldhavetolearntospeakorsingtherhythmbeforetheycouldplayit.InWesternculturesclassicalmusicalnota,on

takescareofcommunica,ngaspecificrhythmanditisexpectedofstudentstobeabletoreadmusicwelliftheyareevergoingto

performatanacceptablestandard.

Butwearenothavingthisconversa,onsothatwecouldlearnmoreaboutreadingwereinthistogethertoteacheachothermore

aboutsinging.

Thisconversa,onisnotabouttherhythmsoflifeasunderstoodinaWesterncontextbutaboutthesubtlesoundsofdariddimsofda

soulasheardontheislandbreeze!

ItsaboutunderstandingtheriddimsofGodofothersandofcoursetheriddimsofyourownheart.


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7. TakenfromthemovieCoolRunnings,WaltDisneyPictures1993

8. Theoriginalragamuffin,thelionBobMarley,passedthemusicaltorchtohissonDamianwhenhepassedawayin1981

9. LocalSouthfricanreggaestarLuckyDubepioneerednotonlythecauseforthemusicoftheislands,butalsothecauseforreconciliaAonand

forgivenessinacountrytornapartmyracialandethnicprejudice,unAlhewastragicallykilledinanarmedrobberyinJohannesburgin2007.

10. UB40,ofcourse-theonlywhiteguysevertocreateanykindofcrediblereggaesound.

Rehearsingalltheaspectsofyourbeingtomoveinsyncwiththeuniverseanditsleadvocalistlearningtofindandfollowtherhyme

amidstthenoise.

Holdingontotheriddimwithallyouvegot.

Rhymingtoyourselfbeforeyouperforminfrontofothers.

Riddim&rhyme.

Nowdat'siery.


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Itsaboutunderstandingtheriddimsof

Godofothersandofcoursethe

riddimsofyourownheart.


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A scientific myth

Biorhythmsareamyth.

ThatswhatmostpeoplesayandbymostpeopleImeanthescien,stsandpsychologistswhogenerallyknowmoreaboutthisstuff

thanmostpeopleandbymostpeopleImeanusyesyouandme.

biorhythm(fromtheGreek-biorhuthmos)isahypotheAcalcycleinphysiological,emoAonal,orintellectual

well-being.11

Biomeanslifeandrhythmwell...bynowweallknowwhatrhythmmeans.Butinthiscontextrhythmmeanstoflowwithregular

movement.

Hereisafact:biorhythmstheoryhasnomorepredic,vepowerthanchanceandhasbeenlabeledapseudosciencebyskep,cs.12

Apseudoscience?Thatmeansawannabescience.

Thusbiorhythmsareamyth.

JustdonttellDr.WilhelmFliess13thatatleastnottohisface.14

Beingoneoftheleadingbiorhythmexpertsintheworldhewouldtellyouallyoueverwantedanddidnotwanttoknowabout

flowingwiththeregularmovementsoflife.Andwhenhesfinishedwithyoualthoughyoumights,llbelievethatbiorhythmsarea

mythatleastnowyoullbelieveitsascien,ficmyth!

Hewouldtellyouthataccordingtothestudyofbiorhythmsoneslifeisaffectedbyrhythmicbiologicalcyclesofbetween25to

35dayslong.Hewouldeventellyouthatthesecyclesinfluenceeveryaspectofyourbeingfromyourphysicalperformanceto

youremo,onalwellbeingandevenyourmentalstate.Hesevenconvincedthatthroughmeasuringtheac,vityofbioelectricityin

yourbodytheycanaccuratelypredictthesecyclessoastocatchyouonyourverybestormoredisconcer,ngonyourvery

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InthepastbiorhythmtestresultshavebeenusedtodecidewhichplayerstodrawhentoaackevenindeterminingNASA

launchdatesformannedspaceexpedi,ons.

Biorhythmac,vityismainlyillustratedthroughthreecycleswhichmoveupanddownthegraphof,measyougrowolder.Theymoveindependentlyofeachotherbuteverysooentheyconverseatanul,matehighorul,matelow.

Innormalcasesallthreecyclesmeetattheboomofthegraphonlytwiceinapersonslife,me.

Atbirthandontheexactsameday58yearslater.

Inscien,ficbiorhythmterminologythefirstiscalledanunfavorablecircumstanAaleventandthesecondisknownasthecriAcal

day.

Yourbirth-anunfavorablecircumstan,alevent.

Your58thbirthdaythecri,calday.

Butwerenotheretotalkaboutscien,ficmyths.

11. Wikipedia,ofcoursewhereelsecanyoureadcredibledefiniAonsofpseudosciences?

12. See11

13. TheGermanborndoctor/scienAstpracAcedinBerlininthelate19thcentury.HealsobecameagoodfriendofSigmundFreud,thetwo

workingcloselytogetherduringthedevelopmentofFreudspsychoanalysistheory.

14. Thiswouldprovetobeachallenge,sincethegooddoctorpassedawayinOctober1928.


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To flow

Whatthisconversa,onisaboutisspiritualmysteries.

Thedifferencebetweenascien,ficmythandaspiritualmysteryisthis:theoneneedsactualproofofitsexistencetobehelpful.

Ifthereissuchathingasbiorhythmsthenjustmaybethereissomethinglikebioriddimsaswell.Ifbiorhythmsmeantoflow

withtheregularmovementsinlifeIguessanaptdefini,onforbioriddimswouldbesimplyjusttoflow.

Notnecessarilywithregularmovement.

Butinanygivenway.

Notnecessarilyjustinthecontextofourbiologicallives.

Butineverysphereofournaturalandspiritualexistence.

Thestudyofbioriddimsthenwouldcenteraroundtheques,on:howdoIsynchronizemylifesothatitsnaturalfrequencieswill

resonatewiththoseoftheplanetitspeopleandtheirCreator.HowdoItakewhatIvebeengraciouslygivenanduseitto

createthemostgoodintheworld?

HowdoImaximizemylife?

HowdoIflow?

Mywishisthatoverthecourseofthenextcoupleofchaptersourconversa,onwouldleadustoapointwherewebeginto

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Howtodiscernspiritualmysteryfromscien,ficmyth15andhowtoholdontotheonethatshelpful.

Ihopethatyoualsocanfindthatsweetgroovewherethejamis,ghtwhereyouresonateperfectlywiththephaestriddims

fromdeepwithinyoursoulandwheretheillestrhymesflowthroughyourbeingoutintoaworlddesperateforsomethingtheycandanceto.16

Mayyouseeinhindsightyourunfavorablecircumstan,aleventbechangedintoaunbelievablycrea,veextravaganzaandmay

yourcri,caldaybeoneofclimac,chighsinsteadofcumbersomelows.

Andforgoodnesssakemayyounothavetowaitun,lyour58thbirthdaytoexperiencethat.

Letitbesoonbeforetheyearisoutbeforeyournextbirthdayasyouturnthelastpageofthisbookevennow.

AsyouflowwiththeriddimsmaycriAcalbecomejustanotherwordforeveryandmayyouconstantlylearnnewrhymesabout

themysteriesoflife.

Andpleasenotjustbyreadingaboutthem.

15. InthisinstancescienAficmythcanalsodoubleforpiousreligiousjunk.

16. Yes,IdidmanagetosqueezeallthecoolmusicwordsIveheardthekidssayintooneparagraphyes,Imsorryandno,Idontknow

anyothers,thatsmywholerepertoire.


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It was my first real six string17

Iamnotavirtuosoguitaristneitheranexpertluthier.

IenjoyplayingthoughbutwhatIevenenjoymoreisgoingdowntothelocalmusicalinstrumentshoppickingoutthemost

expensiveguitarsjusttoseeiftheyreallydosoundasgoodasthepricetagwouldsuggest.

Iwouldlistentoendlessexplana,onsfromthesalesaendantaboutwoodqualityworkmanshipandyearsofguitarbuilding

experienceandbrandheritage.TheonlythingthoughthatsomehowgavemetheimpressionthatIwasholdingnotamere

instrumentbutaworkofartinmyhandswasthisonethingresonance.

Ahthereitis.

Resonance.

IftheguitarresonatedwithmeIwouldeventuallywalkoutoftheshopdisgruntledatthefactofnothavingfivefiguresofcashto

laydownforwhatcouldeasilybecomemysoulmateasifthingslikethatcouldbeboughtwithmoney!

Imnottalkingaboutresona,nginametaphoricalsenseofthewordbutaveryliteralone.

IfIcouldfeelthebackboardoftheguitarvibrateagainstmychestasIwouldlightlystrumacrossthestringsIwassold.

WithsomemodelsandnotjustthemostexpensiveonesIcouldevenfeelthelowendnotesvibratethroughthebackboardinto

mybodyhingmyheartatjusttherightspotbeforeitpermeatedmywholetorsowithitsrelaxingfeel.Thetopnoteswould

workitswayupintomyheadteasingmymindwiththepossibili,esofendlessmelodiesandharmoniess,lluncreatedbythe

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Icouldeasilyimagineaninstrumentlikethatbecomingmypermanentever-presentmuse.

Wewouldmakesweetmusictogether.18

Itgavemeaglimpseofwhatmyhiddenpoten,alwasifonlyIletitfindmynaturalfrequencyandgavemyselftoitsrhythms.

Itresonatedwithme.

17. TakenfromSummerof69byBryandams.Thanks,Bryan,formakingthisthethemesongforagazillionotherwannaberawkstars.

18. NotintheBarryWhite(whocoinedthissubversiveterm,bytheway)sense,morelikeintheJohnMayerorJackJohnsonsense.


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Resonate

Everysinglematerialthinghasanaturalfrequency.

Aspecificsequenceofupsanddownsthatgovernsitsearthlyexistence.

Thisfrequencyisdeterminedbytheobjectsweightformanddensityamongstotherthings.Infacteverysingleaspectofits

physicalmake-upplaysaroleindeterminingitsfrequency.

Havinganaturalfrequencymeansthatanobjectrespondstothatspecificsengsofwaves.Itjustcanthelpitself-ifitcomesin

closeenoughproximitytosomethingelsethatisalreadyvibra,ngatthatsamespeedandintervalsitwillsomehowfinditself

resona,ngwiththefrequencyofthatobjectandthetwowillbegintovibrateasone!

Itisfromthissimplescien,ficfactthatwegetthemyth(idea?)thatifeveryoneonearthwouldbeabletojumpupanddownin

unisonsimula,ngthenaturalfrequencyofourplanetwewouldbeabletogettheearthtoresonatewiththatfrequencyandvibrate

itselfoutofitsnaturalorbit!19

Everythinghasanaturalfrequencyyouhaveonetoo-whetheritsleavesonatreethatsharethissameaributeandwaveatthe

sameintervalsorifitsstringsnexttoeachotheronamusicalinstrumentthatsingthesamenote.

Howeverifitshumansthatstarttoresonatewitheachotherorwithsomegreaterinvisibleforcetheyinevitablybecomean

unstoppableflow20likearagingriver.

Strongenoughtobreakrocksbutfluidlikewater.

Thefinalques,onisthis:doyouknowwhatyournaturalfrequencyis?Orevenmoreimportantdoyouknowwheretofind

somethinggreaterthanyourselfthatyoucanresonatewiththatcangiveyoutheabilitytosingthatsongthathasbeenembeddedin

yoursoulsinceyouheardthefirstrhythms?

Whatresonateswithyou?

19. Thisisatotalurbanmythorisit?IfyoucangetabigenoughcrowdtogetherIwontmissitfortheworld(punintended!)

20. Genesis11v6


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Understand the tune

Tofindyournaturalfrequencyyoullhavetodigdeepintotheprimordialooze.Youllhavetorediscoverthewhywhenandhow

aboutwhatitmeanstobetrulyhuman.

Again.

Becauseitsnotthatweneverknewitsjustthatwesomehowforgotalongtheway.

Tounderstandanything,youmustunderstandaliXlebitabouteverythingthatsurroundsit. 21

Thisconversa,onisnotanaempttoexplaineverythingabouteverything.Itismerelyanaempttoiden,fythemostcrucial

elementssurroundingthemysteryoffindingournaturalfrequenciestotryandexplainprac,calwaystoreorganizeourexistence

arounditsrhythmsandtositbackfeelthevibra,onsandlistentothemostbeau,fuloriginalmusiccomingfromwell...ournewfoundconvic,onsourresul,ngac,onsandeventuallyourhumanlives.

Understandalilebitabouteverything?

Maybejustalilebitaboutthemostimportant.

Themusicthatdefinesourhumanity.

21. Chrisnderson,whensharingavisionfortheTEDConferenceasnewlyappointedTEDCustodian.


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The end.

Thiswas:TheIntroduc,on[Riddimsfordummies]

Next:PartOne[Belongtoothers]


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ThankyouforreadingRiddims[Riddimsfordummies]!

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