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Location: Washington, DC USA
In My Own Words:
Student of theological anthropology & human sexuality, avid reader of fiction & non-fiction and religious texts of various traditions.
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I love drumming albums, but I've never heard anything like this. The recording is clean, the booklet it comes with is extremely informative, and the melodies of the drums awesomely beautiful, both lively and soothing. It is a masterpiece. (I wouldn't use the words "eerie" or "creepy" like another reviewer has, but that description seems to appeal to that particular reviewer.) I like to go to sleep listening to Pandit Kamalesh Maitra play, but the album also makes a great background for meditation & prayer, writing, lounging around talking with friends, etc. Mixes well with other Indian music (e.g. sitar music) or other drumming albums from around the world. You… Read more
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The simple sounds of the Jolly Boys. This album is clean and fresh, not overproduced. Basic instruments like drums & kalimba, funny (if a bit corny) lyrics.
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I started reading the Inu Yasha graphic novels (manga) this year because I fell in love with Ranma 1/2 when I was in college ten years ago and I needed a good comic book fix. (I dig both American and Japanese comics, but I'm not an obsessive collector of either.) After getting hooked on the Inu Yasha books, I started renting the anime DVDs. (I understand that at least one cable network airs the show on TV, but I don't have cable.) Both the manga books and the anime series are fantastic, a brilliant blend of adventure and humor which anyone can appreciate. Though the premise did not seem as interesting as Ranma initially (hard to beat THAT premise), more depth was revealed as the story… Read more
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