Tosh Berman's Music Collection

For the past few months I have been obsessively going over my music collection and documenting it.  Both vinyl and CD's.  At the moment I am concentrating on actual music that is in my collection, both the good and the bad.

What I do is write a brief commentary on each album.  I go by each artist in alphabetical order, and strange enough another version of a memoir comes up.  As I write, I know I'll change things as I get to the finish.  I have 1,250 albums, so it will take me awhile to finish up this little side project.

I made a special blog for this project.  Do visit it time-to-time.  I try to add something everyday.  You can find it here:  http://toshberman.blogspot.com

"A Cup Of Water Is No Sake" by Tosh Berman

I am lost. The first taste of sake is like the last. Always good. Looking into the clear liquid one would think it was water, but alas, its poetry in liquid. A taste of life that's life being taken on another level. This piece of music is the soundtrack to that feeling.  click on the link down below

A Cup Of Water Is No Sake

"The Mad Dancers of That World"

In Vienna, a place I never been to, but read about, and this I imagine is the theme song to the city.  Overly dramatic, overly romantic, overly sexual, ... overly nice.   I put this piece together with those thoughts in my head.  Probably on the thin line between chaos and order - but more likely, and knowing me, chaos.  Play the link down below.

The Mad Dancers of That World

"Roppongi Hell" by Tosh Berman

Roppongi Hell

A piece of music for Roppongi by yours truly.

"Sayonara Tokyo" by Tosh Berman

Sayonara Tokyo

A piece of music I put together in Tokyo.  It was inspired by my many walks in the Ginza area of Tokyo.  The neon lights in this particular district has a strong late 1950's or very early 1960's feel for me.  Each area of Tokyo has its own separate identity, which makes this city very unique.  I tried to capture the characteristics of Tokyo in a series of music pieces.

Sympony 1 in Some Minor by Tosh Berman

Sympony 1 in Some Minor

My first classical piece. At the time I didn't think of it, but now it reminds me of Jack Smith's work. It's not a symphony but surely a sympony!

"Artaud Page Having a Troublesome Dinner By Himself" by Tosh Berman

Artaud Page Having a Troublesome Dinner By Himself

combination of Antonin Artaud, the great poet & actor and Jimmy Page.   I imagine them having a quiet  dinner together in some French Chateau, and this music comes out of that meeting.

"Someday There Will Be A Someday" by Tosh Berman

"The Deep" by Tosh Berman

"I'm a Snob" (for Boris Vian) by Tosh Berman

A tip of my hat (well I don't wear hats, but you know what I mean) to Boris Vian, with this music I put together last summer.  You do hear Vian's voice in the background somewhere, and beyond that I think it speaks for itself.

http://www.mediafire.com/?wfjig5c5jdcnf93

"She Had Eyes on the Ping-Pong Ball" by Tosh Berman

The link down below will lead you to new music that I worked on for the past two months.  The only thing I will tell you is that yes, there are dogs barking in the mix.  But its way in the background and it serves as a percussion instrument of sorts. The song is called "She Had Eyes on the Ping-Pong Table."   Do enjoy!

http://www.mediafire.com/?9ijn4cu2s08ddcu

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