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Mood music

Physically, the conflict up north has not yet touched Tel Aviv.  But Haifa is only one hour's drive away and everyone knows someone who lives up north, or who was called up for army reserve service, or who has fled from the rocket bombardment and sought refuge in the centre and the south of the country. We talk endlessly about “the war that has no name,” and the atmosphere here is pensive, worried and quiet.

For some reason, the guys I recorded playing music on Rothschild Boulevard on Saturday night seemed, to me, to capture the local mood. This is the first time I used the video option on my camera and the recording came out at 128 mb. If anyone knows how to give simple instructions to the technically challenged on how to compress recordings for uploading, please send me an email. I'd really like to start posting short interviews once a week, but it ain't gonna work if something this short takes a couple of hours to upload. ;)

There's a long post on the way; meanwhile, click on the picture to watch and listen.

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5 Comments so far (Add 1 more)

  1. And when you find out how to compress the videos, maybe you could share it with the other luddites (like me) in webland!
    thanks.
    I think that I can understand what you're hearing in the music. It's a confusing melody but there is still a rhythm to it. It's as if it's saying, there's little understanding as to what's happening here, but we still go on.

    1. Anonymous
    on December 31st, 1969 at 6:59 pm
  2. Music, Love, Hope and Courage by NGK: http://nathaliegaulkaisu.blogspot.com and http://www.nath-gaul-kaisu.com

    2. Anonymous
    on December 31st, 1969 at 6:59 pm
  3. It depends on the file format of your video file. Not knowing what it is, guessing either DV or AVI (uncompressed) I would checkout videohelp.com. Specifically http://forum.videohelp.com/viewtopic.php?t=244151 (How to convert DV to DivX or XviD using Virtualdub) or http://www.videohelp.com/avi2divx.htm (How to convert to DivX/AVI with Virtualdub). More conversion options are found here http://www.videohelp.com/guides.php?howtoselect=4;13#4;13. Hope some of that helps, good luck and stay safe.
    LordAnubis

    3. Anonymous
    on December 31st, 1969 at 6:59 pm
  4. How lovely and sad at the same time. Thanks, darling, for doing such a great work.

    4. Anonymous
    on December 31st, 1969 at 6:59 pm
  5. I have to say .. I am extremely relieved in a very unusual way to find a voice of truth in this very rapidly deteriorating emotional climate we have here.
    I was myself victim of anger but I have learned to stop and think yet again.
    Thank you for showing me the light at the end of the tunnel.
    Alley

    5. Anonymous
    on December 31st, 1969 at 6:59 pm

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