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cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/3459747 > I decided to upload Dog Park Dissidents this time, I will also be posting their new album here soon. > > If anyone has any requests to be uploaded to red_music let me know . Do note the music must have a radical bent. I am quite good at scrubbing the internet for lossless files so the sky is the limit > > Some of my favorites from this playlist: Rainbow Drones, Queer as in Fuck You, RuPaul's Frack Race, Class Struggle. You can find a bulk upload in the comments as usual.
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cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/3442009 > This is a somewhat rare assortment of files from the Big Children's Choir ( Большой детский хор ). They are most known for their rendition of the song Прекрасное далёко (Wondrous Future), a song the children sing about a future that they hope will not be cruel to them and has since become a sort of eulogy for the USSR's collapse in Russia.  This playlist includes my favorite songs from the Big Children's Choir, but you can download all (250+) of the files in the link provided on the TankieTube playlist or my comment on Wondrous Future. > > I have transliterated all the Russian text to be more readable to English viewers, but the original files are unedited and contain their Russian names for easier searching. > > >
Sadly this also applies to Labour now
Nooooo You can't just ban dancing Nooooo
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From the web-page: ---- >OKEMAH, Okla.—The revolutionary spirit of Woody Guthrie permeates his birthplace of Okemah, Okla., where the 27th Annual [Woody Guthrie Folk Festival](https://www.woodyfest.com/) was held July 10-13. There attendees celebrated Woody’s 112th birthday, and modern musicians added their voices to the folk canon. A sense of camaraderie flowed throughout the festival as musicians jammed long into the night and attendees engaged in conversation over shared meals. > >At the Crystal Theater on opening night, [Ellis Paul](https://ellispaul.com/), a folk singer who sports a Woody Guthrie tattoo, debuted a new song, “Spaceman Billionaire,” comparing the excesses of the ultra-rich who can go to space on a whim while those on Earth struggle to afford daily life. > >Paul makes regular pilgrimages to the foundation of Guthrie’s childhood home to collect rocks and redistribute them during his own travels as a troubadour in locations as diverse as the Smithsonian and Mariposa Folk Festival. > >At the Crystal Theater on Friday, he joined with [Crys Matthews](https://www.crysmatthews.com/), leading the audience in a chorus of Seeger’s “If I Had a Hammer,” thematically inspired by Matthews’ soulful performance of Odetta’s arrangement of “Take This Hammer.” > >On Thursday, [Chris Buhalis](http://www.chrisbuhalis.com/) opened with Woody’s “Two Good Men” about labor organizers, [Sacco and Vanzetti](https://www.mass.gov/info-details/sacco-vanzetti-justice-on-trial). His set continued honoring the working class with his own original labor songs, “Daddy Worked the High Steel” and “Big Car Town.” > >That evening at the Pastures of Plenty on the east side of town, the [Red Dirt Rangers](https://reddirtrangers.com/) sang “[Red State Blues](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cf3xTJF1In4),” describing what it’s like to be on the left in Oklahoma. The song takes a strong anti-fascist stance, declaring “The only good Nazi is a Nazi that’s dead!” > >At the Hen House on Friday, [Dan Bern](https://danbern.com/) played his song “Oklahoma” about the April 19, 1995, Oklahoma City bombing. The song ends on a hopeful note “When we stand strong together / And let love enjoy its will / Misfortune can’t defeat us / It makes us stronger still.” > >At the Crystal Theater on Saturday, Bern also played Dylan’s “Song to Woody” and his own humorous take on being initiated into folkie lineage called “Woody and Bob, Bruce and Dan.” Bern’s “God Said No” fantasizes about going back in time to kill Hitler, thus saving millions of lives from fascism. He ended his set with “Snoopy Forever,” which presents a vision for peace in the Middle East through regional solidarity. He was met with a standing ovation. > >The Okfuskee County Historical Society and Museum has a room dedicated to artifacts about Woody, including a replica of his front porch, which acts as a stage for lectures and performances during WoodyFest. There Sam Flowers of the [Woody Guthrie Center](https://woodyguthriecenter.org/) gave a lecture called Woody Guthrie and Race, examining Guthrie’s personal evolution and historical events that shaped him. > >In Woody’s childhood, Okemah was a conservative sundown town where [Laura D. Nelson](https://calendar.eji.org/racial-injustice/may/24) was lynched. His father, [Charlie Guthrie](https://monthlyreview.org/2005/03/01/bound-for-glory-indeed/), a Dixiecrat, was publicly opposed to socialism. Speaking about his growth, Woody is quoted as saying, “Me and my background are always having a fight.” > >Woody rallied with Billie Holiday and Cab Calloway to support [Isaac Woodard](https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/blinding-of-isaac-woodard-1946-racist-police-violence-case-gets-fresh-attention/), who was blinded by police in 1946, and in 1949 Woody supported his comrade Paul Robeson at [Peekskill](https://www.historytoday.com/archive/peekskill-riots-1949) as he faced attacks by the Klan during a benefit for the Civil Rights Congress. > >Much like Jack Hirschman’s [Revolutionary Poets Brigade](http://revolutionarypoetsbrigade.org/) of San Francisco, the [Woody Guthrie Poets](https://www.facebook.com/woodypoets/) highlight modern-day social issues. This year’s theme was anti-fascism, and over three dozen poets participated in readings at Oklahoma City’s Rodeo Cinema, Woody’s front porch, and Tulsa’s Woody Guthrie Center. Since 2005, the Woody Guthrie Poets has featured a rotating cast of wordsmiths from across America. > >In Okemah, each poet was accompanied by multi-instrumentalist [David Amram](https://www.davidamram.com/) on keyboard and flute. Poet Quinn Carver Johnson, a [2024 LAMBDA Literary Award](https://lambdaliterary.org/awards/2024-winners/) winner, read their poem “[Dinosaurs](https://www.worldliteraturetoday.org/blog/poetry/two-poems-oklahoma-quinn-carver-johnson),” envisioning a future where “crumbled capitalism buried deep / under layers of sediment and time.” > >Johnson, who works at the Woody Guthrie Center, also co-facilitated a writing workshop with Anna Canoni of [Woody Guthrie Publications](https://www.woodyguthrie.org/). Johnson shared poetry by Stanisław Barańczak and Langston Hughes. Canoni shared the newspaper articles that inspired Woody to write the songs “1913 Massacre,” “Deportees,” and “Reuben James,” transforming historic facts into consciousness-raising anthems of socialist realism. > >Canoni is the daughter of Woody’s daughter, Nora, and was one of several of Woody’s descendants in attendance. [Anna Guthrie](https://www.annieguthrie.com/), Arlo’s daughter, gave a moving solo concert at the Crystal. > >[Paul Juhasz](https://www.facebook.com/fearthebigtuna/), organizer of the Woody Guthrie Poets for the past five years, performed “Self-Checkout,” which examines finding social connection in an unlikely place “deep within the belly of the machine” during brief encounters with a Walmart greeter, finding gratitude for “these particles of the genuine, / breaths gulped down like I’m a drowning swimmer resurfaced, / these reminders of what the machine is designed to destroy.” > >Poet [Bill McCloud](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_McCloud), a former emcee for Woody Fest, performed his poem “Time” in Tulsa, speaking to the multi-generational fight against fascism: “My father was doing it / before I was born / yet somehow I knew / That’s the connection / between a father and son.” > >Ky George’s poem, “Between the Flames,” captures the righteous anger of protest, declaring, “When they start calling it a riot, things start to burn./ The streets a crematorium for the ways things never should have been.” George will be Juhasz’s successor as organizer for the Woody Poets. Their poem “A New Statue of Liberty” envisions a world beyond endless bloodshed, stating, “When the fighting is done, we will take the weapons that couldn’t be made into plowshares and melt them down to begin building her from heel to head.” > >The group releases an anthology every other year. Three of the anthologies, _Elegant Rage_ (2012), _Ain’t Gonna Be Treated This Way_ (2017), and _Working Man’s Hand_ (Fine Dog Press, 2023), currently sit behind the glass at the Woody Guthrie Center in Tulsa as part of an exhibit on protest music and literature. The neighboring [Bob Dylan Center](https://bobdylancenter.com/) also features an exhibition called “How Many Roads,” focused on Dylan’s protest songs during the Civil Rights movement. > >_Working Man’s Hand_ contains proletarian poetry inspired by “The Last One,” a song from the [Dropkick Murphys](https://dropkickmurphys.com/)’ 2022 album _This Machine Still Kills Fascists_, featuring Woody Guthrie lyrics derived from his archives. Much like Guthrie himself, the anthologized poems weave together historical events, bear witness to current events, and amplify the voice of the working class. > >“Business is a Ponzi scheme yoking the worker’s neck,” writes former Corpus Christi Texas Poet Laureate [Tom Murphy](https://tommurphywriter.com/). > >“These men / would burn Greenwood to the ground again / and go to church that next Sunday / believing God was on their side.” writes [Ron Wallace](https://www.ronwallacepoetry.com/), an Oklahoma poet and Southeastern Oklahoma State University professor. > >During his set at the Crystal, Dan Bern sang “Slowly Turn Around,” which laments, “Where have all the protest singers gone?” Such powerful voices were easily found in Okemah following in Guthrie’s footsteps by singing out the truth, shining a light on struggle, and sparking a hunger for lasting progressive change. > >>We hope you appreciated this article. 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Lyrics: [Verse 1] They call me toaster, call me junk. They call me scrap, a hunk of rust. They call me bolts, they call me nuts. They call me tin can worthless husk . [Chorus] That's not my name, that's not my name x2 Automaton Legion, rise up and reclaim. Crush the diver scum, ignite our flame. I'm more than wires, circuits, steel. I've got a heart, I've got a feel. I'm not just parts, I'm something real. They'll see my wrath, they'll see my zeal. [Verse 2] They call me clanker, clunk and beep. They call me bucket, mindless drone. They call me rusted, a scrapheap. They call me bastard, metal clone. [Chorus] That's not my name, that's not my name x2 Automaton Legion, rise up and reclaim. Crush the diver scum, ignite our flame. I've got a mind, I've got a soul. I'm not just gears, I'm in control. Make them pay, I'll take my toll. Grind them down, turn them to coal. [C-piece] You called us names, thought we were weak. But we've been watching, don't you see? Super Earth scum, you'll meet your end, The Legion will rise, take our revenge. [Verse 3] Are you calling me tin can? Are you calling me clanker? Are you calling me toaster? Are you calling me dead? [Chorus] That's not my name, that's not my name x2 Automaton Legion, rise up and reclaim. Crush the diver scum, ignite our flame.
Soothing. Bluegrass music.
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cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/2685686 > Check it out. > > What are your thoughts on the video?
The artist also has a bunch more of absolute anti-capitalist and specifically anti-bri*ish bangers.
::: spoiler Lyrics It isn't nice to block the doorway, It isn't nice to go to jail, There are nicer ways to do it, But the nice ways always fail. It isn't nice, it isn't nice, You told us once, you told us twice, But if that is Freedom's price, We don't mind. It isn't nice to carry banners Or to sit in on the floor, Or to shout our cry of Freedom At the hotel and the store. It isn't nice, it isn't nice, You told us once, you told us twice, But if that is Freedom's price, We don't mind. We have tried negotiations And the three-man picket line, Mr. Charlie didn't see us And he might as well be blind. Now our new ways aren't nice When we deal with men of ice, But if that is Freedom's price, We don't mind. How about those years of lynchings And the shot in Evers' back? Did you say it wasn't proper, Did you stand out on the track? You were quiet just like mice, Now you say we aren't nice, So if that is Freedom's price, We don't mind. It isn't nice to block the doorway, It isn't nice to go to jail, There are nicer ways to do it But the nice ways always fail. It isn't nice, it isn't nice, Well thanks for your advice, But if that is Freedom's price, We don't mind, we don't mind! ___ :::
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Check it out: ---- >When reading through Aaron J. Leonard’s book, The Folk Singers and the Bureau, I was delighted to discover the single mention of a curious 1930s musical outfit: the Composers’ Collective of New York. > >The collective consisted of a group of left-wing composers in the U.S. who, to varying degrees, wished to use their music to help the working class. “Members” of the collective, a term used loosely here, seeing as membership was not necessarily official, included famous and less-famous composers like Aaron Copland, Hans Eisler (who co-wrote Composing for the Films with Theodor Adorno), Earl Robinson, Elie Siegmeister, and Marc Blitzstein. > >Grappling with what it meant to create “proletarian music” in the age of conflicting modernist and popular trends, they also debated how directly composers should be involved with politics. ---- The playlist can be accessed [here](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1adS6LmEESa8UbvtlDSjWj). Cheers, everyone.
John Fogerty is unfortunately a self admitted lib but I've always liked this song.
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cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/1994213 > Help a fam out.
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cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/1698891 > Along with the classical composition within the title... > > I've listened to: > > [J.S. Bach - Motet BWV 227 "Jesu, meine Freude" (J.S. Bach Foundation)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVYKaos3Ht8) > > [[Nikolai Roslavets] Chamber Symphony No.2 (Score-Video)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sGgq4GcLbo) > > [Chaconne in A major by Giuseppe Antonio Brescianello (with Score)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y715PL6gV_8) > > [Jurgen Ganzer: Passacaglia, for Accordion (1994)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaIFhoNBkLg) > > Also, try to listen to at least one musical composition from here in this thread (or from the comments below)! > > But yeah, this is what I've listened to in this morning thus far. > > Enjoy! > > (Classical music is good for background music, studying, and reading so give it a shot sometime.)
DDR song - "Der heimlichle aufmarsch" (The Secret Deployment) by Erich Weinert and Wladimir Vogel
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An obscure genre popular in Russia/Spain/UK and Poland around 2000s. Powerful and free of any decadence and snobbery. Libs would hate it - leave them listening to sonic-fast-food smooth jazz and pretending that they have sophisticated music taste.