This is special on two counts: one since I didn't bring you a InspirationSounds podcast last month and second I have been blessed to be the GRAMMY community blogger for the 52nd GRAMMY Awards for the Gospel genre so what else to do but to bring you GRAMMY edition podcast. You know how I love blending Gospel/Christian with some of the best instrumental tunes but this one has a little twist: each of the Gospel songs are up for a nomination for a GRAMMY.

It's pretty cool the power of instrumental music and when it's blended with men and women of God that loves the Lord it's a win-win situation. When you really think about it how many times have you been in service praising and worshiping the Lord and when the choir has stopped singing and the musicians are playing you still are caught up in the spirit, they two go hand in hand.

The tracks featured in this podcast is from their past work to let you that success did not come to these Gospel Nominees over night...it took years for these artists to achieve what they have today and I also feel in order appreciate a person in the present you have to sometime check out what they have done in the past. The artists that are nominated are:

Vicki Winans

Jars of Clay

Smokie Norful

Third Day

J. Moss

Donnie McClurkin

Mary Mary

Kierra "KiKi" Sheard

Sheri Jones-Moffett

Donald Lawrence

Karen Clark Sheard

Israel Houghton

This is only a handful of the talented men and women who have done remarkable work in composing, song writing, arranging some of the best Worship and Praise songs that are nominated this year and if I'm granted the opportunity to participate I will have more tunes in the podcasts.

Big, BIG thanks to the Academy of Music for allowing me to express my feeling in regards to the wonderful talent of the incredible men and women who love the Lord of lords and the King of kings.

Be Blessed, Be Safe,

& Have a Wonderful Day. :-)

Sounds Unlimited: GRAMMY Edition LP1

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[Track Title - Artist or Group]

o1. Long As I Got King Jesus - Vicki Winans{Nominated for Best Traditional Gospel Album}

o2. WindSurfer - Steve Kindler and Teja Bell

o3. Nobody Loves Me Like You - Jars of Clay{Nominated for Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album}

o4. Till We Meet Again - Special EFX

o5. Celebrate - Smokie Norful{Nominated for Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album}

o6. With You In Mind - Acoustic Alchemy

o7. I've Always Loved You - Third Day{Nominated for Best Gospel Song}

o8. Chinnok Winds - Chet Atkins

o9. Livin' 4[Remix] - J. Moss{Nominated for Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album}

10. Thy Kingdom Come - Special EFX

11. Speak to My Heart - Donnie McClurkin{Nominated for Best Gospel Performance}

Bonus Podcast

Sounds Unlimited: GRAMMY Edition LP2

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[Track Title - Artist or Group]

o1. Incredible - Mary Mary{Nominated for Best Gospel Song}

o2. All Laid Back and Stuff - Andy McKee

o3. You Don't Know - Kierra "KiKi" Sheard{Nominated for Best Gospel Song}

o4. Cruise - Eddie Daniels

o5. God Will Take Care - Ted & Sheri{Nominated for Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album}

o6. Dance With Me - Govi

o7. Healed - Donald Lawrence{Nominated for Best Traditional Gospel Album}

o8. Your Love Has Lifted Me - Special EFX

o9. You Showed Me - Karen Clark Sheard{Nominated for Best Gospel Performance}

1o. Those Eyes - Michael Deep

11. Again I Say Rejoice - Israel & New Breed{Nominated for Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album}

Intro Underscore music: Todd Kelley "The BigLa"

Outro Underscore music: Nicolay

photo: Snow Blind

By Mathias NEVIERE

InterfaceLIFT.com

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Funny, when checking out the genre category for Steely Dan they are placed in the "Rock" category and to me they should be placed in the Jazz category. Donald Fagen and Walter Becker are true music geeks and are not ashamed it at all. They are not getting Botox treatments or getting face lifts. They focus on what they know best, bringing quality music, intelligent lyrics to the masses. You have heard me say this time and time again in regards to how Steely Dan and solo projects from Donald Fagen lifts my spirits whenever I'm feeling down and it kinda weird considering that some of their work is about depressing matters, go figure.

When growing up listening to their music it always strikes me in awe with the "Who's Who" of session musicians that show up on their albums. Not only can these musicians hold their own when it comes to improvising but are on point when writing music. I love the trilogy LP from Fagen because it goes from the wild ideas from a young man to a middle age man coming to terms to his age to finally tackling and embracing that touchy subject, death.

"The Nightfly" is one of my favorite LPs in the since of I can remember being young and being fasinated with sci-fi movies, digging science, wondering when we would have flying cars(which I'm still waiting on). This album was released the year I was a junior in high school and was beginning to discover my taste in music, the time I realized that I was different when it came to my taste in music and was not ashamed of it. (I saw this because growing up in a place where you were thought being weird when listening to music other than R&B).

Reading through the list of musicians that performed on The Nightfly brings a huge smile on my face and I am so blessed I read liner notes because if I didn't I would not have known about Rob Mounsey who would later produce for Michael Franks or Marcus Miller and Will Lee, two of the baddest bassist around who has recorded with so many great artists and Marcus Miller who would later produce albums for the late Luther Vandross and Will Lee is the bassist for the Paul Schaffer Band on Late Night with David Letterman and both bassist has performed for David Sanborn. Then there is Greg Phillinganes, Jeff Porcaro, Chuck Rainey, Valerie Simpson, Steve Khan, Larry Carlton, Randy Brecker and the list just on this album is just mind-blowing.

I could go on but I'm not...just check out these tunes and enjoy. I hope you dig this line up as much as I did putting it together.

Be Blessed,

~DarrenKeith

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[Track - Artist or Band]

01. Pixeleen - Steely Dan

02. Ruby Baby - Donald Fagen

03. Slang of Ages - Steely Dan

04. Brite Nitegown - Donald Fagen

05. FM - Steely Dan

06. Security Joan - Donald Fagen

07. Third World Man - Steely Dan

08. The Nightfly - Donald Fagen

09. Lunch With Gina - Steely Dan

10. New Frontier - Donald Fagen

from the LPs...

Everything Must Go

The Nightfly

Morph the Cat

Gold

Gaucho

***Bonus Podcast***

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[Track - Artist or Band]

01. Peg - Steely Dan

02. Snowbound - Donald Fagen

03. Time Out of Mind - Steely Dan

04. Mary Shut the Garden Door - Donald Fagen

05. Almost Gothic - Steely Dan

06. Tomorrow's Girl - Donald Fagen

07. Jack of Speed - Steely Dan

08. Florida Room - Donald Fagen

09. West of Hollywood - Steely Dan

10. I.G.Y. (International Geophysical Year) - Donald Fagen

from the LPs...

Aja

Kamakiriad

Gaucho

Morph the Cat

Two Against Nature

The Nightfly

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outro underscore music: Nicolay

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Bonjour,
Voici un petit programme que j'ai écrit pour faciliter l'optimisation de windows.
Je m'en sers actuellement dans mon travail d'assistance à distance.
Au menu : nettoyage, défragmentation, optimisation du registre.

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I've posted Ben Hecks creations many, many times and the man is just amazing.  Yea, he's the guy that created the Xbox 360 and PS3 laptops among tons of other awesome gadgets.  Thanks to The Engadget Show we learn a little more about the man.

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David Levy thinks so.  He is the author of Love and Sex With Robots and he's all for it.  I'm not too sure about that, hmmm, well.......hmmmm....maybe not.

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And yes, it does travel in time...or at least to another part of the Crysis world.  Mr geek, I salute you!

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Using projectors of course....the folks at Urban Screen took an old building and had some crazy fun by turning it into an interactive pinball machine.  Be sure to check out some of the other crazy things they've done.

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It's nice to match a face with the voices...

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