# gather (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 7 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover gather. Page: Feed: --- ## [For the Record: An ECM Rarities Update](https://ecmreviews.com/2026/08/20/for-the-record-an-ecm-rarities-update/) _2026-08-20 · Tyran Grillo · Between Sound and Space: ECM Records and Beyond_ As those of you subscribed to this humble blog have likely noticed, I’ve recently been working my way through a small mountain of ECM rarities: out-of-print anthologies, obscure compilations, promotional samplers, and other releases dwelling in the margins of the label’s already expansive catalogue. Some are deep cuts in the truest sense; others seem determined \[…\] ## [ECM 40 Years](https://ecmreviews.com/2026/08/20/ecm-40-years/) _2026-08-20 · Tyran Grillo · Between Sound and Space: ECM Records and Beyond_ The ECM 40 Years collection originated as a special promotional compilation released in 2009 with Issue #200 of the Greek magazine Jazz & Τζαζ. Compiled by Giorgos Charonitis with evident care, it considers how ECM reshaped modern jazz and contemporary classical music through minimalist restraint and the intimacy of “chamber jazz,” while freeing improvisation from inherited borders. Across \[…\] ## [School Bus Argument Spirals Into Fatal Shooting at Houston Apartments](https://theamericanretiree.com/school-bus-argument-spirals-into-fatal-shooting-at-houston-apartments/) _2026-08-20 · Christopher Cronkite · The American Retiree_ One young man was killed and another was wounded after gunfire erupted at a southwest Houston apartment complex, police said. HOUSTON, Texas — Houston police are investigating a fatal shooting at a southwest Houston apartment complex after authorities said a dayslong dispute among middle school girls escalated Monday afternoon and drew at least two armed young men into a confrontation. Officers… ## [Two Dead After Explosions Tear Through Toledo Industrial Facility](https://theamericanretiree.com/two-dead-after-explosions-tear-through-toledo-industrial-facility/) _2026-08-20 · Christopher Cronkite · The American Retiree_ The Brent Industries site handled mineral spirits and previously faced Ohio environmental orders involving hazardous-waste management and storage tanks. TOLEDO, Ohio — A deadly explosion and fire at Brent Industries is bringing new attention to the chemicals and industrial processes used at the South Toledo facility, as investigators work to determine what caused two blasts that killed employees… ## [Pilot Killed in Collision With State Police Helicopter](https://theamericanretiree.com/pilot-killed-in-collision-with-state-police-helicopter/) _2026-08-20 · Christopher Cronkite · The American Retiree_ Two state troopers survived after a Cessna 150 struck their Bell 407 during a training operation at Carlisle Airport. CARLISLE, Pa. — A small-plane pilot was killed and two Pennsylvania State Police pilots were injured Wednesday evening when a Cessna 150 collided with a police helicopter during a training exercise at Carlisle Airport, authorities said. The pilot killed in the Aug. 19 collision was… ## [Girl, 9, Seriously Hurt in Hit-and-Run Near Her School](https://theamericanretiree.com/girl-9-seriously-hurt-in-hit-and-run-near-her-school/) _2026-08-20 · Christopher Cronkite · The American Retiree_ Investigators are seeking surveillance video and witnesses after the 9-year-old was struck Tuesday night on Germantown Avenue. PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — Police are searching for a driver who fled after striking a 9-year-old girl Tuesday night on Germantown Avenue in North Philadelphia, leaving the child hospitalized as investigators work to identify the vehicle involved. The girl, identified by her… ## [Murder Suspect Accused of Cutting Ankle Monitor Captured in Illinois](https://theamericanretiree.com/murder-suspect-accused-of-cutting-ankle-monitor-captured-in-illinois/) _2026-08-20 · Christopher Cronkite · The American Retiree_ Authorities say Eric Wayne Hubert removed an ankle monitor before becoming a suspect in a second deadly Dallas shooting. DALLAS, Texas — The arrest of a Dallas murder suspect in Illinois is drawing renewed attention to his earlier release on bond and authorities’ allegation that he removed an ankle monitor before a second fatal shooting. Eric Wayne Hubert, 23, was arrested Aug. 13 in Belleville,… ## [The Music of ECM](https://ecmreviews.com/2026/08/19/the-music-of-ecm/) _2026-08-19 · Tyran Grillo · Between Sound and Space: ECM Records and Beyond_ Jazz & Τζαζ, the prominent Greek monthly founded by Giorgos Charonitis in 1993, chronicled the Greek and international jazz scenes for 245 issues before ending in July 2013. Each issue carried a compilation CD, turning the magazine into both document and doorway. Released in 2006 with Issue #160/61, The Music of ECM gathers 10 recordings from a \[…\] ## [15 Jahre ECM Works](https://ecmreviews.com/2026/08/18/15-jahre-ecm-works/) _2026-08-19 · Tyran Grillo · Between Sound and Space: ECM Records and Beyond_ Released by ECM in 1984, 15 Jahre ECM Works has become a largely forgotten branch of the “Works” series, whose better-known volumes offered compact portraits of individual artists. This compilation widens the aperture across the label’s first 15 years, arranging nine recordings into an oblique self-portrait. Keith Jarrett opens with “Country,” housed on My Song (ECM 1115). His piano \[…\] ## [Music from the North](https://ecmreviews.com/2026/08/17/music-from-the-north/) _2026-08-17 · Tyran Grillo · Between Sound and Space: ECM Records and Beyond_ A brief promotional CD surveying ECM’s March 1992 releases, Music from the North gathers six pieces from three albums and arranges them into a meditation on vanishing. Its title names a region, but the sequence turns northward through consciousness rather than geography. Jon Balke w/Oslo 13 begins by demonstrating how abundance can cultivate restraint. The big band \[…\] ## [Save with community-voted codes (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/wCdvyusY9EpH) _2026-08-17 · **Sponsored**_ Search thousands of community-verified coupon codes — 100% free, no account needed. ## [Gather and Sow: August 2026](https://botanistinthekitchen.blog/2026/08/17/gather-and-sow-august-2026/) _2026-08-17 · Jeanne L. D. Osnas · The Botanist in the Kitchen_ The August 2026 Gather and Sow newsletter is all about peaches and other stone fruits. Does the summer heat have you feeling drupey? Last month we broke down brambles for you, showing that their “berries” were really aggregates of drupelets. This month in Food for Thought we take on full-sized drupes––peaches, nectarines, cherries, apricots, and almonds. Yes, \[…\] ## [(untitled)](https://hktlife.uk/2320937) _2026-08-16 · JP · HKT_ ## [“New Music” Series (1975-76)](https://ecmreviews.com/2026/08/15/new-music-series-1975-76/) _2026-08-16 · Tyran Grillo · Between Sound and Space: ECM Records and Beyond_ Promotional samplers are made with an expiration date hidden inside them. They announce new releases, then yield to the next campaign. The four rare ECM/Polydor records gathered under the “New Music” banner have resisted that planned obsolescence. Originally pressed for radio stations and in-store programming, they now reach us as documents of a label defining \[ \] ## [(untitled)](https://hktlife.uk/2320576) _2026-08-15 · JP · HKT_ ## [(untitled)](https://hktlife.uk/2320573) _2026-08-15 · JP · HKT_ ## [#102 - The Sufficiency Paradox](https://hktlife.uk/number-102-the-sufficiency-paradox) _2026-08-15 · JP · HKT_ Do you ever ask yourself, what is the point? Why do we work hard to earn money to buy things we don’t need? I’ve been asking myself that question for years, and I still don’t know the answer. Lately, the YouTube algorithm has been feeding me videos about EDC items you can’t live without and ten things you should own that will last a lifetime. Some have value. Most miss the point, which makes me… ## [What Does It Mean To Be Egyptian? In the Diaspora, It Depends on Who You Ask](https://www.albustanseeds.org/news/egyptianidentityarabcoptic) _2026-08-14 · Guest User · News - Al-Bustan Seeds of Culture_ By Gawhara Abou-eid Ask an Egyptian how they identify, and the answer can sound simple: Egyptian. But ask what that means — Arab, African, Middle Eastern, Coptic or some combination — and the answer touches on history, language, religion, geography and belonging. ## [ECM Sampler Series (1978-1982)](https://ecmreviews.com/2026/08/13/ecm-sampler-series-1978-1982/) _2026-08-13 · Tyran Grillo · Between Sound and Space: ECM Records and Beyond_ A sampler is supposed to be an index with music attached, a practical device for turning curiosity into sales. ECM’s eleven official sampler albums, issued between 1978 and 1982, are stranger objects. They advertise a catalogue, certainly, but they also interpret it. Each sequence makes an argument about what may belong beside what, allowing jazz, \[ \] ## [Guitar Music from ECM](https://ecmreviews.com/2026/08/12/guitar-music-from-ecm/) _2026-08-13 · Tyran Grillo · Between Sound and Space: ECM Records and Beyond_ The three-LP box set Guitar Music from ECM, released in 1981, was conceived by ECM’s French branch as more than a sampler. Coordinated by Hans Wendl and Gérard Desfoux, it gathers seven guitarists whose six- and twelve-string vocabularies had already helped make the Munich label resistant to category. Just over a decade old, ECM had nearly \[ \] ## [Eternity and a Year: Recent Music on ECM](https://ecmreviews.com/2026/08/10/eternity-and-a-year-recent-music-on-ecm/) _2026-08-10 · Tyran Grillo · Between Sound and Space: ECM Records and Beyond_ Eternity and a Year gathers music from ECM’s 2002 production year, the label’s 33rd, when more than 40 recordings appeared. The double album forms a two-way mirror. Disc 1 returns the listener’s altered image; Disc 2 stands behind the glass, observing that reflection and discovering its afterlife. Jazz and classical music become opposed memories: one improvises \[ \] ## [PixelRift — Platforming with Level Editor (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/1loqa8yQdzyl) _2026-08-10 · **Sponsored**_ Includes a built-in level editor, campaign with elemental heroes, and boss encounters. ## [ECM – The Fourth Decade](https://ecmreviews.com/2026/08/09/ecm-the-fourth-decade/) _2026-08-09 · Tyran Grillo · Between Sound and Space: ECM Records and Beyond_ This rare ECM sampler from 2008 gathers selections from the label’s fourth decade of existence, yet the sequence feels less retrospective than prophetic. Its selections cross successive thresholds, revealing musicians at the moment when technique blurs into vision. Producer Manfred Eicher’s gift has often involved recognizing those latent selves, then constructing the acoustic conditions in \[ \] ## [ECM: The Art Of Sound](https://ecmreviews.com/2026/08/08/ecm-the-art-of-sound/) _2026-08-09 · Tyran Grillo · Between Sound and Space: ECM Records and Beyond_ “Sit down and give this a proper listen!” So proclaims the booklet accompanying this obscure compilation from the Netherlands. Released in 1990 by ECM Records in collaboration with Hi-Five, its purpose is to draw from the label’s catalogue to gauge the quality of home system loudspeakers and amplifiers. The resulting “test CD” pays tribute to \[ \] ## [#101 - The Three-Month Hypothesis](https://hktlife.uk/number-101-the-three-month-hypothesis) _2026-08-08 · JP · HKT_ “Things haven’t really gone in the right direction. Have you considered a statin?” I had my annual diabetes health check this week. I know, and have known for quite some time, that I need to do more to address my health issues. I have a list as long as your arm of diabetes-related maladies to manage. The nurse knows it, and so do I. “Yeah, but I don’t want to change or increase the medication I’m… ## [ECM Autumn Highlights](https://ecmreviews.com/2026/08/07/ecm-autumn-highlights/) _2026-08-08 · Tyran Grillo · Between Sound and Space: ECM Records and Beyond_ ECM Autumn Highlights is a sampler curated by Manfred Eicher and released in collaboration with the Italian magazine Musica Jazz. Drawing from ECM’s late-2017 catalogue, it covers a broad expressive range while retaining the sense of a single, carefully plotted journey. The Vijay Iyer Sextet opens with “Poles,” also the first track on Far From Over (ECM 2581). Saxophonist \[ \] ## [gather: Maudeleyn Day](https://www.hearthstonefables.com/p/gather-maudeleyn-day) _2026-08-07 · Kristin Haakenson · Hearthstone Fables_ Riverside dinner and midsummer cushions ## [Tomasz Stanko: Songs](https://ecmreviews.com/2026/08/06/tomasz-stanko-songs/) _2026-08-06 · Tyran Grillo · Between Sound and Space: ECM Records and Beyond_ A retrospective included with the August 2022 issue of Musica Jazz, tracing the distinct, bittersweet trumpet voice of the late Polish master across a slew of ECM recordings. The title Songs seems almost provocatively plain for an artist whose music could turn breath into a philosophical emergency. His trumpet worried at a composition’s hidden seam until grief entered the \[ \] ## [The Music of Carla Bley](https://ecmreviews.com/2026/08/05/the-music-of-carla-bley/) _2026-08-05 · Tyran Grillo · Between Sound and Space: ECM Records and Beyond_ somewhere i have never travelled, gladly beyondE. E. Cummings Released with the December 2021 issue of Musica Jazz, this compilation traces Carla Bley’s compositions and arrangements across the ECM and WATT universes. Some performances feature Bley herself; others entrust her music to artists who understood her impact. Her pieces migrate between ensembles and disclose chambers hidden \[ \] ## [ECM: The Story of Our Listening](https://ecmreviews.com/2026/08/04/ecm-the-story-of-our-listening/) _2026-08-04 · Tyran Grillo · Between Sound and Space: ECM Records and Beyond_ This 2014 Musica Jazz sampler approaches the art of compilation as a meta-statement rather than an inventory, offering four paired selections from albums by the Gary Burton Quartet, Ralph Towner and John Abercrombie, Sam Rivers, and the Miroslav Vitous Group. Keith Jarrett’s “Runes,” from Arbour Zena (ECM 1070), occupies the center as a ritual hinge. Burton opens the first \[ \] ## [#100 - The Context Collapse](https://hktlife.uk/number-100-the-context-collapse) _2026-08-04 · JP · HKT_ I never named anybody. It didn’t matter. They recognised themselves. Or they thought they did, which amounts to much the same thing once somebody has decided that a sentence on the internet is definitely about them. Explaining that it wasn’t did not help. It probably made things worse. I was no longer merely a dangerous blogger. I was now a lying dangerous blogger who refused to admit that… ## [#99 - The Space Between Spaces](https://hktlife.uk/number-99-the-space-between-spaces) _2026-08-03 · JP · HKT_ Sometimes I wonder whether I got into trouble at some of the places I have worked because I am more intelligent than some of the people around me. There. I have written it down. It looks bloody awful. Arrogant, elitist and exactly the sort of thing said by somebody who has recently watched a twelve-minute YouTube video about misunderstood geniuses. I am not saying I am better than everyone else. I… ## [Trade Smarter With IBKR (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/1mQrOBPB64To) _2026-08-03 · **Sponsored**_ Join Interactive Brokers through a referral and start investing with low-cost global access. ## [#98 - The Niche Resolution](https://hktlife.uk/number-98-the-niche-resolution) _2026-08-03 · JP · HKT_ Nearly six years ago, I wrote a short piece on Medium called How Do I Find My Niche? I had been spreading myself too thin. This was not an unusual state of affairs. I had started a Substack newsletter and filled it with sections about cars, motorcycles, travel, television and anything else that wandered across my field of vision. The problem, as I saw it then, was that none of it fitted neatly… ## [#97 - The case for having an imperfect memory – a psychologist explains](https://hktlife.uk/number-97-the-case-for-having-an-imperfect-memory-a-psychologist-explains) _2026-08-02 · JP · HKT_ The case for having an imperfect memory – a psychologist explains 365daysStudios/Shutterstock Gillian Murphy , University College Cork Think back to your time at school. Were you hard-working, popular, anxious? And what exam grades did you get? Now, imagine someone pulls out your school reports from that time. How closely would they match the results you just brought to mind? If your recollections… ## [#96 - The Levitation Conductor](https://hktlife.uk/number-96-the-levitation-conductor) _2026-08-02 · JP · HKT_ I went to bed for half an hour this afternoon and woke up four hours later. That was not the plan. Somewhere in the middle of it all, a train conductor taught me how to levitate. I cannot remember whether this was part of the normal service or whether I had been upgraded. At one point, it snowed. Meanwhile, my body was doing something almost as strange. When I lie down, the coughing stops, and my… ## [#95 - The Insurance Fluctuation](https://hktlife.uk/number-95-the-insurance-fluctuation) _2026-08-02 · JP · HKT_ Things have moved pretty fast with our house purchase. Just last week, we received the news that the Land Registry had been updated to show Rhona and me as the owners of our small cottage in Adisham. What an achievement. The only fly in the ointment has been insurance. Specifically, life insurance for me. I have Type 2 diabetes, raised blood pressure and high cholesterol. Oh yeah, I’m overweight… ## [August 2026 Almanac](https://www.hearthstonefables.com/p/august-2026-almanac) _2026-08-01 · Kristin Haakenson · Hearthstone Fables_ Plenty is revealed, beautiful upon the earth ## [Despite the Challenges, These Immigrant Entrepreneurs See Opportunity in the U.S.](https://www.albustanseeds.org/news/arabamericandreaminphilly) _2026-07-30 · Guest User · News - Al-Bustan Seeds of Culture_ By Gawhara Abou-eid For local restaurateurs Rahim Hussein and Omar Alkahily, the “American Dream” has never been defined simply by owning a business. ## [Gather and Sow: July 2026](https://botanistinthekitchen.blog/2026/07/28/gather-and-sow-july-2026/) _2026-07-28 · Jeanne L. D. Osnas · The Botanist in the Kitchen_ The July 2026 issue of Gather and Sow is all about brambles (genus Rubus). This month we continue our summer romance with the rose family, specifically the cane fruits, or brambles, which include blackberries, raspberries, and their many look-alikes. These cane fruits belong to the branch of the rose family called the Rosoideae, which also \[ \] ## [Library: The Story of the Christian Year](https://www.hearthstonefables.com/p/library-the-story-of-the-christian) _2026-07-28 · Kristin Haakenson · Hearthstone Fables_ by Father Richard Nardone ## [Under the wanton Rose agen, / that blushes for penitent Magdalen](https://www.hearthstonefables.com/p/under-the-wanton-rose-agen-that-blushes) _2026-07-22 · Kristin Haakenson · Hearthstone Fables_ July 22: Maudeleyn Day ## [Seeking SWANA Actors: Minou Pourshariati Navigates the Opportunities and Pitfalls of ‘Umbrella Casting’](https://www.albustanseeds.org/news/swanatheatercasting) _2026-07-22 · Guest User · News - Al-Bustan Seeds of Culture_ By Gauri Mangala The last decade of American theatre has pushed theatre owners, producers and casting directors to think more deeply about how to consider casting along racial and ethnic lines. ## [#94 - Is recursive self‑improvement the dawning of AI superintelligence?](https://hktlife.uk/number-94-is-recursive-self-improvement-the-dawning-of-ai-superintelligence) _2026-07-16 · JP · HKT_ Is recursive self‑improvement the dawning of AI superintelligence? freedom100m/Shutterstock Michael G. Madden , University of Galway and James McDermott , University of Galway The US AI research company Anthropic has become known for building powerful AI models while simultaneously warning about their dangers. Read more ## [My journey into Catholicism](https://www.hearthstonefables.com/p/my-journey-into-catholicism) _2026-07-15 · Kristin Haakenson · Hearthstone Fables_ Conversion thoughts: Part 1 ## [250 Years On, Philadelphia Asks What Independence Day Is For](https://www.albustanseeds.org/news/phillyjulyfourthprotests) _2026-07-15 · Guest User · News - Al-Bustan Seeds of Culture_ By Lauren Abunassar As Philadelphia asked how best to celebrate 250 years of America this Fourth of July, some community members across the city were asking different questions: what, exactly, are we celebrating? And we should be celebrating at all? ## [#93 - The Four Agreements Approximation](https://hktlife.uk/number-93-the-four-agreements-approximation) _2026-07-11 · JP · HKT_ I'm not a religious man. I do, however, hold to the theory that the universe is a living system, and we, by extension, are a reflection, or possibly the evolution of the universal consciousness. I picked up and read The Four Agreements by don Miguel Ruiz again this week. It's not a long read, but it is very relevant to this post. Here's what the book is about. The Four Agreements is a simple guide… ## [#92 - My Space](https://hktlife.uk/number-92-my-space) _2026-07-11 · JP · HKT_ My desk, in our summer house, in our garden. This is my writing desk. From here, I write and create music, listen to music and think deeply. I am happiest here. ## [Egypt's World Cup Breakthrough Unites Philadelphia Fans Across Borders](https://www.albustanseeds.org/news/egyptfifaworldcupfansphilly-c4lc7-a2j3l-lz4wl-ym9cd-bcrdy-h3wwp-2gs9a-jz9k5-h2gms-zk42f-xcbat-s6lgf-t2wt4-4xnzs-wy75z-ygf52-rwzs7-bl8y4-wppew-jfch7-whsdz) _2026-07-10 · Guest User · News - Al-Bustan Seeds of Culture_ By Gawhara Abou-eid Before Egypt's FIFA World Cup run ended in a controversial 3–2 loss to Argentina in the Round of 16, fans packed into a Philadelphia restaurant to celebrate a country finally receiving international recognition in sports while reconnecting with a community thousands of miles from home. ## ['A More Beautiful Way to Live': Gathering with the author](https://www.hearthstonefables.com/p/a-more-beautiful-way-to-live-gathering) _2026-07-08 · Kristin Haakenson · Hearthstone Fables_ Summer Book Club // link for Thursday's chat with Bethaney Wilkinson! ## [For a Former Darfuri Activist, a Community Garden Offers Refuge and Connection](https://www.albustanseeds.org/news/darfuractivistcommunitygardenphilly-c4lc7-a2j3l-lz4wl-ym9cd-bcrdy-h3wwp-2gs9a-jz9k5-h2gms-zk42f-xcbat-s6lgf-t2wt4-4xnzs-wy75z-cbjyx-ml22x-yexzx-8e7bs) _2026-07-06 · Guest User · News - Al-Bustan Seeds of Culture_ By Amna Khalafalla Mahdi Bahr Al Din, who routinely hears from family members in Sudan about their precarious situation, finds relief among the community at the garden, the root of its appeal for him. ## [2026 Summer Founders Box](https://www.hearthstonefables.com/p/2026-summer-founders-box) _2026-07-03 · Kristin Haakenson · Hearthstone Fables_ A box blooming with sunny delights ## [July 2026 Almanac](https://www.hearthstonefables.com/p/july-2026-almanac) _2026-07-02 · Kristin Haakenson · Hearthstone Fables_ Sunshine and shadow play amid the trees