Chaos Theory, Zen, Tao, Improvisation, and the Piano

This video is not for everyone. I assume this video will not climb past double digits in views. If you hit 2 minutes in and frantically seek a new video to watch, you won't hurt my feelings.

This video is rage against rigid mechanical determinism, material reductionism, objectivity, logical positivism, and realism. All in my own way, of course.

I am a member of no religion, but I find Zen and Taoism to have more good in them than many other "belief systems". To label myself as something means that I would accept it in totality. I'm not totally into any belief. I'm a wanderer and a heathen. A warrior poet. I am me.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• chaos
• theory
• zen
• taoism
• tao
• improvisation
• piano
• music
• improvise

[Boucrate]

It brought me back to these old coffee houses where the piano started resounding under the hands of a passer by with creative impulses. Any hours of the day sometime. A person, is passion in improvise music shared for our delight.. Same beautifull feeling. Intensely great!

[PianoIsTheRemedy]

Hope you enjoyed this video as much as I enjoy yours, boucrate.

[kentforbes]

Yes, yes ... 'Zen' and 'Flow' are the same :)

[VannevarBush]

This is interesting but not improtant at all, and I mean this in a positive way.

[TerryThomson]

I mean, I don't know whether you would consider "refining" the theory behind the practice - I know that word tends to resonate a lot of disgust in "free-spirits" etc, I know I used to hate it. But I think to create yourself a framework in which you can use just one simple notion or idea would be really interesting to see.

[TerryThomson]

In a sense, I guess what it is you've done is created a musical art-piece, and in this sense I also understand that it was firmly intended for other people - thus it being on YouTube - but I find myself delving into my OWN subjective thoughts when listening to this and abandoning the ones you wish it to objectively convey.

[TerryThomson]

I understand where you're coming from but surely due to having some form of harmony and tonality in the piano that you're playing it becomes predictable and, in turn, deterministic..? I found myself enjoying your piano-playing: without the need to "attach" ideas to it.

[Pensionisten]

let me know if you want me to explain it better =))

[Pensionisten]

i was wondering if you are aware of, that there is a possibility you are setting you self up for being blue, in the sentence "all that can take away my blues, is playing piano", in the sense, that you are now on some level saying : "for me to play piano, i have to be blue", it might not be what you meant, but it came to me and i thought id share it with you =))

hmm im not really sure it makes the sense i want it to, the bummer of texting =))