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Kaki King — First Brain
Album: Until We Felt Red
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Total ratings: 1276









Released: 2006
Length: 3:31
Plays (last 30 days): 1
(Instrumental)
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Love to hear the whales singing with horn. Fan-bloody-tastic!
Oh dear, the name of the ensemble is regrettable
Nice!! I never heard of her before. Thanx RP!
 On_The_Beach wrote:

That's what my ex-wife used to say.


So glad I looked over at this comment, funny.
 ziggytrix wrote:
Stay a while and listen!



 Good one Ziggy!
Still, whatever was ailing me is much better now. Sorry for the mixed NPC metaphor.
That is not necessarily playing the guitar, it is more like owning it.
 Shawnmcc wrote:
I believe this song must have been composed by a Ross Gellar type character. All great in your own mind, but keep it to yourself.
 

Said and did the exact same thing, smh fr...
 ziggytrix wrote:
Stay a while and listen!
 
I see what you did there. 👹
Kaki king im dying lol
 ziggytrix wrote:
Stay a while and listen!
 
Is that you, Deckard Cain?
Stay a while and listen!
Boring. I picture spiders crawling around during that arpeggio bit. 
 On_The_Beach wrote:

That's what my ex-wife used to say.

 
HAA!!!!!! Just spit my beer everywhere!!
 bokey wrote:
Good right hand fingering, but kind of boring.
 
That's what my ex-wife used to say.
Good right hand fingering.but kind of boring.
lucky me, I PSD'd this from Counting Crows
 
We now have evidence that the whales  communicating with each other over thousands of miles of ocean.
If females can no longer hear the singing males through the smog, they lose breeding opportunities and choices. The ocean area over which a whale can communicate and listen today has shriveled down to a small fraction of what it was less than a century ago."
 

A fine and tasteful guitarist.
I have several of her CDs and they're all good.
Always thought it was the intro of Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds — Two Step (alternate version) song.
But not this time, it is a perfect intro to Jeff Beck  - Cause we've Ended As Lovers song too !

Nice 
like a whale song heard outside the ocean....

soothing and dreamlike {#Daisy}
I listen to RP because of the eclectic mix of songs and beautiful soundscapes. The haters here should maybe stick to commercial FM stations
wow this song is awful!!!
As it has from the first time I heard it, it makes me want to hear "Still...You Turn Me On" by ELP...
Cue Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds segue in 5.... 4...... 3..... 2....
This reminds me of Bill Ackerman. Nice stuff.
 jbettencourt wrote:

Bill has repeatedly made it a great intro to:
Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds — Two Step (alternate version)

I've always liked this pairing here on RP.  Thanks Bill!!

I also like Kaki King's song on it's own but what a great transition.

 
Funny because I was just listening and perked up during these two songs - thinking at first, it was an intro to Dave Matthews song.  They really do go perfectly together.
First Brain:  what the Earth Leader will be called in the year 2525 when we have (finally!) evolved into a intellectual society.
 Byronape wrote:
... it would make a nice intro to a real song.
 
Bill has repeatedly made it a great intro to:
Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds — Two Step (alternate version)

I've always liked this pairing here on RP.  Thanks Bill!!

I also like Kaki King's song on it's own but what a great transition.
 ziakut wrote:
Virtuosic and technically brilliant. I like the unhurried style. First brain...second heart. Third?....
 
Ha!  funny comments about whales and Ross Gellar.  However I took the title 'first brain' to refer to our untouched 'raw' baby's brain at birth - ie purely sensory..... song was nice while it lasted
Virtuosic and technically brilliant. I like the unhurried style. First brain...second heart. Third?....
Heard this song on RP in 2009. Went out and bought it immediately.
 scraig wrote:

 
My thoughts exactly

I like this chick, very creative.
 Alpine wrote:


I'm going to go see Genesis next month! YES!
 

How was it?

Boring song but she is an awesome guitarist!
This is a song about a whale.
No! This is a song about being happy!
sounds like something out of a massage parlor.
 Byronape wrote:
Ok, so when does the song actually start?  Oh... wait...  that was the song?  Cut off about 2 minutes and it would make a nice intro to a real song.
 
Seconded.
More please
I believe this song must have been composed by a Ross Gellar type character. All great in your own mind, but keep it to yourself.
Stay a while and listen!
I'm not sure what just happened either. {#Bananajam}
Ok, so when does the song actually start?  Oh... wait...  that was the song?  Cut off about 2 minutes and it would make a nice intro to a real song.
Kaki King's always fascinating without exception.
the birthing baby whales comment really made me laugh..you're so right!{#Lol} SinisterDexter wrote:


Few people realize how important that genre has become.
 


reminds me a bit of something by John Klemmer


 arserocket wrote:
Music to give birth to a baby whale..
 

Few people realize how important that genre has become.
Went to a local show after hearing her  here on RP and was expecting a folkie. I was happily surprised to find a guitarist of extraordinary talent. She's really a hidden treasure.

Kaki King Wallpaper 2by GeminiSarcophagi
Cedric Rodriguez-Lopez  ©2009-2014 GeminiSarcophagi
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Some of the comments here are killing me, especially those of Arserocket and Middleagedhipster! {#Lol}  But I like this piece and a lot of others off this album.  I like the cover too!
Those whales really need to work on their guitar technique.
Isn't that Michael Stipe singing the duet with her?
Just as well Lieutenant Colonel Kilgore chose Wagner
Good for making love...altough a short preposition... :)
Nice...This album has some other great cuts as well.
can this song please turn into ELP and then be done
 posworld wrote:
Who's playing trumpet?
 
Dan Brantigan – flugelhorn

Who's playing trumpet?
 jagdriver wrote:
Nice, especially if played infrequently so as not to overstay its welcome.
 

well put
First impression was Whale Songs...then it was just wail.{#Cry}
Oh what I thought as intro was the actual song for God's sake.
Downed my 3 to 1.
Alright we get it, skip the intro already.
I want to be far far away!  {#Chillpill}
This song really does nothing for me. And is slightly annoying...
Scene 313 – With a swift gate and heavy legs she pulls one foot at a time from the sand as the sun drifts closer to the horizon. "This day was a big waste," she murmurs to herself as she crosses the final dune to reach the parking lot. "I will never reach for the gold ring again, I will never forget how easy it is to hate . . . those sons-a-bitches that don't know how to love! Thank god this day is slipping away."

Every time I hear this, I have to stop what I'm doing and drift away...
Actually I bought Dreaming of Revenge recently. Apart from her voice, which is the weakest element in the whole thing, I really like the album. High recommendation.
 arserocket wrote:
Music to give birth to a baby whale..
 
 

loveable, brave...
 jagdriver wrote:
Nice, especially if played infrequently so as not to overstay its welcome.
 
I second that motion
I'd be nice and spare you all the meaning of the word "Kaki" in Hebrew.
Suitable for the song, though...

1.

nice but {#Sleep}


love it
Nice, especially if played infrequently so as not to overstay its welcome.
Music to give birth to a baby whale..
this is not WOWOWO but an easy 7 //
Sometimes I really need this kinda MELLOW. Nice track!{#Whistle}
Me likey very much. As much as I would like to bash .... it's just a nice unwinder type of song.
Ottmar? Ottmar Leibert? Is that you in there with the whales, son?
felam wrote:
and I said..... "oh no, not the whale song again!"
Yikes! Makes me think about the book Fluke - It's the whalie boys!!
felam wrote:
and I said..... "oh no, not the whale song again!"
PLEASE, PLEASE NOT ON A WEEKDAY AFTER LUNCH! I have a hard enough time staying awake!!!
It looks like she took the red pill.... Morpheus is just outside of the picture.
and I said..... "oh no, not the whale song again!"
and I said..."oh no, not the whale songs again."
passsion8 wrote:
A whale bone. Looks like a sea plant on her cheek.
Or like she is in the process of being assimilated by the Borg.
sounds like big fat whale sex. cool.
drealester wrote:
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.... oh did someone put on my mediation sleep aid cd?
That was the funniest thing I've read all day. This does help me being my TM though.. :)
Funny to hear this one in the mix, as it seems to serve as an intro track for the rest of the album... Still manages to showcase Kaki's creativity, in a way. I'd rather hear the rest, though.
She is amazing :) Not the first of this style...but still noteworthy
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.... oh did someone put on my mediation sleep aid cd?
MaG580 wrote:
Diablo?
OMG! you're right
this is an ace cd!
Eh. Pat Metheny this ain't. 4.
The vocal did not add anything.
This is why I listen to Radio Paradise. Mixing in a song like this you could never hear elsewhere. Thank you.
This is like a the perfect musical palette cleanser. Anytime you start to get remotely tired of the musical mix, just throw this one in there and BAM... brand new Radio Paradise experience.

Jelani wrote:
It's like hey, I'm almost on to something here, oh let's go smoke a bone - we'll finish later.
A whale bone. Looks like a sea plant on her cheek.
Very nice... sounds classic! It also reminds me to Wolf Hoffmann - Classical, one of my favourite classic cover album played by guitar!
Seahunt wrote:
Everytime I hear the beginning of this song I think it "Blood on the Rooftops" by Gensesis.
Beginning? that's all it is, is a beginning. Does nothing,goes nowhere. It's like hey, I'm almost on to something here, oh let's go smoke a bone - we'll finish later.
nigelr wrote:
Wonderfully talented artist.
Yes, indeed! I have this album, it is a classic!
Diablo?
Wonderfully talented artist.
Is this available on i tunes?
...shades of oh well...
By that album cover,it looks like Natalie Portman is having trouble with her licorice whips.
GIFTED!
A little Bowie-Low/John Klemmer in the background fuh2 wrote:
Makes me think of rain drops running down the window. Beautiful.
I dig it.
KK puts some intriguing music out there . . . I like her and want more of her . . . music. . .
Seahunt wrote:
Everytime I hear the beginning of this song I think it "Blood on the Rooftops" by Gensesis.
I'm going to go see Genesis next month! YES!
Not sure about \'massage table music\' - homegrown vegitation music !
Everytime I hear the beginning of this song I think it \"Blood on the Rooftops\" by Gensesis.
That is so funny...gutt busting
meydele wrote:
I've figured out what this is. It's massage table music.
I've figured out what this is. It's massage table music.
creepiest cover pic...yuck.
It's kind of like a really long intro to a Rheostatics song.
This one reminds me of S&G... 7.
Wow. This one really grates on me. It doesn't seem like it should, but it sure does.