Sundar Subramanian
@elpolifemodeoro.bsky.social
Canadian composer, guitarist, theorist, educator
Compositeur/guitariste/enseignant canadien
Teaching: https://subramanianmusiclessons.ca
Music: sundarsubramanianmusic.wordpress.com
Compositeur/guitariste/enseignant canadien
Teaching: https://subramanianmusiclessons.ca
Music: sundarsubramanianmusic.wordpress.com
Making Christmas cards with the mentally ill sounds pretty fulfilling, actually.
November 25, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Making Christmas cards with the mentally ill sounds pretty fulfilling, actually.
Much thanks to Seth Josel and Michelle Lou for including a reference to Tension and Extension in their incredible new compendium of electric guitar techniques The Techniques of E-Guitar Playing on Bärenreiter. www.barenreiter.us/products/the...
#guitarsky #avantgardemusic #preparedguitar
#guitarsky #avantgardemusic #preparedguitar
November 9, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Much thanks to Seth Josel and Michelle Lou for including a reference to Tension and Extension in their incredible new compendium of electric guitar techniques The Techniques of E-Guitar Playing on Bärenreiter. www.barenreiter.us/products/the...
#guitarsky #avantgardemusic #preparedguitar
#guitarsky #avantgardemusic #preparedguitar
Solo guitar interpretation of the Bart Howard standard
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#jazzguitar #jazzsky #sologuitar #chordmelody
soundcloud.com/sundar-subra...
#jazzguitar #jazzsky #sologuitar #chordmelody
Fly Me to the Moon
Solo guitar interpretation of the Bart Howard standard
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October 6, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Solo guitar interpretation of the Bart Howard standard
soundcloud.com/sundar-subra...
#jazzguitar #jazzsky #sologuitar #chordmelody
soundcloud.com/sundar-subra...
#jazzguitar #jazzsky #sologuitar #chordmelody
Solo guitar (with fx and looper) interpretation of Sonic Youth's "The Diamond Sea", marking the 30th anniversary of Washing Machine
soundcloud.com/sundar-subra...
#postrock #sologuitar #modernjazz #ambient #fingerstyle #noise #progressive #sonicyouth
soundcloud.com/sundar-subra...
#postrock #sologuitar #modernjazz #ambient #fingerstyle #noise #progressive #sonicyouth
The Diamond Sea
Solo guitar interpretation of Sonic Youth's
soundcloud.com
October 6, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Solo guitar (with fx and looper) interpretation of Sonic Youth's "The Diamond Sea", marking the 30th anniversary of Washing Machine
soundcloud.com/sundar-subra...
#postrock #sologuitar #modernjazz #ambient #fingerstyle #noise #progressive #sonicyouth
soundcloud.com/sundar-subra...
#postrock #sologuitar #modernjazz #ambient #fingerstyle #noise #progressive #sonicyouth
WHERE WAS THIS PHOTO TAKEN? Bugging me more than it should. Could be the Pointe-Fortune entrance but why would he have driven from Ontario when Mtl is the first NA show? Don't think it could be the airport? Is it even from this tour?
#morrissey #quebec #bienvenue
#morrissey #quebec #bienvenue
September 13, 2025 at 12:02 AM
WHERE WAS THIS PHOTO TAKEN? Bugging me more than it should. Could be the Pointe-Fortune entrance but why would he have driven from Ontario when Mtl is the first NA show? Don't think it could be the airport? Is it even from this tour?
#morrissey #quebec #bienvenue
#morrissey #quebec #bienvenue
I can't think of another song that expresses this - aging: where you want to hold onto the past but also the past is full of misery you want to get over so you try to focus on the present instead but that's impossible because the present immediately turns into the past
youtu.be/1xItuGEWSUM?...
youtu.be/1xItuGEWSUM?...
Rush - Time Stand Still (HD)
YouTube video by Oskar Dirlewanger
youtu.be
September 3, 2025 at 10:34 PM
I can't think of another song that expresses this - aging: where you want to hold onto the past but also the past is full of misery you want to get over so you try to focus on the present instead but that's impossible because the present immediately turns into the past
youtu.be/1xItuGEWSUM?...
youtu.be/1xItuGEWSUM?...
Supported this: www.musicdrawstheline.ca
Music Draws The Line
www.musicdrawstheline.ca
September 3, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Supported this: www.musicdrawstheline.ca
What is missing from Sanneh's (pop) music criticism piece in the New Yorker: any explanation of or argument for what the value of this 'criticism' ever was or why it ever existed. Who was was it enlightening or informing? Did it aid the development of music in any way? He seems unsure himself.
August 25, 2025 at 3:16 PM
What is missing from Sanneh's (pop) music criticism piece in the New Yorker: any explanation of or argument for what the value of this 'criticism' ever was or why it ever existed. Who was was it enlightening or informing? Did it aid the development of music in any way? He seems unsure himself.
Brief practice clip of "Prayed for Rain", which will be premiered this Friday at the Jumping Bean
August 19, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Brief practice clip of "Prayed for Rain", which will be premiered this Friday at the Jumping Bean
I'm returning to the Jumping Bean on Elizabeth Ave. in St. John's this Friday Aug 22 from 6:30-8:30. I'll premiere my new composition "Prayed for Rain" in a set that combines classical, jazz standards and original pieces.
#jazzguitar #stjohns #stjohnsmusic #newfoundlandmusic #guitarsky #jazzsky
#jazzguitar #stjohns #stjohnsmusic #newfoundlandmusic #guitarsky #jazzsky
August 19, 2025 at 1:01 AM
I'm returning to the Jumping Bean on Elizabeth Ave. in St. John's this Friday Aug 22 from 6:30-8:30. I'll premiere my new composition "Prayed for Rain" in a set that combines classical, jazz standards and original pieces.
#jazzguitar #stjohns #stjohnsmusic #newfoundlandmusic #guitarsky #jazzsky
#jazzguitar #stjohns #stjohnsmusic #newfoundlandmusic #guitarsky #jazzsky
Apparently we're pretending "Roll Out" is "Pyramid Song" this week? Pro tip: the downbeat is where you would count it if you weren't insane.
#musictheory #ludacris
#musictheory #ludacris
August 14, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Apparently we're pretending "Roll Out" is "Pyramid Song" this week? Pro tip: the downbeat is where you would count it if you weren't insane.
#musictheory #ludacris
#musictheory #ludacris
Perhaps the keystone to understanding my music taste and takes, and the thing you need to keep in mind when I say anything about music, is that I actually like this new arrangement of "In a Landscape" for two guitars.
youtu.be/Q46tKUSbnj0?...
youtu.be/Q46tKUSbnj0?...
August 11, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Perhaps the keystone to understanding my music taste and takes, and the thing you need to keep in mind when I say anything about music, is that I actually like this new arrangement of "In a Landscape" for two guitars.
youtu.be/Q46tKUSbnj0?...
youtu.be/Q46tKUSbnj0?...
Sabbath, like Iron Maiden, were one of those bands that were built up to be really scary and dangerous and something to warn parents about in the 80s and then when I heard them, they sounded kind of beautiful, a bit like classical music, and sang anti-war songs.
It’s funny to see normies on, like, the Today Show being all nice about Ozzy when he was *literally* demonized in the Satanic panic of the 80s. My mom was *convinced* he was trying to get kids to worship the devil. And now he’s just that cuddly old guy. 🤘
July 23, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Sabbath, like Iron Maiden, were one of those bands that were built up to be really scary and dangerous and something to warn parents about in the 80s and then when I heard them, they sounded kind of beautiful, a bit like classical music, and sang anti-war songs.
Wait, what?
American flag will fly at Ottawa City Hall on July 4 to mark Independence Day
American flag will fly at Ottawa City Hall on July 4 to mark Independence Day
The American flag will fly at Ottawa City Hall on Friday in recognition of U.S. Independence Day.
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July 4, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Wait, what?
syncopated 7/4 to 4/4 melody-accompaniment to 4/4 homorhythm, with soulful belt
(post a song from the year you turned 12 if you want)
youtu.be/sNh-iw7gsuI?...
(post a song from the year you turned 12 if you want)
youtu.be/sNh-iw7gsuI?...
July 4, 2025 at 11:33 AM
syncopated 7/4 to 4/4 melody-accompaniment to 4/4 homorhythm, with soulful belt
(post a song from the year you turned 12 if you want)
youtu.be/sNh-iw7gsuI?...
(post a song from the year you turned 12 if you want)
youtu.be/sNh-iw7gsuI?...
Loose solo interpretation of the Rodgers/Hart standard, modulating delay times; may appeal to fans of Frisell or Halvorson.
soundcloud.com/sundar-subra...
#jazzguitar #guitarsky #jazzsky #experimentalmusic #avantmusic #ambient
soundcloud.com/sundar-subra...
#jazzguitar #guitarsky #jazzsky #experimentalmusic #avantmusic #ambient
Have You Met Miss Jones?
Loose solo interpretation of the Rodgers/Hart standard, using modulation of delay times and feedback
soundcloud.com
June 29, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Loose solo interpretation of the Rodgers/Hart standard, modulating delay times; may appeal to fans of Frisell or Halvorson.
soundcloud.com/sundar-subra...
#jazzguitar #guitarsky #jazzsky #experimentalmusic #avantmusic #ambient
soundcloud.com/sundar-subra...
#jazzguitar #guitarsky #jazzsky #experimentalmusic #avantmusic #ambient
Solo guitar version of the Ellington standard
soundcloud.com/sundar-subra...
#jazzguitar #guitarsky #jazzsky #sologuitar
soundcloud.com/sundar-subra...
#jazzguitar #guitarsky #jazzsky #sologuitar
Cottontail - solo guitar
Solo guitar interpretation of the Duke Ellington standard; complete take with no edits
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June 10, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Solo guitar version of the Ellington standard
soundcloud.com/sundar-subra...
#jazzguitar #guitarsky #jazzsky #sologuitar
soundcloud.com/sundar-subra...
#jazzguitar #guitarsky #jazzsky #sologuitar
Solo guitar interpretation and improvisation on the Beatles classic
#jazzguitar #jazzsky #guitarsky #beatles #sologuitar
youtu.be/_AMBE3vhU0M
#jazzguitar #jazzsky #guitarsky #beatles #sologuitar
youtu.be/_AMBE3vhU0M
Sundar Subramanian - Michelle (McCartney/Lennon)
YouTube video by Sundar Subramanian
youtu.be
June 9, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Solo guitar interpretation and improvisation on the Beatles classic
#jazzguitar #jazzsky #guitarsky #beatles #sologuitar
youtu.be/_AMBE3vhU0M
#jazzguitar #jazzsky #guitarsky #beatles #sologuitar
youtu.be/_AMBE3vhU0M
Caught up with this challenge and attempted a solo over a 7/8 break by the great band @stopdroprewind.bsky.social . Tried to do something different with a fusion-tinged call and response approach Kept it improvised and didn't give myself too long.
#mathrock #progrock #progressiverock #jazzguitar
#mathrock #progrock #progressiverock #jazzguitar
May 30, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Caught up with this challenge and attempted a solo over a 7/8 break by the great band @stopdroprewind.bsky.social . Tried to do something different with a fusion-tinged call and response approach Kept it improvised and didn't give myself too long.
#mathrock #progrock #progressiverock #jazzguitar
#mathrock #progrock #progressiverock #jazzguitar
Finally found a recording of one of the best shows I ever saw. Audience recording captures the crowd's enthusiasm and band's energy. Murray St songs more intense than on the album. archive.org/details/SY_2...
#sonicyouth #indierock #montreal #montrealmusic #altrock #noiserock #psychrock
#sonicyouth #indierock #montreal #montrealmusic #altrock #noiserock #psychrock
Sonic Youth Live - 2002-08-14 Le Medley, Montreal, Canada : Sonic Youth : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
tba
archive.org
May 28, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Finally found a recording of one of the best shows I ever saw. Audience recording captures the crowd's enthusiasm and band's energy. Murray St songs more intense than on the album. archive.org/details/SY_2...
#sonicyouth #indierock #montreal #montrealmusic #altrock #noiserock #psychrock
#sonicyouth #indierock #montreal #montrealmusic #altrock #noiserock #psychrock
Unexpectedly feeling
youtu.be/hdOuxwFPN1Y?...
youtu.be/hdOuxwFPN1Y?...
Todd Rundgren - Be Nice To Me (Lyrics Below) (HQ)
YouTube video by Toddzilla
youtu.be
May 22, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Unexpectedly feeling
youtu.be/hdOuxwFPN1Y?...
youtu.be/hdOuxwFPN1Y?...
Frank Vignola and Ken Peplowski - Tiger Rag
YouTube video by Vinny Raniolo
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May 22, 2025 at 10:23 PM
At least as good as Johnny Cash's "Hurt"
youtu.be/AnbEBT1xUgg?...
youtu.be/AnbEBT1xUgg?...
I miss you Blink 182 cover ,
YouTube video by Frank Watkinson
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May 15, 2025 at 4:41 PM
At least as good as Johnny Cash's "Hurt"
youtu.be/AnbEBT1xUgg?...
youtu.be/AnbEBT1xUgg?...