Balancing The Scales

This book explores cultural evolution and the meaning of the word 'natural'.
We are at the crossroads of a major transformation. Why is our current time so important in the history of man? We are at a point where we may be the last generation that is not partially or fully bionic. The last natural man: natural in what way?

Day turns to night as Mark de Clive-Lowe’s Heritage II takes us from the meditative zen of Heritage into a world of jazz and Japanese roots culture fused with hip hop, drum’n’bass and broken-beat.
‘Heritage is a legacy we receive from our ancestors to pass on to future generations. It’s the thread that holds us together in lineage and cultural identity,’ posits jazz and electronic music pioneer Mark de Clive-Lowe. The half-Japanese half-New Zealander presents his new album Heritage II - the partner and second installment to his critically acclaimed album Heritage, a deeply personal exploration of his Japanese cultural and ancestral roots.

Governing Arctic Seas introduces the concept of ecopolitical regions, using in-depth analyses of the Bering Strait and Barents Sea Regions to demonstrate how integrating the natural sciences, social sciences and Indigenous knowledge can reveal patterns, trends and processes as the basis for informed decisionmaking. This book draws on international, interdisciplinary and inclusive (holistic) perspectives to analyze governance mechanisms, built infrastructure and their coupling to achieve sustainability in biophysical regions subject to shared authority. Governing Arctic Seas is the first volume in a series of books on Informed Decisionmaking for Sustainability that apply, train and refine science diplomacy to address transboundary issues at scales ranging from local to global.

Continuing on with his Mastering the Blues series, in this installment Levi Clay takes you beyond the realm of playing a scale over the blues, and instead focuses on adding a little jazz influence by outlining the chord changes more closely. Using a mixture of pentatonics, blues scales, arpeggios and various other scale ideas, you’ll learn to apply music theory to a whole host of blues progressions and play more interesting blues solos.

Sydney based pianist Steve Barry’s latest release, In the Waves, features celebrated drummer Eric Harland, saxophonist Will Vinson and bassist Tom Botting, in a compelling collection of original virtuosic modern jazz. Born out of a pandemic-inspired reconnection with ocean swimming, the album’s eight tracks keep the physical and philosophical qualities of water as a common thread. Equal parts reflective, bubbling and free-flowing, In the Waves is an emphatic statement from "one of Australia’s most inventive composer/improvisers" (Loudmouth).