I've been listening to a lot of Stravinsky recently, his lesser-known works such as Pulcinella and A Symphony Of Pslams, the 'Rite' is classic and essential of course, but he did so many other things as well!. Pulcinella was done in collaboration with Pablo Picasso, and A Symphony Of Psalms relates to his interest in Russian Orthodoxy, he was a devout follower of the Russian Orthodox Church, plus there is his autobiography to dive into as well! .
"(Music is) a purposeless play. This play, however, is an affirmation of life" (paraphrased) - John Cage
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More Than I Needed To Know by SCOOCH also has appeared on Dance Dance Revolution MAX 2 ARCADE.
I knew that song since November 2006 when DDR MAX 2 arcade has arrived at my local Game Arcade.
I have been playing that song on Heavy for 14 years.
Oh, there was a SCOOCH member shared same name with me, David.
@rafitafi You should check out Nujabes, if you haven’t already. J Dilla too, both legends of sample heavy hip hop that those videos are totally influenced by.
I checked out Peter Brotzmann's 'Machine Gun' album recently. It's great jazz, he tends to create records with a handful of lengthy songs, that seems to be his style. I like it.
I finally got round to listening to Heaven to a Tortured Mind by Yves Tumor and it’s seriously incredible. Definitely the best album this year by quite a margin and they’ve finally hit their true potential. It’s loud, psychedelic, abrasive and an absolute gem. 4.5/5
New Charli XCX dropped tonight and naturally as a huge Bubblegum Bass/PC Music nut, I gave it a listen. Being recorded exclusively in isolation and mostly mixed by Charli herself, it’s rough around the edges but the heart is there and it honestly might be the better for it. The harsher textures created from the mixing clash nicely with her vocals and the album’s just one banger after another. The perfect isolation party album and a solid 4.5/5.
@nessisonett Aye, we need more isolation party albums during this time. What else have you been listening to? Mostly jazz, I presume Did you listen to Scoholofo?
"(Music is) a purposeless play. This play, however, is an affirmation of life" (paraphrased) - John Cage
@Draco_V_Ecliptic Honestly, I haven’t much been in the mood for jazz recently. I’ve mostly been catching up on some albums that I hadn’t got round to yet. I thought Fiona Apple’s new album was decent but not as revolutionary as many people are saying tbh. I also delved into my backlog and listened to albums like Bjork’s Vespertine (brilliant), Burial’s Untrue (also brilliant) and Faith No More’s The Real Thing (not so brilliant).
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