Here’s a short blog post of what I’ve been listening to in the past fortnight, outside of my Sleepsong playlist, the BIRP fm playlists etc. My Bloody Valentine — had an MBV kick, mostly listening to Loveless. Seemed almost required listening given I’m listening to Hope Sandoval and the Warm Inventions nearly every night. If … Continue reading Aural Chambers Notes 04/02/2022
I generally prefer to post classical, jazz or folk music during weekends, but there’ve been new January releases that I’m excited about, and only two days left to January! The Smoke — The Smile Thom and Jonny hunnies, you can make as many spin-off bands as your hearts desire. Always excited. Fan since the 90s, … Continue reading Saturday Mixtape 29/01/2022
Ser De Ti — Silvana Estrada Fugazi — Babehoven Important to note that Babehoven and Babeheaven are two separate bands! Both producing great music. Postman — Toro y Moi Midnight Sun — Nilüfer Yanya Continue reading Friday Mixtape 28/01/2022
Some of my indie favourites have dropped new releases so this post is necessary! Only You Know — Beach House Strung With Everything — Animal Collective Endless Time — The Weather Station Simulation Swarm — Big Thief Enjoy! Bonus: Adrianne Lenker playing this raw with just the guitar, last year. I like both versions. Continue reading Tuesday Tonalities 25/01/2022
Shiver — Danielle Eva Schwob (performed by Ashley Jackson on harp, Natalie Joachim on Flute, and Simon Boyar on Vibraphone) via I Care If You Listen. Triptych for Soprano and Orchestra, Part 1 — Wong Chee Yean (performed by Ang Mei Foong, soprano and the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra, words from a Wong Phui Nam poem) … Continue reading Saturday Soiree 22/01/2022
A lot of good new music just dropped today but I haven’t listened to them yet, so I’m just going to post the stuff I’ve really been enjoying this week out of the January releases so far. Too Dead Inside — yeule Rapture in Blue — Cautious Clay Watching Strangers Smile — Parquet Courts In … Continue reading Friday Mixtape 21/01/2022
On my listening rotation, between December to January. Not even bothering to separate the genres. Free your mind, and the rest will follow…ha ha ha. George Michael. I watched Last Christmas which was a love song to all things George Michael, and that just awakened the 16 year old girl who warbled along to every … Continue reading Aural Chambers Notes 18/01/2022
ride the dragon — FKA twigs Lawn – Aldous Harding Sweet Sound of Success — Molly Nilsson Remembering Me — Cate Le Bon Reproductive — Shamir Continue reading Monday Mixtape 17/01/2022
Sonata in D Minor K.141 — Domenico Scarlatti (performed by Martha Argerich) Miroirs, M.43: IV. Alborada del Gracioso — Maurice Ravel (performed by Bertrand Chamayou) Barcarolle, Op, 28, No. 1 — Amy Beach (performed by Yifan Yin) Danse Rythmique — Ida Presti (Performed by Cinzia Milani) Valse no. 1 — Kiem Nguyen (performed by Thu … Continue reading Sunday Serenade 16/01/2022
Mixtape of the post-booster shot wooziness. World Sick — Broken Social Scene Pretty much one of the anthems/fight songs of the last year of my PhD candidature (2011). Bull In The Heather — Sonic Youth I’m feeling this vibe right now. Also, it has Kathleen Hanna (and yes, there’s Bikini Kill in this mixtape). Oxford … Continue reading Friday Mixtape 14/01/2022
Love Me More — Mitski Who Has Seen The Wind? — David Byrne, Yo La Tengo, (Yoko Ono) All Alone — Best Coast Fyodor Dormant — Beirut Honeycomb — Tim Atlas Continue reading Wednesday Mixtape 12/01/2022
While I enjoy my mixtapes — they tend to be current stuff which is all well and good, but don’t really give a good picture about what I listen to most weeks. Ergo, this new haphazard series. Regina Spektor — been listening to a lot from her discography on transits lately because I remembered how … Continue reading Aural Chambers Notes 11/12/2021