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
I’ve been avoiding “my best-of albums/songs” lists for the past 2-3 years because it requires far too much thinking and over-thinking. I’ve been busy, distracted, and listening more widely than the narrow scope of genres within the “indie darlings of the year” lists — and I’ve been doing the work of becoming a better (hopefully!) … Continue reading Some Music I Enjoyed in 2021: An Incomplete List
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
The Nowhere Inn –– St. Vincent Hysterical Us — Magdalena Bay Their album Mercurial World just dropped and it’s so good. One of my favourite albums of 2021 so far. Working for the Knife — Mitski STOP THE PRESSES! NEW MITSKI! Take Me Avalon I’m Young — Pond Say What You Will — James Blake … Continue reading Tuesday Tonalities 12/10/2021
Swing — José González Telepatía — Kali Uchis Woman — Doja Cat Entertainment — Ginger Root Syncopate — Michelle Lemonhaze — PawPaw Rod Guerilla — Remi Wolf Continue reading Wednesday Mixtape 29/09/2021
Arcadia — Lana Del Rey Return — Emma Ruth Rundle If You Say The Word — Radiohead in the darkness — mxmtoon Lockdown — Priya Ragu True Seekers — Sleigh Bells Their new stuff is really good. One of the bands I’ve seen at music festivals. In another life, in another world. Spanish On The … Continue reading Monday Mixtape 13/09/2021
Pretty Pictures — Indigo De Souza Nothing Else Matters — Phoebe Bridgers That Life — Unknown Mortal Orchestra Robber — The Weather Station Swear to god when I first heard this I thought Kate Bush had a new album out. Cruising — black midi California — CHVRCHES Continue reading Monday Mixtape 30/08/2021
Kings of the Wild — Adam and the Ants Only Shallow — My Bloody Valentine Counting Backwards — Throwing Muses Two-Headed Boy — Neutral Milk Hotel Farewell Transmission — Songs: Ohia Where Have All The Rude Boys Gone — Ted Leo & The Pharmacists Just Like Heaven — The Cure Everybody Wants To Rule The … Continue reading Friday Night Mixtape 16/07/2021
I really couldn’t be bothered to do any “year’s best” lists anymore so whatever I like/adore etc will be under the year-related tags for future reference. Both for me and for you! Weekend Run — Unknown Mortal Orchestra Jackie — Yves Tumour Chaeri — Magdalena Bay Warning for strobe lights: if you have fits etc. … Continue reading Saturday Mixtape 10/07/2021
Miss me? I felt I didn’t deserve to blog until I cleared my deadlines. I haven’t cleared all of them but I spent the whole day slaying a pile of red-tape and thought I deserved this little treat. I’ve been on quite a music adventure off the radar after I deleted my last.fm last year. … Continue reading Friday Mixtape 09/07/2021