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Last nights last played songs
If you dare, here is a Spotify playlist with the last ten songs we played before going out. Keep in mind, the evening involved some wine and spirits. The last song in the playlist is the last song played. Have a nice Sunday.
Autistic music consumers of the world…
My music consumption is pretty autistic. I get a melody, a phrase or a song stuck in the head. Or, occasionally, a whole album. Last week I was severely hooked on Pärt’s »Fratres«, and earlier this week I just kept playing the song »Jamelia« by Carobou over and over. I especially liked the shouty, expressive vocals towards the end. They ooze desperation and strong, taciturn feelings.
I was involved in voting for The Radio Dept’s singles, and I’ve listened to »Clinging to a scheme« since. And I went to their Stockholm concert last Saturday.
But it’s this week it happened for me. I’ve turn musically autistic again and can’t turn off. Don’t get me wrong, it’s lovely, cause it’s a remarkably good album. Perfectly balanced on the border between coldness and hotness. (One trick is the opening track »Domestic Scene«, which makes the album sounds refreshed time and again.)
They might tend to get too restrained on stage (I probably just don’t stand near the stage enough). But I can’t turn the album off. And I want to hear it again and again.
Can’t stop listening to »Fratres« by Arvo Pärt
Right now I’m obsessed with Arvo Pärt’s »Fratres«. This version is for violin, string orchestra and percussion (Roger Carlsson, Gil Shaham, Neeme Järvi, Gothenburg symphony orchestra, 1999).
Distress and softness, unease and comfort. Well, the usual misery and question of human existance, you know. It’s on Spotify, if you happen to have it, and on the tube. The intro is pretty rigid and distressfull, then it develops.
This piece is actually built up from a simple set of mathematical rules. Math music!
Have a nice weekend, by the way!
