Archive for the ‘ Beautiful Music ’ Category
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So the WSJ is confirming Apple’s Lala acquisition. I’m conflicted[ READ MORE ]
Fall Be Kind. I simply cannot wait. Oh, I’m talking about the new Animal Collective EP. Just listened to the first track, “Graze” and it was lovely. UPDATE 11/23/09 @ 3:03AM PST – Just downloaded. Absolutely thrilled! Can’t wait to listen tonight. UPDATE 11/23/09 @ 9:05PM PST – [ READ MORE ]
I wish heroin and cocaine didn’t help end your life prematurely. What you did with that piano, what you did for jazz … well, from a personal perspective, let’s just say you forever changed how I hear music and I am eternally grateful. Here’s wishing you were still around. In the meantime, Speak Low[ READ MORE ]
I’m about to dive ear first into The Dirty Projectors’ brilliant new album, Bitte Orca. I’ve heard it 100 times before but not with the fancy new headphones post burn-in. I am SO excited. Update (one hour later): OH … MY … GOD. Just … astonishing. The complex vocals that seem to blend the past, [ READ MORE ]
As originally appeared on my other blog, The Wing Chun Diary. Read this humble blog long enough and you will find that music is one of my other obsessions. Unlike my very specific study of Wing Chun and only Wing Chun, my musical taste knows no bounds and is only limited to what does and [ READ MORE ]
Thank you, thank you, thank you so much for making my ears so happy with your excellent headphones (at least in the case of this particular pair). I can’t wait until that sheen wears off so I can hear what these things are truly made of. Burn-in has commenced[ READ MORE ]
It’s been too long since I’ve been to my favorite jazz club in the Valley, Charlie O’s. Last night Chuck Berghofer and his Midnight Band were on fire, especially his pianist, Terry Somethingorother. Brilliant, raw jazz really is the best therapy money can buy. For me, there is a certain clarity that comes with the [ READ MORE ]
Just bought Embryonic. I’m really excited to give it the listen it deserves. Is it the masterpiece many say it is, or are the naysayers on the right track? Shorthand update: The more I listen to it, the more I like it. It’s a work-in-progress. And now for some Veckatimest, an album I already think [ READ MORE ]
Got this from Pitchfork today and watched/listened in full. It’s amazing. It also helps that KCRW is the greatest station that ever lived. http://pitchfork.com/news/36842-watch-the-flaming-lips-play-pink-floyds-eclipse[ READ MORE ]
My iTunes DJ has been on a kind of Hidden Cameras kick and I don’t know just how to feel. Everything is stuck in the midrange. …Now Sunny Day Real Estate just came on. Oh dear[ READ MORE ]
Devendra Banhart has created something that resonates with me in his new song, Angelika. I don’t know why. I think it’s the Cat Stevens effect. Plus, I probably appreciate the apparent bonus songs within. UPDATE 11/9/09 – The new album has since dropped and it’s getting not so good ratings. I hope the experience is [ READ MORE ]
