Music
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@GraemeE I try not to listen to too much 'critical discourse' on music, but was the André album generally disliked? I loved it, but I am a longstanding fan of ambient music in general, and this definitely scratched that itch.
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@T4920 I come from a similar place with enjoying ambient and new age music (to a point) so it wasn't much of a stretch to be able to enjoy an album of synth pads and flute.
IMO the grumbles on Andres album came from the fact that people really wanted another Outkast type album and what they felt like they got was a green half-caf half-decaf mint mocha latte, foam on the bottom, in a vase.
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@GraemeE I feel like that speaks more to the entitlement of certain individuals rather than the creative integrity (or lack thereof) of an artists work.
He's clearly still got a 'classic' in him though.. He's stolen the show whenever he's been featured on hip hop tracks in recent years, but I respect anyone who's willing to step out side of their lane and dabble in things they're passionate about rather than churning out something for the sake of pleasing the masses.
Speaking of critical discourse, this is one guy that I'll always have time for. His take on New Blue Sun really resonated with me.
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Super hyped for The Ocean on Wednesday. Been listening to them today, still blown away by the final three tracks on their to date second to last album Phanerozoic II: Mesozoic | Cenozoic:
Miocene | Pliocene:
Pleistocene:
Holocene:
Such an amazing way to end an incredible album
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Every so often I go down a weird outsider music rabbit hole, which always ends with me listening to the Shaggs in a very confused state... I love the story behind them. I find music made in this way to be pretty psychedelic and pure. Has a way of opening up my mind/ears to different sorts of pathways when myself playing music.
Anyone else got any weirdo music recommendations?
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@TENDREL as far as reasonably accessible "weird"I enjoy joe meek, bruce haak and mort garson
Jandek has some palatable moments as well
https://open.spotify.com/artist/2qFfH4tRlRJtTqPoapoerO?si=nlBKGcKQSdmhgDqn9REGvw
https://open.spotify.com/artist/62vRPmO2KknlG5VCefR1D3?si=NOufID26TCqigtlhoht_eA
https://open.spotify.com/artist/0WmzT6tMLhdST5BfYagbha?si=tbZN91OXQMOup3PeZSfWnQ
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Maybe it's a generational thing? Kind of like the soundtrack to your life, if you know what I mean? I never understood the hype around Nirvana, for example. Not a horrible band by any stretch of the imagination, but out of the big Seattle grunge bands they are the least impressive imo. Then again, I'm on the cusp age-wise for grunge, so it never played that big a part in my musical upbringing. Oasis on the other hand were very present in the mid to late 90ies, so exposure to them was much greater. Plus, I do like a few of their songs, sorry @endo (well, not really sorry, but I'm killing your joke here)
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@Tago-Mago I wasn't really aware of/in to Nirvana until after Kurt Cobain had died. I ended up thinking it's insane how good they were,and how fucking brilliant Kurt Cobain was. In my opinion,up there with all the greats who died way to young/at 27.
