Music
Kevin Parker (Tame Impala) built a synth. The video is amazing.
I’ve really been enjoying Faith, Hope and Carnage. It’s a conversation between Nick Cave and Sean O’Hagan in book form. It’s lovely. It dawned on me today that way back in the early 90s when I was a College Marketing Rep for Sony Music we worked Gideon Gaye by his band, The High Llamas. Been enjoying it today. It still holds up quite well.
Here’s my year-end playlists. Been doing this for a long time. Hope you find something you enjoy. I’m getting the hell off Paragraph soon, but until then, that’s where these things live. I wish it was easier to do email lists like the tinyletter days.
I was struck by the realisation of just how powerful live music is – that a group of individuals can come together and concoct a sound unique to them, and that people can connect with that distinctive vision as if it were their own experience.
Nick Cave - The Red Hand Files - Issue #347- I don’t experience anything when I go to concerts anymore, but I still really enjoy music. Do you like going...
I will keep trying alternatives to what’s available
I’m now of the mind that all artists should be making these Best Ofs, even if just as an edited playlist, ideally made by the artist or group themselves. As much as I know that I can go to the DSPs for this purpose, I like the idea of the artist choosing the songs and the flow of these cuts to help guide me through their catalog.