Now it’s dark.

The Winter Solstice officially peaked a few minutes ago for us here in Rome. Winter is here, and my friends in the U.S. are feeling it coming on strong in the next week. I’m sorry. I hate the cold. But the good news is that the sun is returning, beginning now. Beginning right now.

Both of the Mazzy Star early albums, She Hangs Brightly and this one are incredible. I remember the impact Hope Sandoval had on the geeks in my circle. But take a step back to Opal’s Happy Nightmare, Baby – only on Soundcloud, again – and you’re falling into some crunchy late-80s Wiccan psychedelia.

The Angelo Badalamenti / David Lynch / Julee Cruise soundtrack to Twin Peaks, Floating into the Night, is not to be missed. The impact this music and series had on popular underground music cannot be overstated.

Again, I have a lot to say, but I must sleep. Last notes : These selections are best listened to at night. Enjoy the darkness, the inevitable yin to the yang of our duality. Safe returns.

Rome : Aventine, Trastevere, Pantheon. October 2022