The Orphic mosaic
New series dropping, like, now. I don’t know how I’m going to play it just yet, but I have a cast of characters, video, music. An arc, a timeline.
December 6, 2022
| Simian Mobile Disco : Boids
| Françoise Hardy - Mon amie la rose (1965)
So, wow, Nice Nice is on Warp Records. Who knew? And Thrace. So noisy, amiright? A MESSY MESS.
December 7, 2022
| Nice Nice : Set and Setting
| Weval : Someday (Official Video)
I know, the Avalanches again, but they do such a nice job of remixing an incredible song and video by Hunters and Collectors, “Talking to a Stranger“. I mean, opening it by mixing it with “Love Sensation” and “Figure of 8“?
December 7, 2022
| Section 25 : Looking from a Hilltop
| The Avalanches : Stalking To A Stranger
I debated which video to use, Tim Buckley‘s or This Mortal Coil’s. I decided on the latter, mainly because I wanted to expose you to the Starsailor album. Also because, well, hairdos.
December 9, 2022
| Tim Buckley : Song to the Siren
| This Mortal Coil : Song To The Siren
Perhaps more clear now? | I'm too exhausted to write tonight, though I have much to say. Check back in about 10 hours. | Rome, Centro, August 2022
December 10, 2022
| Art of Noise : Moments in Love
| Twilight Zone / Bonnie Beecher : Come Wander With Me
I’ve never heard the term “viper” used to describe a snake in the swamps from which I arose. We have many poisonous snakes, of course, but I’ve never heard the term “viper” among my people.
December 11, 2022
| Sarah McLachlan : Fumbling towards Ecstasy
| Lamb : Gorecki
I want to note that the Greek Underworld was nothing like our Dantean view of Hell, a stain from that wicked and pernicious Comedy.
December 12, 2022
| Brian Eno / David Byrne : Help Me Somebody
| Max Cooper : Repetition
Because there’s no light underground. I’m going to take this opportunity to experiment with B+W.
December 13, 2022
| R.E.M. : Wolves, Lower
| Three Dog Night : Try A Little Tenderness
Working in B+W is tougher than it looks, but it’s teaching me about light and gradients of color, tone and brightness.
December 14, 2022
| Joni Mitchell : River
| Al Green : Take Me To The River