EarBliss, 17jan20/PM… THERE IS NO YEAR, the latest album from one of my favorite bands, Algiers.
”Challenging music, by its very nature, alienates some fans whilst inspiring others, but without that dissonance, there is no conversation, there is no risk, there are no tears and there are no smiles, and nobody is moved and nobody is affected!”
— Nick Cave, in this morning’s Red Hand Files newsletter, on the risk of losing fans with his new sound.
Meanwhile, at Parenthetical Recluse… Anniversaries / THE WITCHER / Fresh ink
Fresh ink / Because when it came time to finish my Shadow/fountain pen/Bride of Frankenstein lab sleeve, the only words that deserved permanence were those of Leonard Cohen: “If your life is burning well, poetry is just the ash.”
Meanwhile, at Parenthetical Recluse… Towards a quieter personal internet, again
Retrieved a cache of toys from under the couch and the dog-children are ecstatic. Dog-dad powers, activate.
Meanwhile, at Parenthetical Recluse… Of order and chaos
Meanwhile, at Parenthetical Recluse… Hypo/hyper BBC Dracula etc etc
EarBliss, 13jan2020/PM… JOURNEY IN SATCHIDANANDA, by Alice Coltrane; BADGE ÉPOQUE ENSEMBLE, by Badge Époque Ensemble; DUMMY, by Portishead.
EarBliss, 13jan2020/AM… SAMAN, by Hildur Guðnadóttir; ALL MY PEOPLE, by Maria Somerville; CARDINAL, by Philip Jeck.
Meanwhile, at Parenthetical Recluse… On JOKER
Because the secret to my (occasional) online sanity bears repeating: The Far Side.
