Look here, it's #NewMusic for you! Every week I cover 5+ new acts, listen to ~15 min worth of stuff, then tell you all about it so you can check out the ones that seem intriguing. This week we had a couple different flavors of #ambient and New Age, some #neoclassical (that also works as ambient 😅 ) and a really distinctive #rock track. Check them out!
I keep the writeups nice and short -- typically under 200 words. Just enough to give you a hint of what you'd hear and let you know if its maybe up your alley. I also include embeds wherever possible so if it's intriguing, you can click the button and hear it instantly. Cool!
DEAD CAN DANCE - IN THE KINGDOM OF THE BLIND THE ONE-EYED ARE KINGS
This powerful track from Dead Can Dance's 1988 album "The Serpent's Egg" explores themes of power and societal limitations. Its blend of ethereal vocals, medieval instrumentation, and driving percussion creates a uniquely captivating soundscape.
"Your best example of this is Japan, which made no change whatsoever to its interest rate [after the COVID pandemic began], but experienced much the same increase in inflation, and then fallback again afterwards. So interest rate is not a control and not a fine tuner for the economy in the way that neoclassical economists believe it is."
I post a lot about music, from #neoclassical and #Bowie to #doom and #BlackMetal. I also post a lot about books, mostly literary and translated fiction. I complain a lot about reading Proust.
I studied #Classics and #Latin but left academia 10 years ago. I (don't) miss it. One day I'll finish my book based on my thesis about Sulpicia, but it is not this day.
Since joining Mastodon, I've questioned what flavor of neurodivergent I am, and if it goes well with cheese.
Confession time: Does anyone else have a #playlist for the #music they love and another for the music they endure while grinding through work? 🎶 It's like having two secret lives. One filled with handpicked #symphonic#neoclassical dark wave #metal, #fantasy-themed folk, and the soothing sounds of #classical music... Meanwhile, the work grind vibes: insane #bass-boosted #nightcore, dirty brown noise, and the darkest depths of ugly black metal. 🤘 Anyone else leading a musical double life? 🎵
Just briefly poking around, it doesn't take long to see knowledge problems at least in some areas. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5409541/
I've also seen the argument made, "well, we don't that because we have a BS in Ag Sciences."
Now that I’m in DC, let me start a new photo thread 😛
I’ll spare you the photos of the obvious subjects, so let’s focus on some other ones that I think are still deserving. This one is the Treasury Department building.
"Fruit, Flowers, and Dead Birds," Wybrand Hendriks, c. 1780.
Henriks' work looks like the Dutch Golden Age, but he was much later...this is a nice example of Retro Art. He got his start painting wallpaper, interestingly enough.
The tumult of flowers and fruit here is a good image for the season, even with the dead birds. The plums make my mouth water...but I love plums.