Portishead ~ We Carry On [2⊘⊘8]

I cannot count the number of times I was warned of regrets for inaction, but never reminded that actions themselves could also be rued. That gut hurt, that vulnerability more mental than physical we dolefully feel when we disappoint ourselves and others. We are all human, and therefore fallible, but that is of little consolation when mistakes are made that cannot be retracted or adequately amended, especially when unclear. “God … Continue reading Portishead ~ We Carry On [2⊘⊘8]

disturbedByVoicesFebruary 13, 2023May 28, 202311 Comments

affecting, cerebral, melancholic, perverse

Gravenhurst ~ I turn my face to the forest floor [2⊘⊘5]

I never listened to Hüsker Dü, but probably should have. They were popular with the college kids when I was in my twenties. One of their songs, an oddly popular, if pitch-black one, named “Diane” would be remade by singer, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Nicholas John Talbot, aka Gravenhurst. The lyrics begin by telling the story … Continue reading Gravenhurst ~ I turn my face to the forest floor [2⊘⊘5]

disturbedByVoicesFebruary 4, 2023May 28, 202311 Comments

Thom Yorke from Radiohead vfideo Street Spirit.

affecting, cerebral, eerie, melancholic

Radiohead ~ Street Spirit (Fade Out) [2⊘15]

The music video for “Street Spirit” was filmed over two nights in a desert outside Los Angeles. Directed by Jonathan Glazer, he described it as a “turning point” for his work, feeling that Radiohead had “found their own voices as an artist” and that “I got close to whatever mine was … Continue reading Radiohead ~ Street Spirit (Fade Out) [2⊘15]

disturbedByVoicesJanuary 25, 2023May 28, 202322 Comments

affecting, bittersweet, eerie, melancholic

MISSIO ~ Failure To Comply [2⊘22]

There are three fundamental states of being [in relationships]: tyranny, slavery, or negotiation. Tyranny is always being able to do what you want. It is a life filled with cynicism, cruelty, and the “hell” of unregulated anger and impulsivity. On the opposite end, slavery is always agreeing to do what the other partner wants, leading to a build-up of anger and … Continue reading MISSIO ~ Failure To Comply [2⊘22]

disturbedByVoicesNovember 23, 2022May 28, 2023Leave a comment

affecting, exhuberant, infectious, passionate

RÜFÜS DU SOL ~ Alive [2⊘21]

A central tenet of Buddhism is that ‘life is suffering”, or at least it seemed to be. Since Buddha is believed to have lived 2,600 years ago, the actual word he is supposed to have used was dukkha not suffering, with a very rough (and quite arguable) translation to ephemeral or temporal … Continue reading RÜFÜS DU SOL ~ Alive [2⊘21]