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Once again, to my great shame, I have fallen way behind in my posts. I still have not missed a day of listening since this blog started, but I’m going to need to do a big dump of posts with little or no comment to get back up to date. Time to clean the slate!

Yesterday we went to a Holi party at some friends’ home. For the uninitiated, which I was until I got to the party, Holi is an Indian festival which celebrates the coming of spring by throwing handfuls of colorful powder at each other. I’m sure this is an offensive oversimplification of the event, but itContinue reading “#1037 – Rowdy Boys by Devi Sri Prasad”

I saw a video by this artist while having lunch at a fantastic Korean restaurant. It’s possible that the meal was just so good that I was trying to cling to any remaining part of the experience. Despite that probability, I really like the album.

I was surprised to learn that this artist is Italian, from a small mountain village outside Parma. From the instrumentation and general vibe of this album, I had assumed that they would’ve been from somewhere in Asia. That might just be because they were recommended following a Kikagaku Moyo album. Just shows how easily IContinue reading “#1035 – The Golden Pool by Upapayãma”

A lot of people’s eyes roll back in their head when you mention anything to do with Phish, so it’s always fun when one of their side projects comes out. These often feature serious departures from the normal Phish style. This album, for example, features some cool material that is more reminiscent of some ofContinue reading “#1034 – January by Page McConnell & Trey Anastasio”

Despite the fact that he was gone from Pink Floyd by the time they achieved their most prolific accomplishments, there is no denying that Syd was the founder of the feast, who brought together the elements that we all grew up listening to and loving. Just listening to some of his solo work really highlightsContinue reading “#1033 – The Madcap Laughs by Syd Barrett”

This album is definitely not going to be for everyone, but what is? This guy makes some really cool, spacey saxophone-based jazz and is quite the prolific recording artist. He released an album on March 13, 2020 – the day the Covid lockdown started, in case that date didn’t land with you – and hasContinue reading “#1032 – COOKUP by Sam Gendel”