Foxy Digitalis
Early on Ian Wellman’s latest album, The Night The Stars Fell, a foreboding sense of despair takes root in the melancholic chord progressions and stark field recordings. This hopelessness shifts, though, somehow becomes comforting in the way it connects us to things we already know, but don’t want to admit. Narratives emerge from the wind-blown whispers […]
For this episode of Songs of Our Lives, I invite The Body’s Lee Buford on the show. First, we get the other perspective on Dis Fig & The Body’s “Orchards of a Futile Heaven.” This record just absolutely rips. Then, things go off with the Jason Molina’s crushing music, Neutral Milk Hotel being too ubiquitous, […]
Carlos Ferreira makes music for everyone. The Brazilian composer uses an array of sound sources but always has an ear toward soundworlds that invites listeners in. While I’ve admired Ferreira’s work from a distance for a while, a lot of what he communicates in this conversation resonates deeply with me. His approach to bringing others […]
It’s Valentine’s Day – woo! If you listened to last week’s Foxy Digitalis Podcast, you know that Nina Dante converted me, so I’m celebrating today in a multitude of ways, most of which don’t apply to anyone reading this. Ha! Let’s start with the thing related to Nina. So, we’ve been working on some music together for the […]
For this episode of Songs of Our Lives, I invite Felicia Chen aka Dis Fig on the show. There are collaborations that just make sense, and one listen to Dis Fig & The Body’s “Orchards of a Futile Heaven” screams that these two projects are meant to collide. After talking about how that happened, we […]
Watras-TwoBeTwo from Leilehua Lanzilotti on Vimeo. A quieting disposition resonates in the lilting melody of “to be two,” fluctuating connection points that bend with the gentle cadence. Violist Melia Watras, joined by Michael Jinsoo Lim on violin, embodies the magnetic spirit of Leilehua Lanzilotti’s piece. The shifting flows and choreographed movements between the two musicians […]
I don’t have a lot to say in the intro this week, so apologies in advance (I’ve been doing a bit more writing/sharing on Patreon in recent weeks, especially on these Saturday weekly update posts, so I don’t want to repeat myself). I will say that if you haven’t listened to Helado Negro’s episode of Songs of Our […]
For this episode of Songs of Our Lives, I invite Helado Negro on the show. After talking a little about his process and the story of Lupe Lopez, he takes us on quite the journey (including me reacting to one of his off-the-cuff picks live – ha!). We get into the all-time greatness of Teddy […]
The sun finally came out this week – and for three days straight, no less! It has honestly done a lot to lift the mood in the house, though it’s probably a false hope and there’s still some more gnarly winter weather on the horizon. Until then, though, I’m absolutely basking in it (figuratively? Literally? […]