file What Are You Listening To?

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04 Feb 2025 18:30 - 07 Feb 2025 23:52 #1
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Recently I've been collecting music CDs, one part of it is because I wanna own my favourite albums, but solely as a way to check out new bands. So rather than just pick up albums I've already listened to, I skim through the sections and check out whatever album is available for an artist I've heard about. Im basically describing buying an item from a store as if it's a revolutionary thing.

Point is, I wanna share music. I wanna hear what you've been listening to, it can be the most recent thing or an all-time favourite album, what tracks from said album are your favourites? What's your story with the artist? It's fine if you only have a favourite song instead of a whole album, you don't have to give out a whole paragraph if you don't feel like it.

I'll make the occasional post on albums I finished recently, alongside ones I've been listening to for a while, depends on my mood. We can keep each other update on our recent listens if you feel like doing the same, this is not just about my music.

I'll show off my latest listen:
Warning: Spoiler!

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05 Feb 2025 19:04 #2
 

These are the most notable of what I've been listening to recently: Jacob Collier's Djesse Vol. 4 and the soundtrack from season two of Arcane.

The former has probably taken my top spot for favorite album ever since it released on Leap Day last year - there's definitely an acquired taste, both to the track list and to a sizable portion of Jacob's music altogether, but I've been preaching this guy for years at this point. This was up for Album of the Year too (even though it had no realistic chance against the mainstream names). I personally recommend (for those who are unfamiliar with his work):
  • Little Blue (serene, folky piece, probably the best on the album.
  • Witness Me (expressing my joy for the gospel sound)
  • ​​Bridge Over Troubled Water (an a cappella cover of the Simon & Garfunkel song, which just won a Grammy last weekend)
  • Over You (very electronic, a bit kpop-y too)
I think Arcane is my favorite show right now, after it finished earlier in November. I'll get into the show itself elsewhere, but the soundtrack (for both seasons) is so worth highlighting since it's curated to the show. I feel like my favorite songs from season one I like just a bit more than my favorites from season two, but the latter might be the better set altogether. My favorites:
  • I Can't Hear It Now
  • Hellfire
  • Spin the Wheel
  • Ma Meilleure Ennemie
  • Fantastic

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05 Feb 2025 19:43 #3
Jacob Collier's been a huge influence for me too, I'm sure many of you already know that though and Chris did a great job summarizing his latest work so I'll shine a spotlight on a few of my other favorites.

I've gone very much down the rabbit hole of jazz-funk-electronic fusion, and I really love the work of the duo Knower. Their whole album Time Traveler is amazing, and I'd say my favorite song from that is "Do Hot Girls Like Chords." Louis Cole, half of Knower, is also part of a duo called Clown Core (allegedly; his identity as the drummer has never been officially confirmed) which is a bit more well known for its absurdity. "Toilet" and "Hell" are a few good ones. Also, Louis's solo album called Quality Over Opinion has been insanely influential to me for the last year. A few I would recommend are:
"Park Your Car On My Face" full fledged irresistible P H O N K.
"Let It Happen" absolutely gorgeous power ballad
"Quality Over Opinion/Dead Inside Shuffle" one of the most brain melting and well sequenced openings to an album ever

Aside from these guys, I also really love Anomalie. I first discovered him as background music for an old PQ compilation by RadiantVibe. His cover of "Come Running To Me" is amazing, as is "Metropole," "Dribble," "Bond," and pretty much anything from his Metropole I and II albums.

A friend recommended some Ryuichi Sakamato to me the other day - specifically, the song "Thousand Knives" - and it tickled my senses SO HARD I'm gonna listen more.

Lastly, as someone who plays cello, I'm sure you all know I love orchestra music. Right now the uni orchestra I play in working on an orchestral suite from Sergei Prokofiev's ballet Romeo and Juliet. The tragic ending movements are insanely powerful, and if you wanna hear some ridiculous shredding from the entire violin section listen to The Death of Tybalt. Prokofiev, Dmitri Shostakovich (symphony no. 8 is a chilling musical depiction of WWII), and Maurice Ravel are some of my favorite orchestral composers to play.

 

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22 Feb 2025 05:54 #4
Here's some a lot of context for this response.

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Bartók plays Bartók: For Children (excerpts): 


Alma Deutscher: Waltz of the Sirens: 


Caroline Shaw: Partita for 8 Voices: 
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22 Feb 2025 14:35 #5
Over the past couple of years I've seen my own music taste take a pretty big turn. A few years ago I only really listened to whatever was playing on the radio, save for some video game soundtracks, I have also started buying CDs now, because I like owning my favourite albums physically - when I went to Das KulturKaufhaus in Berlin I bought 3 in person. Here's one track from every CD I own

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And here's some from albums I don't own but want to own
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