Category Archives: music/recommend

After the election, it was clear I needed to dance. It didn’t feel like I needed the Shiva as the Destroyer kind of dance—the New Orleans funeral return parade was more what I craved. The night after the election I … Continue reading →

It’s thrilling and reassuring to find out that there are still places on the planet you’ve only barely heard of that are still creating musics that aren’t re-hashes of the Western hegemony. Continue reading →

A chance encounter with a Björk MP3 during a late night Internet grazing session led to a firestorm of Björk buying back here on the ranch. Continue reading →

A couple of weeks ago I mentioned Susheela Raman. Here’s another excellent musical discovery just shy of the Indian subcontinent. Continue reading →

I’m a sucker for certain sounds and instrumentation. If you want to hook me, all you have to do
is use them in your music Continue reading →

Lately I’ve been getting a considerable amount of pleasure from the works of
the Esbjörn Svensson
Trio. Continue reading →