Musicophilia Blog (by that guy who did '1981') Updates Thread

Me too, Giraffe! I often mix specific periods, but these sorts of mixes seeking timelessness as a central quality lend themselves to crossing decades.

This one was on a similar wavelength, and even more temporally eclectic:

https://musicophilia.wordpress.com/2021/02/26/distill/

https://musicophilia.files.wordpress.com/2021/02/musicophilia_00_various_-_distill_1964-2021_cover-a-front.jpg?w=1000

Various – ‘Distill‘
(1964-2021)

Part I

01 [00:00] Benjamin Britten – “Canto Primio (Sosteruto e Largamente)” (‘Cello Suite No. 1, Op. 72’ 1964)
02 [02:20] Alabaster DePlume – “Visit Croatia” (‘Copernicus: The Good Book of No‘ 2012)
03 [07:10] Jason Molina – “Old Worry” (‘Eight Gates‘ 2009)
05 [09:25] Sailcloth – “Year Long Storm” (‘Close Keeping‘ 2018)
05 [11:40] Les Filles de Illighadad – “Inigradan” (‘Les Filles de Illighadad‘ 2016)
06 [14:50] Loma – “Temple” (‘Shivani‘ 2018)
07 [17:30] Yasmin Williams – “Sunshowers” (‘Urban Driftwood‘ 2021)
08 [21:40] His Name Is Alive – “Piano Rev” (‘All The Mirrors In the House‘ 1986)
09 [23:35] Tarkovsky Quartet – “Quand Ien Congneu A Ma Pensee” (‘Nuit Blanche’ 2017)
10 [28:35] Abu Talib – “Blood Of An American” (‘Blood of An American‘ EP 1974)

Part II

11 [32:50] Daniel Schmidt – “And the Darkest Hour is Just Before Dawn” (‘In My Arms, Many Flowers‘ 1978)
12 [40:05] Duval Timothy – “Clouds” (‘Brown Loop‘ 2016)
13 [42:35] Brandee Younger – “Lift Ev’ry Voice & Sing” (‘Lift Ev’ry Voice & Sing‘ single 2020)
14 [46:50] Ralph Stanley – “The Old Church Yard” (‘Shine On’ 2005)
15 [49:45] Arvo Part – “Summa (String Quartet)” (‘The Last Sleep of the Virgin’ 1977)
16 [54:10] Infinity Knives – “Requiem for Yaya” (‘In the Mouth of Sadness‘ 2019)
17 [56:00] Joan Armatrading – “Woncha Come On Home” (‘Show Some Emotion’ 1977)
18 [58:40] Kali Malone – “Sacrificial Code” (‘The Sacrificial Code‘ 2019)
19 [62:05] Krasimir Kyurkchiyski – “Mesechinko Ljo” (‘Bulgarian Folklore Masterpieces’ 1999)
20 [65:15] Philip Glass – “String Quartet No. 3 VI” (‘Kronos Quartet Performs Philip Glass’ 1995)

[Total Time: 1:08:10]

This one must've passed me by. I must admit I'm unfamiliar with a lot of this but I trust your judgement...

October 4th, 2023 marks 15 years of the Musicophilia blog. To mark the anniversary, I made a list of my 15 favorite mixes from the last five years with a few thoughts about each.

https://musicophilia.files.wordpress.com/2023/10/musicophilia-blog_15th-anniversary_v01b-1.jpg?w=1024&h=1024

https://musicophilia.wordpress.com/2023/10/01/15-years-of-musicophilia/