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Resonant Thoughts: Jun’ichirō Tanizaki’s “In Praise Of Shadows” (1977)
“Had we invented the phonograph and the radio, how much more faithfully they would reproduce the special character of our voices and our music. Japanese music is above all a music of reticence, of atmosphere. When recorded, or amplified by a loudspeaker, the greater part of its charm is lost. In conversation, too, we prefer… Continue reading
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Musical Lines
Translate the sense of indecision the composer feels when beginning you’ll recognize that no place sounds like the right way to start so how to know that chosen options will set a tuneful path paved by intentions not random timbres that if we begin here we won’t box ourselves in like notes on the stave a cage… Continue reading
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Brett’s Sound Picks: Stenny’s “Cursed” (2019)
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Resonant Thoughts: Agnes Martin’s “Beauty Is The Mystery Of Life” (1989)
“We make art work as something that we have to do not knowing how it will work out.” “An artist is a person who can recognize failure.” “The response to art is the real art field. Composition is an absolute mystery.” – Agnes Martin, “Beauty Is The Mystery Of Life.” Continue reading
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Notes On Craft
“We must never lose sight of the fact that the most intelligently designed, the most versatile and the most complex piece of kit we have at our disposal is our own body.” -Deckle Edge, Craeft, p. 24 When I think about musicians I admire I always return to their sense of craft. These musicians are… Continue reading
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Brett’s Sound Picks: Jacob Pavek and Philip Daniel’s “Morrow” (2020)
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Okay For Now
One of the concepts that’s on my mind when I’m producing music is the notion of okay for now. Though it may sound slacker-ish, the mindset describes a settling for whatever I’m doing at the moment and not worrying about if it’s good or bad or where it may or may not be going. (Note:… Continue reading
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