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Notes On James Blake At Radio City Music Hall
About three-quarters of the way through his set at Radio City Music Hall the English singer, keyboardist, and producer James spoke to the crowd about what an honor it was to be playing at the famous venue and that it had taken many years for his trio (with Benjamin Assiter on drums and Rob… Continue reading
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Art About Music: Edward Hopper’s “Room in New York” (1932)
(In an interview Hopper said: “The idea for Room in New York had been in my mind a long time before I painted it. It was suggested by glimpses of lighted interiors seen as I walked along the city streets at night, probably near the district where I live (Washington Square), although it’s no particular… Continue reading
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Art About Music: Piero di Cosimo’s “Portraits of Giuliano and Francesco Giamberti da Sangallo” (1482-1485)
(This diptych depicts a father and son. On the left is Giuliano, the son who was an architect. On the right is his father, Francesco, who was an architect and musician. Notice Francesco’s left ear which looks bent outwards, as if he’s listening intently. In front of them are their tools (pen and compass, sheet… Continue reading
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Art About Music: Adrien Jean-Baptiste Jolly’s “Cris de Paris: Marchand de chansons” (1815)
(“Cris de Paris” or “cries of Paris” refers to the typical expressions used by traditional trade hawkers in Paris.) Continue reading
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Notes On Daniel Lanois’s “Heavy Sun”
I kinda froze when I heard the two and a half-minute track “Heavy Sun” from Canadian producer and ambient instrumentalist Daniel Lanois’s latest recording (with Rocco Deluca), “Goodbye To Language.” I had been scrolling through the new releases on Spotify for the week when I found the Lanois piece and I froze because I found the music… Continue reading
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Art About Music: Gustave Caillebotte’s “Jeune homme au piano” (1876)
(The pianist here is Caillebotte’s younger brother, Martial Caillebotte, a photographer, musician, and composer.) Continue reading
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Arrows Of Attention: 100 Ideas For Action In (Electronic) Music
1. Compose for that sensation whereby you forget that it’s the sounds you’re listening to that are creating this experience of forgetting in the first place. 2. Be guided by the effects of the musical thing, not the thing itself. 3. Starting with something harmonically simple, tweak it to make it harmonically complex. 4. What… Continue reading
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