Anais Mitchell - 1984

This is a pretty, funny, and saddening song. She reminds me a lot of Jane Siberry, musically.

I didn't know anyone could play guitar this well

This fellow must be an elf, to play like that. You can see by his face it is quite an effort.

Here's another for good measure. God, I love Bach.

Faithless - BOMBS

Just...wow.

Empty Walls

A couple of friends (and former coworkers) did vfx for this video. Even though I can't really abide most music videos, I like this one.

And now for something completely charming

Dancing is one of the most sublime human activities. Thanks to Lotus for the link and cheering me up!

Pebble's minimalist nostalgia journey

I love YouTube.

Ever since hearing about Steve Reich's music at a George Winston concert I was hooked on the minimalist movement. It's a thrill now to be able to see his stuff performed in various guises.

Here is a quintessential (which means, literally, "fifth essence") minimalist piece: Reich's Clapping Music. First, the standard version:


And now performed solo. Bravo!


I'm also fond of composer John Adams. Here are two versions of his "A Short Ride In A Fast Machine". This is the original scoring:


And here it is played on balinese gamelans. Wow.