All the Playlists

Opus 20 – Dustin O’Halloran

18 March 2017

That’s the thing about solo piano – just 2 notes in and you’re done – captured by an emotion that you can’t quite identify until – aaah, yes – there it is, …sadness…

Ambient 1 / Music for Airports – Brian Eno

17 March 2017

I’ve been aware of this album for as long as I can remember – it was only when I got into the whole music2work2 thing that I really started to listen to it.  

In A Silent Way – Miles Davis

17 March 2017

Another Steve Silberman track but Man am I digging this to write to.  It’s almost 20 minutes long which – to my ears anyway – is a perfect length for essay writing music…

Moving Forward – Colony House

16 March 2017

Insane amount of energy in this one – sometimes the sadness is invigorating – hell – it’s an emotion…

Glósóli – Sigur Rós

15 March 2017

I like to think of this track like a short sprint – you’ve got six minutes to go from nothing to fully fleshed out idea before the music becomes too overpowering and knocks you off.

Throes – Half Moon Run – Grieve to

15 March 2017

This track is on a couple of playlists, making it onto the Music to Descend in an Airplane playlist as well.  It’s so beautiful in its sadness that it’s kinda hopeful.

The Proposition #1 – Nick Cave & Warren Ellis

14 March 2017

Oh yeah – I remember this one – it’s a totally killer, visual, “set the scene” kind of track.

The instrumentation is awesome.

Sacred Geometry – Mikael Delta

14 March 2017

Marketed as a brooding and often dark tech house floor filler, what I like most about ‘Sacred Geometry’ is how the track evolves with layers of filtered synth parts, building percussion over the track’s 7 and a half minutes.

The Day You Went Away – Wendy Matthews

14 March 2017

The awkwardness and silence of miscarriage – especially in that first trimester. Women are told not to tell anyone they are pregnant, and when the pregnancy fails they silently grieve their loss.

Got Jealous – Hurt

14 March 2017

I Don’t Care About You – Fear

14 March 2017

Dirthouse – Static-X

14 March 2017