Music
Spotify playlist for this quarter is here. Playlists for past quarters and years here.
Okay, music I most enjoyed discovering this quarter:
- Attrition: Etude (1997)
- Sons of Kemet: Your Queen is a Reptile (2018)
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Sharon van Etten: Remind Me Tomorrow (2019)
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Buke & Gase: Scholars (2019)
- Kasper Bjorke: The Fifty Eleven Project (2018)
- The Hangovers: Slow Dirty Tears (1998)
- Her Name is Calla: The Quiet Lamb (2010)
- Daniel Pemberton: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
- The Woodentops: Well Well Well: The Unabridged Singles Collection (1986)
- Ill Considered: Ill Considered (2017)
- Rattlemouth: Walking Like a Full Moon Dog (1996), Fist Full of Iffy (1998)
- Jean Derome & Rene Lussier: Soyez vigilants, restez vivants! (1986)
- Chandra: Transportation (1980)
- Drowning Pool: Aphonia (1989)
- Plasticland: Salon (1987)
- Theon Cross: Fyah (2019)
- The Comet is Coming: Trust in the Lifeforce of the Deep Mystery (2019)
- Quinsin Nachoff: Path of Totality (2018)
- Victoria Williams: Happy Come Home (1987)
- Nihiloxica: Biiri (2019)
- Christian Scott: Ancestral Recall (2019)
Had completely forgotten about, now rediscovered and really liked:
- Clock DVA: Thirst (1981)
- This Heat: Made Available (rec. 1977, rel. 1996)
- 23 Skidoo: Seven Songs (1982)
- Coil: Horse Rotorvator (1986)
- Steroid Maximus: ¡Quilombo! (1991)
- Controlled Bleeding: Headcrack (1986)
- Minutemen: What Makes a Man Start Fires? (1982), Buzz or Howl Under the Influence of Heat (1983)
- October Faction: Second Factionalization (1986)
- Universal Congress Of: Universal Congress Of (1987), Prosperous and Qualified (1988), The Sad and Tragic Demise of Big Fine Hot Salty Black Wind (1991)
- NoMeansNo: Mama (1982), Wrong (1989)
- Big Black: Atomizer (1985)
- Dog Faced Hermans: Every Day Timebomb (1989), Mental Blocks for All Ages (1991), Hum of Life (1993)
- Confusional Quartet: Confusional Quartet (1980)
- Half Japanese: Sing No Evil (1984), Music to Strip By (1987)
- They Might Be Giants: They Might Be Giants (1986), Lincoln (1988)
- Tiny Lights: Prayer for the Halcyon Fear (1985), Hazel’s Wreath (1988), Milky Juicy (1994)
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Gumball: “A Love Supreme” (1994)
- Buke & Gase: Riposte (2010), General Dome (2013)
- Steve Hackett: “Shadow of the Hierophant” (1975)
- The Minus 5: Old Liquidator (1995)
- Dogbowl: Tit! (An Opera) (1989), Cyclops Nuclear Submarine Captain (1991), Flan (1992)
- New Order: “Blue Monday” (1983)
- The Raincoats: Odyshape (1981), Moving (1984)
- The Blue Aeroplanes: Bop Art (1984)
- Talk Talk: The Colour of Spring (1986)
- Mark Hollis: Mark Hollis (1998)
- Roger Eno & Kate St. John: The Familiar (1992)
- The Fatima Mansions: Valhalla Avenue (1992)
- The Wedding Present: “Take Me” (1989)
- The Woodentops: Giant (1986)
- The Church: Magician Among the Spirits (1996)
- Hunters & Collectors: The Fireman’s Curse (1983), The Jaws of Life (1984)
- Lindsay Cooper: The Gold Diggers (1983), Oh Moscow (1991)
- News from Babel: Sirens & Silences / Work Resumed On The Tower (1984), Letters Home (1986)
- The Lounge Lizards: The Lounge Lizards (1981), Live in Tokyo / Big Heart (1986), Voice of Chunk (1988)
- Fred Frith: Gravity (1980), Speechless (1981), Cheap at Half the Price (1983), The Technology of Tears (1988)
- Material: Memory Serves (1981)
- Jah Wobble & Bill Laswell: Radioaxiom (2001)
- The Golden Palominos: The Golden Palominos (1983)
- V-Effect: Stop Those Songs (1983)
- Doctor Nerve: Out to Bomb Fresh Kings (1984)
- The Ordinaires: The Ordinaires (1985), One (1989)
- Mofungo: Out of Line (1983)
- C.W. Vrtacek: Monkey on a Hard Roll (1984)
- Grits: As the World Grits (rec. 1975, rel. 1993), Rare Birds (rec. 1976, rel. 1997)
- The Muffins: Chronometers (rec. 1976, rel. 1993), Manna / Mirage (1978), 185 (1981)
- Orthotonics: Luminous Bipeds (1986)
- Birdsongs of the Mesozoic: Birdsongs of the Mesozoic (1983), Magnetic Flip (1984), Beat of the Mesozoic (1985), Faultline (1989), Pyroclastics (1992), Dancing on A’A (1995), Petrophonics (2000)
- Roger Miller: The Big Industry (1987)
- Cartoon: Cartoon (1981), Music From Left Field (1983)
- PFS: 279 (1990)
- Thinking Plague: A Thinking Plague (1984), Moonsongs (1986), In This Life (1989), In Extremis (1998)
- Cheer-Accident: “Salad Days” (2000), “The Autumn Wind is a Pirate” (2003)
- Djam Karet: The Ritual Continues (1988), Reflections From the Firepool (1989)
- 5uu’s: Elements (1988)
- U Totem: U Totem (1990)
- Ruins: Burning Stone (1992), Symphonica (1998)
- Koenji Hyakkei: Hundred Sights of Koenji (1994), Ni (1996), Angherr Shisspa (2005), Dhorimviskha (2018)
- Present: Triskaidekaphobie (1980), Le Poison Qui Rend Fou (1985)
- Conventum: Le bureau central des utopies (1979)
- Miriodor: Mekano (2001), Parade (2005)
- Kultivator: Barndomens Stigar (1981)
- Jah Wobble: Without Judgement (1990)
- David Sylvian: Alchemy (1985)
- Virginia Astley: From Gardens Where We Feel Secure (1983)
- The Dance: Dance for Your Dinner (1980)
- Swans: Children of God (1987), White Light from the Mouth of Infinity (1991), Soundtracks for the Blind (1996)
- Savage Republic: Tragic Figures (1982), Trudge (1985), Ceremonial (1985), Jamahiriya (1988), Customs (1989)
- Workdogs: “Roberta” (1988)
- Meat Puppets: Up on the Sun (1985)
- Giant Sand: “BBQ Suite” (1996)
- Butthole Surfers: Butthole Surfers (1983), Rembrandt Pussyhorse (1986), Locust Abortion Technician (1987), Hairway to Steven (1988)
- Crime & the City Solution: Just South of Heaven (1985), Room of Lights (1986), The Bridge Ship (1989), Paradise Discotheque (1990)
- Echo & the Bunnymen: Ocean Rain (1984)
- The The: “Armageddon Days (Are Here Again)” (1989)
- Love and Rockets: Seventh Dream of Teenage Heaven (1985)
- Cocteau Twins: Head Over Heels (1983), The Pink Opaque (1986), Victorialand (1986)
- Dead Can Dance: Garden of the Arcane Delights (1984)
- The Jesus and Mary Chain: Psychocandy (1985)
- Ultra Vivid Scene: Ultra Vivid Scene (1988)
- Diamond Head: Lightning to the Nations (1980)
- GWAR: This Toilet Earth (1994)
- Voivod: Dimension Hatross (1988), Nothingface (1989)
- Death Angel: “The Ultra-Violence” (1987)
- Sepultura: “Ratamahatta” (1996)
- Guns n’ Roses: Use Your Illusion I (1991), Use Your Illusion II (1991)
- Red Hot Chili Peppers: Red Hot Chili Peppers (1984), Freaky Styley (1985), Mother’s Milk (1989), Blood Sugar Sex Magik (1991)
- Fishbone: Fishbone (1985), It’s A Wonderful Life (1987), Truth and Soul (1988), The Reality of My Surroundings (1991)
- Faith No More: Introduce Yourself (1987), The Real Thing (1989), Angel Dust (1992)
- Mr. Bungle: Mr. Bungle (1991)
- Pearl Jam: Ten (1991)
- Soundgarden: Superunknown (1994)
- Mary Margaret O’Hara: Miss America (1988)
- Jane Siberry: No Borders Here (1984), The Walking (1987), Bound by the Beauty (1989), When I Was a Boy (1993), Maria (1995)
Why so many re-discoveries this quarter? I’m listening through the history of rock music again and constructing this playlist along the way. Many great albums aren’t listed above because I hadn’t forgotten about them.
Games
Ones I “really liked” (no star), or “loved” (star):
- [none]
Movies/TV
Ones I “really liked” (no star), or “loved” (star):
- Various: Enlightened, season 1 (2011)
- Various: Enlightened, season 2 (2013)
- Persichetti et al.: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) ★
- Granik: Leave No Trace (2018)
Books
- [none]
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Check out this band, Archbishop Kebab. Some really incredible stuff! Like proto-Flying Luttenbachers!
Your otherwise excellent “Beginner’s guide to modern art jazz” appears to have no Bad Plus!
In part, because they ran afoul of my heuristic to skip albums that are heavy on standards/covers.