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)
• Sharon van Etten: Remind Me Tomorrow (2019)
• 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)
• 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]