I took the train from Patiala,
left the girls with Ayah, and lied,
I’m with Faye and Daisy.
Had to say what he’d approve of.
Go then, Kiran said, crushing large rupees in my hand.

Have I been here a week?
I’ve slept so long I can’t remember
who was with me last night in bed,
that figure leaning against the door?
Did he leave me this gold bangle?
I can feel its heft around my wrist,
knobs and crests, a design
from the high Mogul period of Aurangazeb.
- Reetika Vazirani , The Lover

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” Three Lists for The Lover. No.2 ”

01. Robert Schumann - Piano Sonata No.2 in G minor, Op.22: 2 Anantino
Great Pianists of the 20th Century – Martha Argerich (1999)
02. Autechre - Notwo
Quaristice (Warp records, 2008)
03. Burial - Unite
Box of Dub: Dubstep and Future Dub (Soul Jazz, 2007)
04. Rovo - Vida
Sai (2001)
05. The Flashbulb – Eyes Of June
Binedump EP (Bohnerwachs Tontraeger, 2005)
06. Gang Gang Dance – Nomad For Love (Cannibal)
God’s Money (The Social Registry, 2005)
07. Mazzy Star – Ghost Highway
She Hangs Brightly (1991)
08. Baden Powell – A lenda do Abaeté
27 Horas de Estúdio (1969)

note: Not a silly list. This one is made solely to answer really big question: Can I collect recent pieces to invoke majestic night sound? So the selection deliberately taken from various genres I am paying attention to without trying hard to narrow down the number of styles. Of course taking the usual MdM fav. theme night downtempo as a texture frame. The idea for this theme has sit for awhile after Dial M’s post asking, what is ‘post-rock’. As an effort to explore, I pick the “anything not rock” path. Beyond that, it’s very much free association. Anything my head demand a sound to exist in certain place. My favorite spots in the list transition into Burial‘s Unite and Baden Powell‘s solo. Those are the things that made me listen to music, entrance as sweet as lover’s whisper.

see also: La Maja De Goya
image: quiiver