In this world where every object was thrown away at the slightest sign of breakage or aging, at the first dent or stain, and replaced with a new and perfect substitute, there was just one false note, one shadow: the moon. It wandered through the sky naked, corroded, and gray, more and more alien to the world down here, a hangover from a way of being that was now outdated. -The Daughters of the Moon

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” Delicate Texture Control Exercise ”

01. The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble -Adaptation of the Koto Song
The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble (Planet Mu, 2006)
02. Sufjan Stevens – Redford (For Yia-Yia & Pappou)
Greetings from Michigan: The Great Lake State (Asthmatic Kitty, 2003)
03. El Perro Del Mar – Inside the golden egg
From The Valley To The Stars (Control Group, 2008)
04. Au Revoir Simone – Take Me As I Am
Still Night, Still Light (TVT Records, 2009)
05. Tristeza – Casio
Mixed Signals (Tiger Style, 2001)
06. Beanfield – Planetary Deadlock
Compost Ambient Selection – Sleeping Beauty (Compost Germany, 2009)
07. Asobi Seksu – Thursday [Acoustic]
Acoustic at Olympic Studios (Asobi Seksu, 2009)

note: Wow, I am really rusty. It took me two days to get this list right, something that I could do in few minutes before. Hopeless. Anyway, this is a pure texture exercise, nothing mind blowing. But I like doing this exercise to do control check and to see what’s out there to describe defined mood. So here is my 5 seconds take, there was time when I thought a slower and simpler songs are harder to do. Simply because, to many are done, and only real artist can achieve certain earnest quality without adding too much composition and recording fluffy trick. Whats left is “song”, honest melody, and instrumental craftmanship. A song doesn’t need to scream to say what it wants to say. It draws. It emanates certain aesthetic point. Of course being MdM, a little explorative mix is a genetic urge. Blending post-everything on top of futuristic past style and see what comes out is the unwritten charter. ha. Anyway. it’s pretty out there. Genres upon genres that previously confined to narrow style can show incredible texture. Which means, I can back track each songs and get lost in myriads of secret unknown sounds.

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