November can be a pretty drab month. By the end of the first week, your… Read the postWeek 182: “November” by Max Richter
Every once in a while, a song will enter your brain via your ear, set… Read the postWeek 178: “A Maze” by Freddie Joachim
On Orla Wren’s Soundcloud page, he is listed as being “nomadic”. I’m not sure if… Read the postWeek 175: “Four Feathers Few” by Orla Wren
As well as looking strikingly similar to the cover art of an Iron & Wine… Read the postWeek 172: “Symphony #1 in E flat major, Op. 28 – 3. Quasi Fantasia (Grave)” by Max Bruch
If I ever visit Germany, the first city I will visit is Hamburg. And when… Read the postWeek 171: “Keep” by Nils Frahm
Most of the time, procrastination is a bad thing. But I’d like to suggest that… Read the postWeek 162: “The Death Of Ase” by Edvard Grieg
You’ve been inside too long. Go outside. Go. Go take a walk. Bring this song… Read the postWeek 161: “Natural Green” by Blazo
These are some things I like about Iceland: It is home to roughly 30% of… Read the postWeek 160: “Hengilas” by Jonsi
Polyphony used to be considered offensive. It’s hard to imagine how two people singing different… Read the postWeek 150: “O Vos Omnes” by Tomas Luis De Victoria
Have you ever had one of those strange moments when you realize that you’ve been… Read the postWeek 144: “Silver Cruiser” by Royksopp
Mozart’s death has spawned more theories than probably any other event in the history of… Read the postWeek 142: “Lacrimosa” by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
I went to the watch store the other day. The battery in my watch had… Read the postWeek 128: “Sweet Unrest” by Apparat
Here are five things that I didn’t know about the iconic French crooner Yves Montand:… Read the postWeek 126: “La Vie En Rose” by Yves Montand
I would love to tell you that I discovered this piece because I was researching… Read the postWeek 125: “Symphony #5, Third Movement” by Dmitry Shostakovich
Raise your hand if you have ever asked yourself, “…gee, if Enya owned a nightclub… Read the postWeek 122: “Sa Sa Samoa” by Korallreven
This is one of those pieces of music that everybody knows. If you’ve ever been… Read the postWeek 114: “Orchestral Suite #3 in D, Air” by Johann Sebastian Bach
At some point, as the 1800s became the 1900s, the lion’s share of the world’s… Read the postWeek 103: “Symphony No. 9, II: Largo” by Antonin Dvorak
Along with years of piano lessons, the experience that really fixed music as an important… Read the postWeek 99: “Miserere Mei” by Gregorio Allegri
I’ve already rambled on about sample-based music and remix culture in previous posts, so I… Read the postWeek 88: “My Favorite Color” by Kutiman
As I was going through this list the other day, I came to the shocking… Read the postWeek 87: “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For” by U2