I haven't been this far down a weird music rabbit hole since...college? Not sure what's happening to me but I'm not complaining.

The journey continues

This journey did not end well

Don't worry, disaster has been averted:

I just recommend the Waterboys song, The Whole of the Moon, to the Madfool as an ultimate philosophy song, and I would also recommend The Alarm's, Absolute Reality.

You can probably find them on You Tube, but I don't use this. There are hardly any music shops left, which I think is sad because they are quite a subculture, but I do find some amazing albums through surfing the shelves in charity shops. I have found all sorts of wonders, ranging from The Toilet Boys, The Inspiral Carpets, Spiritualised, The Pixies and The Sex Gang Children.

One album which I found recently in this way, and think is wonderful is, Word Gets Around, by Stereophonics.I believe it is the first one theyy made, but I prefer it to later ones, especially the track, Check My Eyelids For Holes.

A bona fide philosophical piece: Steve Reich gives an appropriately minimalistic treatment to a quote from Wittgenstein: "How small a thought it takes to fill a whole life!"



Somewhat less typical in style, but one of his most beautiful pieces IMO.

I'd never heard that. It's great.

Heavy Weather (37:39)

side one
1. "Birdland"
2. "A Remark You Made"
3. "Teen Town"
4. "Harlequin"

side two
1. "Rumba Mamá"
2. "Palladium"
3. "The Juggler"
4. "Havona"

performed by Weather Report, 1977

Moanin' (40:16)

side one
1."Moanin'"
2."Are You Real"
3."Along Came Betty"

side two
1."The Drum Thunder Suite"
2."Blues March"
3."Come Rain or Come Shine"

performed by Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers, 1959

(next up)


Empyrean Isles (35:20)

side one
1."One Finger Snap"
2."Oliloqui Valley"

side two
3."Cantaloupe Island"
4."The Egg"

performed by Herbie Hancock, Freddie Hubbard, Ron Carter & Tony Williams, 1964

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Blue Train (42:50)

side one
1."Blue Train"
2."Moment's Notice"

side two
1."Locomotion" 
2."I'm Old Fashioned"
3."Lazy Bird" 

performed by John Coltrane, Lee Morgan, Curtis Fuller, Kenny Drew, Paul Chambers, & Philly Joe Jones, 1958

Thelonius Monk with John Coltrane (37:37)

side one
“Ruby, My Dear”
“Trinkle, Tinkle”
“Off Minor [take 4]”

side two
“Nutty”
“Epistrophy”
“Functional [take 1]”

performed by Monk, Coltrane & co., 1957, 1961

(real tight now; this one's for the homies who didn't make it outta 2020 ...)



Soulville (48:45)
Ben Webster
performed by Ben Webster, Ray Brown, Herb Ellis, Stan Levey & Oscar Petterson, 1957

Thanks, I need to revisit that Reich era. Certainly not my go-to, but I'll revisit. Here's some recent Reich that I love. Those opening lines!

Great cover, imo.

From Metal Gear Solid...

Does anyone remember this? Orinoco flow...

I guess not...

Thanks, I need to revisit that Reich era. Certainly not my go-to, but I'll revisit. — Noble Dust

Reich was new for me. I've been listening to his music for the past ten days or so.

My favorites so far (+ Proverb):

Very cool. The Four Sections is one of my favorite pieces of music of all time.

R.I.P MF DOOM

:broken: :flower:

I love this song so much, I'm so devastated by this loss

Today is the preview of tomorrow but for me
Only for a better and happier point of view
My point of view is the thought of a better or try
Reality, is today is eternity
The eternity of yesterday is dead
Yesterday is as one
The eternity of one is the eternity of the past
The past is once upon a time
Once upon a time is past
The past is yesterday
The past is yesterday
While we're searching for tomorrow

And as relevant to the year.....



I've got a feeling twenty-one
Is going to be a good year
Especially if you and me
See it in together

I had no reason
To be over optimistic
But somehow when you smiled
I can brave bad weather