WILT_2022-34

A playlist of songs that intrigued me from Sunday to Saturday. Week of 21 Aug 2022 to 27 Aug 2022.

1. Auf dem Wasser zu singen, D.774 – Transcription: Franz Liszt, Searle 558 No. 2 – Franz Schubert, Evgeny Kissin
2. Smoke – Cornelius
3. Drop – Cornelius
4. nightcap – Ragz Originale, John Glacier
5. Through The Eye – Rachel Chinouriri
6. So Much Time–So Little Time – Vegyn, John Glacier
7. Point and Kill – Little Simz, Obongjayar
8. Rise Above – Ibeyi, BERWYN
9. Woman – Little Simz, Cleo Sol
10. Black Lights – Sunburned Hand Of The Man
11. Sun For Someone – Oscar Jerome
12. For You – Kadhja Bonet
13. My Prayer – Mansur Brown
14. Sweet – Mansur Brown
15. TIBBE – Bluestaeb
16. Tomorrow We Will Love Again – Bluestaeb
17. Idea 36 – Machinedrum, Chrome Sparks
18. isle of the blest – tstewart, Machinedrum

Hyperlink to Spotify playlist: WILT_2022-34

Notes

I remember starting the week thinking that it would be a continuation if the week before, but it ended up in a place other than where it started. Perhaps that is the reason for starting any journey, and where continuity is a nice, desired prediction, where you ultimately end up is where your reflection can truly start to take shape.

So we start with Auf dem Wasser zu singen D.774 – Transcription: Franz Liszt, Searle 558 No. 2, which translates to “(to) sing on the water”.

That same evening, I also decided to relax to some music and found whatever Spotify recommended to me at the time. Cornelius was what I landed on as I enjoyed with a whiskey on a balmy Sunday evening.

I transitioned into the Free Form playlist, and that’s where many gems like nightcap, Through The Eye, So Much Time – So Little Time, Point and Kill, Rise Above, Woman, Black Lights, Sun For Someone, For You, My Prayer, Sweet, and TIBBE all made an impression on me. In particular, I am glad for the discovery of Little Simz, Oscar Jerome, Mansur Brown, Kadhja Bonet, and Ibeyi, all of whom I will be actively following for their innovative approach to music, and attention to the heritage that they inherited.

With Tomorrow We Will Love Again came Idea 36. And that led to an exploration of music by Machinedrum. isle of the blest came on a Saturday evening, and the guitar playing mixed with fading daylight led to a mood that was hopefully captured by having it as the final song on this playlist.

I wish I could have also weaved my own personal narrative into these notes more fluently, but I never really tried due to a time crunch on my end. My ear is healing nicely, and I do not think there is any permanent damage to my hearing, and I am heaving a sigh of relief with this win.