If you don't already know about The Internet Archive, you should give it a visit. Disarmingly generically named, it has a little bit of everything: electronic texts (eBooks), audio, and videos. They even have a collection of classic intermission shorts. As one reviewer commented, "For those who get this kind of stuff, this is pretty much the ultimate."
I discovered it because it was the only site where I could download a certain song I'd heard on Internet radio--namely "Mum's Snow Day" by Jenglander, and though it's difficult to categorize, it's probably best described as Electronica. Not only did I find Jenglander, but also Mikronesia and Mimi Majick. Mikronesia produces remarkable sound textures that has no discernible melody or beat, but taken as a whole nevertheless scans as a vague music. (The songs I liked most are "Air Curves Vicious," "Gate," "Moke Cene," and "Savage Bees.") The Mimi Majick Utilities are noteworthy short pieces representing that rarest of things, experimental art that actually works.
So I've been exploring The Internet Archive to find more music in the Chill or Electronica genres. I will keep my Gentle Readers apprised of any new discoveries in this veritable Mother Lode of sublime noise.
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I liked "Mom's Snow Day" and Mimi Majick. Kind of ambient, but not so much that it's boring. I couldn't hack Mikronesia though. I did recognize it as sound, but not as sounds pleasing to me.
ReplyDeleteI liked the old Drive in movie trailers also. I did'nt have time to watch all of them - I need to find the one where the Hot dog jumps into the bun.
I'm sure Freud would have a field day with that.
So, lets all go to the lobby and get ourselves a drink.
As with Jenglander, I searched out Mikronesia for a particular song, "Air Curves Vicious." The others I liked are "Gate," "Moke Cene," and "Savage Bees."
ReplyDeleteYou have to approach Mikronesia with an "ambient" expectation; that is, music that's as ignorable as it is listenable. Better for background music while working or meditating. But I'll concede that one person's meditation soundtrack may very well be another's dentist drill.