verywide.net » Music http://verywide.net/blog Just trying to catch butterflies, fish, lunatics, and stars, metaphorically speaking. Sun, 16 Aug 2009 00:17:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 Music: Animal Collective http://verywide.net/blog/2009/01/19/music-animal-collective/ http://verywide.net/blog/2009/01/19/music-animal-collective/#comments Tue, 20 Jan 2009 07:24:45 +0000 Moody http://verywide.net/blog/?p=195 Animal Collective: Merriweather Post Pavilion

There is no reason for me to explain it, no reason to get into an in-depth analysis of lyrics or comparisons of style; there is no reason for me to plumb the details, however rich they might be, when what it is I want is to simply have you hear me [...]

]]> http://verywide.net/blog/2009/01/19/music-animal-collective/feed/ 0 Ambient Music Selection: Diamonds of Air http://verywide.net/blog/2009/01/19/diamonds-of-air/ http://verywide.net/blog/2009/01/19/diamonds-of-air/#comments Mon, 19 Jan 2009 20:08:35 +0000 Moody http://verywide.net/blog/?p=187 A collection of five short, positive reviews of 'ambient music' albums. Artists reviewed are: Alvin Lucier, Tetsu Inoue, Rapoon, Nocturnal Emissions, and Kawabata Makoto.

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