I have to admit that I’m a little proud of this one. It is the sort of mixtape I would have loved for someone else to have compiled - and for me to discover. Twelve compositions released in 2024 and two from 2023 is about as present tense that I’m capable of. Actually it’s way beyond my capabilities in that regard. I made a playlist titled «Strange Beauty», and somehow this hour of pristine musical gems materialized from within it. Almost.
-Whether leaning mostly toward the traditional, experimental, electronic or ambient - all fourteen compositions can safely be filed under «Modern Classical». In retrospect, I might as well have kept my playlist-title, as these are all strange beauties to my ears -Moahaha
1 Alice Hebborn - Saisons - Mouvement 2
2 Laura Masotto - Dark Horse
3 Bruno Sanfilippo - The Feast of Crows
4 Christopher Cerrone - Beaufort Scales. I & II
5 Malcolm Pardon - Side Effects
6 Kirin McElwain - Work
7 Ljudvägg & L.T. Fisk - Försvinna, återvända
8 Jasmine Wood - VII
9 Laura Cannell and Lori Goldston - Lying Beneath The Earth
10 Snowdrops - The River
11 Watine - Unbroken Fields
12 Sarah Neufeld, Richard Reed Pary, Rebecca Foon - Georgia
13 Lauré Lussier - 4th Movement - Allegretto
14 Otto A. Totland - Mirror
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Hi Moahaha, you're right to feel a little proud of this one. My musical tastes are very eclectic, but your mixtapes always open me up to something new. I've been playing your Jazzu Kissa, Spatial Jazz, and Ten Portals Of Initiation mixes again lately. Thanks so much for doing it, and have yourself a Happy New Year.
ReplyDeleteHi. Happy New Year and thank you. Being proud of a mix is a bit weird, but I felt like I had compiled something quite unique, I quess:). You're obviously the type of music listener these mixtapes are made for... Open to something new (or rather unheard) and with eclectic tastes.
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Can't wait to hear this one! Gorgeous artwork, as well...This site has been such a blessing to my musical journey...thanks so much for all the loving effort!!!
ReplyDeleteI just replied to a "complaint" in the comments of my previous post that "I compile these for my own pleasure and joy first and foremost". While that's true, I wouldn't have kept at it without comments/feedback such as yours... and pretty much everyone that tells me my shares make a difference of sorts. Thank you for the compliment on the artwork as well.
DeleteLove this mix. Listened twice last nite. I've enjoyed some modern classical but now i'm gonna have to explore these a little deeper :)
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That's awesome Big Sun. Thank you. Although I've ended up locating quite a few favorites and treasures over the years, the atonal 20th Century Classical/Modernism is largely lost on me. But in the 21th Century, it feels like "Western art music" is more open, inviting and willing to communicate with an audience. Generally speaking.
DeleteHi folk, thank you so much for the high level of this music ! A great one ! ^-^
ReplyDeleteThank you! Although not a "fun listen", it was a fun challenge to compile and present it.
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