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Sprechgesang

While looking up more stuff on Kim Gordon I found the Wikipedia article on sprechgesang. Sprechgesang (German: [ˈʃpʀɛçɡəˌzaŋ], "spoken singing") and Sprechstimme (German: [ˈʃpʀɛçˌʃtɪmə], "spoken voice"), more commonly known as speak-singing in English, are expressionist musical vocal techniques between singing and speaking. Though sometimes used interchangeably,

[Listening] The Collective by Kim Gordon

I’ve been listening to the new Kim Gordon album The Collective (Apple Music, Spotify, Bandcamp) a lot over the past few days. The year is still young, but I think this is the most interesting album I’ve heard in 2024. From the Pitchfork review by Shaad D’Souza

[Listening] Saisei by DJ Krush

Earlier today, I went for a walk. While walking, I listened to Saisei, the newest DJ Krush album (available on Apple Music, Spotify, and Bandcamp). These are some observations that came to mind while listening to the album. There are no skippable tracks Usually, when I listen to an album,

Joe Frank

It would have been in the early 2000s. I was working the second shift on an inpatient unit of a substance abuse treatment center. I'd often work from 2:00 pm to 10:00 pm but stay later than that, doing paperwork or talking with other people who

Sonicbook: A Parenting Wage?

From the Ezra Klein show: Sex, Abortion, and Feminism, as Seen From the Right: Sex Abortion and Feminism as Seen From the Right The Ezra Klein Show 1h21m43s 1h22m03s 194120:00/0:191× The idea of somehow paying people for the labor they do as parents often comes up on

Sally Rooney on Reacting Against the Dominant Narrative as a Subject

From the City Arts & Lectures with Sally Rooney: Sally Rooney City Arts Lectures 12m56s 14m04s 432340:00/1:071× What I liked about this is that Sally Rooney accurately described what it is to be what Lacanians call a subject. As subjects, we are inconsistent, always working out what

Rachel Cusk: The Drift of Language

When I listen to podcasts, I use the Castro app. One of the reasons I use this, as opposed to one of the other many podcast apps, is that it lets me save clips from individual podcasts directly to my desktop. I've amassed a large number of these