Dustin O’Halloran isn’t as clever as Chilly Gonzales, but he is one of the most elegant living composers of solo piano pieces. O’Halloran’s Piano Solos 1 and Piano Solos 2 are among my favorite records of all time. Melancholic, contemplative, bookish: O’Halloran unapologetically borrows from the nocturnes of 18th century Irish composer John Field, thoughContinue reading “New Music From Dustin O’Halloran”
Category Archives: Heavy Rotation
Summer 2021: On The Road
This summer, we will drive more than 6000 miles and see many national parks and old friends. This is the official trip playlist, which I have made collaborative for anyone who wants to listen, discern the mood, and add a few song to help out the family.
On The Basis
I bought this one on the basis of hot recommendations from Sofia Coppola and Nick Hornby (both of whom I trust pretty far) and found it so good, I had to pace myself to make it last. I liked it so much, in fact, that I really didn’t care how badly it ended (I amContinue reading “On The Basis”
Registration Is Now Open On GibbsClassical.com For All 2021-2022 Classes
Registration is now open on GibbsClassical.com for all 2021-2022 classes. There are a limited number of Student level openings in Foundations of Modern Politics, British Ladies of the Nineteenth Century, The Divine Comedy for Beginners, and Modern Romance: The Cult of Courtly Love in Theory, Literature, and Film. All these classes have an Auditor option, asContinue reading “Registration Is Now Open On GibbsClassical.com For All 2021-2022 Classes”
Top Five Mineral Water Varieties
5. Topo Chico (unflavored) 4. Simple Truth Pineapple (discontinued) 3. Simple Truth Cucumber Melon 2. Good & Gather Ginger Peach 1. La Croix Limoncello
Intellectuals I Admire Even Though They Were Mostly Wrong
Jean-Jacques Rousseau Caspar David Friedrich Herman Hesse
Ison
Instrumental ison. The Byzantines do this with their voices.
Morning Matters: A Sometimes Gibbs Playlist
For the moment you wake until the moment you leave the house. I have made it a collaborative playlist, so after you get the vibe, feel free to add to it.
Finally Something New
I have never (ever) heard anything like this. Uncanny, unearthly, overwhelming. Something new is almost always something old.
Spring Albums
What I listen to when the winter is over. Evening Star, Fripp & Eno Late Night Tales, Air Lost in Translation, Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Seventh Tree, Goldfrapp Four Last Songs, Richard Strauss (Jessye Norman recording) Kill For Love, Chromatics You Must Believe in Spring, Bill Evans Pocket Symphony, Air Jukebox, Cat Power Venice, FenneszContinue reading “Spring Albums”
There are still faint glimmers of civilization left in this barbaric slaughterhouse that was once known as humanity. 