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I have been listening to this album a good amount recently when I want to get in the zone and get some work done. Makes me feel like I am Cereal from the movie Hackers typing away on my MacBook Air. Not only is it full of slow-build-slappers (eg Plasticine), there is also a cool legend around the album - Sam from Ghostly actually told me about it. The original layout for the album artwork was perforated to look like a sheet of LSD tabs and it was so realistic looking that, and I cannot confirm or deny this, supposedly a man in Texas was arrested during a traffic stop because he had a copy of Sheet One on the passenger seat.
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Jan 8, 2025
Went to a neighborhood record shop recently and heard this over the speakers while flipping through the stacks. I couldnāt quit nodding along to its hypnotic composition and took a gamble on a copy ā 100% the right choice. Big rec if youāre into Philip Glass. And the album concept is so good:
Originally released in 1979,Ā Sei Note In LogicaĀ (Six Notes In Logic) presents a singular, sinuous piece. The composition is based on a finite set of musical notes, yet this limitation is the point of departure for a grand tour of possible combinations and enthralling timbres (marimbas, strings, reeds and human voice).
The joyous experiment ofĀ Sei NoteĀ is grounded in constant variation. Often doubled by multiple instruments, non-repeating patterns are exquisitely layered, while electro-acoustic signals transform and further refract through visceral effects. Within this conceptual framework, Cacciapaglia does not so much juxtapose rigid dichotomies ā acoustic vs. electronic, melodic vs. dissonant, simple vs. complex ā as fuse them into an expansive whole.
Jan 8, 2025
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Bibio has been making chill electronic music for a long time. I actually donāt really like any of it for the most part, but he released this record of ambient music a few years ago and itās really stuck with me. Some of the songs are over 15 minutes long and are extremely calming and cinematic. Whenever Iām spun out and just need to put something on, this always does the trick. Itās straightforward ambient music that you could find from any old Eno on the shelf, but Bibās blend of piano, pads, and strings just really put me at ease. I also always loved the juxtaposition of the artwork and title for such a calm and beautiful record. The title in all caps, the word ābrickworks,ā I donāt know what any of this shit means but I like it.
Mar 9, 2021
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Last summer, I caught some major tennis fever after listening to the How Long Gone interview with Caitlin Thompson, publisher of Racquet Magazine. My girlfriend Zoe and I always gift each other books during the holidays and she really *aced* her gift last year with Open. Itās a wild read that is written with the vulnerability that only a tennis prodigy with an extremely demanding father from Iran (no shots at Dadvali) could possess.
Apr 13, 2021
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Frankies 457 Spuntino is my absolute favorite restaurant in New York. Over the last 5 years, this has been where Bae-Z and I have gone to celebrate almost every birthday and significant life/career event. The vibes are cozy af, the food is comforting af and most importantly it is consistent af. This cookbook delivers too - it has all the greatest hits from the restaurant and the recipes are easy and straightforward enough that anyone can do them. If my kitchen is on fire, this is the cookbook I am grabbing. My favorite dishes are the Fennel, Celery Root, Parsley & Red Onion Salad, Cavatelli with Sausage & Browned Sage Butter and the Pork Braciola Marinara.
Apr 13, 2021
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My buddy Zack just put me on this album because ur boi loves him some 1990s ambient/dream pop type beats and this certainly scratched the itch. Fave tracks: Skin Divers, Distractions, Darling Effect. I love the artwork as well - it is by The Senate who did a lot of artwork for Everything But The Girl (who is always in heavy rotation at Intramural HQ) in the early 90s.
Apr 13, 2021