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be it a different song reminding you of its melody, something someone says reminding u of its lyrics, or out of the blue being all "wait what was that song i used to love?", the moment of finally recalling the song is an orgasm in miniature. & the longer it takes u to find, the more painful the search feels, but the sweeter the discovery is! i was trying to think of an example just now and again couldn't remember the name of the band that i was searching for for 3 whole months this past year. but now after looking for 20 minutes i'm listening to Breast Stroke by Flaming Tunes and its so much sweeter than it would have been otherwise :)
Dec 23, 2023
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For some reason My My My by Johnny Gill was constantly replaying in my head all day yesterday. How I did not remember what it was called all day I’ll never know. The damn title is in the song mad times. Anyway i love the mystery of forgetting something and actively not looking it up because your pride is like yo I know what it is and imma get it. Good song.
Dec 30, 2024
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A few years ago I was walking through Golden Gate Park and was thinking again about this voice, this specific particular way someone once said “eleven!?”
Months later I wanted some background noise, I movie id seen a bunch in my teens maybe a little nostalgia sound. Put on Almost Famous and there it is. That “eleven!?” That for some reason stuck in my head so many years but I couldn’t recall it.
It happened again now, with Mice Parade - Waterslide. I had the twinkling piano and odd time guitar and energetic drums somewhere in the back of my brain, mushed but recognizable you know? And went to listen to some Do Make Say Think and what is recommended next?
Waterslide.
Anyway, made me happy.
Oct 26, 2024
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just had "i could be your sweet dream or your beautiful nightmare" pop into my head without context and was instantly transported in time and space
Feb 8, 2024
Top Recs from @alicealeph
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An absolutely incredible online library of avant-garde film, music, poetry, and more — it's one of the few parts of the internet that is still a pure, universal good. You will almost exclusively find things that you cannot believe it exists or never thought to wonder if it exists, for example: this 1966 documentary about & featuring John Cage & Rahsaan Roland Kirk! They compare and contrast avant-garde classical and avant-garde jazz, and discuss* avant-garde music as a whole. It is beautifully and strangely filmed and is soundtracked with their beautiful and strange music. And this is just one of hundreds of incredible finds curated for free on UbuWeb. You don't need to sign up or enter your email address, you don't need to pay to remove ads -- all you need is curiosity. It's exactly what the internet was meant to be.
*The "discussion" doesn't happen verbally, but is done by the elements of the film itself, and by John Cage's poetry, intercut with Roland Kirk's live music
(P.S: If you don't know Rahsaan Roland Kirk, I only more highly recommend this doc — but you may recognize him if you saw a photo or video of him playing music in his distinct style of... playing 4 saxophones at once.)
(P.P.S: I would love if you shared here what you find there!)
Jan 24, 2024
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turning which ones you actually end up checking out into a lil game
Dec 22, 2023
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like holy sh*t. there's so much to learn. and you can teach yourself? just by fucking around? and figuring shit out?? wtf???? how is that even possible! that's so cool!!! and when someone wants to teach you something.... wowwww..... so dreamy.....!! learning: ( ɵ̥̥ ˑ̫ ɵ̥̥)
Dec 23, 2023