So much arthur so little time. Come to Life and Big Moon are now core songs in my life.
Jun 28, 2024
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lately all i've been listening to is arthur russell. he was a cellist, composer and producer who wrote everything from folk to pop to disco. his own personal music was largely undiscovered in his lifetime as he was a notorious perfectionist who only released two albums underneath his own name while he was alive, but he collaborated with talking heads, dinosaur l, allen ginsberg and more in his capacity as producer. your motion says is my favourite song. what a fabulous artist !!
Feb 17, 2025
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Arthur Russell was an American cellist, musician, music producer, and former musical director of the New York avant-garde venue The Kitchen. Russell died of aids in 1992 relatively unknown. About 10 years after his death, friends of his compiled his music into compilation albums, where they have since been heard and garnered a wider appreciation. I love his songs for their softness. Some of his work is very reminiscent of Nick Drake. I’ve linked my favorite song of his, “Not Checking Up” above.
Feb 1, 2024
much to be said about him, both in his utter sincerity and songwriting prowess, I recall finally understanding him when I found a letter he sent to the Velvet Underground in an art museum, at once, so much joy, and so much complexity even just before the Modern Lovers days!
Mar 8, 2024
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The concept was totally foreign to me until I started dating my new england bf who grew up with these outhouse-like showers during the summer. Treating it like a regular shower vs rinse-after-swim shower changes the game - it feels soooo invigorating to take a steamy shower and look up to see the trees and sky above and rocks below. 😌 just get used to being naked in a box outside and you won’t regret it.
Jun 22, 2024
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Ok - maybe not a poem and I’m stretching the boundaries of this prompt, but it’s an excerpt I always come back to.
“I am sitting at my kitchen table waiting for my lover to arrive with lettuce and tomatoes and rum and sherry wine and a big floury loaf of bread in the fading sunlight. Coffee is percolating gently, and my mood is mellow. I have been very happy lately, just wallowing in it selfishly, knowing it will not last very long, which is all the more reason to enjoy it now. I suppose life always ends badly for almost everybody. We must have long fingers and catch at whatever we can while it is passing near us.”
Jul 1, 2024
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small perfume house with oil based fragrances - the sample set is affordable and so diverse! I ended up getting Rital Date and Sea, Sud, & Sun (fig perfume🚨) as full sizes
Apr 9, 2024