Music

"Everything!" they say.

Whenever I get asked this, whether it's by an incredibly inebriated person at a place I really shouldn't be, or by a friend of a friend - I never quite know how to respond. It's difficult because playing a song for them is a whole thing and listing out bands until they say "I love them!" is kind of an O(n) like exercise. This page doesn't really solve the problem either, but it'll do.

12-Course Tasting Menu

I figured an interesting idea would be to construct a playlist like a 12-course tasting menu with 12 songs. Tasting menus are often expansive, experimental, and offer a wide range of flavors and textures. The structure is intentional and often follows a progression that balances intensity and variety.

This was a useful exercise in displaying a wide range of tastes and structuring them cohesively. I'd be interested in hearing other people's "tasting menu" equivalent.

My favorite artists for 2024

In order and subject to change: Boards of Canada, Rachmaninoff, Townes Van Zandt, Chopin, Thievery Corporation, Portishead, Hong Kong Express, Radiohead, Deftones, Beach House, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, Colter Wall, Suicidal Tendencies, Electric Wizard, Metallica, The Herbalizer, Doc Watson, Death Grips, Bonobo, Emancipator, The Dead Kennedys, Autechre, Nils Frahm, Shuggie Otis, Duke Ellington, Aphex Twin, Johnny Cash, Franz Lizst, Public Memory, Blaze Foley, George Strait, Chief Keef, Xavier Wulf, ian, System of a Down, Lana Del Rey, London Grammar, Max Cooper, Charli xcx, Ethel Cain, Men I Trust, Toby Keith, George Strait, The Zombies, Earl Sweatshirt, Pixies, JPEGMAFIA, ICYTWAT, Audioslave, Young Dolph, Hooverphonic, The Eagles, The Mamas & The Papas, Billie Holiday, Zac Brown Band, Chris Isaak... and more

Genres I'm listening to on a monthly basis:

Ordered by frequency : Classical (Late Romantic, Early Romantic), Ambient, Thrash Metal, Country (Americana), Blues, Atmospherics, Krautrock, Indie Folk, Punk, IDM (not EDM), Alternative Rock, Texas Folk, Dream Pop, Chicago Drill, Ethiopian Jazz, Bristol Sound, Trip Hop, Acid Jazz, Sacred Works, Deep Internet, Breakcore, Noisecore, Field Recordings, actual monks doing throat singing.

Playlists coming soon

I'm sort of a "liked songs" kinda guy and just throw all my stuff in the liked songs bin. Playlists incoming