Tag: songs

Thom Yorke – ANIMA

Thom Yorke’s rhythmical melodic soundscape ANIMA of 2019 is one of the albums that I keep coming back to. The electronic aesthetics match my taste exactly.

The song Dawn Chorus has such a warm keyboard sound/ synthesizer patch (reminds me of my synth story “20210425 chase”). The simple synth playing and monotonous singsong vocals confer so much expression. I first heard it in the short film ANIMA by Paul Thomas Anderson, where that song plays a prominent role in the story – the romantic choreography in the scene adds movement to the meaning.

20210425 chase from Synth stories by what lasts FAQ

A thousand tiny birds singing
If you must, you must

— Thom Yorke, Dawn Chorus

Terry Riley and minimalism

I’ve just come across the music of Terry Riley, specifically A Rainbow in Curved Air, for electric piano, dumbak, & tambourines from 1969. This bubbly minimalist piece inspired the famous sound of The Who song Baba O’Riley from 1971.

What I’ve heard by Terry Riley so far reminds me much of my experience of making loops in Endlesss. There are minimalist touches to many of my tracks, especially the earlier tunes in my Endlesss becoming playlist. But my song “20210122 throw” sounds surprisingly similar to the techniques used in those two songs.

20210122 throw from Endlesss becoming by what lasts FAQ