Yes' Open Your Eyes: An Eternal Battle

Review and discussion on Yes’ divisive 1997 album Open Your Eyes, with a particular focus on the album’s historical relevance to their oeuvre.

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A collection of past writings I did on Yes and their albums from the text days:

https://drspinsmusicalmusings.blogspot.com/search/label/Yes

Moor Mother's Uncomfortable Conversation: Analog Fluids of Sonic Black Holes

Review and discussion on Moor Mother’s 2019 release Analog Fluids of Sonic Black Holes

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Full Red Bull interview with Moor Mother

For more on Black Quantum Futurism

Album Preview Series 2021: Spring Break Edition!

Previews of current listening, including:

Timmy Sean – A Tale From the Other Side (2021)
Mary Lattimore – Silver Ladders (2020)
Coil - Musick to Play In The Dark V.1 (1999)
Sons of Apollo – MMXX (2020)
London Grammar – If You Wait (2014)
Nils Frahm – All Melody (2018)

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Full clip of Broccoli

Morphine's Cure for Pain: The Sandman's String Theory

Review and discussion on Morphine’s 1993 classic Cure for Pain, with some speculation about the origins of Mark Sandman’s unique approach to the bass.

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Full Diddley Bow explanation and performance

Full In Spite of Me clip by Bueno Movies

Van Halen's Diamond Days Part 5: Diver Down

Review and discussion on Van Halen’s 1982 album Diver Down.

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Full video of Funky Soul’s Roller Rink version of Dancing in the Street.

Aiming for Enrike, Battles, and Other Strange Loops

 Review and discussion on Aiming for Enrike’s Music for Working Out (2020) with a digression into Battles 2007 classic Mirrored for context and an examination of the nuances of looping technology.

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An early text post on Mirrored

Another text post on Gloss Drop

Yet another text post on Tyondai Braxton’s solo album

The full rundown of Simen’s rig by Living Room Gear Demos

The full Audiotree performance