On a daily basis, I find myself torn between that age-old
question -- "Gangsta rap or Guillaume de Machaut?" -- so no,
you aren't the only one. I'm not a genre snob, I like a
lot of shit. I like a live performance better than a
recorded one, and a spontaneous live performance even
better. I also enjoy solitude and the absence of any music
beyond what comes in through the window.
Here's what I listen to these days:
- Eels == my latest happy discovery
- early music, esp. madrigal and organ music, also anything by Alfred Deller (resurgence in countertenors hasn't lasted very long)
- the occasional pop hit
- Ravel, who would have liked perl
- Vaughn Williams, who would have preferred php
- lots of random techno mixed in with world music, eg Ancient Future (fave track = "Somaloka", get it while you can at mp3.com)
I like sitting down with a musical instrument and playing
what I feel best of all.
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