Swirling Sounds into the Ether
I have come to realize that my newsletter is essentially a behind-the-scenes camera view for my podcast. The email is kind of like when a hockey game is over and they interview the players who have very profound comments that sound like, “you know we just give ‘er all we got and try to put the puck in the net eh”.
This week’s podcast is right where it needs to be. It certainly doesn’t feel right playing music during such a difficult time. Some moments my heart feels like it has dropped 100 feet underneath the surface of the earth.
And yet, making this music really does have the power to help the process of coming to terms with this world, in the smallest way possible.
The process by which this live set was made is the result of experimenting with a technique similar to live looping called Frippertronics (named after Robert Fripp, the guitarist from King Crimson). It involves using a long delay effect and just adding these layers to it so that they swirl around.
It seems to be the right metaphor for the moment - all we can do is send out our support to the people of Ukraine in any way that we are able to.
Your Bagels
Todor in Sofia, Bulgaria has sent me what their typical brunch looks like that his fiancée has put together. He acknowledges they don’t have access to bagels. I actually found some on Google Maps so we’ll have to investigate this further offline.
Looks lovely!
Have you spotted any good bagels or brunch lately? Send the pic to me and I’ll feature it here.
Until next week,
Elliott