Alloy: Episode 103

Research in the Virtual Attic (Playlist #103)

heavenly circuits

With the advent of cloud-based storage and virtual streaming, I think it is very easy to lose and/or forget what we actually “own” any more when it comes to music and media. In an effort to establish a more fixed line in the sand—my real collection versus my virtual collection—I decided this week to temporarily break free from the music cloud in an effort to re-capture and take stock of all of the music (and music files) that I have accumulated over the past twenty-plus years. No small task and not a project with all positive moments. Nope. The cloud does bring rain and pain. But, I am pleased to report that I have, for now, collected it all and have a sense of the real depth and breadth of my music collection. A good thing, I think. But I am aware that the need to draw this line in the sand is perhaps not shared by all. The cloud blurs ownership and has forever changed what it means to have “a collection of music.” Whose music is it anyway? Does ownership matter? Heady questions best left for answering at another time, perhaps. Aside from taking stock of things, and drawing lines in the sand, the other upshot to this project was actually going through my collection with a renewed perspective—as if it was brand new. I found myself visiting artists and tracks that I might otherwise not have bumped into had I not needed at different times to go deep in the weeds and tease out duplicate files, etc. It felt at times like walking into a virtual attic, not knowing what was stored where (and in what boxes!), and surprised by unexpected discoveries and more. Hence this week’s show title, “Research in the Virtual Attic.” Many of this week’s “finds” that comprised the show’s playlist were a byproduct of this mass cloud sorting project. In the end the cloud had a silver lining!

Don't forget that you can listen to all of the music from the last episode, “Tangents and Circle Backs” (click here). This week's artwork, “heavenly circuits” is by yours truly.

Compostion Album Artist Listen
New Rituals Behind the Vibration Rez Abbasi & Junction Bandcamp
Goodbye Lentil The Blues And The Abstract Uke Paul Hemmings Bandcamp
Milky Way Children Of The Light Perez Patitucci Blade Apple Music
In Space There Is No North, In Space There Is No South, In Space There Is No East, In Space There Is No West Vector Patrol ProjeKct Two No Streaming Version Available
TVJ 77 (Quiet Final) Process and Reality Richard Pinhas / Tatsuya Yoshida / Masami Akita [Merzbow] Bandcamp
Muffin Man Strictly Commercial Frank Zappa Apple Music
Frank's Wild Years Swordfishtrombones Tom Waits Apple Music
Secret Ways Of The Songbirds Chapter One: The Clocks Have Gone Mad Brian Marsella's iMAGiNARiUM Apple Music
Vamos A Gozar Todo Mundo Buyepongo Apple Music
Renacimiento ¡Intenso! Clare Fischer Apple Music
Rectangles 1a Binary Anna Webber's Simple Trio Apple Music
Alluvial Plains Black Heron and The Spoonbill Cartridge Apple Music
Child Development The Best Cigarette Billy Collins Apple Music
Who Wants To Know Black Hole In One New York Electric Piano Apple Music
Amused To Death Amused To Death Roger Waters Apple Music
I Put A Spell On You Nostalgia Annie Lennox Apple Music
It's A Wonderful Time For Love Day Breaks Norah Jones Apple Music
I Can Tell Resigned Michael Penn Apple Music

Research in the Virtual Attic

heavenly circuits

With the advent of cloud-based storage and virtual streaming, I think it is very easy to lose and/or forget what we actually “own” any more when it comes to music and media. In an effort to establish a more fixed line in the sand—my real collection versus my virtual collection—I decided this week to temporarily break free from the music cloud in an effort to re-capture and take stock of all of the music (and music files) that I have accumulated over the past twenty-plus years. No small task and not a project with all positive moments. Nope. The cloud does bring rain and pain. But, I am pleased to report that I have, for now, collected it all and have a sense of the real depth and breadth of my music collection. A good thing, I think. But I am aware that the need to draw this line in the sand is perhaps not shared by all. The cloud blurs ownership and has forever changed what it means to have “a collection of music.” Whose music is it anyway? Does ownership matter? Heady questions best left for answering at another time, perhaps. Aside from taking stock of things, and drawing lines in the sand, the other upshot to this project was actually going through my collection with a renewed perspective—as if it was brand new. I found myself visiting artists and tracks that I might otherwise not have bumped into had I not needed at different times to go deep in the weeds and tease out duplicate files, etc. It felt at times like walking into a virtual attic, not knowing what was stored where (and in what boxes!), and surprised by unexpected discoveries and more. Hence this week’s show title, “Research in the Virtual Attic.” Many of this week’s “finds” that comprised the show’s playlist were a byproduct of this mass cloud sorting project. In the end the cloud had a silver lining!

Don't forget that you can listen to all of the music from the last episode, “Tangents and Circle Backs” (click here). This week's artwork, “heavenly circuits” is by yours truly.

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