I have been thinking about purchasing music ethically via bandcamp, now that I have an mp3 player. Ususally I listen to anime music, anime/videogame osts that usually don't come to the US and I have no clue how to purchase them on Japanese Amazon, if I even can. But I struggle with finding music I enjoy. A big part is that I don't really understand genres. Or I find a lot of music aimed at the Western market very reptetive and simple?
I found Nowruz by by Aga Khan Master Musicians on Bandcamp.
In Nowruz, their accomplished debut album, the Aga Khan Master Musicians (AKMM) draw on music from Central Asia, China, the Middle East, and North Africa to create a strikingly original body of work where living musical traditions meet and meld. Acclaimed virtuosos on their respective instruments, the six members of AKMM deftly blend pipa, qanun, dutar, viola d’amore, saxophone, and a panoply of percussion into a soulful new musical language that comes alive in these eloquent performances.
So there is a lot going on in the sample music they provide, yet its also not overwhelming. A good backgroundish song for doing things to or to just vibe too. Really glad I stumbled upon this.
Nowruz by by Aga Khan Master Musicians
I finished The Dragon of Ynys and The Half-Built Garden. I wish I liked Ynys more. Its not a bad book, but its for a mucn younger audience than I realized. The Half-Built Garden is a top read of the year.
I reviewed my reading this year and its mostly graphic novels and manga. I've read about 20 novels, and a good chunk were audiobooks. Some years I read much more, but I've been slacking lately. Part of me wants to read more but I don't want reading to become a chore.
I started The Master of Djinn by P Djeli Clark. Its fun and funny so far. I'm still early in, but it looks to be a buddy cop supernatural/paranormal murder mystery in an alternate history Cairo. A lot of words I usually don't enjoy, but I have enjoyed Clark's shorter works and this is similar.
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Mixed. I put this on an everything bagel and it was a good sandwich.
I have some cracker flatbreads that I will have with the rest of the mix. So this makes several meals. I'm sure it will be good.
I also did a variant with 1 large can of peas and 4 tins of sardines. I've had two bagel sandwiches and its still going strong.
14) Post your favorite movies that you never get tired of watching.
I don't rewatch movies so this doesn't really apply to me. To be honest, I don't regularly watch full feature length movies. I try to watch short film sometimes but always fall off.
However there was a period of time I watched A LOT of movies. As a kid, just channel surfing and watching older films on the TV. And also when I lived with my parents, my dad was a film junkie and basically took me to see a lot of films, most that weren't very good. Once I lived on my own and had to prioritze purchases, I stopped going. I also never really watched much on streaming services. I preferred anime, which were TV series. I often feel movies are too short to tell the stories I really enjoy. I also don't like a lot of American affectations such as getting people who are hot but can't act, making everything look too good as opposed to realistic. Often the dialogue is a little too on the nose. I feel like indie/short films fix some of these problems, but I'm not hooked on those either. I do check some out on occasion though.
15) Bullet-point your whole day.
16) Something that you miss.
Being able to walk around for hours and not feeling like shit. I'm working on it though. I keep looking into moving to a nearby city that is very walkable for the USA. Less pressure for headaches.
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