I’ve had a couple of people ask me in the last few days whether I was planning to post a “Best of 2006″ mix on here. Well of *course* I am, but I had forgotten how close to the end of 2006 we’re getting, so I’ll have to get serious about this if it’s going to get posted anywhere near on time =) In the meantime, please to be enjoying this best of 2006 list from Tomorrowland.org. It’s a bit of a stretch, as the list includes any music that the curator became aware of and/or first listened to in 2006, even if it wasn’t originally recorded this year. Not that I am at all calling “Shenanigans!” on this practice though. In fact, I like the idea so much that I may end up sneaking in some older tracks in my eventual mix as well.
Of the tracks from the Tomorrowland mix, I found the Solo Piano piece (“Dot”) by Gonzales to be the most immediately gripping:
I went ahead and acquired the album (which was initially released in 2004) and it is pretty terrific all the way through. Something about the way the record preserves the occasional fumbled note or tempo change gives the whole thing a really cohesive atmosphere. Here’s a couple more tracks:
For some reason, the sound of the piano in these recordings give me a kind of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood vibe. Also, my personal listening tests (back in Chicago, this morning) have confirmed that it is excellent music for a “bleh” kind of rainy day. Though from what I hear, you guys are going to need some music to watch snow by pretty soon. Still working on that one, so in the meantime, just try not to listen to any Snow!
0 Responses to “Extremi primorum, extremis usque priores”