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NAME
     Desert Island Discs – we're doing three in this one

DESCRIPTION
     In typical fashion I'm going to write about something completely
     different instead.  Something short and simple.  I got thinking about
     this after reading a little interview thing this week.  The question is
     which three albums would you want to have if you were stranded on a
     desert island.  What could you listen to for the rest of time?  It's
     surprisingly easy to take this question very seriously.

     My immediate thought was Music for 18 Musicians. I've literally said this
     about it in conversation before.  That's an album I'd want to have on a
     desert island.  I find it incredibly soothing, almost hypnotic.  I really
     do feel like I could listen to it forever.  And then maybe I could
     finally determine which of its eleven sections is the best.

     My next thought was Soundtracks for the Blind.  We already know I'm a
     huge SWANS fan.  Despite what I've written about Swans Are Dead, I
     instead jumped to SFTB.  I still think that Dead has better tunes, but
     Soundtracks is definitely the better cohesive album.  It has such
     atmosphere and mood on it.  Like 18, it's an album that sucks me in.
     Also, either SWANS album is an economical choice in this hypothetical
     since they're each 2 hours and 20 minutes long.

     Choosing a third album is a lot harder.  There's so much other music I
     like and only one slot left.  There's no other single album that stands
     out above the rest like the previous two, for me.  Wildlife, maybe?  Or
     Jane Doe?  Perhaps a classic like Aeroplane, or a boomer classic like The
     Wall.  But would I really want to listen to any of those to the exclusion
     of everything else?  They're too mood-dependent.

     Then I realized the perfect choice for third album.  Mouth Moods.  A
     mashup album is the perfect wildcard, and Moods is just fun as hell to
     listen to.  I get songs from it stuck in my head instead of the
     originals.  The final track, Shit, always gets me moving.  It's a
     masterpiece.

     1.   Steve Reich Ensemble — Music for 18 Musicians

     2.   SWANS — Soundtracks for the Blind

     3.   Neil Cicierega — Mouth Moods

AUTHORS
     june <june@causal.agency>

     Listening to Steve Reich Ensemble — Music for 18 Musicians.

Causal Agency                   January 8, 2022                  Causal Agency