photo: āthings without nameā song: the mekons ā āwhere were youā [stream only] (buy) [audio:http://dl.dropbox.com/u/15567770/Where%20Were%20You%201.mp3] “we are all alone, born alone, die alone, and — in spite of True Romance magazines — we shall all someday look back on our lives and see that, in spite of our company, we were alone the whole way.… Continue reading [soundscape] the sum of its parts
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[soundscape] imperfect
photo: ‘condemn’ song: leonard cohen – “sisters of mercy” [stream only] (buy) [audio:http://dl.dropbox.com/u/15567770/Leonard%20Cohen%20-%20Sisters%20of%20Mercy.mp3] ‘it began as a mistake.’ – bukowski it began as a mistake. i was driving down the street and there was this perfect, little woman. she had old, kind eyes. she looked weathered but peaceful. i had only a second to take… Continue reading [soundscape] imperfect
[soundscape] this is how i want to remember it.
photo: ‘requiem’ song: bishop allen – “flight 180” [MP3] (buy) ‘now rushed into this brightness as if by a shutter that, once opened, can never be closed.’ billy collins i want to remember how the laughter danced off my tongue in molecules. i want to remember how the sunlight fell on your shoulders. i want… Continue reading [soundscape] this is how i want to remember it.
[soundscape] solitary
photo: ‘fledgling’ song: van morrison – “sweet thing” [stream only] (buy) [audio:http://dl.dropbox.com/u/15567770/03%20Sweet%20Thing.mp3] ‘no one ever told me that grief felt so like fear.’ c.s. lewis time is very often suspended in my life. what i mean is that i very frequently am driving, or riding my bike, or whatever, and i experience this moment of… Continue reading [soundscape] solitary
[soundscape] weight
photo: ‘weight’ song: elton john ā “bennie and the jets” [stream only] (buy) [audio:http://dl.dropbox.com/u/15567770/10%20Bennie%20And%20The%20Jets.mp3] accept loss forever. – jack kerouac i was seventeen. i remember, somewhat tentatively, asking a friend what type of alcohol ‘booze’ was. i was wagering it was a kind of whiskey though willing to concede it was gin. a much wiser… Continue reading [soundscape] weight
[soundscape] invisible
Editorās Note: New (regular) feature, new contributor. Welcome photographer/writer Bari Sowa to our humble abode. In “soundscape,” she will provide a photograph she’s taken along with a song that matches the imagery. Think of it as music supervision for photography. Enjoy. photo: ‘the twist’ song: damien jurado – “ohio” [MP3] (buy) by way of introduction,… Continue reading [soundscape] invisible