Cinchel – Stereo Stasis

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Just as William James emphasized the importance of experientiality to the mystic in Varieties of Religious Experience, I’ve come to believe that some music should be referred to as ‘experiential’ (is that taken?) or ‘suchness’ rather than by a name that attempts to describe the characteristics of the music, i.e. ‘drone,’ ‘ambient,’ ‘noise.’ The latter [...]

A (Totally Flawed) Top 100 of 2011: #1-10

A totally Flawed Top 100

Editor’s note: I’m miserable at keeping track of what I have and have not listened to this year, whether or not it was from this particular year, and frankly, what year it currently is. As such, it’s a huge relief and surprise when someone else with solid, discerning taste compiles a gigantic list of hits [...]

A (Totally Flawed) Top 100 of 2011: #71-100

A totally Flawed Top 100

Editor’s note: I’m miserable at keeping track of what I have and have not listened to this year, whether or not it was from this particular year, and frankly, what year it currently is. As such, it’s a huge relief and surprise when someone else with solid, discerning taste compiles a gigantic list of hits [...]