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hypnopomp and circumstance: One Minute Forty One Seconds Of Infinity
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A trace of a song sung by your favorite singer in the best dream you've ever had. Thursday, April 25, 2013. One Minute Forty One Seconds Of Infinity. The documentary that kicked my Scott Walker obsession into being is called Scott Walker: 30 Century Man. Which is the title of a song off of 1969's "Scott 3". Now flip the LP over. Here's what happened to me while listening to it. In short, I got religious about it. To put this into context and perspective, I am not really religious about anything. Exce...
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hypnopomp and circumstance: 2013-03-24
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A trace of a song sung by your favorite singer in the best dream you've ever had. Friday, March 29, 2013. Cognitive dissonance is defined as the feeling of discomfort when holding simultaneous conflicting beliefs. In music, the meaning of dissonance hearkens back to the Latin, whereby a "dissonant" chord is considered "unstable". These are sunny walks in the park compared to Scott Walker. Now, don't get me wrong. I actually KIND of like Marilyn Manson and I have plenty of gangster rap on my iTunes...
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hypnopomp and circumstance: Scott Walker Scares An Empty Studio: Rosary
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A trace of a song sung by your favorite singer in the best dream you've ever had. Monday, April 29, 2013. Scott Walker Scares An Empty Studio: Rosary. Eleven years pass. 1995's "Tilt" makes "Climate Of Hunter" sound like Lionel Richie in comparison. Walker clearly had decided that any kind of clinging to traditional song structure or attempt at pop melody was no longer part of his palette. He'd been there, done that. He did, however, agree to one momentous occasion. He agreed to perform live on a tel...
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hypnopomp and circumstance: Scott Walker Sings A Show Tune
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A trace of a song sung by your favorite singer in the best dream you've ever had. Wednesday, April 24, 2013. Scott Walker Sings A Show Tune. Pipe Dream ran from November 30, 1955 to June 30, 1956. Plain and Fancy ran from January 27, 1955 to March 3, 1956. Within a year of these appearances, Walker had recorded almost an entire album worth of teeny-bopper rock and roll, clearly influenced by the swagger and croon of Elvis Presley. But what was that year of professional acting like? Pipe Dream ran from No...
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hypnopomp and circumstance: 2013-05-05
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A trace of a song sung by your favorite singer in the best dream you've ever had. Monday, May 6, 2013. Scott Walker and Catherine Deneuve. In 1964 a film was released that catapulted Catherine Deneuve to international stardom. If you haven't seen " The Umbrellas of Cherbourg. I urge you to make it a priority. But don't watch it on a tiny laptop with interruptions. If you must watch it at home make sure it is on a big screen and commit to the whole kit and kaboodle. Links to this post.
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hypnopomp and circumstance: 2013-04-14
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A trace of a song sung by your favorite singer in the best dream you've ever had. Thursday, April 18, 2013. SDSS14 13B (Zercon, A Flagpole Sitter). I don't need my music to be intellectual. I'm as much a sucker for melody as the next guy and I have no problem with a catchy tune even if it is about the silliest of topics. From "Tilt" onwards, Walker has been steadily exploring areas of music that are farther and farther away from traditional song structure and melody. Atonal music can seem the refuge of t...
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hypnopomp and circumstance: 2013-04-07
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A trace of a song sung by your favorite singer in the best dream you've ever had. Thursday, April 11, 2013. I'll Be Home, Cowboy: Nilsson, Walker, Newman. After years and years of dwindling interest in music, 2011/2012 brought a double whammy of melodic obsession. First I discovered Harry Nilsson through the documentary "Who Is Harry Nilsson? Which is still on Netflix and you should see if at all possible. Nilsson inadvertently led me to Scott Walker. Here's how that happened. The Walker doc had been on ...
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hypnopomp and circumstance: 2013-04-21
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A trace of a song sung by your favorite singer in the best dream you've ever had. Thursday, April 25, 2013. One Minute Forty One Seconds Of Infinity. The documentary that kicked my Scott Walker obsession into being is called Scott Walker: 30 Century Man. Which is the title of a song off of 1969's "Scott 3". Now flip the LP over. Here's what happened to me while listening to it. In short, I got religious about it. To put this into context and perspective, I am not really religious about anything. Exce...
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hypnopomp and circumstance: Scott Walker and Catherine Deneuve
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A trace of a song sung by your favorite singer in the best dream you've ever had. Monday, May 6, 2013. Scott Walker and Catherine Deneuve. In 1964 a film was released that catapulted Catherine Deneuve to international stardom. If you haven't seen " The Umbrellas of Cherbourg. I urge you to make it a priority. But don't watch it on a tiny laptop with interruptions. If you must watch it at home make sure it is on a big screen and commit to the whole kit and kaboodle. May 6, 2013 at 10:41 AM. The topic of t...