Ok, I've slightly paraphrased the lyrics of the song I was just listening to in order to title my first post but, as a native English speaker and current English teacher, it pains me to deliberately misspell words. If I make an actual error, that's different because, hey, I'm fallible.
Anyway, the song I was just listening to was called 'Deconnect My Brain' and it formed part of Fever Ray's Winter Solstice mix, that is currently being streamed here (starts one hour in). Of course, anything linked to the Fever Ray moniker instantly grabs my attention but I would enjoy this playlist regardless of who created it. So far, I've picked up on Sonic Youth, Electrelane, Laurie Anderson and the owner of the silkiest, most sensual voice in music, David Sylvian.
There are a few artists I don't recognise, one of them being whoever is responsible for the aforementioned song 'Deconnect My Brain' but I do know another one of my muses, Stina Nordenstam, is due to make an appearance any minute now. I'm intrigued to see which song Karin Dreijer Andersson picks...
...Of course, it had to be. The one moment these two doyennes of dreamy darkness met musically:
It may be silent, but I hear bombs fall.
I hear sirens down in Whitehall.
I see fires around you, Paul.
But you stand so still and you look so small
And I'm so tired and no help at all.
Parliament Square
I'm suddenly lost in London. The imagery, of course, and what it means to me.
I'm struck by the synergy of this moment. The catalyst for me finally starting a(nother) blog came today from The Secret Life of Ginger, where, coincidentally, one of the posts made me ever so wistful for London. Pushing the wistfulness to the back of my mind, I decided instead to take inspiration from Ginger's entries and start writing a blog of my own, at the same time as listening to some music. And what do I find? That my chosen soundtrack ended up bringing me back to London again.
Is this a sign?
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