Category Archives: Music

Shallow North Dakota: Salvo

Posted on November 11, 2025 by Stupidity Hole

One listen. Just went in, knocked it out. Paused for thought a few times, but got this done in what I feel was a smooth writing process. It does feel a bit broken up, but that’s how everything was coming … Continue reading →

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Light Rambling About Music and Place

Posted on November 11, 2025 by Stupidity Hole

New Year’s Eve 2013. I was listening to The Afghan Whigs’ “Crime Scene, Part One”, somewhere around the time of the tick over to 2014. I was getting a little too introspective. “What if this is all there is? What … Continue reading →

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Jon Batiste, Chad Smith & Bill Laswell: Drop Away

Posted on October 27, 2025 by Stupidity Hole

One listen. A lot of this came easy, but I feel like I was writing against the song in parts. It’s difficult for me to quantify, but I feel like that’s how I wrote. Jon Batiste, Chad Smith & Bill … Continue reading →

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Jon Batiste, Chad Smith & Bill Laswell: B1

Posted on October 24, 2025 by Stupidity Hole

One listen. Went in, did it, didn’t think too much. Some bits here and there, but otherwise… yeah. A short bit of writing for a short piece of music. Jon Batiste, Chad Smith & Bill Laswell’s “B1” is from The Process. … Continue reading →

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Underworld: Pearl’s Girl

Posted on October 14, 2025 by Stupidity Hole

One listen. This is a song I like quite a lot, but never wanted to write about it until this morning, I think. Decided to go in, did it, and am happy with the result. Think I struggled a bit … Continue reading →

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Hiroki Kikuta: Meridian Child

Posted on September 30, 2025 by Stupidity Hole

One listen. Felt myself running short early on so I consciously switched where I was going, and I think doing so worked. Hiroki Kikuta’s (菊田 裕樹) “Meridian Child” is from Seiken Densetsu 3 Original Sound Version, the soundtrack for Seiken Densetsu … Continue reading →

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Hiroki Kikuta: Powell

Posted on September 28, 2025 by Stupidity Hole

One listen. Went in, wrote the below. Surprising. Anyway, I wanted to try and build imagery as strongly as I could, but that didn’t work well. I started thinking too much about what it was that I was writing and … Continue reading →

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Tamba 4: Iemanjá

Posted on September 27, 2025 by Stupidity Hole

One listen. Went in, knocked it out, didn’t think too much which was good. I think the result could be stronger, but I also think it works really well. Perhaps not in terms of accurately representing the song, but at … Continue reading →

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Ayako Saso: The Forgotten Village

Posted on September 25, 2025 by Stupidity Hole

One listen. I think I could’ve said a lot more about atmosphere and painted a strong image. Didn’t, which is okay. Just could’ve done more. Ayako Saso’s (佐宗 綾子) “The Forgotten Village” (“忘れられた村”) is from the soundtrack for Folklore (aka Folks Soul … Continue reading →

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Yoichiro Yoshikawa: Invitation to the Underwater World

Posted on September 23, 2025 by Stupidity Hole

One listen. I’ve listened to this album a few times now, and I’m not sure why but this track caught me off guard. I don’t know why I wasn’t expecting it to be what it was, but I think that … Continue reading →

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