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Yuki Kajiura: Le Grand Retour
One listen for this one. The first time I heard this song was a somewhere around the early to mid-noughties as part of a flash animation. I’ve listened to it here and there since as I find it enjoyable enough. … Continue reading
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Tagged bell, celebratory, draws, grand retour, joyous, noir, spectacle, steady, strike, tension, yuki kajiura
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Mukaizake: Come Join The Milky Squadron
This song I heard for the first time recently. When I did I decided to write about it and so I did, as evidenced by the below. I’m not sure what I was going for here but I do know … Continue reading
Joe Hisaishi: Wave Cruising
This was over two listens. Had some difficulty getting going at the start and the song seemed to keep getting ahead of me which probably means I should’ve kept my sentences brief. I’m okay with the result but I feel … Continue reading
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Tagged beat, breeze, cool, descending, fluttering, joe hisaishi, peel, playful, strike, tension, wave cruising
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Mouse on the Keys: Shapeless Man
This was written over one listen which I think was good. I was hesitant to write, however. I feel like I needed to warm up a bit but that led to procrastination through getting other things done. Then I decided … Continue reading
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Tagged ambient, band, follow, frame, keys, maintain, mouse, percussion, shapeless man, silence, song, strike
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Hiroki Kikuta: Where Angel Fear to Tread
This was written over two listens. I wrote about this one as I kind of wanted to compare it to the opening track for Secret of Mana. They’re similar tracks in terms of mood, but how they carry themselves is … Continue reading
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Tagged angel, burden, hiroki kikuta, keys, move, percussion, scene, song, sounds, strike, tread, woodwind
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Peter Gabriel: Red Rain
One listen for this one. I’ve been meaning to do this for a few days. Not sure as to why I hadn’t until now, but here it is and I’m not sure if it’s specific or vague. Probably doesn’t matter … Continue reading
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Tagged Chorus, grand, hum, peter gabriel, rain, song, strike, vocals
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Five-Hundred Word Challenge 578: Morning Writing
So I woke up early this morning, although that’s no different from usual. Decided I was going to write before going to work rather than attempt to write whilst at work, but in sitting here I’ve realised that I don’t … Continue reading
Five-Hundred Word Challenge 547: A Pen
A pen sits out in the open, ready for the taking, yet no one dares approach it, for whoever movers first will trigger everyone else. No one dares move as no one wants to deal with the rush toward the … Continue reading
On the Recent Announcement of Sydney Bus Routes being Privatised
Recently the current N.S.W. transport minister known only as Andrew Constance, in a move that seemed as though the government was throwing all of its toys out of the pram in order to teach us all a lesson (or something) … Continue reading
One Thousand Word Challenge 8: In Which I Attempt to Write a Lengthy Poem as Quickly as Possible
And thus the berries were out of reach And there were many lessons of which one was to teach And yet the challenge was so near and so far And there were times when it felt to be too tough … Continue reading