- Backdrifts (Honeymoon Is Over). Radiohead. The electronica intro to this song is the best sound they've ever made and Thom Yorke's singing isn't irritating in the slightest. (Selected from a playcount of 57 Radiohead tracks this week).
- Persian Surgery Dervishes April 18 1971. Terry Riley. Uh, this two-part organ improvisation has the most visceral impact of any music I'm listening to. And one can imagine its link to Backdrifts. A "join the flow of tones" review here. (40)
- Nak Won. Carl Stone. This is either recorded from inside the machine room of the core electrical/networking grid or else directly inside the composer's head as his synapses start firing. Either way, the effect is quite refreshing electronic music although keep in mind I'm an engineer by training. (20)
- Symphony In F Minor, WAB 99, "Study Symphony". Anton Bruckner. Ok, I can only guess what a "WAB" number is and I only vaguely understand why it's called a "Study Symphony." And in another hundred or so play counts, maybe I'll start to care about Bruckner comparative performances. (15)
- Now That You Mention It. Paul Lansky. The track illuminates the gentle side of Princeton academia (as opposed to say the music of Milton Babbitt). (11)
- Made in America. Joan Tower. No strong impression yet of this highly-played (and Ford-sponsored) composition. (3)
- Cinnamon Girl. Neil Young. The Radiohead bootleg cover of Cinnamon Girl is more conventional than you might expect, but cross-generational fun nonetheless. Patti Smith singing Helpless isn't bad either. (2)
- Within You Without You. George Harrison. As she does with her cover of Nirvana's Smells Like Teen Spirit, Patti Smith takes ownership of this Beatles song, albeit with a surprisingly mellow vocal. Note the only other Beatles MP3s I own are John Cage's The Beatles 1962 - 1970. (1)
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