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If you had to listen to a single album for the rest if your life, which one would it be? 👁️ Maybe explain why, too, if you'd like!
(btw don't bother with giving a blinkie if you're not feeling good, pls take care of yourself and i hope you can rest a ton soon! :3)
omg I love this question and hate it at the same time.
it wouldn't be my favorite, because I rather them exist only in loving memory than get old from hearing them too much. probably something long, with some good instrumentals. complex, but still calming.
maybe Dots And Loops (expanded edition) by Stereolab. It's a bit of a mess, almost two hours long, full of weird tracks too odd to be ambient but too empty to be anything else. also some lovely vocals. ooo actually I prefer their album Emperor Tomato Ketchup (also expanded lol). similar but more rock. And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out by Yo La Tengo is also a contender. If I had to choose a proper rock album, I'd probably go with Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness (Deluxe, obviously) by the Smashing Pumpkins.
On the other hand, I'm a sucker for jazz. Literally any Duke Ellington or Miles Davis compilation. My best friend would pull her hair out if she knew this, but I'd choose jazz over classical any day.
...just realized I put way too much thought into this. Good question tho.
And I'm absolutely finding you something. Here's what the Oracle has given me:
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2 x Warsaw: diminuendo in gold, crescendo in blue
L: Holga + Rollei Crossbird in C-41 | R: Pentacon 6 + Portra 800
Duke Ellington live at Newport
平子 真子、former 5th division captain。
Ella Fitzgerald & Duke Ellington: Take The A Train
My English class has been exploring a unit on the Harlem Renaissance. And since Black History Month has been celebrating black achievement for the past few weeks, heres a report on one of my favorite artistic time periods.
The Harlem Renaissance was a period of artistic and cultural revolution for the African-American community, originating in the NYC neighborhood of Harlem. In the early 20th century, African Americans mass-migrated to the North to escape poverty and racial segregation. They relocated in Northern cities such as Chicago, Detroit, and New York City, searching for jobs and housing. They found social and economic freedom where they came, especially in Harlem, a neighborhood of NYC. Harlem had previously housed rich white people, but low rent and open jobs allowed black migrants to fill the space instead.
Harlem fostered a new sense of community and identity within the African-American community. During the 1920s, this manifested into a period of significant artistic and literary achievement. Black writers, musicians, and artists found pride in their identity, using their work to celebrate black identity and culture. Though these figures faced obstacles because of their color, and racial bias was common, Harlem of the 20s was a social hotspot for African-Americans. Writers such as Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston (my personal favorites) wrote extensively on the themes of racism and African-American identity. Musicians like Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington and Bessie Smith shot to fame, performing blues and jazz in Harlem and other cities. They performed in Harlem’s vibrant clubs, a common scene featured in paintings such as Archibad J. Motley’s iconic Nightlife.
Though these icons, and many more, were able to have successful careers, most black Americans were treated poorly. Down South, Jim Crow laws segregated people based on race, leaving non-whites with fewer rights and opportunities. Northern cities weren’t legally segregated, but many African-Americans faced discrimination and lived in poverty. Change would come over long periods of time. But despite these challenges, African-American art and culture flourished for nearly a decade. Today, this inspiring and influential era would be known as the Harlem Renaissance.