Posted by free on April 9, 2012, at 23:10:51
In reply to Re: Sigismund: A bit of Leonard Cohen for you. » free, posted by sigismund on April 9, 2012, at 18:31:59
> It's more theme and variations than counterpoint.
>
> It feels so south Pacific to me. I get very woozy around part 8, I think it is, the bit that feels like the theme is being dragged backwards through a tunnel.
>Hmmm...South Pacific? That's interesting...I saw the ocean as well at one point. Ok, I'll grab a glass and take another listen, especially around the "woozy" part 8
for the "dragged backwards" effect.
> I notice Michael Rother spent part of his childhood in Pakistan, where I imagine the blue sky and dry air contrasts with the German climate. Not that German music is any stranger to sweetness. I am halfway through a book on the 30 years war. Amazingly complicated.
>Well, now that you mention it, I do feel a bit of Pakistan's blue sky with the German vibe. Which complicated war are you reading about?
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