‘Muted, Nicely’ is a new item on the Getting Directions site, one of Unstated’s offshoots. With eight photos, it is a reflective piece about life sometimes having a muted focus – but that this isn’t necessarily a bad thing. And that’s accompanied by some brief … (Read More)
Alabama 3 – Exile On Coldharbour Lane
I’ve been listening to the Alabama 3 since before their first album, this one, came out. Some of their albums are great, one or two – in my view – less so. But I’ve never regretted owning them. And this record, their first, seems to … (Read More)
What’s New: A Getting Directions Update
Another update for the Unstated offshoot Getting Directions. This one, slightly longer than most, tries to explore (to use an over-used word) and understand how to know and manage your emotional limits. In this entry it’s been applied, particularly, to an individual’s relationship with a … (Read More)
Julianna Barwick – The Magic Place
Well, as the name suggests – this strikes me as, well, quite magical. It’s very gentle but a long way from boring – slow moving music that’s relaxing but not soporific. (I’m also enjoying her 2019 EP, Circumstance Synthesis.) Her web site is here. There’s … (Read More)
What’s New: Getting Directions Updates
There are four recent updates for one of the Unstated off-shoots – Getting Directions. Topics range from acting on the basis of old memories to taking the effort to appreciate some colour; from being in public and dealing with the attendant, unavoidable vulnerabilities to the … (Read More)
Jimi Hendrix – Band Of Gypsys
There are plenty of well-known Hendrix records but I have to say this album is probably my overall favourite. I was given the original as a vinyl record more years ago than I care to recall, by someone who I’ve long ago lost touch with. … (Read More)
Truths, assorted
‘Unstated’ and its offshoots – where you’ll find all sorts of things that are about your world, one way or another. I hope you enjoy it.
When You Need To Get Directions
(Why ‘Getting Directions’ is being written.) If, for whatever reason, you’re unsure about yourself – your life to date, who you are – then it’s probably inevitable that you’ll try to find things out. You’ll try to find out what’s made you who and how … (Read More)
OTT – Skylon
I know pretty well nothing about the artist, and calling the album ‘ambient dub’ means nothing to me either. But I’m happy hearing this. It’s interesting and inventive enough without being an aural nag. That sounds dangerously like faint praise, but it’s not intended to … (Read More)
Djivan Gasparyan & Michael Brook – Black Rock
Refreshingly different (to my ears). I can’t remember where I first came across Djivan Gasparyan. I was led to Michael Brook via his ‘Hybrid’ album with Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois. This is the kind of music I’ll play when I want something that’s somehow … (Read More)
