joshcast: fall of frogs
Music: Turin Brakes: Ether Song (2003)
Well, the holiday season is finally upon us, and if you are an academic, you know what that means: time to work at home! Isn't it terrible that we seize on "breaks" as an opportunity to do the opposite? Sure, we'll squeeze in friends and family for a day, but mostly it's a time to get "caught up" on the piles of papers on our desks. The same is true of sabbatical, as Janice Hocker Rushing and Thomas Frentz wrote in their classic essay, "The Gods Must be Crazy." Sabbatical used to be a time of repose, a time to stop working and to think it through while you rest. Now, if you are lucky enough to have sabbatical, it's time to write your next book. Worse, if you're at a place like the University of Texas that has no sabbatical, if you're lucky you can get a "Faculty Research Assignment," a semester off to finish some research project or another (the rumor is that you can get an FRA if there's a possibility of "matching funds" and if your project benefits the people of Texas; they're very competitive and not guaranteed).
Well, anyway, on that cheerful note I'm providing another joshcast, the second of four volumes of my "frog" ambient music series. You can find an mp3 of the mix here. You can find a pdf of the mix cover and track listing here. Here's what's in the mix:
- eluvium: new animals from the air
- sigur ros: hjart hamast
- marconi union: we travel
- namlook: music for urban meditation, part 2
- the for carnation: emp. man’s blues
- tear ceremony: dissolve
- stars of the lid: requiem for dying mothers, part 2
- burial: untrue
- lusine icl: on the line
- the field: kappsta 2
- hammock: god send us a signal
- robin guthrie & harold budd: the girl with colorful thoughts
- susanna and the magical orchestra: hallelujah
Of course, as always, this mix is for preview only. If you like an artist, I strongly urge you to download their song from a music service or buy their album. Enjoy! For the previous volume in the series, see this post.