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Last week<\/a> I said that SOUNDWAVE would be a monthly show. I\u2019ve changed my mind and decided to release the show on a weekly basis for as long as we are told to stay at home to flatten COVID-19\u2019s curve. I\u2019ve also invited friends, podcasters, musicians, deejays and record label owners to contribute mixes to SOUNDWAVE so expect to hear from them shortly.<\/p>\n\n

Okay, today\u2019s show\u2026<\/p>\n\n

We open with a track from Richard Moult\u2019s Celestial King for a Year<\/em> album. I came across Moult while listening to writer Warren Ellis<\/a>\u2019s excellent SPEKTRMODULE<\/a> podcast. A casual Google search didn\u2019t turn up much information but I did learn that Moult warrants an unofficial fan page<\/a> on Facebook.<\/p>\n\n

From there we segue into \u201cRegnantem sempiterna\u201d by Jan Garbarek and The Hilliard Ensemble. If you\u2019ve been watching Alex Garland<\/a>\u2019s Devs<\/a><\/em> you\u2019ll recognize it immediately. I\u2019ve been following Garland\u2019s career since he wrote the screenplay for 28 Days Later<\/a><\/em> but Devs<\/em> is quite possibly the best thing he\u2019s ever done, and he\u2019s accomplished a lot<\/em>, but he really gets to shine in a long-form tv series. The writing is great, the acting is great, the cinematography is great, etc. and the music department have been selecting absolute gems and \u201cRegnantem sempiterna\u201d gave me the chills and is the emotional cornerstone for this week\u2019s show.<\/p>\n\n

The next track is from the soundtrack from the horror film Hagazussa<\/a><\/em> by MMMD. I\u2019m not going to spoil the movie but I will say this, if you\u2019re listening to \u201cHagazussa\u201d over your speakers, and you really should to experience it fully, prepare for your windows to rattle and for plates and glasses to vibrate off your kitchen table.<\/p>\n\n

Our penultimate track is Colin Stetson\u2019s \u201cSorrow: II \u2013 Lento Largo\u2014Tranquillissimo\u201d from his SORROW \u2013 a reimagining of G\u00f3recki\u2019s 3rd Symphony<\/em> album. I\u2019ve been listening to Henryk G\u00f3recki<\/a>\u2019s Symphony No. 3<\/a> for a couple decades now and it never fails to rend my heart. I\u2019ve also been a fan of Colin Stetson for quite a few years. He\u2019s played with everyone from Godspeed You! Black Emperor<\/a> to Tom Waits<\/a> to Bill Laswell<\/a> and a gaggle of other stellar artists. When I learned he had released an album of his interpretation of G\u00f3recki\u2019s Symphony No. 3 I purchased it without question and Stetson did not fail to deliver. It\u2019s actually quite faithful to the original, but with Stetson\u2019s own unique take, of course.<\/p>\n\n

We close today\u2019s show with Kazuya Nagaya\u2019s \u201cThanatos\u201d from his Dream Interpretation<\/em> album. I discovered Nagaya on the Bandcamp Daily<\/a> blog and fell in love with his music and this track in particular. When I released last week\u2019s show I sent the episode to my mom knowing that she\u2019d enjoy it. She did, mostly. She found the mix beautiful but Nine Inch Nails<\/a> \u201cThe Cursed Clock\u201d was a bit too solemn for her. I get it, especially during these days of COVID-19. I don\u2019t think today\u2019s show will agree with her but if you are listening, mom, I think you will find solace in Nagaya\u2019s \u201cThanatos.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

If you enjoy SOUNDWAVE, please share it with someone you think will also appreciate it.<\/p>\n\n

See you next week for more lustrous music.<\/p>\n\n