{"id":4114,"date":"2021-09-12T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-12T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/josephaleo.com\/blog\/?p=4114"},"modified":"2021-09-12T11:22:10","modified_gmt":"2021-09-12T18:22:10","slug":"soundwave-76-michael-donaldson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/josephaleo.com\/blog\/soundwave-76-michael-donaldson\/","title":{"rendered":"SOUNDWAVE : 76 : MICHAEL DONALDSON"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Today\u2019s guest deejay is Michael Donaldson<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

I met Michael when he posted an interview<\/a> with Daniel Fuzztone<\/a> on Micro.blog<\/a>. I enjoyed the interview and Michael\u2019s other blog posts and Daniel\u2019s music, so I invited both of them to guest deejay on Soundwave. We\u2019ll hear Daniel\u2019s mix in December.<\/p>\n\n

I\u2019m happy about the Micro.blog connection. It\u2019s one of the aspects of social media I still like. When I joined Twitter 2006, it was easier to have actual conversations with people and establish friendships. It was also easier to chat with musicians, label owners, directors, etc and bypass the dual intermediaries. Those days are gone, and Micro.blog\u2019s network is currently too small to be useful to me in that way, what it has going for it that\u2019s invaluable is the conversations and connections you have there. It\u2019s cosier. And because Micro.blog is subscription based, it eliminates the riff raft.<\/p>\n\n

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I got a kick out of Michael\u2019s blog. It\u2019s got a lot of 80\/90s feel to it, so for me hearing Michael\u2019s mix was like putting on a comfortable, worn-in sweater. Michael\u2019s mix is wonderful, but the track that got me in the feels was My Bloody Valentine\/Skylab\u2019s \u201cIncidental Peace.\u201d It\u2019s such an unlikely collaboration but somehow weaves a seamless blend of shoegaze and electronic music. It\u2019s all kinds of wonderful and \u201cIncidental Peace\u201d is buttressed between music that is equally gorgeous.<\/p>\n\n

I think what I love most about Michael\u2019s mix is how dreamy it it. I\u2019ll find myself listening to the it, and lose myself in the music and my own thoughts and feelings, only to resurface laster in the mix, uncertain how much time has passed.<\/p>\n\n

Okay, time for me to pack it in. Tomorrow is my boy\u2019s first baseball game of the season. I\u2019ll be honest, even with social distancing I think it\u2019s going to be unsettling being around so many people. At least we\u2019ll all be outdoors.<\/p>\n\n

Join us next week when our guest deejay will be Gert De Meeseter<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

See you then!<\/p>\n\n