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Reading, thinking, sleeping, breathing

Posted over 5 years ago
Everyone gets to the point in their lfe when they need to calm the chatter in their mind. I guess a lot of people go for hikes, or listen to birds, watch the sea, etc. I don't drag myself away from my Mac nearly enough, but when I want to give the brain a little cooldown, Harold Budd's recordings are a potent elixir. "Luxa", like most of Budd's recordings, is quite minimal and atmospheric, with piano phrases placed throughout.At times, it can sound a bit like the music you'd hear getting a massage in Calistoga (although not that syrupy, and thankfully NO PAN FLUTES!) Budd's worked with Brian Eno, the Cocteau Twins, and Daniel Lanois, so he's got that going for him.......Harold Budd recently released the superb "Avalon Sutra" and claimed that it would be his last release. I really hope that this isn't true......
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  1. spaceling
    spaceling says You can listen to Budd's poetry on By the Dawn's Early Light (1991). "Poem Aztec Hotel" is incredible. My favorite albums are "Plateaux of Mirror" (1980) and "The Pearl" (1984) both of which Budd made with Eno. Rothko has a beautiful cover of "Boy About 10", an homage to Budd titled "Harold Budd." I just found it and it was just so painfully gorgeous. It's track 7 on their 2001 album In The Pulse Of An Artery.
    Permalink posted 08/07/2006
  2. ebuzzmiller
    ebuzzmiller says It's funny, but I'm really not into the poetry side of things and I'm glad that only a couple of his records have it. I know he's brilliant at it but the whole spoken word thing just makes me want to get out my bongos and grow a soul patch....... The records he did with Eno, particularly "The Pearl", are stunning. And yeah, the Rothko track is great too - I think it's one of their better tracks, probably because there is no bass playing on it. The bass player on Rothko records is always so high in the mix and the guy has ONE tone...it makes all their stuff sound kinda the same to me. Less is More! You should check out "Avavlon Sutra" - totally amazing Budd record. Amazon's reviewer says Budd's improvs sound like "delicate drops of piano like melting icicles on a warming day" - which kind of gets it just right! http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0006624AW/ref=sr_11_1/102-9641937-7950533?ie=UTF8
    Permalink posted 08/08/2006

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