• The most beautiful sound next to silence, ECM recordings convey the longing pursuits of our hearts, minds, and bodies, coalesced into sonic forms. [1 of 3]
 

today’s Very Short List:
culture 15 May 2012

by Brian Allen Simon, or Anenon, founder of Non Projects. His debut LP, Inner Hue, has just been released.
TWITTER  WEBSITE  ITUNES

 
  • Sounds and Silence is a film about ECM founder Manfred Eicher’s obsession with perfection he never truly finds, though his search unites us. [2 of 3]
 
  • Open, to Love, Paul Bley’s solo piano album released on ECM (1972), embodies what I search for in music: rawness, restraint, and vulnerability. [3 of 3]
 
  • Images (in order): photo via ECM; Sounds and Silence movie poster; Open, to Love album cover.
 
http://www.observer.com/
 

very short list is a
delightful e-mail that shares
cultural gems from a
different curator every day.

http://www.observer.com/

Subscribe
Forward
My Account
Unsubscribe

tech 14 May 2012

Dan Lewis On Mapping Oceanic Traffic

food 11 May 2012

Sam Fromartz On Home-Baked Bread

design 10 May 2012

Nikhil Swaminathan On High-Concept Album Art