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A synth stab from As if it Would Have a Universal and Memorable Ending by Shane Carruth's score to his film, Upstream Color, a movie I love deeply.  Smoke Gets in Your Eyes by the Platters The Girl Who was Frightened of Ashtrays by Charlie Megira Sambolero by Luiz Bonfa.  Water by So Percussion Divertimiento Fur Tenorsaxophon Und Kleines Ensemble (Part 4) from Carl Oesterhelt and Johannes Ender. Ball by Duval Timothy Piece 3 by the great Warren Ellis. Chora tua Tristeza from Lalo Schiffrin Growing Up...

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Momento Ritmico and Papete aru by Piero Umiliani Opus 13 from Sven Libaek's score to The Set French Doll by Larry Ashmore and David Francis The wonderful Sewentuwa by Hailu Meriga Wave I by Elor Saxl Green by Hiroshi Yoshimura

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I originally learned about the Elephantine Colossus years ago in David McCullough's Brooklyn... and How it Got That Way, which still holds up.

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Un geant dans la mer and Triste soiree III from the score to Marie et les naufrages by the genius, Sebastian Tellier.  Love is Blue by Jackie Mittoo and the Soul Vendors. Rocky Passage by Jeremiah Chiu and Marta Sofia Honer Morris Visits Dr. Pratt from John Barry's score to The Wrong Box Adios Muchachos from Andre Popp Moonlight in Vermont from the great Dorothy Ashby.  Midnight Moon by The Portland Cello Project Dance PM by Hiroshi Yoshimura And we hear Blind Andy Jenkins' "Fl...

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Abisme by Shida Shahadi Ellen’s Image from Lalo Schiffiren’s genius score to The Fox Circulation by H. Takahasi Liquid Spear Waltz from Michael Andrews’ score to Donnie Darko A8 from a terrific record called NuNu by Clever Austin

Notes

I found a lot of insight in a terrific book called Extraordinary Beliefs by Peter Lamont. In it, there’s a smart historical, psychological exploration of why spiritualism was able to flourish despite all sorts of evidence opposing it. 

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Una Bravata from Carlo Rustichelli’s score to Amici Miei.

Sunshine on Fish Skin by Girls in Airports.

The Vienna Glass Armonica Duo performs Mozart’s Adagio for Glass Harmonium.

The Fellowship by John Shabason

Notes

The best read on Mills is a 2022 article by Nate Hopper in The New Yorker about the challenges of keeping time on the internet.

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Je ne pas si c’est tout le monde - Theme Comedie from Vincent Delerm’s score to the film of the same, long name.

Forbin’s Hi Fi from Michel Colombier’s score to Colossus: The Forbin Project

Boo’s Lullaby by Maria Chiara Agriro and Jamie Leeming

Helle (Ballade) from the great Phillipe Sarde score to that picture.

L’Espagne pour memoire from Michel Portal’s score to Un et a la garoupe

The Rain...

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This is a special holiday bonus episode, a sequel to Episode 210. You’ll want to listen to that one first.

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The Parisienne by the Henri Crolla Ensemble

Violette… by Philippe Sarde

Gift by Makasuta Takagi

The Sammy Herman Sextet plays The Bells of St. Mary’s

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I Believe in the Night by Keith Kenniff

Improvisations sur les folies d’Espagne (extraits) from Marin Marais and Jordi Savall

Finally by Lambert

Voltige by Marin Lizotte

Violin Solo no. 1 by Peter Broderick

Fratres fur violin und klavier by Avro Part as played by Ursula Schloch and Marcel Worms

Dungen by Henrik Lindstom

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There are plenty of places to go to read about Smoky and Bill bu...

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We move between three different pieces from Camille Saint-Saens': Suite, Op. 90: II Menuet, and two from Carnival of the Animals:Aviary and the Cuckoo in the Heart of the Woods.

We hit Juneau from Danny Bensi and Sander Jurriaans' score to Wildlike.

And The Waltz from their score to 5 to 7.

And there's a total gem from George Mukabi called Dila Ni Dila in there too.

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Do yourself a favor and read...

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Dave Pajo/Aerial M does Plastic Energy Man

Patricia Rossborough played To a Wild Rose

Mal Waldron plays Warm Canto

We hear Muff Gets a Share from Joel P. West’s score to Band of Robbers

We hear another song I absolutely love, Turned Out I Was Everyone, by Sasami

We finish on Popcorn and Life from Ben Sollee’s lovely score to Maidentrip.