A lot of posts to this blog are about music at the moment. There’s a lot of stunning music around to listen to. Here’s a Friday playlist: 1. Porcupine Tree – The Incident Already reviewed this. It’s their best album to date. The range of music and variety from intense to melodic. 2. David Sylvian … Read more
Just a couple of listens so far, but the new album by Porcupine Tree is a wonderful thing to behold (whose line is that?) It’s a two disc collection – the first disc comprising an extended piece of 55 minutes. In the form of a suite of 14 songs, the music and lyrics are the reflections … Read more
A couple of weeks ago I bought this album, just as it came out. I have been a big fan of Sigur Ros since I first came across their music a few years ago in Wire magazine. I love Wire magazine – every issue introduces you to heaps of bands and musicians you will never … Read more
MICRO REVIEW This book, written by James Redfield and Carol Adrienne builds on the original book “The Celestine Prophecy” written by Redfield. Sometimes these add-on books are just an excuse to sustain an idea, keeping sales going by selling second book to those who bought the original book. In this case though, this books adds … Read more
MICRO REVIEW This is a beautiful book about Mahayana Buddhism. Like all of the books I have read by Thich Nhat Hanh, it is written in a stunningly clear and lucid prose. He deals with very complex issues in a deceptively simple way. As a Vietnamese monk living in the South of France, he captures … Read more