It is a fact of collecting / curating music that for every album you find likeable, there are going to be a number of cuts that just don't impress on first listen. Other folks managing their audio libraries in this situation simply keep the tracks that impressed and delete the rest. But since I know that my mood during first listen can influence how receptive I am to the music, it seems reasonable to me to come back later, encounter these "lesser" tracks when I'm in a different mood, and maybe *really* hear them then. This wide-ranging downtempo session is the result of such a return exploration.
Speaking of collecting, please take a minute (8, actually) to see this: https://t.co/RyeqejXOAY
And thx to @Schoolkids for sharing it: the video on owning/streaming music is by @tedgioia -- one of the top music historians of our time. He is also one of the founders of the Jazz Studies Program at Stanford University.
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nice tracks, good job!
Those offshoots can be quite a surprise after the bomb track's 1st impressions fade ... That's where our personal fine tuning pops in, as a secret weapon, a special power, which more often than not delivers more subtly and profoundly than the most impressive album headliners can only hope to do so. '2nd hand' tracks cling and echo longer than sure-shot hits, at least in my humble experience :)
Yep, a special power =;^) Another type can be found in coming back to great tunes that were thoroughly played during their heyday ... think of those very excellent Kruder & Dorfmeister tracks: how long did you think it would be before your audience would want to hear them again? Maybe now's the time, eh? Thus the Wm Orbit.
And coming up soon, a different kind of special power, one belonging to the song ... where what was once the *most* annoying track becomes the earworm that "launches 1000 listens" hahah
Oh yes ...
"Other folks managing their audio libraries in this situation simply keep the tracks that impressed and delete the rest." Oh you sly fox...I know who you're talking about! And yes, he still does that. Was this mix done on a one or a two beeeer night...sounds like a three beerer to me. I like what you came up with. See what happens when you slip into the "Moore than one beer" zone!?
Hey now, you know what happens in Santa's Workshop stays in the workshop! But srsly, I liked that guy's "TEDtalk" on the role of collectors in the conservation of art ... we are the champions!