Random Emotions

 So yesterday was a smattering of what Old Beans listens to, partly on suggestions from a writer and partly just because.

But metal/dark emo/baroque/medieval aren't the only things I listen to.  I also listen to, what my death metal friend (who basically for all purposes is a Mongol) Emo music.  Which isn't really, or is it.  There are other ways to describe the music but since we run a polite house here, I won't go into all that.

So.  First up is Amethystium, whch is an ambient/electronica/neoclassical music project created by Norwegian producer, composer and multi-instrumentalist Øystein Ramfjord.

Strangely Beautiful - from the Isabliss album

Next is Mandalay, which was a trip-hop duo from the United Kingdom, composed of multi-instrumentalist Saul Freeman (formerly of Thieves) and multi-instrumentalist-composer-singer Nicola Hitchcock.

This Life - from the Empathy album

Are we more in touch with our emotions yet?  No?

Delerium is a Canadian new-age ambient electronic musical duo that formed in 1987, originally as a side project of the influential industrial music act Front Line Assembly. Throughout the band’s history, their musical style has encompassed a broad range, including dark ethereal ambient trance, voiceless industrial soundscapes, and electronic pop music. They are best known for their worldwide hit "Silence". The band is known to feature several female guest vocalists on their albums since their 1997 album Karma.

Aria, from the Poem album

Enigma is a German musical project founded in 1990 by Romanian-German musician and producer Michael Cretu. Cretu had released several solo records, collaborated with various artists, and produced albums for his then-wife, German pop singer Sandra, before he conceived the idea of a new-age, worldbeat project.

Silence must be Heard - from The Scream behind the Mirror album

Are we amused yet?  Or do you think this is all garbage.  Garbage, hmmm....

Garbage is an American rock band formed in 1993 in Madison, Wisconsin. The band's lineup—consisting of Scottish singer and musician Shirley Manson (vocals) and American musicians Duke Erikson (guitar, bass, keyboards), Steve Marker (guitar, keyboards), and Butch Vig (drums, production)—has remained unchanged since its inception.

Only Happy when it Rains - from the Garbage album by, well, Garbage

Now, if you're thinking to yourself, "Beans, you must have been hit in the head one too many times..."  Well, yes, I have been.  But these are all groups and songs and pieces that my lovely wife, Mrs. Andrew, has introduced me to.  Though we both prefer, when mellowing, the more chill versions of said music.  

In fact, Amethystium, Delerium, Mandalay and Enigma are groups we often listen to while sleeping (Mrs. Andrew needs pleasant noise to drown out bad dreams, and I can, and have, fallen asleep to fireworks, so...)

All of this, this shortness, was due to having to load up the whole Beans' Family Circus and go to her doctor's appointment (regular checkup, everything's okay) which takes, due to various reasons, way too long to get ready and then do and then come home and un-get ready.  Me?  Going to an appointment by myself?  5 minutes extra prep (changing to going out clothes and brushing teeth) and travel time, plus 5 minutes recovery time (washing hands and face and changing to futzing around clothes) afterwards.  Ah, the circus life I lead...