Author: briggs
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PLAYLIST 13: Bleep Bloop
Its week 3 of Black History Month 2025! Learning more about George E. Lewis made me want to dive further into Black composers in early computer music. I knew that few had the opportunity to participate because “early computer music”… Continue reading
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PLAYLIST 12: Cello, Darling
Its week 2 of Black History Month 2025! And for the sake of a silly playlist name, I present to you a playlist of cello works by Black composers. Every composer on this playlist is new to me except for… Continue reading
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PLAYLIST 11: Songs I wish I heard in School
It’s the first week of Black History Month. It’s also the third week of the Trump presidency, and federal DEI initiatives have been obliterated. This includes DEI initiatives in federal granting, which heavily includes the arts. Did you know State… Continue reading
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PLAYLIST 10: Political
I’ve enjoyed a trend on Instagram reels recently which is to bring up a list of explicitly political books and then describe their stories as a-political romps. EX: Parable of the Sower is about a girl who really wants to… Continue reading
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PLAYLIST 9: The People United
This playlist comes out the week of the 2024 presidential inauguration in the United States. I find it (almost) funny I was not able to find a platform to combine the works I wanted to include. I chose works that,… Continue reading
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PLAYLIST 8: Tell the Birds
I will give any excuse to make people listen to Eve Beglarian. I have friends who have Landscaping for Privacy (that’s for another playlist) tattooed on their brain because of my evangelism of this woman’s music. This week I went… Continue reading
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PLAYLIST 7: It was the 90s
I’ve been waiting for the right chance to put some of Daniel Lentz’s On the Leopard Altar in a playlist. I came across this album on one of my random library CD haul days during my undergrad studies. Turns out,… Continue reading
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PLAYLIST 6: Geometry
I set out to find companion pieces for one of my all time favorite works, Luciano Berio’s Points on a Curve to Find. Listening to this work gives me the same feeling I had drinking in Eye Spy books as… Continue reading
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PLAYLIST 5: It’s Time
Per usual, this playlist is 50% vibes and 50% song titles. Its almost 2025 and I wanted a collection of songs that were Continue reading
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PLAYLIST 4: Let it Grow
All of the songs on this playlist were made by, with, or for plants. The question remains: Why are synth people drawn to plant stuff! Honestly, I don’t know. I think you have artists like Mileece who are creating their… Continue reading
