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The Other Side of History
Very engaging lecture series covering the lives of all the little people throughout history - farmers, artisans, seamsters. Specifically avoiding discussing the powerful kingdom-makers throughout history offers insight into the numerous different ways that people have always been the same.
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Thanks, Sorry!
Fantastic live album, the closest to being in the audience I've ever felt from a live album. Time always melts by when I'm listening to this.
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Worry
A really beautiful piece of art that, out of all records, captures my anxieties. Jeff Rosenstock explores the central theme of "worry," both in regards to important, heady concerns regarding the commodification of American society and also the stupid, vapid worries about making out and shitty apartment paint jobs.
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Random Access Memories
Daft Punk's Magnum Opus. A concept album about a ghost in the machine that makes you feel things that you'd never expect French robots make you feel.
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Manwolves
Manwolves makes wild music that lies at the intersection of Rap, punk, and jazz. When it all comes together, you get some unique earworms.
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Vince Guaraldi
Vince Guaraldi is my favorite American composer. While I love his Peanuts compositions, he reaches new heights with his Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus. Guaraldi's works always deliver a vibrant coziness that I never get tired of.
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Ryo Fukui
Ryo Fukui is my favorite Japanese composer. Every track targets a specific aspect of melancholy, tugging on your heart a bit even in the brightest, most upbeat compositions.
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Casiopea
Casiopea is a really cool evolving jam band that's been playing for 50 years, generally in variations on their own tunes. Mint Jams is a particularly great live recording of some set in a small town.
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