This year’s collection of Other Christmas Carols. As usual a highly arbitrary sample of inspiring and reflective tunes. I find the lyrics of the Bach Motette „Jesu, meine Freude“, BWV 227, as performed by the Collegium Vocale Gent particularly befitting: „Trotz dem alten Drachen / trotz des Todes Rachen / trotz der Furcht dazu! / Tobe, Welt, und springe / ich steh hier und singe / in gar sichrer Ruh!“
Im März und April 2024 habe ich gemeinsam mit Apollonia Stoisits eine Reise durch den Süden der USA unternommen. Ein Thema unserer Recherche war Country Music. Ganz lang hieß es auch für mich „anything but country“. KönnerInnen wie Dolly Parton oder Johnny Cash (im Bild das Haus seiner Kindheit und Jugend in Dyess, Arizona) waren die Ausnahmen, die das billige Vorurteil bestätigten. Nicht zuletzt dank Apollonia und dieser Reise habe ich mich eines besseren belehren lassen. Weiterlesen
This year’s collection of Other Christmas Carols. As usual a highly arbitrary sample of inspiring and reflective tunes. Kudos to apo.stoi for certain inspirations. I do not own the rights to any of these songs. Go and buy them. Last years‘ lists are archived here. The initial tracks (I edited many of them) are on Spotify. The complete playlist with the edited versions can be found below and on Soundcloud. Enjoy.
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This year’s Summer Songs – Beach Club Edition. Props to Apollonia Stoisits for recommendations and some advice. As usual a random selection of inspiring and reflective tunes. I do not own the rights to any of these songs. Go and buy them. Last years‘ lists are archived here. The initial tracks (I edited many of them) are on Spotify. The complete playlist with the edited versions can be found below and on Soundcloud (see QR code further below for access with your mobile). Enjoy.
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This year’s selection of Other Christmas Charols. As usual a random selection of inspiring and reflective tunes. I do not own the rights to any of these songs. Go and buy them. Last years‘ lists are archived here. The initial tracks (I edited many of them) are on Spotify. The complete playlist with the edited versions can be found below and on Soundcloud. Enjoy.
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Some summer songs. As usual a random selection of inspiring and reflective tunes. This year may be even more eclectic than usual, but hey. I do not own the rights to any of these songs. Go and buy the music. Lists from the past can be found here. See tracks (slightly modified and not remastered) also on Spotify and YouTube
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Here is this year’s selection of Other Christmas Charols. As usual a random selection of inspiring and reflective tunes. I do not own the rights to any of these songs. Go and buy them. Last years‘ lists can be found here. Most initial tracks (I re-mastered many of them) can also be found in a YouTube playlist and on Spotify
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Some summer songs. As usual a random selection of inspiring and reflective tunes. This year may be even more eclectic than usual, but hey. I do not own the rights to any of these songs. Go and buy the music. Lists from the past can be found here. See tracks also on Spotify (slightly modified) and YouTube
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Here is this year’s selection of Other Christmas Charols. As usual a random selection of inspiring and reflective tunes. I do not own the rights to any of these songs. Go and buy them. Last years‘ lists can be found here. The tracks can also be found on the YouTube playlist and (in a redacted form) on Spotify.
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Some summer songs. As usual a random selection of inspiring and reflective tunes. I do not own the rights to any of these songs. Go and buy the music. Lists from the past can be found here. See tracks also on the YouTube playlist
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