Tuesday, June 30, 2020

A sunny influx can be a good start to the day...

Playlist
Various Artists - Cloudland Blue Eclectic Selection 2020
Zahara - Astronauta
Aitana - Spoiler
Contemplator - Sonance
Jacaszek - Music For Film
Pet Shop Boys - Hotspot
Dvořák - Symphonies 9; Symphonic Variations
Various Artists - Schooldays 1964-1971
Various Artists - I Get My Groove
Various Artists - Heat OST
Yes - Tales From Topographic Oceans
Various Composers - Shutter Island OST

And June, the fourth weird month in a row, is gone...


Slept in...


...but up to reasonable views...


...and a sunny influx...



...as I enjoyed some listening...


...and contemplated work...

For example, how does this look?


Coffee time - Anne's new pic has gotten off to a good start...


This morning's classical piece was Dvorak's ninth...


A day of WFH and them some other "work"...

The jazz taken down, the classical A-Z boxed up...



All stuff , other than the "Hi Fi", removed from the shelves


..and replaced with the boxes...




Notwithstanding that, all this...


...remained behind me...


Then an idea as to how to brighten up the boxes...


Today's random LP, the classic 2LP set by Yes from 1973...


...bought on 11 December 1976 at Deja Vu, Tollcross for £2.95 (£20.24 in today’s money)...



It was my 3rd Yes LP after “Fragile” and “Close to the Edge”. A trilogy of progression...


I started the adornment...


...before a football top clad Zoom meet with the boys from the 5 a sides...


Final state of play, for now...







Lights out...


..but not before mentioning we started watching "Star Trek : Picard" and have been sucked in already...

Highlight of the Day : Boxes...

Monday, June 29, 2020

Deliveries and consternation...

Playlist
Yes - Topographic Drama - Live Across America
The Rolling Stones - Their Satanic Majesties Request (SACD Remastered)
Rush - Vapor Trails Remixed
Holmboe - The Complete String Quartets
Various Artists - Willie Dixon's Dixonary
Various Composers - Shakespeare in Music
Deutsch-Amerikanische Freundschaft - Die Sprache Der Liebe [Single]
Yello - Waba Duba [Single]
Adelbert von Deyen - Atmosphere
Chilingirian Quartet - Borodin Dvorak Shostakovich String Quartets
David Bowie - The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars
Various Composers - Schlosskonzert in Sanssouci
Various Composers - MoMu II - Erfolge Und Entdeckungen
Maconchy - Elizabeth Maconchy – The Complete String Quartets Vol. I
Kocian Quartet - Franck; Lalo : String Quartets
Icebreaker - Rogue's Gallery
Prokofiev - Peter & the Wolf
Zemlinksy - Die Seejungfrau
Giovane Quartetto Italiano - Italian String Quartets
Paganini - String Quartets

Slept in...


In dire need of a shave...


But, first, views...




Shave...


Today's classical piece, a welcome break from the plethora of large orchestral pieces on this list, with a Dvorak string quartet...


The beast was in its headphones...


Banana breakfast...


Today's random LP was a long time favourite - according to my list, the 20th LP I owned...





A visit from the squirrels - avoiding something or other...
  




The postie brought a bountiful pile of stuff...


...which turned out to be this lot, meaning nothing more is expected...









...for now...

Following these deliveries, the number of composers by whom I have string quartets, has risen to 208...

Hmmm - I could do 8 quartets a week for 6 months?

A new listening project perhaps?

An hour later, a courier delivery...


This was cardboard boxes - a revamp of the back room is required in order to free up space...


...meanwhile, Anne did something she likes...

The new painting was started...


What's that?  New painting?  Got any nuts?


Meanwhile...


Uh-oh...


Consternation as to exactly what to do...



At this juncture, I'd basically just taken down all the jazz CDs, put them in the boxes and put them back up again...



Consternation II...


III...


IV...


Hmmm...


One for tomorrow I think....


Consternation V...


OK, that's enough consternation...


Lights out...


Highlight of the Day : Deliveries...