Benefactor posts

The other day, almost literally apropos of nothing, i found myself listening to Toni Braxton’s 1996 song ‘Un-break My Heart’ (i’d like to say i got there sideways from listening to Anthony Braxton, but that’s not true). Written by Diane Warren, there’s a lot to like about this song, particularly …

Self-knowledge is an ongoing, never-ending thing, isn’t it? The other evening i was streaming a performance of Messiaen’s Turangalîla-Symphonie on the Berlin Philharmonic Digital Concert Hall, and became increasingly aware of the extent to which this particular piece not only shaped me as a musician, but also revealed aspects of …