Tis the season:

Nox Arcana- God Rest ye Merry Gentlemen

I just bought a penny tin whistle with my Christmas gift card balance on Amazon. Soon I’ll be listening to a lot of celtic tunes featuring these instruments as I’m quite serious about learning to play it!

Ha! I just went to Youtube and listened to some, really hope you play some Elder Scrolls music for us on that thing and record it!

Came across a recent live performance of Beethoven's piano sonata No.18, the so-called Hunt, played by Ronald Brautigam on a fine sounding fortepiano. I've listened to it at least once a day. Needless to say I'm rather impressed:

(link) Beethoven, piano sonata Nol.18, the Hunt (link)

Ooo yeah! Like the Morrowind theme!

I have just purchased two unused BLACKPINK tickets from last fall and in celebration of that, here is another training video!

Playing with fire

HAPPY 4TH ANNIVERSARY, DREAMCATCHER!!

Just to celebrate the two BLACKPINK tickets I just got, here's a live performance of DDU-DDU-DU at Coachella from 2019.


ARE YOU READY!!??

Moranbong Band - Dash to the Future (North Korean girl group)

I just had to share this. It's a really nice, upbeat song. I was surprised it was as catchy as it was.

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And just because, here is SISTAR with How Dare You


Yes; SISTAR said it first.

SISTAR - Shake it


Fun fact; the long-haired guy who we follow throughout this video is the same guy appearing in BESTie's Excuse Me.

Mortal Kombat techno remix


If this doesn't make you rip out your fridge and throw it through the wall out into the street, I don't know what does. Now please excuse me, I have to go order a new fridge.

Fleetwood Mac- Rhiannon

Texas - Summer son

God, I still love this song!

Vinnie Paz - End of days

Kano, Liu Kang, Raiden, Johnny Cage, Scorpion, Sub Zero, Sonya.

or the sequel.

Liu Kang! Sonya! Jax! Kitana! Jade! Sub-Zero! Scorpion! Cyrax! Smoke! Sheeva! Motaro!

(link) Can't let the holiday pass without a little music to brighten up the festivities. (link)

My top two absolute favourite tracks of the overall masterpiece that is the Deus Ex score.


Ocean lab

Hong Kong canal


Ocean lab is absolutely amazing but I think Hong Kong canal wins out for me. It really captures the (mostly) desolate backalleys and hauntingly empty apartments. You sneak quietly through it all, wanting to set things right, eager to find as much hidden stuff as possible, and always with the foreboding feeling that this peaceful exploring is only temporary. Soon enough, things will heat up.



You pause for just a moment, and then you scurry through the night, into the shadows once again...

Interesting song I discovered.
Blinding Light .

Found a YT video by Rick Beato amongst today's recommendations that is a something of a tribute to Martha Argerich, still going strong a few months shy of 80! Well worth a look-see...

(video) Martha Argerich: 80 Year Old SUPER VIRTUOSO!! How is this even possible? (video)


After watching the above, I returned to a 2019 filmed live concert performance of hers I quite enjoy; Beethoven's first piano concerto plus encores...

(video) 2019 | Martha Argerich plays Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 1 + Bach Gavottes / Scarlatti K141 encores (video)

Ha! That Beato video appeared in my recommendations too! I was amazed, I'd never heard of her before. But she is now officially my new favorite inspiration and role model.

Now here's an odd mix if I ever posted one:


Miss Li - Instruktionsboken

Hasse Andersson - Guld och gröna skogar

BLACKPINK - Don't know what to do

Landon Blood - Old Gods of Appalachia theme

That reminds me a bit of Blind Faith's Can't Find My Way Home. Nice!

Oh I know this song! They do sound a lot alike.

Old Gods of Appalachia is an original horror podcast I found recently. The songs by Landon Blood make me think of Manly Wade Wellman's character Silver John. He is what I imagine Silver John's music sounds like, as he wanders the shrouded mountains and dark hollers of Appalachia.

I like this one. I'm thinking the title says Gold and Green Forest.

Mourning Palace -- Dimmu Borgir

That's correct! It's a term we use describing very good fortune/prosperity

Larkin Poe (AKA Rebecca & Megan Lovell) cover Son House's 1930 country blues classic Preachin' Blues

BLACKPINK is the revolution

Doh! I let the 4th pass without posting an appropriate mini concert suitable to the occasion.



The below is old and poorly recorded. The piece can be heard in much better recorded sound. However, those are far too civilized. Too tame. Ives' performance is about as raw as you can get. This, to me, is how it should be done.


An early work of Ives, more 'traditional' than the above, but still distinctly Ives.

Nightwish -- Moondance

Just finished listening to a piece I admit to never paying attention to before, Brahms second piano sonata, in an audio-only performance by Helene Grimaud, who I also haven't paid much attention to. Am most impressed, the more so in that this is one of the increasingly more rare recordings that still sound halfway decent despite my worsening hearing. I notice a decided Liszt influence in the work... in a good way.

(link) Brahms: Piano Sonata No.2, Op.2, Helene Grimaud, piano (link)

My favorite guitarist playing an unaccompanied rendition of a standard by Victor Young: Joe Pass plays Stella By Starlight.

The greatest (or at least my favorite) musician of all-time, Jerry Cantrell, has his third solo album, Brighten, coming out in October, since Alice in Chains finished their tour last year or the year before. He just released a single off of it and it is an absolute banger. Have to stop myself from playing it too much and getting tired of it, but it is so damn good. Jerry always delivers.

October 29th can't come soon enough.

Jerry Cantrell - Atone

A fine performance of possibly the only vocal selection I always remember the words to, start to finish:

(video) Mozart, KV165, part 2 (video)

I don't know what to say other than I came to listen, I stayed to watch an amazing performance.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsSALaDJuN4

Watching your link reminded me that, some years back, I came across a 'ballerina-centric' video that blew me away. Devoted to one artist, showing highlights from her career. Decided to find it again. Alas, I can't, despite a lengthy search. Don't recall the ballerina's name or even her nationality. Too, I've no idea if the video still exists on YouTube.

Just listened to The Clairvoyant by Iron Maiden. Going back to my roots a bit. Still awesome



And yes; I could still sing along

Forever young

As we all know, Dreamcatcher used to be another group called Minx. They cancelled that and redebuted as the hardrockers we know today, adding two members in the process. They were indeed quite a different group, wouldn't you say?


Minx - Love Shake

Listening to Pink Fairies Never Never Land full album. First and Last tracks are the best, I think.

This video is with the girl who appeared in Psy's Gangnam Style many moons ago.


Hyuna - Bubble pop!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uY3vgBzgYn4

And now for something different . . .

(short video) Verdi's "La Traviata" performed by fish (short video)

Drink by Alestorm

Drink, that was good. Did you see the official Alestorm video?

I think I watched it a while back, when I first found the song.


YouTube Music hit me with this one yesterday. I haven't heard it in probably 3 years.

Digital World by Amaranthe

It was probably then you introduced me to it, Kane

1741 (The Battle of Cartagena) by Alestorm

EXID - Up and down (smexy version)

Gotta be a Kpop fan of at least three years to watch this one