March 27, 2020
catharsis
friends,
this week meets us @ episode 700.
things remain uncertain,
and i hope things are well where you are.
somehow,
amidst it all,
it feels important
to keep working things out
in songs.
maybe you know what i mean?
if so,
i hope you'll join me.
tonight's songs:
- all dreams collapse (demo, 2020)
- box of rags (demo, 2020)
- there's another world (splitting, 2015)
love,
russell
March 20, 2020
distance
friends,
episode 699 is a small podcast, just between us.
with things fraying at the edges,
songs feel even more urgent.
i wonder if you agree?
with that in mind, tonight is about a new one.
i spent a few hours writing + recording it this morning.
it feels right, somehow.
this, along with our global pandemic,
has me preoccupied.
as mentioned,
this is - albert camus
his novel - the plague
a few minutes on - the camus canon
tonight's songs:
- alameda (2020 rough demo)
- alameda (2020 demo 2.0)
- point & wave (pick yr battles, 2010)
be safe,
and please
be kind.
love,
russell
March 13, 2020
reckless
friends,
episode 698 finds me with new songs,
+ looking for what comes next.
if you missed anything over the past few months,
links are below:
my favorite movies:
part 1 - episode 696
part 2 - episode 697
the "sun damage" series:
part 1 - episode 689
part 2 - episode 690
part 3 - episode 691
part 4 - episode 692
part 5 - episode 693
part 6 - episode 694
part 7 - episode 695
tonight's songs:
- i still love you (2020 demo)
- reckless (2020 demo)
- the most (2010 demo)
love,
russell
March 06, 2020
my 2019 top ten - part two
friends,
episode 697 is about my top ten favorite movies from 2019.
sincere thanks to nick guerrero, kris hauch, and the band norway house,
for sharing their music.
links below!
honorable mention:
- booksmart, by olivia wilde
- a beautiful day in the neighborhood, bymarielle heller
my top ten list:
- 10 - ash is purest white, by jia zhanke
- 09 - leaving neverland, by dan reed
- 08 - mary magdalene, by garth davis
- 07 - the farewell, by lulu wang
- 06 - pain and glory, by pedro almodovar
- 05 - an elephant sitting still, by hu bo
- 04 - transit, by christian petzold
- 03 - the last black man in san francisco, by joe talbot
- 02 - waves, by trey edward shults
- 01 - a long days journey into night, by bi gan
the songs:
- to you (nick guerrero)
- follow you (norway house)
- everything you ever wanted (nick guerrero)
- call me (norway house)
- out of tune (nick guerrero)
there's lots more norway house music @ bandcamp.
i'm happy you're here,
+ hope you'll stick with me.
love,
russell
February 28, 2020
2019 movies - part one
friends,
as promised, this week's podcast is the first (of two) episodes focused around some of my favorite movies from 2019.
it's episode 696.
i hope you'll join me + discover the links below!
movies i didn't see (yet), but will:
- marriage story, by noah baumbach
- portrait of a lady on fire, by celine sciamma
- a hidden life, by terrence malick
the 2019 academy award winner - parasite (bong joon-ho, 2019)
the (in my opinion) much better - burning (lee chang-dong, 2018)
my (almost) favorites:
- ophelia, by claire mccarthy
- the man who killed don quixote, by terry gilliam
- the souvenir, by joanna hogg
- non-fiction, by olivier assayas
- apollo 11, by todd douglas miller
- chasing the moon, by robert stone
- blinded by the light, by gurinder chadha
the songs:
- a moment stuck in time (norway house)
- play the hits (norway house)
- she was a girl (norway house)
- frozen ships (norway house)
you can discover more norway house music @ bandcamp
love,
russell
p.s. - in case you missed it, the past seven weeks are still here:
the "sun damage" series
part 1 - episode 689
part 2 - episode 690
part 3 - episode 691
part 4 - episode 692
part 5 - episode 693
part 6 - episode 694
part 7 - episode 695
p.p.s. - the album is @ simplemuzik.com