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Music and Commentary
from Christopher M. Wright
July 2008
Published Continuously Since 2003
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From the Collection - An old favorite, Nightnoise, a first-rate fusion of Irish and contemporary music.

Standouts - Firebird suite, experimental, Hannah Montana game and more.
 

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Latest Release - "Gorgeous... A drama... Very melodic..." The Jung Again Suite continues with Dreamanicity. Trace the development here Track My Progress

Adventures In Film - Forbidden Planet, the first commercial film to feature an all-electronic score.

Commentary - New or good, that is the question.

Discovery - Afropop doesn't get any better than this - Habib Koité's Afriki.

Sign of the Times - Apple overtakes Wal-Mart as the biggest music retailer in the U.S.

Commentary

New or Good?, That is the Question
I received a complaint about my most recent 'From the Collection' pick - Finally We Are No One from Múm, a quirky electronica band from Iceland. The complaint was that I selected an old album instead of one of Múm's newer albums. The criticism completely misses the point of this site. The selections on AdventuresInMusic.biz are here because they're good, not because they're new. Especially when it comes to my 'From the Collection' picks which, as expressly stated, feature old favorites.

Pop bands have a way of peaking and declining. I don't know whether that's the case with Múm but I kept coming back to Finally We Are No One after sampling Múm's other albums. It seemed to me to be the pick of the litter. So, if you want good, come here because I've got 'ears' ('If it's on here it's good'). If you want new, go somewhere else. And stop making silly complaints about how chocolate ice cream isn't strawberry ice cream, especially when it's chocolate ice cream being advertised. There, I said it.

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