what caused it? Was it Pink Floyd? Why do people put children, or even the sound of babies crying, in their recordings? And you're like, "that was annoying, what a terrible decision," as it plays again on repeat. I guess these musicians would get more popular and lose their cred if they cut the baby noises. But Throbbing Gristle, Swans, Legendary Pink Dots, Current 93, Aphex Twin, and more... why?
i fully agree, the glowing man is one of the bands greatest achievements, and while full of amazing moments and atmosphere and texture, and it is certainly nothing to scoff at, beggar lover (three) can feel a slightly haphazard. and while the scattered collage like flow and structure is probably part of the point, it can be a little unfulfilling as a whole. a style they did better on an album like soundtracks for the blind
there’s no real difference, just putting these two tracks together. also i spliced in the ending of the song leaving meaning at the end of beggar lovers to make it feel more final
Found this playlist a couple of months ago in RU-vid recommendations and can't stop listening to it. Not every day, of course, but often enough. I don't have any friends irl, just a few online buddies with one of whom I'm unrequitedly in love with and... Listening to your playlist I often imagine how we walk together through the streets of my small town. Joking around, holding hands, all those little things. Every time I feel sad, realizing that this is not really the case, that in fact I am just a lonely, depressed teenager with no job or school.
i’m in a very similar situation as you are, i was when i threw together this dumb little mix a few years back, i am now. i'm glad this can bring you something, even if bittersweet. all will be okay.
This video is too short, you simply can't just directly jump in Glowing Man song without having an hour of getting ready to it by other songs that are meant (IMHO) to be played before. Same applies to the 44 minutes long "The Beggar Lover (Three)" without listening to the other 9 songs that comes before. Anyways it's awesome.
this is fair, i agree both pieces work best in album context (although i think they can also be admired on their own), was mostly curious about how it would sound to combine since beggar lovers starts with the same drone glowing man ended with and i needed to scratch that itch, thank you
they could have been made this way. I don't think the other 9 songs are any prerequisite. A band lets their hair down and experiments, and they craft studio songs in a different way. After Soundtracks for the Blind, Gira decided it wasn't worth blending all these snippets to make some bogus narrative out of a bunch of jam sessions.
Enjoying the accompanying graphics quite well! Also had this on in the background and didn’t notice when the Beggar Lover started, they blended so well lol
