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8. The Microphones - I Want Wind to Blow
https://youtu.be/5WvWkUhszeE
@tazzyboyishere (ELIMINATED)
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A very different song from endleSSStation! I Want Wind to Blow is an intimate acoustic piece where I feel like Im right next to the singer. I love songs like this, where I can hear every crack in the singers voice, every string being plucked on the guitar. Theres even some feedback! I also love that rattling instrument that sort of like maracas. The song really picks up around 2:30, when the melody turns plaintive and sad and powerful. Like I said, I dont really pay attention to lyrics too much, so I dont know what the song is about, but it feels plaintive and sad and powerful. I get an overwhelming sense of emotion, of intimacy, from this.

7. John Cage - Rozart mix
https://youtu.be/ICxG_o50y2E
@Place (ELIMINATED)
8.5 / 9 / 10 / 10 / 9
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As I was listening to this for the first time, my first thought was, Is it going to be like this the whole time? My follow-up thought was, God I hope so.

And it is like this the whole time. A bunch of edited non-musical audio clips: sped-up talking, squeaking, babies crying, what sounds like news clips. No discernible melody to speak of, except for the occasional clip of an orchestra. And yet I still perceive arcs, rising and falling, ebbing and flowing in intensity.

Appreciation was hard for this because I wasnt sure at first what John Cage wanted me to be experiencing. I couldnt decide between confusion, awe, and being overwhelmed. I realized I felt all three, and awarded max points.

Rozart mix is an experience. I imagine most people would listen to ten seconds and turn it off. But if you can get past the barrier of this doesnt really sound music, its certainly worth listening to. The last few seconds in particular made my jaw hit the floor I wont spoil it for you.