44 minutes, 42 seconds

Heid
Arktogäa

A few years ago, a friend was over for dinner, and afterward he was poking around my CD collection. "I don't recognize any of these band names," he remarked. I wasn't surprised, although I take no pride in liking the music I listen to simply because it's obscure.

"Does anyone else you know listen to this stuff?" he asked.

"No, not really," I replied.

He thought for a moment. "So you can't really share this music with anyone."

Now it was my turn to think. "I guess not, no."

"I mean, I can listen to music that I like and share that experience with Chris," he continued, referring to a mutual friend of ours with whom he went to high school.

"Yeah, I see what you're saying," I replied. "And you're right--this is a private hobby of mine, in many ways."

I've been thinking about that conversation lately. And wondering whether this blog is in some ways a response to it. Yes, it's a private hobby, but maybe by blogging about it (granted, more or less in anonymity) I'm making it a little less private. That was supposed to be the genius of the Internet, right? Being able to build community regardless of geography.

Not sure how many others out there listen to, say, Heid or Cold Fusion in private like I do, but I suspect I'm not alone.

Also today:

44:41 Cold Fusion, Simmetria
44:40 Autopsia, The Silence of the Lamb
44:35 Cruciform Injection, Biomechanical Disintegration
44:34 Cranes, Forever (CD 1 of 2)
44:33 Any Questions?, Mutation
44:33 Fake, Los Angeles Synthetic
44:32 Dead Man's Hill, Descend au Tombeau
44:32 Nest, Woodsmoke
44:29 L'Orchestre Noir, Eleven (CD 2 of 2)
44:28 Cold Fusion, Occupatria
44:28 Love Is Colder Than Death, Teignmouth
44:27 Aurora, The Land of Harm and Appletrees
44:27 Feindflug, Sterbehilfe