So ein Jahr ist schneller rum, als man dreimal »Donald Trump ist ein Faschist« sagen kann, und am Ende ist unklar, ob irgendwer irgendwas dazugelernt hat. Umso wichtiger, die Learnings festzuhalten und in die beliebten skug-Listen zu packen, die alles festhalten, was hilfreich, edel und gut war.

Andrew Chalk’s album »Mosaics« is made up of 36 scene-pieces with a strong drone influence. Incidental music, or »Inzidenzmusik«, is present in these sections, coinciding with a general form. Mark Lubbock had written that one type of incidental music is that which has not been specifically composed to be included in a theatrical act or, we might imagine, a film, although it maintains a certain subsidiary character. The magic of this album is a bit of a reminder of this independent quality, which, while it may refer us to the imagery of a complete, gestalt scene, should not prevent us […]