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Nicklas Sørensen @nicklassoerensen.bsky.social · 7h

To some extent I would have had the discipline to study, but for some reason I always lacked the discipline of keeping focus.

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Nicklas Sørensen @nicklassoerensen.bsky.social · 7h

There are probably some academic or spiritual discourses in this area that could have helped me get an understanding of all this, so I would not have to get lost in my own speculations again and again.

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Nicklas Sørensen @nicklassoerensen.bsky.social · 7h

It's also a paradox of having become pretty good at picking records+what to listen to based on what I feel on a given day. But at the same time that seems like a trap - like I don't want music's quality reduced to only what I feel like hearing, that seems contractionary to expanding one's horizon.

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Nicklas Sørensen @nicklassoerensen.bsky.social · 9h

I guess the exercise I am trying to get closer to, is to not think it's either/or. But there is a discipline to keep that open perspective that is sometimes difficult to practice and yes it's a priority cause time is valuable and life is not endless.

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Nicklas Sørensen @nicklassoerensen.bsky.social · 9h

Well, that's pretty much spot on what I'm thinking about...cause weird thing is, that although I think you might very well be right about that, that is at the same time, what I am afraid of - being able to distinguish things less.

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Nicklas Sørensen @nicklassoerensen.bsky.social · 9h

Right. I'm probably much the same. It's merely a feeling or reflection I sometimes stumble upon I guess...of being immersed in the search or a memory of once being able to distinguish things more. Don't know, it's hard to explain. Could also be a sign of insecurity from me and might not be important

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Nicklas Sørensen @nicklassoerensen.bsky.social · 9h

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Nicklas Sørensen @nicklassoerensen.bsky.social · 1d

Seems like minimalist drone music is still the cool shit in some circles. I generally try to not go for the cool nor the uncool, just try to follow my intuition & go for sound & music itself. Here is Charles Curtis,Dean Roberts & Alan Licht playing minimalist droney music live in 1999. Pretty good.

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Nicklas Sørensen @nicklassoerensen.bsky.social · 2d

Zoning out to this great LP by Grouper & Jefre Cantu-Ledesma. A record I have not heard that much, which is a mistake, cause some of the pieces are really good.

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Nicklas Sørensen @nicklassoerensen.bsky.social · 3d

For some reason I was never really a huge Lou Reed-fan. Not that I think his music was bad,just never felt the urge to really hang with it.This ambient album he did I really like though. Pretty sure it doesn't sound like anything else he ever made. Very tranquil, minimal & spacious meditation music.

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Nicklas Sørensen @nicklassoerensen.bsky.social · 3d

So it seems like my CD player is not working. Which is a shame, cause I expect the new Necks triple CD to arrive in the mail one of the days. Anyway, I can't really complain, cause there is loads of music on other formats in this apartment of mine. Now listening to this great tape.

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Nicklas Sørensen @nicklassoerensen.bsky.social · 4d

Sometimes you feel sad, grateful, a bit lost & close to the fragile part of yourself all at the same time. I don't know if Loren Connors' music has anything to do with that,but it does embody a certain spectrum of emotions & beauty. Could be a healing beauty, but first of all it's human sensibility.

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Nicklas Sørensen @nicklassoerensen.bsky.social · 4d

Just one record before I head to work. Steve Gunn's "Music for Writers" is among my favorite records from this year. Perfect early morning music.

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Nicklas Sørensen @nicklassoerensen.bsky.social · 5d

New Steve Tibbetts album coming out in November. Well, that's pretty exciting.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycRv...

Everywhere, Pt. 4

YouTube video by Steve Tibbetts - Topic

www.youtube.com

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Nicklas Sørensen @nicklassoerensen.bsky.social · 6d

Evening soundtrack. Never fails.

youtu.be/a_uvJ5J6Yxo?...

Charalambides - Union

YouTube video by skeletonesis

youtu.be

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Nicklas Sørensen @nicklassoerensen.bsky.social · 6d

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Nicklas Sørensen @nicklassoerensen.bsky.social · 6d

Starting a slow Sunday with this great Jon Collin-LP called "Water & Rock Music Volumes 3-6". Might be my favorite from his Water & Rock Music series.

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Nicklas Sørensen @nicklassoerensen.bsky.social · 7d

Starting the day with this great album from last year. I hope BASIC will do another full length album some day. Really like this mix of somehow funky guitars, bright melodies and ever pulsating grooves.

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Nicklas Sørensen @nicklassoerensen.bsky.social · 8d

When I feel disconnected from the emotional sphere in my life I often put on Michael Rother's music.Besides being beautiful & well-composed it has a healing,but not calculated quality of connecting you to a human state of being humble & feel something,long for something that is beautiful & good.

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Nicklas Sørensen @nicklassoerensen.bsky.social · 8d

Some folky impro

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Nicklas Sørensen @nicklassoerensen.bsky.social · 10d

I'm really digging this new Bitchin Bajas LP. Warm and vibey explorations into somehow familiar yet new sound territories - an approach they execute so extremely well. Simple and very appealing music.

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Nicklas Sørensen @nicklassoerensen.bsky.social · 12d

First time playing guitar in my new apartment. For some reason I feel like I can only play very quietly here. This was basically just a test/whatever-improvisation. I rarely touch the instrument these days.

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Nicklas Sørensen @nicklassoerensen.bsky.social · 13d

When I got home I realized I should have asked him something about playing with Loren Connors, but I wouldn't really know what to ask. The conversation felt very down to earth in the moment, but I guess at the same time I felt a bit like a paralyzed fan. Or maybe star-struck is the right word.

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Nicklas Sørensen @nicklassoerensen.bsky.social · 13d

Really great to see Alan Licht play yesterday. He played stuff from Havens and also played a stellar cover of the last track from Sharrock's Ask The Ages +one of my favorites - Van Halen's "Jump". I even had the pleasure of talking to him after the show about Henry Kaiser and Sharrock. Good times.

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Jeff Conklin @thetrailhead.bsky.social · 15d

Got more #BandcampFriday recs for you here. Also two new radio archives/playlists. open.substack.com/pub/ambienta...

#68: Wading in the Velvet Sea

Zero Geese and Taylor Swift Content

open.substack.com

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