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I still remember seeing Neil Halstead performing solo at The Evelyn in the early 2000s, and @acb dashing home to get his copy of Pygmalion to get a signature on it. I was still catching up at the time, but it’s definitely one of those albums you either Get™ or you don’t. I’m glad I do, and the connections to Bark Psychosis aren’t lost on me.

#music #shoegaze #slowdive #pygmalion mas.to/@tangleofwires/11394462

mas.toDom Tyer (@tangleofwires@mas.to)A retreat into silence: Slowdive’s Pygmalion at 30 https://thequietus.com/opinion-and-essays/anniversary/pygmalion-slowdive-album-review-anniversary/ #music #IndieMusic #CreationRecords #shoegaze #shoegazing #slowdive
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Since Friday I've seen mention elsewhere that the official #WinterAhead is the Greek tale of #Pygmalion where a Cypriot sculptor carved a perfect woman out of ivory alabaster. He kissed her on Aphrodite's festival day, and she came alive. ( V is now mentioned on Pygmalion Wikipedia!)

For research I'm watching Blood Sweat and Tears! It's like he has seen his BST self in Winter Ahead?

youtu.be/HAWYOuMGkK0?si=zUtJ_i

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So-called ‘lucky’ people tend to have more family, friends, mentors, teachers, etc. that may subconsciously 'expect' more of them and encourage curiosity / achievement.

‘Unlucky’ people may have fewer people giving them encouragement.

These persons perceived as ‘lucky' also somehow seem more enthused towards curiousity and achievement.

Then there are people who purely make ‘luck’ for themselves regardless of their environment with their own expectations.

Listening on Easter -of course- to the Matthäus Passion. Another attempt at the version by #Pygmalion / Raphaël #Pichon, given the raving reviews last year. The articulation is superb. Every word can be heard. And the tempi are very well chosen. Not too slow and certainly not too fast. Not sure though if it will defeat my favorite version by La Petite Bande.

What is your favorite version?

open.spotify.com/album/1Q2mZZP

I read the short story "Galatea", by Madeline Miller, last night and can't stop thinking about it. A retelling of the story of Pygmalion, the sculptor who fell in love with the statue he created, Pygmalion is depicted as the incel he clearly was. The statue-turned-woman, though, is given the name, agency, and voice she was denied in the original legend, and the story has a much more plausible and deserving ending.