They should ban this kind of music haha getting real sad of this masterpiece

such a great producer im so happy he worked with kanye

A short, scintillating piece which evokes nostalgia, naiveté, and timelessness. It is, surprisingly, hard to maintain the pseudo-perdendosi rhythm that is the signature of the piece, in my opinion. 

The title is taken (for the few that have not yet seen the film) from Alexander Pope's (or, for the many that have seen the film, Pope Alexander's) 'Eloisa to Abelard', the Ovidian heroic epistle published in the early 18th century (1717). 

The film borrows line 209 for its title:

'How happy is the blameless vestal's lot!
The world forgetting, by the world forgot.
Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind!
Each pray'r accepted, and each wish resign'd'

However, the poem is brimming with wonderful lines. I have taken the liberty to highlight some of the ones I think are particularly interesting below;

'Forget, renounce me, hate whate'er was mine.
Fair eyes, and tempting looks (which yet I view!)'

'Enter, each mild, each amicable guest;
Receive, and wrap me in eternal rest!'

'No, fly me, fly me, far as pole from pole;
Rise Alps between us! and whole oceans roll!
Ah, come not, write not, think not once of me,
Nor share one pang of all I felt for thee.'

'But o'er the twilight groves and dusky caves,
Long-sounding aisles, and intermingled graves,
Black Melancholy sits, and round her throws
A death-like silence, and a dread repose:
Her gloomy presence saddens all the scene,
Shades ev'ry flow'r, and darkens ev'ry green,
Deepens the murmur of the falling floods,
And breathes a browner horror on the woods.'

The poem is thought to be inspired by the 12th century story of Héloïse's illicit love for (and secret marriage to) her teacher Pierre Abélard (one of the most illustrious teachers and philosophers of Paris at the time). 

The story tells of the unfathomable vengeance exacted by Héloïse's family, who castrate Abélard after the lovers had married. Abélard goes to a monastery and bids Héloïse to do the same, even after their child is born. Héloïse is tortured by the separation, and unwillingly vows of silence. Time passes, and they are not reunited. A letter that Abélard writes to a friend, entitled 'Historia Calamitatum', or 'History of my Misfortunes', falls into Héloïse's hands, and her passion for him is rekindled. They exchange a series of letters, in an attempt to come to grips with their intertwined tragedy. The incompatibility of their masculine and feminine viewpoints is, finally, the concept which prevents them from doing so. 

In Pope's poem, Eloisa anguishes over the feelings she has, still, for Abélard. She suffers when thinking that Abélard, now a eunuch, couldn't ever return to his feelings even if he would want to. It is both a reprieve that liberates him from the 'contagion of carnal impurity,' and a perpetual set of shackles. 

Eloisa begs, then, for forgetfulness, not forgiveness. 

illustration: Monet, 'In the Rowing Boat', 1887, private collection

Jon Brion - 'Row' from "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind"

existential dread

from the album Skiptracing, coming August 26 on Stones Throw Records http://stonesthrow.com/mildhighclub

Spotify: http://spoti.fi/29zGTc4
iTunes: http://apple.co/29A4w30

Skiptracing

on vinyl

Mild High Club - Skiptracing

A1 - Best In Town
B1 - Summer Days

Released 07/10/16

Two hot new romantic recordings released on limited edition sky blue cassette via Sad Club Records for Cassette Store Day 2016. Exclusively pressed to 7" for Flying Vinyl.

Produced by Jack Slater Chandler and Scott Harker. 
Mastered by Peter Hewitt-Dutton at Metropolis Studios, London.
Cover graphic by Fajar P. Domingo. Design by Tash Ingall.
Honey Moon / Sad Club Records / Flying Vinyl
London, 2016.

ISRC: UK78E1600001, UK78E1600002

Best In Town

Funny story you can ask me about but yea i'm uploading this

Kanazu Tomoyuki - April

Little Person (Synecdoche, New York)

STREAM ON SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/album/3lG3HfMBaPshvL1Us8oTAe?si=oLUB4CyxQ0a0ilcO1S7vtA
OUT NOW ON BANDCAMP: https://darktapeca.bandcamp.com/track/passing-by
written, recorded, and produced by me in my dorm room

lyrics:

i’ve never felt this way before 
so many faces that I don’t know 
i know that things will get better 
but now I can’t really say for sure 

not enough time 
too many things on my mind 
i didn’t realize life passing by 
and it was all just a lie 
thinking about all those days 
spent staring at the sky

Passing By

ORIGINAL BEAT: Sushi by Selfsteam 
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PRODUCED BY CANIS MAJOR
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ARTWORK BY CALE JAY LABBE
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LYRICS:
Doctor, doctor
I am dying
Don't save me
I see you trying
I don't think I'm one who can be saved

Call my mother
And my brothers
But whatever you do don't call my lover
I don't think his heart could take the pain

And I know it makes sense 'cause
I swore that I'd never fall in love
And now I'm crying on the floor
Oh yeah I'm dying on the floor
And it's all my fault

And every kiss was just like poison
I drank it up like it was spoiling
I knew it wasn't good for me
But I love all bad things you see
Now rub my wounds with salt

Say something to me
My vital signs are failing drastically
I heard 'em say I don't got a heartbeat
But they don't know that there's no heart in me

It hurts me when my secrets are all out
It's why I never ask no one for help
Until the words just spill out of my mouth
Something broke me now I broke something else

DNR, DNR, DNR form
Sign that shit in a permanent marker
I don't think that you understand this game
I need something a little bit stronger
Just to hold on a little bit longer
Or someone who can wipe my tears away

And I know it makes sense 'cause
There's really no such thing as true love
And now I'm crying on the floor
Oh yeah I'm dying on the floor
And it's all my fault

And every kiss was just like poison
I drank it up like it was spoiling
I knew it wasn't good for me
But I love all bad things you see
Now rub my wounds with salt

Say something to me
My vital signs are failing drastically
I heard 'em say I don't got a heartbeat
But they don't know that there's no heart in me

It hurts me when my secrets are all out
It's why I never ask no one for help
Until the words just spill out of my mouth
Something broke me now I broke something else

salt

Sunset Rollercoaster drop their new EP "Vanilla Villa", but this is 'Villa' off the project.

Sunset Rollercoaster - Villa

Marcos Valle — Fogo do Sol
(Marcos Valle/Paulo Sérgio Valle)
℗ 1983 Som Livre

Letra (Lyrics):

Numa ilha
Eu quero navegar
Rumo certo pra nenhum lugar
Nem cais nem bandeira

No meu corpo
Nada além do Sol
E um jeito muito sensual
Sem roupa, sem medo

Deixar os pelos e os cabelos dourando
Pra melhor seduzir meu amor
E sobre a pele um bronzeado moreno
Pra guardar o feitiço do Sol na cor

Água clara
Pra gente se banhar
E no corpo o balançar do mar
Mexendo, tentando
Gente ou bicho
Não pode resistir
E a vida é tudo isso aí
Um beijo, um desejo

Fogo do Sol
Água do mar
Luz do luar
Eu sou assim

Marcos Valle — Fogo do Sol

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Little Person (Synecdoche, New York)

J.Dolores Records

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