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Joanna Newsom's Astounding Masterpiece: "Sapokanikan"

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austin_blue1/07/2022 6:39:26 pm PST

re: #9 makeitstop

I used to listen to Joanna back in the Milk-Eyed Mender days, when she mainly played harp. I haven’t listened to all of this one yet but the first couple of minutes remind me why I liked her in the first place.

And I was once in a prog band called Ozymandias, so I appreciate the reference. :)

As you all know, She Who Must Be Obeyed is a harper who can basically play anything you put in front of her. Folk, Western Swing, Celtic, Rock, Mahler, Bartok, Iranian, North African, Andean, Mexican, Brazilian, Raga, she can and has played it all, and still does.

She thinks Joanna is a fascinating musician.

Joanna is a classically trained harpist and her harping is spot-on.

Her vocals, on the other hand, are… adventurist. SWMBO isn’t sure if she is just not completely in control of her voice or if she is doing exactly what she is meaning to do.

I don’t want to jump in to that discussion, I just find her music fascinating.