Quaderni di un mammifero

Erik Satie did nothing wrong in his life. He wrote great music, invented muzak, and had a great sense of humor - like wearing only brown velvet suits and buying an umbrella everyday. Also when he died, they found the piano in his apartment upside down. And then there is the story that he only ate fo Leggi tutto

Es imposible no terminar más encariñada aún que antes de Satie, después de leer este pequeño libro. Siempre he sabido que era un excéntrico, pero esto suma mucho a la imagen que tengo de el, su sentido del humor, sus ideas. Era un personaje, y este libro es maravilloso para acompañar su música, y su Leggi tutto

What an interesting mammal! I was already aware of how ahead-of-his-time he was with his music, which included proto-minimalism and full-on ambient music, designed to just decorate your space, not to be actively listened to. I was surprised to here read his play "Medusa's Trap", which is as absurd a Leggi tutto

I've had an abiding interest in Satie since reading Roger Shattuck's "The Banquet Years" during my college days, and have since become a big fan of his musical output well beyond his played-to-death "Gymnopedies"; like the composer these works are witty, eccentric, and far ahead of their time. This

"All the years I was young people said to me: 'You will see when you are 50.'I am 50. I haven't seen anything" This was such a fantastic read. From Uspud to his compositional notations "not to be read aloud" Satie's writings have given me such a greater appreciation for the experience of hearing his Leggi tutto

He truly was a groovy cat. Gosh, did I really just type that?