Liner Notes

Soundscape #92: “In Solitude, Where We Are Least Alone” — George Gordon, Lord Byron

Edward Hopper. Morning Sun, 1952.

Some people unwind by going for a couple of drinks after work while others opt for a spot of retail therapy. I like doing both of course and they have both saved my life on numerous occasions. But what I like most of all - after the long numbing day at work and after the equally numbing commute home - is to come home, put away my keys, my bag, my stuff, have a shower, make myself some food and a cup of hot tea with lemon and honey, turn on my computer… you get the idea.

The routine calms me. It’s boring-ass shit that everyone does everyday. But there’s a certain therapeutic effect to putting your things away and preparing for a new part of the day (my favourite part). I feel that as I put things away, I’m emptying my mind and therefore I feel cleansed, less weary and able to rest.

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Playlist:
1. (0:00) The Mountain Goats - Heretic Pride (Heretic Pride)
2. (3:40) Beth Orton - Live As You Dream (Trailer Park)
3. (6:47) Interpol - Evil (Antics)
4. (10:18) M. Ward - To Go Home (Post-War)
5. (14:05) Okkervil River - John Allyn Smith Saves (The Stage Names)
6. (18:40) Yo La Tengo - My Little Corner Of The World (I Can Hear The Heart Beating As One)
7. (21:08) Feist - Mushaboom (Let It Die)
8. (24:49) The Clientele - Isn’t Life Strange (God Save The Clientele)
9. (28:35) The National - Daughters Of The Soho Riots (Alligator)
10. (32:38) Sufjan Stevens - For The Widows In Paradise, For The Fatherless In Ypsilanti (Greetings From Michigan: The Great Lake State)
11. (36:35) Cat Power - The Greatest (The Greatest)

Soundscape #91: “Poor And Content Is Rich, And Rich Enough” — William Shakespeare

It’s hard not to be swept up into a culture of consumerism in this increasingly global world. We get firsthand information about what’s happening in other parts of the world via internet; we see what other people are doing, eating, wearing and as with the greener grass syndrome, we want it too.

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Soundscape #90: “A Balanced Diet Is A Cookie In Each Hand”

The relationship between us and our bodies worsens as we age. It seems as though we need more time to recover from a hangover. Our skins look really bad when we sleep 1 hour less at night. Our reflexes are probably slower as well.

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Soundscape #89: A Commuter’s Guide to Life in The Fast Lane

In view of escalating costs, most city dwellers would utilise public transport at some point, if not every day. Trains are usually the backbone of the transport system in any city. They are (usually) fast, clean, efficient and relatively cheap, in Singapore at least. The MRT is usually the transport of (no) choice for most people. As most city dwellers know, there is much to learn about a country’s people just by observing them in the train. It’s amazing how everyone’s in their own little world while getting squashed like sardines.

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