Reviewing your parents' music collection
The current global situation is having a dire impact on the present and future experience of live music. As much as we enjoy the ease and convenience of Spotify, YouTube and co. to consume recorded music basically at any time and in any space, the uniqueness and appeal of live music performance has established a… Continue reading Captain Cool Presents: Why we need live music or “Are We an Electric Generation Falling Apart?” by Matija
Time is a funny concept. It passes without us physically noticing, it is a human construct yet with real effects. How do we experience time and how much do we think about its end? How do we and the world change over the course of a week? A month? A year? What is growing older?… Continue reading Growing Old not Growing Wiser – Captain Cool Presents: “Beast Epic” by Iron & Wine
Electro swing music has garnered a growing number of followers in recent years, making its way into the mainstream and onto the dance floors crowded with Western cosmopolites. However, despite its increasing success and presence, most would associate the genre with cover artists who take either swing classics or contemporary pop and EDM hits and… Continue reading Swing into the Future – Captain Cool Presents: "It Flew By" by The Electric Swing Circus
What do a city in the German Harz, 21st century anxiety, language barriers, and the musical rendition of a Spy Kids film have in common? They're all topics set to music on Bonaparte's 2017 album The Return of Stravinsky Wellington. This recommendation was part of a long list Captain Cool sent me some two weeks… Continue reading Grainy Polaroids and Spy Kids – Captain Cool Presents: “The Return of Stravinsky Wellington” by Bonaparte
Indie pop has always been a genre closely linked to the label of acoustic performance. The importance of the acoustic guitar, the non-electronic piano, the percussion provided live (usually on a cajon), the only evidence of production interference located in the microphone picking up the sound. The quality stamp of simplicity. Not that contemporary music… Continue reading Simplicity is Scary – Captain Cool Presents: BOY’s “Acoustic Collection”
The Dad Anthology 