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       music as milestone
       August 16th, 2019
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       Passing through major change makes itself manifest in a number of
       ways. For me, one of the most notable is a musical genre shift.
       
       At the end of a long and tumultuous relationship I set out on
       a thirteen hour drive home, newly single, skipping through
       stations at 5am in search of something to capture the hole I felt
       inside. I caught the beginning of Mountain Stage on NPR (National
       Public Radio) as a trio was just starting out. The band, The Be
       Good Tanyas [0], are a folk/Americana band from Canada. They
       started out their set with a cover of the gospel song, "In My Time
       of Dying", most famously performed by Led Zeppelin & Blind Willie
       Johnson [1].
       
 (TXT) [0] The Be Good Tanyas
 (HTM) [1] In My Time of Dying
       
       There it was, the resonating echo of my inner self. I was hooked
       and would go on to binge the bluegrassy/folk/Americana
       scene--especially the likes of Jolie Holland--to great depths over
       the next few years. It was a music for the time.
       
       Years earlier I experienced something similar with Enya that you
       can all thank for my multi-hour "All Enya" streams on tilderadio.
       Joining the Navy took me on a wild ride of electronica and
       euro-vocal-trance. My time in Alaska introduced me to the depths
       of Nordic electronic minimalism.
       
       And so, with the move to Iceland I expected something to develop.
       I know that my tastes would shift. I already adore so many
       Icelandic bands, would that grow and encompass a major part of my
       life? Would I slide deeper into the fediverse's obsession with
       vaporwave? Apparently the answer is no.
       
       Somehow--illogically--I've found myself listening to Reggae [2,3].
       
 (HTM) [2] Mike Love - Permanent Holiday
 (HTM) [3] Chronixx - Here Comes Trouble
       
       I'm not sure if I can say definitively that this is my new jam,
       but it sure is happening a lot. I guess it proves that you can't
       predict what the future will hold.
       
       What are your signs of change? Do you change tastes in music like
       me, or is it something else? Change nicknames? Take up new
       hobbies?