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Hello all!  

Some of you knew about my previous blog, The Wavy Air Blog. I frequently reviewed music there, in posts called either Listener's Diaries (which were for newer releases), or Retro Recs (older music that I wanted to recommend). I also did lists every so often, Box Sets, and Discography Rankings.

I've become a little disillusioned with the writing process I would use in reviews for Wavy Air. I felt simultaneously pretentious and incompetent in a few different ways. I still love recommending music, making lists and ranking things. Therefore, I decided to create this new blog. 

Some of you are friends from RYM, last.fm and other music sites. Others have found their way here from Facebook or Mastodon. Needless to say, many of you don't listen to some of the same genres of music that I do, but I am confident that everyone can find something entertaining, moving, or just plain interesting, from this blog. To my RYM friends in particular; you will find many more lists on this blog (if all goes well!) than what I have on RYM. 

What I'll be doing here:

  1. Making lists. This will include favorite albums of all time, best and worst records and songs of the year, past year rankings, and more.
  2. Box Sets. My favorite post I ever worked on over at my old blog was my Trip Hop Box Set. It took forever compiling and sorting it, but it was totally worth it. The basic idea is to collect my favorite records from a given genre, with some other pertinent info and an album cover for each release. Entries are unranked. Sort of like a normal list, but more extensive. Expect many more of these on the new blog.
  3. Discography Rankings. I did several of these with Wavy Air, but not as many as I'd like to do. In these, I will likely give some brief thoughts and explanations for each individual placement in the ranking.
  4. Interview Compilations. These will be a good way for me to keep track of conversations artists have had, giving context and insight into their musical process, progression over the years, and  creative ideas. I had just begun doing these on the old blog, and I enjoyed them very much.
  5. Miscellaneous. As I go, I may have some relevant ideas for other enjoyable posts (for myself, and for you). Feel free to stop by and take a gander at what I might be up to.
I view this blog as a step in the right direction for my music-sharing experience. I hope that you find something to enjoy here!

Stay safe everyone.

Love,
Nimzo.

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