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In the Interest of Transparency: Aquatic Music (Themed Playlist)

The Water-Fall
"With what deep murmurs through time’s silent stealth
Doth thy transparent, cool, and wat’ry wealth
Here flowing fall,
And chide, and call,
As if his liquid, loose retinue stay’d
Ling’ring, and were of this steep place afraid;
The common pass
Where, clear as glass,
All must descend
Not to an end,
But quicken’d by this deep and rocky grave,
Rise to a longer course more bright and brave …"
- Henry Vaughan

As I completed the top tracks of the year posts (2010 - 2022) that I had been working on for well over a month, I thought it was time for another themed playlist. The genres represented on this list are varied, as are the moods, textures, and themes. The sequencing of the picks is very intentional, so I recommend listening in order.

Thank you!

1. Ichiko Aoba - Pilgrimage  ||  Chamber Folk, Singer/Songwriter  ||  2020  ||  peaceful, ethereal  ||  Japan

2. Sophie - Is It Cold In the Water?  ||  Bubblegum Bass, Art Pop  ||  2018  ||  surreal, dense  ||  UK

3. Fishmans - Long Season  ||  Dub, Neo-Psychedelia, Psychedelic Pop  ||  1996  ||  warm, uplifting  ||  Japan

4. Kate Bush - Under Ice  ||  Art Pop  ||  1985  ||  cold, ominous  ||  UK

5. Animal Collective - Daily Routine  ||  Neo-Psychedelia, Psychedelic Pop  ||  2009  ||  lush, cryptic  ||  USA

6. ISIS - From Sinking  ||  Atmospheric Sludge Metal, Post-Metal  ||  2002  ||  epic, lethargic  ||  USA

7. Mastodon - Blood and Thunder  ||  Sludge Metal, Progressive Metal  ||  2004  ||  energetic, conceptual  ||  USA

8. GAS - Pop 4  ||  Ambient  ||  2000  ||  mellow, atmospheric  ||  Germany

9. Grouper - Heavy Water / I'd Rather Be Sleeping  ||  Psychedelic Folk, Ambient  ||  2008  ||  ethereal, hypnotic  ||  USA

10. Panda Bear - Comfy in Nautica  ||  Plunderphonics, Neo-Psychedelia  ||  2007  ||  dense, warm  ||  USA

11. Arthur Russell - Let's Go Swimming  ||  Experimental, Ambient Pop  ||  1987  ||  surreal, avant-garde  ||  USA

12. This Heat - Not Waving  ||  Experimental, Experimental Rock, Industrial  ||  1979  ||  cold, cryptic  ||  UK

13. Echo & The Bunnymen - Seven Seas  ||  Post-Punk, Jangle Pop  ||  1984  ||  playful, melodic  ||  UK

14. Radiohead - Codex  ||  Experimental Rock, Electronic  ||  2011  ||  lush, sentimental  ||  UK

15. Radiohead - Pyramid Song  ||  Art Rock  ||  2001  ||  death, ethereal  ||  UK

16. Hiroshi Yoshimura - Water Copy  ||  New Age, Ambient  ||  1982  ||  calm, peaceful  ||  Japan

17. Claude Debussy - Nocturne - II. Fêtes (Cleveland Orchestra)  ||  Impressionism, Orchestral  ||  1995  ||  playful, mysterious  ||  France

18. Coldplay - Oceans  ||  Ambient Pop, Alt-Pop  ||  2014  ||  calm, sentimental  ||  UK

19. 김뜻돌 [Meaningful Stone] - As If  ||  Indie Pop, Folk Pop  ||  2020  ||  lush, summer  ||  South Korea

20. The Drones - Shark Fin Blues  ||  Punk Blues  ||  2005  ||  raw, energetic  ||  Australia

21. Alcest - Sur l'océan couleur de fer  ||  Post-Metal, Blackgaze  ||  2010  ||  atmospheric, melancholic  ||  France

22. K.R.T. Wasitodiningrat - Ketawang Puspawarna  ||  Javanese Gamelan  ||  1971  ||  peaceful, hypnotic  ||  Indonesia

23. 泰合志恒 [Taihe Zhiheng] - 没有你  ||  Ambient, Vaporwave  ||  2015  ||  mellow, mysterious  ||  China

24. Animal Collective - Summertime Clothes  ||  Psychedelic Pop, Neo-Psychedelia  ||  2009  ||  melodic, summer  ||  USA

25. Ichiko Aoba - Dawn in the Adan  ||  Chamber Folk, Singer/Songwriter  ||  2020  ||  peaceful, fantastical  ||  Japan

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