Three Excerpts from Kleinzeit
In memoriam Russel Hoban.
NNVSNU TSRUNGH
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Radiohead - Live in Praha - 22 How To Disappear Completely
The moment’s already passed,
Yeah, it’s gone.
I’m not here,
This isn’t happening.
Orpheus upon turning to gaze at Eurydice.
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I should clarify, so that no-one gets the wrong idea; I think of this song as Orpheus upon turning to gaze at Eurydice. I remember reading somewhere on the internet that Thom Yorke wrote this in Dublin (hence the reference to the Liffey) at the beginning of a big tour, when he was very anxious and wanted to disappear (of course). To me, though, this song is about anxiety in the present moment: how clear and immediate the moment of “now” can seem during a crisis or a panic attack. I’m interested in how it deals with the denial: denial of one’s identity (“I’M not here”, “That’s not ME”), denial of not-being-in-control (“I go where I please”), and denial of the immediate present moment (“now”, “here” is elsewhere). Interesting to think about how anxiety maybe causes us to feel this way.
About NNVSNU TSRUNGH
this is a blog about Orpheus. the author is a senior undergraduate at Columbia University.
this blog will serve as an aid to/record of the author's thesis project, which will investigate the depiction of Orpheus throughout the course of musical history. the project will culminate in three concerts and a paper (which will be advertised/made available here). feedback and suggestions on all aspects of the project are welcome.
every now and then i write about my life too, but i try to keep things mostly Orphean here.
"NNVSNU TSRUNGH" roughly translates to "I'm afraid I exist", and is a tip of my hat to the great novelist Russell Hoban, without whose books i would not have found the head of Orpheus.
this blog will serve as an aid to/record of the author's thesis project, which will investigate the depiction of Orpheus throughout the course of musical history. the project will culminate in three concerts and a paper (which will be advertised/made available here). feedback and suggestions on all aspects of the project are welcome.
every now and then i write about my life too, but i try to keep things mostly Orphean here.
"NNVSNU TSRUNGH" roughly translates to "I'm afraid I exist", and is a tip of my hat to the great novelist Russell Hoban, without whose books i would not have found the head of Orpheus.
