Composers Doing Normal Shit

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Iannis Xenakis sitting in his office, Paris 1972
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George Gershwin aggressively petting a dog.

Béla Bartók being bored.

Carl Nielsen knitting.

Francis Poulenc smoking a cigarette while cooking with his dog.

George Crumb glaring at someone while smoking a cigarette in front of some bongos.

I'll be back to posting more regularly in the new year!
I love you. - CDNS

Parallels, by Folk Physics & Mike Block 12 track album

FYI - Today is also Bandcamp Friday which means 100% of your purchase goes directly to the artist. It's a great day to support all of your favorite artists.

parallels-album.bandcamp.com/album/parall...

In September, it was accepted for consideration for Best Ambient, Chant & New Age album at the 2026 Grammy Awards. (Spoiler: we didn’t get nominated. Still cool.). www.imaginaryanimals.ninja/parallels-fyc

Folk Physics & Mike Block - Parallels Listen to Parallels on TIDAL

The album draws inspiration from the atmospheric worlds of Ólafur Arnalds, Brian Eno, and Nils Frahm, weaving ambient textures with emotive strings and nuanced production. (Thank you, official press release!)

Please listen if you're in to that kind of thing!
tidal.com/album/433592...

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Hey BlueSky, ya boi also writes music.

Earlier this year, the amazing cellist Mike Block
and I (recording under the name Folk Physics) released an album of original music called Parallels on Imaginary Animals Records. orcd.co/parallels

Kaija Saariaho taking the subway.

Arvo Pärt taking a taxi.

Dmitri Shostakovich walking his cat with his wife in the snow.

Edgard Varèse sulking by the boat.

George Gershwin playing golf.

Giacomo Puccini walking on the beach with his son Antonio.

Harrison Birtwistle getting a haircut.

Gloria Coates drinking soda.

Brian Eno smoking a cigarette in the studio
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Kurt Weill smoking a pipe with his dog.

Glenn Gould breaking his arm.

Morton Feldman reading the paper.

Pierre Boulez rehearsing. (?)

Franz Liszt having a miserable time with his students.

Krzysztof Penderecki drinking alone.

Benjamin Britten eating ice cream with his friends.

Don Cherry driving the van.

Tony Bennett raking the yard.

Luciano Pavarotti calling someone.