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OccultHawk · 03-12-2018, 10:28 PM

Trygve Seim: Rumi Songs

Forcing words into songs is tricky business that rarely works. Critics and prize-committees like to pretend otherwise but almost universally the music suffers resulting in painfully awkward presentations. Hiding behind the avant curtain doesn’t change the truth. These are dissertations that won’t be read. No amount of hard work can change that. The poetry is poison.

Don’t get me wrong. I like Rumi. It might not even be so distracting if it were a hybrid attempt at crossing Norwegian experimental with Farsi vocals (that I wouldn’t be able to understand) but the English vocals are untenable.

I’ll read Rumi and listen to music separately, thank you. Not recommended.

03-12-2018, 10:28 PM	#11 (permalink)
OccultHawk one-balled nipple jockey Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Dirty Souf Biatch Posts: 22,006	Trygve Seim: Rumi Songs Forcing words into songs is tricky business that rarely works. Critics and prize-committees like to pretend otherwise but almost universally the music suffers resulting in painfully awkward presentations. Hiding behind the avant curtain doesn’t change the truth. These are dissertations that won’t be read. No amount of hard work can change that. The poetry is poison. Don’t get me wrong. I like Rumi. It might not even be so distracting if it were a hybrid attempt at crossing Norwegian experimental with Farsi vocals (that I wouldn’t be able to understand) but the English vocals are untenable. I’ll read Rumi and listen to music separately, thank you. Not recommended. __________________ 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Member of the Year & Journal of the Year Champion Behold the Writing of THE LEGEND: https://www.musicbanter.com/members-...p-lighter.html