There's also a YouTube video up, which we're really pleased with.
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Thanks Aaron. Firstly, thanks for your kind words on the album, and I'm really glad you're enjoying it.AaronFW wrote:I, for one, have enjoyed the CD a fair bit. It is a really good listen. I also appreciate a lot of the thought that went into the production of the CD.
(Below is an image of my iPhone's report of how many times I've listened to each song. The number of plays is the furthest right column.)
Agreed.AaronFW wrote:Regardless, the CD (to me at the least) still lends itself to being listened to sequentially and in listening to it sequentially I feel like I am experiencing it in the order and means that was intended.
Even with passive listening, you may be surprised one day to find yourself playing one or more of the tunes without quite knowing how you got there. The result might not be perfect, but having the basic idea, you can refine it from there.AaronFW wrote:I like to imagine that if I had been able to actively listen that many times I would now be playing the songs instead of listening to them.
Nanohedron wrote:Even with passive listening, you may be surprised one day to find yourself playing one or more of the tunes without quite knowing how you got there. The result might not be perfect, but having the basic idea, you can refine it from there.AaronFW wrote:I like to imagine that if I had been able to actively listen that many times I would now be playing the songs instead of listening to them.
Thank you for appreciating that. And you're right - a lot of thought went into putting the thing together, in the order it is, and with the details that it's got.AaronFW wrote:I think I enjoy starting at the beginning of the CD. The CD starts with the door opening and closes with the door closing, and I appreciate that detail. I appreciate the cow mooing at the beginning of track 5 since it gives context for when the mooing happens during the set. These details illustrate to me the intentionality that went into creating the CD.
It means a lot to me that you do listen in the order intended. It's how I like to listen to it myself, although I do have some tracks that I'll put on individually - The Humours of Ballyloughlin being the primary one. Ooh! And that just happens to be this week's listen on BandCamp, for those who don't have the album!AaronFW wrote:Without getting into it too much, the way that we experience music has been changing as the medium changes. CDs still lend themselves to sequential listening, more so than App downloads. That being said, I did rip all the songs off the CD and put them onto my iPhone. Regardless, the CD (to me at the least) still lends itself to being listened to sequentially and in listening to it sequentially I feel like I am experiencing it in the order and means that was intended.