Not an hour ago I left from the theatre where Arkhipovsky had given his solo concert, and I thought I’d write down my impression of the man’s music. You know how when you first learn to ply an instrument, you think about playing the appropriate notes in the correct sequence; a few years later you can play the notes without thinking much about it, so you think about intonation and using staccato or glissando or whatever technique is used for emotional emphasis with your instrument. I think, this man was not thinking about any of that. I got a feeling that he was concerned with making the air in the room vibrate in accordance with his will. The level of not even control but of feeling the instrument is insane. Sometimes an event of great significance happens, let’s say a fratercide. People talk about it and express a hope that it never happens again. Parents tell the tale to children, each speaker forgetting unimportant details and providing explanations for the important but difficult to understand points. The tale adapts to become the most memorable and the most efficient way to convey the moral. It becomes myth, or a sacred story, valuable because of its distilled concentrated nature. Arkhipovsky has distilled music

mi pali e ilo kalama kepeken ilo 3D. tenpo ni la mi wile pakala e pilin jan lon poka mi kepeken kalama musi ike mute. mi tu pali e lipu kepeken toki pona.

I am bad at music. Could never sing, wouldn't be able to tell you why the pentatonic scale sounds nice, what even is a note? That being said, I had some experience with music as a kid, I attended music school, learned nothing, but played percussions in an ensemble. Over the years I have tried a couple of things, like the ukulele, which I hoped would be like a guitar but for the lazy people, and some simple piano pieces, but that got me nowhere. I have 3d printed a tin whistle, not out of tin, obviously, and I'm loving it. It can be simple, or you could add ornamentations to make it challenging; there is a learning curve, the 2/3 octaves mechanic is fun, the variation range is impressive, the thing is portable, it can be made quieter with a piece of paper &c &c. I can now relatively confidently play Loch Lomond with minor ornamentation. My short term goal is to be able to play this particular piece very confidently, with emotional intonation and advanced ornamentation. I feel like focusing on one piece for now

I've been listening to the artist called ксюшенька who has this melancholic elitist vibe, that reminded me both of XARISTA and, weirdly enough, L.E.J - they enjoy obscure references to random books, political events, people, which can be difficult to catch immediately because of the pace of the lyrics but maybe there is still a language barrier in my case. Nonetheless, check them all out if you're interested.

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