🎵 Music for 26 July 2026
"Allerseelen, Op. 10, No. 8" by Helmut Deutsch & Jonas Kaufmann
Allerseelen, Richard Strauss
Do you remember the Strauss song we used to sing? Once a year the dead live for one day. Oh come to me again as once in May.
Under the Volcano, Malcolm Lowry
🎵 My top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Emerson, Lake & Palmer (27 plays), Rianne Downey (10), Gustavo Dudamel & Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela (2), Paul Heaton (2), Gustavo Dudamel, Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela & Jorge Glem (1)
I’m just relaxing this Saturday afternoon.
Hammock, music and a glass of wine in the garden 🍷
Watched: Masters of the Universe, 2026 - ★★★½ 🎥
I did see some of the animated series in the early ’80s and this was a fun re-visit.
Of course I know it’s not a brilliant film - and didn’t get particularly good critical reviews - but I put it in the category of fairly lightweight, well-made, enjoyable sci-fi/fantasy films that don’t take themselves too seriously. Alongside it for me would be Flash Gordon (1980), The Golden Compass (2007), John Carter (2012), Warcraft (2016), Ready Player One (2018) and Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023).
Generous ★s for enjoyment!
Watched: The Invite, 2026 - ★★★★ 🎥
Pilot Gig porter from Keltek Brewery 🍺
Excellent porter - goes well with a Wetherspoon’s breakfast.
🎵 My top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Ladysmith Black Mambazo (17 plays), The Moody Blues (13), The Alan Parsons Project (10), Muse (9), Karl-Heinz Steffens, Scharoun Ensemble Berlin (8)
🎵 My top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Sivert Høyem (40 plays), Isabelle Faust, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin & Bernhard Forck (20), Madrugada (12), Gilbert, BPO, Zimmermann (6), Rush (6)
Goal through a window ⚽️
Watched: The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, 2024 - ★★★½ 🎥
