Cinema is a mirror by which we often see ourselves

Some birds are not meant to be caged, that's all. Their feathers are too bright, their songs too sweet and wild. So you let them go, or when you lopen the cage to feed them they somehow fly out past you. And the part of you that knows it was wrong to imprison them in the first place rejoices, but still, the place where you live is that much more drab and empty for their departure. — Stephen King, Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption

Expect nothing Appreciate everything

Gymnopédie No. 1 by Erik Satie, played by Jacques Février in 1966. Musicologist and philosopher Vladimir Jankelévitch used to say that Satie was the composer of mornings, because there is something matutinal about his music... I might add that he was more precisely the composer of Sunday mornings, even though there is nothing religious about his compositions: but there is a serenity, a calmness, an emptiness that modernity associates with Sundays; so here is your dose of Sunday morning music. In fact, Satie was the inventor of something very modern that surrounds your everyday life... One day of 1920, Erik Satie organized something peculiar during the intermission of a concert by Max Jacobs. Indeed, it was the first outing of his concept of « musique d'ameublement » (furnishing music). The principle is simple: the public should walk around and discuss as if it were a normal intermession while musicians played music that should not be actively listened to... Because of traditional reflexes, the audience stopped to listen to the music but Satie and Milhaud kept saying « Whatever you do, don't listen! »... And that's the day what we now know as background music was born. As a true avant-garde artist and a serial jokester, with that experience, Satie wanted to do away with the idea of music happening as an organized and paid for event. During that intermission, music was therefore a non-event, a piece of furniture in the grand scheme of things, just like lighting or heating. What was seen as a joke then is our life now, and it even has a name, « elevator music »: shops, elevator, bars, restaurants... Every moment is a musical one and it's barely noticeable because it should not be. It's ironic that the Gymnopédies, written way before Satie's concept, eventually became mainstream elevator music.

Exploring Quasimoto: Madlib's Evil Twin Quasimoto, the alter-ego of rapper and producer Madlib, is one of the most unusual and entertaining characters in hip-hop. With his high-pitched voice and penchant for offbeat beats and rhymes, Quasimoto has been delighting fans since his debut album, "The Unseen," was released in 2000. But who is Quasimoto, exactly? Some say he's a cartoon character brought to life, others claim he's a product of Madlib's wild imagination. The truth, however, is even more bizarre. According to Madlib, Quasimoto is his "evil twin," was created during a ps*locybin mushroom trip while in the studio. The rapper and producer famously said "If I didn't do Magic Mushr*oms, I'd probably just be doing Hip-Hop". While ingesting the drug certainly shaped the record's vibe, the producer remembers those trips for how they helped his workflow: "They just kept me up so I can record a lot of stuff in a short period of time and not care about it, you know what I mean?" Despite his questionable origins, Quasimoto has become a cult favorite among hip-hop fans, thanks to his unique style and offbeat sense of humor. His rhymes are often nonsensical and stream-of-consciousness, but they're also clever and infectious. And let's not forget about his production skills, which often feature samples from obscure and unexpected sources, such as old B-movies and TV themes. But Quasimoto's appeal isn't just limited to hip-hop heads. His music has been praised by critics and musicians across genres, and he's even been featured in an episode of the Cartoon Network show "Aqua Teen Hunger Force." The character of Quasimoto is not meant to be taken literally but rather as a representation of Madlib's artistic expression. So, if you're looking for something different and entertaining in your hip-hop, look no further than Quasimoto. Just make sure you don't trip while listening, or you might end up with an evil twin of your own.