"Retreat / Read me to sleep / Palace of Winds"

"Retreat / Read me to sleep / Palace of Winds"... by Gabriel Yared. Piano, almost like a 18th century example of music, but turning strong and melancholy and intense in seconds, falling into popular requirements... until it continues, beyond....

Jeff Beal - "House of Cards theme"

Haven't watched the series yet but listened to this right after his work on "Carnivale" and... it sounds very, very similar. I like it a lot, but the distant trumpet, the rhythm, the dark overtones in both melody and repetition...

Amanda Palmer goes Down Under

The vegemite song is a classic as ever, but her rendition of The Ship Song saddens me. It lacks the rhythm of the original. Nay, rhythm is not the right word. "Bad Wine and Lemon Cake", the duet with the Jane Austen Argument, is still soft and gentle. "Formidable Marinade" with is exquisitively cabaretesque.

word: quiddity

quiddity: the inherent nature or essence of someone or something.
a distinctive feature; a peculiarity: his quirks and quiddities.

word: machicolation

(in medieval fortifications) an opening between the supporting corbels of a projecting parapet or the vault of a gate, through which stones or burning objects could be dropped on attackers.