*Imaginary soundtracks for books #1 : NIGHTWOOD by Djuna Barnes (1936)*

Imaginary soundtracks for books #1 : NIGHTWOOD by Djuna Barnes (1936)

Ever imagined what the soundtrack of a book could be? I imagined one for NIGHTWOOD, one of my favourite novels.

Nightwood was writen by American author Djuna Barnes and published in 1936. It is cryptic, intense and bittersweet. A most explosive account of human relationships in a pure and raw form. It is as visceral as it is beautiful. A daring piece of literature that is still challenging in our days.

* Tracklist*

- Amy Denio/Orkestar Istina - L'abbraccione

- Laurie Anderson - Strange Angels

- Josephine Foster - The lap of your lust

- Björk/Arca - The gate

- Julia Holter - In the same room

- Marissa Nadler/Symon Raymonde - The path of the clouds

- Portishead - Wandering Star

- Grouper - The way her hair falls

- Jenny Hval - The plague

- Anna von Hausswolff - Stranger

- RAKTA - Fim do mundo

- Sevdaliza - Eden

- Coco Rosie - Smokey Taboo

- Julee Cruise - Floating

- Weyes Blood - Movies

- Chelsea Wolfe - Lone

If it strikes your fancy, you can listen to it here:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6frc2GvpkMyQr3QvHACDZk?si=e8fbb81d222b4e9e

“We are but skin about a wind, with muscles clenched against mortality. We sleep in a long reproachful dust against ourselves. We are full to the gorge with our own names for misery. Life, the pastures in which the night feeds and prunes the cud that nourishes us to despair. Life, the permission to know death. We were created that the earth might be made sensible of her inhuman taste; and love that the body might be so dear that even the earth should roar with it. Yes, we who are full to the gorge with misery should look well around, doubting everything seen, done, spoken, precisely because we have a word for it, and not its alchemy.”

― Djuna Barnes, Nightwood

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Indie pop by Tiago Guillul. Recorded in a studio and with guests like Rui Reininho, Tiago Guillul moves from his lo-fi days to a well produced and clean cut album. "A Febre em 1993" is a really adorable and catchy song that is one of the highlights of this album, using dancing and funky samples with some playful arrangements. "Nabucodonosor" named after one of the kings in the bible, is a really jangley song with collaborations from Rui Reininho in the vocals. Released by Florcaveira, this album has some religious inspired lyrics and most songs were built upon evangelical songs from all over the world, but that isn't exactly a surprise since it's Tiago Guillul. Overall, a candy bomb of an album of enjoyable and clever indie pop.

Aesop Rock - Labor days

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Roberta Kelly - Trouble maker

Very groovy and danceable hit Trouble-Maker by singer Roberta Kelly. The track was written and produced by Giorgio Moroder and Pete Belotte. It reached and gained enormous popularity when it was released in 1976. The second song is The Family, a more mellow disco sound with some catchy and funky bass lines and harmonious backup instrumentals. Roberta Kelly also did backup vocals for Thelma Houston and Donna Summer.

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