Mitski - "Geyser"

Every time the opening track from Be the Cowboy comes on, that droning keyboard makes me think I'm hearing Einstein on the Beach. It's always a bit of a jolt. The rest of "Geyser" sounds nothing like the Philip Glass score, but it's striking in its own way.

Cinema's Most Sweeping Films

Wanna get away? Can't say I blame you right now. For MEL, I wrote about the movies I find most "transporting," however you choose to define that word. Up, up and away.

Philip Glass - "Opening"

Philip Glass turned 80 this week. This is off Glassworks, which I gather is considered to be more "mainstream" Glass. Whatever: It's beautiful, with a hint of the intensity that dominates his "challenging" work.