Ramblings of a recovering mind

Good evening.
Long time, hey? I am not sure if we have reached the stage where an apology will be widely received and welcomed so I will refrain from apologising for my disappearance. No…there must be at least one person who kept on checking relentlessly for a new post. Therefore, I apologise to you.
You know what happens? It is like having too much fun at an outing and forgetting to take pictures. Life was happening to me and I forgot to document it.
Sigh, where do I begin?
I just realised that penchant for being disrespectful towards English punctuation and grammar. Please bear with me, folks.
I often wonder if I will feel like this in my 40s; this constant feeling of the metamorphosis of my soul and mind. I feel like after every quarter of the year, my body aligns itself more and more towards the person I am aiming and meant to be. Not to say that it is a beautiful process; this growing stuff is the pits man. I think the compensation for some of us is that while we are going through this pain; our parents are still partly liable for our actions. Otherwise, there is no telling what mayhem I would have been inflicting on myself or the world in the past couple of months.
I feel I am waffling.
Music and words have been stitching my gory wounds. So I have taken it upon myself to widen the horizons of my consumption of The Arts.
Let’s start here: I haven’t taken photographs this year. I promise, more to myself than you, that this month will not end without having a truckload of pictures. I feel this photography thing would be easier if someone lovely were to buy me a camera. I’m just putting it out there, hey (._.’).
Music: so I have been listening to music that evokes emotion more than intellectual thought for some time now. I like listening to music that reminds me of the future and makes me fantasize about the past. I know we all have our different tastes, but may I recommend? Ha-ha, I just realised that this is MY HOUSE so; I will basically do what I want. Here are the recommendations that I am forcing upon you:
Listen to Erika Badu, people. If you enjoy our blog, there must be some part of you that will connect with Mama Badu. Listen to Next Lifetime; Orange Moon; Telephone; I Want You; Green Eyes; Out My Mind, Just In Time; Incense. Those are my current favourite’s en ce moment. You will find many more pretty ones, guaranteed.  Erykah Badu makes heartbreak desirable just so you can croon to her songs with the same curves and dips as she does.
Lianne La Havas – PEOPLE! She only has one album out (If you know her, make a plan and get her to release another one) and I am already prepared to starve for a few months to catch her live. She, like Erykah Badu, makes you want to know and understand her life story. Her album is ‘Is Your Love Big Enough’. Listen to ‘Lost and Found’ last. Other tracks that will have you: Gone; Everything Everything; No Room for Doubt; Elusive…Just listen to everything.
Listen to James Blake. I am still new here. His songs are like an emotion.  Sometimes I feel like describing my emotions with his songs. I love Retrograde; Lindersfarne; The Wilhelm Scream (Also check out the Kwabs cover of this track) and DLM.
The XX – their album sounds like one long song that changes slightly everyone now and then.  This is meant as a compliment. I love their use of pan-drums and bass. I also appreciate how well their voices complement each other. I have actually ended up loving all of their songs on the album ‘Co-exist’ but notable ones are Angels; Chained and Reunion.
I just realised how many more artists I have in mind.  I have not even started talking about books. I haven’t even started talking about South African artists who stir my organs. I will pause there for now. I can imagine that you can only read what I write in bite-sized pieces.
P.S Did I mention that all of the above tracks are highly recommended to be listened to with a bottle or two of wine? You don’t drink? Have coffee…your immune system is not ready to listen to this without some sort of beverage. Actually, you were never ready.
I will post SOON.
Khensani
(please suggest music to me as well...I will suggest more as time goes by)