Unsuccessfully Unearthing the Secrets of Music
A colleague’s violet outfit at the office led me to watch on YouTube the video for Alcides’ song of the same name… which in turn led me to listen to other songs by this popular Argentine musician, who bears a strange physical resemblance to Giorgio Moroder (probably the mustache…), and although their music belongs to completely different universes, the melodies—the combination of notes and chords—manage to create a kind of nostalgic sadness that’s very hard to define. ...