In what has become an annual tradition on Wilfully Obscure (not to
mention the ever increasing bane of my sanity) I'll be rolling out extra
special, super duper entries over the week of Chanukah. Beginning in
2012, I decided to spread the goodies out over the eight nights of
Chanukah
(check out the preliminary details for
2012,
2013,
2014 &
2015.
This made sense on a couple of different levels. For one, it gives me a
convenient excuse to share several mind-blowing "gifts" instead of just
one biggie on Christmas. Secondly, Chanukah represents
personal
relevance to me. We all know you were envious of
that boy down the block who had a yarmulke festooned to his head, who
was given the privilege of
lighting the menorah, and of course, reveling
in eight glorious nights of presents. Once again, I'm paying it
forward. Previous Chanukah entries have featured
Wire,
Velocity Girl, Jellyfish, The Pursuit of Happiness and
Redd Kross, but name recognition is not hardly a guarantee. As in past years, there will definitely be familiar faces, but also several participants that have never garnered face-time on W/O. As you may recall, I kicked things off with a BIG mondo bang last year. This time around, the opening salvo will reveal itself as something of a Chill.
At the top of each Chanukah upload will be a thumbnail photo of a menorah, with the appropriate number of lit candles to denote each succeeding evening until all eight slots in the candelabra are occupied on the concluding night, December 31st. Other than that the format will appear as usual, however some of the titles I'm gifting you will not only be available in MP3, but lossless
FLAC as well.
All of
this begs the question, "Has Wilfully Obscure been holding out on us for
the last 11 months?" Somewhat...but not quite. In short, the presents
I plan on revealing over the eight nights of Chanukah are of
considerably
high caliber. I
like to think that everything I share qualifies as good to excellent,
but to
paraphrase that sage Orwellian dictum, some are more equal than others. One final note of housekeeping - I will forgo Mystery Monday for the next week in order to maintain the continuity of the holiday as it falls on the calendar.
See you Saturday 'round sundown.
2 comments:
Does the shamesh count as a bonus, super-super musical gift? Thanks for doing this -- looking forward to eating a latke or 5 (apple sauce or sour cream?) while listening.
I'm afraid the shamesh will have to be it's own reward. Hold the sour cream.
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