It’s been one of those days. And in the midst of it all, self-discovery. Because I never really thought of myself as a caffeine addict, but it was quite obvious to me that skipping my morning coffee today put me in a super foul mood. I never got a caffeine headache, despite the fact that it was three hours before I could lay my hands on some Diet Coke, but it’s now clear to me that I’m mildly dependent on coffee to kickstart my morning. After years of denying that I’d ever be one of “those” people, I am now. And it makes me wonder how I can even function on Saturdays and Sundays when I don’t have coffee… or how I can operate normally without ripping people’s heads off and snarling.
I’m in the middle of watching Pi, and—oddly enough—it’s something I moderately identify with. I remember listening to songs and needing to match beats or find patterns or discover time signatures—I’d get all frustrated, especially with complex pieces, and have to Zen out and just let it flow into my brain. And while I don’t have OCD, I have to admit that I like songs that fit together into patterns, even if they are complex, and I find that even in something as artistically oriented and creative as music, mathematics and patterns still apply. I think that’s why I never liked jazz—I can’t get into a style of music that is based on disharmony and offbeats and thrives on its freeform nature.
That said, here are some moderately complex—some of which are angry—pieces for you to right-click and save as.
Korn - “Freak on a Leash (Freakin’ B Mix)”