#finaloop

Sacrifice, uncertainty, absence

Inspired by lsunnyc's absolutely outstanding continuation to HetaOni (Final Loop and Recovery) and finaloop's categorizations for FLR's core ideas.

This is primarily an homage to Sunny's and Tomoyoshi's work. More than only lyrics, I feel like these songs evoke, for me, certain vibes for FLR's specific versions of the characters. While there's certainly a chronological structure through this playlist that does follow FLR's narrative, there's also the intent of calling up the general atmosphere of each phase. Special thanks to finaloop for letting me use their tags!

YouTube Link: (x)

i. florence + the machine // blinding (x)

ii. daughter // smother (x)

iii. regina spektor // blue lips (x)

iv. émilie simon // le vieil amant (x)

v. hozier // in the woods somewhere (x)

vi. blue foundation // eyes on fire (x)

vii. daughter // home (x)

viii. sigur rós // varúð (x)

ix. daughter // lifeforms (x)

x. hiroyuki sawano // vogel im käfig (x)

xi. missio // bottom of the deep blue sea (x)

xii. of monsters and men // silhouettes (x)

Truth, vitality, hope

Inspired by lsunnyc's absolutely outstanding continuation to HetaOni (Final Loop and Recovery) and finaloop's categorizations for FLR's core ideas.

Last part of my trio of playlist's for FLR. Although The Tower has a very strong, chronological foundation, The Sun playlists represent not necessarily a narrative progression, but a symbolical one. FLR can't simply carry its nuclear message without the existence of The Sun: a card that resembles the hardships of healing, and the importance of treasuring those rare speckles of peace. It's very telling that time itself serves as FLR's main problem, but also as its solution. And that's only because hope, always hope, conduces the whole story and its characters.

YouTube Link: (x)

i. max richter // on the nature of daylight (x)

ii. sufjan stevens // visions of gideon (x)

iii. sigur rós // ára bátur (x)

iv. billie eilish // ocean eyes (x)

v. sigur rós // untitled #3 (samskeyti) (x)

vi. bon iver // beach baby (x)

vii. sigur rós // andvari (x)

viii. coldplay // atlas (x)

ix. of monsters and men // little talks (acoustic) (x)

x. m83 // wait (x)

xi. jon brion // little person (x)

xii. florence + the machine // cosmic love (x)

Disaster, upheaval, trauma

Inspired by lsunnyc's absolutely outstanding continuation to HetaOni (Final Loop and Recovery) and finaloop's categorizations for FLR's core ideas.

Second part of my trio of playlist's for FLR. The Tower playlist is a very special one, since it essentially follows a more clear and progressive narrative path than the other two: it seeks to embody change, inner contradictions and search for oneself. I also tried to follow finaloop's substeps for The Tower, organized by circles (pain, fear, hate). You can find the corresponding cards for each cycle here. The final section of this playlist serves both as a transition to the next card as well as a condensation for the conflicting thoughts that characterize The Tower.

YouTube Link: (x)

i. iamx // volatile times (x)

ii. daughter // landfill (x)

iii. agnel obel // broken sleep (x)

iv. david o'dowda // poor wayfaring stranger (x)

v. ex:re // the dazzler (x)

vi. kaleo // way down we go (x)

vii. ben howard // black flies (x)

viii. florence + the machine // daffodil (x)

ix. of monsters and men // destroyer (x)

x. sigur rós // varðeldur (x)

xi. of monsters and men // yellow light (x)

xii. of monsters and men // lonely weather (x)