{"id":76859,"date":"2021-02-05T08:22:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-05T14:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/?p=76859"},"modified":"2021-02-04T23:48:41","modified_gmt":"2021-02-05T05:48:41","slug":"whatre-they-listening-to-renaissance-art-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/2021\/02\/05\/whatre-they-listening-to-renaissance-art-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019re they listening to? Renaissance art edition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Renaissance paintings are known for their expressive characters and exaggerated features. It&#8217;s easy to get lost in the gazes of these portraits and imagine the life of the subjects. If we can imagine their lives, why not their soundtracks? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/fWgJbf41-pf03flS3VjzL66_1rBLk-UopAU06oB_gOddxqtZlS0Qw3dMHc_vW2lXen1mV3XSL9p40NgaqZqLoaMA6PHqDWSo2mXT3JnmMmCHNzXYV38nQPo3JplU3fE8EnsblHze\" alt=\"\" width=\"307\" height=\"396\"\/><figcaption>Diane Chasseresse &#8211; Anonymous<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What they\u2019re listening to: <\/strong>&#8220;Moon: 57 &#8211; Warp Wet Woods&#8221; from The Sleepwalk&#8217;s Phantasmagoria II<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I can only imagine Diane sneaking around the warp wet woods, hunting for sustenance with their dog companion. The birds are probably the ones creating the soundtrack, I\u2019m not exactly sure on how they got the instruments though&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>-Cole Billings, In-Studio Director<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Moon: 57 - Warp Wet Woods (MoonDisc Version)\" width=\"1170\" height=\"878\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6H0BijzQHSg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/krq5l6cxC8PNJR1MZ_SxqeKNcNfrtDG6JoOdHWxRVfSRO0yB6sh5SbKLJ-VtL5ebmGOX7JRePgeB8JaSq52R7VIEG4cbvafoCtfjSGQgKnlyC8PwzpMgrzWGTT-eOJKsZqRdPHRv\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption>La Fornarina &#8211; Raphael<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What they\u2019re listening to: <\/strong>\u201cBAWDY\u201d Shygirl https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VRgX4achQDs<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The placement of her expressive hands and indecent exposure undeniably represents that this woman is a bad b*tch. \u201cBAWDY\u201d is the ultimate, feeling-your-self, twerk-alone-in-your-room banger. Tell me you can\u2019t see a montage of La Fornarina (little bakeress) kneading dough and playfully throwing some flour around while moving her \u201cbawdy\u201d to this gem from Shygirl\u2019s recent EP <em>ALIAS<\/em>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>-Cami Koons, Content Director<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Shygirl \u2013 BAWDY (Lyric Video)\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VRgX4achQDs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/rfutNiBBqvmCaWbvIzbULflwpPdlJTcSj5nxnyFOXRhTlxycnxe1eP6qm12PHfe6ZOpyR99GToT1U7vcQyEQDbH_7lIWZWiXQr7t89swWM9pmlZUsc_lrTO3hV8sk6PwwqUh-bCP\" alt=\"\" width=\"927\" height=\"341\"\/><figcaption>Portrait of a Young Man &#8211; Sandro Botticelli<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What they\u2019re listening to: <\/strong>BROCKHAMPTON <em>Saturation I-III<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Portrait of a Young Man (aka ye old skater boy or hoop and stick boy??) I can definitely picture this kid stuck reliving the glory days of the BROCKHAMPTON <em>Saturation<\/em> era. He\u2019s the kid whose only personality trait is about how he discovered BROCKHAMPTON before they got big. Still to this day he considers himself a music god and rejects all other artists because BROCKHAMPTON did something \u201cno other band has ever done before\u2026\u201d He rejects other forms of music just like Renaissance artists who rejected all other forms of art, because they thought \u201cno other artist had done this before\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> -Erin Bugee, Communications Director<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"BOOGIE - BROCKHAMPTON\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4cucHc2vef4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/PJRwuCaUlwlSjmzjSl7aPmSnNRCdzmMUEGflosBX7rLYiz-YqM6okHaI4d5rjRIXaeFU3vumJtTIVTO1wiYUPeWUOVEcXZEgPlVlo9vrCmFdjiq7gqcufAa9dZQ7e5ZAsqeNTKQb\" alt=\"\" width=\"-182\" height=\"-249\"\/><figcaption>Portrait of Giovanni Arnolfini and His Wife &#8211; Jan Van Eyck<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What they\u2019re listening to: <\/strong>\u201cWedding Bell\u201d Beach House <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWedding Bell\u201d for obvious reasons, and also because <em>Devotion-<\/em>era Beach House just sounds like a renaissance painting to me. This is especially true for the album opener, with its elegant use of the harpsichord gently striding along with those signature Beach House guitar pedals. It\u2019s an effortless marriage between late 2000s indie pop and hymnal music (very sexy). The sonic qualities of everything on <em>Devotion<\/em> come coated in the soft golden glow that those cut from a Catholic cloth are all too familiar with, and it helps that Victoria Legrand\u2019s vocals sound as if they\u2019re echoing through a place of worship by default.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is also speculated that \u201cWedding Bell\u201d is meant to express the band\u2019s feelings on \u201cmarrying\u201d their newfound crop of fans with a sophomore album. There is an excitement for this new journey in Legrand\u2019s words, but also uncertainty, just as with any marriage. It\u2019s an innocence that is represented by Jan Van Eyck\u2019s inclusion of oranges to the left of the groom, as well as the ivory complexion of the bride. Lest we forget the symbolism of the soft, red four-poster marital bed gorgeously contrasted against the bride\u2019s emerald gown; the soft, muted colors given life by the feeble autumn sun; the dog also probably represents something, kind of odd that there\u2019s a dog there, whatever.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The painting, as well as all Beach House music, sets the stage for that slow, nose-to-nose missionary where you say \u201cI love you,\u201d and other gross sh*t like that. And the dog will be right there watching it all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong> <\/strong>-Sam Blaufuss, Content\/DJ Staff<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Wedding Bell - Beach House\" width=\"1170\" height=\"878\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6Eb91Dx9gAI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/hYrBGwX-QIb1W8iMbTptLPtwz5RSOPr8CskmuklxnpYcWNTc-ADKZfrG-XJA9yXFzu5_trtfjWPoRgn7Mizfl3dRDTSBiaiwjUuajlmOc0MMQJH9TwokPXvcHR7q0m5gWy6DCWdz\" alt=\"\" width=\"283\" height=\"384\"\/><figcaption>Lady with an Ermine &#8211; Leonardo Da Vinci <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What they\u2019re listening to: <\/strong>\u201cThe Knock\u201d by Hop Along<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First of all, the title of the album is <em>Painted Shut.<\/em> The singer, Frances Quinlan, has this fantastic gravelly voice. Ermine? Looks like a hairless cat to me, no? Also, Frances is non-binary, and this lady gives off androgynous vibes. Plus, that necklace! The song talks about someone knocking on the door and trying to talk to someone else. The lady in the image looks as if she might be looking toward that door, in the direction of the knock. She also seems like she doesn\u2019t care to answer the door because she\u2019d rather be cuddling the creature in her arms instead. Valid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>-Ellynn Mayo, Content Staff<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Hop Along - The Knock [Official Audio]\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SuWdggpr3Os?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/Y2KqDZT8iNoIzZfCB1z9rKyMS-8iC8WUgPojtFQbO33SwKdK87X3DiIuWRHzagNbrm8ohPYeaAOo4JwKqu3vICSwSRU7fmkZXpQbols6lQpq6YClQBOs9Jms2A8AOIQYBnHLxrDL\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"366\"\/><figcaption>Christ Child with a Walking Frame &#8211; Hieronymus Bosch<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What they\u2019re listening to: <\/strong>Benny Hill Theme <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Little naked man run funny.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>-Griffin Lowry, Music Director<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Benny Hill Theme\" width=\"1170\" height=\"878\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MK6TXMsvgQg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/nYlAD_tBzq6Tudh4M1q7yWuTMnrRBaYWCHXjPeO4D8jEX-qnOQ0PDNkywzeOrnYDz1tM-FOZj_-Z_ciU5905aIb3sripTXSQxY__4ODRKc4XUq-J5IjPuPkLTSBBo8Mo5jcQHOt8\" alt=\"\" width=\"-144\" height=\"-172\"\/><figcaption>Bacchus &#8211; Caravaggio<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What they\u2019re listening to: <\/strong>&#8220;All the Wine&#8221; &#8211; The National<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Is choosing a song about wine for a painting of Bacchus way too on-the-nose and uninspired? Yes. That being said, this song exudes the same energy as the young Bacchus&#8217;s gaze in this painting. &#8220;All the Wine&#8221; starts with a grandiose expression of lead singer Matt Berringer&#8217;s limitless confidence and talent, including the amazing lyric &#8220;I&#8217;m a perfect piece of ass.&#8221; This same self-confidence is apparent in Bacchus&#8217;s demeanor, inviting the viewer in with a subtly condescending gesture and facial expression. Additionally the song&#8217;s chorus is a simple, yet appropriate refrain: &#8220;And all the wine is just for me.&#8221; This song truly captures Caravaggio&#8217;s image of the Greek god of wine and ecstasy.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>-Kade Schoenfeldt, Programming Director<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/XM6LkS8Ji2IMc0bIrOYmgBrDIC4y4W9BLaLai005PGNRkPjIGV9Z_6b2SNx7cSb3XPWuKeyeS8FXyEZ6QH9uuvdfHnoCh-6JoZmZboDjpi1_2eju3uUcVVE3jMk1U0tlIOzC69lL\" alt=\"\" width=\"268\" height=\"300\"\/><figcaption>The Derelict &#8211; Sandro Botticelli<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What they\u2019re listening to: <\/strong>\u201cMemento Mori\u201d &#8211; Crywank&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Latin title of this bleak Crywank song translates to \u201cremember that you must die,\u201d and Botticelli\u2019s <em>Derelict <\/em>looks like she is well aware of her own mortality. Even after hosting The Big Sad for a semester, I can honestly say that this is one of the most melancholy songs I have ever encountered\u2014and I have been a connoisseur of sad music for a long, long time. Appearing on Crywank\u2019s 2013 album <em>Tomorrow Is Nearly Yesterday and Everything Is Stupid<\/em>, \u201cMemento Mori\u201d reflects not only on the fleeting nature of human existence (\u201cIn my life, will I make a difference? \/ In my death, will I be missed?\u201d) but on the staggering, consuming fear of what might happen <em>after<\/em> we die (\u201cWill I be granted some sort of an afterlife \/ Or will I just cease to exist?\u201d).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With genre classifications such as \u201cemo,\u201d \u201csadcore,\u201d and \u201cfolk-punk,\u201d it is unsurprising that the British duo behind Crywank crafts such depressing tunes. The instrumentation in \u201cMemento Mori\u201d makes the track stark, raw, and desperate. Singer Jay Clayton\u2019s slightly reverb-ed voice floats ethereally over light guitar picking and drums, both of which grow more intense and frantic as the song reaches its peak. The song concludes with a reprise of its more subdued introduction, including the repeated lyrics \u201cEveryone I love is gonna die \/ And I will die as well \/ I think about this before I sleep \/ And have since I was a child.\u201d This callback ties the song together, strengthening its central themes and leaving listeners with the sensation that time is a paradox and the only certainty in this existence is death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>-Jaya Chakka, Station Manager\/The Big Sad host<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Memento Mori\" width=\"1170\" height=\"878\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GiesKu55IFk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A collaborative playlist from KJHK staff. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4332,"featured_media":76861,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3226,15,1],"tags":[8153],"class_list":["post-76859","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-culture-articles","category-featured-on-kjhk","category-uncategorized","tag-collaborative-playlist"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Renaissance-music-.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76859","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4332"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=76859"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76859\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":76862,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76859\/revisions\/76862"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/76861"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=76859"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=76859"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=76859"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}