S Elizabeth has created this beautiful playlist of women who have constructed and composed aural memento mori exclusively for Death & the Maiden. As humans, we occupy a unique place in the saga of mortality, and these women in particular offer illuminating perspectives on the subject as it relates to the afterlife, funerals & wakes, ancestral memories, etc.
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– S Elizabeth –
S. Elizabeth is a fancier of fine old things, nostalgic whimsies and magics both macabre and melancholy. She is a shadow seamstress, star stitcher, word witch and weaver of the weird. She currently lives among the mosses and swamps, enjoys her coffee a great deal, and is a friend to all felines. You can follow S. Elizabeth on Twitter @mlleghoul
From end of life celebrations, to fatalistic revelations, to mournful lamentations, there are myriad ways in which music gives death, and the dead, a voice. Songs of the sighs of a sorrowful widow, the heartfelt promises to a friend on their deathbed, the haunting whispers of a ghost to it’s murderer – music is one of the most profound ways we can express or respond to the end of life experience.
The following playlist is comprised of women who have constructed and composed aural memento mori in this regard. As humans, we occupy a unique place in the saga of mortality, and these women in particular offer illuminating perspectives on the subject as it relates to the afterlife, funerals & wakes, ancestral memories, etc.
http://8tracks.com/ghoulnextdoor/death-and-the-maiden
Track List:
O Death – Jen TitusWaiting Around to Die – The Be Good TanyasHarmonica – Anna von HausswolffCross Bones Style – Cat PowerWakes – Nina NastasiaSleeping Dead – Emily Jane WhiteCaleb Meyer – Gillian WelchFancy Funeral – Lucinda WilliamsLong Ride Home – Patty GriffinFamily – Dar WilliamsBuried in Teeth – Mariee SiouxThe Dirt – Mirel WagnerInto Dust – Mazzy StarHerb Girls Of Birkenau – RasputinaEulogy – La Vampires & Zola JesusGallows – CocorosieA Lily For The Spectre – Stephanie DosenWhite Fire – Angel OlsenGraveyard – FeistSuzanne & I Anna – CalviMany Funerals – EisleyMy Boy Builds Coffins – Florence + The MachineLiving Dead – Marine and the DiamondsHappy Phantom – Tori Amos
There are, of course, songs not included here which you might have on your own personal “Death and the Maiden” playlist – there is so much fantastically beautiful, heartbreaking, music to choose from that taps into our experiences with death and dying, and so your results may vary! Music is intensely personal and so, this list reflects the author’s own experiences.
Feel free to post your own playlist and comments.
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Thanks for sharing your thoughts on Memorial. Regards