Alice Coltrane - Journey in Satchidananda
Last night we watched the Criterion edition of Akira Kurosawa’s 1990 film Dreams. My partner, being an avid Kurosawa fan, introduced me to his work when we were dating. I remember watching this film years ago but my memory was patchy (like a dream eh). Kurosawa doesn’t hold back – I’ll make the most beautiful scene of flowers and a rainbow with a little boy needing to gut his stomach for the fox spirits to make amends for childhood curiosity. The peach orchard scene is one of the most stunning pieces of cinema. Harrowing PTSD war flashbacks /survivor guilt and the final scene about humanity, capitalism and nature are as relevant today as it was then.
I woke up this morning still thinking about the film. So I put this on, which seemed perfectly fitting following Dreams, with it’s own themes of loss, transcendence and overall hazy vibe.

This is one of my favourite weekend morning coffee records.

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