A night for four songs whole — Bluish Nocturne, full version
The gaps between songs aren't cut out. Those gaps are half of this session.
In three lines
- Bluish Nocturne's live full version is up at NONOL LIVE.
- Four songs: 'My Wonderland', 'A Place to Lean', 'From This Star's Summer', 'I Hope I Just Cross Your Mind'.
- The gaps between songs aren't cut out.
Four songs in a row
It's a session held whole. Single-song cuts exist too, but this one runs start to finish.
| Order | Song |
|---|---|
| 1 | My Wonderland |
| 2 | A Place to Lean |
| 3 | From This Star's Summer |
| 4 | I Hope I Just Cross Your Mind |
Heard in this order, something appears that isn't there song by song: the last song's resonance overlaps the next one's opening bars. That's the part an edited recording removes.
Between the songs
The real content of a full-version video sits between the songs.
A few seconds of preparing the next one, the sound of tuning, a breath being caught. All of it cut from an album. And yet those gaps are what bind four songs into one session.
An edited album shows each song at its best and loses the order in exchange. Which song was placed after which, and what sat between them, doesn't survive. A full version is the reverse: not necessarily the best state, but the order and the gaps remain.
NONOL LIVE barely edits, which widens that difference. The distance between stage and audience is short, so small sounds go in as they are. Untidied things stay, and the air of that day comes with them.
Closing on a title that's a sentence
The last song's title is a sentence, and a sentence carrying a wish.
Placing it at the end of the session stands out. The first three songs build their own places, and then the last one hands a single sentence toward the listener. As a way of closing a set it's quiet, which is why it stays.
That the first song is 'My Wonderland' is worth seeing alongside it: laying out your own world first, then calling to someone outside it at the end.
Try it this way today
I'd suggest watching this in one go rather than in pieces. Cut it in the middle and the gaps disappear. Twenty-odd minutes is enough.
And watch it at night if you can. This session suits night over day — the songs mostly begin from a low place.
Starting with a full version when getting to know a band looks inefficient. You could hear one signature song instead of four. But a band you meet that way tends to stay, because you end up remembering a session rather than a song.
A new song has arrived at the playground today.
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