The Golden Hour
when i think of autumn, i think of the last couple of hours before dusk. it’s been too warm for too long, and now that the cold is setting in, there is something exciting, somber, and mysterious about it all. suddenly, our fashions, our recipes, our thoughts, and our music begin to change.
The Golden Hour here at The Sagasu Review is dedicated to music that feels appropriate as the sun begins to set. before the coming of a long winter, there is one last chance to embrace the light and warmth.
the cold is for another time.
our hope
Hitsujibungaku’s breakout album is a youth fighting out against the smother of death. by death i mean age. the age of a dying season, the age of our fortitude, the age of what we are, who we are. above all that, our hope is a really cool album that feels alive and fresh. so put on your favorite sweater, go find a some cold weather and find a nice shiver. its autumn after all, what a time to be alive.
BLEACH: Memories of Nobody OST
when i think of autumn and the film of Bleach: Memories of Nobody, comes to mind as the first season i had spent with a new world of music. the movie is very specifically autumn coded, but the soundtrack itself really delivers on the theming. Shiro Sagisu’s work as a composer is definitive and his orchestral and operatic pieces have an unusual sense of place and time. the last gasps of light in a swift evening are a particularly mysterious and evocative experience to exist within. no matter how many years in a lifetime it is repeated. Memories of Nobody is especially poignant come this time of day. it really delivers on the passing of spring and summer into the eventual death or loss in winter. a necessary part of every year. check it out, watch a sunset in the cold, you’ll be glad you did.
0
folk music is a defining part of autumn each year. there is just something about the plucking acoustic guitar and the introspective subject matter. fall is a time for melancholy, reflection, and perseverance of life in the growing cold. this contrast, like a deep breath of cold air, are what make the whole season especially exciting. 0 is key folk album in recent history and worth the visit. especially in “Ikinokori Bokura” does Aoba arguably define a coming generation for folk artist. the gentle nature of the music helps safely bring one closer to the fear and the solitude of autumn.
BLACK OCEAN
IMERUAT has lulled me to sleep for years growing up, perhaps it can do the same for you as the night grow colder, more still. Black Ocean embraces the cold, the barren landscape of humanity and eventually turns up warmth and familiarity. just beneath the dying sun, the turning leaves, the fall of stars, the precipitous drop in temperature, Black Ocean exists to welcome the coming night, the coming winter. near every shadow, a light. beneath every chill, is warmth. a beating heart.
