Soundscape #31: "Rage, Rage Against The Dying Of The Light"

Blakes 7. Dark Light, 2006.

Goethe's final words: "More light." By extension, if there were no light, there will be no life. It was fire that first brought light—and life—to our ancestors. Light more than leads the way to food and water; it shows us the faces of our friends and families—and enemies. We often take light for granted because you know, it’s always been there. If you are in a room so dark that you can’t see your fingers right in front of you, you wouldn’t know if you are in a big ballroom or a small attic (let’s leave the sense of touch and echoes out). When you really think about it, light is a context within which we all function. Light literally shows us our limits and boundaries and gives us a choice whether to overcome it or not. That’s why our ancestors were able to go on quests and explorations and thus banishing the darkness from our lands.

Our gift of sight is synonymous with light: we won’t be able to see what’s right in front of us if there were no light. But often the tragic thing is that we refuse to see what’s in our faces even when there is light.



Playlist:
1. (0:00) Wolf Parade - Shine A Light (Apologies To The Queen Mary)
2. (3:44) Teenage Fanclub - Speed Of Light (Songs From Northern Britain)
3. (7:33) Athlete - Half Light (Tourist)
4. (11:13) Travis - Follow The Light (The Invisible Band)
5. (14:24) Dean & Britta - The Sun Is Still Sunny (Back Numbers)
6. (18:51) Magnolia Electric Co - The Dark Don't Hide It (What Comes After The Blues)
7. (23:04) Arcade Fire - Une Annee Sans Lumiere (Funeral)
8. (26:46) Interpol - Obstacle 1 (Turn On The Bright Lights)
9. (30:59) David Gray - Nightblindness (White Ladder)
10. (35:22) Yo La Tengo - Shadows (I Can Hear The Heart Beating As One)