I would've picked BSS's self-titled album for an example of maximalism... but love your picks and the general "pairing" concept, Joel! We should reprise it at some point.
Glad you appreciated the connections! "Something essential" is a perfect way to describe it. I'm such a sucker for stories-within-stories so I'll have to give Don Quixote a read as well as Andrew!
Solid pairings all around, especially the Everything Everywhere/John Van Deusen connection. The way both pieces lean into maximalism then pull back for those quiet moments realy captures something essential. I remember tackling Don Quixote myself a while ago and it fits right into this theme, theres this dizzying abundance of stories-within-stories that somehow circles back to the simplest truths. Curious how it lands for you once you get deeper into Quixote's world!
I would've picked BSS's self-titled album for an example of maximalism... but love your picks and the general "pairing" concept, Joel! We should reprise it at some point.
Glad you appreciated the connections! "Something essential" is a perfect way to describe it. I'm such a sucker for stories-within-stories so I'll have to give Don Quixote a read as well as Andrew!
Solid pairings all around, especially the Everything Everywhere/John Van Deusen connection. The way both pieces lean into maximalism then pull back for those quiet moments realy captures something essential. I remember tackling Don Quixote myself a while ago and it fits right into this theme, theres this dizzying abundance of stories-within-stories that somehow circles back to the simplest truths. Curious how it lands for you once you get deeper into Quixote's world!