...a deathly serenade...

Many of the albums in this collection can be
perhaps deemed music that a listener would
indulge in on a relaxed day, Franz always enjoyed
what he defined as, "soulful music and music
people sometimes call, melancholic, are probably
my staples; The Portishead album, Dummy and
Serge Gainsbourg's whole catalogue are probably
some of the music that most defines my taste in
music. Although I do like some commercial music
and have been known to enjoy a song by, The
Pussycat Dolls." Speaking of his great love who he
called a poet laureate, "Serge Gainsbourg, along
with Gil-Scott Heron, are the foundations of much
of the reason I like Artists as Nas and Mos Def, as
Gainsbourg was the ultimate provocateur but he
was groundbreaking and constantly making clever
songs that have always touched my heart, in
particular his song, La Saison des pluies is some
of the most beautiful lyrics you will ever hear. But
in the same token his known as this twisted social
commentator in France, and this attitude is what
draws me to some Hip-Hop Artists, an apologetic
authenticity."
Speaking of indie music, Franz commented
that it, "is the life blood of creativity in music.
Artists like MF Doom and M.I.A., to an extent, are
the ones pushing the boundaries. I remember
when Madvillain (Madlib's collaboration with MF
Doom) came out and it touched me." Speaking of
class systems in the taste of music he mentioned
Bach's, Brandenburg Concertos, "being the music
that I listen to in order to paint the imagery of my
books, and just as important as modern music, like
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
108