About Mappa Mundi
The members of Mappa Mundi all washed ashore one day on this lush and lonely island, each one having followed a very different map toward a new verdant world. Steeling nerve and body against the elements, wild beasts, and blood thirsty cannibals, they continue to cast out into the sea with the strains of their music, hoping one day to be found.
-
Recent Posts
Archives
Categories
Tag Cloud
60s 90s Americana Atomic Bandcamp Beatles Bomb cajón cello delay Dr. Atomic Elliott Smith explosion George Martin guitar Hamlet Jaye Tyler John Adams Jon Brion Ligeti minimalism Music musical News noise Ohio Oppenheimer Phillipe Halsman Photography physics piano Plato Pulp radiohead reverb Rocketopera Socrates Song of the Fortnight strings The Photography Post trumpet ukulele violin wall of sound WonderfallsFollow Us!
E-mail Us!
Subscribe to Our Mailing List!
Blogroll
- Brian Chirls Technology and Media
- Dessert Landscape Explorations of a dessertatarian
- Jennifer Baker-Henry Baker/Writer
- Me So Hungry Explorations of NY’s Varied Food Scene
- Ramen and Friends The Authority on All Things Ramen
Tip Jar
Thank you for visiting and for listening to our music. If you like the sound, please don't be shy about leaving a small donation in our tip jar. We've provided this handy button for donations that will go toward recordings, videos, site improvements and more. Totally optional, but totally appreciated!
-
Tag Archives: piano
Like a Friend
A cover is a tricky thing. At its worst, an artist attempts to recreate what they love about a song and the cover becomes a cheap facsimile of the original. At its best, the artist takes whatever originally spoke to … Continue reading
What Have You Done?
“What Have You Done?” is a newer song about my love of pop music, and all the yearning, subversion, and angst that goes with it. We all want to find something that will prove that our lives and our choices … Continue reading
Posted in Music
Tagged Beatles, cello, Elliott Smith, George Martin, Jon Brion, Ligeti, piano, Song of the Fortnight, strings, violin
Leave a comment
Ohiosong
And now, without further ado, my head still ringing with samba and caipirinhas, I give you “Ohiosong.” Ohiosong by Mappa Mundi Unfortunately, this is one of those songs that’s really better left unexplained. It’s intentionally vague so that the listener … Continue reading
Posted in Music
Tagged Americana, cello, Chinese, college, erhu, fiddle, folk, Ohio, piano, Song of the Fortnight, sufjan stevens, ukulele
Leave a comment
Mirabelle
“Mirabelle” was inspired by the novella, Shopgirl, by Steve Martin. I like to write songs about moments of transition. Be they moments of decision or indecision, I think we experience the sublime in those moments: all the weight and expanse of … Continue reading
Posted in Music
Tagged character, fiction, method, piano, Shopgirl, short story, Song of the Fortnight, Steve Martin, story, trumpet
2 Comments