One Song. One Month. One Story.
Unravelling Soundwaves returns in a new form: short monthly stories about the songs that enter our lives and somehow begin to tell them. Each episode explores one song-its story, a few words, a musical detail, and what it leaves behind.
February #26: This is The Last Time by The National
What happens when pain begins to loosen its grip?
February’s song is “This Is the Last Time” by The National—a song I heard when I had reached almost the fullest expression of a pain I had been carrying for months. For me, it became a song about the moment when pain is still present, but no longer feels permanent.
When something inside us begins to rise, and we start discovering who we have become through the experience. Perhaps transformation does not begin when pain disappears. Perhaps it begins when we finally integrate it into our story—without allowing it to define the whole of who we are. It was not the last time I remembered that pain. It was the last time it owned me.
You’ll find a link to the song in the show notes below.
5 Sept 2026
January #26: Stolen Car by Beth Orton
What happens when words stop matching reality?
January’s song is “Stolen Car” by Beth Orton—a song I discovered by chance and listened to again and again while walking through the cold January wind. For me, it became a song about the moment when appearances begin to fall apart.
When words, intentions and actions no longer tell the same story. When you look back and ask yourself: shouldn’t I have known better by now? But perhaps awareness does not arrive late. Perhaps it arrives precisely when we are finally able to see.
The first episode of the new Unravelling Soundwaves is now available. You can listen through the link in my bio on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music and Spreaker.
One song. One story. One month.
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21 May 2026
EP 35 Sound Shifters “Atmosfere rarefatte”
Atmosfere rarefatte è l’episodio in cui il suono si riduce.
Non c’è accumulo, non c’è costruzione progressiva.
Restano pochi elementi, e proprio per questo diventano più esposti.
L’ascolto cambia perché non ha più appoggi.
La struttura si assottiglia, lo spazio si apre, e ogni dettaglio acquista peso.
Attraverso Michael Jackson, Prince, George Michael e Dire Straits, questo episodio attraversa quattro modi diversi di lavorare per sottrazione.
Non come mancanza, ma come scelta.
Quando il suono si riduce, non scompare.
Si scopre.
🎧 Disponibile su Spotify, Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts e Spreaker.
✨ La playlist ufficiale di Sound Shifters — Ep.3 è nel link in bio di @unravellingsoundwaves, insieme a connessioni musicali che proseguono oltre l’ascolto.
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