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Dissect

S9E16 - Surf by Mac Miller

Dissect

Cole Cuchna

Music, Arts, Society & Culture

4.9 • 10.3K Ratings

🗓️ 15 February 2022

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

We continue our analysis of Mac Miller’s Circles with “Surf.” Follow Dissect on Tiktok, Instagram, and Twitter. Purchase The Book of Mac by Donna-Claire Chesman here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Very few sounds soothe us like the surf lapping on the shore. It's the ocean's meditative breath, its natural rhythm. And so it's only natural

0:18.2

that we would seek to experience the water's energy, to surf, to harmonize with the waves.

0:24.0

While the danger of being pulled under is ever present,

0:27.0

to ride a wave is to put your trust in the very thing that has the potential to devastate you.

0:32.0

It's kind of like love that way.

0:36.5

In his continued motivic exploration of water,

0:39.1

the penultimate track of circles finds Mac Miller surfing

0:42.4

in perfect harmony with a world of his own making, putting

0:45.3

his faith in love the same way a surfer trusts the water to return him safely to shore.

0:59.1

From Spotify, I'm Cole Kushna and this is Dissect, long-form musical analysis broken into short digestible episodes. Today we continue our serialized examination of Mac Miller circles with its penultimate track,

1:05.0

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1:38.2

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1:44.5

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1:48.9

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1:53.0

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1:57.0

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2:08.0

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2:16.2

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2:26.3

subject to status and availability. Surf was produced by Mac Miller and John Bryan.

2:34.0

Keeping in line with the minimal intimate production approach of circles,

2:37.0

the track centers around a simple four-court progression played on guitar.

2:41.0

Miscellaneous background sounds filter in and out while Mac warms up his voice.

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