Wednesday, January 27, 2010
opening omar
my laugh is immortal
i've finally pulled myself out of that stupid hole. im actually appreciating other peoples presence. i've even made some effort to go see them. needless to say, life is fab. however, i continue to rot in between the weekends at home. which is usually yours truly dragging his hairy knuckles through the internet looking for the next band that can give him a boner. so far, i've had good luck but i can feel my eyes straining harder and harder. of course, i'm scared of it. my dreams are a huge reflection of my fear of losing my sight. always hazy, foggy, unclear, without color. i feel a lot better though. i dont cry as often as i used to. ive stopped eating my feelings. ive let go of those episodes of deflated postures and gloomy gazes while i continue to create dermatological havoc with all the amounts of spicy food i love and enjoy. it's only a matter of time until people actually start finding me sexy. also, the other day i enjoyed a hazy, wobbly but entertaining evening with four pals. we went ice skating and its safe to say that we probably impressed some people out there. actually fuck that, we went fucking plastic skating and whatever genius thought we would be able to skate over that should reevaluate their life. i was so mad that i eventually figured i should fall on my knee already so i could limp for the rest of the night. the wrong knee brought to you by monet riceroni. she's one of those pals i have. no resentment being held but one would think so by how much i bring it up. i tend to bring up a lot of things that shouldn't be brought up. i don't even mind the three hour bus rides it takes to get to them each week. the bus ride, while soul crushing at times, only makes me feel impatient. what really breaks my balls is having to ride all the way back home to orange county. either way, effortless loyalty and admiration exists for these people. i hope i never come home. repeating. for infinity.
breaching breann
Sunday, January 3, 2010
in this world i am bound to ramble.
i am now going to introduce or possibly refresh your memory to some of the music i have surrounded myself with for the past couple of years. i am constantly searching for more. i would probably say its the only ambition if i've ever held onto for a long period of time. maybe the only one i've ever known. hope you find something that opens you.
this is a band called have a nice life. two people are involved. one is tim macuga and the other is dan barrett. their first full length was released in 08. the song in the player is called i dont love. the beginning is so serene. the melody, contagious. but then you are hit with this wall of sound. the entire song plays through with little variation in the vocals. the double album was hand made and self released. get one! anyway, enough jibber jabber. here it is.
this next musician comes from the south. john cohen helped uncover this guy along with tons of other traditional artists. roscoe holcomb is his name. the song is called i am a man of constant sorrow. you may have heard it on oh brother where art thou. it was first recorded by dick burnett who was a blind fiddler. the creator of the song, i believe, is disputed. i am not sure. gooble it or something. roscoe had a number of a capella songs each equally as haunting and depressing. the term 'high, lonesome sound' was coined by john cohen himself and its a pretty good description of the music made by this man. he has another recording of him singing an old church hymn. the turning of a page can be heard on the recording indicating he probably improvised the song. awesome. he also plays banjo, guitar, and a harmonica in his other songs. give this song a try.
this next band is raein. they're from italy and just recently toured the east and midwest regions of the united states. great band. they reunited after a break and recorded a new album which sounds fantastic. some of them are also in another band called la quiete. there are three guitarists in this band, i think. the last time i saw a video of them it was their set at fluff fest but i have no clue whether that's true either way. the band, while being loud and abrasive, weave some pretty melodies in and out of the song. i love the way they end the track with what sounds like a call and response between the vocalist and another member of the band. very dancey. oh so dancey. i hope you love it. this song is called parte 2 and its off an ep.
pygmylush!!!!!!! made one of the most relaxing albums that i've heard yet. this is a live video. the clarity of the audio surprises me. the song is beautiful. words have been escaping me lately so ill save you the torture and just tell you to listen to it and also to go buy mount hope. this song is off bitter river i believe.
more to come.
this is a band called have a nice life. two people are involved. one is tim macuga and the other is dan barrett. their first full length was released in 08. the song in the player is called i dont love. the beginning is so serene. the melody, contagious. but then you are hit with this wall of sound. the entire song plays through with little variation in the vocals. the double album was hand made and self released. get one! anyway, enough jibber jabber. here it is.
this next musician comes from the south. john cohen helped uncover this guy along with tons of other traditional artists. roscoe holcomb is his name. the song is called i am a man of constant sorrow. you may have heard it on oh brother where art thou. it was first recorded by dick burnett who was a blind fiddler. the creator of the song, i believe, is disputed. i am not sure. gooble it or something. roscoe had a number of a capella songs each equally as haunting and depressing. the term 'high, lonesome sound' was coined by john cohen himself and its a pretty good description of the music made by this man. he has another recording of him singing an old church hymn. the turning of a page can be heard on the recording indicating he probably improvised the song. awesome. he also plays banjo, guitar, and a harmonica in his other songs. give this song a try.
this next band is raein. they're from italy and just recently toured the east and midwest regions of the united states. great band. they reunited after a break and recorded a new album which sounds fantastic. some of them are also in another band called la quiete. there are three guitarists in this band, i think. the last time i saw a video of them it was their set at fluff fest but i have no clue whether that's true either way. the band, while being loud and abrasive, weave some pretty melodies in and out of the song. i love the way they end the track with what sounds like a call and response between the vocalist and another member of the band. very dancey. oh so dancey. i hope you love it. this song is called parte 2 and its off an ep.
pygmylush!!!!!!! made one of the most relaxing albums that i've heard yet. this is a live video. the clarity of the audio surprises me. the song is beautiful. words have been escaping me lately so ill save you the torture and just tell you to listen to it and also to go buy mount hope. this song is off bitter river i believe.
more to come.
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