if nothing else the walkmen clip is pretty f'n epic ... check this though other highlights include bon iver and lykke li
black cab sessions
2009-01-09
moving forward
i have finally reached a point where my mind is finally become freed from the trap.
animal collective's work has been stellar. i was fully immersed for a moment. But as the recent posts suggested, my yearning for new and exciting took a bit of a detour. Though I have no regrets. I have found work by artists that made me first become introspective and now I feel like the reflection period is ending.
I can now begin to apply what I have learned moving forward.
A few of the bands that are on my horizons:
Ra ra riot
Matt and Kim
A reattempt with Atlas Sound
Finding the new black lips album though that first single is pretty f'n lame. I'm concerned there's going to be some let down there. Though their older work suggests at least 4 to 5 tracks that are going to be rock sickness ... and regardless a new release means a new tour means more of me getting really drunk and screaming for them to "play fuckin navajo already!!". Haha, what a dbag i am.
Also a small break in the bridges project. So far things are going great. However a small and private regression has occurred. However if nothing else this allows for me to develop ideas and actions in case it happens again ... which it will undoubtedly. If nothing else I want to be proud of myself for learning and growing.
I'm excited to also have recently begun a number of new creative expression avenues. Like, at any one time in my life I have never had so many different tools to which I can use to refine and expand the metaphysical self. At the moment I almost feel a bit overwhelmed and ill prepared. Too many bridges too quickly!! I'm ready though. And insanely excited!
animal collective's work has been stellar. i was fully immersed for a moment. But as the recent posts suggested, my yearning for new and exciting took a bit of a detour. Though I have no regrets. I have found work by artists that made me first become introspective and now I feel like the reflection period is ending.
I can now begin to apply what I have learned moving forward.
A few of the bands that are on my horizons:
Ra ra riot
Matt and Kim
A reattempt with Atlas Sound
Finding the new black lips album though that first single is pretty f'n lame. I'm concerned there's going to be some let down there. Though their older work suggests at least 4 to 5 tracks that are going to be rock sickness ... and regardless a new release means a new tour means more of me getting really drunk and screaming for them to "play fuckin navajo already!!". Haha, what a dbag i am.
Also a small break in the bridges project. So far things are going great. However a small and private regression has occurred. However if nothing else this allows for me to develop ideas and actions in case it happens again ... which it will undoubtedly. If nothing else I want to be proud of myself for learning and growing.
I'm excited to also have recently begun a number of new creative expression avenues. Like, at any one time in my life I have never had so many different tools to which I can use to refine and expand the metaphysical self. At the moment I almost feel a bit overwhelmed and ill prepared. Too many bridges too quickly!! I'm ready though. And insanely excited!
2009-01-06
mpp ... the update .. trois
the album as a collective work is beginning to settle in a bit ... but not quite yet. I can tell because certain song progressions are starting to become more noticeable. particularly between In the flowers and My Girls.
That being said, progress is slow as I burned a copy of Strawberry Jam to a cd so i could listen to it in my car and I bumped the shit out of that to and from work today ... all i can about that is don't be trying to hold in a d-kitten if you're about to rock out to Cuckoo Cuckoo. That song rocks some obscene weird shaky bass that could rattle a turd out of whale's ass...
That being said, progress is slow as I burned a copy of Strawberry Jam to a cd so i could listen to it in my car and I bumped the shit out of that to and from work today ... all i can about that is don't be trying to hold in a d-kitten if you're about to rock out to Cuckoo Cuckoo. That song rocks some obscene weird shaky bass that could rattle a turd out of whale's ass...
2009-01-05
merriweather post pavillion ... a chronological account of its impact .. 12 hours in
about 11 hours since first listening I can now say the following:
my early perception that this album is more laid back and less urgent than SJ. This is due to my tendency to focus so much on vocals. Its not necessarily voice, or lyrics, or intonation that I like, but more of the combination of all three and their combined delivery. Nothing is more impressive than a vocalist who uses their voice as an equally necessary and unique instrument to the overall tonal qualities of their music. And many a times its not the prettiest, but the most unique and the way they use their unique delievery to enhance their work ...
Anyways, that is a bit off topic as the point of my discussion is being lost ... the point being that in SJ vocals are much more fervent and up front ... and as mentioned since that is typically what I latch onto first in terms of learning about the qualities of a new album ... i found that so far MPP to be quite different from Strazzles and Jam ...
Other thoughts: This needs to be listened to on proper speakers. I was stuck using my bullshitters on my work laptop all day ... and after 1 listen after getting back home I can already say this album is a lot more urgency than i initially realized and will certainly hold its own against SJ in terms of its rockability ...
An early theory suggests that where SJ uses sudden unexpected and markable changes in sound and rhythm to keep the listener's attention, MPP seems not as concerned about this, and once the listener has made their initial commitment to the music, they probably won't need to stray because they're going to be captivated throughout ...
more on this ... holy shit ... yes ... more more more .... Animal Collective in concert '09 ... its a must must must ... see you in another 12
my early perception that this album is more laid back and less urgent than SJ. This is due to my tendency to focus so much on vocals. Its not necessarily voice, or lyrics, or intonation that I like, but more of the combination of all three and their combined delivery. Nothing is more impressive than a vocalist who uses their voice as an equally necessary and unique instrument to the overall tonal qualities of their music. And many a times its not the prettiest, but the most unique and the way they use their unique delievery to enhance their work ...
Anyways, that is a bit off topic as the point of my discussion is being lost ... the point being that in SJ vocals are much more fervent and up front ... and as mentioned since that is typically what I latch onto first in terms of learning about the qualities of a new album ... i found that so far MPP to be quite different from Strazzles and Jam ...
Other thoughts: This needs to be listened to on proper speakers. I was stuck using my bullshitters on my work laptop all day ... and after 1 listen after getting back home I can already say this album is a lot more urgency than i initially realized and will certainly hold its own against SJ in terms of its rockability ...
An early theory suggests that where SJ uses sudden unexpected and markable changes in sound and rhythm to keep the listener's attention, MPP seems not as concerned about this, and once the listener has made their initial commitment to the music, they probably won't need to stray because they're going to be captivated throughout ...
more on this ... holy shit ... yes ... more more more .... Animal Collective in concert '09 ... its a must must must ... see you in another 12
merriweather post pavillion ... a chronological account .. the first impressions from earth
i'm going to skip all the somewhat ancillary details and just say ... the blogs with the same title are in regard to the release and my personal reflection on a very heavily hyped album by animal collective ...
to me this is quite important to me because I've recently fell in love with the previous release
anyways below is my first impression ... an open correspondence
dude, i got merriweather post pavillion this morning ...
first imporessions: it doesn't hit me immediately like strawberry jam did, but i'm not sure if that was like the perfect aligning of like my mood, my recent influx of electro beats, and the fact that the album totally wasn't anything like what i expected. I now have expectations and so I think maybe I need to lose or reconfigure those before I can appreciate this work.
it seems a lot less energetic and a lot more spacey.
pfork gave it a 9.6 ... and called it their mainstream album ... lame.
to me this is quite important to me because I've recently fell in love with the previous release
anyways below is my first impression ... an open correspondence
dude, i got merriweather post pavillion this morning ...
first imporessions: it doesn't hit me immediately like strawberry jam did, but i'm not sure if that was like the perfect aligning of like my mood, my recent influx of electro beats, and the fact that the album totally wasn't anything like what i expected. I now have expectations and so I think maybe I need to lose or reconfigure those before I can appreciate this work.
it seems a lot less energetic and a lot more spacey.
pfork gave it a 9.6 ... and called it their mainstream album ... lame.
2009-01-02
2009 - The Year of Bridges
First off, congratulations ... you've made it to 2009.
As sappy as it may seem the older I get the more ambitious about life goals I become. Thanks to an amazing second half of '08 I learned a lot about myself and I'm rolling into '09 with more perspective and this growing support structure. For almost a decade my goals were mostly geared towards self preservation through seclusion from adverse elements of the world.
Over the course of the last few months though, and from no particular or singular event the evolution of myself has undergone some serious paradigm style changes. Honestly self reliance, self preservation, and self control really is a reliable course to stay. However the problem is that there really is only one shot at this thing, and so at the end of the ride, yes you made it the longest and safest, and with the least heartache, despair ... but the question really is ... would you rather live a lifetime as a lamb, or one day as a lion? I use that quote not as the basis. I'm not expecting to go out and become any sort of revolutionary. But as I've been affected by new people in my life, they have passed on towards me the desire to be that person to others that I run into. To inspire the good in people.
Being secluded from others is a selfish waste. Maybe its good that the media outlets are constantly bombarding us with the ill effects of mankind. Maybe we should no longer use that as our excuse to hide, but instead as our excuse to demand change.
Step one for me are my bridges ... right now I've become an island. A self contained and isolated spec on the map. Unsure and unmoving. Afraid to extend my borders into the deep and murky waters surrounding this vessel. You can't truly experience life without relationships. And it's time to start changing that.
What are some of the things I can do?
Reinforcing my existing bridges . My friends should be more aware of my respect and love for them. Disagreements and misunderstandings have in the past sent up barriers ... or more appropriately cause me to burn down the bridges we shared with each other. In a quite fully open expression ... my friends need to know that I care, and that I'm sorry. And even if things are not always perfect and nice, it should not affect that bridge between us. Sappy enough for you yet?
Building new bridges. Fear of the unknown. Fear of the unconventional. Fear of building and possibly losing everything you've put your time and life into. These are things that should not be weighed so heavily. If you're not trying, you're not learning. You're becoming stagnant. You're no longer looking to try and deepen your experience.
Helping support the bridges that not are directly connected to me. I'm not really afraid of what people think of all this. I realize it sounds a bit on the side of some ignorant poetic bullshit. Living as what I considered a realist, or a pragmatist has at least given me perspective as to what types of barriers lie out there on the pathways I am looking to. But i refuse to be deterred, and though I know I am in for a challenge, never more have a I been so certain that this is a challenge I can handle.
And more than anything I am looking forward to my bridges ... I hope you decide that you too are interested in building, fixing, extending, or re-strengthening bridges in 2009 ...
As sappy as it may seem the older I get the more ambitious about life goals I become. Thanks to an amazing second half of '08 I learned a lot about myself and I'm rolling into '09 with more perspective and this growing support structure. For almost a decade my goals were mostly geared towards self preservation through seclusion from adverse elements of the world.
Over the course of the last few months though, and from no particular or singular event the evolution of myself has undergone some serious paradigm style changes. Honestly self reliance, self preservation, and self control really is a reliable course to stay. However the problem is that there really is only one shot at this thing, and so at the end of the ride, yes you made it the longest and safest, and with the least heartache, despair ... but the question really is ... would you rather live a lifetime as a lamb, or one day as a lion? I use that quote not as the basis. I'm not expecting to go out and become any sort of revolutionary. But as I've been affected by new people in my life, they have passed on towards me the desire to be that person to others that I run into. To inspire the good in people.
Being secluded from others is a selfish waste. Maybe its good that the media outlets are constantly bombarding us with the ill effects of mankind. Maybe we should no longer use that as our excuse to hide, but instead as our excuse to demand change.
Step one for me are my bridges ... right now I've become an island. A self contained and isolated spec on the map. Unsure and unmoving. Afraid to extend my borders into the deep and murky waters surrounding this vessel. You can't truly experience life without relationships. And it's time to start changing that.
What are some of the things I can do?
Reinforcing my existing bridges . My friends should be more aware of my respect and love for them. Disagreements and misunderstandings have in the past sent up barriers ... or more appropriately cause me to burn down the bridges we shared with each other. In a quite fully open expression ... my friends need to know that I care, and that I'm sorry. And even if things are not always perfect and nice, it should not affect that bridge between us. Sappy enough for you yet?
Building new bridges. Fear of the unknown. Fear of the unconventional. Fear of building and possibly losing everything you've put your time and life into. These are things that should not be weighed so heavily. If you're not trying, you're not learning. You're becoming stagnant. You're no longer looking to try and deepen your experience.
Helping support the bridges that not are directly connected to me. I'm not really afraid of what people think of all this. I realize it sounds a bit on the side of some ignorant poetic bullshit. Living as what I considered a realist, or a pragmatist has at least given me perspective as to what types of barriers lie out there on the pathways I am looking to. But i refuse to be deterred, and though I know I am in for a challenge, never more have a I been so certain that this is a challenge I can handle.
And more than anything I am looking forward to my bridges ... I hope you decide that you too are interested in building, fixing, extending, or re-strengthening bridges in 2009 ...
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