Sonic The Substitute
Been working more lately... maybe different is a better word than more. Working hours that are usually worked by normal people; sleeping for most of the hours that normal people sleep. Still on a bit of a vampire schedule, trying to fit everything into a day is sometimes worth keeping eyes open for a few extra hours. The new site is finished: so everyone go and show the rock star some love.
The more consistent work in the outside world provides ample opportunity for Podding new music. I've gotten so much new stuff lately that shuffle isn't gonna cut it, gotta listen to these ones all the way through: the way it was meant to be. Wrote another music post while working last week, and that will be posted soon. Here is today's update:
Hooverphonic - More Sweet Music/No More Sweet Music double album. The old albums are classics (New Stereophonic... and Blue Wonder Power Milk) ... staples... they never come off of the iPod.. this one continues the trend. More like Portishead than ever, this album is the liquid of cool. The lead single "Wake Up" sounds a million times better when the sun goes down and the subwoofer is up... bouncing beats off the moon and back to my waiting ear drums. If you're working on perfecting the late night bus/train playlist (one of my life goals...) give these tracks heavy consideration.
On that note, what ever happened to Portishead? Their site redirects to Beth Gibbons' site. Did she Beyonce Timberlake the group?
The Plastic Constellations - Crusades. Spun this one this morning... its brash. You know an album has a lot to live up to when the first song begins with the power chord that kicks off "Killing in the Name"! Some call this punk music... but the lines are blurring so quickly. As boybands with axes like Sum41 Blink182, Blink183 and Blink184 take on the punk mantle, this sorta stuff becomes indie rock. Parts of this album have the ferocity of a hard Dave Grohl vocal on top of the blitzkrieg re-bop of Bloc Party. Sounds angry and exciting. Count me in.
James Blunt - Back to Bedlam. Is this popular? Isn't that the best feeling... when you cut yourself off from the machine that tells you what is supposed to be popular. without watching music videos, without listening to radio... i can hear a melody like this, and wonder... how popular is this guy... should i hate this? "You're Beautiful" seems like the sort of song that people might love to hate if they had to hear it a thousand times a day. It is the song that might be ruined by big playlist in the sky (*cough* ClearChannel)... the puke reflex that comes from having something incessitantly shoved down your throat doesn't happen when you're left to discover it yourself... it's suddenly turned into an iPod masterpiece. If you hate it, then you hate it... but at least you're not hating it because someone told you once an hour that brussel sprouts are good for you.
The more consistent work in the outside world provides ample opportunity for Podding new music. I've gotten so much new stuff lately that shuffle isn't gonna cut it, gotta listen to these ones all the way through: the way it was meant to be. Wrote another music post while working last week, and that will be posted soon. Here is today's update:
Hooverphonic - More Sweet Music/No More Sweet Music double album. The old albums are classics (New Stereophonic... and Blue Wonder Power Milk) ... staples... they never come off of the iPod.. this one continues the trend. More like Portishead than ever, this album is the liquid of cool. The lead single "Wake Up" sounds a million times better when the sun goes down and the subwoofer is up... bouncing beats off the moon and back to my waiting ear drums. If you're working on perfecting the late night bus/train playlist (one of my life goals...) give these tracks heavy consideration.
On that note, what ever happened to Portishead? Their site redirects to Beth Gibbons' site. Did she Beyonce Timberlake the group?
The Plastic Constellations - Crusades. Spun this one this morning... its brash. You know an album has a lot to live up to when the first song begins with the power chord that kicks off "Killing in the Name"! Some call this punk music... but the lines are blurring so quickly. As boybands with axes like Sum41 Blink182, Blink183 and Blink184 take on the punk mantle, this sorta stuff becomes indie rock. Parts of this album have the ferocity of a hard Dave Grohl vocal on top of the blitzkrieg re-bop of Bloc Party. Sounds angry and exciting. Count me in.
James Blunt - Back to Bedlam. Is this popular? Isn't that the best feeling... when you cut yourself off from the machine that tells you what is supposed to be popular. without watching music videos, without listening to radio... i can hear a melody like this, and wonder... how popular is this guy... should i hate this? "You're Beautiful" seems like the sort of song that people might love to hate if they had to hear it a thousand times a day. It is the song that might be ruined by big playlist in the sky (*cough* ClearChannel)... the puke reflex that comes from having something incessitantly shoved down your throat doesn't happen when you're left to discover it yourself... it's suddenly turned into an iPod masterpiece. If you hate it, then you hate it... but at least you're not hating it because someone told you once an hour that brussel sprouts are good for you.
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