(recommended listening while reading this post - Rademacher's "Ice Age" - streamable mp3 at bottom of post) You may be wondering where I've been these past few days. Well, if any of you caught CNN or any of the news channels lately, you probably saw Missouri getting hit hard by ice storm after ice storm. What started as a constant cold rain turned into everything covered in ice, trees falling everywhere, and what ultimately ended up as Springfield as a ghost town. Driving around immediately after the storms, we began to see the full extent of the damage. Eighty percent [...]
I have no idea when or where I first heard about these guys. I do know, however, that their 2003 album Two Conversations took a long time to climb it's way into my happy musical mind. There were many months were I listened to the album and didn't think anything of it. Nevertheless, it didn't seem mediocre enough for me to take it off my iPod . So, there The Appleseed Cast sat. Noted, but quite duly . Recently I gave the record a few more listens, and [...]
(photo by Jeev ) On occasion I have the responsibility, nay, the privilege of venturing out from my safe North London bubble from where springs my work, my play, my habitude, and at times I am required to work on the borders of the City of London, the infamous Square Mile home to as many overweight market traders as can be fit in. It's the East border, which means I work within spitting distance of the lovely Brick Lane , an entire street of curry houses and Indian, Pakistani and Bangladeshi shops. Awesome Welles, basically, especially [...]
I already wrote about The Cast's first effort, End of the Ring Wars . A full-length and split later, they released this opus—I would argue the headphone record of our generation. Low Level Owl is an intensive object of care, and shows The Cast delving into a world of stereophonic exploration—one that they haven't returned to since; these two records showcase moments of complete and utter sonic marvel, with epic spires and disastrous falls, all while playing [...]
I just finished repacking my CD case—making sure I've got the records I need to review as well as my usual staples—because I'm headed out of town for a few days (seeing Jenny Lewis play Salt Lake, catching Mew, and probably lots of nice restaraunts with friends). You all know the system: two wallets, one for the records your most likely to want and one (bigger) one that's just a mash-up of selected music. For such a short trip, I'll just be taking the primary one. To start my task, I had [...]
So let me first apologize that 'm posting YET AGAIN on The Appleseed Cast ...you guys are all probably sick to death of hearing (reading) my musings on them, but let me tell you something...FU! Ha! But seriously, this is the last one I'll make for a while. Anyways, I was on the subway on my way to work this morning and for some reason decided to listen to Low Level Owl, Vol. 1 , which I hadn't listened to in a LONG time, and man that record was SO ahead of [...]
Well, it's finally here. Italy vs. France. The big game. I have my money on France, but I really don't know because Italy's goalkeeper hasn't let a goal slip by in a looong time. Man, this is a tough one. I say France wins 2-1 on a penalty kick. Well, here's some songs to play during the game: Intimate Secretary - The Raconteurs Ambulance (Live Acapella) - TV On The Radio Jason - Sufjan Stevens [...]
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