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Sub Swara - Bend You

On a dub kick this week Bend You by Sub Swara

Houses - Reds

Over the past 4 days I've stopped in my tracks no less than 5 times to look this song up by complete accident. I first heard this song on the Monday morning commute across 520. That drive is already taxing enough, but combined with it being a Monday I was already in a mood. After hearing this story and this song things seemed to start looking up. The background story of this duo from Chicago is inspiring to say the least so I'll include it and let the story tell itself.

“I got laid off from my job at the end of last year and decided I needed a change. My girlfriend put in her two weeks and we moved out to a little cabin in Papaikou, Hawaii. It’s a pretty remote place outside of Hilo (i.e no plumbing/electricity/gas). We worked for meals during the day cultivating microorganisms and learning the basics of sustainable living. We drank showered and cooked with rain water. In our downtime, she would paint and I would record.
We’d have to light candles in an effort to save solar power to keep my computer running. We inspired each other a lot out there, and I think it shows on the album. The music comes from a place of love and ease. The video for Endless Spring was shot there in our spare time, and the music was sketched out loosely over the course of a few months. We just kind of melted into one person. We were able to keep our heads above water for a few months before we both went broke and moved back to Chicago. I put together all the arrangements and field recordings, and that became All Night. The album was pressed to vinyl on a vintage Neumann cutting lathe and then sent through a series of old analog mastering equipment. It then underwent a digital transfer. The idea is that everyone can hear the very first pressing of All Night. It’s a sonically intimate record and we wanted to capture that feeling in the production as well.” – Houses

Broken Bells "The Ghost Inside" or Hall & Oates "Private Eyes"

A little gem I found showing that Hall & Oates "Private Eyes" video sync'd up with Broken Bells "The Ghost Inside"

A Perfect Circle "eMOTIVe" - Showbox at the Market TONIGHT!!!

I hadn't heard a peep out of anything Tool related for quite a few years, but flying under the radar and announcing something massive is definitely their M.O. Album, tour, tour, hiatus, buzz about doing something, loooong hiatus, tour, a few painstaking months before the new album, and thus the cycle continues. The A Perfect Circle tour announcement literally had me firing on all engines. I was texting, IMing, scouring the Internet for information all while at work. In no way shape of form did I have the capacity to focus on anything else. At the time I still had no idea that each of the 3 shows were going to be an album played in its entirety. As you can imagine, I was on another planet after hearing that. The purchase of these tickets was by FAR the most difficult and stressful ordeal I've ever experienced in order to get into a show. And those of you who know me, and know how many shows I go to, this is a pretty bold proclamation.

I've been a Tool fan since the beginning. My passion for this band, what they can do, and anything that they touch has NEVER subsided. Needless to say, I've been following APC for just as long and feel exactly the same way about them. Tonight I will see them perform "eMOTIVe" in its entirety. Released in 2004 on Election Day, this album is a collection of politically charged covers, my favorite being a cover of John Lennon's "Imagine". I had already anticipated that the level of emotion during this show would be through the roof for the simple fact that it's going to be AMAZING, but I suspect that given the political connotations it will add another level. I'm beyond thankful to Nate for helping me get these tickets and can't believe what I'm about to be a part of. Bucketlist item FOR SURE!!!

IG88 - Nectar 11.09 (opening for Matthew Dear)

I literally just got home from Nectar 5 minutes ago after seeing these guys open for Matthew Dear and had to get this out there. I feel like I'm getting repetitive in my posts since the sound of everything I'm listening to right now is very much on the downtempo, spacey, minimalist vibe. At any rate, these kids are local, and I want to support that in any way I can. I posted a few weeks back about Mark McGuire, and Emeralds, which is definitely along the same lines of where IG88 falls. It's unfortunate that I didn't make a note of the vocalist that they brought in, as I thought he was just a part of their set up...apparently not the case. Go here to check out their digital album, but don't expect to see much else aside from a myspace page from these kids. Here's hoping that they hook up w/ USF & Beat Connection and start making the rounds in the local circuit.

IG88 - Mutual Mastication by IDMf Netlabel

GORILLAZ!!!!!!!!! Nov 10 - The Key

I'm going to let these AMAZING pictures speak for themselves. We had floor seats, but DEFINITELY snuck WAAAAAAAY up. Note that these are ALL iPhone (1G) pics which should tell you how crazy close we got. Dig it!!!!!!!!!!

Sufjan Stevens - 10.30.10

The build up to this show is quite a back story that I will try not to bore you too much with. My good friend and 'rock star' of a friend Yuuki has been touring with Sufjan Stevens during "The Age of Adz" tour this fall. The Seattle show at the Paramount had been sold out for a number of weeks when I received an email from him saying that a few friends and myself were included on a guest list. I honestly don't know much about Sufjan's music aside from the miscellanous soundtrack contributions he's done over the course of the 2000's. I was completely blown away.

You know how when you're watching a cheesy high school-ish movie (say 500 days of Summer, or 10 things I hate about you type movies) when there's that pivotal moment when everything is perfect, or someone's just overcome a huge issue or whatever. And during that scene the song choice is so so so important, because it's really not a movie of much importance, and that song choice really just makes you like the movie and get what the 'message' is?? That's kind of how I felt about the show. I could hear those songs as the soundtrack during those times (real and in movieland). Wordy, inarticulate, but whatever, I think you guys get it.