Thursday, August 27, 2009

Lightning Bolt - Earthly Delights (2009 - Load)



1. "Sound Guardians"
2. "Nation of Boar"
3. "Colossus"
4. "The Sublime Freak"
5. "Flooded Chamber"
6. "Funny Farm"
7. "Rain on Lake I'm Swimming In"
8. "S.O.S."
9. "Transmissionary"

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didn't even know this was coming out until a few days ago. so far i love it.

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Om



Conference Of The Birds


At Giza – 15:55
Flight of the Eagle – 17:27

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All I have listened to this past week has been this album, primarily "Flight Of The Eagle":

Ascend. A light skyward to the field rise claimant to freedom.
Rise the erudite and penitent to sky and to send.
To send - Retainer soalesced a vision boards the skybarge to freedom.
Somnolescent rays emit now from the origin-known.
And remember Lebanon - hreem veils to scenic frees the photonic dove.
And descend - as ambulant propels up through anteveludian sky.
To send - Onward to terminus triumphal flight sheds object form.
Orbitainer eyes the absolute and freed - walk alone.

Traverse Cheopian field.
Rides out from red sun high above.
Prevades the salient wind.
Upward. From sun to cross the sky.
Traverse Cheopian field.
Rides out from red sun high above.
Prevades the salient wind.
Upward. From sun to cross the sky.

To send - Enables lantern to orbsentinel and swan harks prevailer.
Formate shrineite seize the litan rounds the unobscured code.
To send - The mainderite candscent wills now merge with red orb of freedom.
Somnolescent rays project forth from the origin-known.
And remember Lebanon - hreem veils to seen - and raise the freedomward dove.
And descend - as ambulant propels up through anteveludian sky.
To send - Onward to terminus triumphal flight sheds object form.
Orbitainer eyes the absolute and freed - walk alone.

Traverse Cheopian field.
Rides out from red sun high above.
Prevades the salient wind.
Upward. From sun to cross the sky.
Traverse Cheopian field.
Rides out from red sun high above.
Prevades the salient wind.
Upward. From sun to cross the sky.

And return to mountain.
Screen.
Absorptions infinite rays.

And a new day dawns - the swan rise - the field cranes - aperture sender.
Fielded onto cohesion geometric altar reflects the new day.
Approach the radiant screen and to cross upon the unmoved moor.
And a new day dawns - the swan rise - the field cranes - aperture and fade away.

Where is the seen of the liberite gained? Travel descender.
Matters up adherence to the terminus screen - travel and to fade away.
Approach remainder of a lightbound freedom - travel descender.
And a new day dawns - the swan rise - the field cranes - aperture and fade away.

Travels unto scene of a lifespan. Freedom. Travel descender.
Matters bound adherent to its terminus screen - benedicts and grounds to day.
Calls mendicant onto a lightspawn sender.
And a new day dawns - the swan rise - the field cranes - aperture and fade away.

Atones the windship - light to fieldscreen.
Rise the erudite and penitent to sky and to send.
To send - Retainer soalesced a vision boards the skybarge to freedom.
Somnolescent rays emit now from the origin-known.
And remember Lebanon - hreem veils to seen and frees the photonic dove.
And descend - as ambulant propels up through anteveludian sky.
To send - Onward to terminus triumphal flight sheds object form.
Orbitainer eyes the absolute and freed - walk alone.

Traverse Cheopian field
Rides out from red sun high above.
Prevades the salient wind.
Upward. From sun to cross the sky.
Traverse Cheopian field to freedom.
Rides out from red sun high above.
Prevades the salient wind.
Upward. From sun to cross the sky.

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Some upcoming shows...

8/31 - Lightning Bolt @ The Church

9/15 - Monument @ The Note

9/20 - Sunn O))) @ The Church (Sanctuary Show)

9/27 - Mono & Maserati @ The Church

9/28 - These Arms Are Snakes @ Kung Fu Necktie

10/14 - Om @ Johnny Brendas

11/15 - Shrinebuilder in NYC

11/30 - Do Make Say Think @ The Church (Sanctuary Show)


There are a few more but these are the ones I will definitely be attending. A couple things... I didn't know Lightning Bolt was still playing or that they had a new album coming out. And.. Todd and I saw Mono in NYC earlier this year and it was billed as their only US show...... with an orchestra. Looking forward to this though because Maserati rules and I won't have to watch a conductor for Mono's set and wonder how much of an asshole this dude really is.

I'm still up in the air about Mastodon/High On Fire/Converge. If it was at the TLA I would have no problem spending $45.

Pretty much all of these shows will be fun as shit.

Monday, August 24, 2009

Cankle




I turned my ankle while playing tennis with my brother-in-law. Pretty cool huh?

ZEUS

Sunday, August 16, 2009

6X




Sometimes Todd and I play music. We don't write songs or ever really talk about what we are going to play so sometimes it sucks and other times it doesn't. I was going to edit the hours of recordings that we have and make short clips but that's stupid because no one will listen to it anyway.

This is the last time we played music together.


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OFFICIAL 6X site

Friday, August 14, 2009

Shrinebuilder



Just bought 2 tickets to see these dudes at Le Poisson Rouge on November 15th. PUMPED. I haven't heard a single song yet but the album should hopefully be coming out soon. The thing has been finished forever.

Anyway, if you've never heard of them it's Al Cisneros (Sleep/OM), Scott Kelly (Neurosis), Scott "Wino" Weinrich (Obsessed/Saint Vitus), and Dale Crover (Melvins) playing music together.

Thursday, August 13, 2009

Les Paul died today

One of the most influential people in rock and recorded music, and i never even heard him play a single note.

He was 94.

You can read the story here.

Wednesday, August 12, 2009

The Draft - In A Million Pieces

Summer Album # 16



New Eyes Open
Lo Zee Rose
Let It Go
Alive or Dead
Bordering
Impossible
Wired
Not What I Wanna Do
All We Can Count On
Out of Tune
Longshot
The Tide is Out

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This was the first release from 3 of the 4 dudes that made up Hot Water Music. Kind of sounds like you would expect, but with better production. Seriously awesome album from beginning to end.

Football season...

Excited for the season and trying to stay optimistic after this disaster of a training camp. Looking forward to beating the Giants again...

Saturday, August 8, 2009

Thursday, August 6, 2009

Small Brown Bike - Dead Reckoning

Summer Album #15



1 Like A Future With No Friend
2 Sleeping Weather
3 See You In Hell
4 The Vacuum
5 More Or Less
6 My Own Disaster
7 This Ship Will Burn
8 Hideaway
9 Unsung Zero
10 Kingfisher
11 I Will Bury You In Me

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i've been listening to this a lot lately. so fucking good.

Monday, August 3, 2009

11/01/2009

Mastodon
Dethklok
High On Fire
Converge

at The Electric Factory. Full list of dates here.

Should be a good time. As well as a chance to hear some new High On Fire tunes.

"High On Fire will enter the studio in August to begin work on their fifth studio album. Pre-production will commence in Los Angeles with producer Greg Fidelman (Metallica, Slayer) at the helm. According to frontman Matt Pike, "We look forward to sharing the dark seas of our new riffs and tragic stories. Soon the next saga of High on Fire's world will be known."