Tuesday, September 8, 2009

God Is Good



When I snatched this up last week I had no idea what to think after the first listen. The first song was awesome but the remaining three were... weird? Maybe it was the flute solo, or the heavy middle eastern sound that this record carries but I was definitely caught off guard. But with each listen I began to like it more and more and at this point I can't stop listening to it.

This album is definitely worth checking out and one I will surely buy once it's released. Give it a listen.

1."Thebes" - 19:09
2."Meditation is the Practice of Death" - 6:52
3."Cremation Ghat I" - 3:12
4."Cremation Ghat II" - 4:58

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Thursday, September 3, 2009

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Planes Mistaken For Stars - Up In Them Guts



1. To All Mothers
2. Belly Full of Hell
3. Glassing
4. Dying by Degrees
5. Pigs
6. Dancing on the Face of the Panther
7. Say Not a Word
8. No Prize Fighter
9. Spring Divorce
10. A Six Inch Valley
11. Bastards
12. The Last Winter Dance Party

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I love pretty much everything they've released but I've been rocking this one a lot lately.

It's a shame these dudes don't play music together anymore.

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.