cerebral, melancholic, shoegazy, sinuous

Leathers ~ Missing Scene [2⊘17]

Shannon Hemmett is a multitalented visual and musical artist with a myriad of talents including graphic artist, tattooist, photographer and multi-instrumentalist in bands ACTORS and LEATHERS. “Over the years I have experimented with almost every artistic medium and musical instrument. I especially loved to sing, but it was psychologically challenging for me. When I got shy or scared I would detour into other mediums for … Continue reading Leathers ~ Missing Scene [2⊘17]

disturbedByVoicesJanuary 25, 2024March 4, 20249 Comments

art by disturbedbyvoices named "furies" portraying three different firey sirens entitled "faeries"

cerebral, cryptic, psychedelic, visceral

Bootblacks – Birds [2⊘13]

With a furious fusion of delightfully dark and explosively effusive gothic jazz, Bootblacks’ “Birds” is truly one of the most beautiful and unique music videos ever produced, even apparently filmed live. It should therefore surprise no one that the sparse though richly-imbued lyrics would be equally unique, cryptically mimicking the video’s dreamy surreality, with hints alone to hone their implied meaning. “I dwell in possibility … Continue reading Bootblacks – Birds [2⊘13]

disturbedByVoicesJuly 4, 2023September 10, 20231 Comment

cerebral, eerie, perversive, spoken word

The Golden Palominos ~ Holy [1996]

Welcome to the world of Anorexia Nervosa, on display and bitingly in your face. This spoken word narrative, provided in a simple yet potent textual fan-made video, reveals life from the anorexic’s (skewed) viewpoint. There will be rules that only the most disciplined (ill) are capable of following. Rules like cutting each admittedly tiny meal into tinier minuscule bites … Continue reading The Golden Palominos ~ Holy [1996]

disturbedByVoicesFebruary 21, 2023May 28, 202310 Comments

affecting, arty, cerebral, influential

Portishead ~ We Carry On [2⊘⊘8]

I cannot count the number of times I was warned of regrets for inaction, but never reminded that actions themselves could also be rued. That gut hurt, that vulnerability more mental than physical we dolefully feel when we disappoint ourselves and others. We are all human, and therefore fallible, but that is of little consolation when mistakes are made that cannot be retracted or adequately amended, especially when unclear. “God … Continue reading Portishead ~ We Carry On [2⊘⊘8]

disturbedByVoicesFebruary 13, 2023May 28, 202311 Comments

affecting, cerebral, melancholic, perverse

Gravenhurst ~ I turn my face to the forest floor [2⊘⊘5]

I never listened to Hüsker Dü, but probably should have. They were popular with the college kids when I was in my twenties. One of their songs, an oddly popular, if pitch-black one, named “Diane” would be remade by singer, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Nicholas John Talbot, aka Gravenhurst. The lyrics begin by telling the story … Continue reading Gravenhurst ~ I turn my face to the forest floor [2⊘⊘5]