Is it an admonishment or an encouragement? Is it both? In a way, it is an age-old question of whether we should be more critical or less demanding. What is the exact point (even near-bouts) where acceptance should take precedence over denial and does strangeness alone justify the change? “Tell me, ‘You’re the best thing’ I tell you, ‘That’s what you need’ Rolling on those good looks
Maybe it’s just enough” … Continue reading Slowdive ~ Kisses [2⊘23]
An eighties echo, but amplified, streamlined, and anthemic. Think cruise control on a Summer-burnt Autobahn, joyously windswept at redline. An oddly cathartic church bell drives an ocean of emotions to a pinnacle of exaltation under far-too-convenient foot-pedal control. “I took my medicine The voices won’t stop My shadow’s caving in My feet won’t walk” Originating as John Kunkel’s dorm room imaginings after … Continue reading The New Division ~ Modus [2⊘2⊘]
We have all known music releases that have underperformed despite an obvious intensity of effort and beauty apparent in the work. Perhaps unsurprisingly, it is sometimes enough to cause bands to dissolve due to largely unrecognized efforts met with heart-crushing frustration. What do you do when you have created the finest masterpiece you can imagine and it is misunderstood, underknown, or outright ignored? Despite creating … Continue reading Gia Ford ~ Poolside [2⊘23]
If you have yet to witness the beauty of Dead Can Dance, this is as apt a song as could be as introduction. “The Carnival Is Over” appears as an homage to those wonderful circus freaks otherwise noteworthy as society’s shunned and exploited, unfortunate souls first rejected … Continue reading Dead Can Dance – The Carnival Is Over [1993]
Entropy: ĕn′trə-pē : a measure of the disorder, chaos, or randomness in a closed system coined from a Greek word for transformation with far-reaching implications and far-ranging applications in chemistry and physics, in cosmology, economics, sociology, weather … Continue reading DeathbyRomy – I Don’t Believe in Anything [2⊘22]
