the problem is that last fm swallowed the fourth journal entry :/ I have no idea where is it now.
sucks.
anyway, where have you been?
Oh, and as for your 4th journal entry, isnt it this one:
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Discoveries (volume IV)
27 Aug 2009, 22:06
hello, class!
today we're gonna learn about some kick-ass music.
1. This Is Our Punk-Rock, Thee Rusted Satellites Gather + Sing
Yes, kids, yes. Finally. To be honest sometime ago when I was stealing the internets I never noticed this ASMZ album. It just ran through my eyes and never ended up in my discography. So when I found it I was quite surprised that there actually is an album I do not know about. Surprising! The album itself.. I was carried away easily by the compelling fa-so-la intro, the tape-like atmosphere throughout the album and somewhat typical ASMZ emotional strength of the album. This masterpiece explodes with sincerity and pure yet unstable emotion. "Everybody gets a little lost sometimes". Cryworthy.
2. Horses in the Sky
Yes, kids, yes. Finally x2. This album - when I once listened to it - gave me the chills. The problem was that those chills were highly negative. I pretty much disliked the album very much, it seemed too folky for me..and then once again the divine intervention with a probable explosion of "ready" mood (this happens all the time when hungover or similarly under the influence) and it started to charm me with ASMZish sincerity. Major standout - Mountains Made of Steam. Instant love.
3. The amazing Motek and their Port Sunshine.
Even though I somewhat destroyed this album by having a wrong track order, still, not what I expected. The first impressions were of a quite typical post-rock band with somewhat edge and upbeat feeling, but all the other tracks mesmerized me with their depressive (not too far out) stance. Everyone is whining about the vocals. I like them. I like imperfect things, I like honest things. This falls under that category. Highly recommended.
4. A different collision of sounds, called Radius System.
Far From Truth was exceptional - close to Vessels' glorious Yuki with it's piano driven emotionally charged rock. Then the other tracks of the band proved them to be much more versatile - even stretching out to screamo-ish part of the music world, enjoying their noisy screams and pure emotion breaking through highly distorted guitars. Then again, songs like Impulsion (both parts) tracks you back to slowcore and highly emotional sincerity.
5. Somewhere Between The Sun and The Moon by Wixel.
Prejudice is a very challenging thing - that's just a fact. Two Old Songs was highly enjoyable yet some information reached me, as if this EP was totally different from everything else by this somewhat acoustic/electronica/post band. So when I started listening to this album I only noticed the somewhat dullness of acoustic guitars - and even the soundscapes where just too familiar (as in the EP). But then again, I gave it some time and it paid off. Great ambience, great somewhat sterile signature. Nice find, psychedeliclife.
6. Crippled Black Pheonix.. could be the next best thing.
It's a rarity, finding a band with such diverse songs and overall feeling. I found some evident desert-ish almost stoner rock-ish riffs, ambience, post-rock vibes, general alternative rock vibes (which is not bad when you put it in this context). You can find pretty much everything here, including the quite annoying pieces of a marching band of a circus. yes, that part is quite irritating. Still, this is a very promising band with quite a clear fixed greatness. Looking forward to excavating even more.
7. Jóhann Jóhannsson.
My final weapon against my sleep is Fordlândia. Somewhat ambient somewhat contemporary classical - this is a great treat to your chilly nights and evenings with tea. I am not fully through the album but it sounds really promising. Just relax and (day)dream.
upcoming trials:
Heart
Bob
A Love of Shared Disasters
Palace Of The Night Skies
Let Airplanes Circle Overhead
and yes, I missed a free Codes In The Clouds show today. yay
