Music
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My favourite album of 2024 so far.
Very much captures the essence of the current British Post Punk revival, vocalist reminds of a 2007 Alex Turner but with an edgier, more poetic cadence.
Penultimate track Blackpool Illuminations almost had me in tears...
From my memory of last year's Music League game, @jerkules would probably appreciate this one
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It's been a minute, forgot how beautiful this record was...
Floating in catharsis right now listening to this after a dinner with a woman I wanna be with, but for now, the stars aren't aligned..
I'll share some words from my personal music journal I wrote when this album was released.
Looking back, they're especially poignant now after the passing of Pharaoh Sanders..
'Although seemingly mismatched on paper, the parties involved in creating this singular, 47 minute piece of music gel together as if part of the same mind.
Throughout its 9 movements, the listener is taken through a journey of what I interpret to be a sonic representation of life and death.
The recurring keyboard motif that persists throughout the majority of the record's runtime stands to represent the inexorable passage of time, whilst Sanders' seemingly improvisational Saxophony majestically dances around it, weaving a breathtaking tapestry of sounds that is only deepened upon the arrival of the LSO.
I hear Sanders' opening solo as wise and beautiful, but also tired and tinged with sadness...
After a while it seems to gain strength, clarity and a sense of hope, as if reminiscent of an aged mind experiencing a brief spark of lucidity before experiencing its final thoughts...
The depth bought by the LSO brings upon feelings of transcendence, an ascent to a higher plane of existence so to speak...
And then, Nothing...
After every trace of the music is abruptly cut off, you are left in a deathly silence. Bolstered by the reoccurring motif, all that came before had become an integral part of you throughout your time with the record, a part of you is missing...
And then, something stirs as sound begins to swell up out of the silence, the passage of time hasn't quite begun again yet, but you have no doubt of its inevitability.'
“𝑁𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑙𝑒𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑢𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑏 𝑦𝑜𝑢. 𝑌𝑜𝑢 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑚𝑒𝑒𝑡 𝑖𝑡, 𝑖𝑓 𝑦𝑜𝑢 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑡𝑜, 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑎𝑚𝑒 𝑤𝑒𝑎𝑝𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑜𝑛 𝑤ℎ𝑖𝑐ℎ 𝑡𝑜𝑑𝑎𝑦 𝑎𝑟𝑚 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑎𝑔𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑡.”
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I dig this guy so much.. voice, skills
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"Moontricks" will be at a tiny venue near me at the end of March '24. Such a unique blend of singing, banjo, bass and electronic mixing. Such a fun funky "new" sound.
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For whatever reason, the last two Iceage records have landed in nearly constant rotation for me. Dunno what exactly it is but I’m kinda obsessed.
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@popvulture i didn’t know this band but after a few songs i start to feel what you’re saying! They’re quite cool and there sound is very ‘addictive’
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@Heavy_blue yeah they’re great! They’ve been around for a while, starting out more punk then developing into more of this sort of grinding rock thing. It’s really disheveled and a bit menacing, definitely reminds me of Nick Cave, the Libertines, maybe a little bit of Oasis.
Anyway, had these two on vinyl for like a year and I guess it took em a while to sneak up on me, but man they got in.
