since the year after the last decade of March lost its planned linear structure, i decided to mention new albums and new (to me! everyone else knows all of them ofc :D) bands. all of the discoveries have helped and still help a lot to get through these wondrous times. albums, according to my own stats: "King Tide" by A Beautiful Machine. an epic return after seventeen years of mostly silence, a chain of prayers and lovesongs and spells, salty like the endless sea and unstoppable like solar flares. imo. biased, and i know it. call it worshiping.
"Tiny Missing Fragments" by Diorama. i read about the release date and name, and saw the cover under the brightest stars i've seen this year, with best friend, at a forest camping site. everything is a part of great sky maps. all the textures, and insights, and word chains are r i g h t . well, this band caused so many changes in my life, no wonder they finally give me (one of many, many lucky fans) a set of maps to navigate :D "Gezeiten" by Frozen Plasma. space scale delays :D dancefloor hits, fuelmefurther, sadness and bitter moments of truth. and special magic delivered by VV and flx :) yes biased again. "Monsters" by Empathy Test. not by default - because of vocals, and lyrics, and colours (i know all the best's been designed and printed already okay imhavingfun), and drums. "The Birdwatcher's Guide to Atrocity" by Seeming. doomsday hymns, and marching, and rebel songs, and speaking about mortality. special thx for one of the songs. and another - bonus - Monster on my CD shelf :) "The View From Halfway Down" by Andy Bell. when the haze of nonlinearity is all grey and ash and monotonous, it's possible to get the colours and patterns from this album. soft, sunny, warm to me. solitary joy. bands, just as happened: Ride. space delays and taiga childhood, but now i know them. not to be erased. Namgar. in search of familiar callings, these songs of steppe also found their place in my own little world. this voice makes me sing along despite totally not speaking her language. Phurpa. the power of human voice and natural sounds coming from metal, wood and bone. paths to walk without having any physical shape. and imagery of the highest summits, it comes without asking. your turn?
Key, it's great to see you here 😊 Because I've been really depressed and anxious lately, I've been listening to a lot of The Soft Moon. Luis Vasquez is one of my favorite musicians, and his catharsis feeds my own. Aside from that, I've been getting into Vandal Moon and of course I've been listening to a lot of Empathy Test lately.
saw TSM live twice. this little sandstorm does absolutely shamanic things. there were times i couldn't talk about what was wrong. just screamed and howled along. still love his works. btw last time they shared the stage with hørd. a guy from France playing solo. check it *___*
I've seen them 3 times and....yes, it's almost a spiritual experience. So much so that when I tried to talk to Luis Vasquez, my guts froze and all that came out was a squeak. His music has been keeping me alive for a decade. I wish I could have a conversation with him someday. You know, when I'm not chickening out about it. 😳
@LoveMoves haaaaa i can imagine the sound :D tbh nothing to be afraid of. the offstage form of Luis is a bit shy, very nice and reasonably friendly :) if you can't speak... write or draw instead ;) i did. it worked :)
I just discovered the band, Seeming, as well! I love that album you mentioned, and purchased it yesterday😍
the more people know, the better :) Mr. Reed and his second band were the reason i started to use bandcamp, now i keep whining "why not all of my favourite music is here")))
I hope so.