Monday, December 15, 2008


I like Out Of Our Depths new album cover art and the play on words incorporated into it.

Sad but true as opposed to Facepalm.

I'm giving a second listen to Talpa's second album "When The Somberness Becomes A Game". Talpa is the psy project of a classical trained musician who happens to be a Serbian soldier and it is some of the most experimental and unique music I've heard in a long time (since his first album actually or maybe the first Eskimo album). The track "No Choice" is fantastic, with some sick sick sounds. 'Good City' and 'I Feel Nothing' and "Still Dreaming" are also excellent. The album is a joy to listen to from the point that it is a sonic adventure, encompassing a huge variety of influences and soundscapes, and as much fun as it is to listen to, I have a real hard time imagining how it would work into a set. But it IS a REALLY fun listen while I'm online.


Also gave another listen to Dino Psaras' "Where Words Fail Music Speaks". First, I love that title. For me, music has such a deep component of conveying emotions that I often find hard to put into words. I've always loved music and when I first started listening to psy, I knew I had discovered the music that resonated with my soul, moreso than any other style of music. It still does fifteen years and counting. It is hard for me to imagine what my life would be like without music - I probably would not still be alive today in all seriousness. Back to WWFMS, this is the grinding, pulsing trance with detailed sound design I would expect from him. There are guest appearances from Wrecked Machines, Deedrah, Dimitri Nakov, Michelle Adamson, and Space Cat. The track "Firewall" is so awesomely good I can get past the Michelle Adamson vocals (I think she is getting over exposed in the psy scene) . "Questions" is another great track, as are both versions of the title track.

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