Monthly Archives: April 2004

One Perfect Sunrise (w/ Lisa Gerrard)

Orbital – One Perfect Sunrise (w/ Lisa Gerrard) from The Blue Album (2004) /electronic/((Visible breath forces through the thickly cold mist. A glimmer of light at the edge of another world. A tapestry of blue and yellow beams, rising and … Continue reading

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Wednesday, April 28:

My five day study sojourn in London proved very useful. I sure did a lot, much more than I usually do in the span of 5 days for sure. I went to the 276 lounge to see Luke Fair (relative … Continue reading

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Since We Last Spoke

RJD2 – Since We Last Spoke from Since We Last Spoke (2004) /electro instrumental rock hop/((Your nervous mind wavers and jumps between the platform and the door. Ignore the constant judgement and predetermined conceits. Gather courage where you can get … Continue reading

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Finished Symphony

Hybrid – Finished Symphony from Wide Angle (1999) /progressive breakbeat/((Rain and thunder. Calm and intensity. Unrelenting pulse, hammering through the rich tapestry of streaking lights of yellow and red. Dwarfed beneath the majesty – an unknowable expanse reaching out of … Continue reading

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Sunday, April 18:

Dear reader,Have you had anyone speak to you about doing something in “homage” to something recently? Did they pronounce the word without the H and in a French sort of manner that gave the word a nauseatingly pretentious air, complete … Continue reading

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Voices

Espers – Voices from Espers (2004) /neo folk/((A moisture dew clings to withered blades of grass: shuddering, sequestered in patches, in concrete cracks of the sidewalks and curbs. A dirty plastic package husk flits and bobs in the currents of … Continue reading

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Thursday, April 15:

Today I did a lot for not leaving my room except to relieve myself, go on a short walk (’twas a beautiful day), and get dinner. Well not really a whole lot, but more than my average have-my-soul-sucked-out-by-the-internet’s-straw-sit-in-front-of-the-computer-wasting-my-life-away day. I … Continue reading

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The Last Trumpet (feat. Lateef)

Lyrics Born – The Last Trumpet (feat. Lateef) from Later that Day (2003) /hip hop/((“Within a political system pimped and gangsta’d out,wherein the people are the victim sheep being lead about. While the followers and the patrons of any faith … Continue reading

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Bad Dreams

The Quannum Extravaganza! /underground hip hop/       Lyrics Born – Bad Dreams from Later that Day (2003)        Maroons – Lester Hayes from Ambush, and single (2004)        Gift of Gab – The Writz from Fourth Dimensional Rocketships Going Up (2004)        Lifesavas – Resist … Continue reading

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Tuesday, April 13:

Quannum. Kool Haus. Apr 12.Quannum is an underground hip hop record lable, and my favourite one at that. At least for this show, Quannum consisted of: Blackalicious (Gift of Gab produced by Chief Xcel), Latyrx (Lyrics Born, Lateef the Truthspeaker), … Continue reading

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