Sunday 21 February 2010
Running Time
Wey! Music puts me in a happy place! Recently I have been going on a fitess bender and a few tunes get me in the mood for tearing it up! Kiss of Life by Friendly Fires and my old favourite The Test by The Chemical Brothers and the mighty Secret Friend by IMAX, something to keep the juices flowing :)
Thursday 11 February 2010
Hurrah the curse is broken!
Bands,bands,bands!
Check out Broken Bells for glorious slightly leftfield folky beach music from a combo of Dangermouse aka part of Gnarls barkley and god knows how many other side projects and teams he is part of (amazing producer!) and the shins frontman James Mercer!
Also if you dont know look up Mt Eden, borderline ambient dubstep, alot of grand remixes of new and old songs, good for a relaxing but funky time, whether you think this is good or bad, no one track stands out, but all are incredibly good, production and sound wise!
Also if you havent listened to him/her/it then Fever Ray, the singer of THE KNIFE takes on a persona of oddness and creates amazing dark textual work that speaks of childhood, love and alienation among other things all with pitchshifting vocals, minor chords and sounds that creep under and over you!
To a viral campaign check out iamamiwhoami's at http://www.youtube.com/user/iamamiwhoami#p/a/u/1/oVVLkWjTISE alot of speculation as too whether this is lady gaga,Christina or Britney Spears, even if its Little Boots, if it is or if its not its sounds good, creepy and dark, any industrial touch wrapped in a slight pop cover, so keep and eye out for this and see how it develops :)
Check out Broken Bells for glorious slightly leftfield folky beach music from a combo of Dangermouse aka part of Gnarls barkley and god knows how many other side projects and teams he is part of (amazing producer!) and the shins frontman James Mercer!
Also if you dont know look up Mt Eden, borderline ambient dubstep, alot of grand remixes of new and old songs, good for a relaxing but funky time, whether you think this is good or bad, no one track stands out, but all are incredibly good, production and sound wise!
Also if you havent listened to him/her/it then Fever Ray, the singer of THE KNIFE takes on a persona of oddness and creates amazing dark textual work that speaks of childhood, love and alienation among other things all with pitchshifting vocals, minor chords and sounds that creep under and over you!
To a viral campaign check out iamamiwhoami's at http://www.youtube.com/user/iamamiwhoami#p/a/u/1/oVVLkWjTISE alot of speculation as too whether this is lady gaga,Christina or Britney Spears, even if its Little Boots, if it is or if its not its sounds good, creepy and dark, any industrial touch wrapped in a slight pop cover, so keep and eye out for this and see how it develops :)
Sunday 7 February 2010
Lyrics
I have been thinking about lyrics alot lately, the implications, the way in which adding lyrics to a simple chord structure can make it sound like the greatest thing since sliced bread. Being a guitarist I care more about the notes more than the lyrics (even through alot of songs i love for the lyrics i go more on melody and harmony than the actually words themselves...for shame!) so here is two songs that i love lyrically at the mo...:)
Lying I still can't find the truth.
So I spin another line on you
You can't blame a fella for trying
I'm hoping you eat my every word
Doesn't it taste so good?
But deep inside I'm dying
Oh! I wanna word with you
If there's never a perfect time
It's time for another white lie
White lies just another white lie
I did it to get close to you
And I will tell a million more
White lies just another white lie
I do it to get close to you
And I will tell a million more white lies
One day I know you'll understand
That I didn't really have much choice
I just had to hide it
Sometimes good men do bad things
Just as bad men can do good
Tell me which way you like it
Oh! I wanna word with you
There's never a perfect time
However much I try
Oh! Why don't you sit yourself down?
Cos we gotta talk this through
It's time for another white lie…
White lies just a little white lie
I did it to get close to you
And I will tell a million more
White lies just a little white lie
I do it to get close to you
And I will tell a million more white lies
Oh-oh oh-oh
I was just playing girl I was just playing by your rules
Oh-oh oh-oh
Just another white lie and I'll tell a million more
White lies…
One night to be confused
One night to speed up truth
We had a promise made
Four hands and then away
Both under influence
We had divine sense
To know what to say
Mind is a razorblade
To call for hands of above to lean on
Wouldn't be good enough for me, no
One night of magic rush
The start - a simple touch
One night to push and scream
And then relief
Ten days of perfect tunes
The colors red and blue
We had a promise made
We were in love
To call for hands of above to lean on
Wouldn't be good enough for me, no
To call for hands of above to lean on
Wouldn't be good enough for me, oh
And you, you knew the hand of a devil
And you kept us awake with wolves teeth
Sharing different heartbeats in one night
To call for hands of above to lean on
Wouldn't be good enough for me, no
To call for hands of above to lean on
Wouldn't be good enough for me, oh
These are sad songs, but they make me smile alot :)
Lying I still can't find the truth.
So I spin another line on you
You can't blame a fella for trying
I'm hoping you eat my every word
Doesn't it taste so good?
But deep inside I'm dying
Oh! I wanna word with you
If there's never a perfect time
It's time for another white lie
White lies just another white lie
I did it to get close to you
And I will tell a million more
White lies just another white lie
I do it to get close to you
And I will tell a million more white lies
One day I know you'll understand
That I didn't really have much choice
I just had to hide it
Sometimes good men do bad things
Just as bad men can do good
Tell me which way you like it
Oh! I wanna word with you
There's never a perfect time
However much I try
Oh! Why don't you sit yourself down?
Cos we gotta talk this through
It's time for another white lie…
White lies just a little white lie
I did it to get close to you
And I will tell a million more
White lies just a little white lie
I do it to get close to you
And I will tell a million more white lies
Oh-oh oh-oh
I was just playing girl I was just playing by your rules
Oh-oh oh-oh
Just another white lie and I'll tell a million more
White lies…
One night to be confused
One night to speed up truth
We had a promise made
Four hands and then away
Both under influence
We had divine sense
To know what to say
Mind is a razorblade
To call for hands of above to lean on
Wouldn't be good enough for me, no
One night of magic rush
The start - a simple touch
One night to push and scream
And then relief
Ten days of perfect tunes
The colors red and blue
We had a promise made
We were in love
To call for hands of above to lean on
Wouldn't be good enough for me, no
To call for hands of above to lean on
Wouldn't be good enough for me, oh
And you, you knew the hand of a devil
And you kept us awake with wolves teeth
Sharing different heartbeats in one night
To call for hands of above to lean on
Wouldn't be good enough for me, no
To call for hands of above to lean on
Wouldn't be good enough for me, oh
These are sad songs, but they make me smile alot :)
Thursday 4 February 2010
My Music and some Bands
I'm so happy, after much deliberation I have put up my music on facebook for all to see and hear! Now just time for feedback! TBH I HAVE NO CLUE WHAT IM DOING! lol everytime I try to make something I get stuck and cant be arsed to finish it. However I have had a lot of good response which makes me happy...and the comments are from other musicians! So people who know how hard it is to make a tune! I just wish my computer wasnt dying on its ass, music software uses a lot of processing power and so I cant do alot, I have resorted to just using Reason 3 now ( I tried 4 but its too much for my system!) However please have a listen and tell me what you think, search for GIO in facebook and add, I would love to hear what others are thinking about it :)
I have been trying to figure out what to listen to next...any suggestions? I have no idea, the last year of doing a music centered course (the irony is coming now) I have no clue what music is fresh and new or what styles people wnat or like. I feel I have hit a barrier of non-musical-ness. The shame is the last band that blew...yes BLEW ME AWAY....was...wait for it Hadouken! yes bliming, grimey, supposed Nu rave Hadouken! I cant remeber the music from the last year or two. So without fail I have been reading through as much musical press to get a flipping grip...but its all shit! Absolute garbage, I have not felt this down aboutnew music in a while, I dunno if there is too much or too little or if everyone is following the same musical path or if my ears and mind have grown old...next Ill be screaming "Turn that bloody noise down!" and grab my pipe and slippers. How has it come to this? Is it as soon as you turn 21/22 you suddenly dont like new things? Hell I like stability but I love new music and new experiences! Ok,ok, Cornwall is not the best place to be for a music scene, but with the net and online musical pages aglore you would think something would hit me as amazing. There is a lot that is ok, perhaps even really good, but not amazing. The Boxer Rebellion album Union is a prime example, good for people who like Radiohead,Interpol,Coldplay,U2 or the ilk The album is a grower, but its not amazing. Ill give them credit as there is no way I could create some of the amazing swafts of sound they do, but I feel its been done. Is it because I hear the influences of so many other bands that I cant appreicate new ones? Please some one tell me! Sned me answers on a postcard to Fickle Musical Man, it doesnt need an address because all postcards will be sent to me as I rock slowly in the corner trying to the new sound quietly going insane!!!!
I have been trying to figure out what to listen to next...any suggestions? I have no idea, the last year of doing a music centered course (the irony is coming now) I have no clue what music is fresh and new or what styles people wnat or like. I feel I have hit a barrier of non-musical-ness. The shame is the last band that blew...yes BLEW ME AWAY....was...wait for it Hadouken! yes bliming, grimey, supposed Nu rave Hadouken! I cant remeber the music from the last year or two. So without fail I have been reading through as much musical press to get a flipping grip...but its all shit! Absolute garbage, I have not felt this down aboutnew music in a while, I dunno if there is too much or too little or if everyone is following the same musical path or if my ears and mind have grown old...next Ill be screaming "Turn that bloody noise down!" and grab my pipe and slippers. How has it come to this? Is it as soon as you turn 21/22 you suddenly dont like new things? Hell I like stability but I love new music and new experiences! Ok,ok, Cornwall is not the best place to be for a music scene, but with the net and online musical pages aglore you would think something would hit me as amazing. There is a lot that is ok, perhaps even really good, but not amazing. The Boxer Rebellion album Union is a prime example, good for people who like Radiohead,Interpol,Coldplay,U2 or the ilk The album is a grower, but its not amazing. Ill give them credit as there is no way I could create some of the amazing swafts of sound they do, but I feel its been done. Is it because I hear the influences of so many other bands that I cant appreicate new ones? Please some one tell me! Sned me answers on a postcard to Fickle Musical Man, it doesnt need an address because all postcards will be sent to me as I rock slowly in the corner trying to the new sound quietly going insane!!!!
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