No introduction needed, we all know and love the Stone Roses' debut album. Don't tell my brother this, but I actually bought this album on vinyl for him, since his birthday is coming up. Seeing this record in the store took me back, like BACK back, to when I was a loser in high school dreaming my life away. Nothing has changed, really. Since then I've had this album playing for every occasion. At school, during my walks, on the bus; it's perfect.
Still listening to this album. It's been almost a full three months, but I just can't seem to stop. I've recently learned that the two guys behind Die Warzau were actually performance artists before they started making music together, almost mirroring the early foundations of KMFDM. That totally made sense to me, since their music evokes a certain visual element that I just can't explain. Music certainly beckons unique kinds of world-building inside the mind of the listener, at least for me. But this is not the case for all music, some simply just set a mood. Die Warzau has built a seperate island inside of my head, and I'm really enjoying my time in industrial cyber-land.
Another album I can't put down. When I get a job, I'll need to acquire a record player so I can hear what this album would sound like in its true form. The listening experience is such a rollercoaster of emotions. You start off incredibly hyped and energized, then you reach some higher state of consciousness when listening to 'Slip Inside This House', and for the finale, 'I'm Comin' Down' gets you back to earth.
When I was a kid getting into Britpop after snubbing it for some time, the Verve instantly became a favorite. Well, imagine my surprise when I learnt that, for their debut release, the Verve were cooking up dream-like, psychedelic, ambient, and shoegaze-y guitar rock? I recently got into a Storm in Heaven again, and I'm even more impressed this time around. 'Already There' is a religious experience packed into a five minute and thirty-eight second song.