26.4.10
18.4.10
Social Conscience
It's no secret while you're reading this post 2 children died from malaria. That being said it is important we all take some time to promote projects that are doing giving to the community and promoting a positive society right now. On the stove we're heating up http://igknite.org . The website has been revamped, we've got a project next weekend entitled Flow: Uniting Children's Visions on Water and the World.
Also launched this week is http://kozeayiti.org , which is creole for conversation Haiti. This is a great project which enables a dialogue (translated into french, creole, and english) through multimedia and journalism between the Haitian community and those willing to help and listen to their concerns abroad. It will hopefully become a resource for anyone seeking insight or offering input on the future development for the rubble-ridden nation. I'm currently sifting through hours of footage and interviews from the ground and editing them to be uploaded to the site within the next several weeks, thanks to Kemy Joseph of http://urawesome.org for traveling there twice and building an infrastructure of journalists who will continue to provide content.
Also launched this week is http://kozeayiti.org , which is creole for conversation Haiti. This is a great project which enables a dialogue (translated into french, creole, and english) through multimedia and journalism between the Haitian community and those willing to help and listen to their concerns abroad. It will hopefully become a resource for anyone seeking insight or offering input on the future development for the rubble-ridden nation. I'm currently sifting through hours of footage and interviews from the ground and editing them to be uploaded to the site within the next several weeks, thanks to Kemy Joseph of http://urawesome.org for traveling there twice and building an infrastructure of journalists who will continue to provide content.
4.4.10
Post Rock Relapse
Without an Ipod, or any MP3 device for several months now, I've honestly forgotten what some of my favorite music even sounds like. The world has had my ear. So sitting here working on some drawings I noticed a concert on May 11th of a band I forgot about. The mighty Minus the Bear.
Minus the Bear's sound is a bit popular and outplayed but they are good example of the genre. I actually hear Thursday a bit in their music. The vocals have a way of destroying the distilled emotion.
The indecipherable likes of Mogwai and Sigur Ros have much more weight when it comes to my admiration of the actual music on which a message can be overlaid. Their music is a standalone message. A beautiful expression, albeit sometimes suicidal. These two bands are powerful to me because I interpret their songs as depictions of the essence of birth and the reality of death through instrumentation. Making this especially meaningful is that they do it with instruments traditionally associated with rock music. The song below uses the same setup as Coldplay.
Post rock has always been the most cathartic music for me, since seeing Sigur Ros in 2006 up in NYC It's been a genre I not only listen to but feel. Something so beautiful that it can conjure my tears. From the womby feel of these Icelanders to the popular dimensions of Minus the Bear, their tracks have been absent from my ears but remained ever present in my soul. The permanence lies in their originality. The way their songs can't be hummed, the way I couldn't replicate the complexity of their layered melodies, their spacious tonality. A full sound that feels so empty you might just cry.
To quote Minus the Bear's Throwing Shapes it "makes you listen"
Minus the Bear's sound is a bit popular and outplayed but they are good example of the genre. I actually hear Thursday a bit in their music. The vocals have a way of destroying the distilled emotion.
The indecipherable likes of Mogwai and Sigur Ros have much more weight when it comes to my admiration of the actual music on which a message can be overlaid. Their music is a standalone message. A beautiful expression, albeit sometimes suicidal. These two bands are powerful to me because I interpret their songs as depictions of the essence of birth and the reality of death through instrumentation. Making this especially meaningful is that they do it with instruments traditionally associated with rock music. The song below uses the same setup as Coldplay.
Post rock has always been the most cathartic music for me, since seeing Sigur Ros in 2006 up in NYC It's been a genre I not only listen to but feel. Something so beautiful that it can conjure my tears. From the womby feel of these Icelanders to the popular dimensions of Minus the Bear, their tracks have been absent from my ears but remained ever present in my soul. The permanence lies in their originality. The way their songs can't be hummed, the way I couldn't replicate the complexity of their layered melodies, their spacious tonality. A full sound that feels so empty you might just cry.
To quote Minus the Bear's Throwing Shapes it "makes you listen"
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