Friday, March 24, 2023
Steve Aoki & Soundgarden
Today a bit of change, because I’m gonna review Steve Aoki’s single, well actually a remix song, but with co-operation with remaining members of Soundgarden.. the great piece of sounds and words, immortal - “Spoonman”.
For all of you who don't know Steve or Soundgarden.
Let me start from one of the greatest bands from the “grunge era”, Soundgarden. They started in ‘9o, along with bands like Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Alice in Chains and many, many more and created a unique sound of their music. Heavy like tank riffs by guitarist Kim Thayil and powerful, rhythmic bass by Ben Shepherd, always supported by (with precision of a doctor’s scalpel in his hands) Matt Cameron on drums crowned with magical lyrics and persuasive Chris Cornell on the mic. Too much to write about them but in short, really short way, they had an enormous impact on music overall, they pushed so many boundaries and inspired many artists, not only in, so-called “rock world”.
Steve Aoki, a half Japanese half american dude, also born in this country, was growing up on music like Soundgarden, the whole hardcore scene, punk, and later post-punk artists. Like he said - all of them had an impact on him, and shaped the way that he was trying to find for himself in music. For many reasons he kind of started to go in the direction of a more electronic path of expressing his way of creation. One of the biggest reasons was to give people more fun, happiness and joy and to evolve all the time - as it’s clearly hearable in his music. Again, very briefly.. much more can be said about him …
So, the song! I think it’s a fantastic approach and in the same time effort of blending two genres of music, and like many people could think - impossible to blend - but for the person who values evolution in everything - like of course Steve and also myself - will hear the sense in the whole mixed song. The track begins with this delicate wave of sound which predicts Chris Cornell’s words which are slowly filling the space with mainly the meaning - of perceiving the rhythm in your own way. More synthesizers start to fill the room in the song and slowly build up the intensity ..and boom! guitars mixed with heavy synths and bass are coming like a thunderstorm but in a very balanced way. Overall, just listen and feel the energy from both genres.. beautiful tribute to a great band made by Aoki and great cooperation like I said in the beginning between him and Soundgarden which result is this mix.
I have faith that you enjoyed the song, my dear reader and.. hear you very soon with my another review - to feel music, explore and be inside it by the senses in your mind and body 馃槑 … Peace!
POLISH TRANSLATION
Dzi艣 ma艂a zmiana, bo zrecenzuj臋 singiel Steve'a Aokiego, a w艂a艣ciwie remiks, ale przy wsp贸艂pracy z pozosta艂ymi cz艂onkami Soundgarden.. 艣wietny kawa艂 d藕wi臋k贸w i s艂贸w, nie艣miertelny - „Spoonman”.
Dla wszystkich, kt贸rzy nie znaj膮 Steve'a ani Soundgarden.
Zaczn臋 od jednego z najwybitniejszych zespo艂贸w „ery grunge”, czyli Soundgarden. Zaczynali w '90 razem z takimi zespo艂ami jak Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Alice in Chains i wieloma, wieloma innymi i stworzyli niepowtarzalne brzmienie swojej muzyki. Ci臋偶kie jak czo艂g riffy gitarzysty Kima Thayila i pot臋偶ny, rytmiczny bas Bena Shepherda, zawsze wspierany przez (z precyzj膮 lekarza w d艂oniach) Matta Camerona na perkusji, zwie艅czony magicznymi tekstami i perswazyjnym Chrisem Cornellem za mikrofonem. Za du偶o by o nich pisa膰, ale w skr贸cie..bardzo du偶ym skr贸cie, wywarli ogromny wp艂yw na ca艂膮 muzyk臋, przekroczyli wiele granic i zainspirowali wielu artyst贸w, nie tylko w tak zwanym „rockowym 艣wiecie”.
Steve Aoki, p贸艂 Japo艅czyk p贸艂 Amerykanin, r贸wnie偶 urodzony w tym kraju, dorasta艂 na muzyce takiej jak Soundgarden, ca艂ej scenie hardcore, punk, p贸藕niej post-punkowych artystach. Jak sam powiedzia艂 - wszyscy mieli na niego wp艂yw i ukszta艂towali drog臋, kt贸r膮 szuka艂 dla siebie w muzyce. Z wielu powod贸w niejako zacz膮艂 pod膮偶a膰 w kierunku bardziej elektronicznej 艣cie偶ki wyra偶ania swojego sposobu tworzenia. Jednym z g艂贸wnych powod贸w by艂o dawanie ludziom wi臋cej zabawy, szcz臋艣cia i rado艣ci oraz ci膮g艂y rozw贸j - co wyra藕nie s艂ycha膰 w jego muzyce. Znowu bardzo kr贸tko.. du偶o wi臋cej mo偶na o nim powiedzie膰 …
A wi臋c piosenka! My艣l臋, 偶e to fantastyczne podej艣cie i jednocze艣nie pr贸ba po艂膮czenia dw贸ch gatunk贸w muzycznych i jak wielu mog艂oby pomy艣le膰 - niemo偶liwe do po艂膮czenia - ale dla osoby, kt贸ra ceni ewolucj臋 we wszystkim - jak oczywi艣cie Steve i ja r贸wnie偶 - us艂yszy sens w ca艂ym zmiksowanym utworze. Piosenka rozpoczyna si臋 t膮 delikatn膮 fal膮 d藕wi臋kow膮, kt贸ra zapowiada s艂owa Chrisa Cornella, kt贸re powoli wype艂niaj膮 przestrze艅 przede wszystkim znaczeniem – postrzegania rytmu na sw贸j w艂asny spos贸b. Wi臋cej syntezator贸w zaczyna wype艂nia膰 “pok贸j” w piosence i powoli zwi臋ksza intensywno艣膰… i bum! gitary zmieszane z ci臋偶kimi syntezatorami i basem nadchodz膮 jak burza, ale w bardzo zr贸wnowa偶ony spos贸b. Og贸lnie po prostu pos艂uchajcie i poczujcie energi臋 obu gatunk贸w... pi臋kny ho艂d dla wspania艂ego zespo艂u z艂o偶ony przez Aokiego i wspania艂a wsp贸艂praca, jak powiedzia艂em na pocz膮tku, pomi臋dzy nim a Soundgarden, kt贸rej efektem jest ta piosenka.
Wierz臋, 偶e ten utw贸r ci si臋 podoba艂, m贸j drogi czytelniku, i.. do us艂yszenia ju偶 wkr贸tce z moj膮 kolejn膮 recenzj膮 - aby poczu膰 muzyk臋, odkrywa膰 j膮 i by膰 w jej wn臋trzu, zmys艂ami w umy艣le i ciele 馃槑 … Pok贸j!
Thursday, March 23, 2023
Red Hot Chili Peppers "Return of the Dream Canteen"
Another album, a beautiful album by The Red Hot Chili Peppers, second this year! following John Frusciante's return to the band after being replaced by another brilliant guitarist, Josh Klinghoffer. "Return of the Dream Canteen" is a very interesting return of these guys to the common energy that they have emanated in the past on every album released together.
Already the first song "Tippa My Tongue" heralds a journey into the unknown, as both Kiedis with their lyrics and John, Flea and Chad with their instrumental cocktail always took the listener from this world, even for a second, even for a moment - to break away, breathe ... And you can hear in this song the author's call to leave the frames of reality, at least for a moment, and be human, because the course of life gives us a real look at who we are by nature (?) ... a reference to LSD landing on the tongue and a character who leaves, and the state after her kiss says it all, is a beautiful metaphor for letting go.
“Peace and Love” softens the flow of the album for a moment and introduces a mood of calm from the first sounds of bass and drums. Free for interpretation as usual with RHCP, in which boys from California paint art.. you can hear in Kiedis's words this longing for meetings, from the beginning there is talk of a journey where a person who has only love and peace is waiting, and the same is offered by the author .. screaming with emotions, asking some stranger to wait, and haste - a small personal digression - is the plague of our times.
The next one "Reach Out" is very poetic, in my opinion it can be received in many ways. One of the ways is a reference to human stupidity "Drop another snake bomb.." begins the whole stream of sounds from the entrance of the song ...
“Eddie” .. there is not much to tell and interpret, just listen. A brilliant ode to the recently deceased Eddie Van Halen (Van Halen guitarist - for the record - and one of the greats of the instrument). You can say for sure about John's guitar in this track, his final solo is just proof of his oneness with the guitar physically and spiritually, just enjoy.
The song "Fake as Fu@k" introduces the listener from the beginning into a rather gray world, not optimistic, and overwhelm can cause a person to be influenced by the fake outside world that gets to us every day through television, negative news and does not want to leave our home . The chorus, however, turns the whole song upside down and calls for optimism and thinking about this whole fake world in a positive way.
"Bella", brilliant, amazing, completely pictureable in its own way, but ... a beautiful reference in the first verse to the song "Funky Crime" from the album "The Uplift Mofo Party Plan" from 1987. An ode to a woman in which the author even asks her to be with him, somewhere in the wild prairies, not in the magical yet crowded city of LA.
“Roulette” is an interesting image and memory of both leaving ‘school times’ and wading through life, and in the meantime, connecting with some familiar soul and finding yourself in the process, being with yourself. A very imaginative cluster of sounds generated by Peppers.
Reflection and slowing down in favor of our lives can be felt from the first sounds in the next "My Cigarette". Just sit back, listen and reflect...
Some songs are just the way they are and the interpretation is reflective, such is the case with "Afterlife", where you can hear the author's optimism in the chorus that there is no one who knows what will happen, so there is no point in worrying.
“Shoot Me a Smile” brilliantly describes the feelings of two people.. everyday activities that build us allow us to evolve, and life energy itself emanates in every possible way. The title Shoot Me a Smile - shoot me with a smile and I will always answer you with love ... the crowning of all the beautiful effort of everyday life.
“Handful” is a bit of an antithesis heard in the chorus when the author talks about a handful of love when he gets older (reconciliation), but still believes that being with that one person until the last days, a hug, is important (faith in love).
"The Drummer" is again a frivolous song of life in my opinion, a bit like the opening Tippa My Tongue. The drummer is this metaphorical figure who, without much importance or concern, hits the percussion elements, giving the rhythm where everything is alive and pouring optimism for better days.
And there's a darker track on the album called "Bag Of Grins". A brilliant metaphor for the coroner with a bag of grins opens up an almost limitless field of interpretation of the whole song. Again, there are many ways to understand the message, but it is definitely a reference to our morality, how unimportant everything will be at the moment of our death, and sometimes we blindly strive for all this, forgetting about this fact. Personally, my number one on this album so far.
Emotional "La La La La La La La La" that put me down with its sincerity and truthfulness. The longing and desire to be with the most beloved person who understands and remembers the simplicity of shared moments, such as the trivial "Tell me how it feels to buy meals for two...", a diamond on this album.
"Copperbelly" personally I think is a great metaphor for that proverbial snake that lurks everywhere in our lives, and to keep it from getting in and disturbing our balance, our thoughts and emotions... not to let it sleep in our proverbial bed. A beautiful, yet another deep track with Frusciante's unearthly a-melodic solo that shifts the biological clock and perception but at the same time regulates it, thus giving food for thought.
"Carry Me Home" is a story, quite abstract, but about all of us, how we lose our footing and get stuck in something we don't really want to be in. Kiedis sings at one point, "Kick that door you don't understand.. ..brilliantly continuing its story, John's heart-rending solo and Flea's throbbing bass on every track fueled by Chad's tireless and as always incredibly precise yet imaginative percussion.
And the last one on this disc, starting like a fairy tale and entering the land of peace and duration, "In The Snow" is a very interesting call of the author to the only woman who has not yet appeared in his life despite many years and despite trying the flavors many times in love. Is there (???) .. it just goes on and the love lab continues to evolve to get new results...
.. a brilliant album, as always hard work by one of my musical role models over the years. I don't want to write much more about this album, because I think it's a masterpiece, especially nowadays, where plastic, unfortunately, is trying to dominate the world and I think this album will reach its full value in a few years...
Beautiful work gentlemen.. keep playing for us as long as possible! I think every fan will agree with me here ;)] I recommend ... listen ... interpret in your own way ... absorb beautiful energy and build strength and optimism inside yourself ...
See you soon in the next review! Positivism with love …
POLISH TRANSLATION
Kolejny album, pi臋kny album The Red Hot Chili Peppers, drugi w tym roku! po powrocie John’a Frusciante do zespo艂u po wcze艣niejszym zast膮pieniu go przez innego genialnego gitarzyst臋 Josh’a Klinghoffer’a.
“Return of the Dream Canteen” jest bardzo ciekawym powrotem tych ch艂opak贸w do wsp贸lnej energii jak膮 emanowali w przesz艂o艣ci na ka偶dym albumie wydanym razem.
Ju偶 pierwszy utw贸r “Tippa My Tongue” zwiastuje podr贸偶 w nieznane, jak to zar贸wno Kiedis swoimi tekstami i John, Flea oraz Chad koktajlem instrumentalnym zabierali zawsze s艂uchacza z tego 艣wiata, cho膰by na sekund臋, cho膰by na moment - oderwa膰 si臋, odetchn膮膰 … I mo偶na us艂ysze膰 w tym utworze nawo艂ywanie autora do wyj艣cia z ramek rzeczywisto艣ci chocia偶 na chwil臋 i bycia cz艂owiekiem, bo ci膮g 偶ycia mydli nam prawdziwe spojrzenie kim z natury jeste艣my (?) ..nawi膮zanie do l膮duj膮cego LSD na j臋zyku i postaci, kt贸ra odchodzi, a stan po jej poca艂unku m贸wi wszystko, jest pi臋kn膮 metafor膮 do odpuszczenia.
“Peace and Love” zmi臋kcza jakby na chwil臋 flow p艂yty i wprowadza nastr贸j spokoju od pierwszych d藕wi臋k贸w basu i perkusji. Wolny jak zwykle u RHCP do interpretacji utw贸r, w kt贸rym ch艂opcy z Kalifornii maluj膮 sztuk臋.. s艂ycha膰 w s艂owach Kiedisa t膮 t臋sknot臋 za spotkaniami, od pocz膮tku jest mowa o podr贸偶y, gdzie czeka osoba, kt贸ra ma tylko mi艂o艣膰 i spok贸j, a to samo oferuje autor.. krzyczenie emocjami wr臋cz, 偶eby jaka艣 nieznajoma zaczeka艂a, a po艣piech - ma艂a dygresja ju偶 osobista - jest plag膮 naszych czas贸w.
Nast臋pny “Reach Out” jest bardzo poetycki, moim zdaniem mo偶na go odbiera膰 na wiele sposob贸w. Jedna z dr贸g to odniesienie do g艂upoty ludzkiej “Drop another snake bomb..” zaczyna ca艂y potok d藕wi臋k贸w od wej艣cia utworu …
“Eddie” .. du偶o nie ma co opowiada膰 i interpretowa膰, a po prostu s艂ucha膰. Genialna oda do niedawno zmar艂ego Eddiego Van Halena (gitarzysta Van Halen - dla przypomnienia - i jeden z wielkich tego instrumentu). Mo偶na w tym utworze powiedzie膰 na pewno o gitarze Johna, jego ko艅cowe solo jest tylko dowodem na jego jedno艣膰 z gitar膮 fizycznie i spirytualnie, tylko delektowa膰 si臋.
Piosenka “Fake as Fu@k” wprowadza s艂uchacza od pocz膮tku w 艣wiat raczej szary, nie napawaj膮cy optymizmem, a przyt艂oczenie mo偶e spowodowa膰 w cz艂owieku wp艂yw nieprawdziwego 艣wiata zewn臋trznego, kt贸ry dostaje si臋 ka偶dego dnia do nas przez telewizj臋, negatywne wiadomo艣ci i nie chce opu艣ci膰 naszego domu. Refren jednak obraca ca艂y utw贸r do g贸ry nogami wr臋cz i nawo艂uje do optymizmu i my艣lenia o tym ca艂ym udawanym w艂a艣nie 艣wiecie w pozytywny spos贸b.
“Bella”, genialny, niesamowity, ca艂kowicie do zobrazowania na sw贸j spos贸b, ale.. pi臋kne nawi膮zanie w pierwszej zwrotce do kawa艂ka “Funky Crime” z p艂yty “The Uplift Mofo Party Plan” z 1987 roku. Oda do kobiety, w kt贸rej autor wr臋cz prosi, 偶eby by艂a z nim, gdzie艣 na dzikich preriach, a nie w magicznym jednak zat艂oczonym mie艣cie jakim jest LA.
“Roulette” jest ciekawym obrazem i wspomnieniem zar贸wno wyj艣cia ze szkolnych czas贸w i brni臋cia przez 偶ycie, a w mi臋dzyczasie to po艂膮czenie z jak膮艣 znajom膮 dusz膮 i odnalezienie si臋 w trakcie, bycie ze sob膮. Bardzo wolne do u偶ycia wyobra藕ni skupisko d藕wi臋k贸w wygenerowane przez Papryczki.
Refleksja i zwolnienie na korzy艣膰 naszego 偶ycia, to mo偶na wyczu膰 od pierwszych d藕wi臋k贸w w nast臋pnym “My Cigarette”. Po prostu, usi膮d藕, s艂uchaj i reflektuj …
Niekt贸re piosenki s膮 po prostu takie jakie s膮 i interpretacja jest na zasadzie refleksji, tak jest z “Afterlife”, gdzie s艂ycha膰 optymizm autora w refrenie o tym, 偶e tam jest wiadome co b臋dzie, wi臋c przejmowanie si臋, nie ma racji bytu.
“Shoot Me a Smile” genialnie opisuje uczucia dw贸ch os贸b.. codzienne czynno艣ci, kt贸re nas buduj膮, pozwalaj膮 nam ewoluowa膰, a energia 偶yciowa sama emanuje na ka偶dy mo偶liwy spos贸b. Tytu艂owe Shoot Me a Smile - ustrzel mnie u艣miechem, a ja odpowiem ci zawsze mi艂o艣ci膮 ..ukoronowanie ca艂ego pi臋knego wysi艂ku codzienno艣ci.
“Handful” to troch臋 antyteza s艂yszalna w refrenie kiedy autor m贸wi o gar艣ci mi艂o艣ci, gdy si臋 starzeje (pogodzenie si臋), ale jednak wierzy, 偶e bycie z t膮 jedyn膮 osob膮 do ostatnich dni, przytulenie, jest wa偶ne (wiara w mi艂o艣膰).
“The Drummer” jest zn贸w frywoln膮 pie艣ni膮 偶ycia moim zdaniem, troch臋 jak otwieraj膮cy Tippa My Tongue. Perkusista jest t膮 metaforyczn膮 figur膮, kt贸ra bez wi臋kszego znaczenia i przejmowania si臋 uderza w elementy perkusji nadaj膮c rytm, gdzie wszystko 偶yje i wlewa optymizm na lepsze dni.
I pojawia si臋 ciemniejszy utw贸r na p艂ycie o nazwie “Bag Of Grins”. Genialna metafora do koronera z workiem szerokich u艣miech贸w otwiera nie do ogarni臋cia wr臋cz pole do interpretacji ca艂ej piosenki. I zn贸w, na wieloraki spos贸b mo偶na podej艣膰 do zrozumienia przekazu, jednak jest to na pewno nawi膮zanie do naszej mortalno艣ci, jak niewa偶ne wszystko stanie si臋 w chwili naszej 艣mierci, a czasami 艣lepo do tego wszystkiego d膮偶ymy zapominaj膮c o tym fakcie. Osobi艣cie do tej pory m贸j numer jeden na tej p艂ycie.
Emocjonalny “La La La La La La La La”, kt贸ry po艂o偶y艂 mnie swoj膮 szczero艣ci膮 i prawdziwo艣ci膮. T臋sknota i pragnienie do bycia z najbardziej ukochan膮 osob膮, kt贸ra rozumie i pami臋ta t膮 prostot臋 dzielonych chwil jak cho膰by trywialne “Powiedz mi jakie to uczucie kupi膰 posi艂ki dla dw贸ch..”, brylant na tej p艂ycie.
“Copperbelly” osobi艣cie my艣l臋, 偶e jest to wielka metafora tego przys艂owiowego w臋偶a, kt贸ry czai si臋 wsz臋dzie w naszych 偶yciach, i 偶eby nie pozwoli膰 mu wej艣膰 i zaburzy膰 naszego balansu, naszych my艣li i emocji.. nie da膰 mu spa膰 w naszym przys艂owiowym 艂贸偶ku. Pi臋kny, kolejny g艂臋boki utw贸r z nieziemskim a-melodycznym solo Frusciante, kt贸ry przestawia biologiczny zegar i percepcj臋 lecz jednocze艣nie j膮 reguluj膮c, daj膮c tym samym do my艣lenia.
“Carry Me Home” to opowie艣膰, do艣膰 abstrakcyjna, ale o nas wszystkich, jak tracimy poczucie gruntu i tkwimy w czym艣, w czym tak naprawd臋 nie chcemy tkwi膰.. Kiedis 艣piewa w pewnym momencie: “Kopnij te drzwi, kt贸rych nie rozumiesz..” ..genialnie kontynuuj膮c swoj膮 opowie艣膰, a rozdzieraj膮ce solo Johna i pulsuj膮cy bas Flea w ka偶dym utworze jest nap臋dzane niezmordowan膮 i jak zawsze nieziemsko precyzyjn膮, ale zarazem fantazyjn膮 perkusj膮 Chad’a.
I ostatni na tym kr膮偶ku, zaczynaj膮cy si臋 jak jaka艣 ba艣艅 i wej艣cie do krainy spokoju i trwania “In The Snow” jest bardzo ciekawym jakby wo艂aniem autora do tej jedynej kobiety, kt贸ra nie pojawi艂a si臋 jeszcze w jego 偶yciu mimo wielu lat i mimo wielokrotnego spr贸bowania smak贸w w mi艂o艣ci. Czy jest tam (???) ..po prostu wszystko trwa dalej i laboratorium mi艂o艣ci ewoluuje nadal do otrzymania nowych wynik贸w …
.. genialna p艂yta, jak zawsze ci臋偶ka praca jednego z moich wzorc贸w muzycznych na przestrzeni lat. Nie chc臋 du偶o wi臋cej pisa膰 na temat tej p艂yty, bo uwa偶am, 偶e jest to arcydzie艂o szczeg贸lnie w dzisiejszych czasach, gdzie plastik niestety pr贸buje zdominowa膰 艣wiat i sw贸j pe艂ny poziom warto艣ci ten album osi膮gnie my艣l臋 za kilka lat …
Pi臋kna robota Panowie.. grajcie nam jak najd艂u偶ej! My艣l臋 ka偶dy fan si臋 ze mn膮 tutaj zgodzi ;]] Polecam.. s艂ucha膰.. interpretowa膰 na sw贸j spos贸b.. ch艂on膮膰 pi臋kn膮 energi臋 i budowa膰 si艂臋 i optymizm wewn膮trz siebie …
Do us艂yszenia ju偶 nied艂ugo przy kolejnej recenzji ! Pozytywizm z mi艂o艣ci膮 …
Tuesday, March 21, 2023
Deftones "Ohms"
Today I will present one of my favorite productions of this century and you can safely risk saying that even millenniums, an album by one of the bands that I still value and which left a huge mark on me both musically and personally in my life, I have never looked back to the world with the same eyes when "Be Quiet And Drive" fell into my ears for the first time..I will never forget this beautiful and positively changing moment in my existence... Okay, so an album with an interesting and deep name "Ohms". The band from Sacramento returned with this powerful album in 2o2o, more than two years ago, and the album is still fresh and - as my best friend said - quote "I think I'll go back to listening to discmen", this album is perfect for any medium: ))
The opening song "Genesis" epically brings the listener back into the very specific and unique world of Deftones, reeking of the extravagance of the vocalist Chino, but at the same time emanating the unanimous genius of these gentlemen who have been consistently developing and nurturing their truly unique style and atmosphere since the first album "Adrenaline", which gave a new a trend in the post-grunge world that was in the early '90s. Chino literally screams and tears him apart in every phrase of the track from the very beginning, the need to rise up like the proverbial Phoenix and stop using the head in a wrong way, and even being processed and controlled by what makes no sense in the natural perception of the environment, i.e. life just . "Ceremony" is an interesting approach to contemporary reality. A very demanding interpretation (as always with Deftones) and, above all, many-sided, everyone can approach the meaning individually. What strikes in the song is the transition to the chorus, where illusion is mentioned as a metaphor for the ways that people have chosen in everyday life. Through our exaggerated cyber life, we've become a bit of a ceremony...but, of what? "Urantia" is clearly an ode to some person who was very important in the author's life, leaving traces and memories that will be forever "To the grave," as Moreno sings at the end of the choruses. The song "Error" is about man's blind pursuit of 'everyday', in which we still encounter these evil snakes, but also this proverbial honey, however, wallowing in this mud of chaos without knowing why we are doing it? There is clearly a reference to a higher power here "Beyond the gates, outside the grid, We follow in your grace, But someday, the clouds will break, And we'll all drift through" "The Spell Of Mathematics" is another call to character/existence.. which poisons the author's life and drives him into the dark recesses of consciousness, but still strives to connect because he believes in love as the only thing that allows us to survive and lead to free space. "Pompeii" is a cry and a question to the higher power, why we forget and are forgotten by time, and we have received this gift of existence. This is also a warning for ourselves, we do not see what is on earth over time ... the cycle of birth, life and rebirth, as well as rebuilding. "This Link Is Dead" is not an easy piece of music to interpret. Clear suffering and even rage at someone who has failed and blinded the other person, which ends up leaving the bad relationship on its own. "Radiant City" is a kind of longing for space, a place where there is uncertainty and some toxicity, yet Chino sings that he would go there again, but in a good way? Another track where the imagination works at high speed. The penultimate "Headless" returns as if to the beginning, to the subject of control and violation of us humans by the 'dealers' in this world, Moreno even speaks metaphorically of entering the brainwaves, that we have come so far and are swimming in a bottomless lake, and our attempts to get out of it are futile, the way we do. The title "Ohms" positively closes the album despite all, with a melody that fills with power and energy, Carpenter's powerful riffs as always, Vega's pulsating bass at times, Cunningham's percussion as always as in a Swiss clock and somewhere in the background hypnotic electronics of Delgado. We are lost and it is too late for radical changes, we are devouring the days ahead and we should shake off this lethargy somehow. A beautiful but chilling manifesto at the end of the album.
The album, described as I felt it in a very short way. Certainly a brilliant position for longer reflections, because Deftones' music always leaves room for your own interpretation and your own answers to questions that arise while listening. One of the best albums that have passed through my ears and I recommend it very much, I come back from time to time, many memories - return to my fianc茅e ... hey and enjoy! Hear ya'll very soon... stay tuned.
Monday, August 29, 2022
Red Hot Chili Peppers "Unlimited Love"
"Unlimited Love" is 13th album of one of my favorite bands of all time - Red Hot Chili Peppers. It is a special record because came back to the squad long time guitarist John Frusciante. After thirteen years of no presence in Chili's, he decided (talking together with the fellow members) to join forces again.
The album is a fantastic continuation of the work they finished together over 1o years ago but very fresh and innovative in many ways. Most songs topically gravitating around the theme of love and mundane problems especially on the emotional, meta level i.e. perceiving the reality in the wrong / bad colors instead of looking the ways to brighten everyday life and simply making it better.
First two singles "Black Summer" and "Poster Child" are different stylistically from each other and touching different surfaces of reality. Both are very introspective but the main appeal of the first one is directed straight to the individual - every person on earth whilst the second one is more about the people (more of a young ones) which creating their world based on the persons from .. literally their posters.
On the other hand songs like "Veronica" and "The Heavy Wing" are treating about the lost ways in life and abandonment through the delusional 'glasses of reality' .. sometimes it's just not like we think it is and also we can wrongly finish our relationships with others, where we're guided by not right emotions or blinded by our conditioning.
Beautiful and calmed "Tangelo" is closing the record with a message of closeness and unity again proving that those guys have the power to create songs which will touch every smart soul on a deeper level because of their creativity and chemistry felt in every songs they have made throughout the years.
The album is one of my favourite in 2o22 and worth to recommend.
Chili's are back and they're heading to release another album..this year! So, lovely people stay tuned, listen and we're rock with them !!!
Peace ...
Saturday, June 4, 2022
The godfathers of industrial metal came back with the surprising and very fresh produced "Moral Hygiene".
After almost four decades of recording albums making music and touring Al Jourgensen is still going with the crew which was various throughout those years. The typical subject matter of creative effort is what's really going on, on our planet in terms of governing our beautiful mother earth by the people who are greedy, vicious and very brutal to both, the other people and this garden on which we live all.
The lyrics of the songs gravitating mostly around the manifestation to raising awareness to the people and open eyes on few things like for instance, controlling the minds and dictating us the mediocre roads and paths by the people who's making so-called rules for us all. We've been f****d and everyday we are ripped off from our values fed by s**t from television and other medias named as the "fourth power of the world. The fantastic song "Sabotage Is Sex" featuring Jello Biafra from the mighty Dead Kennedys, is a great image of what's going on in people's heads stating by social media especially to young people which are subconsciously confused because they don't have a distant, disciplined ways to propel their life in no chaotic surrounding.
As a big fan of Ministry and all Jourgensen's art I can honestly say that after many years of great albums in the whole timeline for this band and for Al, the band is keeping the pace very well despite of his age and what people saying that he's burnt out and too old, I think this album proves that those people are wrong saying this totally from neutral perspective.
So, I highly recommend this position for those who's craving for a new music and and modern-fresh look on what's going on around us like on the chaos which we all simply created. Positively finishing this article, this is a great record in my opinion and paradoxically kicking ass with optimism..listen, think and make your own conclussions.
Peace!
Monday, May 23, 2022
"Marching In Time" is another (5th) amazing album by Mark Tremonti who's filling his songs by the topics of hope and believing in the self despite of the dark corners of our consciousness and malevolence and evil in everyday life, which is trying bringing us down to the ground.
Mark is operating in his lyrics around the strengths inside of each of us. On every album he's manifesting these values, nonetheless every time in a different way although in a fresh light and in the world's timeline.
The songs are about raising again from the ashes even when we're down in the darkness but we still can get up in life.. every single day is a new day, and everyone of us have someone or at least something to live for.
I think is a fantastic album of an artist who is always doing the best he can to get awareness the ones, especially who believe and they can achieve more in life because they see more and they love to live.
Very solid production musically as always by Tremonti band. In my opinion is reached another level of musical effort by these guys and worth to listen by fans and all the people who enjoy the good sound and looking for something new and even eye-opening experience.
Have a nice listening and intelligent comments below this article are very welcomed.. share opinions and feelingsabout the "Marching In Time"
Peace!
Sunday, May 22, 2022
The continuation of malovolence against us (normal humans living day to day life all over the world) by the dissease spreaded from, well..now so many sources that you can be so confused that - in my opinion - it's just better even to stop to thinking about it or at least..see what's going on and move on in life and...... listen to the new music releases, which I mentioned in my last, reeeally long time ago post.
So, the Ministry album came out, Times Of Grace too, Red Hot Chili Peppers and few more, for instance great Mark Tremonti released a "piece of good food" for us as well :)))
More about the releases tomorrow because.. I came back for GOOD, yes you heard me, now it's real, I have the time to manage a lot of s**t so.. no longer 'trash talk' and, later .. (!)
Stay tuned y'all ! ! !
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