All Blog Posts Tagged 'cd' (4)

Let's talk about The Journey. It may be a cliche to say this, but it is more important than the destination. Having just finished a deep contemplative listen to "Far Beyond Home" in surround sound I sit, flabbergasted, in silence, and let me tell you, silence just ain't cutting it. I just want more. I want to hear these amazing sounds again, and again, and again. Having said that, I'm restarting the album right now while I continue to type... ...ah that's my fuckin' fix right ther… Continue

Juxtaposition, division, conflict; tools often utilised by the skilled artist to create a piece of work that directly challenges the observer. This album cannot be listened to casually. It is a challenge. I knew it would be from the moment I opened up the cover of this CD and read the words on the inside cover: "Dear subconscious..." The album is a challenge to figure out, a challenge to listen to and an even greater challenge to like; but I enjoy challenges, and it's what's kept me coming back… Continue

I was very excited the other day to receive two brand new shiny CDs from my net-friends Reconsiderate and Tom Rex aka. Yet Another Beat Maker as part of the "holiday season CD swap". I am fairly familiar with Reconsiderate's music so I decided the first one I would listen to is Tom's, which I had never heard before. His (debut?) CD is entitled "Yet Another Beat Maker": a name that screams humility, as much of an oxymoron as that is. And indeed, it is quite humble. I'm not exactly sure what the… Continue

(This is an excerpt from a longer blog I posted at Wordpress.com.) I don’t buy CDs anymore. Now, this could be seen as an attempt by me to say “Look how advanced I am technologically”, but far from it. Its not that I don’t actually buy music anymore, I do. I just prefer to get it in convenient digital packages which take up no space in my living room, I can play immediately and I don’t have to spend hours ripping them onto my Mac in order to li… Continue