In all honestly, I kind of
thought that today's post was going to be incredibly awful since my usual
routine of writing at some point after midnight, and then publishing as soon
as I finish, was going to be offset by work and other scheduled events.
Fortunately, I came to my senses and realized that I should only worry about
accomplishing my work related duties, which means that this isn't an
incomprehensible load of crap (mostly). Though, it's not as if you
would have noticed anyway since La Cacahouette's experimental shoegaze ways
on their recently released debut full length, French For Peanut, are
enchanting enough to distract anyone. Now, excuse me as I run off to
work the lovely KLBJ-AM Powerbreakfast. Enjoy.
:La
Cacahouette - Bomb Parts:
This is one intricate, atmospheric piece of work. The first part
sounds like what you would probably expect from an experimental shoegaze
band, as it overwhelms your ears with a vast array of sweeping sounds, but
the rest of it has incredibly heavy, plodding guitar riffs and a frenetic
pace that make it something entirely different. For some, it might
make conjure up unwanted metal related thoughts, but for the rest it should
come across as a welcome take on the shoegaze genre.
Here is a video
for the song Cocaine Unicorn. I actually have
an mp3 version of the track and I almost shared it, but for
some reason I like it even more when I see them perform it.
Perhaps it will have the same effect on you as well.
On a grindhouse related side note, I recently watched Thriller. The
plot centered around a mute girl who learns a bunch of skills (shooting,
hand-to-hand combat, driving) so that she exact revenge on the pimp that has
been keeping her as a prostitute through a forced addiction to heroine.
It could have been the most amazing revenge flick ever, but instead if was
severely limited by action scenes that had so much slow motion in them that
you could get up and go to the bathroom twice before they ended. Also,
their was some very graphic sex scenes that show up close penetration in a
way that wouldn't even be sexy to the people who like that kind of stuff.
Don't ever watch Thriller.
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John Laird -
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