The Quiet Man in the Corner

CanwllCorfe · 09-27-2011, 11:45 AM

Update time!

Peter Broderick - How They Are

I've always been quite the Peter Broderick fan, even before he was cool. I discovered him pretty soon after I began to broaden my horizons. EDM, Black metal, and all the stuff I used to listen to in the 90s just wasn't cutting it. Little did I know he would be the one that put me on to folk music, which would then put me on to some of my all time favorite albums.

What's bizarre is that I got two albums from him, listened to them, loved them, but then he sort of drowned in the wave of new music I got. With the amount of new material I was getting, I just sort of overlooked him. Today I rediscovered him. And for the record, I have to thank the fact that I've had to scour new blogspots for new music, because it's become increasingly difficult to find stuff I truly enjoy. HELP.

In the off chance you're not familiar with him (which I just don't see as possible), his sound is a sort of amalgamate of folk and modern classical (and is especially heavy on piano). Some of it is instrumental, some of it includes his own vocals. Consider yourself caught up.

Now, about this specific album. Well, for starters, this album is easily my favorite of his. It starts out with him singing without any instruments accompanying his voice, which creates one hell of a dramatic opening. It gets friendlier. And I think that's what I enjoy so much about his music. It's not "weird" or "bizarre", and I have enough of that already. He's just sticking to his own sound, which I think he does especially well on this one.

I think my personal favorite from the album is Human Eyeballs on Toast. I think his voice, mixed with the tone of the song, creates such a beautifully happy combination. It's one of those songs you can't listen to without a smile. I need more of those. The last song, dedicated to his friend and fellow amazing artist Nils Frahm, is especially beautiful. I knew they collaborated, but had no idea that they were so close. They actually have a side project called Oliveray, and have just recently came out with an album. From what I've heard, it's unbelievable. Best believe I'll be getting my hands on that.

The Caretaker - An Empty Bliss Beyond This World

When I initially saw the album art and album title, I admit that I initially thought it was going to be a forgettable post-rock album. I'm happy that I ended up being wrong. And I was very wrong.

As I mentioned earlier, I like friendly music. I like weird music. I love when the two find a happy medium. This is one of those albums. What is it exactly? Think big band music being played with a vinyl's static and warmth. Some of them are easily recognizable as having that big band sound, but in some of the songs it sounds almost as if it's buried, or if as if you were listening to it from a distance. I've never heard anything like it. I'm so enamored. It's like spending a dark snowy night in the city. I don't want to say anything else about it. Just get it.

CanwllCorfe · 12-08-2011, 01:18 PM

Hello all! I've been trying to get all my college stuff done so I can once again be FREE! Once I am, I'll be on here more. I miss it. Here's just an update of what I've been listening to lately.

African choral music

I've always been a fan of cultural music, and for one reason or another, Africa was always usually a place I could count on. I always felt a warmth when I listened to it. I've tried to find stuff that I've liked for quite some time, but never knew exactly what to look up. Now that I have a few artists, I can simply find artists related to the ones I know now. I'm genius. One of my favorite findings is a group from Kenya, aptly named the Kenyan Boys Choir.

Their voices are obviously impeccable, but they exude such a wonderful sense of joy and warmth, even in a song titled "Homeless". For those unfamiliar, this was originally written by a band named Ladysmith Black Mambazo. Ironically, I was never familiar with quite possibly the most well known African choral group. I can't be surprised.

Aside from choral music, I also came upon a wonderful album named Seprewa Kasa, dedicated to an instrument named the Seprewa. From what I understand it's just a one off, which is a shame, but I'll be okay. Unfortunately I can't track down any songs on YouTube, but you can check out previews here. It's definitely one of the brightest albums I've heard in QUITE some time. Oh how much it makes me wish I was on the beach.

Techno

It's become an addiction I tell you. The relentlessness, the energy, the tone. It's perfect. It truly sounds as if it could be made by machines. There are, of course, other genres that do (obvious ones like Noise and Power Electronics come to mind). I think of those genres as almost being focused around machine sounds, whereas Techno sounds like a bunch of machines got together and made a band. It's listenable, melodic, and infectious. Earworms, earworms everywhere.

The Saddest Landscape

The Saddest Landscape were one of the last bands I found after doing some investigatating of Screamo. I listened to a lot of the big names, like Touche Amore, La Dispute, Pianos Become the Teeth, Pg. 99, and Funeral Diner. I enjoyed some of it, but wasn't truly compelled. After seeing the cover of You Will Not Survive, and hearing a bit about them, I gave them a shot. Unreal.

What I realized almost immediately, is that his screaming had more of a realness than some of the other bands. It's hard to explain. I think a big part of what I'm also perceiving is the massive amount of emotions put into it. I remember hearing The Temptation That is You for the first time, and being blown away. The way that his voice changes through the song, and ends with it sounding like he's shredding his vocal chords, felt like it was beyond music and technique. It's easily one of my favorite songs. Ever.

Normally I listen to a band for awhile, ease off, then go back to them. The thing about The Saddest Landscape is that they just never get old. I can always listen to them. I can honestly say I listened to all of their songs on shuffle every day I was going home from college for at least a month. I can't say this about ANY band. I cannot WAIT for their next album. It's gonna be amazing.

RVCA · 12-08-2011, 07:10 PM

The Caretaker is awesome! Love Comraderie at Arm's Length

CanwllCorfe · 12-08-2011, 10:24 PM

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Originally Posted by RVCA

The Caretaker is awesome! Love Comraderie at Arm's Length

It really is. I've never heard anything quite like it. I love that it doesn't sound like something from "now", but rather something you may have heard a long time ago, filtered through memory.

RVCA · 12-08-2011, 11:48 PM

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Originally Posted by CanwllCorfe

It really is. I've never heard anything quite like it. I love that it doesn't sound like something from "now", but rather something you may have heard a long time ago, filtered through memory.

Yeah, exactly. I blasted it really loud when I first listened to it because I really wanted to hear the artificial scratch of the vinyl spinning in its place.

CanwllCorfe · 12-13-2011, 11:03 PM

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Originally Posted by RVCA

Yeah, exactly. I blasted it really loud when I first listened to it because I really wanted to hear the artificial scratch of the vinyl spinning in its place.

Details like that completely transform a song. I love it. It's pretty common in Dubstep nowadays, thanks to Burial.

Before I get too off topic, let me tell you all what I'll be talking about: Depressive Suicidal Black Metal! So wipe that goddamn smile off your face.

The average person, or maybe the normal person, might wonder what the hell it even is I look for in a genre such as this. Well that's a very good question, friend. Like everything, it's all about balance. I like it to be rough and raw, but not to the point that it's just noise. I like for the moans and wails that are synonymous with DSBM to be rich and full, like Xasthur's, over the screechy and high pitched ones like Sterbend's. I'm certainly okay with ones that are somewhere in the middle, like ...'s and Amfarek's in this here song.

In addition, I'm partial to songs that have a drone like quality, but aren't excessively long. ... is especially good at this. Bands like Hanging Garden make the most accessible DSBM out there and isn't drone-like at all, but I still like it. It's just not exactly in line with most of the other stuff from the genre that I enjoy. There are, of course, bands who could break all of this and I would still like them, like Cold Cry. These are just the general things I look for.

Without further adieu, here's a quick rundown of some of the bands I found that I enjoy, along with a few examples of their musik.

Dead

It's a pretty fitting name, innit? I could try and find information, but googling "dead suicidal depressive black metal" wasn't exactly helpful. Now, I'm not sure if it's the same guy behind Hordah Blaästhiir, but it certainly sounds like it. Between the symphonic elements and the wails being so similar, at least in this song, I'm relatively sure it's him. Having said that, it's pretty much a mix of what I like, as I mentioned earlier, in addition to things that are far out of the norm. Not counting HB (who I almost KNOW is involved), I can't tell you of damn near any other artist that made a DSBM song without guitar, but still left the vocals and drums. I quite like it. See, there is TONS of evolution in DSBM. You just have to find it! Lmao.

Hopeless

Gee, these names are really misanthropic aren't they? I wonder what's wrong. Anywho! Hopeless, a band from Spain, was a band I was quite surprised by. I heard one song, figured that would be his "sound", only for it to vary completely from song to song. Some short, some long, some with prominent vocals, some without, some more sad, some more angry, etc. The thing he does best, I feel, is evoke a specific atmosphere. Each song is rich with its own imagery, of course, very misanthropic and depressing imagery. Most bands usually stick with a very specific sound, make an EP and maybe an album, then call it quits. For him to change it up from song to song is fantastic. Definitely a good find.

Cold Cry

Cold Cry, hailing from Iran (yes, Iran), is by far the most intense and unusual DSBM band I've heard yet. The other stuff I've posted is bubblegum pop compared to what these guys have come up with. While most of DSBM utilizes wails and moans, Cold Cry has opted for that "what-a-murder-would-sound-like-on-tape" vocal technique. I can't actually spot much rhyme or reason, it just sounds like death and anguished screaming and crying put to keyboard melodies. You know, the usual. What else would you expect?

CanwllCorfe · 12-18-2011, 02:02 PM

Post Dubstep/Future Garage

Just for clarification, all of the music here could be either one. People argue about whatever the hell it is, and I don't care. Call it what you will. But I do know these two names are usually what people use. There's even Chillstep, but I believe that's mainly used by Brostep fans. Maybe not. Who knows. In a couple of hours to a day I'm sure there will be a fourth name for it.

Hmph. So I guess now it's Post Dubstep or Brostep? What happened to Dubstep? Who knows anymore. Did I mention that Moombahton, a genre only maybe a year or so old, already spawned another one? Moombahcore (the combination of Moombahton and Brostep)! I can't keep up anymore. I'm going insane. Everything is fracturing. I'm not sure if there's anything else out there like Electronic music and how much evolution happens from year to year. I think that's one of the things I find most appealing. Well, I guess I should get back on topic now...

You may not be familiar with the name, but I'm sure you're familiar with the music. You know, James Blake, Burial, Mount Kimbie, Four Tet, etc. Post Dubstep/Future Garage is stylistically related to 2-step and garage (BURIAL!), which are the 2 genres that inspired the original Dubstep of yesteryear, as well as Ambient, R&B, and god knows what else. In a couple of hours this will all be old and outdated information anyway. Why am I even trying.

The stuff I tend to enjoy most is anything with atmosphere. I love atmosphere. Ambient by itself is nice, but not very accessible, and definitely not very energetic. When put to a wonderfully melodic drum track, you get magic. That's what happens. "You're a wizard, Burial."

Unlike some other genres that branched off of genres that branched off of other genres, there's variability. It's not formulaic. The niche isn't very small. James Blake is doing his own thing, as is Burial, as is Four Tet, as is Desolate, Owsey, etc. There's room. And without further adieu, here's a preview of what's going on in this here genre.

CanwllCorfe · 01-08-2012, 08:25 PM

This, I'm sure, will be horribly worded. With my ADD, I'm apt to say things twice, lose focus and regain it at a later point, and maybe put in completely pointless sentences that don't belong. I'm okay with it. I hope you are too. At least I'm honest, right? I am Charles Bukowski, except for the drinking and poetry.

I've experienced quite a bit of evolution in my musical taste, thanks to MB. I went outside my comfort zone, and now I listen to a big mess of genres. This is to be expected if you really do enjoy music, and all of the possibilities. The thing that has me wondering is, why is it I can't get into some of the most revered and influential artists? Or even some genres? As well as other questions?

My friend AJ was talking about some of the biggest guitar players of all time, and realizing I hadn't really heard any of their work, I checked a few examples out from all the big names (Jimmy Paige, Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughn, etc.), and none of it really clicked with me.

After thinking about it for awhile, I realized this is true for quite a few musicians. Michael Jackson, The Beatles, Bach, Pink Floyd, Nirvana, Led Zepplin, etc. I could do a list of musicians for multiple genres, but that would take forever. When I name these musicians, I don't mean that I don't like their music. It's simply that I don't really go out of my way to listen to them, and when I do, I always think "yeah that's good". I've never been compelled to get any of it for myself. Why?

I love EDM, as many of you know, so I thought about researching the beginnings. Naturally I listened to Kraftwerk. I thought it was awesome. So revolutionary! Did I download it? No. Did I like it enough to listen to it again and again? No. I tried Jean Michel Jarre. Kinda cool, not my thing though. Klaus Schulze. I'm alright. I guess there's no luck here either.

Classical. It's a weird thing with Classical. On the one hand, if I ever have to use the radio, I will always put it on the Classical station. Now, do I have any true Classical on my iPhone? Yes, Arvo Pärt (which I don't listen to often). Mozart, Bach, Beethoven? No. Do I like it when I listen to it? Oh, definitely! I just never feel all that compelled to listen to it. That's sort of the story of it all. I never really feel compelled to listen to anything, except for when I'm in a car or plane or anything moving (for whatever reason).

Naturally, since I love music, you'd think I would be listening to some now? No. I don't really ever listen to music at home. Ever. Unless it's to see if I like it enough to download, or put on my iPhone. At college? No, except for maybe to cover loud people in the cafeteria. I prefer just sitting outside, listening to cars and birds, people talking, the wind, etc. What I like listening to most is silence.

The vast majority of what I find, and end up liking, ends up falling by the wayside in due time. It's rare for me to ever truly like anything. When I do, I'm not exactly sure why. Sometimes I need to hear the whole thing, sometimes fast forwarding through it and only really listening to a minute of my favorite bits will suffice. This just seems wrong. How could someone that loves music do this? I honestly don't know. I give up trying to figure it out.

Trollheart · 01-09-2012, 06:25 AM

Hard to answer such a question. For me, music is just about everything. I listen to it when doing things, relaxing, walking, on the bus. Used to listen to it at lunchtime in work sometimes, definitely going to and from, and whenever I do the dishes or make my dinner I almost always have music on. I'd be lost without it.

As for listening to artistes and thinking they're good, then going out of my way to? Yes, that's me. I found out about Mostly Autumn and fell in love, getting all their music and listening to it exclusively for about six months, despite the fact that I knew I had a lot of other music to listen to: I just couldn't stop. Same with Ten, then Arena. Mind you, this is the sort of music I'm into, probably wouldn't suit your tastes.

But when I hear something I like, I really do make an effort to get into it. Like just now, I've heard "Runaway train", which for years I thought was Tom Petty. Now I find it's some band called Soul Asylum, and am trying to find their discography. Of course, after a while you just have too much music to ever listen to it all, and there's nothing wrong with listening to nature (best music of all often), but given a choice, with the opportunity I would always listen to music I like. Be it rock, classical, country, instrumental, whatever. I really don't think I could exist without music.

I'm sure none of that helps in any way!

CanwllCorfe · 02-06-2012, 09:12 PM

Of course not!

Hahaa no I appreciate the comment! I don't check back on this much except when I'm going to do an update. Which, if I didn't work today I'd probably be doing now. I'm a tease. It'll definitely be in the next couple of days. Key words: Native Americans, progressive, and chill electronic. Maybe a few other things. We shall see.

09-27-2011, 11:45 AM	#91 (permalink)
CanwllCorfe Quiet Man in the Corner Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Pocono Mountains Posts: 2,480	Update time! Peter Broderick - How They Are I've always been quite the Peter Broderick fan, even before he was cool. I discovered him pretty soon after I began to broaden my horizons. EDM, Black metal, and all the stuff I used to listen to in the 90s just wasn't cutting it. Little did I know he would be the one that put me on to folk music, which would then put me on to some of my all time favorite albums. What's bizarre is that I got two albums from him, listened to them, loved them, but then he sort of drowned in the wave of new music I got. With the amount of new material I was getting, I just sort of overlooked him. Today I rediscovered him. And for the record, I have to thank the fact that I've had to scour new blogspots for new music, because it's become increasingly difficult to find stuff I truly enjoy. HELP. In the off chance you're not familiar with him (which I just don't see as possible), his sound is a sort of amalgamate of folk and modern classical (and is especially heavy on piano). Some of it is instrumental, some of it includes his own vocals. Consider yourself caught up. Now, about this specific album. Well, for starters, this album is easily my favorite of his. It starts out with him singing without any instruments accompanying his voice, which creates one hell of a dramatic opening. It gets friendlier. And I think that's what I enjoy so much about his music. It's not "weird" or "bizarre", and I have enough of that already. He's just sticking to his own sound, which I think he does especially well on this one. I think my personal favorite from the album is Human Eyeballs on Toast. I think his voice, mixed with the tone of the song, creates such a beautifully happy combination. It's one of those songs you can't listen to without a smile. I need more of those. The last song, dedicated to his friend and fellow amazing artist Nils Frahm, is especially beautiful. I knew they collaborated, but had no idea that they were so close. They actually have a side project called Oliveray, and have just recently came out with an album. From what I've heard, it's unbelievable. Best believe I'll be getting my hands on that. The Caretaker - An Empty Bliss Beyond This World When I initially saw the album art and album title, I admit that I initially thought it was going to be a forgettable post-rock album. I'm happy that I ended up being wrong. And I was very wrong. As I mentioned earlier, I like friendly music. I like weird music. I love when the two find a happy medium. This is one of those albums. What is it exactly? Think big band music being played with a vinyl's static and warmth. Some of them are easily recognizable as having that big band sound, but in some of the songs it sounds almost as if it's buried, or if as if you were listening to it from a distance. I've never heard anything like it. I'm so enamored. It's like spending a dark snowy night in the city. I don't want to say anything else about it. Just get it. __________________ Your eyes were never yet let in to see the majesty and riches of the mind, but dwell in darkness; for your God is blind.

12-08-2011, 01:18 PM	#92 (permalink)
CanwllCorfe Quiet Man in the Corner Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Pocono Mountains Posts: 2,480	Hello all! I've been trying to get all my college stuff done so I can once again be FREE! Once I am, I'll be on here more. I miss it. Here's just an update of what I've been listening to lately. African choral music I've always been a fan of cultural music, and for one reason or another, Africa was always usually a place I could count on. I always felt a warmth when I listened to it. I've tried to find stuff that I've liked for quite some time, but never knew exactly what to look up. Now that I have a few artists, I can simply find artists related to the ones I know now. I'm genius. One of my favorite findings is a group from Kenya, aptly named the Kenyan Boys Choir. Their voices are obviously impeccable, but they exude such a wonderful sense of joy and warmth, even in a song titled "Homeless". For those unfamiliar, this was originally written by a band named Ladysmith Black Mambazo. Ironically, I was never familiar with quite possibly the most well known African choral group. I can't be surprised. Aside from choral music, I also came upon a wonderful album named Seprewa Kasa, dedicated to an instrument named the Seprewa. From what I understand it's just a one off, which is a shame, but I'll be okay. Unfortunately I can't track down any songs on YouTube, but you can check out previews here. It's definitely one of the brightest albums I've heard in QUITE some time. Oh how much it makes me wish I was on the beach. Techno It's become an addiction I tell you. The relentlessness, the energy, the tone. It's perfect. It truly sounds as if it could be made by machines. There are, of course, other genres that do (obvious ones like Noise and Power Electronics come to mind). I think of those genres as almost being focused around machine sounds, whereas Techno sounds like a bunch of machines got together and made a band. It's listenable, melodic, and infectious. Earworms, earworms everywhere. The Saddest Landscape The Saddest Landscape were one of the last bands I found after doing some investigatating of Screamo. I listened to a lot of the big names, like Touche Amore, La Dispute, Pianos Become the Teeth, Pg. 99, and Funeral Diner. I enjoyed some of it, but wasn't truly compelled. After seeing the cover of You Will Not Survive, and hearing a bit about them, I gave them a shot. Unreal. What I realized almost immediately, is that his screaming had more of a realness than some of the other bands. It's hard to explain. I think a big part of what I'm also perceiving is the massive amount of emotions put into it. I remember hearing The Temptation That is You for the first time, and being blown away. The way that his voice changes through the song, and ends with it sounding like he's shredding his vocal chords, felt like it was beyond music and technique. It's easily one of my favorite songs. Ever. Normally I listen to a band for awhile, ease off, then go back to them. The thing about The Saddest Landscape is that they just never get old. I can always listen to them. I can honestly say I listened to all of their songs on shuffle every day I was going home from college for at least a month. I can't say this about ANY band. I cannot WAIT for their next album. It's gonna be amazing. __________________ Your eyes were never yet let in to see the majesty and riches of the mind, but dwell in darkness; for your God is blind.

12-18-2011, 02:02 PM	#97 (permalink)
CanwllCorfe Quiet Man in the Corner Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Pocono Mountains Posts: 2,480	Post Dubstep/Future Garage Just for clarification, all of the music here could be either one. People argue about whatever the hell it is, and I don't care. Call it what you will. But I do know these two names are usually what people use. There's even Chillstep, but I believe that's mainly used by Brostep fans. Maybe not. Who knows. In a couple of hours to a day I'm sure there will be a fourth name for it. Hmph. So I guess now it's Post Dubstep or Brostep? What happened to Dubstep? Who knows anymore. Did I mention that Moombahton, a genre only maybe a year or so old, already spawned another one? Moombahcore (the combination of Moombahton and Brostep)! I can't keep up anymore. I'm going insane. Everything is fracturing. I'm not sure if there's anything else out there like Electronic music and how much evolution happens from year to year. I think that's one of the things I find most appealing. Well, I guess I should get back on topic now... You may not be familiar with the name, but I'm sure you're familiar with the music. You know, James Blake, Burial, Mount Kimbie, Four Tet, etc. Post Dubstep/Future Garage is stylistically related to 2-step and garage (BURIAL!), which are the 2 genres that inspired the original Dubstep of yesteryear, as well as Ambient, R&B, and god knows what else. In a couple of hours this will all be old and outdated information anyway. Why am I even trying. The stuff I tend to enjoy most is anything with atmosphere. I love atmosphere. Ambient by itself is nice, but not very accessible, and definitely not very energetic. When put to a wonderfully melodic drum track, you get magic. That's what happens. "You're a wizard, Burial." Unlike some other genres that branched off of genres that branched off of other genres, there's variability. It's not formulaic. The niche isn't very small. James Blake is doing his own thing, as is Burial, as is Four Tet, as is Desolate, Owsey, etc. There's room. And without further adieu, here's a preview of what's going on in this here genre. __________________ Your eyes were never yet let in to see the majesty and riches of the mind, but dwell in darkness; for your God is blind.

01-08-2012, 08:25 PM	#98 (permalink)
CanwllCorfe Quiet Man in the Corner Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Pocono Mountains Posts: 2,480	This, I'm sure, will be horribly worded. With my ADD, I'm apt to say things twice, lose focus and regain it at a later point, and maybe put in completely pointless sentences that don't belong. I'm okay with it. I hope you are too. At least I'm honest, right? I am Charles Bukowski, except for the drinking and poetry. I've experienced quite a bit of evolution in my musical taste, thanks to MB. I went outside my comfort zone, and now I listen to a big mess of genres. This is to be expected if you really do enjoy music, and all of the possibilities. The thing that has me wondering is, why is it I can't get into some of the most revered and influential artists? Or even some genres? As well as other questions? My friend AJ was talking about some of the biggest guitar players of all time, and realizing I hadn't really heard any of their work, I checked a few examples out from all the big names (Jimmy Paige, Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughn, etc.), and none of it really clicked with me. After thinking about it for awhile, I realized this is true for quite a few musicians. Michael Jackson, The Beatles, Bach, Pink Floyd, Nirvana, Led Zepplin, etc. I could do a list of musicians for multiple genres, but that would take forever. When I name these musicians, I don't mean that I don't like their music. It's simply that I don't really go out of my way to listen to them, and when I do, I always think "yeah that's good". I've never been compelled to get any of it for myself. Why? I love EDM, as many of you know, so I thought about researching the beginnings. Naturally I listened to Kraftwerk. I thought it was awesome. So revolutionary! Did I download it? No. Did I like it enough to listen to it again and again? No. I tried Jean Michel Jarre. Kinda cool, not my thing though. Klaus Schulze. I'm alright. I guess there's no luck here either. Classical. It's a weird thing with Classical. On the one hand, if I ever have to use the radio, I will always put it on the Classical station. Now, do I have any true Classical on my iPhone? Yes, Arvo Pärt (which I don't listen to often). Mozart, Bach, Beethoven? No. Do I like it when I listen to it? Oh, definitely! I just never feel all that compelled to listen to it. That's sort of the story of it all. I never really feel compelled to listen to anything, except for when I'm in a car or plane or anything moving (for whatever reason). Naturally, since I love music, you'd think I would be listening to some now? No. I don't really ever listen to music at home. Ever. Unless it's to see if I like it enough to download, or put on my iPhone. At college? No, except for maybe to cover loud people in the cafeteria. I prefer just sitting outside, listening to cars and birds, people talking, the wind, etc. What I like listening to most is silence. The vast majority of what I find, and end up liking, ends up falling by the wayside in due time. It's rare for me to ever truly like anything. When I do, I'm not exactly sure why. Sometimes I need to hear the whole thing, sometimes fast forwarding through it and only really listening to a minute of my favorite bits will suffice. This just seems wrong. How could someone that loves music do this? I honestly don't know. I give up trying to figure it out. __________________ Your eyes were never yet let in to see the majesty and riches of the mind, but dwell in darkness; for your God is blind.

01-09-2012, 06:25 AM	#99 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,994	Hard to answer such a question. For me, music is just about everything. I listen to it when doing things, relaxing, walking, on the bus. Used to listen to it at lunchtime in work sometimes, definitely going to and from, and whenever I do the dishes or make my dinner I almost always have music on. I'd be lost without it. As for listening to artistes and thinking they're good, then going out of my way to? Yes, that's me. I found out about Mostly Autumn and fell in love, getting all their music and listening to it exclusively for about six months, despite the fact that I knew I had a lot of other music to listen to: I just couldn't stop. Same with Ten, then Arena. Mind you, this is the sort of music I'm into, probably wouldn't suit your tastes. But when I hear something I like, I really do make an effort to get into it. Like just now, I've heard "Runaway train", which for years I thought was Tom Petty. Now I find it's some band called Soul Asylum, and am trying to find their discography. Of course, after a while you just have too much music to ever listen to it all, and there's nothing wrong with listening to nature (best music of all often), but given a choice, with the opportunity I would always listen to music I like. Be it rock, classical, country, instrumental, whatever. I really don't think I could exist without music. I'm sure none of that helps in any way! __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

12-08-2011, 07:10 PM	#93 (permalink)
RVCA （￣ー￣） Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 3,270	The Caretaker is awesome! Love Comraderie at Arm's Length

02-06-2012, 09:12 PM	#100 (permalink)
CanwllCorfe Quiet Man in the Corner Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Pocono Mountains Posts: 2,480	Of course not! Hahaa no I appreciate the comment! I don't check back on this much except when I'm going to do an update. Which, if I didn't work today I'd probably be doing now. I'm a tease. It'll definitely be in the next couple of days. Key words: Native Americans, progressive, and chill electronic. Maybe a few other things. We shall see. __________________ Your eyes were never yet let in to see the majesty and riches of the mind, but dwell in darkness; for your God is blind.