Name: Ianthe M. Belisle Dempsey
Age: 17
Favorite philosopher: Ralph Waldo Emerson
Age: 17
Favorite philosopher: Ralph Waldo Emerson
Been there
Time travel
And, yes!!
I say that time travel
Really does already exist
But not through the sciences
And through physics
But it exists within the power
Of our own minds
To illuminate our own memories
And now through some
Subliminal hypnotic state of mind
One can recede back
Into one's own previous life
Not to extract precise, minute details
But to re-inhabit vague transcendental experiences of pre-existential... optimism
A time before any ability to reason
Is actually set
A time before logic covers
All the dimensions of our thinking
And if we're lucky
We can even dissolve back
To a time of glorious, superhuman
Space and time
A time when all things seem possible
Time travel
And, yes!!
I say that time travel
Really does already exist
But not through the sciences
And through physics
But it exists within the power
Of our own minds
To illuminate our own memories
And now through some
Subliminal hypnotic state of mind
One can recede back
Into one's own previous life
Not to extract precise, minute details
But to re-inhabit vague transcendental experiences of pre-existential... optimism
A time before any ability to reason
Is actually set
A time before logic covers
All the dimensions of our thinking
And if we're lucky
We can even dissolve back
To a time of glorious, superhuman
Space and time
A time when all things seem possible
check these sweet tunes.
Monday, November 2, 2009
music recommendation 11/2 (explicit)
Peace of Mine by Gang Starr
"My sense of self, and my mental health
is much more powerful, than any hint of wealth
A lot of niggaz get cash, and collect Mercedes
But neglect their ladies, and forget their babies"
Conscious Style by Poor Righteous Teachers
"See, I remember yesterday when y'all was Gods and Earths
Egyptians and metaphysicists on the verge of giving birth
To understanding, and planting seeds that grow
Now everybody's on that bullshit about killing and so"
Beef by Mos Def
"Beef ain't the Summer Jam for Hot 97
Beef is the cocaine and AIDS epidemic
Beef don't come with a radio edit
Beef is when the judge is callin' you "defendant""
Expect similar recommendations in the future... for now, I'm going to bed. Stay real.
As you may have noticed (who am I kidding, I'm the only person who reads this) from the past couple of posts, I'm pretty into hip-hop. I think it's rather tragic that kids these days could not readily tell you what the difference is between rap and hip-hop. I also find it tragic that people lump all of rap and hip-hop together and completely and totally dismiss it as a genre, thinking that the Gucci Manes and Soulja Boys of the industry are somehow the poster children for real hip-hop. So in breaking with the musical atmosphere (but in keeping with the music of Atmosphere) of this blog, I'm going to let today's music recommendations tell the truth about hip-hop.
Peace of Mine by Gang Starr
"My sense of self, and my mental health
is much more powerful, than any hint of wealth
A lot of niggaz get cash, and collect Mercedes
But neglect their ladies, and forget their babies"
Conscious Style by Poor Righteous Teachers
"See, I remember yesterday when y'all was Gods and Earths
Egyptians and metaphysicists on the verge of giving birth
To understanding, and planting seeds that grow
Now everybody's on that bullshit about killing and so"
Beef by Mos Def
"Beef ain't the Summer Jam for Hot 97
Beef is the cocaine and AIDS epidemic
Beef don't come with a radio edit
Beef is when the judge is callin' you "defendant""
Expect similar recommendations in the future... for now, I'm going to bed. Stay real.
Ianthe. posted at 12:44 AM
Sunday, July 26, 2009
[inferno music recommendation: alt-country influenced]
The second music recommendation post of Ianthe's Inferno comes on the heels of my recent attendance at the 2009 Pitchfork Music Festival. We camped out the A stage for 6+ hours to get good spots for The Flaming Lips on Sunday night, and I got to see all of the bands that played on that stage before the Lips. It was thus through a happy accident that I discovered the awesomeness that is indie-alt-country-electronica band Blitzen Trapper. Here's their recent hit Black River Killer from Furr, their 2008 Sub Pop release:
They're notorious for exploring a variety of incoherent musical styles within one album, but Furr is definitely their most cohesive to date.
My newfound love of Blitzen Trapper led me to discover other bands that have a similar indie-alt-country flavor to them -- specifically, Etienne de Rocher and The Republic Tigers.
Etienne de Rocher
My newfound love of Blitzen Trapper led me to discover other bands that have a similar indie-alt-country flavor to them -- specifically, Etienne de Rocher and The Republic Tigers.
Berkeley-based singer-songwriter Etienne de Rocher (www.etiennederocher.com) reminds me quite a bit of Beck, although my favorite track Juniper Rose off of his eponymous album also has quite a Bob Dylan kick to it. He's pretty much unknown -- even his wikipedia is scarcely a few lines, and he rarely tours very far from his native California. Be the first on your block to know all the words to The Lizard Song. Give him a listen over at www.myspace.com/etiennederocher.
The Republic Tigers, by contrast, have been on Letterman and featured on the soundtracks of Grey's Anatomy, Gossip Girl, Chuck, and Supernatural. Their song "Buildings & Mountains" was even featured as the iTunes song of the week. Yet for all of their talent and polished sound, they have yet to be picked up by the mainstream... so get 'em while they're hot, so you can be that kid who liked them before they were cool. Here's Buildings & Mountains, off of their full-length debut Keep Color:
Check out a couple more songs from Keep Color at www.myspace.com/therepublictigers
Buy CD on Sub Pop
That sums it up for this Inferno Music Recommendation... stay tuned for more!
Furr
Blitzen Trapper
Sub Pop
September 23, 2008
Buy MP3s on Amazon.comBuy CD on Sub Pop
Etienne de RocherEtienne de Rocher
Fog City Records
February 21, 2006
Buy CD on FastAtmosphere
Labels: blitzen trapper, country, etienne de rocher, indie, music, the republic tigers
Ianthe. posted at 2:20 PM
Sunday, December 28, 2008
[it's good to know that people grow up with me.]
There's something strangely comforting about Steve Burns' transition from Blue's Clues host to indie rock star. When I was young, I loved Blue's Clues, and Steve's charming disposition and comfortably repetitive wardrobe kept me one happy kid.
I grew out of Blue's Clues (well, that's not entirely true, but I'd like to be able to tell people it is) and into adolescence and my teens, away from sing-a-longs and towards music I related to and enjoyed now that I was older.
And there was Steve, having followed me on this journey. Or perhaps led me. Either way, we'd only diverged for a little bit before we reconvened at Songs For Dustmites.
I grew out of Blue's Clues (well, that's not entirely true, but I'd like to be able to tell people it is) and into adolescence and my teens, away from sing-a-longs and towards music I related to and enjoyed now that I was older.
And there was Steve, having followed me on this journey. Or perhaps led me. Either way, we'd only diverged for a little bit before we reconvened at Songs For Dustmites.
Songs For Dustmites is Steve Burns' debut album. It's space rock à la The Flaming Lips, infused with the ingenuous innocence of Jack Johnson, sprinkled with They Might Be Giants and neatly packaged together in a record clearly intended for grown-ups with a kiss from Joe Frank.
Although Steve has left behind the green striped shirt, a couple of listens to Songs For Dustmites seems to reveal that neither of us have completely abandoned a good sing-a-long.
Though, I did feel a little bit guilty when I saw a picture of him licking his lips seductively. That just felt... dirty.
www.steveswebpage.com
Although Steve has left behind the green striped shirt, a couple of listens to Songs For Dustmites seems to reveal that neither of us have completely abandoned a good sing-a-long.
Though, I did feel a little bit guilty when I saw a picture of him licking his lips seductively. That just felt... dirty.
www.steveswebpage.com
Labels: childhood, indie, music
Ianthe. posted at 3:10 AM