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| 11:15am 13/12/2008 |
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1. hammock - maybe they will sing for us tomorrow
2. immanu el - they come, they'll come
3. Helios - Caesura
4. your ten mofo - things change while helium listen to everyone
5. balmorhea - rivers arms
6. This Will Destroy You - This Will Destroy You
7. ef - i am responsible
8. one little plane - until
9. Sigur Rós - með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust
10. suffocate for fuck sake - Blazing fires and helicopters on the frontpage of the newspaper. There's a war going on and I'm marching in heavy boots
Worth mentioning:
sleepmakeswaves - in today already walks tomorrow (EP)
A Storm Of Light - And We Wept The Black Ocean Within
Jeniferever - Najingala (EP)
The British Expeditionary Force - Chapter One: A Long Way From Home
Yasushi Yoshida - Little grace |
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| Free Arafúra track/theme download / R.I.P. godspeed you! black emperor |
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| 07:04pm 10/02/2008 |
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mood: nostalgic music: The Flaming Lips - All We Have Is Now
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- Arafúra - The Day That godspeed you! black emperor Died
[MediaFire download link - .RARfile - unmastered]
More about Arafúra on;
- Arafúra @ MySpace.com
Ambient, Shoegaze, Post-Rock, Classical
This is a theme that just came to me on a gloomy day. On that day I received the news that one of my favorite bands, godspeed you! black emperor, had decided to never return from their hiatus so I was having quite the sad and memorable day since they've always been, to some level, a great inspiration to me that was 'stranger' than other bands and I often couldn't explain it besides, indeed; an existential freak-out. Nevertheless; I felt a strong urge to just pick up one of my guitars, the choice was the Jazzmaster, and create something .. just out of thin air, no planning, no doubts, no fears, just picking up the guitar and whiffing something up that was connected to that very day. So; the download is about that creation/exploration. It's nothing all too fancy, just a sort of strange jam.
I might also add that the vibe of these explorations are quite different from the way that I want Arafúra to take direction, they're a lot more dark than the stuff I often am comfortable with so I will leave this one out of the MySpace player and leave it to be downloaded for free.
version.01 = just one guitar
version.02 = just one guitar, different settings + different variation on the theme
version.03 = guitar of version.02 + bass
Equipment used in this session:
Fender '93 ltd. Gold Jazzmaster with matching Headstock CiJ -> Carl Martin: Red Repeat -> Ibanez TS-9 -> Line 6 Verbzilla -> BOSS RV-3 -> Phonic Firefly 302 -> Ableton Live 6.01 -> Guitar Rig 2 [settings are remaining a secret]
+ Dimavery Bass -> same signal chain
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Enjoy your day and good luck to all the members of godspeed you! black emperor.
All the best;
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Michel. |
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| i can almost see you |
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| 08:50am 16/12/2007 |
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music: hammock - i can almost see you
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Whoa; deze plek is o.a. al vrij gestorven. Ik ben benieuwd of ik dit ooit nog op ga pakken, hoogstwaarschijnlijk niet. Zo wel; dan wordt hij friends only.
Vandaag is het een belangrijke dag, of eerder gezegd wordt het een mooie dag. Gelukkig is niet elke dag zo, anders zou dit mannetje nooit meer slapen.
[edit]
Ironisch gezien merk ik dat de laatste post die ik heb gemaakt op 1 dag na precies een jaar geleden is. Ha; how things work out ..
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| I AM CHROMOSOME |
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| 10:35am 26/10/2006 |
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Heaven spilt on wishes.
I can taste you on my fingers.
You kissed me and the wounds bled;
just the way you had predicted.
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Father says;
I'll always be
a mess you see
it's my destiny. |
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| ZIEK - link to the Editie NL archives; |
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| 06:01pm 19/10/2006 |
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For all the ones that have missed our 'performance' on Editie NL;
Wednesday the 18th of October;
- Ziek van jeugdzorg |
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| ZIEK [was] to be seen on Dutch television; |
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| 12:26pm 19/10/2006 |
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The organization, which I'm part of, called ZIEK
[the trailer can be seen on my MySpace-profile]
was to be seen on RTL4 [Editie NL] at 18:15 - YESTERDAY.
For the ones who've missed it [or want to see it once more];
next week I'll post a link to the 'Editie NL website' ..
.. those will take you to the archives and enable you to watch that piece of footage over and over; as many times as you please.
[I sincerely hope you'll spend you time otherwise than just thát]
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it'll be all só clear soon |
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| ZIEK on Dutch television; |
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| 06:21pm 16/10/2006 |
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I mentioned we, from ZIEK, will be seen on Dutch television today;
but there was an error.
Our interview will be aired tomorrow or another day in this week on 'Editie NL'.
It'll be aired at 18:15 on RTL 4.
- the exact day will be clear soon.
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[this mostly applies to the Dutch audience] |
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| ZIEK - trailer; |
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| 05:04pm 13/10/2006 |
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ZIEK - the trailer
The trailer I've created with the organization in which I find myself, called 'ZIEK' ;
is now to be seen at my MySpace by clicking the link above.
The footage actually speaks for itself.
:: Any feedback is welcome ::
[This mainly applies to the Dutch audience]
if there are any questions/remarks etc.
you can contact me at
DemolitionColorScheme@hotmail.com |
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| 07:03pm 11/10/2006 |
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When the world is sick;
can't no one be well ??
But I dreamt we was all beautiful and strong .. |
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| WORDS THAT COULD'VE MOVED MOUNTAINS |
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| 11:45pm 09/10/2006 |
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mood: hopeful music: A Silver Mt. Zion - Built Then Burnt (Hurrah! Hurrah!)
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Why are we all so alone here ??
All we need is a little more hope, a little more joy.
All we need is a little more light, a little less weight, a little more freedom.
If we were an army,
and if we believed that we were an army,
and we believed that everyone was scared like little lost children in their grown up clothes and poses;
so we ended up alone here floating through long wasted days, or great tribulations ..
While everything felt wrong.
 Good words,
strong words,
words that could've moved mountains.
Words that no one ever said.
We were all waiting to hear those words
and no one ever said them.
And the tactics never hatched.
And the plans were never mapped.
And we all learned not to believe.
And strange lonesome monsters loafed through the hills wondering why ..
 And it is best to never ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever wonder why.
So tangle;
Oh tangle us up in bright red ribbons !!
Let's have a parade.
It's been so long since we had a parade,
so let's have a parade !!
Let's invite all our friends.
And all our friends' friends !!
Let's promenade down the boulevards
with terrific pride and light in our eyes:
twelve feet tall and staggering..
sick with joy with the angels there
and light in our eyes.
Brothers and Sisters;
hope still waits in the wings like a bitter spinster;
impatient, lonely and shivering, waiting to build her glorious fires.
It's because of our plans man; our beautiful ridiculous plans.
Let's launch them like careening jetplanes.
Let's crash all our planes in the river.
Let's build strange and radiant machines at this Jericho waiting to fall. |
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| 01:34am 20/09/2006 |
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One step, one glimpse of an eye.
One moment can change everything.
Wait here 'til my words spread across the sky.
And into the chambers of every soul. |
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| a letter to Efrim [ .. ] from godspeed you! black emperor |
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| 10:31pm 15/09/2006 |
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mood: drained music: godspeed you! black emperor - 'yanqui U.X.O.'
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I, for now, will adress this to you - Efrim.
I have a question ..
I'm a 20 year old 'kid' from The Netherlands.
[not that those two facts are actually relevant]
I've been listening to gy!be for some [long] time now and your music [and I speak to you in the collective form of 'you'] has always helped me to portrait my own picturesque-view on life.
Right now;
I'm in a certain collective that is trying to adjust and call/shout to the social healthcare here in Holland.
It's rather seriously polluted/tarnished when you look at it from the side of us 'youngster'. Some [most] of us have a certain 'mental disorder' or multiple versions of them; which can range from Autism to ADHD, Gilles de la Tourette [obsessive compulsive disorder], Schizofrenia, Psychotic episodes, Borderline, to Depression, even [mental] abuse .. and this often leads to a certain crisis in the place of growth [the common ground of 'home'].
Yes;
these matters cán and háve escalated into several serious things.
Some of us have lived on the streets, some of us were cast away by/from their parents, some of us have lived in psychiatric clinics, orphanages, foster families, with close relatives - friends etc.
Most of this was due to the Social Services;
or rather said - the lack of their pressence and counseling.
- We do this by making our own pieces of film, our own texts/quotes/'art'/etc.
It's a program that will help us to equalize the caring for the troubled ones out there.
We are the section for the adolescents, and we are able to influence the DIRECT caring.
We're being fully backed-up here.
And that's all we would ever need.
Yes - indeed;
besides our own common knowledge, past experiences in life, mind, spirit and our .. hope.
My question was .. and still is .. perhaps always will be ..
[since I have no idea if this e-mail adress is even in use anymore - either way; I've now been able to express my grattitude to godspeed this way and to myself in one way or the other] ..
.. I'm in charge of the musical section [amongst many other things] of these several films [it's a 6-7 pieced program] and I was wondering if it would be against the wishings of godspeed if we would be able to make use of your music.
And since I'm in charge;
I have this .. compulsive feel and thrive to make use of godspeed's compelling, climatic, throbbing-vein-in-the-neck, beautifully picturesque-view tunes to escort our movie[s]/project into a serious 'succes'.
I hope you don't mind it if you'd be accompanied with one other artist that does not mind the useage of their music as well;
- Sigur Rós.
The principals of both bands wíll nót be connected to one-another and will not even be mentioned if this is pleased.
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Thank you for your time Efrim [and the rest of godspeed - of course], the .. path/-and part of godspeed will not be in vain.
I'm sure of that.
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Take all the care;
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| ENTHUSIASM FOR LIFE DEFEATS EXISTENTIAL FEAR |
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| 12:28pm 11/07/2006 |
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mood: good music: gy!be - " lift yr. skinny .. "
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.. it was time for a change ..
H O P E |
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| static: terrible canyons of static; chart #3; world police and friendly |
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| 07:50pm 25/06/2006 |
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mood: hopeful music: godspeed you! black emperor - "lift yr. .. "
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| EROSION and REGENERATION |
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| 09:40pm 14/06/2006 |
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mood: gloomy music: Martin Grech - Unholy
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"After physiological and safety needs are fulfilled, the third layer of human needs are social. This involves emotionally-based relationships in general, such as:
- friendship
- sexual intimacy
- having a family
Humans want to be accepted and to belong, whether it be to clubs, work groups, religious groups, family, gangs, etc. They need to feel loved (sexually and non-sexually) by others, and to be accepted by them. People also have a constant desire to feel needed. In the absence of these elements, people become increasingly susceptible to loneliness, social anxiety and depression.
Humans have a need to be respected, to self-respect and to respect others. People need to engage themselves in order to gain recognition and have an activity or activities that give the person a sense of contribution and self-value, be it in a profession or hobby. Imbalances at this level can result in low self-esteem, inferiority complexes, an inflated sense of self-importance or snobbishness." |
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| BATTLE HYMN FOR THE WOUNDED MATHEMATICIAN |
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| 03:59pm 14/06/2006 |
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mood: exhausted music: The Flaming Lips - The Gash
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Is that gash in your leg really why you have stopped ??
'Cause I've noticed all the others; though they’re gashed, they’re still going.
'Cause I feel like the real reason that you're quitting, that you’re admitting that you've lost all the will to battle on.
Will the fight for our sanity be the fight of our lives ??
Now that we've lost all the reasons that we thought that we had.
Still the battle that we're in rages on till the end.
With explosions, wounds are opened, sights and smells, eyes and noses.
But the thought that went unspoken was understanding that you're broken.
Still the last volunteer battles on.
Battles on.
Battles on.
Battles on.
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| IT'S SUMMERTIME |
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| 11:44am 19/05/2006 |
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mood: sad music: The Flaming Lips - It's Summertime
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It's summertime and I can understand if you still feel .. sad.
It's summertime and though it's hard to see its true;
possibilities.
When you look inside; all you'll see -
When you look inside; all you'll see -
Is a self-reflected inner sadness.
Look outside.
I know that you'll recognize;
it's summertime.
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* Edited the look of my Journal; it's a bit more organised now. |
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