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Personal music philosophy (LONG POST IS LOOOOONG)
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I've taken a trip through my iPod in recent days and realized I have MOAR music that I could ever listen to, or ever choose to, but keep it on there because I have so much space (160 GB). Anyone who knows me will know that I'm very selective about music choices.
I steer away from most major labels because they're part of the capitalist racketeering scheme that has taken over the music scene in the world, not just America.
Anyway, I want to be a part of the music scene in whatever city I'm in, and to do that it's best to offer something to a band or something like that. That's why I need to get a bass sometime in the future.
I know musical influences have a huge impact on the music being created here and now. My largest influences would have to be (not in any particular order of importance) Deathrock like Christian Death, Rozz Williams, and Tragic Black, Black Metal like Aes Dana and Cradle of Filth, Atmospheric Metal like The Gathering and Ulver, Melancholic like Antimatter, the Silent Hill Soundtracks, Marilyn Manson (think Holy Wood), Katatonia, Coldplay, and Agua de Annique, Female-Fronted Metal like The Gathering, Agua de Annique, Tacere, and Otep, many of the Top 40 from the 80's and 90's, all the song memes like "Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" and "Never gonna give you up", most all Ska like Distemper and Arther Kay, Political Punk like Anti-Flag, New Mexican Disaster Squad, Choking Victim, Leftover Crack, Citizen Fish, and Thought Riot, Powerpop like Forever the Sickest Kids, the Maine, and Hellogoodbye, Political Rap like Immortal Technique, NWA, and Public Enemy, Romanticized Rock like My Chemical Romance (first 2 albums) and The Used(talk about closet music), and the anti-genre misellaneous bands like The Bastard Fairies and Mindless Self Indulgence. Jesus Christ that's alot, and I doubt many people recognize many of the those bands.
As for musical philosophy, it's somewhat difficult. I'm not sure exactly what kind of music I want to make, assuming I'll be that high in the band/project to make decisions.
Well, the best description I can come up with is this: Music with purpose, slightly romanticized but not without the hard-hitting slap of reality, something the gives both feelings of reality and feeling to the listeners, music that is both fast and brutal; slow and melancholic. Some of it needs to have disgustingly powerful breakdowns, follow-ups, and long ass intros. Other parts need to be straight forward, to the point, and short. Some of it needs to be orchestrated to the nanosecond of beauty, and other parts should sound over-dubbed and shit-quality. Much like a rollercoaster, I want my music to send listeners for a ride. It doesn't have to be any particular genre either, but my preferred genres to play would be like the ones I listed as my influences.
If there could be a huge mash up mix of what it would be like, try combining these songs:
"Demolition Lovers" by My Chemical Romance
"Bring the Pain" by Mindless Self Indulgence
"In My Grave" by Choking Victim
"Saffron's Curse" by Cradle of Filth
"Smeared Eyes" by Tragic Black
"Cemetery Drive" by My Chemical Romance
"Living the Laws" by Choking Victim
"Memento Mori" by The Bastard Fairies
"Romeo's Distress" by Christian Death
"Pulse" by New Mexican Disaster Squad
"It's Not a Fashion Statement, It's a Fucking Deathwish" by My Chemical Romance
"The Weight of the World" by Antimatter
"Earthquake" by The Used
"Beautiful One" by Agua de Annique
"Coma Black" by Marilyn Manson
"I'm not Okay" by My Chemical Romance
"Le Combat Des Arbres" by Aes Dana
"Shimmy Shimmy Quarterturn" by Hellogoodbye
"Nightmare Heaven" by Arcturus
"Elenor" by The Gathering
"Life is Pain" by Leftover Crack
"On New Tablets" by Thought Riot
"Whoa" by Forever the Sickest Kids
"Girls Do What They Want" by The Maine
"Thank You for the Venom" by My Chemical Romance
"Suburbian Dystopia" by Tragic Black
"I don't know you but I came to dance" by Forever the Sickest Kids
TL; DR: There's a shitload of stuff I can use to make good music if I put some effort into it.
I've taken a trip through my iPod in recent days and realized I have MOAR music that I could ever listen to, or ever choose to, but keep it on there because I have so much space (160 GB). Anyone who knows me will know that I'm very selective about music choices.
I steer away from most major labels because they're part of the capitalist racketeering scheme that has taken over the music scene in the world, not just America.
Anyway, I want to be a part of the music scene in whatever city I'm in, and to do that it's best to offer something to a band or something like that. That's why I need to get a bass sometime in the future.
I know musical influences have a huge impact on the music being created here and now. My largest influences would have to be (not in any particular order of importance) Deathrock like Christian Death, Rozz Williams, and Tragic Black, Black Metal like Aes Dana and Cradle of Filth, Atmospheric Metal like The Gathering and Ulver, Melancholic like Antimatter, the Silent Hill Soundtracks, Marilyn Manson (think Holy Wood), Katatonia, Coldplay, and Agua de Annique, Female-Fronted Metal like The Gathering, Agua de Annique, Tacere, and Otep, many of the Top 40 from the 80's and 90's, all the song memes like "Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" and "Never gonna give you up", most all Ska like Distemper and Arther Kay, Political Punk like Anti-Flag, New Mexican Disaster Squad, Choking Victim, Leftover Crack, Citizen Fish, and Thought Riot, Powerpop like Forever the Sickest Kids, the Maine, and Hellogoodbye, Political Rap like Immortal Technique, NWA, and Public Enemy, Romanticized Rock like My Chemical Romance (first 2 albums) and The Used(talk about closet music), and the anti-genre misellaneous bands like The Bastard Fairies and Mindless Self Indulgence. Jesus Christ that's alot, and I doubt many people recognize many of the those bands.
As for musical philosophy, it's somewhat difficult. I'm not sure exactly what kind of music I want to make, assuming I'll be that high in the band/project to make decisions.
Well, the best description I can come up with is this: Music with purpose, slightly romanticized but not without the hard-hitting slap of reality, something the gives both feelings of reality and feeling to the listeners, music that is both fast and brutal; slow and melancholic. Some of it needs to have disgustingly powerful breakdowns, follow-ups, and long ass intros. Other parts need to be straight forward, to the point, and short. Some of it needs to be orchestrated to the nanosecond of beauty, and other parts should sound over-dubbed and shit-quality. Much like a rollercoaster, I want my music to send listeners for a ride. It doesn't have to be any particular genre either, but my preferred genres to play would be like the ones I listed as my influences.
If there could be a huge mash up mix of what it would be like, try combining these songs:
"Demolition Lovers" by My Chemical Romance
"Bring the Pain" by Mindless Self Indulgence
"In My Grave" by Choking Victim
"Saffron's Curse" by Cradle of Filth
"Smeared Eyes" by Tragic Black
"Cemetery Drive" by My Chemical Romance
"Living the Laws" by Choking Victim
"Memento Mori" by The Bastard Fairies
"Romeo's Distress" by Christian Death
"Pulse" by New Mexican Disaster Squad
"It's Not a Fashion Statement, It's a Fucking Deathwish" by My Chemical Romance
"The Weight of the World" by Antimatter
"Earthquake" by The Used
"Beautiful One" by Agua de Annique
"Coma Black" by Marilyn Manson
"I'm not Okay" by My Chemical Romance
"Le Combat Des Arbres" by Aes Dana
"Shimmy Shimmy Quarterturn" by Hellogoodbye
"Nightmare Heaven" by Arcturus
"Elenor" by The Gathering
"Life is Pain" by Leftover Crack
"On New Tablets" by Thought Riot
"Whoa" by Forever the Sickest Kids
"Girls Do What They Want" by The Maine
"Thank You for the Venom" by My Chemical Romance
"Suburbian Dystopia" by Tragic Black
"I don't know you but I came to dance" by Forever the Sickest Kids
TL; DR: There's a shitload of stuff I can use to make good music if I put some effort into it.
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Keep Holding On Lyrics
I like that song and
this one's for all you My Chemical Romance fans (this one's their best)
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Helena Lyrics
You might wake up and notice you're someone you're not...
If you look in the mirror and don't like what you see,
You can find out firsthand what it's like to be me...
Here I am again sitting in my local Barnes & Noble, drinking Starbucks Coffee (nothing fancy just the regular over brewed house blend), and watching it rain. I am not sure whether the weather plays a role in when I feel the need to leave the house and drink coffee, but it definitely seems to be a trend - rain, Starbucks, type something. And such is the strange existence that I find my self in the midst of at this moment in time...
Why does my life seem to revolve around a number of easily identifiable patterns? I wonder if it actually does have something to with the rhythms of the weather and the seasons, possibly the phases of the moon, all I know is that there is some pattern to this madness from which I cannot escape. I suppose that it is possible that when I am confined to my humble abode due to atmospheric conditions, I have an overwhelming need to escape and consume of the sacred bean even if it happens to be over brewed and reminds much of the coffee that I drank at my former job for it too was over brewed and sat for long periods of time where it changed from a chocolately brown to a black that so dark that one could not escape its gravitational pull as it sucked one in and ripped them to shreds as they were pulled into the abyss...
But that all seems so very long ago and far away, a tale that was handed throughout the generations. Much has changed since those days, I have changed, the world has changed, and I am not even sure that I could relate to the person that I was back so very long ago. And yet here I am as I have always been - the universal constant in a completely different universe. I am the concept that Einstein could never fully comprehend. I am he who lives outside the bounds of this reality and creates a reality of his own. I am he who allows all that is within his brain to flow free like the rains outside this window and drench all those who happen to be caught my surprise by the downpour...
And so here I am and here I shall remain until the final drops of coffee have been placed within my body. And all the while I sit here and wonder whether or not there is anyone outside of my self who understands what I am saying. Is there anyone out there who can grasp the things that flow from my mind like the waters in the stream that flows outside this window as they make their way to a drain that I know is there and yet I cannot see? And much like the stream, I find that I am only a temporary occurrence that will someday be gone, dried up and evaporated into the Heavens so that one day I will return to this place and again tell the tales that spring forth from my soul that will come out when the rains come...
And so another day is coming to a close, another day that the rains have fallen and washed clean the dirt and grim of this world, another day when the coffee was over brewed and yet I find myself enjoying every single drop of it, another day that I am surrounded by many and yet I am totally alone to my thoughts, another day when I have escape from my reality and found a reality of my own creation, another day when I have type so very many words and yet I will be accused of saying nothing. And I suppose that this is my blessing and my curse upon the world that I know...
This is the Word of the AntiCrust...
Praise be ye who Read the Word for ye are Blessed amongst humans...
You can find out firsthand what it's like to be me...
Here I am again sitting in my local Barnes & Noble, drinking Starbucks Coffee (nothing fancy just the regular over brewed house blend), and watching it rain. I am not sure whether the weather plays a role in when I feel the need to leave the house and drink coffee, but it definitely seems to be a trend - rain, Starbucks, type something. And such is the strange existence that I find my self in the midst of at this moment in time...
Why does my life seem to revolve around a number of easily identifiable patterns? I wonder if it actually does have something to with the rhythms of the weather and the seasons, possibly the phases of the moon, all I know is that there is some pattern to this madness from which I cannot escape. I suppose that it is possible that when I am confined to my humble abode due to atmospheric conditions, I have an overwhelming need to escape and consume of the sacred bean even if it happens to be over brewed and reminds much of the coffee that I drank at my former job for it too was over brewed and sat for long periods of time where it changed from a chocolately brown to a black that so dark that one could not escape its gravitational pull as it sucked one in and ripped them to shreds as they were pulled into the abyss...
But that all seems so very long ago and far away, a tale that was handed throughout the generations. Much has changed since those days, I have changed, the world has changed, and I am not even sure that I could relate to the person that I was back so very long ago. And yet here I am as I have always been - the universal constant in a completely different universe. I am the concept that Einstein could never fully comprehend. I am he who lives outside the bounds of this reality and creates a reality of his own. I am he who allows all that is within his brain to flow free like the rains outside this window and drench all those who happen to be caught my surprise by the downpour...
And so here I am and here I shall remain until the final drops of coffee have been placed within my body. And all the while I sit here and wonder whether or not there is anyone outside of my self who understands what I am saying. Is there anyone out there who can grasp the things that flow from my mind like the waters in the stream that flows outside this window as they make their way to a drain that I know is there and yet I cannot see? And much like the stream, I find that I am only a temporary occurrence that will someday be gone, dried up and evaporated into the Heavens so that one day I will return to this place and again tell the tales that spring forth from my soul that will come out when the rains come...
And so another day is coming to a close, another day that the rains have fallen and washed clean the dirt and grim of this world, another day when the coffee was over brewed and yet I find myself enjoying every single drop of it, another day that I am surrounded by many and yet I am totally alone to my thoughts, another day when I have escape from my reality and found a reality of my own creation, another day when I have type so very many words and yet I will be accused of saying nothing. And I suppose that this is my blessing and my curse upon the world that I know...
This is the Word of the AntiCrust...
Praise be ye who Read the Word for ye are Blessed amongst humans...
***FLAVOUR OF THE WEEK, May 11, 2008*** 
"So save your prayers
For when your really gonna need 'em..."
Now hit the switch! It's alive! It's alive! It's the Flavour of the Week!!!
And it is amazing that we were actually able to get this here publication out before we leave the office for a much overdue holiday, and there will be much rejoicing and singing of tales of days of yore and GIANT MICE for I have heard stories told that the giant mice have eaten many who have not been prepared to meet them face to face and I will be prepared and I shall carry my pointy stick for which I can skewer the freakishly huge beasts and cook them over a large pit for it has also been said that everything tastes better when it is served upon a stick...
And ain't that the truth, bay-bee...
So if anyone needs to get in contact with me during this week, I will not be in the office so leave a message 'coz if you don't how will I know that you have been trying to reach me for whatever important thing you have the need to bother me with. Am I making myself perfectly clear on this point? Don'y make me come after you with a pointy stick, don't make me...
And now the rest of the non-mouse infested portion of this publication...
This week’s area of the world of the week is the Waxahachie, Texas area - SALUTE!!!
"Throw out your cares and fly
Wanna go for a ride?"
Need a web host? Go to:
http://www.philotronix.com
They's good folk...
Need a web designer? Go to:
http://www.vbwebdesign.com
He's good folks, and he actually reads this...
***INTERESTING THINGIE OF THE WEEK***
Some folks enjoyed that video much more than I expected...
My evile plan was far from successful...
Alas, I am but a failure...
But I am going to Disney!!!
¡Adios y'all!
***MUSICAL INTERLUDE***
"If you want to arrange it
This world you can change it
If we could somehow make this
Christmas thing last..." - T-SO
***CD OF THE WEEK***
"The Black Parade" by My Chemical Romance
hehehe, we will let y'all ponder that choice whilst I'm out of town...
And yes, I do own it...
Sometimes I just have to purchase outside the box...
Or cubicle...
Eris' Temple of Delusion & Commerce!!!
http://www.cafepress.com/Erisian_Delight
It's like teatime for the soul where everyone here paints himself red and eats monkeys!!!
***PERIPHERAL VISIONARIES***
http://www.angelfire.com/pa/anticrust/pv/index.html
(Please Note: this does NOT apply to anyone in particular)
Seems to be a lack of material to add to this (don't ya feel guilty)
but I am a patient boy, I wait, I wait, I wait...
***FLAVOUR OF THE WEEK***
Dairy Queen
Oreo Brownie Earthquake
Fuuny that it ain't more earthquakesque...
But it was good and I consumed it with much joy...
And it was yummy...
And though I ate it with much speed, no brainfeeze was to had...
Rings and Things!!!
http://www.ringsandthings.biz
for all the finest in all that sparkles!!!
***SITE UPDATE OF THE WEEK***
THE NEW FAIRY TALE!!!
The Little Girl with the Broken Heart!
THE BOOK OF TOAST!!!
Psalm27 of Eris
THE NEW T-SHIRT!!!
The Family Vacation 2008 Tour T-shirt
THE NEW STICKER!!!
The Shut up and Drive Sticker
***WORTHY CHARITABLE SITES & OTHER SITES***
***BUY A T-SHIRT SO I CAN AFFORD ICECREAM***
WS Design
And thanks to all who don't want to see me go without IceCream!
***HUH?***
SO SIMPLE EVEN A CAVEMAN COULD DO IT!!!
NEXT TIME DO A LITTLE RESEARCH!!!
THE SERVERS ARE OUR FRIENDS!!!
THEY WANT TO SERVE US!!!
YOU KNOW, TODD, RUMORS CAN BE HURTFUL!!!
WE DON'T AGITATE THE DOTS!!!
MASHED POTATOES, GRAVY AND CRANBERRY SAUCE!!!
YOU'LL RUN THE BILL UP, KID, HO, HO ,HO!!!
MY PLACE IS HERE WITH THE SNOW PEOPLE!!!
NEVER QUESTION MR. NIBBLES!!!
LOOK A UNICORN!!!
PRIME RIB IS THE ÜBERMEAT!!!
SEE YA LATER CRAZY MUTANT DESERT GUYS!!!
TAKE A TRAIN TO HAPPYTOWN, WOO-WOO!!!
***DISCLAIMER***
Due to international mailing of this feature
remember all brands and/or flavours are NOT
available everywhere!
***CRYIN' LIKE A GIRLIE-MAN***
If ya want to sponsor any section of this
mailing, let me know, I'm very cheap, dammit!
And it doesn't have to involve cash...
***LEGAL MUMBO-JUMBO***
Everything here is in accordance with the WeeSaul
World, plc. Privacy Policy which can be found at:
http://www.angelfire.com/pa/anticrust/privacy.html
Ya understand? Sue me if you wish, bay-bee...
END
***FLAVOUR OF THE WEEK, May 11, 2008***
And Other Incidental Transgressions
- A Technicolour Quagmire of the Soul
- The Sleigh Ride to Armageddon
And Other Incidental Transgressions
- A Technicolour Quagmire of the Soul
- The Sleigh Ride to Armageddon
"So save your prayers
For when your really gonna need 'em..."
Now hit the switch! It's alive! It's alive! It's the Flavour of the Week!!!
And it is amazing that we were actually able to get this here publication out before we leave the office for a much overdue holiday, and there will be much rejoicing and singing of tales of days of yore and GIANT MICE for I have heard stories told that the giant mice have eaten many who have not been prepared to meet them face to face and I will be prepared and I shall carry my pointy stick for which I can skewer the freakishly huge beasts and cook them over a large pit for it has also been said that everything tastes better when it is served upon a stick...
And ain't that the truth, bay-bee...
So if anyone needs to get in contact with me during this week, I will not be in the office so leave a message 'coz if you don't how will I know that you have been trying to reach me for whatever important thing you have the need to bother me with. Am I making myself perfectly clear on this point? Don'y make me come after you with a pointy stick, don't make me...
And now the rest of the non-mouse infested portion of this publication...
This week’s area of the world of the week is the Waxahachie, Texas area - SALUTE!!!
"Throw out your cares and fly
Wanna go for a ride?"
Need a web host? Go to:
http://www.philotronix.com
They's good folk...
Need a web designer? Go to:
http://www.vbwebdesign.com
He's good folks, and he actually reads this...
Some folks enjoyed that video much more than I expected...
My evile plan was far from successful...
Alas, I am but a failure...
But I am going to Disney!!!
¡Adios y'all!
***MUSICAL INTERLUDE***
"If you want to arrange it
This world you can change it
If we could somehow make this
Christmas thing last..." - T-SO
***CD OF THE WEEK***
"The Black Parade" by My Chemical Romance
hehehe, we will let y'all ponder that choice whilst I'm out of town...
And yes, I do own it...
Sometimes I just have to purchase outside the box...
Or cubicle...
Eris' Temple of Delusion & Commerce!!!
http://www.cafepress.com/Erisian_Delight
It's like teatime for the soul where everyone here paints himself red and eats monkeys!!!
***PERIPHERAL VISIONARIES***
http://www.angelfire.com/pa/anticrust/pv/index.html
(Please Note: this does NOT apply to anyone in particular)
Seems to be a lack of material to add to this (don't ya feel guilty)
but I am a patient boy, I wait, I wait, I wait...
***FLAVOUR OF THE WEEK***
Dairy Queen
Oreo Brownie Earthquake
Fuuny that it ain't more earthquakesque...
But it was good and I consumed it with much joy...
And it was yummy...
And though I ate it with much speed, no brainfeeze was to had...
Rings and Things!!!
http://www.ringsandthings.biz
for all the finest in all that sparkles!!!
***SITE UPDATE OF THE WEEK***
THE NEW FAIRY TALE!!!
The Little Girl with the Broken Heart!
THE BOOK OF TOAST!!!
Psalm27 of Eris
THE NEW T-SHIRT!!!
The Family Vacation 2008 Tour T-shirt
THE NEW STICKER!!!
The Shut up and Drive Sticker
***WORTHY CHARITABLE SITES & OTHER SITES***
***BUY A T-SHIRT SO I CAN AFFORD ICECREAM***
WS Design
And thanks to all who don't want to see me go without IceCream!
***HUH?***
SO SIMPLE EVEN A CAVEMAN COULD DO IT!!!
NEXT TIME DO A LITTLE RESEARCH!!!
THE SERVERS ARE OUR FRIENDS!!!
THEY WANT TO SERVE US!!!
YOU KNOW, TODD, RUMORS CAN BE HURTFUL!!!
WE DON'T AGITATE THE DOTS!!!
MASHED POTATOES, GRAVY AND CRANBERRY SAUCE!!!
YOU'LL RUN THE BILL UP, KID, HO, HO ,HO!!!
MY PLACE IS HERE WITH THE SNOW PEOPLE!!!
NEVER QUESTION MR. NIBBLES!!!
LOOK A UNICORN!!!
PRIME RIB IS THE ÜBERMEAT!!!
SEE YA LATER CRAZY MUTANT DESERT GUYS!!!
TAKE A TRAIN TO HAPPYTOWN, WOO-WOO!!!
***DISCLAIMER***
Due to international mailing of this feature
remember all brands and/or flavours are NOT
available everywhere!
***CRYIN' LIKE A GIRLIE-MAN***
If ya want to sponsor any section of this
mailing, let me know, I'm very cheap, dammit!
And it doesn't have to involve cash...
***LEGAL MUMBO-JUMBO***
Everything here is in accordance with the WeeSaul
World, plc. Privacy Policy which can be found at:
http://www.angelfire.com/pa/anticrust/privacy.html
Ya understand? Sue me if you wish, bay-bee...
END
Music Currently Living Inside Me
Just a short list of the music that is currently living inside of me, giving me inspiration.
\m/ >< \m/
- Attention Reader - I Am A Graveyard
- Zombies Are Fucking Annoying - Discovery of a Lifelong Error
- Nottingham Lace - Buckethead
- Cassie Eats Cockroaches - Acid Bath
- Headfirst For Halos - My Chemical Romance
\m/ >< \m/
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