Brandon Setta

I know him from Nothing and then there was his road to a solo career.

There's something in his voice, the tunes of the guitar, and the general vibe that makes him different.

In the pool of commercialized industry behind the shoegaze genre, it was refreshing to hear an authentic delicate sound. Be it a shoegaze sound, or an acoustic singer-songwriter, or whatever. The feel of the music is what matters the most. There you find the real McCoy amongst gazillions of fake acts. 

Much respect, Brandon! Huge fan here! 

This Week: 27.5 km!

Well I extended my weekly tally to 27.5 km which was not a bombastic surprise but counts as a good progress. I fear i won't be able to reach this record next week.
I'm getting familiar with some faces who  are apparently early risers!  

Sat 3 Nov: 7.5 km
"Thula Borah" and "If These Trees Could Talk"

Monday 5 Nov: 7.5 km
"Les Discrets" and "God Is an Astronaut" 

Thursday 8 Nov: 5 km
"Agalloch"

Friday 9 Nov: 7.5 km
"Crippled Black Phoenix", "Hammock" and "This Will Destroy You"

Stamping This Week

Mon 29 Oct.
5.2 km
Listening to: "Hammock" and "If These Trees Could Talk"

Tuesday 30 Oct.
7.5 km
Listening to: "Crippled Black Phoenix" and "Les Discrets"

Friday 2 Nov.
7.5 km
Listening to: "Planning For Burial" and "Swallow The Sun"
Pedram

Dark Morning Escapee

6.1 km for today and fortunately my knee ached less than friday. So plenty of positive things for a dark october morning! Hopefully i can improve.
Listening to: "Fall To November Sky..." and "Joy Wants Eternity".

Tuesday: Shoulders And Giants

I walked about 6.4 km today (September 11th ). The weather was excellent. It was dark when i started at 6:50. I focused to keep a constant pace and rhythm. Secondly i had to change my breathing. I listened to "Collapse Under The Empire" and 3 tracks of "Les Discrets" from the 2010 album "Septembre et ses Dernieres Pensees".  Post-Rock sound is really fantastic for walking/running. Last week i listened to "Crippled Black Phoenix" and "If These Trees Could Talk". Those were fantastic too.

Two Thumbs Up Les Discrets

I listen to this french post-rock/shoegaze band and it's so beautiful, really catchy music and some excellent lyrics. Specifically i like the way they integrated Paul Verlaine's poem in their decent tunes. I'm hugely impressed by the shoegazey taste!

Ciel errant

En ouvrant les yeux le matin
Aussitôt la peine m'emplit
Mais parfois je ne ressens rien
Ou juste le vif sentiement
De ne pas être d'ici...
J'aime alors contempler le ciel
Avoir l'impression de m'envoler
Vers les nuages qui passent puis s'effacent
Dans le bleu d'une mer sans fin

Alcest

My Album of The Month (April 2012)

Winterhalter

Artist: Les Discrets
Album: Septembre et Ses Dernières Pensées
Year: 2010
This is good, i mean really good; close to my heart. This french band really rocked my soul and pave a perfect entry to shoegazing realm. of course the genre is the subject of dispute, as they can be categorized as post-metal or post-rock as well. But shoegaze define the thing better; with characteristic impact on listener; left me detached, mesmerized and  drown in beautiful tunes. The sound is a mixture of distorted guitar, muffled vocals and throbbing drums.

My Album Of The Month (December 2011)

My Bloody Valentine (Loveless 1991)

Landmark in the history of Shoegazing genre. I like the dynamism spread in this album. The rhythm and tempo is splendid and the vocals are catchy. It’s interesting to know what a huge sound engineering process has been behind this project, at cost of approximately 250,000 $. 

Music On My Radar

I' ve been  closely following some new bands:also as always  i will give some variant genres a try;actually April was fully conquered by unique mournful sound of Shape Of Despair; i ' ve been listening to music as long as i can remember; but this kind of expression through a band's sound is something really rare.i had Angels of Distress since last September but i found the profund quality of it just lately.
Anyway May has been another revoking process ; i listened to Over The Rhine 's Trumpet Child again;and i have to say this couple are just fantastic;if you're interested in jazz music this album is a Must-Buy definitely.
But ...bands i 'm curious about them are these;

1-Source of Deep Shadows; Polish Doom Metal band and their 2007 album Source of Doom And Perpetual Night  specifically is in my Wish-List


2-The Stanley Brothers : Legendary Virginia-based Bluegrass band active between 1946 - 1966
 you better watch the lyrics of their song 'Your Worries and Troubles Are Mine " so mesmerizing sound belongs to this cult band


3-Abstract Spirit : Russian Funeral Doom Metal hail their 2009 Tragedy and Weeds is in my Wish-List


4-Shearwater  : Indie Rock band from Austin;their 2008 Rook is a highly praised album received an  average score of 85 indicating Universal Acclaim based on 20 reviews. Lyrics mostly focused on Nature and Fairy Tale


5-Lapsus Dei : Brutal Doom Metal band from Chile : after 2005 Beyond The Truth ;they haven't released a single EP; Highly lionized band for Doom Metal Fans

6-Flowing Tears : Outstanding Gothic Metal band from Germany;their album  "Thy Kingdom Gone" is in spotlight


7-Giant Squid : Progressive Metal act from Austin again ! i'm so curious about this 
american metal band .Overall their albums received a high score .


8-Circus Of Damnation : Italian Experimental Doom Metal band


9-Wormphlegm : Finnish Funeral Drone/Doom  Metal ; quite mysterious band


10-Depressed Mode : Finnish Ex- Funeral Doom/Death Metal act; i actually listened to their 2009 album "...For Death " actually it didn't turn to one of my favorites .

11-Comatose Vigil : Russian Funeral Doom Metal; my main target is their 2005 "Not A Gleam Of Hope"


12-Worm Ouroboros ; Exciting Post-Rock ,Post-Metal band with strong folk influence;This San Fransisco-based Trio seems something interesting  Interview here


13-Moonspell  : Gothic Metal giants ;Night Eternal...


14-Earthless : Pschedelic Rock band from San Diego


15-Riverside :"Anno Domini High Definition"2009 by Polish Progressive Rock/Meral bands;one of my favorite bands.

16-The Gathering : Werst Pole "2009


17-Karnivool : Five-piece Alternative/Progressive Rock band from Perth ;Their 2010 "Sound Awake " sounds enthralling


19-Canvas Solaris : Georgia based Progressive Metal band


20-Octopus : Progressive Rock/Metal band from Chile





21-Amorphis : Skyforger !


22-The Almost : American Alternative/Christian Rock band


23-Mogwai : Scottish Post-Rock band ;typically compose lenghty guitar-based instrumental pieces that feature dynamic contrast , melodic bass guitar lines,and heavy use of distortion and effects


24-My Vitriol : Alternative Rock from London


25-My Bloody Valentine ; Alternative Rock pioneers from Dublin

26-Brief Candles :They Live We Sleep A Review here


27-Ulver ;  Ambient-Avant-Garde-Industrial band from Norway


28- 31 Knots  : Math Rock / Indie Rock from Portland,Oregan 


29- Re123+ : Belorussian drone Metal act ; theomegaorder.com described their music as compelling mixture of drone,doom and post-metal atmospherics.