Codes In The Clouds – Don’t Go Awash In This Digital Landscape by erasedtapes
Awesome, reminds me of Explosions in the Sky. High Five!
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Giving out high fives to awesome music.
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Andrew Westphal Trio – Pure Imagination
Pure Imagination – Andrew Westphal Trio by andrewpiano
Jazz interpretation of “Pure Imagination”, a cover that does the original justice, unlike the glee version. High Five!
Codes In The Clouds – Washington
Codes In The Clouds – Washington by erasedtapes
Instrumental rock done oh so well. Has a pretty nice build-up in the middle. High Five!
Best Albums 2010: #7 Ólafur Arnalds – …And They Escaped The Weight Of Darkness
Ólafur Arnalds’ album “…and they escaped the weight of darkness.” is not an album you will find on many top 10 lists in the blog-o-sphere. His name isn’t quite as large yet (at least in Europe and America), but it may be more different in his home country Iceland. Additionally his music is not that of pop. It is far from it. But the music he makes is beautiful and it is pushing the boundaries of classical music.
Ólafur’s music is what I like to call neo-classical. It is modernizing the classical genre by injecting mild influences of electronica and rock. Regardless the emphasis is the classical portion. He is a skilled pianist and an intricate composer of quartet pieces. Ólafur even had a chance in 2010 to command a full orchestra with some of his excellent work in his album. The reason I like Ólafur’s music is because he is different and he is a breath of fresh air. When listening to music I feel like I can close my eyes and dream without a care in the world. He has lush piano lines, mellow electronic guitar riffs, and atmospheric violins that fill and flow intricately though-out each of his pieces. I’ve been a fan of his music for 2 years now and my goal is to see him live. My goal may come to realization as he is coming to San Francisco early 2011.
Favorites from the album
Ólafur Arnalds – Hægt, kemur ljósið by erasedtapes
Best Albums 2010: Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross – The Social Network
The Social Network is one of my favorite movies of the year, second to probably Inception. It has great acting, and great dramatization of a simple story. On first thought, you would think who wants to watch a movie about Facebook? How interesting could the lawsuits that Facebook faced be?
Extremely interesting is the answer. The movie probably doesn’t mirror reality exactly, but the movie does well to tell a good story. For such a simple premise the movie doesn’t seem slow at all. And I believe the soundtrack has a lot to do with that. The Social Network’s soundtrack is probably the best original composition work for a movie I’ve heard since The Dark Knight’s soundtrack. The strings are tense, the piano is melancholic. The subtle natures of the soundtrack ironically multiplies the emotions you feel as you watch the movie. “Hand Covers Bruise” is by far my favorite track off the soundtrack. The brilliantly simple piano line on top of a wildly random and tense string vibrato evokes so much attention from the listener. The great thing about this soundtrack is that it can stand on it’s own and still have the emotional impact that it slams in your face. (It won’t slam a multi-million dollar lawsuit in your face thankfully.)
My favorites from the soundtrack
“Hand Covers Bruise”
“A Familiar Taste”
“In the Hall of the Mountain King”
Two other very close runner-ups for best soundtrack is the amazing Inception soundtrack by Hanz Zimmer and Daft Punk’s Tron:Legacy soundtrack.
Best Albums 2010: Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross – The Social Network
The Social Network is one of my favorite movies of the year, second to probably Inception. It has great acting, and great dramatization of a simple story. On first thought, you would think who wants to watch a movie about Facebook? How interesting could the lawsuits that Facebook faced be?
Extremely interesting is the answer. The movie probably doesn’t mirror reality exactly, but the movie does well to tell a good story. For such a simple premise the movie doesn’t seem slow at all. And I believe the soundtrack has a lot to do with that. The Social Network’s soundtrack is probably the best original composition work for a movie I’ve heard since The Dark Knight’s soundtrack. The strings are tense, the piano is melancholic. The subtle natures of the soundtrack ironically multiplies the emotions you feel as you watch the movie. “Hand Covers Bruise” is by far my favorite track off the soundtrack. The brilliantly simple piano line on top of a wildly random and tense string vibrato evokes so much attention from the listener. The great thing about this soundtrack is that it can stand on it’s own and still have the emotional impact that it slams in your face. (It won’t slam a multi-million dollar lawsuit in your face thankfully.)
My favorites from the soundtrack
“Hand Covers Bruise”
“A Familiar Taste”
“In the Hall of the Mountain King”
Two other very close runner-ups for best soundtrack is the amazing Inception soundtrack by Hanz Zimmer and Daft Punk’s Tron:Legacy soundtrack.
Pacific! – Narcissus (Alan Braxe Remix)
Pacific! Narcissus ( Alan Braxe Remix ) by Vulture Music
Has such a unique rhythm to it — fits will with the housy synths and chord progressions. High Five!
Pacific! – Narcissus (Alan Braxe Remix)
Pacific! Narcissus ( Alan Braxe Remix ) by Vulture Music
Has such a unique rhythm to it — fits will with the housy synths and chord progressions. High Five!
Gainsford – 1:57am
Gainsford – 1:57am by Gainsford
It’s time for a bit of chillax on all the very upbeat songs I’ve been posting. Here is a really cool chill track — it sounds like something that would fit well to the soundtrack of Friday Night Lights. High Five!
Gainsford – 1:57am
Gainsford – 1:57am by Gainsford
It’s time for a bit of chillax on all the very upbeat songs I’ve been posting. Here is a really cool chill track — it sounds like something that would fit well to the soundtrack of Friday Night Lights. High Five!