Sleep
A return to a heavier perspective on tonight’s show with the return to some doom/ stoner rock via a couple of examples of old thrash metal in Sepultura and Obituary.
It was a platform to play some of the music I’ve found and enjoying recently in Oak, 1968 and Chubby Thunderous Bad Kush Masters. Also to diver to some of the “Post-rock’ music I’ve been finding and enjoying recently. I talked about how I feel about that as a genre name and what it means to me and also the form of expression. The kind of picture that can be painted without words, just with soundscapes and melodic guitar.
This also brought me to talk about some of the evocative band names and song titles I’ve spoken about in recent shows. It was no different tonight with examples by Tehran’s False Horizon and the title ‘I’ve Fallen For You’ and ‘Your Wave Caresses Me’ by the wonderful band I’ve recently discovered and enjoyed, The Last Sighs Of The Wind. It’s a pleasure to feel where your mind takes you with those expressions.
A much deserved thank you to the YouTube page WherePostRockDwells which has been an amazing resource.
Speaking of expressing, there was a lovely example of contrast tonight. Not only was there the soundscapes of the post-rock music I was playing, but also what can be expressed with singer-songwriter music, then a big heavy metal sound. In this case via just one artist, Dorthia Cottrell. I played a piece of her solo work, then a different way she can express via the metal band she is in, Windhand.
I also touched on some live music again. Not just the mighty live songs I played at the start with Sleep and Sepultura, but also highlights of live music coming up in London, featuring tonight Black Orchids and The Cortège who are playing big gigs in Camden and Deptford respectively. The Cortège will be featuring at a big bank holiday ‘Nestival’ weekend at the Birds Nest on the Sunday. The event runs all weekend from Friday to Monday, with Musical Meanderings stalwarts Sabatta also featuring on the Friday.
You can listen to the show again here:
Here is the playlist for 17th August 2017
1. Sleep – Sonic Titan (Live – 2013)
2. Sepultura – Inner Self (Live)
3. Obituary – Visions In My Head (Inked In Blood – 2014)
4. Oak – Mirage (Oak II – 2016)
5. Chubby Thunderous Bad Kush Masters – Earth Hog (Earth Hog – 2015)
6. 1968 – Vorpal (Fortuna Havana – 2017)
7. Black Orchids – Obscure Vision (Blood Moon EP – 2016)
8. The Cortège – Starting Gun (Love & Land – 2016)
9. Mogwai – We’re No Here (Mr. Beast – 2006)
10. Sound Architects – Icarus (In Time of Need – 2017)
11. False Horizon – I’ve Fallen For You (Transition – 2017)
12. Distant Dream – A Touch Of The Sky (It All Starts From Pieces – 2017)
13. The Last Sighs Of The Wind – Your Wave Caresses Me (We Are Trees – 2017)
14. Lonesome Sisters – Deep Water (Deep Water – 2012)
15. Dorthia Cottrell – Vessell (Dorthia Cottrell – 2015)
16. Windhand – Summon The Moon (Windhand – 2012)
17. Pallbearer – A Plea For Understanding (Heartless – 2017)
