This is a blog, dedicated to music enjoyed in its purest form: While sitting on a bathroom floor. As you listen to these songs, don't hesitate to send me songs as well. I'll listen to any song, and if it's good, I'll post it along with the other ones.
I really enjoy hearing what people think of the songs I play them, so send me your comments, criticisms, song, thoughts, or anything else you can think of. I'll get back to you with a (hopefully) witty retort.
So school's been giving me a royal kick in the ass, and I wasn't able to listen to all of the great new albums that came out on Tuesday. I know, I know, I'm falling behind. Anyways, here's what came out on Tuesday, and what we think about it.
Toro y Moi - New Beat Off of the album Underneath The Pine
The second studio album from Chazwick Bundick, otherwise know as Toro Y Moi, definitely lives up to the awesomeness of the first album. Sticking true to his last album, Underneath The Pine comes with the same feel, but brings a whole bunch of new sounds that will still have you loving life. Better then the first? It's too close to call.
Protest The Hero - C'est La Vie Off of the Upcoming album Scurrilous
Now don't get too excited, Protest The Hero didn't release a new album...yet. March 22nd is when this Canadian Progressive Metal band drops their 3rd studio album titled "Scurrilous". This is just a small taste of whats to come. I'm definitely marking the date in my calendar right now.
After a few very long nights, I realized that anytime that I post here, it's usually after midnight. With that being said, I couldn't decide whether this post should be called the Saturday Seven, or the Sunday Seven. Luckily, either one would still satisfy my desire to make the title a witty alliteration.
Moving on. Tonight/This morning I'm posting a nice seven song playlist for you guys. This sorta thing is probably going to become a regular thing around here, usually with a different theme. This time, I'm gonna go with a sweet seven song set of Drum and Bass that may or may not somehow end in a little Dubstep... Enjoy!
I don't know about anyone else, but Monday was a struggle. Thank god Tuesday means new releases! This week was unreal. Amazing albums with big tracks. However I'm tired, and can't go into much detail. Here are four tracks I liked of of four different albums.
[EDIT: I went back and wrote a little blurb on each album. Even if you don't read them, they're there.]
Beans - Glass Coffins (Prod. By Tobacco) Off of the album End It All
Beans comes back hard with his choppy off beat rhymes in "End It All". There's some amazing cameo producer appearances by the likes of DJ Nobody, and Sam Fog of Interpol.
Other notable songs: + Gluetraps + Deathsweater (Prod. by DJ Nobody)
Bright Eyes - Shell Games Off of the album The People's Key
I listened to this whole album through and absolutely loved every minute. The album's release coincided with Connor Oberst's birthday (Happy Belated Connor!), and steers away from their normal folky sound. Oberst said that he wanted this album to "rocking, and for lack of a better term, contemporary, or modern."
Other notable songs: + Ladder song + The whole damn album.
P.J. Harvey - Hanging In The Wire Off of the album Let England Shake
Very interesting album from P.J. Harvey. This album was actually recorded in a Church in Germany, and was pretty much all recorded live. Great great feel from this album, nice relaxing with vocals reminiscent of the Noise genre type.
Other notable song: + title track Let England Shake
Mogwai - Mexican Grand Prix Off of the album Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will
I wasn't familiar with Mogwai before this album, and now I'm hooked.From Scotland (like a hell of a lot of good acts today), this is an amazing Post Rock/Progressive/Ambient album that is masterfully written. Have a listen and enjoy.
Other notable songs: + White Noise + How To Be A Werewold
Good evening everybody. Hope your weeks are going well and you are happy that it is over 1/2 way done!! I truly believe everyone works for the weekend. I'm so ready.
Anyway, so this week, after having an amazing time over the weekend seeing Zed's Dead and Pendulum with my partner in crime, Mr. Bell, I started wondering why I liked that sort of music so much. Some people don't even consider that music. Some suggest making music with computers has no relevance or doesn't require any talent.
So I questioned, "What is music to me and what makes a musician 'talented'?" From my perspective, music is just the interconnecting of sound waves to produce an emotional beat. I find music in odd things like the mixing of outdoor noises, the clanging of the subway, or just someone tapping a chair. I don't think one necessarily needs the ability to play an instrument to do this. This is why I find the artist Pogo so interesting.
Pogo, or Nick Bertke, lives in the land down under and produces music from sampling mostly Disney movies. GENIUS!!! Seriously. How this guy does it I have no idea. I thought Girl Talk was cool, but this guy is even better. Pogo takes sound bites from different movies and combines them to make sick beats. He even created a song from sample noises he made in his mom's garden. Definition of how music is defined in the ability to create a flowing melodic tones, not matter what source.
Currently Pogo has been getting a lot of press and gaining a lot of positive attention. Disney's Pixar even flew him out to work with them on the soundtrack for "UP".
On March 5th, Pogo will be playing in NYC at the Highline Ballroom so get your tickets!
Alright folks, as promised, here's some fresh new tunes that just came out today! Tonight we got some great tracks from Cut Copy's new album Zonoscope, Asian Dub Foundation's EP A History of Now, and a little Modestep from their new EP Feel Good. Hope you guys enjoy some of these great new tracks, and keep comin' back on Tuesdays if you want to hear some more!
Also, we here at The Bathroom Session have set a couple goals for ourselves, and we could use your help in achieving them! So, tell a friend, or five friends, or all your friends! We're hoping to get up to 5000 hits by the end of the month which would mean doubling the number we have now. It's a tough goal, but if you guys give us a hand we can definitely achieve it! Now I'll stop talking and give you your music.
Alright everyone, big things are happening! We (well, just me) promised change, so here it is! We're (hopefully) starting something new tonight, which is gonna change the way you read and listen to The Bathroom Session. Just check it out.
Tonight I'm in an Indie Rock-ish type of mood. After working all day, there's nothing better then coming home, grabbing a sandwich, and enjoy some great upbeat music. So, with that said, here's some of the first great Indie to be released in 2011.
This song is off of Minnesota's Tapes 'n' Tapes' brand new album Outside. This song definitely shows a taste of some of the great shows Tapes 'n' Tapes will play this coming year. Hopefully I'll be less broke when they swing around my neck of the woods.
This is the first track off of their newest self-titled album, and is quickly making its way onto my Most Played list. They managed to follow an amazing EP with an even better full length album. Thanks Could Nothings, hopefully I see you this year too.
Even though this single was dropped late last year, I'm posting it because THE NEW ALBUM COMES OUT TUESDAY! Yeah, new Cut Copy. This song shows that they're coming back with the same sound, but a few new tricks up their sleeves.
Now, with this all said and done, lets see how this new fangled gadget works out. This is a big step for us! Think about it, all of the songs are now on a playlist on that little thing in the corner, and will play through until the end. That means: no more having to change the song once its done, new possibilities, and most importantly:
It's been a while! I hope you guys had a great wintery holidays and didn't get frost bitten in the on going snow doom that's occurring around the country right now. I know I am trying my hardest.
Before we went on holiday, my dear friend Sage had a wonderful Christmas cookie party where I met Kuxxan Suum.
Kuxxan Suum is "according to discoveries about the Classic Maya, is what connects us to the sun/moon/stars, and thus, the galactic core, Hunab Ku." The descriptions goes on to say:
"In this day and age, it may be difficult for people to resonate, or meditate, deep enough to understand this tradition of galactic communication. In fact, the mind and solar-plexis of the current human being may not be able to harness or comprehend the vibrations necessary to communicate with the galactic core. The artist, kuxxan SUUM, is inspired by this mystic galactic tradition/human- communicative-trait.The artist puts contemporary and antiquated sounds of the human race in a musical space that reflects and raises awareness of this lost connection with the average person and Hunab Ku."
Brilliant.
I think Kuxxan Suum creates this in his album "Language/Barrier." A play on words, language can be used as a form of communication but also presents a barrier. We use language to express ourselves but sometimes cannot be understood or communicate with every being. Take for instance, referring to the Mayans, the first presence of the Spanish in America. The Spanish conquered the Mayans and read them the Requerimiento but in a language the Mayans couldn't understand sometimes without a translator present. This idea of language and barrier swims through his album with the utilization of "humans speaking" samples but have been skewed to diminish their clarity. Even some of the track titles present lack of understanding. However, a continual vibration of sounds is the answer the the communication and returns to the idea of humans inability to understand the vibrations to connect to galactic core.
Each song on this album is COMPLETELY different. Which I guess presents the prominent idea of different forms of language. Kuxxan Suum samples music from jazz to rock to dub which again goes back to the continuous vibration. A connection of vibration. I even felt like sometimes I was traveling through the galaxy in a spaceship. Overall, I really liked this little album. I do wish some of the songs had been longer. I hope the next album brings even more vibration and flow!!!
