"El Poder --dicen--, es como un violín. Se toma con la izquierda y se toca con la derecha."
I'm stuck in a world where the culture industry pacifies me to the point that I do not realize that I surrender myself to a passive and submissive existence (and to exploitation?). Technology is a double edged sword, but in our case the sword is being swung towards us. It could be used to liberate, but instead it is used to pacify us enough to be (shallowly) satisfied with our hollow existence. The advancement of technology is not being driven by any attempts to help break the links on the chain or to even pick at the lock, but it's being driven by the pursuit of profit. (M-C-M') Some people drink to forget, but most people are behind computers and televisions (including myself).
[Uh...pretty much what I want to say is, I wish people would make more eye contact and attempt to smile instead of hiding behind their cellphones and iPods. ¿ok?]
Red House Painters - Ocean Beach LP
Do you like somber music? Do you like songs that are longer than 5 minutes? Do you like reverb? Do you like alternative tunings and beautiful melodies? If yes, chances are that you will love Red House Painters. RHP was a band that was headed by Mark Kozelek who wrote (and still writes for Sun Kil Moon) extremely personal songs about depression, pain, love, kitty cats, etc. Ocean Beach is the 3rd (and a half) album by RHP and it differs from the 2 (and a half) albums that precede it. The songs are less sparse and the album doesn't test your patience.* It's depressingly beautiful and highly recommended.
1. Cabezon
2. Summer Dress
3. San Geronimo
4. Shadows
5. Over My Head
6. Red Carpet
7. Brockwell Park
8. Moments
9. Drop
*This is not to say that the 2 (and half) albums that precede Ocean Beach are not good because they are fucking great, but Ocean Beach is a good starting point to learning to appreciate RHP.
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