So another update

Musical rehearsals have started, we didn't get a break or anything.

The best part is that I'm playing the wizard which means minimal acting/dancing/singing which is good because for the last 2 plays i've been kind of overwhelmed especially with the O-Show.

Who cares though?

I've rediscovered hip hop for the 10th time now, this time in the form of MF Doom. There's just something about well orchestrated beats that seem to expand not only on the genre but the scope of music. There's one song that particularly comes to mind when i say this, it's of MF Doom - Doomsday! Track 2 where the whole background is a silent simple wic-wah on a turntable over and over and over again. With little bells and whistles and for some reason i just find this genius. Unlike the "Ghostride the Whip" song by e-40 which is just really loud bass with a random tink from a bar hitting metal or smoething.

I've also rediscovered an old genre that has stagnated for a couple of years now since, there seems to be no evolution to it besides maybe a slide into mainstream club scenes. Drum N' Bass remains virtually the same as it did 5 years ago. It's funny though, because just of random curiosity I decided I should download an old CD I had broken into pieces. It was called DieselBoy - System Upgrade, it was at its time, the greatest conversion of industrial and drum and bass, i think it was at that moment that Drum N' Bass decided it'd be a good idea to stop progressing.

In the indie rock scene, well, let's just say the leaked version of Built To Spill's - You In Reverse is more than a rehash of the Built To Spill sound. Somehow this is like a muddy treck through a stream of coca cola. What I mean is that sometimes it catches you off guard since you can't see what you're walking through but you're not scared because you know built to spill, and you know they won't ruin themselves. What a stupid analogy but whatever. It's great, so far Goin' Against Your Mind, Wait, Traces, Wherever You Go and Mess With Time seem to be the stand out tracks. Some songs are very poppy, but it doesn't matter because the whole time you're in guitar bliss.

-rod