Lost Somewhere Between Immensity and Eternity
By Tone Matrix on September 8, 2024 12:16 pm
i don’t own a 4 track or a tape machine anymore.
but i like to think my soon to be 46yr old brain is a bit like like a worn out vintage tape deck.
at least that’s what i’m conjuring up in my head as to why i sped up and down a bunch in this foggy_headed_smeared_noodle.
and yes my brain gears could use some maintenance or at least one of those cassette tape cleaners.
mayhaps a tiny bottle with cotton swab app-li-ca-tor?
i do apologize for this scatter-brained description…
so I found out the new BP meds i were prescribed have an 8% chance of upper respiratory infections. oooooh i win!
so this whole time i thought i just had an annoying sinus cold that had me dizzy and confused.
but hopefully i’ll be rid of that feeling soon because it def zapped me of any motivation/inspiration/energation to sit upright at the keyboard.
the day i attempted to record this i had a nice trifecta of afib all day, sinus volcanic activity and for dessert a migraine. Butt! I would like to add the positive note of the week for me. I was checking out Underworld's new track “Black Poppies”.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUL5J4JzRDA
and loved the quiet mostly vocal sound to it. So of course that sent me down nostalgia lane with their music. They had me remembering way back in ’97 when MTV used to be MusicTV and had a whole show dedicated to “electronic” music. There were no blogs or streaming services to peruse over. Waiting til 2am (or using a programmable vcr to record it, ooooh) I’d watch MTV Amp to broaden my musical horizons
Underworld, Aphex Twin, Autechre, Orbital, FSOL, Prodigy, Fluke, Massive Attack, & Portishead were some of my favorites and had me scouring the used cd stores for their music. Which led me to rediscover one of my fav tracks of Underworld’s (Pearl's Girl) that I prob had not listened to in at least 15 years. Ooof this is why I love music because listening to this track twice in a row (18mins) turned my migraine into a distant memory.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSXsCTU2h-E
Sure I was still squinty and what not but gosh those chords at the intro and outro put me in Carl Sagan’s spaceship and away from the negative on this planet.
After I digested my music meds i was also hoping for some ambient inspiration from outside my window this weekend.
Unfortunately waiting til saturday the day of partays is not the smartest ideer.
turns out my new quiet neighbors are actually new loud neighbors with upgraded backyard patio products and oversized JBL speakers.
So this week’s inspiration comes from the box fan in my room, some rain from last week and neighborly walla.
Thanks to Carl Sagan for the track title that is prob better than the actual tones on the matrix.
tanks fer stoppin by! i hope you are well and have a productive week ahead
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