Wed 9 Apr – Energia Dźwięku #3

I saw Current 93 in Wroclaw, Poland on 9 April 2008.

Perhaps the best show I've seen in my life. I won't try to describe how good it was, because I'd fail anyway.

Here are some photos I took:

http://flickr.com/photos/25519377@N04/

and here is a recording of Black ships in the sky (and more songs in the related videos as well).

http://youtube.com/watch?v=DZ3vQS5f2B8

notice how wonderful and different from the album version this arrangement is.

Plus, David is a really nice guy. He was apparently quite tired after the show, but nonetheless he answered my…

I have just received two signed Current 93 cds - Thunder Perfect Mind and Nature Unveiled. Obviously I'm extremely happy to have these wonderful records with a dedication from Mr. Tibet, but as I have already heard the two albums, the most enthralling part is the additional cd with a remix of Nature Unveiled, done by Andrew Liles. And it is absolutely brilliant.

The redone tracks are thoroughly reinterpreted and refreshed to a huge extent, while still haunting with the same, pitch-black atmosphere of the originals. It's really hard to focus on anything particular in two ~20 minute-long…

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I have recently got the opportunity to get a multi effect pedal board. That's the kind of gear I wanted to get instead of a better amp since I don't need to play loud at home and - most importantly - I want to record music, metal music in particular. There are some different offers from different manufacturers, but at first, I chose to buy ZOOM 9.2tt. It had a USB connection for recording and some great technical features, including a 3D pedal and 2 tubes used to charge up the sound.

Unfortunately, the Zoom turned out to be…

Sunrise over Mu Arae B

Mu Arae B is an extrasolar gas giant orbiting the Mu Arae star in the Ara constellation, located between Scorpius and Triangulum Australe, about 50 light years from Sol.

If the planet has any large moons, they may support life.

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Mu Arae star (NASA)

Riven

I can't stop listening to Wisdom Of The Dead - what a fucking awesome track !! The riff at the beginning (when only the guitar plays) is a masterpiece.

"Darkthrone, holy Darkthrone!"

what a wonderful album. sounds like a steadily flowing mass, like some dark river running toward a dark horizon. such picture is probably influenced by the record's cover but that's good because it is also wonderful.

I think its the most inaccessible Ulver album to date. it takes many listens to get through, although it is addictive from the start.

the best tracks? I always listen to the whole album, but All the love, Vigil, Shadows of the sun and Black Sabbath's awesome cover of Solitude stand out the most I guess.

After over 20 listens I can…

I listened to the mp3s of Ordo ad chao and instantly ordered a copy - which I hope I will get as soon as the CD is released in Poland.

Mayhem totally BLEW ME OFF.

A new milestone in black metal? Highly probable.

05/05/07 edit: I got the album. The metal slipcase is beautiful. Definitely worth buying!

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Laibach - Their WAT album totally blew me off. I played it for several hours almost non-stop. Tanz Mit Laibach. Genius not only in terms of music and lyrics, but also on-stage appearance, aesthetics, image etc.

Current 93 - especially the Black ships ate the sky album. Haunting, disturbing, out-of-this-world. Now I know what apocalyptic folk means.

I haven't listened to that CD for a very long time:

Resurrection

It's so fucking powerful !! 95% od today's death metal bands can shine their shoes and only dream of creating something as strong. The track
Pain literally blew me off. Jesus, this one must hurt a lot :D

"Hypodermic Hell, surgery through veins!!"

Venom kills.

19 Nov – Jan Garbarek, The Hilliard Ensemble (Lodz, Poland)

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Jan Garbarek's collaboration with the Hilliard Ensemble resulted in some of the most incredible and out-of-this-world pieces of music I have heard – and I guess most listeners will agree with me. Thanks to the powerful voices of the Ensemble and the vocal saxophone improvisations delivered by Garbarek, Officium and Mnemosyne both convey an evanescent atmosphere I feel incapable of describing. Although I love their studio efforts, their live performance was far beyond my expectations.

At first, the vocal quartet sounded a bit too quiet, but I guess…