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At Fuji Rock Festival 04. Was shuffling down the hill to the next gig and stopped at a little tent for some hot noodles. There was this white dude in an old grey suit producing some killer blues licks on harp and I had to sit down and take it in. He'd beat-box and play at the same time, all whilst keeping polyrhythms on foot and hand-shaker. I couldn't believe the sounds this one guy was creating. Multitasking proficiency! Turns out he had two mics set up with some pedals and was looping his beats. Very appealing sound. He said he's from Canada and he sold me a CD. Looking forward to his next project...
I returned to Richmond, Virginia (USA), my home of 10 years, after two years living abroad. Very jet-lagged and in a heinous state of reverse culture-shock, I was in a bad way. A dear friend set me in his vehicle and sped westward to the mountains of Charlottesville to "take in some good art and good sounds". The evening ended (and the night began) at a house party on what seemed to be the darker side of town (or so it appeared to my jaded eyes). Approaching the house on foot, it seemed alive, groaning, however comfortably. Not even within a block I could feel the music in my chest. It was heavy. It felt thick between my ears. We climbed the rickety staircase to the completely lightless second floor. Not an apartment. More like a studio space. Unkempt. Cozy. And it was packed with people. There was little movement among the listeners but for a cohesive sway. I felt my way toward the center of the sound. Eyes adjusted and I spied an empty space on a sofa in the corner, adjacent the band (whose faint outline was only visible from the 'on' light of the amps. I sank into the softness and was completely enveloped by the sound. I don't know how long I sat there in the dark, totally encompassed by monolithic symphony. It was the finest homecoming imaginable. I was lucky enough to catch them live two more times before leaving the country again. Listening to digital copy still brings me a bit of that immense comfort and warmth. Ostinato, of northern Virginia/DC area, has been described as "epic orchestral rock". I find that term damn fitting. Truly.
This is the first track on their debut album.
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Eloquently written post, and the Entwine track was aurally divine. Appreciate the Ostinato introduction. Cheers.
what a find. and what a homecoming. listening to Entwine brought to mind the purest of everything all at once and a flash of understanding of the universe (too bad i came back down to Earth afterwards). thanks, truly, for the introduction.
I started listening to the Minutemen shortly after discovering fIREHOSE's debut album. It could be said they got me thru my last year of high school and well-into my first year at uni.
Was kinda shocked that no Minutemen results showed up in my searches here. Maybe I'm looking in the wrong place. My library is taking a while to get MOGified. In the meantime I think I'll post a favorite. It's tough to choose just one track from Minutemen's lengthy songlist. So I'm going with my 'most played'.
Watt and Hurley, rock on.
Boon, rest in peace.
And thank you all.
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Very nice...
happy holidays. (: