The Sexy (and secret) Music of Blake

On 09/16/2014 at 05:49 PM by Blake Turner

Hi guys. Have some music.

Kayo Dot - The Manifold Curiosity

This song is fucking beautiful. I don't know what to classify it as. It's like a mix of post rock and modern classical with some folk and a touch of metal thrown in occasionally? Idk. Kayo Dot are weird okay. Their wikipedia says this for their genre: Avant-garde metal,[1] avant-garde rock,[2] progressive rock, progressive metal, post-rock, post-metal, experimental metal, jazz, jazz fusion, chamber music. It really depends what moment of what song you're listening to I guess. Anyway, it's awesome.

Explosions in the Sky - Your Hand in Mine

Speaking of beautiful, you don't get much more so than this. Holy shit, man tears everytime I hear it. Seriously, this is one of the most gorgeous pieces of guitar ever.

Sleepytime Gorilla Museum - Powerless

Now I've got you all tranquil, I am going to startle and confuse you. This band named themselves after a Dada movement. Yeah, you don't get much more pretentious than that. The music is good though, so FUCKING LISTEN!

Dog Fashion Disco - Tastes So Sweet

Yeah, I'm still addicted to these guys, partially because I'm not entirely sure this isn't a new Mr. Bungle album. Sure as shit sounds like one. Well, this song is infectiously catchy anyway.

Shining - In The Kingdom Of Kitsch You Will Be A Monster

And let's just top it off with an awesome bit of prog rock, shall we?

Matt Snee Staff Writer

09/17/2014 at 09:15 PM

Ill listen soon. I do have the hankering for some new music different from what i usually listen to.

Blake Turner Staff Writer

09/25/2014 at 07:04 PM

Sorry for the late reply, been awol. Since you like classical, you might dig on Kayo Dot. They merge postmodern classical, folk, jazz and post rock/metal. The composition style is definitely classically influenced though.

Alex-C25

09/18/2014 at 01:53 PM

Blake, isn't too early for a christmas present? :P

Great song posting as always. I really liked the calmess of the Kayo Dot and Explosions in the Sky tracks, Powerless is the kind of weird I like (and it's the first time listening to that band) and the other two tracks are equally great.

09/25/2014 at 07:02 PM

Cool! Thanks. Sleepytime Gorilla Museum is one of those bands I used to listen to in High School then forgot about.

KnightDriver

09/25/2014 at 03:31 AM

Kayo Dot makes me think of King Crimson, especially their Red album.
Shining is cool! That bass sounds like John Wetton to me.

Yea, I'm a Crimhead.

09/25/2014 at 07:01 PM

Haha! Do yourself and buy Steve Wilson's The Raven That Refused to Sing. It's basically a modern update of that.

09/26/2014 at 03:44 AM

Listened to the album preview on iTunes. Reminds me of fusion band Focus.

PixlBit