Reaching for Lucidity Indie Music Blast Episode 422 is going full throttle featuring the tunes of Electric Frankenstein! Enjoy!

The tunes on the show today are Electrify Me and Coolest Little Monster

Keep checking back for more goodies from RfL in 2012. We have graphic novels, more radio, and some animation heading your way. Don’t miss any of it.

Thank you for hanging out here while RfL had a bit of downtime over the last 18 months. Now, get ready as we ramp things back up.

2012, the new “Year of RfL Productions!”

Cheers everyone.

So, you may be asking why the hell I would use a title like, “All Hail Sigur Ros!”

It really is simple. Even though they are not among my favorites, I do consider them talented, and I do let their songs play from time to time on Pandora. Still, the reason I wrote that title is the concept of Sigur Ros. I am in love with the concept.

Maybe it is because I play guitar. Maybe it is because I like classical music so much. Maybe it is a lot of things. But when I listen to music, the lyrics just do not mean a whole lot to me. I seldom pay attention. I just like the flow. Sigur Ros manages to turn the voice into another instrument. It adds to the overall feel and spirit of the tune. They came up with their own language called Vonlenska, translated as Hopelandic. This is a bit from Wikipedia.

Vonlenska is a term used to describe the unintelligible lyrics sung by the band, in particular by Jón Þór Birgisson. It is also commonly known by the English translation of its name, Hopelandic. It takes its name from “Von”, a song on Sigur Rós’s debut album Von where it was first used.

Vonlenska is a non-literal language, without fixed syntax, and differs from constructed languages that can be used for communication; it lacks grammar, word meaning, and even distinct words. Instead, it consists of emotive syllables and phonemes; in effect, Vonlenska uses the melodic and rhythmic elements of singing without the conceptual content of language. In this way, it is similar to the use of scat singing in vocal jazz. The band’s website describes it as “a form of gibberish vocals that fits to the music”.^[21] Most of the syllable strings sung by Jón Þór Birgisson are repeated many times throughout each song, and in the case of ( ), throughout the whole album.

I love that!

All too often songs are from up and coming stars that have not lived a lot. I am not interested in their take on the world. Often artists have an agenda, I have no interest in that. Love songs? Give me a break.

Yes, some songs do have great lyrics, but even then I can take them are leave them. Songs for stage and musicals are the exception.

Making the voice another part of a song without me having to think about anything is just a grand idea. I don’t want to know what upsets Chester Bennington–which is obviously a lot, anymore than I care what is bothering Eddie Vedder. Britney, my head hurts just anticipating what may come out of her mouth.

Even when I catch myself thinking of songs, songs that I actually know the lyrics, I still come up with my own internal elevator music version in my head. (my in-head EM is kickass, seriously)

I do wish I liked Sigur Ros more. What I am really wishing is that more bands would follow their lead and produce some “voice as instruments” songs.

The music is where all the emotion is for me.

 Still, I will always listen to Bowie, or Reznor, or Pink Floyd, and many others, lyrics and all. Old school punk is also great. Lots of raw anger. Raw I can take. Most others, meh.

Give me gibberish any day. Seriously.

(And yeah, I understand this is a weird stance from someone who loves music so much, but life is sometimes strange)

Today we will here an uplifting tune by Air 5, a two-fer from both Mainstreet Exit and Easton Legacy, and we will close out with a tune by Frenzal Rhomb. Talk about a great song title, try this, “I Went Out With a Hippy and Now I Love Everyone Except for Her.

Great stuff.

Also, as always, trivia and celebrity birthdays.

Cheers,

Eban and SJ

Music on the show

Air 5–I Wanna Go

Mainstreet Exit–Summer Feelings and 3:AM

Easton Legacy–Code Black and Lost

Frenzal Rhomb–I Went out with a Hippy and Now I Love Everyone Except for Her

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Man, this music hurts just so good!

Cheers,
Eban

Songs on the show
City of Angels
L.A. Girl

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Even SJ is here as it is a style mashup!

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Music on the show

Motorama–Take A Ride and Lobo Girl of the devil river

Paranoya–No One

S Punk 7–Live fast Die Short

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As you may know, I have been feeling a bit down and out due to my recent bout with vertigo. Well, I am on the mend and nothing gets me going again like a great big dose of Punk Rock! So here we go!

SJ and I start out by making an association between the guy that patented the gas mask and the U.S. Congress. Hey, we can’t help ourselves, ya know.

We also have a hygiene tip for those sweaty punk rock girls out there. What can I say, punk shows get pretty sweaty, now you will know how to handle it!

Then SJ takes it upon himself to label me, good old Eban, a pervert. Listen in to see how that plays out.

Then, we finish off the episode with a question and answer segment, answering a couple of recent emails. We get the return of Sallygirl with one question, and new fan T_Mob_Tony with another. Find out why we dropped segments when we went 2.0 and where the hell the Animated Series second season is.

Fun stuff.

Oh yeah, here is the music on the show today.

Rocket city riot_ Under The Bright Lights_Royal court members that just deliver! They are also recording a new album, how cool is that?

The Graverobbers_Now That You’re Gone_First time play by these UK Punks

Bad Religion_Modern Man_I get chills that we can even play these guys, punk royalty!

Capsula_Kicking It Out_Punk from Buenos Aires and Spain!

Fishbone_Jackass Brigade_I saw these guys play back at the second Lollapalooza tour, still kick!

Distillers_L.A. Girl_One of our 5 ultimate show closer songs, so get ready to get your ass kicked!

Cheers,

Eban

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Be sure to check back tomorrow for the post on the old, obsolete iRiver ifp mp3 players, and why they still rock!

Also, the latest news from the independent entertainment scene.

See you all then.

Cheers,

Eban

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