Walter Eakman & Rapture - mp3 review
Andy and I were suppose to see Supersystem and Bound Stems last night, we ended up drinking with friends most of the night (Margaritas to-go were involved) and missing Supersystem all together. We watched maybe 5 minutes of Bound Stems and went another friends party down the street. I’m not sure if we were just drunk and wanted to dance or they were that bad, but I know they pretty much were clearing the room anyway. An egg salad sandwich, some dancing, and a train ride later I found myself drunk on my couch trying to have an IM conversation with Jon (sorry if I made no sense last night man). Anyway, I fell asleep on the couch.
For reasons unknown my eyes opened earlier than usual this morning. Still on the couch my head was positioned perfectly framing the outside sky through the wide opened window in my living room and I saw a beautiful dark blue sky bleeding a deep red at the horizon. As soon as I realized what was happening the sun peeked over the top of the Brooklyn skyline and I watched the sun rise. One of the most beautiful things I’ve ever seen. Part of me wanted to take it as a sign to get up and revel in a day that would truly be life changing, but the alcohol that was still in my veins still had too much influence and I said “that was mad cool”, closed my eyes, and went back to sleep.
Walter Eakman was the name of a 47 year old homeless man who was set on fire as he slept in a stairwell on West 25th Street in 2001. The three teenagers responsible were charged with murder but were eventually convicted of manslaughter and received 10 year sentences with options for parole after only 3 years. When Brian Ward began putting his musical ideas together he chose Walter Eakman as the name for his project. Bleak way to introduce a new musical project, but there you go. Brain wrote and played everything on these tracks.
http://www.insound.com/mp3r/WalterEakman-Track5.mp3
http:/www.insound.com/mp3r/WalterEakman-PaperRoads.mp3
Rapture is just plain fucking crazy. I like this new album more than Echoes so far, what do you guys think.
http://www.r8e8r.com/mp3r/TheRapture-DonGonDoIt.mp3
http://www.r8e8r.com/mp3r/TheRapture-CallinMe.mp3
-mark
August 31st, 2006 at 2:30 pm
Up next, a quote from mark’s future;
“So I was supposed to go see the final coming of Jesus, you know the one where he grants passage to heaven for all hipsters, but I was with “so and so” and we were waisted. But then we were hungry and I couldn’t find anything open so we ate a cardboard box and stumbled into Pianos where there was a bear standing on stage having sex with a singing unicorn and it was so much better that that Jesus guy could have been I’m sure. and now I wake up on my floor, and look outside and realize there’s a whole bunch of fire around, like everything was fire, and it was hot fire, really hot fire, and I realized I was in hell. Man I should have gone to see that Jesus dude, but the alcohol and the banging bear and singing unicorn were so mad good. I guess I should call into insound and see if everyone else is as fucked as I am right now…I think I’m still drunk. No, I know I am.”
::: Walter Eakman :::
Me Likey, its a moody/whirly/more upbeat perdo the lion/songs:ohia which meets a less glossy/Poppy/crappy coldplay/aqualung. My only concern is how much of it I could take…a whole album…not to sure…but so far I like it.
Asses my Mom Kicks : 3 out of 4
::: The Rapture :::
I will probably be inundated with WTF mail after this next sentence, but here goes. I Hate the Rapture. Hate, Hate, Hate. It’s mainly because they are just plain useless to me, and to not only be useless, but be eccentric, and quirky all at the same time…mehhh. Maybe I just don’t get it, but with all that my ears have heard from them I don’t think I want to get it
Asses my Mom Kicks : -3 out of 4
August 31st, 2006 at 2:48 pm
LO(to the muther fuckin’)L, Dave Hyland!
Well done!!!
August 31st, 2006 at 7:06 pm
the rapture: ‘don gon do it’
WHAM! and Kenna called and they said they want their song back. what the fuck is a milkshake shimmy? i’m over the vocals and guitar or moog singing the same notes. this song has no balls. fuck this song’s couch. fuck your couch, song!!!
the rapture: ‘callin me’
whatever. is this another b side?
walter eakman: track 05
reminds me of a light nap. and while im napping, there are little people running amuck in slow motion down the streets with their hands up in the air. and there is someone on a side street using a jackhammer on the street, but the street is made of cotton candy, so it sounds like that repetitious drum fill that won’t stop. then there is some really weird guy singing the same melody over and over. and he is wearing a neon green suit. and he smells like peppermint schnapps. wow, did i really drink that whole bottle of robotussin?