One such text might be Lou Reed's - 'Chaos and Magic', a powerful rumination on the bittersweet nature of old friendships, death and life. To betray my own views on art and opine this records themes in a ... read more
I suppose I've made it customary to write synopses for my works on aoty. A space where I can extoll the themes, background, and atmosphere of a record alongside an attempt to build up my own image of poeticism and well readness. Yet, just like my last review of Peter Gabriel's I/O, I find my thoughts on The Dancers Reward very difficult to surmise.
Cult Of Lillith (for those who know it) was such a huge undertaking. I'm deeply proud of it, but to carry those ideas in my head for as ... read more
How can anyone's thoughts even begin to surmise a piece of art that seems so completely bigger than any human mind can dream to be? How can one possibly begin to detach a record from the three decades of anticipation that it nestles in, or the three decades of love evidently poured into it. In a sense I've been waiting my whole life for this record, some of my earliest memories of music ... read more
The Seer, the first part of Swans epic trilogy, is perhaps the most existentially threatening piece of art ever made. Sure Soundtracks for the Blind is an uncomfortable and at times terrifying listen. A heartbreaking portrayal of life ... read more
Yet hidden under all this! Underneath all the ... read more