Reverb reverb reverb

I almost forgot...I put together what some would call a "demo" for Burning World. Here's an exclusive link to download it.
http://www.mediafire.com/?ruc8fwitpyghyn5

I've always been fascinated with low-fi recordings so I decided there's no point in me trying to put together the greatest quality collection. This material is layered with a lot of fuzz and reverb, simple, dark, and...again layered the way shoegaze should be.

Hope you like it...or not we'll see what comes of it.

life as i knew it

I realize that the nature of online blogging is a form of narcissism in its self, which is why I've kind of been neglecting writing (typing) in this for a while. With all the themed blogs about fashion, pseudo porn, and funny photos I wanted to avoid seeming like some kind of self aggrandizing idiot blogger that gets lost in the static.

Then I realized I do not give a single fuck.


Work has been going good. There's times like the one up above when I really love my job. I hate the monotonous nose, belly button, and lip piercings so when I get a chance to pierce someones tongue to a giant hole I jump at the chance of doing it. The shop has been consistent even though people are still losing their jobs and the economy is still in the gutter. I'm thankful I'm doing what I'm doing and am good at what I do (self aggrandizement).


Chens...greasy Chinese food that thankfully is catering to my dietary choices. Since I decided to go vegan it's been hard to find food that reminds me of growing up as a fat kid. Chens has been the talk of the house for a while now...this place is a bad influence on my life.


Speaking of which...this past week a couple of us decided to make an overnight drive to Vegas for donuts. We spent a total of 4 hours in Nevada only to come back and get to work at 9:30 in the morning. We gambled, some lost, some won, some won big. I think that little taste of winning has sparked a desire to gamble in me. Luckily the closest casino is not within a comfortable driving range.



That's about all I have on me right now. I don't do much which is why I don't write much. I've been watching a lot of documentaries focusing on Zionism and the whole Israeli/Palestinian conflict. I never had the biggest desire to learn about that situation up until recently and needless to say it is such a fucked and complex situation going on over there. I suppose my opinions on that subject can be expressed in another post.

Half sleeper

I've been waking up at odd hours of the night/early morning, surprisingly this has had little effect on my daily energy level. I've noticed that I have been waking up at 6:27 every morning...checking my phone and then falling back asleep until 7:13. In between that almost hour of sleep is when I have my dream(s), as if my mind saves them for that final finale. So here I am awake writing in this, hours before any of my daily obligations (besides work at noon, there are none).

I've been going on a lot of bike rides on my road bike...I've taken quite a few spills by no ones fault but my own. I think I have injured my self more riding my road bike more than I have injured my self skateboarding, playing football, riding bmx, or just being a little kid. That's besides the point, all my rides lately have been no less than 25 miles which isn't much by cycling standards but to a lot of people who don't ride bikes but it's definitely the minimum for me now. Living in Irvine I've noticed how Orange County has a lot to offer as far as different kinds of landscapes...I can ride my bike up and down pacific coast highway or I can ride my bike up the canyon and ride past a lake and trees (which I never knew were there). The only downside to cycling is that I have neglected running...which is not good for me because I enjoy the more strenuous exercise. I've yet to pick up swimming which is something that I need to do soon if I want to enter into a triathlon. Priorities...priorities.

Recently I have come to love my job. My hours have changed and so has my schedule which is good and bad, I work on the busiest days (more money) but I work the weekends...I'd rather do that then have to worry about money. So I guess life in that department has been good. I work 4 days and make more than friends with full time "legitimate" jobs. I'm grateful that in this shitty economy people still want to modify their bodies.

Now to my current musical endeavors:
I have been working my ass off on this new gloomgaze band that I've always wanted to start. Minimalist guitar, bass, and drum work but very atmospheric with atmospheric vocals. It's dark and droney but has a shoegaze influence in it as well. I've gotten tired of trying to figure out who can drum (or would want to drum) easy simple beats so I decided I should just figure out how to record drums via drum machine my self. I'm happy with the results. So far the only member of the band is my self...now it's just a matter of putting together a rough demo and finding members. I decided I wanted to keep the SWANS theme going and name it Burning World...not sure when anything else will happen.

Children Of God: With the inception of BW, I have put COG and other projects on the back burner...I haven't really felt angry lately and I absolutely hate forced aggression...make it legitimate or don't make it at all. We should be headed into the studio to record new material for a split we're doing.

As I've said...I've been working on other projects so bands that don't play often (or at all) get little attention. VVegas will be putting out a 7inch and I'm not sure what The Mistake will be doing...I have music written for both...but again it's a matter of finding the time and getting peoples schedules to sync up. Time will tell.

I can't believe I forgot to mention that I got to see Neurosis a couple weeks ago. FUCK. I am kicking my own ass so hard for not going to see them when I had the chance years ago. This show was unreal though...I have never witnessed anything like it. I think everyone in the crowd legitimately wanted to be there and there was no tough guy "I'm too cool for this show" posturing going on. A bunch of old heads came out and got to see this band melt everyone's brains. Words cannot describe how mind blowing that show was.

That's all for now.

My list of stuff I've been doing...albeit not important but it's still "Stuff":
-Riding my bike: I've been really good at being physically active lately, especially since my training partner is an official Iron Man. It helps to have some motivation to move faster rather than at my own pace.

-Running: I've been killing it on these runs. This has always been a part of my daily routine but running 3-4 miles after a 15+ mile ride is a new thing and an accomplishment for me. I can't go more than a day with out running...and I don't even like doing it.

-Trying to eat healthy most of the time: I say this after yesterdays meal. I've been cutting bread/gluten out of my diet for the past two weeks (except for one cheat day) and I've felt a huge difference in how my body digests food and how my stamina has increased a bunch.

-Working: What else is there to say? I hurt people for a living, sometimes it's good and sometimes it's bad.

-Writing: Music and writing in general. COG has a grip of new material waiting to be recorded and I'm sure the world is just dying to hear it (if only sarcasm could be detected through this nerd box). I'm proud of the stuff I've been writing. I have a few projects lined up and a new idea for a writing project I've been brainstorming about. I hope all these projects see the light of day somehow.

-Doctors: I seriously cannot stand the entire medical field but this new Dr I am seeing is a good guy. I hope he keeps up the good talks because I enjoy paying him 5 bucks to hear about all the stuff going on in my head.

That's about it. There's nothing more to write.

I realize that I start a lot of my posts with "it's been a while" or "a lot has happened since last time...".

So I'll stick to tradition and say a lot has happened since the last time I wrote in this thing.

I am no longer sleeping on a couch (my back appreciates this) and have my stuff piled in a closet. My records and clothing are not in the same boxes and I am not stuck with out a place to invite guests to entertain.

I live in central Orange County now which is good and bad, bad because I live here and good because I live 5-10 minutes away from everything I want/need. I live across the street from a target...need I say more?

Riding my bike has never been easier, since this place is not surrounded by hills like south Orange County. I run around a man made lake that has swans and ducks floating on top of the water...it's awesome.

Me and my house mates make awesome food almost every night and like the same music...so far it's been good...so far.

Why are all my sentences sliced up like this?

I don't care.

What I'm trying to say is that I'm content...for now.

I guess medication is working again.

vexed

Life as of late in pictures:






The shops been kind of slow so I've been reading a little bit and playing games on my phone a lotabit.

Currently reading: the Devils Notebook by Anton Lavey. It's cool if you just want to read him ramble on about his views on society, politics, sexuality, and religion. It's nothing to write home about.

Things needed/wanted:
Steady income
Better self control when it comes to my desire to eat nothing but carbs
Road bike
Trip
Steady income
Creative energy
Did I mention steady income?

Here's some recent acquisitions:







Nothing beats that sound of that needle hitting that slab of petroleum...

decade (and more) of aggression.

This album right here: This album is THE album that can be blamed for my relationship with all things blasphemous, loud, distorted, and heavy.

The year was 1997, Grade 4, 9 years old. Before I listened to Slayer I was a hip hop kid, skated, smoked weed (come from a family where your siblings for the most part were considered "fuck ups" by societies standards an introduction to all things mind altering is bound to happen at an early age), and recorded our selves trying to imitate things seen on TV and skate videos. My memory is a bit hazy considering through my "developing years" I was using substances that killed brain cells before they were even there; anyway I think it was in a 411 video, I saw one of the many skaters wearing a Slayer shirt and that name stuck with me. I knew my older brother knew "metal" kids and traded cassettes that consisted of hip hop music for other "Alternative" stuff. Fast forward a week or two since first seeing that T shirt on some randoms back, I had this album in my possession. I remember it clearly, pushing down that play button that would change my life forever, first thing you heard was the crowd cheering and all of a sudden one guitar starts with an open note of very fast (inaudible) picking, cue drums and bass, them blasting into the very first slayer song I ever heard which was "Black Magic".

I couldn't listen to hip hop for a long time after my first encounter with Slayers music, it was too..."slow" for me. I'm not going to lie, the imagery on their first cd I ever bought scared the shit out of me (Which was the Haunting the chapel EP). This time in my life I had given up on praying to a god and not caring about a life after death. I was young, what the hell was a pentagram? Reading lyrics about the devil, priests dying, hells demons killing priests, churches burning, and everything that could possibly kill everything I ever knew was complete and total annihilation of my senses.

My love for Slayer has not gotten weaker at all through out the years, I still listen to this album from time to time and each time I do it takes me back to that first push of that play button.