During my usual peregrinations throughout yootoob, amazon and twitch, I have been exposed to music and bands that I'd never trip over normally.  Usually it comes to nothing... 90% of everything is still crap, no matter how you wind up finding it... but every now and again something bubbles up out of the remaining 10% that forces you to pay attention.  At which point you listen to it, say "huh, that's nice," and immediately forget it.  Then there's the the really special songs, the ones that you listen to twice in a row, save in your "trax" folder in Firefoxy, so you can revisit it every few days.  I've had a few of those experiences recently, and they've all been... emotion-appropriate.  So here, my friends, are a few songs I've recently been impressed by.



Ki Theory - Enjoy The Silence

Brought to you courtesy of the trailer for the live-action Ghost in the Shell movie starring Scarlett Johannson.  I'm of two minds of the movie, m'self.  On one hand, there's no way it'll be as good as the various anime versions... live-action just isn't capable of such things (though it's getting closer).  On the other, this is pretty much the best shot we'll have at a good big screen live-action adaptation of an anime series.  Think about it... GitS is pretty much The Matrix plus SWAT.  That's the sort of thing Hollywood can pull off.  I'm not convinced it'll be worth the hard-drives it's printed on.  Having said that, it's already managed to get my attention with this cover of a Depeche Mode classic.

Mourning Ritual - Bad Moon Rising

Apparently used by "The Walking Dead" tv show.  It's not like the original CCR song was all that peppy and upbeat, but it wasn't a freakin' dirge.  After hearing this version, maybe it should have been.

Trentmøller - Vamp

This has been in my files for a few years now.  No idea how it got there, where I first heard it, that sort of thing.  It's just been there.  Lurking.  Waiting.  It's like a particularly patient SCP.  You're not sure if it's benign... or just looking for the best time to bite your face off.  But with a bassline like this, that's okay... just leave the ears.

Rag 'n' Bone Man - Human

I first heard this in the twitch stream of Bo Time! Gaming, the originators of the WarThunder Fail Montages that got me into that game years back.  I don't know what the songwriter thought he was creating when he wrote this, but it sure as hell ended up making me feel a little scared.  Almost feels "deep Southern swamp" dark.

Okay, that's enough for now.  Everybody back on your heads.

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