Wildhoney

I've heard about Tiamat decades ago, so how come that I did not listen to their albums until now? I bet I was not aware about their profound sounds and feelings behind those sounds!

A Pocket Size Sun, from the album Wildhoney, made me think about a little bag with something white within it, so I checked out for its meaning. I was right. Actually the entire album seems to send the listener towards a psychedelic state. The opening track, that also gives the name to the album, sent me to Pink Floyd's Cirrus Minor.

I would like to dare you to listen to this album, Wildhoney, and share your thought! Well, you might take a flight in the clouds, so I'll have to wait for your to land prior to tell me your experience! Personally it took me a while (a couple of weeks to be more precise) to write these lines...

She started to sing a lullaby

Originated from ancient Senoi

In dreams realm can no one die

Sleep safe my little boy

A Pocket Size Sun - Tiamat

Senoi Dream Theory is a set of claims about how people can learn to control their dreams to reduce fear and increase pleasure -- especially sexual pleasure.

Domhoff: "Senoi Dream Theory" 

The Gloaming

I've notice the very same animation used in the videoclips of two great rock bands: Pink Floyd and Tool. The animation is called The Gloaming, made by Niko Nobrain, and the clips are Welcome to the Machine, and Right in Two, respectively.

Keep on rocking!

Echoes - Pink Floyd

Meaningful...

Thoughtful...

Speechless...

Creep

Many years passed since I heard for the first time Radiohead's Creep. Recently, while listening to some of Clint Mansell's original soundtracks, I've recognized the lyrics. Yes, they were the lyrics from Creep.

You're just like an angel
Your skin makes me cry
You float like a feather
In a beautiful world
. . .
She's running out again
She's running out
She's run run run run

Creep lyrics on Genius.com

Radiohead emerged from the shadow of Britpop with a sound that was moody, melodic and explosive, with roots planted firmly in both alternative culture and the art-rock legacy of such classic rockers as Pink Floyd.

Radiohead on Genius.com

Of Clint Mansell I've heard for the first time after watching The Fountain, directed by Darren Aronofsky.
Mansell's version of Creep is performed along with Coco Sumner.



About the time Radiohead was launching Creep, I used to listen to a Serbian radio station from Novi Sad, called Radio Stotka (100.00 MHz FM). There was a show where two versions of the same song were presented side by side. The listeners of the station had the opportunity to cast their votes in order to decide which version is better: the original one, or the remake? Most of the times, the verdict was:

Uvek je bolje original!(The original is always better!)

I don't really perceive Mansell's version as a remake. It is rather the interpretation of Creep with another state of mind and heart, rather than a different pitch or style (like from pop to rock, or from folk to metal).

According to Thom Yorke, “Creep” tells the tale of an inebriated man who tries to get the attention of a woman to whom he is attracted by following her around. In the end, he lacks the self-confidence to face her and feels he subconsciously is her.

Read more here.

Is Mansell's your fave version, or do you think that the original beats its rival?

Either way, enjoy the song of your choice!

Roger Waters - The Wall, Bucharest, August, 28, 2013

Some more pictures here: THE WALL

And here are some older (2007) pictures from DARK SIDE OF THE MOON

Us and Them

I just talked with an old school mate about "Us" and "Them". Regarding a particular situation we are facing nowadays (we are working at the same company, only at different branches), "Us" and "Them" sounded quite intriguing, and this kind of "sound" led me to the "sound" of Pink Floyd.

Whenever I start to talk about to music my mind floats away towards the waves of the song, the words vanishes, and the paper (screen) fade to white... So: no more words, just sound! The great sound of Pink Floyd's "Us and Them"!

Pink Floyd - The Animals

ALL ANIMALS ARE EQUAL
BUT SOME ANIMALS ARE
MORE EQUAL THAN OTHERS

How about it? While thinking about it, take a few minutes and listen to Pigs, from The Animals, a Pink Floyd album.

Back to Life!

After a sound journey into a good day to die, it's time to come back to life!

I must admit that this isn't my Pink Floyd's fave track, but it is related to the previous post, so here it is...