4444 :: Angels & Airwaves - Call to Arms

Angels & Airwaves - Call to Arms

I want to dedicate this song to someone special. You see I've had my own personal angel looking out for me as of late. I try to look out for her as well. We keep each other on the path through mutual respect, unconditional love and a healthy dose of humor. She's come across 444 and 4444 recently and asked me to look up the numerology meaning:

Repeating Angel Number 444 is an indication that you are being surrounded by angels who love and support you and their help is close at hand, always. When the number sequence 4444 appears repeatedly, it is an indication that you are surrounded by your angels.

Angels & Airways was started by former lead guitar and vocalist of Blink-182, Tom Delonge. Tom and band capture the sound of what I like to call epic space rock. It was introduced to me by my best friend in the universe since before skaters were posers - Nate "You need some salt" Wilson. Love you bro!

EFFING FANTASTIC :: Ef - Sons of Ghosts

Ef - Sons of Ghosts

Ef is an amazing band from Sweden. Sons of Ghost pretty much proves my point. While mostly instrumental, this song has the perfect lyrics at the perfect time ... then the driving horns. Oh the horns, how they blow. Music is life my friends, stay thirsty.

Mogwai - Kids Will Be Skeletons

Mogwai are a Scottish post-rock band who have been around since 1995. Their style is synonymous with lengthy guitar-based instrumental pieces that feature dynamic contrast, melodic bass guitar lines, and heavy use of distortion and effects, as you'll hear in Kids Will Be Skeletons which is actually relatively short for a Mogwai tune. Kids Will Be Skeletons is from their 2003 album - Happy Songs For Happy People.

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Godspeed You Black Emperor - Storm

There are few bands in the world like Godspeed You Black Emperor. The band started in 1994 in Quebec, Montreal Canada by Efrim Menuck (guitar), Mike Moya (guitar), and Mauro Pezzente (bass). The band initially assembled after being offered a supporting act for another local band named Steak 72. Thereafter, the trio performed live on a few separate occasions, before ultimately deciding to produce an album. The cassette, All Lights Fucked on the Hairy Amp Drooling, was self-released in December 1994 and limited to thirty-three copies.

After the limited release of the cassette, the band quickly expanded and continued to perform live periodically. According to Menuck, joining the group was quite simple: "It was like if anyone knew anybody who played an instrument and seemed like an okay person, they would sort of join up. In short order, the group's numbers ebbed and flowed. Local musicians would often join the band for a handful of performances, then depart. The revolving door nature of the group's membership frequently caused it strain before the release of F♯ A♯ ∞. After that release, the group stabilized around a nine-person lineup with Menuck, Moya and David Bryant on guitars, Pezzente and Thierry Amar on bass guitars, Aidan Girt and Bruce Cawdron on drums, and Sophie Trudeau and Norsola Johnson on violin and cello respectively.

Considered by some to be the best post-rock band ever, their songs are always epic. Storm was released in 2000 on the double album Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven. The album contains 4 tracks, with each track containing continuous songs. Storm is made up off -

1. "Lift Yr. Skinny Fists, Like Antennas to Heaven..." 6:15
2. "Gathering Storm/Il Pleut à Mourir [+Clatters Like Worry]" 11:10
3. "'Welcome to Arco AM/PM...' [L.A.X.; 5/14/00]" 1:15
4. "Cancer Towers on Holy Road Hi-Way" 3:52

The world needs more musicians like this ... defining what music is and what a song should be.

http://www.brainwashed.com/godspeed/
http://www.myspace.com/gybeconstellation

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TRUE FAMILY UNIT SPOTLIGHT :: L¥R - One (Mix)

One by L¥R

TFU was established circa 97', and has been throwing parties ever since. Loft parties, bars, clubs, raves...TFU has been a staple in the Chicago music Scene. With a focus on house music but spanning all genres of dance.

Our first TFU spotlight is Lyr. Some would say that perhaps he listens to too much music, but for LYR it's never enough. Influenced by almost all forms of music ranging from Death Metal, to 50's club jazz, and finally his favorite Minimal Ambient, LYR has vested knowledge in much of the Electronic scene. While most of the United States has been caught up in the "dubstep" wave, LYR has taken akin to the UK sound and its emphasis on deep subwoofer heavy tunes rather than the mid-range power tool noises that many Americans are familiar with. With LYR's live sets, his goal is not to blow out your eardrums, but to make the walls rattle and have the bass vibrate through your body. His personal mixes however, are meant to sedate and ease the mind, and will be for fans who seek a calmer and more soothing sound to dubstep.

Soundcloud: http://soundcloud.com/lyr312

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