~~ Heima ~~

I was greeted a little before 6 pm tonight (much to my surprise) by the UPS man. By the time i got to the door he was in his truck pulling out of the parking lot, but there on the doorstep, on the eve of it's North American release, was my copy of Sigur Ros' "Heima".

For those who dont know, Heima is a tour documentary of sorts. Icelandic band Sigur Ros played a tour of small towns in Iceland, all free shows, and documented them for this film. The results are breathtaking, from almost any perspective. Musically, Sigur Ros has always been the type of band to wow you with sheer beauty (I believe i saw their music described once as "Gorgeous-core"). The music throughout is lush and engaging, regardless of what language the vocals are in, if there are any at all.

Where the film really excels however, is taking the sights and people of Iceland and bringing them to the forefront while the music is entrancing you. The sights of the movie are incredible, both still and in motion. I highly recommend catching this on a widescreen tv, preferably upcasted to hd, with a nice surround sound system. (You can always just stop by my place for this =). I didnt get to see this is one of the theatrical screenings across the country, but this wasnt a bad way to take the film in.

I cannot recommend this film highly enough. Im sitting here even now a bit stunned from the beauty. Sometimes i forget about all the beauty around us, and more so the eccentric beauty in places like Iceland.

The Trailer...

Raise Your Hand

I think i mentioned a bit ago how much im enjoying the new Tess Wiley Disc. This song makes me smile a great deal, probably because im a music snob.


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Raise your hand by T. Wiley


Now, I know it’s not all black and white
Everybody has the right to decide what one wants to hear,
But my ears have been abused, and it’s killing my muse

Raise your hand if you’ve had enough
Turn your radio and television off
And surprise you will see how inspired it can be
Raise your hand

Just when I start to think that I suck
I hear what people say is hot and think, “Well, what the fuck?”
Have these people lost their minds or am I one of the few who has a clue?

Raise your hand if you’ve had enough
Turn your radio and television off
And surprise you will see how inspired it can be
Raise your hand

Raise your hand if you’ve had enough
Turn your radio and television off
And surprise you will see how inspired it can be
Raise your hand
If you agree, pass it on, tell your friends about this song

Freaking Out

So my buddy calls me today as im driving home from work. He's a co-worker of mine and we hang out outside of work, but he doesnt usually call me so i was a little concerned. Sure enough there was reason. Apparently he's about 99% sure he's getting canned from our job tomorrow. He was placed on administrative leave today and they said they would call tomorrow to let him know the status of his job.

And what they are firing him for is nothing. The kind of thing they could fire anyone for if they really wanted to. A one time mistake with no history of making previous mistakes.

And now i think.

I dont live my life live a guy who could get fired tomorrow. Im already earmarking February's profit sharing for a down payment on my next car. My savings is zero as ive been putting the extra $$$ on my higher interst stuff to push down my debt, or worse yet, just spending it. What would i do if the same thing happened to me tomorrow?

So now my heart is racing, and i just cant relax. Im gonna watch a movie in a bit, but this is just weighing on me. I feel like going to bed now so i can get to work by 6am, work til 7pm and make sure ive dotted every "i" and crossed every "t".

Prior to the last few years a job was of little importance to me. It was a means to an end, and something i always walked away from as soon as the schedule said i could leave. I quickly realised that i was on the cusp of 30 and still working jobs and making the kind of money i could have at 20. I hadnt gotten anywhere financially, and i had no real security. I made an effort to focus on my job, at least more than i did in the past, and it finally got me somewhere. At least a bit.

The downside is now i realise how much i depend on my job and the income and i hate it. I hate this weight hovering over me....

Broken Social Scene apparenly too broken for me

Im home tonight instead of the option on Rock 'n Roll in downtown Buffalo. Instead of enjoy music through the "who knows if this will sound audible" sound system of the town ballroom, im lounging at home getting to know the latest Tess Wiley disc and trying to recall what Sixpence song she wrote and sang lead vocals on. I suppose it wont be hard to figure out.

Apparently it was "Disconnect" and i was totally off with the lead vocals bit. That's all Leigh Bingham.

Maybe i can dig out some old Phantasmic/Splendora stuff and add it to my itunes. Crazy how much my stuff isnt on there. Most people see my 15,000+ songs on there and think its a lot, but i know better. I could double that and still have swaths of my collection not making an appearence.

Anyways, the Tess album is pretty chill, but i was enjoying it. Felt very rosie thomas-y. Thats ok, Rosie is swell.

Sigur Ros's "Hvarf-Heim" double ep came out this week. It's great stuff and all, but just kind of reminding me that i have another month until im watching "Heima" all upcasted on my tv in surround sound.