(M)usical (ATMOS)phere

Something clicked in my mind

Incredibly clear

With all the time to arrive

When we were already here

Matmos is a cut from Echo Street, the 2013 album by Amplifier, a band from Manchester UK.  I have no idea what Amplifier meant by the title but I have my own theory as expressed in the title to this post.  Listen to the song and see if you agree.

There is also an experimental electronic music duo called Matmos and according to their Wikipedia page, "the name Matmos refers to the seething lake of evil slime beneath the city Sogo in the 1968 film Barbarella".

I like my explanation better.

Favorite Songs Of 2014

This blog's three favorite songs released in 2014.  You'll note that two of the three artists have been around for awhile so THC is looking for recommendations on songs and artists who started a little more recently.

Chrissie Hynde released her first solo album, Stockholm, this summer and it contains several strong tunes.  My favorite is Like In The Movies.
Since we're talking about Chrissie, this gives THC an excuse to link his three favorite Pretenders songs; Night In My Veins (a terrific live version), Talk Of The Town and Middle Of The Road.

Next up is a new band, 7Horse, and Carousel Bar which sounds like what would happen if you had a band with Keith Richards on guitar and Warren Zevon on vocals.  Not likely to happen since Warren is hanging out with Roland The Headless Thompson Gunner.
Finally it's the Tedeschi Trucks Band with Do I Look Worried.
Since THC didn't do this last year, he's gonna add his 2013 favorite new song Matmos by Amplifier.  To really appreciate this you need to hear it on a first-rate sound system.  It's an astonishing aural experience.

Matmos

It's always fun, and a too infrequent occurrence, to run across exciting new music.  Matmos, by the band Amplifier, was released in 2013 and it's a sonic adventure.  You can hear each string on the guitar and its got a haunting melody and dynamic build throughout the song.  THC had never heard of Amplifier.  They're a British band that's been around since 1999 and the lead vocalist singer, guitarist and songwriter is Sel Balamir.  Now you know as much as THC does.