Deerhoof - Milk Man (2004)

Life changing. Ill stake my life on it, im pretty sure Deerhoof is the best band of the past 10 years.

giga dance

Public Image Limited - Metal Box (1979)

Well, I am completely loving this record right now. Bass sounds deeper than the ocean, brutally tight drumming, savage guitar playing sharp as knives--all creating a disturbingly groovy altar of sound for Johnny Lydon's anguished rant/singing. This is definitely avant-garde post-punk in its most twisted and intense form. Dig it.


And while we're at it - here's First Issue from 1979. Also a killer album, and my very first introduction to the band and it blew my mind. jamsassasasassmssss.

Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992) - Vignt Regards sur l'enfant Jesus (1944)

Merry Christmas!!!!! My favorite version of the nativity story. Super heavy ultra cosmic revelatory piano playing. This piece is too deep and I dont know how to put it into words but I like how allmusic does:

Olivier Messiaen's Vingt Regards sur l'Enfant Jésus (20 Contemplations of the Infant Jesus) are a towering specimen of twentieth century pianism. The work lasts more than two hours on those rare occasions when performed -- as Messiaen intended the pieces to be -- as a complete cycle. Written in 1944 and premiered the following year by Messiaen's wife Yvonne Loriod, whose masterful early performances and recordings of Messiaen's piano works did tremendous amount to bring his music to a wider audience in the 1950s and 1960s, the Vingt Regards sur l'Enfant Jésus plunge into the raw depths of Messiaen's Christian faith; the scintillating and frighteningly (but exhilaratingly) virtuosic fast movements prove once again how primal and joyful Messiaen's religion was to him, and the slow movements touch the sublime in ways that perhaps no composer of Western sacred or sacred-inspired music since J.S. Bach has managed with quite the same steadfast selflessness.

In this composition Messiaen created perhaps the quintessential twentieth century Christmas suite for piano. In it, he contemplates virtually all the figures associated with the story of the Nativity, and with many of the theological implications of the same event. Some of the movements are tender; others are full of roaring power, as Messiaen turns his attention to cosmic implications.

The Vingt Regards are brilliantly chromatic music; the work is, for many, the high point of Messiaen's so-called early period (which is usually considered to have ended with the Turangalîla-symphonie of 1946-1948). A number of symbolic musical motives appear throughout the score, creating a basic-level cyclicism; the most important of these is the God theme that we first hear in the very slow No. 1 "Regard du Père" and which then returns to prominence every few movements -- specifically, every five. The Vingt Regards are built as four groups of five pieces, but there are many other numerological schemes employed that overlap with that basic pentastyle design -- Messiaen himself explained some of these meaningful uses of number in a preface to the score. The score falls into two halves, the first of which features the electrifying fugal outburst of No. 6, "Par Lui tout a été fait," and the second of which concludes with the magnificent musical and spiritual peroration of No. 20, "Regard de l'église d'amour" -- a true peroration that recalls and reshapes many of the events of the past two hours, and music of extraordinary power.

And sorry for ignoring the shit out of my blog, ill try and start posting shit again.

Disc 1

No. 1, Regard du Pere
No. 2, Regard de l'etoile
No. 3, L'echange
No. 4, Regard de la Vierge
No. 5, Regard du fils sur le fils
No. 6, Par lui tout a ete fait
No. 7, Regard de la Croix
No. 8, Regard des hauteurs
No. 9, Regard du temps
No. 10, Regard de l'Esprit de joie
No. 11, Premiere communion de la Vierge

Disc 2

No. 12, La parole toute-puissante
No. 13, Noel
No. 14, Regard des anges
No. 15, Le baiser de l'Enfant-Jesus
No. 16, Regard des prophetes, des bergers et des mages
No. 17, Regard du silence
No. 18, Regard de l'onction terrible
No. 19, Je dors, mais mon coeur veille
No. 20, Regard de l'eglise d'amour

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hey sorry my blog is dead right now...my free time has dwindled to a miserable nothing and i can hardly even sit down for a while and just listen to some jams but yeah. more posts after next week when the semester is over and i can chill a bit.

V/A - New York Noise, Vol.2: Music From the New York Underground, 1977-1984

Picked this up yesterday, and it is beyond cool. A smoldering hot cauldron of afro-beats, funk, punk, jazz, avant-garde composition, disco, new wave, no wave all thrown together in a most chaotic, noisy and awesome way. Really exciting stuff from a very special, unique, and bizarre art scene. check it out.

The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds (1966)

While we're on the subject of ultra-classic rock albums....HAPPY THANKSGIVING! right now im giving thanks to 1966, because holy shit it was a good year for music wasnt it? On any given day over this past summer you could have found me crusin in my blue minivan with the beautiful jams of Pet Sounds blaring. I mean, these songs are nothing short of life changing, some of the most perfect pop songs ever period end of story. I think most of the independent music scene right now is obsessed with trying to recapture this sound. this is the sound of sounds but you all obviously know that blah blah blah.......fuck it

The Beatles - Revolver (1966)

duh.

Surfer Blood - Astrocoast

This is all over the place right now. This is some seriously infectious and fun indie rock and I kind of hate how much I like it. I mean its nothing too deep or anything but it is just a real good time and I can't deny that. If you need to get in your daily quota of head bobbing jams check dis out.

Igor Stravinsky - The Rite of Spring (1913)

Killer record. Hear rhythm and sound color like you have never heard it before. The Rite of Spring completely altered my conception of how music could feel and move. It is pure rhythmic tribal savagery and if you haven't heard it you really need to at least check it out. It may be the most important piece of (orchestral) music ever. And the bonus Scraibin tone poem is some old skool psychedelia and is a mind-blowing piece. if you only download one thing from my blog ever make it this one.

Animal Collective - Fall Be Kind EP (2009)

Well, I couldn't NOT post it. I really like it. Seems to have all the best aspects of the newer and older sounds, and I think they recapture some of the experimentalism and weirdness that makes them so unique that I think they strayed from on MPP. listen

The Angels of Light - The Angels of Light Sing Other People (2005)

Really sweet album from Michael Gira and company. Full of beautiful stories and entrancing sounds. The songs are all mostly calm and acoustic, but with much creative orchestration and construction. Haven't heard it in a long, long time and it goes perfectly with the cold winter. listen.

Ghana Special (2009)

Hi, my name is Tristan and I'm addicted to Ghana Special. do it.

The Octopus Project/Black Moth Super Rainbow - The House of Apples and Eyeballs (2006)

HOW WHY THE HELL IS THIS THE FIRST TIME IVE HEARD THIS WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME. what a fuckin delightfully tripped out record. A+. listen

Atlas Sound - Logos (2009)

Super cool new album from the skinny frontman of Deerhunter. I love how all the Deerhunter and Deerhunter-related projects are fucking amazing. I think this is one of the more interesting things to come out this year. The sound of the album is so cool--a couple of layers of acoustic guitars, a couple of layers of vocals, some chilled out percussion and occasional drum set, and the occasional synthetic soundscape for dramatic effect. Its very spare and very well controlled and very worth your time. listen

COOL

Record Club: Skip Spence "Little Hands" from Beck Hansen on Vimeo.

Jane's Addiction - Nothing's Shocking (1988)

I guess I'm in a mood so im going to post this. I still love this album but it was my high-school self's sacred book of wisdom. i definitely dont listen to much music like this at all anymore but they have got to be one of the most mystical and creative hard rock bands ever. Unfortunately in more recent years they dont really come off that way:

but they definitely were cool when they were younger:


Perry Farrell I think is one of the most powerful and influential musical forces in the past 20 years, not only as a singer and musician, but as a thinker and impresario too. This band to me was on a different level creatively than anyone else in that time or genre, and the music to me sounds like it is exploding with a wild, reckless, shamanic, and above all, honest creative spirit. No one says 'fuck the world' quite as beautifully and gracefully as Jane's Addiction. Whatever I just think they're underrated. If you haven't heard this listen

And while we're at it--their other masterpiece.



Listen Listen

Talking Heads - Remain in Light (1980)

CLAAAAAAAAAAAASIC!!!!! listen

Real Estate - Real Estate (2009)

Wow, I love this album. It's carefree chillness and nonstop smooth vibe are just hitting me so good right now. It will remind you of the lazy hazy summers and the good sunny days and the warmth. This album has no agenda, not even the slightest hint of agitation or ill will. The dude from Ducktails plays guitar in this band and you can definitely hear the influence and it is so great. They sound a little bit like Woodsist-label bros Ganglians at their chillest, and sometimes like the slower Grizzly Bear jams but more honest and down-to-earth. It seems like people are comparing them also to Girls, which I guess makes sense except for the fact that this band is sweet and Girls are shit. But I guess thats just me? Anyways, I'm looking forward to getting to know this album better and you should too. Check it.

Liars - They Were Wrong, So We Drowned (2004)

SUCH a sweet album. I think I heard this back when it came out a few years ago, and as a youngster of fourteen fresh into high school, it scared me shitless. It is a like a dance party straight out of your worst subconscious nightmare. The mood is one of relentless suffocating terror, dread, and paranoia--and it is a trip of the most intense kind. I know I'm a few days late but this is the PERFECT Halloween album. Drones, drums, tolling electronic bells that sound like a death knell. Totally recommend this. We are the army you see through the red haze of blood.

Yo La Tengo - Popular Songs (2009)

My computer is fixed and my music isn't lost YES! And just as a warning, my posts are going to start getting pretty half-assed because my free time is starting to seriously dwindle, so yeah. But I'm totally digging this new Yo La Tengo album. "Avalon or Someone Very Similar" is a beautiful Stereolabby jam and just a blazin song. Loving the low, moody, electro of "By Two's", which explodes nicely into the thrusting fuzzness of "Nothing to Hide". And Ho-shit the holy ghost of The Beatles makes an appearence on "Periodically Triple or Double". They have me totally on board, this is for sure a notable 2009 release. SOLID.

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I guess my computer got hit by a pretty dank virus last night...........soooooooooooooooooo yeah. fuck

Woods - Songs of Shame (2009)

How about something a little bit lighter. I think Woods is one of the best bands on the New York lo-fi freak psych label Woodsist. If you listen to this, I think you will agree. These guys really took me off guard at first and it took me at least a month to really let their sound to sink in. They are definitely in the lo-fi folk campfire wierdo vein, but their sound is very strange to me--"skeletal psychedelia" as the woodsist label says. The singers distant and reedy voice also had a lot to do with my initial shock, but it really grew on me with some time. This is for sure one fantastic album with some really killin jams on it. Probably the standout moment for me is 'Gyspy Hand' which almost sounds like if you played a Velvet Underground LP at 45rpm. It's a brisk folk jam with some beautiful soaring vocal harmonies that crescendo in a wild psyched out noisy dueling guitar jam session. FANFUCKINTASTIC SONG! If you find it odd at first, dont throw it away, give it some time, give it some space, and I'm sure you will find it odd and delightful soon enough. listen

Gustav Mahler - Symphony No. 9 (1909)

Time to drop some of the heaviest sounds I know of. This is one of my favorite symphonies, and it is some seriously black music. Every second of the piece is infatuated with the thought of death--it is full of irony, violence, tragedy, nostalgia. It is a deep meditation on the passing of life by a powerful mind who was about to die himself. It is relentless in intensity, and it is inescapably grim and beautiful. listen.

Os Mutantes - Os Mutantes (1968)

Classic Brazilian lysergic pop insanity. Recommended for all humans.

Frog Eyes - Tears of the Valedictorian (2007)

Killer album from an awesome band. Disorienting, manic psychedelic indie rock music. The songs all seem to sit right on the edge of euphoria just before plunging into total schizophrenic breakdown. JJJJJJJJJJJJust listen to it. love it

Fuck Buttons - Surf Solar (2009)

Had not heard of these guys before about a week ago which is a bummer because this is pretty sweet. Its like total spaceship take-off music. Soaring, neon colored sheets of electronic noise flying high in the atmosphere above thumping, propulsive drumbeats. There are seven long songs, but the album really plays more like one hour long entrancing cosmic jam sesh. I'm really digging it so far. I totally recommend this if you are into the newer Animal Collective and Black Dice music, or if you were wondering what Dan Deacon's music sounds like when played at half-speed. The feeling is out-of-body bliss. Great band name. Also, I think it deserves special mentioning that there is a song on here named after the coolest roller coaster ever--Space Mountain. JAMALAM.

Fall Break

Sooooo, I'm going home for fall break and I'm leaving my computer so no posts for the weekend...BUT before I go here are a few good autumnal albums that are perfect for this moody, contemplative time of the year.

Elliott Smith - Elliott Smith (1995)



This one completely blew my mind when I first heard it. It was almost too intense back in Freshman year of high school, and it immediately became one of my favorites. It remains to this day a very powerful album to me--its sadness and beauty have never ceased to get under my skin. Its almost sounds as if the Beatles made an acoustic album that was darker, angrier, sadder, starker, more intense, and more beautiful than anything they had ever made before. I'm guessing most people have heard this, but if you haven't, now may be the perfect time. Listen


Panda Bear - Person Pitch (2007)



One of my favorite space-out albums. Beautiful, heavenly cosmic jams that sometimes I wish would go on for eternity. Nostalgic, reflective, ecstatic, and lonely music. Listen

Skip Spence - Oar (1969)



The stunning and moving statement of a fragile, brilliant, and damaged mind. The story goes that Spence spent six months in a psych-ward after spinning out on LSD and trying to chop down his bandmates' hotel room door. Upon his release from Bellevue (where he was diagnosed with schizophrenia) he hopped on a motorcycle in his pajamas and drove to Nashville, and recorded this album, completely solo. It is one of the most incredible, heart-wrenching albums I know of. You need this one.

Beck - Sea Change (2002)



I know I just posted Beck, but I really can't leave this one out. Seriously. Saddest album ever? Just about.

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) - 4 ballades Op.10, 2 Rhapsodies Op.79, 10 Intermezzi


Brahms is the ultimate autumnal master, and Glenn Gould would have to be his painfully introverted and equally autumnal modern counterpart. They meet in time and space on this album and the result is mindblowing. The ballades and rhapsodies are awesome, but if you want to get to the heart of it, the REAL deep shit, go straight to the intermezzi and prepare yourself for some seriously revelatory moments. check it

Jelly Roll Morton - The Piano Rolls

.............And all of a sudden I'm having a knee-slappin' jumpin up and down good time. These piano rolls are from 1924 and are captured MAGNIFICENTLY on this disc. Incredibly clear and alive sounding...almost as if the man himself were right there blowin your mind just for you. This music feels so good--it is all at once simple at its core, yet endlessly complex and virtuosic. Its very rare that you get music that mixes all of this, while being incredibly fun and easy to listen to. He is the self proclaimed "inventor of jazz", and despite him being insanely pompous, his proclomations are not too far off. It really slays me everytime I listen to it, because this grooves just as hard, if not harder, than anything I know of. Enough already. I don't like to make promises, but I PROMISE you, that if you listen to this, your day will be substatially improved had you not heard it. Go ahead, throw that smile on.

Abe Vigoda - Skeletons (2008)

Heard this today and I love it. Animal Collective and Deerhoof go down to Brazil and party it up at Carnaval. This is what I dream that jam session would have sounded like. It's a little bit more like my high-school taste than most things, but whaaat the fuck EVER. Thumbs Up.

Claude Debussy - La Mer, Prelude a l'Apres midi d'un faune -- Maurice Ravel - Daphnis et Chloe, Pavane

Some of my all-time favorite shit right here. If you take a listen, I'm sure you will agree with me that psychedelic and ambient music owes quite a bit of their sound and ideas to these 20th century Frenchmen. This music is all about color, light, translucent textures, subtlety, atmosphere. It will show you vibrant hues of pink, purple, yellow, blue-orange, and green. This music is absolutely mystical and words are a pathetic understatement to its power and ecstasy. If classical music isn't really your bag--or even if it is--you should forget everything you know and let this music come over you with open ears and open heart, and I can almost guarantee you that you will be amazed and deeply moved. Experiencing this music is like drifting into a euphoric dream, and I do not exaggerate this. Everything about it is unreal. CHECK IT.

It kinda sounds like this:




and this

Animal Collective - Sung Tongs (2004)

Without a doubt this is one of the most tripped out, mind-altering pieces of music I know of. I can still vividly remember the first time I heard 'The Softest Voice" come trickling out of the speakers, feeling as if I was blowing away in the wind. This is euphoric and disembodying music. This album is full of character and spirit, using mostly acoustic guitars and percussion instruments. It is an acid-drenched campfire. In my opinion, this is one of the most unique and special albums of the 21st century. LISTEN.

Monks of Sherab Ling Monastery - Sacred Tibetan Chant (2003)

lose yourself in it

Miles Davis - On The Corner (1972)

On The Corner is the most intensely hypnotic, fiendishly otherwordly, funked up jam I know. Funkajazzadelica from Neptune--or maybe the center of the earth--i dont really know whats going on right now...its like that or whatever or i forget yeah listen to this.

Lou Barlow - Goodnight Unknown (2009)

Man, this is a fucking great year for music. Great albums seems to keep popping up every week and this one from the member of Dinosaur Jr., Folk Implosion, Sebadoh and all around lo-fi indie rock pioneer Lou Barlow is another dank album. Some of the songs rock, and some of the songs are really smooth and tender. It is an extremely consistent album, strong and intriguing from start to finish. On first listen, I found it immediately clear that this guy is really putting a lot of thought, care, and heart into his work, and the results are inspiring. The songs are not necessarily anything groundbreaking but the way it all sounds and is put together is a little bit mindblowing. Check it out.

And here is a fascinating Youtube video that gives you a glimpse into how this album was made. Barlow is a genius.

HOLY SHIT WAVVES AND BLACK LIPS FIGHT IN BROOKLYN OMG AWESOMEEEEE!!!!

ROCK AND ROLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! some major lo-fi indie rock mayhem went down on friday night this is halarious. Luckily, Pitchfork was on it like white on rice and has all the juicy deatils. Article.

I just feel a little bad for Wavves to be honest. All the other lo-fi rock bands hate him. I dunno, he seems like a chill dude to me? I like Wavves, i think his music is pretty cool. But like its just this poor 20-something year old guy who for some reason has all these big bad bands after his head. Black Lips obviously hate him, apparently the dudes from Psychedelic Horseshit hate his guts and think hes garbage too. I mean whatever, but like what did Wavves ever do to anybody. its not like his songs have flame-spewing lyrics calling out all the other lo-fi indie noise rock bands? all his songs are about smoking herb and doing nothing. Im just a little wierded out because i like wavves, but i like black lips too, and i like psychedelic horseshit too. am i some kind of indie rock fan traitor? whatever this whole situation is really funny, and i think its awesome that indie rock has some beef and some drama to pep things up from time to time. someones always got to be the badass so many thanks to black lips to stepping up to the plate and keeping things interesting. but ANYYYYWAYSSSS


Heres Wavves' self titled album from 08. its loud noisy lo-fi scuzz melodic rock. i think its pretty decent. check it.


AND here is Black Lips most recent album, 200 million thousand. I guess some people have dubbed them 'flower punk'. which makes some sense i guess. Its kind of lo-fi rock/post-punk, with a definite 60's psychedelic feel. Its also pretty cool. LEEESTEN

David Byrne & Brian Eno - Everything That Happens Will Happen Today (2008)

This album is really nice. It's not as wildly intense as their previous collaboration, My Life in the Bush of Ghosts, but it is nonetheless fantastic. I guess you could say that this release is on the verge of adult contemporary pop, but it is far too subtle and strange for that kind of lame-ass pigeonhole. Byrne and Eno explore everything from pop to americana, from folk to gospel, from electronic avant-garde wierdness on this release and it all goes together so well. It is very honest and subtle music. It is assured in its own worth that it simply presents great ideas for what they are, and it’s up to you as the listener to get wrapped up in its beauty. Brian Eno’s mastery of recording has never come through better than on this release. The album just sounds so fantastic and vivid, your ears will most surely thank you for putting such cool sounds into them. David Byrne is the fucking man, and Brian Eno is the fucking man, and their brilliance complements each other so perfectly. And it all comes together just for you. Definitely an album worth checking out. listen

Thom Yorke - Feeling Pulled Apart By Horses/The Hollow Earth "12 (2009)

So these are two new songs from Thom Yorke that came out this week. They're pretty cool. I'm not sure if I'm totally blown away though. It doesn't really seem to me like he is breaking much new ground here--sometimes to me this sounds like what Boards of Canada would sound if Thom Yorke was their singer or something. That being said, the first track has a wicked bassline that sounds like it came out of some psychotic funk jam. The electronic percussion going on is also pretty interesting. Both songs are really sparse and hypnotic, and they really sound amazing in headphones too. So yeah, I'm not sure if this is really the bombest shit to ever happen, but I'm digging these two new tracks from Mr. Yorke. listen listen!

They Might Be Giants - s/t (1986)

So I've heard the name a million times, and I've been reading all about them for like 5 years or something now, but I literally didn't take the time to listen to them until yesterday. Again, I'm kicking myself because this album is fucking amazing and it's such a good time. It's all based in super catchy melodic absurd new-wave pop, but they jump between so many different strange styles. Almost every song is about 2 minutes long and it creates this kind of hysterical musical kaliedascope. I've been finding myself a little bit blown away by how great all the songs are, and at the same time laughing my ass off because every second of this, the very existence of this music is hilarious. It's just a goofy absurd good ol time, and you should hear it. If you like Ween, the Flaming Lips, Devo, or the Talking Heads like I do, I can pretty much guarantee that you will completely love this immediately. Silly, silly, silly. Infectious as swine flu.

AKRON/FAMILY

Through the ringing in my ears I've realized something--It's ALL about Akron/Family.

Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - Safe as Milk (1967)

Psychedelic delta blues art rock. I feel like I'm in the sixties rolling in the mud with rainbow colored skies swirling above me. This was Beefheart's debut album, and I think the fact that he is a monumental creative force and unquestionably influential figure in the world of rock is pretty damn clear upon your first trip through this album. Just check out that bassline on 'Zig Zag Wanderer', GOD DAMN! This shit is an all-around asskicking experience for your body, mind and soul. Get DOWN.

My Bloody Valentine - Loveless (1991)

My desert island album. This is by far one of the most intense and cerebral albums I have ever come across. It is a nonstop psychedelic powerhouse. Beautiful indie pop songs buried in a sea of swirling, crushing guitar distortion and cooing vocals. I feel like I am sleeping on pink clouds when I listen to this shit. This is most definitely one of those albums that you want to sit down and listen to all the way through. I see it less as a compilation of eleven great songs, but more of a 45-minute sonic soul adventure. 'To Here Knows When' is a personal highlight for me, where all the instruments and sounds blend so perfectly together into a swirling, trippy, acid haze of a pop song. I'll be honest this is not social music. I like to put this on and completely withdraw and disconnect myself from everything, everyone. The ecstasy that this music makes you feel is that sensation of feeling completely adrift, gone, lost. It's hypnotic and mesmerizing, and it is the indie rock, dream pop, psychedelic rock Holy Grail.

Lotus Plaza - The Floodlight Collective (2009)

I've been really loving this one for the past few nights. Lotus Plaza is the side-project of the Deerhunter guitarist Lockett Pundt, and if you listen to Deerhunter, you will hear the similarities immediately. The album to me sounds just like the way the cover looks, like you're remembering some happy childhood memory but it's all a bit hazy and glowing, and time has slowly started to wash away those little details. This album is excellent. Every song flows together into a colorful psychedelic haze with beautiful melodies and endless layers of reverbed guitars and vocals. I think the influence of artists like My Bloody Valentine, Stereolab, and Brian Eno are very much present throughout the album. If you're into stuff like that as much as I am, I'm pretty damn sure you'll dig this. I really love the way all these songs manifest themselves and develop. They usually start with one main idea that endlessly repeats itself hypnotically, continuosly building in sound and energy, spiraling up and up into a rainbow colored sky. I can feel time stretching out to eternity when I listen to some of these tunes, simply because of the way that they are constructed. And it's awesome. If you are feeling particularly thoughtful or reflective tonight, throw this on and let yourself drift into a dream. Dis shit feels good mang. Schwa

Ween - Chocolate and Cheese (1994)

From the sublime to the sublimely ridiculous. This is the greatest band on God's green Earth. But seriously, Ween has had an invaluable impact on my life and I think if you haven't listened to them, you are deprived of one the greatest things to ever happen to music since the cavemen started pounding their heads on the rocks. You may find them strange and bizarre, but the fact of the matter is, their music is the pinnacle of absurdist pop. No genre of pop music is safe from Ween's omnipresent musicality. Ween is straight up genius. Every song is a gem, every song is completely hysterical, and every song is so excellently constructed and well put together. What it comes down to for me is that Ween just makes you feel good. They make music that you love, by making fun and essentially reinventing the music you love. They'll make you laugh, and they'll make you cry, and they'll try your patience, but every second spent with Ween is a second well spent. Even though every album of theirs is different and unique, Chocolate and Cheese is definitely the most focused and is the perfect dive-in point for anyone new to their music. The joy is infectious. Let their ecstatically twisted music into your life and I promise you will start to feel the results. Long Live Boognish.