I have to ask a simple question - where would we be without synchronicity? Take a minute, let that sync in. Yesterday, in my fair city of Boston, a little band named Yo La Tengo performed music from a commissioned concept CD they released in 2002 - The Sound of the Sound of Science. One of the most outstanding tracks is titled "The Love Life of the Octopus". No, I didn't make that up. But I did excerpt this from the Pitchfork Review of the album:
Each track was written to accompany a specific piece of Painleve's work, and Yo la Tengo's level of success ranges from impressive to downright incredible. For the few of these films that I've been fortunate enough to see, the Hoboken three captured the feel of each short damn near perfectly, and crafted songs so moving and evocative for the remainder that by the end of the album I felt as though I'd seen them all. Even when the album 'picks up,' it still never strays far from a relaxed exploration of the lush organics they're able to draw from their standard rock setup, aided here by assorted percussive oddities (vibraphones, chimes, etc).
Day Six - Reason #6 - The Octopus inspires myriad of projects.
Each track was written to accompany a specific piece of Painleve's work, and Yo la Tengo's level of success ranges from impressive to downright incredible. For the few of these films that I've been fortunate enough to see, the Hoboken three captured the feel of each short damn near perfectly, and crafted songs so moving and evocative for the remainder that by the end of the album I felt as though I'd seen them all. Even when the album 'picks up,' it still never strays far from a relaxed exploration of the lush organics they're able to draw from their standard rock setup, aided here by assorted percussive oddities (vibraphones, chimes, etc).
Day Six - Reason #6 - The Octopus inspires myriad of projects.
Not just an entire Octopus week. Not just a 78 minute opus from indie rockers Yo La Tengo. The Octopus has inspired the creation of whole rock and roll bands! Take for instance... The Octopus Project, from Austin, Texas. Maybe the band visited the Austin Aquarium and saw a squid and BAM! EUREKA! OMG! Octopus ATTACK!!! Well... maybe not - hear for yourself - an immersive song from their new album Hello, Avalanche... I Saw the Bright Shinies.
