I just packed up my phone with a collection of songs that I had been craving
for, for a while.
Some White Stripes, a few Nirvana classics and Smashing Pumpkins hits to
name a few.
This was pretty much a result of going on multiple mono-band diets. I needed
to break the habit.
It started with the Gorillaz. I munched on those strange Damon Albarn tunes
for a couple of months before moving on to the Queens of the Stone Age. With
QOTSA, I was looking for something grittier and more (not to sound cliche) Rock
and Roll! I obsessed with this band for half a year (if not more). When you’re
plugged into a band, it's pretty much like a trance. No other band matters. You
hardly notice the months passing by as you ignore every other musician in
existence. It’s like falling in love with an art concept.
I was pretty certain QOTSA would never get old in my ears.
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| Queens of the Stone Age |
Then trip hop happened - again. I had a trip hop phase back in 2011. It
faded away as soon as I quit my job. Maybe it was a sedative against all the pressure
and general glumness of working a 9-5. So it was no coincidence that my trip
hop urges resurrected as soon I tripped into another 9 - 5 job.
This time I wasn't into just any trip hop act. I was hungry for a big chunk
of Massive Attack music. I had listened to the group's music before and wasn’t
really head over heels about it back then which was essentially when I was a
teenager with a limited appreciation for music. But since I was suddenly
gaining a larger interest in electronic music this year, I decided to get a
more determined listen at what Massive Attack’s music was all about. The more I
struggled to understand it, the more I wanted to listen to it. The enigma of
establishing what drove their music itself was enough to get me hooked. Soon I
was singing Massive Attack lyrics in my head and humming to the beats.
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| Massive Attack |
At least
this time, I was sure I would get over this particular band fast, if I didn’t crack
their structure in a few more months. Their music is experimental but overall,
from a bird’s eye point of view, it’s still very monotonous. And I wouldn’t blame
them. When you’re in a genre that is that limiting, you can only end up
inventing variations of your previous song ideas.
Now I’m kind of glad my mono-band addictions are over. Yes, it is a form of
addiction that you will praise until you feel it drag you down. The you just
wanna cut loose and listen to anything else. Then everything feels normal again.
