1.17.2010
Bike training pt. 3
I still had problems with the iPhone app, it got the distance right but some how created it's own start and finish points. In any case I rode 50 miles.
Jan 17. 2010 - 50.6 miles - Time not recorded correctly (I took a one 15 min break and one 30-45 min break)
Food -
one cup of coffee, one apple, one orange, a pocketfull of trailmix with dried Nectarines, 3 Cliff bars. Water refilled 6 times.
Music -
Intronaut - The Challenger EP
Kayo Dot - Choirs Of The Eye
Mouth Of The Architect - The Ties That Bind
Pelican - What We All Come To Need
Do Make Say Think - You, You're A History In Rust
Derek
Jan 17. 2010 - 50.6 miles - Time not recorded correctly (I took a one 15 min break and one 30-45 min break)
Food -
one cup of coffee, one apple, one orange, a pocketfull of trailmix with dried Nectarines, 3 Cliff bars. Water refilled 6 times.
Music -
Intronaut - The Challenger EP
Kayo Dot - Choirs Of The Eye
Mouth Of The Architect - The Ties That Bind
Pelican - What We All Come To Need
Do Make Say Think - You, You're A History In Rust
Derek
1.13.2010
1.12.2010
Bike Training Pt.2
Another beautiful 75° California day. This ride felt longer and harder but it wasn't much more than last week. I had issues with the Every Trail iPhone app so I mapped this one on mapmyride.com when I got home. I still get a good map of my ride but I don't get all the stats, average speed and elevation etc.
Jan. 10 2010 - 42.22 Miles - 3 hours 15 minutes (includes breaks)
Food -
Before the ride I had one cup of coffee and one apple. On the bike I ate a half a package of Trader Joe's flattened bananas, and one black cherry almond Cliff bar. I didn't bonk out but I think I should have eaten more. Maybe that's why the ride felt a lot longer? Or the fact that I took 2 longer than usual rides home from work this week.
Music -
Ulver - Perdition City
This stuff is dark, ambient, trip hop, and so much more. This was great to start my ride with.
Dazzling Killmen - Face of Collapse
A great mid-west math rock band. Members also went on to be in Collosamite and The Mars Volta. These guys go hand in hand with Big'N, Oxes, Don Caballero, and Lustre King.
Intronaut - The Challenger
By now you know that we have a possibly unhealthy love for Intronaut. We have a side project with Sacha, he does guest vocals on our full length and Joe plays bass on our new EP.(pre-orders available at sawherghost.net) The 3 studio recorded songs on this EP are possibly my favorites of their entire catalog.
Keelhaul - II
I've acquired a huge amount of new music in the last couple of months and this is another band I've been hearing about forever but never actually heard until now. These guys kick some serious ass.
Ulcerate - Everything is Fire
Got this suggestion from the Blogronaut's year end list. I don't even know where to start with this one. Lots of people seem to be talking about these guys lately and for a good reason, they fuckin' slay!
Derek
Jan. 10 2010 - 42.22 Miles - 3 hours 15 minutes (includes breaks)
Food -
Before the ride I had one cup of coffee and one apple. On the bike I ate a half a package of Trader Joe's flattened bananas, and one black cherry almond Cliff bar. I didn't bonk out but I think I should have eaten more. Maybe that's why the ride felt a lot longer? Or the fact that I took 2 longer than usual rides home from work this week.
Music -
Ulver - Perdition City
This stuff is dark, ambient, trip hop, and so much more. This was great to start my ride with.
Dazzling Killmen - Face of Collapse
A great mid-west math rock band. Members also went on to be in Collosamite and The Mars Volta. These guys go hand in hand with Big'N, Oxes, Don Caballero, and Lustre King.
Intronaut - The Challenger
By now you know that we have a possibly unhealthy love for Intronaut. We have a side project with Sacha, he does guest vocals on our full length and Joe plays bass on our new EP.(pre-orders available at sawherghost.net) The 3 studio recorded songs on this EP are possibly my favorites of their entire catalog.
Keelhaul - II
I've acquired a huge amount of new music in the last couple of months and this is another band I've been hearing about forever but never actually heard until now. These guys kick some serious ass.
Ulcerate - Everything is Fire
Got this suggestion from the Blogronaut's year end list. I don't even know where to start with this one. Lots of people seem to be talking about these guys lately and for a good reason, they fuckin' slay!
Derek
Progressive Rocks Me Like a Hurricane
After some urging from Derek, I finally decided to post my first blog. Hopefully, I'll get around to posting more often after I get my life in order...
In 1981, at tender age of 6, my older brothers changed my life forever when they sat me down in our living room and made me listen to their favorite records by Rush, Iron Maiden, Pink Floyd and The Scorpions. Yes The Scorpions...fuck you hipster, I still love the classic Klaus Meine "Come On, Come On" jibberish yell.
Despite my long lasting affinity/guilty pleasure for The Scorp's classic tunes, the bands that really struck a chord with me were Rush and Pink Floyd. If you listen to NSL carefully, you can't deny the influence. I still consider Pink Floyd my favorite band of all time, especially after watching Pink Floyd at Pompeii a million times and listening to more of their pre-Dark Side recordings. As a guitarist, I've been equally influenced by both Syd Barrett and David Gilmour. Plus, I fell in love with the synthesizer because of my early exposure to Pink Floyd and Rush.
Although I been through a shit load of music fazes throughout my life, something always brought me back to Pink Floyd and early Rush. About 10 years ago, I began seeking out more music from classic prog bands. Since then Brian Eno and Robert Fripp have become as influential to me as Pink Floyd has been throughout my life. My prog obsession has now become full blown disease.
Here are my favorite prog records of all time:
Pink Floyd - Piper at the Gates of Dawn, Meddle, More, Obscured By Clouds, Atom Heart Mother, Animals, Wish You Were Here
King Crimson - In The Court of the Crimson King, Larks' Tounges In Aspic, Starless and the Bible Black, Red
Rush - 2112, A Farewell to Kings, Hemispheres, Permanent Waves, Moving Pictures
Brian Eno - Another Green World, Before and After Science, My Life in the Bush of Ghosts (with David Byrne), Music for Airports, Apollo: Atmospheres and Soundtracks
Hawkwind - Hawkwind, In Search of Space, Doremi Fasol Latido, Hall of the Mountain Grill, Quark Strangeness and Charm
Goblin - Roller, Suspiria, Zombi (Dawn of the Dead)
Tangerine Dream - Electronic Meditation, Alpha Centauri, Atem, Stratosfear
Prog albums that I love, but need more from the artists...
Yes - The Yes Album, Genesis - Selling England by the Pound, Le Orme - Felona e Sorona, Camel - Rain Dances, Amon Duul II - Yeti, Bo Hannson - self titled, Klaatu - 3:47 EST, Magma - Kohntarkosz, Soft Machine - Third
Finally, these are awesome psychedelic albums by classic rock artists that all happen to start with the word "The." A precursor to prog:
The Who - Sell Out, The Rolling Stones - Their Satanic Majesties Request, The Zombies - Odessey and Oracle, The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds/Smiley Smile, and of course The Beatles recordings from 1966 and later.
For more information on prog bands, check out ProgArchives.com and search for some cool prog rock videos on YouTube. Here is the first part of a BBC documentary:
Darin
In 1981, at tender age of 6, my older brothers changed my life forever when they sat me down in our living room and made me listen to their favorite records by Rush, Iron Maiden, Pink Floyd and The Scorpions. Yes The Scorpions...fuck you hipster, I still love the classic Klaus Meine "Come On, Come On" jibberish yell.
Despite my long lasting affinity/guilty pleasure for The Scorp's classic tunes, the bands that really struck a chord with me were Rush and Pink Floyd. If you listen to NSL carefully, you can't deny the influence. I still consider Pink Floyd my favorite band of all time, especially after watching Pink Floyd at Pompeii a million times and listening to more of their pre-Dark Side recordings. As a guitarist, I've been equally influenced by both Syd Barrett and David Gilmour. Plus, I fell in love with the synthesizer because of my early exposure to Pink Floyd and Rush.
Although I been through a shit load of music fazes throughout my life, something always brought me back to Pink Floyd and early Rush. About 10 years ago, I began seeking out more music from classic prog bands. Since then Brian Eno and Robert Fripp have become as influential to me as Pink Floyd has been throughout my life. My prog obsession has now become full blown disease.
Here are my favorite prog records of all time:
Pink Floyd - Piper at the Gates of Dawn, Meddle, More, Obscured By Clouds, Atom Heart Mother, Animals, Wish You Were Here
King Crimson - In The Court of the Crimson King, Larks' Tounges In Aspic, Starless and the Bible Black, Red
Rush - 2112, A Farewell to Kings, Hemispheres, Permanent Waves, Moving Pictures
Brian Eno - Another Green World, Before and After Science, My Life in the Bush of Ghosts (with David Byrne), Music for Airports, Apollo: Atmospheres and Soundtracks
Hawkwind - Hawkwind, In Search of Space, Doremi Fasol Latido, Hall of the Mountain Grill, Quark Strangeness and Charm
Goblin - Roller, Suspiria, Zombi (Dawn of the Dead)
Tangerine Dream - Electronic Meditation, Alpha Centauri, Atem, Stratosfear
Prog albums that I love, but need more from the artists...
Yes - The Yes Album, Genesis - Selling England by the Pound, Le Orme - Felona e Sorona, Camel - Rain Dances, Amon Duul II - Yeti, Bo Hannson - self titled, Klaatu - 3:47 EST, Magma - Kohntarkosz, Soft Machine - Third
Finally, these are awesome psychedelic albums by classic rock artists that all happen to start with the word "The." A precursor to prog:
The Who - Sell Out, The Rolling Stones - Their Satanic Majesties Request, The Zombies - Odessey and Oracle, The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds/Smiley Smile, and of course The Beatles recordings from 1966 and later.
For more information on prog bands, check out ProgArchives.com and search for some cool prog rock videos on YouTube. Here is the first part of a BBC documentary:
Darin
1.03.2010
Bike training pt. 1
Here it is, as promised, a blog of my bicycle training inspired by Aaron Harris of Isis' similar blog. My first training goal is Aaron's 100 mile ride.
I currently ride about 75 miles per week to and from work and now that the holidays are over I can get back to these longer Sunday training rides.
I ride a fixed gear Surly Steamroller with front brake and I wear a helmet. my gear ratio is 47 X 16. I'll post a pic of me and the bike next ride.
Jan. 3, 2010 - 40 miles - 3 hours (includes two 15 min breaks)
Food -
Before the ride I had a chocolate croissant and small cup of coffee. On the bike I ate one cashew cookie Larabar and one almond, black cherry cliff bar. I have a water bottle that I refill along the path, I think I refilled it 3 times.
Music -
The Faceless - Planetary Duality
I've been listening to this record non stop for about 4 weeks.
Gorguts - Obscura
I never heard this band until very recently. I can't wait to hear what these guys sound like with Colin and Kevin from Dysrhythmia. Brutal doesn't even begin to describe how they sound
Hurt Model - This Is You
We played our first show with these guys back in August 2006 and have played many more since. Back then they were a duo and the addition of a bass player has done them very well, he even plays cello on a track. (James- We'll be hitting you up to play some cello for us one of these days)
Russian Circles - Geneva
Another band I never heard until very recently. All I know about these guys is the drummer was is Riddle of Steel at one time and that Geneva and Enter are my favorites.
Pig Destroyer - Terrifyer
My favorite PD record. J. R. Hayes has the best scream in metal period.
by: Derek
I currently ride about 75 miles per week to and from work and now that the holidays are over I can get back to these longer Sunday training rides.
I ride a fixed gear Surly Steamroller with front brake and I wear a helmet. my gear ratio is 47 X 16. I'll post a pic of me and the bike next ride.
Jan. 3, 2010 - 40 miles - 3 hours (includes two 15 min breaks)
Food -
Before the ride I had a chocolate croissant and small cup of coffee. On the bike I ate one cashew cookie Larabar and one almond, black cherry cliff bar. I have a water bottle that I refill along the path, I think I refilled it 3 times.
Music -
The Faceless - Planetary Duality
I've been listening to this record non stop for about 4 weeks.
Gorguts - Obscura
I never heard this band until very recently. I can't wait to hear what these guys sound like with Colin and Kevin from Dysrhythmia. Brutal doesn't even begin to describe how they sound
Hurt Model - This Is You
We played our first show with these guys back in August 2006 and have played many more since. Back then they were a duo and the addition of a bass player has done them very well, he even plays cello on a track. (James- We'll be hitting you up to play some cello for us one of these days)
Russian Circles - Geneva
Another band I never heard until very recently. All I know about these guys is the drummer was is Riddle of Steel at one time and that Geneva and Enter are my favorites.
Pig Destroyer - Terrifyer
My favorite PD record. J. R. Hayes has the best scream in metal period.
by: Derek
1.01.2010
Pre-order "The Fifth Ape" EP
Saw Her Ghost just launched pre-orders for our new EP "The Fifth Ape" and 4 other new SHG releases. The pre-order is $14 ppd and includes an exclusive T-shirt (art for both the EP and shirt are coming soon)
Pre-order here or paste this : http://sawherghost.net/sawherghost/?page_id=16
Pre-order here or paste this : http://sawherghost.net/sawherghost/?page_id=16
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