Misty Morning

I woke up this morning to one of those incredibly grey and misty days this city specializes in, where the clouds are so dense all noises become muted, and time feels like it slows down. This was ideal after the dancetastic weekend I had, so after de-couching my favorite c-walker, and making some coffee, I found my favorite pair of ripped jeans and settled into a morning of catching up on reading and baking scones. This of course requires some solid mood music and today's band of choice is Gold Panda.

Gold Panda is one of those band/producer types that isn't as accessible to the bulk of my friends I have forced him upon recently, but something about his brand of electro feels like a patchwork reminiscent of four tet but with a distinctly moody feel thats all his own. Friend group lack of adoption not withstanding, I'm seriously digging his stuff on a day when clouds are floating underneath the window.

Quitters Raga by Gold Panda

I still haven't decided if this is just a great viral ad for Levi's or something a little more homegrown but either way, the song rocks and this video makes me think of getting and RV and driving across the country with some of my favorite ITA'ers.

Where I am

So Junior and I have been planning this for a while, and I've been thinking about it for even longer.  Due to my recent spat of funemployment, and my current lack of a travel itinerary, I have a bunch of time on my hands.  Hopefully some of that time will go to sharing some amazeballs music.

Counter to my current and very state of inactivity, I've been running around this and the European continent for the past 3 months.  Along with some amazing friends, I got to see some of the coolest places this world has to offer.

As I was running the other day, iphone in hand, Modest Mouse hit me with something stirring...

I move on to another day, to a whole new town with a whole new way...

It was perfect to describe the past 3 months, always on the road, new cultures, interesting people always at arms reach.  And that sense of restlessness?

I like songs about drifters - books about the same. 
They both seem to make me feel a little less insane. 
Walked on off to another spot. 
I still haven't gotten anywhere that I want. 
Did I want love? Did I need to know? 
Why does it always feel like I'm caught in an undertow? 

Seems poignant for me, as I feel I've been searching for something for the past decade of my life, and I feel like I'm finally starting to figure out what that is.  Now to go get it...



mp4: The World At Large